What job do you hold or are you trained to do?

Harry Seldon · July 3, 2003, 17:40

I have a bad habit of assuming people who are avid gamers are also computer geeks like me. I've see there are doctors, geologists, and chemical engineers here and I was wondering what everyone else does to pay the bills. I'm a network engineer/administrator at a healthcare provider. What does everyone else do?

Cruddy · July 3, 2003, 17:56

I'm a trained journalist. But I hate journalism and quit years ago.

I'm trained/experienced at electronics assembly and testing. Manufacturing jobs are very rare in the UK.

At the moment I'm disabled with a nerve injury to my left arm... hopefully physiotherapy will take care of this.

I'm retraining in programming... and with my luck, the market will be saturated by the time I get to it.

Oh yeah, several first aid courses as well that have so far not been needed.

Oerdin · July 3, 2003, 17:59

I'm a geologist though I've also been trained as a military NCO and I've worked various jobs from waiting tables to working at the Home Depot while I was still in school.

I almost forgot I used to work for HP on their production line manufacturing ink jet prnters. That was a while ago though and I found assembly work to be B-O-R-I-N-G.

Harry Seldon · July 3, 2003, 18:01

I was a cook for about six years before I went back to school to study networking. I couldn't take the bad hours, backstabbing and politics anymore. So I took an office job and found that at least in the restaurant biz you knew for sure who was out to get you.

Flubber · July 3, 2003, 18:15

Lawyer

I do petroleum stuff mainly but am also aware of more specialized things like the zeroeth law

FrustratedPoet · July 3, 2003, 18:28

I took a Literature degree. If you need anyone to sit around in their dressing gown at 4 o'clock in the afternoon drinking cheap red wine from a coffee mug and talking pretentiously about 15th/16th century English poetry then I'm your man!

Sadly there are not as many job opportunities in that field as I had been led to believe.

Asher · July 3, 2003, 18:29

I'm trained in software engineering, I'm doing programming.

FrustratedPoet · July 3, 2003, 18:29

Quote:

Originally posted by Cruddy
Oh yeah, several first aid courses as well that have so far not been needed.

/me collapses and starts foaming at the mouth.

Cruddy · July 3, 2003, 18:32

* Cruddy checks FP's airway, breathing and circulation

Stop shamming, you ham actor.

Zopperoni · July 3, 2003, 18:39

I'm going for my Business Administration Bachelor's degree next year.
After that, I'll be going for a Master's degree in Marketing.

I also hold a certificate for working in security.

PLATO · July 3, 2003, 18:59

I work in the mortgage business. I manage the state of TN for a Fortune 500 mortgage lender. For almost 20 years I have done nothing but lend money. It is interesting work. You get to see how just about every profession pays, and you get all the details on everyones financial condition. It can be really suprising how appearences and reality diverge at times.

Spiffor · July 3, 2003, 19:19

Plato:
So YOU are the one sending me all this spam E-mail !

Harry Seldon:
I'm studying political sciences and sociology, and these fields (at least political sciences) open about any non-specialized carreer course. I don't have any precise plans regarding what work I'll do to pay the bills after my studies, but I expect to work in politics.

Inverse Icarus · July 3, 2003, 19:35

i'm trained as a custodian, but i'm going to college for compsci / psych / management.

i hope to work on Civ IV

Kuciwalker · July 3, 2003, 19:37

eat

Provost Harrison · July 3, 2003, 19:42

I hold a combined bachelors and masters degree in Biochemistry from Oxford University, was a researcher and research student at Hull University for 2 1/2 years involved in diabetes research principally plus some other vascular stuff. At the moment I do about 3 peoples jobs. I run the archiving side of the pharmaceutical plant I work at, ensuring that everything complies with GMP regulations in terms of retrieval and documents/samples stored, plus I am also an analyst in the labs now, making sure all the Fybogel in the world is fit for use

Provost Harrison · July 3, 2003, 19:43

...and I don't get paid anywhere near enough for what I do...

*End Is Forever* · July 3, 2003, 19:44

I'm a lazy student.

PLATO · July 3, 2003, 19:53

Quote:

Originally posted by Spiffor
Plato:
So YOU are the one sending me all this spam E-mail !

That may be truer than you think! The internet lead aggregators and e-mail solicitation are accounting for a huge % of our business now. Almost all of these e-mails have a link to an opt-out site. Sorry Spiffor, but a guy has to make a living doesn't he?

Kuciwalker · July 3, 2003, 19:54

isn't that what Nazi soldier said?

Darsnan · July 3, 2003, 19:55

Electrical Engineer working as an Engineering Tech. After the Telecom bubble popped, and the local manufacturing jobs dried up, I'm one of the "lucky ones" to land a job in a local Space and Defense company, but to echo the good Provost H., why "I don't get paid nearly enough for what I do".

Quote:

Originally posted by Flubber
Lawyer.

I suddenly have the urge to develop Gas Choppers in all our common PBEM's!

D

Spiffor · July 3, 2003, 19:58

Quote:

Originally posted by PLATO1003
Almost all of these e-mails have a link to an opt-out site.

You mean, these links aren't shams that will provide me with even more spam ? I was convinced spammers used such links to lure users into confirming the email-account was still checked.

Grandpa Troll · July 3, 2003, 19:59

I am an Area Manager over 6 counties in southeastern North Carolina in the Ready Mix Concrete Industry.

My areas I hold charge over are:

Sales
Operations
Quality Assurance
Maintainence
Collections as well as new account setup
Environmental & Safety compliance

I have 40 + people whom report to me. I also market concrete pump sales for one of our sister organizations.

I came through the ranks and have held this current position for 8 years.

I previously held a position as a Plant Manager for 3 years.

Prior to that I ran a One truck operation where I batched and delivered the load (1.5 years)

Prior to that 6 years as a driver. Also did some yardman work

I feel I am well compensated, as with most would enjoy more, but overall, am satisfied. I work for a demanding corporate team, but then again, they have the right to demand. I enjoy my work, most of times!

Schooling?

I was in first graduating class for the NRMCA Sales Certification, a 76 hour college level course.

NCDOT Mix Design Technician Level II

NCDOT Batch Technician Level I

ACI Level 1 Field Grade Technician

ACI Flatwork Technician Level One

Time on job?

PRICELESS!!!!

Peace

Grandpa Troll

Dauphin · July 3, 2003, 20:03

I'm trained in ~~creating and hiding accounting irregularities~~ audit and accounts.

Space05us · July 3, 2003, 20:08

Im trained to bag and stock groceries, but I work at a video rental store. woohoo!!! Im over qualified

Skanky Burns · July 3, 2003, 20:13

I'm trained in software engineering, and hopefully soon I will land a job in IT. The market for IT professionals here sucks at the moment though.

Tuberski · July 3, 2003, 20:22

I'm trained in Radar calibration and repair, electronics repair, Fire Control computer repair, 20mm Gatling gun repair, Microsoft Certified Professional, Beadblasting, Locksmith, plumbing, electrician, HVAC repair, Boiler and Chiller operation and repair,supply ordering, and working a cash register.

That being said, I work as a building technician in a hospital, making repairs on everything from hospital beds to plugged drains.

Damn, sounds like I'm typing a resume.

ACK!

Neutrino · July 3, 2003, 20:23

I want to eventually do computational biology or bioinformatics.. but I need to get my degrees first

Grandpa Troll · July 3, 2003, 20:23

Quote:

Originally posted by Skanky Burns
I'm trained in software engineering, and hopefully soon I will land a job in IT. The market for IT professionals here sucks at the moment though.

Mr Burns, educate a lowly Troll ifin you will please....

As a software engineer, would you design programs or would you make a game or application?

I am just trying to figure out what some of these positions are is all.

We have an IT fella, he works in the National Gaurd now that he is done with active duty. He seems pretty knowlegeable and takes care of many issues, truck tracking for our fleet as well as tracking and assigning costs for our maint. program.

Good luck by the way on your IT hopes!

Peace

Grandpa Troll

Darsnan · July 3, 2003, 20:25

Quote:

Originally posted by Tuberski
I'm trained in Radar calibration and repair, electronics repair, Fire Control computer repair, 20mm Gatling gun repair,

ACK!

Were you a 24P in the military?

D

Pekka · July 3, 2003, 20:25

Right now, I'm getting trained in software engineering, hoping to do some serious programming in the future.

I see we have a nice bunch of software engineers here

. Hola!