What do you do for a living?

[RZL36]

I've seen this thread before and it is usually pretty fun.

Since I play on the forum when I am at work and just read a conversation about Linux OS (I agree Windows sucks, but I got to use it) I thought to myself, "what a perfect time."

I am a web content coordinator for IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)

IEEE - the world's leading professional association for the advancement of technology (http://www.ieee.org)

[KITKAT]

I drive a schoolbus. :eek: Have done so since 1990.

I am #10 in seniority, in a fleet of about 50 drivers, and I am the senior handicapped route driver.:cool:

[Bay_area]

I am a G-man for the Italians;) Translation; I work for the Garbage Company:p

[Sid]

I work in the maintenance department of Kroger bakery. Have been employed with them for 29 years. Current duties are receiving all maintenance inventory and maintaining the parts room.

[anji1971]

I'm an esthetician! I make people pretty all day- fix up their nails nice, and when I get home I dig around in the dirt and look for critters to keep as pets!
Nice contrast, huh???:p

[ssssnakeluvr]

I am an animal control officer, been chasing dogs for 10 years now (I have also been a school bus driver in Idaho for a year and a half...)

[lampy]

Im a debt recovery handler for a motor insurance company phone work mainly it sux!

[flakgunner]

hey,
City Hall,I start at 3:30 am until 12:00 noon,the building is large enough for one full time person,I do all of the cleaning,repairs,scheduled maintenance,landscape(garden),building supplies & budget ,been here for 10 years now,before that,was a custodian at the grade school for 3 years,otherwise the first 18 years of my worklife,i had my own business,started right after high school,during this time I was a volunteer fireman(are city was to small for full time dept.,yet we ran 100-125 calls per month)

Joe

[Tori]

I am a part-time student at Davenport University and work two jobs. I am the head baker for a restaurant in Saugatuck for one and have my own business where I am my only employee and hire myself out for temp help to the local businesses. It keeps me busy enough.

[Stefan-A]

Full-time student. I guess that's what I do for a living.

[drache]

currently I am an under-self-employed acupuncturist with a part-time day-job as a front desk person at my dojo
I kind of envy you guys who've done the same thing for a good chunk of years
I've done everything from waitressing to maintenance, wood-working, translation, receptionist, shiatsu therapist, stable hand, horse trainer, groom, art therapist, photo lab technician, copy camera operator, retouch tech, office help, and in the very distant past, some unmentionable work
many skills, but making money isn't really one of them
good thing, Jeff's got a decent job

[Stefan-A]

Oh and I'm looking for a weekend / evening job. :D

[krystalirelan@southslope.]

I am a Chiropratic Assistant. Fancy words for I answer ihe phone and deal with insurance companies.

[garterchick]

medical lab tech, before that, vet tech, before that, retail sales

[Snaky]

I'm an ict-consultant. I do mainly development, testing, test writing and proposal writing. Currently working in C, but my interests lie more into Java and the architecture of a program.

I'm the nerd for most people:p

[Ameivaboy]

I work for a digital imaging company as my full time job, and then help out at a reptile
wholesaler on the weekends.

[mikm]

I am a Systems Administrator with a diverse background as is I support everything from AIX to z/OS. Currently I am most heavily involved in supporting LINUX. Have done this seemingly forever trying to keep pace with technological advancements. Just got a MAC laptop about 6 months ago ??? Gotta' say I luv, LUV my MAC;)

[adamanteus]

I'm a famous international playboy.:D

[reptileparadise]

hahahahaha...

I'm a full time student. Animal management and animal welfare

[Stefan-A]

I'm a famous international playboy.:D
Sure thing, Mr. Bond. :D

[adamanteus]

Oh, alright then..... I'm a construction site manager.

[Lori P]

I guess my title is administrative assistant (secretary!!) for an equine veterinary clinic. I love my job!!!!!!!! The vets are mobile, so they are rarely in the office bugging us. :-) Altho they are AWESOME bosses. The clinic is located on a large horse farm, so poor me, my view all around is horses frolicking in the fields. I bring dogs to work with me everyday. Most of the clients are totally cool. So I feel very lucky to work here!!!!!! :-)

[Lulu Bennett]

i am currently a bar maid but i am also training to become manager and i am also about to apply for my personal liquor licence :D i need this to own a pub because in a pub at all times of the day there has to be someone with a liquor licence or the pub has to shut. i love my job and cant wait to get my own pub.

[enigma200316]

I am a Jack of all trades, but master of none.........:rolleyes::D

[Gijs & Sabine]

Gijs works in a zoo in the aquarium. So he can play with fish all day:D
And I work in a rose nursery.

[joeysgreen]

I'm an animal health tech (Albertan for vet tech); which is now just a hobby. I"ve resorted to the construction trades to pay the bills. When asked what am I though, I never reply a tradesman. Anything I do for money though is to work towards a self supporting career with reptiles.

Ian

[adamanteus]

Anything I do for money though is to work towards a self supporting career with reptiles. Ian

Good luck with that, Ian. I think many of us would aspire to that if we thought we could make it. I did it for a few years, but couldn't sustain it, in the end I had to return my attentions to real life or starve to death!:D
Don't be discouraged or put off. If that's what you want, you go for it....best of luck to you.:)

[CrazyHedgehog]

I am a lecturer in college, teach mainly computer programming. (Java, Pascal, vb6 - vb.net.... etc...

[joeysgreen]

Thanks James, this is definately a life long aspiration. I know exactly what kind of business I"m aiming for; it's just getting my current economic disorder fixed and saving up.

When you finally come visit the Edmonton International Reptile Museum, you'll know I've made it :)

Ian

[Odie]

R & D @ a Chipmaker :rolleyes:

[zooplan]

Oh, alright then..... I'm a construction site manager.
Oh, my job is nearly the same as James´ but most off mine is back office.

[Tori]

I am definately making a list here....you see I am going for my BAS and my major is Network Security. I may be hitting on some of you for help with homework!

[adamanteus]

Oh, my job is nearly the same as James´ but most off mine is back office.

And what exactly do you do 'back office', Udo?:)

[zooplan]

Its a small firm: so nearly everything.
I´found this translation: "odd-job man"?

[Thamnophis]

I have two jobs...
20 hour per week I work as a male nurse in a home for dissabled people. This is a nightjob.
Another 20 hours per week I work in a Reptile Zoo (Reptielenzoo Iguana Vlissingen (http://www.iguana.nl)). There I care for some of our animals (the crocs, the Heloderma's, etc...), I attend some other workers, I take care of the website, etc. etc.

[i of the storm]

Im a photographer, mainly catalog, but Ive photographed a range of different things. My all-time best gig was two weeks shooting stills with David Attenborough & crew. It's my photo of him on the back of his Private Life of Plants book.

[Lori P]

We have such a neat, diverse group of people here. This is a fun thread. :-)

[Rook]

Im a front store clerk at a small pharmacy. however unlike the other clerks, I am sort of the 3rd runner up in charge, so if neither the dispensery manger(who is also the main pharmasist) nor the front store manager is on duty,then I am the one in charge.

[drache]

Im a front store clerk at a small pharmacy. however unlike the other clerks, I am sort of the 3rd runner up in charge, so if neither the dispensery manger(who is also the main pharmasist) nor the front store manager is on duty,then I am the one in charge.

hey
are you at all chummy with the pharmacists?
we have this pharmacy here that makes flavoured medicines
they also make a few for animal patients
our Emily used to go crazy over her triple fish flavoured thyroid meds
I had this idea of making some sort of scenting agent - something like triple amphibian
so I called them to see whether the pharmacist would be nice enough to give me some pointers, but he said it was a trade secret and got kind of huffy with me
he clearly thought I was weird
I'm fairly certain that the flavour producing animal needs to be put through the blender
I wonder what else goes into it though

[RZL36]

hey
are you at all chummy with the pharmacists?


hmmm? Do I like where this can go? I might.;)

[drache]

hmmm? Do I like where this can go? I might.;)

Sheesh
why didn't I try hitting you up for some real stuff, Shayna
no - it had to be triple-amphib

[anji1971]

Sounds like Rhea might have a new business venture to get going!

[Rook]

am I chummy with the pharmasist? yes :p cant tell you nothing about flavors though, we dont fill very many animal 'sripts lol

[drache]

well
for that pharmacy it's also sort of a sideline
they offer mostly fruit flavours for kids
apparently there's some company that makes those
but the triple fish is something the pharmacist came up with
so I thought it's perhaps something another pharmacist could come up with
I think I'l just have to stick to good old childlike experimentation
I'll start with something like spray-on fish flavour and once I've tackled that one I'll go for the amphibs

[Rook]

we dont even have much for child flavors at our pharmacy, its surrounded by seniors complexes, so we deal almost entirly in seniors.

[GGarter]

I'm studying at the university here in Roskilde where I live, and have a part time job as support for a disabled boy.
Besides that I have a full time job beeing my girlfriends boyfriend;)

[Lulu Bennett]

Besides that I have a full time job beeing my girlfriends boyfriend;)

awwwwwwwwsooooooooooo sweeeeeet! have a word with my fella will you he is so far from romantic lol and is never that sweet lol

[Lulu Bennett]

hold on was she sat next to you when you wrote that?

[GGarter]

Yeah I know:D
Let's just hold on to being romantic, she not here no:)
Try asking your boyfriend if he thinks it's a fulltime jobe being your boyfriend, I think he'd say the same:p

[Lulu Bennett]

Yeah I know:D
Let's just hold on to being romantic, she not here no:)
Try asking your boyfriend if he thinks it's a fulltime jobe being your boyfriend, I think he'd say the same:p
lol never clicked to that but that was a back handed compliment lol

[GGarter]

No matter what, it's not how much you work, but how much you like your job that counts.
As Jim Carrey would have said: I like i' a lo' :)

[Josh]

I work at wendys......:o

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

im only 13 so i cant work anywhere, the only way i get money is doing our laundry :)

[GarterGuy]

I'm an Senior Environmental chemist in a GC/MS Voa's lab here in Lancaster, PA. We do all kinds of testing of water and soil samples for volatile organic compounds....a lot of the stuff that's found in petroleum products.

[Josh]

im only 13 so i cant work anywhere, the only way i get money is doing our laundry :)
Im 14 .......wendys is the way to go!!!!lol

[Lori P]

Josh, I will pay you for the secret recipe for the Frosty's. LOL :-)

[anji1971]

Josh, Reed , you guys are only 13 and 14???? You are a couple of VERY smart young men!!! I'm impressed!!!!!!!!:cool:

[enigma200316]

Josh, Reed , you guys are only 13 and 14???? You are a couple of VERY smart young men!!! I'm impressed!!!!!!!!:cool:



oh yeah there goes the heads, I can see them swelling now.........:rolleyes::D

[drache]

oh yeah there goes the heads, I can see them swelling now.........:rolleyes::D

ouch
that's like something out of Willy Wonka

[chloe]

I work as a Medical Representative, promoting pharmaceuticals to doctors and I am doing a part time degree in Life Science.

[Preacha1130]

I am an Executive VP for a Lender in MI.

[krystalirelan@southslope.]

I just signed up on Josh's site and then found out he's 14! Wow! you are smart. My 37 year old hubby has been working on our site for a year and it's still not done.

[Serpentine99]

I'm 15 and still don't have a steady job. my parents just give me my money. I pretty much just do hard labor for my dad and his work and and I get paid handsomely. I also mow lawns and shovel driveways. I just like to play sports and never have time for a job with specified hours, not even weekends.

[RZL36]

Oh 15. How I miss those days. Chasing birds, playing ice hockey and listening to Minor Threat all day (tear).

I worked in a liquor store at 15. You should never be ashamed of where you work. At least you are not sitting around doing nothing. I don't think there are any 15 year old CEOs anyway.

[zooplan]

Well, when I was 15 I spend my time at school, reading "Perry Rhodan" and thought rambling thru the hills and woods were adventures.
(In Germany you can rarely walk a few miles without seeing a house.)

[enigma200316]

well when I was a kid, wait I'am still a kid, at heart anyway.........:D

[Charlet_2007]

I'm a stay at home mommy but I also know how to do web design.. and my husband is Microsoft cert. He builds computers/laptops and fixes them also..

[lizardkingboston]

I own a landscaping company outside of Boston, Ma. for 12 years now. Working outside for a living is the bomb and being your own boss is second to none! I work 8 months from april to november and take december to march off. It gives me plenty of time to raise lizards. =)

[GarterGirl]

I go to school!
I'm in 4th grade.

[Lori P]

Well, that's a pretty tough job, Mikhaila! :-) And the pay is terrible!!! :-)

[GarterGirl]

Well, that's a pretty tough job, Mikhaila! :-) And the pay is terrible!!! :-)
Yep! I only get paid a penny! Sometimes I don't even get paid at all!
(I just find the money on the floor. Sometimes, I'll find a quarter or somethin.)

[Lulu Bennett]

lol mikhaila, enjoy it whilst you can. i am telling you now, thoes are the best days of your life xxx

[brandon0133]

im a full time tractor trailer mechanic and i work for the 3rd largest trucking company in the USA,,,been there about 5 yrs now and before that i was a mechanic working on cars for a company that took flood damaged cars and made them like new again,,so it feels like ive always been a mechanic,,lol

[stonyloam]

I am reeetired!!:D:D (30 yr. at Kodak), and currently making a small fortune (out of a large one) farming buckwheat and soybeans.:D:D

[Odie]

Hi, from Oregon, Lizardkingboston :)

[GarterGirl]

lol mikhaila, enjoy it whilst you can. i am telling you now, thoes are the best days of your life xxxYea,I guess

[Josh]

I just signed up on Josh's site and then found out he's 14! Wow! you are smart. My 37 year old hubby has been working on our site for a year and it's still not done.
lol thanks learned it from my dad i have about 100 hundred sites, because they are fun to make lol never paid a penny lmao i would be able to do a lot if i could find a site that will let me start from scratch with a ftp on a free webhosting site. Its what i wanna do when im older. I even now how to hack some none protected site(ONLY FOR INFO PURPOSES)lol
whats you site url?

[GarterGirl]

lol thanks learned it from my dad i have about 100 hundred sites, because they are fun to make lol never paid a penny lmao i would be able to do a lot if i could find a site that will let me start from scratch with a ftp on a free webhosting site. Its what i wanna do when im older. I even now how to hack some none protected site(ONLY FOR INFO PURPOSES)lol
whats you site url?I used to have an art site that my dad helped me create, but I forgot where it was and now...

[GarterGirl]

I am reeetired!!:D:D (30 yr. at Kodak), and currently making a small fortune (out of a large one) farming buckwheat and soybeans.:D:DAND DON'T FORGET, making the best bacon ever!

[Lori P]

AND DON'T FORGET, making the best bacon ever!

Hmmmm, quite the bacon fan here!! I think breakfast tomorrow should be at the bacon guy's house!!!! LOL :-)

[Josh]

(stonyloam{terry})

[GarterGirl]

Hmmmm, quite the bacon fan here!! I think breakfast tomorrow should be at the bacon guy's house!!!! LOL :-)I went to his house before and believe me,
HE MAKES THE BEST BACON EVER!

[Josh]

Did you say terry makes good pancakes or bacon?? lol

[Lori P]

I bet he makes BOTH!!! Someone call him and tell him we'll be there bright and early!!!! :)

[Josh]

Id go there just to see his sunroom!!!

[GarterGirl]

I bet he makes BOTH!!! Someone call him and tell him we'll be there bright and early!!!! :)yep, you're right.
HIS PANCAKES ARE SOOO GOOD TOO! YOU SHOULD GO TO HIS HOUSE SOMETIME (IF HE LET'S YOU)! :rolleyes::D:D:cool::cool:

[GarterGirl]

Id go there just to see his sunroom!!!His sunroom is awesome too!

[GarterGirl]

NOTE TO TERRY: Sorry I'm inviting all these crazy people to your house!:o:o:o

[Josh]

Im not Crazy!!!!!!!!..... just a lil wierd lol

[GarterGirl]

Im not Crazy!!!!!!!!..... just a lil wierd lolOh c'mon!:rolleyes: Admitt it! lol

[Lulu Bennett]

mikhaila my mum told me i was not crazy just a lil special

[Josh]

lol ok....im comepletely bonkers lol

[GarterGirl]

mikhaila my mum told me i was not crazy just a lil specialwE'rE aLl aTlEaSt a lItTlE cRaZy. i hOpE yOu cAn rEaD mY tErRiBlE hAnDwRiTiNg!

[Josh]

I forgot did i say where i work?

[Pinky]

I am a construction worker.Pipelayer to be specific,we do all the watermain,sewer and storm sewer projects.From new subdivisions to in-town reconstruction.I've been over 30ft. deep and have had alot of way too close calls!!!kinda dangerous at times, but the PAY is good..:)

[Lulu Bennett]

have had alot of way too close calls!!!kinda dangerous at times, but the PAY is good..:)
Can you really put a price on your life??:rolleyes::p

[Josh]

I get minimum:(

[Lori P]

Josh, don't you work at Wendy's? Where's my recipe for Frostys??? :-)

[Josh]

But i dont expect them to pay a 14 year old kid 11 dollars an hour or sometin,

[Josh]

Josh, don't you work at Wendy's? Where's my recipe for Frostys??? :-)
Yea i hate it but it feeds my snakeys sooo ya know

[Pinky]

Can you really put a price on your life??:rolleyes::p

It sure feels that way sometimes!!!:mad: but dont get me started about my work....i never shut up!:rolleyes:

[GarterGirl]

But i dont expect them to pay a 14 year old kid 11 dollars an hour or sometin,That would be cool though! What if they gave a 9 year old 11 dollars and a 14 year old 2 dollars! That would be awesome!:rolleyes: