What do you do for a Living?

[Asher]

You are referring to the lack of students carrying assault rifles?

[The Emperor Fabulous]

I act. Not much of a living, yet.

[Zkribbler]

Originally posted by TheStinger
I am a senior case worker for the UK Border Agency

Border?? What border?! It's called the friggin' ocean!

[Pekka]

TheStinger, so... you'll let me slip into the UK? I could just do it like the regular people but that's not exciting at all. Let me bribe you. A 1 euro bribe, please?

So anyways. Oh wait, I already posted in this thread. What a waste of time for me, this second post that is.

[Sirotnikov]

Re: What do you do for a Living?

Originally posted by OzzyKP
What is your job?

I'm an Officer.

I used to be an analyst.

I am now a project leader of an IT function, and i am a substitute manager because my manager's position is vacant.

i am about to finish the army and go get a B.Sc. in computer software, hopefully with a large peeking into information management and industry-and-management.

What do you actually do at your job?

as an analyst I used to read lots of interesting reports, write some interesting reports (being in no way the final authority), participate in different forums etc.


my current work is also quite interesting, and i can describe it way better.

i run/accompany the life of software systems, some projects partially, and some being my "babies".

i analyze work processes, information flow, information architecture of clients. I design function flow, plan features, and write demands for appropriate software. i design the UI, I accompany development, run the testing of bugs and Q/A. I market the product for end-users, assimilate it, instruct on it, get feedback and write further demands.

as a manager i am "in charge" of two large systems, working with developement and support bodies to ensure operations and to incorporate new features, and being the chief for it representative in my unit. i am also in charge of a small group who does instruction, training, and product assimilation.

[DanQ]

Originally posted by Jon Miller
You should maybe move to the US, there are many teachers needed.

I appreciate the suggestion, but I'll summarize why I do not feel this is for me and have resolved to continue to bide my time as best I can.

I have invested heavily in time for the seniority (4th year running) and little entitlement (as part-time as one can be and still have entitlement) that I do have with my school board. Heck, even going to a different school board in the province I reside (Ontario) would reset both my entitlement (hrm) and seniority (yikes) to 0. I also happen to know many and like the communities that my board serves which is further value that requires time to accumulate. I have also invested considerably in additional Ontario teaching qualifications -- 5 completed with a 6th to start within a couple of weeks -- in terms of time (ongoing since last summer) and money ($5400CA+ including my 6th) on top of my basic qualifications (2).

Beyond all that, in going to the US there would also be the serious matter of at least partial re-certification efforts which are often time consuming and costly. Even going to another province in Canada to teach could result in some of this too...

[Krill]

Student studying chemistry (boring as hell) and a care worker in a secure mental hospital (detained patients; they can't just leave whenever they want to). It's quite interesting, it is giving me plenty of savings and is good experience, even if it can be very mentally draining.

[Ben Kenobi]

DanQ:

Check yer PMs.

[Dr Strangelove]

I'm one of the United States' top nuclear physicists. They even call me to the war room for consultations.

[Traianvs]

I finished my studies (archaeology and after that international relations and conflict management) and am now unemployed. I don't really know yet what I'll be doing next... Luckily, I still have time to get some real working experience

If anyone needs an intern in peace research, human rights or affiliated domains, just yell. I'd luurrve to go abroad

[Lonestar]

"Field Engineer" for the MYSTERIOUS AGENCY LOCATED IN BETWEEN DC AND BALTIMORE.

In other words, I lift heavy things and run cables. Sometimes I configure routers, VTC, Comms gear, servers, etc. I get to travel a lot, so that's cool.

[Alinestra Covelia]

So is that the place with the stuff?

[TheStinger]

Originally posted by Pekka
TheStinger, so... you'll let me slip into the UK? I could just do it like the regular people but that's not exciting at all. Let me bribe you. A 1 euro bribe, please?

So anyways. Oh wait, I already posted in this thread. What a waste of time for me, this second post that is.

I don't get to be one of those lovely people who check the passports.

Any way your Finnish you can come in anytime you want

[ColdPhoenix]

I work for a financial regulator. My job entails improving systems, monitoring risk, analysing data and running projects. Through combining the arts of delegation and talking about what I do in a way that makes it seem much more than it is I spend most of my time on the internet or chatting to my mates. Though I did do quite a lot of work before getting promoted to this role.

I'm not responsible for the credit crunch.

[Asher]

Originally posted by ColdPhoenix
I work for a financial regulator. My job entails improving systems, monitoring risk, analysing data and running projects. Through combining the arts of delegation and talking about what I do in a way that makes it seem much more than it is I spend most of my time on the internet or chatting to my mates. Though I did do quite a lot of work before getting promoted to this role.

I'm not responsible for the credit crunch.

I was going to say, you're doing a **** job.