What do you do for a living?

[JohnnyBoots]

I was just curious as to what people at DU do in the real world.

[Xipe Totec]

I torture developers

(Software test engineer)

[indigo32]

6. He he

Me too

[cdb]

22. I torture developers too!!

I am a user-experience architect. User-centered design really seems to bug(ha) software developrs.

[bpilgrim]

31. i love well designed interfaces

i understand that they are the key to any softwares success and therefore mine as well and so don't mind the extra work it takes to get there =)

peace

[cdb]

47. Nice to hear that!!

You are a unique developer, then... most software endgineers seem to resent thinking about the end-user...

[Extend a Hand]

65. developers torture me

I'm doing unix system support

[Xipe Totec]

103. And so it goes...

system support don't get no respect; not never.

[GrpCaptMandrake]

187. GREAT screen name! n/t

[Stang8az28]

205. Owned my auto shop

sold it, now am taking some time off to be with family

also working on disability case due to neurological disease.

dan

[bliss_eternal]

216. Welcome to DU, Stangaz28!!

:hi:

[Atman]

1. I thought this WAS the real world!

Damn...no wonder nobody else seems to know what the hell I'm talking about.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

nothing

currently nothing..unless doind errands for my parents count

[screembloodymurder]

114. Me too, I'm President.

And you guys are in trouble.

[FSogol]

2. Mechanical Engineer nt

[knowbody0]

3. nothing, proudly

[pompano]

4. Truck Driver

nt....

[StellaBlue]

15. I was thinking about truck driving...

What are your thoughts? Is it to be recommended? Also, I am female, if that would matter...

[Skidmore]

5. I'm a coordinator/assistant...

on a contract--I'm much better than Brownie.

[JohnnyBoots]

13. My contract ended 9/30 now I have the joy of looking for work....n/t

[Skidmore]

24. Mine ends in January... I'll join you.

[shenmue]

7. I was in medical billing

Recently laid off.

[Vincardog]

8. Hypnotherapist

[leftchick]

81. can you hypnotize over the internet?

I need to lose some weight. :P

Seriously, I am very intrigued by your profession! :)

[triguy46]

134. I'm getting sleepy....

[Nordmadr]

9. Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Maps, GPS, etc...N/T

[berner59]

17. Graphic artist....

Feelance so my time is mine to manage...yeah!!

[OnionPatch]

85. Me too!

I make digital maps of all kinds. My favorites are vegetation mapping projects for national forests, etc. but I also do lots of parcels, etc.

[neverforget]

10. GIS Technician

[ComerPerro]

75. I have a friend who studied CE before switching to GIS, and

he now works as a GIS Analyst.

Or, as he likes to pronounce it, "Jizz analyst"

[neverforget]

92. LOL! That's great!

[OnionPatch]

93. Wow another one!

I had no idea there were so many GIS techs out there and especially at DU. Cool! I bet you use my company's software.

[MsTryska]

120. do you work for ESRI?

I'm not a GIS Analyst - but i work closely with them.

I'm Systems Support myself.

[OnionPatch]

152. Well maybe I'd better not

say the company I work for on the internet, just in case they monitor internet use and decide they don't like my posts, but let's just say I won't deny what you said.

[Nordmadr]

231. I use ESRI products in my county job. Getting ready to install

ArcMap 9.2 I think., I lose track of what version I am on.

Olaf

[XemaSab]

177. ESRI is the Great Satan

I almost totally screwed up a class project because I couldn't get a number to enter into the data table component thingy of ARCVIEW. I kept typing it in, and it kept disappearing. None of the teachers knew what was going on. Finally someone figured out that you have to press RETURN for the data to take. :(

[CornField]

11. Small Business Owner

Corporate newsletters, web, marketing materials, etc. This month marks my 7 year anniversary of doing it full time.

[JohnnyBoots]

18. Congrats on 7 years.

[trekbiker]

12. power distribution engineer

[maxsolomon]

14. architect

specializing in "affordable" housing.

which means i don't do one-off third homes with 1000SF master baths for republicans.

[architect359]

52. Same here

Right now, I'm working in an office that specializes in healthcare projects.

[maxsolomon]

99. i'd never know by your nom de plume!

mrs. solomon is a healthcare architect, too. i get to hear about it ALL THE FREAKING TIME. i dunno how you do it.

her main pet peeve is the proliferation of bariatric surgery suites & the oversized, reinforced chairs, tables, toilets, floors....

[never cry wolf]

123. Here too

Specialize in Office/Industrial. Nice suburban type industrial. Many of my client are big repukes. I just bite my tongue. I get along better with the electricians on the job site.

We have also done 5 union apprentice training facilities for the construction trades and office and meeting hall for the sheet metal workers.

[HEAVYHEART]

16. I play music for a living

[ComerPerro]

77. lucky bastard

[HEAVYHEART]

146. Not lucky at all

Prior to the music, I was in telecommunications for 8 years as a network engineer. Then Worldcom took over and I was one of the many who got laid off :mad: Playing music was suppossed to be temporary. 7 years later, I'm still playing at restaurants. I'm sick of it. I'm tired of playing music for a living. Music is supposed to be fun. I'm tired all the time. Just fucking tired of it all. Sorry.

[tallahasseedem]

180. I hear ya...

My Husband's retirement got screwed by WorldCom.

[WCGreen]

19. Disabled Accountant.....

I also write.........

[H2O Man]

20. I wear the apron

in this household. (Retired psychiatric social worker)

[proud patriot]

21. Homemaker / preschool teacher / Special Needs Assistant / Activist

Volunteer Moderator at the best Discussion forum on the Net.

[khashka]

159. Pretty damn good list n/t

Khash.

[bpilgrim]

23. web developer

:hi:

peace

[sui generis]

25. investments - medicine & technology

[YOY]

26. Business Devlopment Manager

at a small IT consulting firm.

Contractual Management.
Feasibility Studying.
Product Development.

I love the guys and gals I work with but don't make squat...and ShrubCo isn't making it any easier for the little guy.

[Jivenwail]

27. Unemployed at the moment

Was let go after 8 years in the same job - VP said "he wanted a change". What an asshole! Felt good to say that! Was in HR.

In the interim, getting ready to put our house on the market and moving to Maryland, where my husband has accepted a new job. Hopefully change is good.

[JohnnyBoots]

36. Maryland is a pretty state if it makes you feel any better n/t

[titoresque]

28. Professional protester

:smoke:

[Medical Speaking]

29. Small Business Owner

And thank god I started this business 12 years ago because here in Michigan there are less and less good paying jobs. Point. I called
Motorola to buy a new cell phone battery. The call center was in Argenta took me a half an hour to complete the buy,just amazing
talk about a waste of time.

Have a good one.

[JaneGat]

30. Screenwriter n/t

[meganmonkey]

32. I work for a nonprofit Hunger Relief agency

I love my job.

[yorkiemommie1]

33. i work in the school district

Adult school ESL ( english as second language ) program.

The district pays us crumbs, laid us off, brought us back minus hour and benefits. But all I need/want is parttime work and the working conditions are beyond easy.( Coworkers and bosses are great, AND BLUE, so you can imagine how the conversations flow. ) It's less than a mile from my home and the students' end of quarter potlucks are fabulous.

I consider myself lucky.

[bearfan454]

34. manufacturing

[negativenihil]

35. Professional Geek

Ok, so i'm a bit of a jack-of-all-trades here at my job. My official title is "Applications Engineer/IT". In reality though, if it's an issue with a computer of any sort, it usually ends up on my desk.

While this is all going on, i am the support and part of the QA department as well.

[eggman67]

37. Web developer/Actor

Gotta have that day job:)

[DarkTirade]

38. At the moment I have two part-time jobs

One is a warehouse job, purely physical. Good exercise, decent pay, and free health insurance. (gotta love the unions)
The other is freelance computer programming. Database work right now.
All I need now is to get a job at a buddhist temple so I can have physical, mental AND spiritual in there. :)

[never cry wolf]

126. Oops, replied to wrong post

sowwy

[ClayZ]

39. Flute Maker

30 years! I should be in the studio....

[titoresque]

45. This one time.........at band camp.......

:rofl: sorry ,I couldn't resist :)

[ClayZ]

91. What happened?

Do tell... I could use a laugh!

[ClayZ]

94. Oops, it went twice...?

:shrug:

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

110. Your flutes are Gorgeous, visually and tonally!

[never cry wolf]

129. My daughter plays flute

She was first chair last year in frosh band and made symphonic orchestra. Right now it's marching band. She also plays piccolo. Can you get me a deal? Sheesh, they are expensive!

[swimboy]

40. City Community Development

I work in Housing and Neighborhood Preservation.

[Talismom]

41. I do lab research in a medical school laboratory. n/t

[sweetheart]

42. I shovel shit

It stinks a lot, and sometimes, it gets in your boots, but shit
shovelling can be really rewarding. ;-)

And in every job, i find the supervisor does not want to actually
*shovel* the shit, but would rather show me how it looks on powerpoint,
or on the project timeline. But in the end, they call in someone
who has the hardened nose, who can stand in crap up to their knees
and smile like its christmas. :-)

[titoresque]

49. you had me at...............shovel shit

:rofl:

[meganmonkey]

50. I did that for a spell

quite literally, on a dairy farm.

Hardest I ever worked in my life (and hopefully I'll never have to work that hard again!). But I learned more there than 4 years in college, let me tell ya...

:)

[StellaBlue]

43. Unemployed

At 26, chronologically since age 16, I have been a:

1. convenience store clerk
2. hamburger chef (real bugers, not fast food)
3. record store employee
4. tour guide (historical/political)
5. grad student
6. newspaper reporter
7. waitress (chain French restaurant)
8. wine shop assistant
9. bookseller
10. freelance proofreader
11. events manager (literary)
12. secretary
13. admin assistant
14. residental construction planner
15. unemployed due to circumstances beyond my control (but would've been laid off from position 13 this month, as it turns out!)

[last_texas_dem]

200. That is a really cool list

There are a lot of things on your list I would like to do before I die.

[DarkTirade]

211. Wine shop assistant...

that sounds like fun. Telling college kids why they'll get drunk faster on port than regular wine, and then trying to sell the most expensive bottle to a rich snob five minutes later... with the occasional weirdo like me coming in and asking if you have mead.
Which my local wine shop does. :)

[Dragonfli]

44. AutoCad Manager

[MissB]

46. I sit on my ass and eat bonbons.

:D

Not really, of course.

[Catherine Vincent]

48. I'm not telling.

:-)

[Dorian Gray]

51. I run a small

non-profit that gives grants to charities.

[thinkingwoman]

53. Small business owner. nt

[bpcmxr]

54. music producer/engineer

[ArkDem]

55. Double naught spy.

[triguy46]

117. You gave up brain surgery and movie director?

[ArkDem]

155. When yous a double naught spy you get more time to hang

around the cement pond.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

56. I sell metaphysical crystals and minerals on the Internet, and am

a Reiki Master. In my previous life (before kids), I did bookkeeping for lawfirms. :)

[titoresque]

64. Awesome job!

I had an ear infection about 6 years ago. My balance was completely off, and I was so sick to my stomache. No insurance, and besides I loathe the doctors office. Anyhow, I went to the supermarket to look for some sweet oil or something.....anything!

I was looking around in the natural remedy aisle and this woman walked up and noticed I looked like I was in pain, she said she could help me. So I followed her to her house.........I know...I know, could have been dangerous but at the time I was in such pain I didnt care much if she planned to chop my ears off. Anyhow, a sign on her front door said "all welcome, clothing optional" I thought...groovy, Im in good company :) LOL!
It was the first time I had been introduced to Reiki while she did an ear candling (sp) it was very relaxing and helped a lot! I didn't have to go to the doctor and I was feeling better within a couple days.

Thought I'd share :)

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

90. Thank you for sharing! Reiki is really remarkable. I don't even

have to activate the energy most of the time. I do a lot of healing for myself, my kids, my pets, my friends and a few clients. When I heal it's a kick because others are in awe of the results and it just makes me grin a whole bunch. Like you, I don't have health insurance and personally this works out just great. I also very often use crystals in conjunction with Reiki.

Meanwhile, I have a friend who is also a Reiki Master and is also a surgical nurse. A few months ago there was a kid that came into the emergency room of our local hospital with a broken arm and they couldn't get the bone in place. She put hands on, and it healed spontaneously. Xrays proved it. There are several doctors and nurses at the hospital that are now being attuned to Reiki. :)

I adore selling crystals and minerals, and most of my customers are the nicest people on this planet. :)

[acmejack]

57. bum

my skills are obsolete. Have had three careers evaporate.

Now I am an old disabled bum. Exactly the kind the cons hate (won't hire either). I rather imagine that I will soon enough be a homeless bum, compassionate conservatism & all...

[alittlelark]

58. Voice Talent

[YOY]

69. Animation?

Anouncer?

Commercial Presentations?

Video Games?

[alittlelark]

78. Used to DJ, currently recording automated voice response systems.

[Obamarama]

100. Democrats, press 1; Republicans, press 666 to eat shit and die....

I do freelance VO work as well. My specialty is doing very authentic foreign accents. October is a heavy month for me, actually, since I get requests to record Halloween related commercials for retailers using my Eastern European-cum-Translyvanian accent. I've also recorded a few books on tape as well.

[triguy46]

132. I've heard you!!!

[Bluzmann57]

59. Work in a lime plant

for those who have no friggin' idea what I'm talking about, we burn lime out of limestone and sell it to various steel companies, as well as making granules for a large shingle company. I'll bet you have some on your house. It's a Union shop and pays the bills, but it ain't the best job by a long shot. I deal with heavy equipment and semis on a regular basis. "Jack of all trades, master of none". That's me.

[rug]

182. That's pretty interesting.

Never knew where lime came from. Kind of obvious after you explained it.

[jeffrey_X]

60. VP Sales for a small software company...

nm

[woodsprite]

61. Web dev n/t

[Saphire]

62. new home construction

[zalinda]

63. Small business owner on the net n/t

[julialnyc]

66. freelance producer (TV)

and ebay seller

[fooj]

67. High School English Teacher...

:bounce:

[StellaBlue]

97. Is it to be recommended?

[fooj]

106. I love it!

It's who I am.


Peace.

[StellaBlue]

133. You aren't paralyzed by NCLB

Etc?

I have been both encouraged and strongly warned about it... I have a masters in English and cannot think of any usual 'jobs' I really want, but I would like healthcare, retirement, and the opportunity to share my knowledge/enthusiasm with others... teaching seems like a good fit, but many people, including my two former high school English teachers, have told me it's no longer 'worth it' and that they wouldn't go back to teaching no matter what.

That's why I asked. :)

[Blue_In_AK]

68. Self-employed legal transcriptionist n/t

[Gregorian]

70. Mechanical engineer gone on a real estate ride.

Quit engineering for a more secluded life. Accidentally made money in real estate.

[karlrschneider]

71. I haul pompous too-rich Republicans around in their airplane.

Seriously.
:eyes:

[FranzFerdinand]

72. IT Director

yay.

[AirmensMom]

73. Disabled.

I was a computer programmer for 15 years. My last title was actually "senior software engineer." I can't remember how to do any of it anymore ... probably all obsolete anyway.

Oh, and I raised two girls (with hubby's help). The pay sucks, but we did a great job.

:hi:

[mountebank]

74. Ornithologist. Mexican birds. n/t

[buzzard]

104. Can you help me with my double yellow it has started screaming??

[mountebank]

167. Find a wild group somewhere and release bird to brethren.

Seriously, though, the bird is in real danger because of captures for the pet trade.

[XemaSab]

179. Wow! I'm an unemployed bird nerd/soil scientist!

Are you hiring???? :P

Night before last I sat next to Steve Howell at dinner at the WFO conference! It was the coolest! I just about died! :D

[Kingshakabobo]

76. Mortgage banking

[Graf Orlok]

79. Full-time college student.

[Cats Against Frist]

80. Writer, on fellowship

But I can kiss all of that GOOD-BYE, if I don't get my book published, or earn a post-post MFA fellowship, in the next year. I'll probably end up teaching community college and working at the local broasted chicken outlet.

[JohnnyBoots]

84. Good luck & nice name. n/t

[Field Of Dreams]

82. Psychologist

I do diagnostic stuff with kids which is a lot of fun! Also getting my real estate sales license within the next couple of months.

[wellstone_democrat]

83. pay student loans

doctorates ain't cheap the pay is low but the debts are high!
I'm proud to say that I teach for a living. (BTW, thank you people of the US for all those loans, I could not have done it without you!)



on edit? dumb spelling error corrected. my bad.

[Swamp Rat]

86. Search for food, clothing, and money.

... and expose the alien lizard agenda. :D

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

115. and expose the alien lizard agenda... which you excel at! :-D

[Dinger]

87. Elementary School Teacher

[DancingBear]

88. I build furniture - one person custom shop

Used to be a systems engineer - RFID wireless communication - but quit to do something productive. :)

[bliss_eternal]

212. Your work sounds so satisfying!

I love working with my hands and creating.

Good for you!

[ComerPerro]

89. Ima the preznit of the whooole country

and Im drunk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Wheee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tinfoilinfor2005]

95. Since age fourteen these have been my jobs:

1. Babysitter. Only child, knew nothing about kids. Scared shitless.
2. Dairy Queen. Only job I was ever fired from because I couldn't make the curly-q on the top of the cone.
3. Concession stand worker at a movie theater, promoted to cashier, promoted to secretary. My favorite job but the theater closed down.
3. Telephone sales: magazines. Blech. Boring...and rude people constantly screaming at you.
4. Cocktail waitress. Living the night life.
5. Nurse. (finally graduated)
6. Writer. Wrote three medical books for caregivers of Alzheimer's disease. Geriatrics was my nursing specialty.
7. Retired nursing to work with my husband running a resort in the Florida Keys. Great job, meet lots of nice people who are happily on vacation. What's not to like??

[JohnnyBoots]

96. Lucky #7, that sounds nice.

[triguy46]

130. Here'e my list, since 14

1. lawn mowing
2. Lifeguard
3. Pipeliner (common laborer)
4. dishwasher
5. cook
6. bartender (a career ladder!!)
7. Pharmacology research assistant (chief rat executioner)
8. respiratory therapist
9. bartender
10. respiratory therapy manager
11. medical equipment sales
12. director of healthcare marketing
13. chief operating officer (hospital)
14. group practice administrator

Since # 8 I've also been a horse stable owner/operator and a chicken farmer, but those are FUN, not the dreaded work.

[Spike from MN]

98. I harass Freepers.

It doesn't pay all that well but the bennies more than make up for it.

I could tell you what I do for a living but then I'd have to kill you.

[The Sleeper]

101. I like to blow up frogs....

...but I'm thinking of making a change.....

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

111. Shrub, is that you???? eom

[The Sleeper]

125. Now that it IS a legitimate way to leadership...

...Cultivating my own sociopathy has been an important goal. Next up, using someone else's money to run companies into the ground...

[redacted]

102. Run a boutique Graphic Design Company in the Bay Area.

[maine_raptor]

105. Retired

Paid off all my bills, salted some $ away, and said "F#$k it" about 4 years ago...former Sr Systems Analyst and Software Project Development Manager.

Now I fish, hunt, play golf and video games.

[Nikia]

107. Quality assurance in the food industry

I make sure my company ships out safe, delicious, and wholesome products.

[Carla in Ca]

108. I'm a floral designer

[bliss_eternal]

195. Is this a picture of your work?

It's beautiful--you do lovely work!

:hi:

[Capn Sunshine]

109. Banker -Collateralized Mortgage Obligations and Bonds

Wanna buy a bundle of mortgages?
They're safe enough for widows and orphans
6.6 % discount for DUers

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

175. I was never able to become a banker

My dreams of becoming a banker have gone unfulfilled. I think that I can't live without being a banker.

[RethugAssKicker]

112. Database Administrator

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

113. Inspector Of Finished Works

It's hard work!

[triguy46]

116. I'm a state employee!!! Nothing!!!

[txaslftist]

118. Chaos sowing Anarchist

So bugger off.

[Arger68]

119. Freight broker

One of the more "Republican" jobs out there. Basically I screw over truck drivers.

[newswolf56]

121. Journalist (writer/editor); officially retired after 45 years but...

my Social Security pension is so tiny I will have to work until I drop dead: hence I freelance. But I am limited to the smallest publications: due to a civil rights arrest approximately three years into my career (charged with "disorderly conduct" but acquitted), I have been blacklisted from the mainstream press since the early 1960s. Thus despite several significant scoops (including one major national story) and many awards and commendations, I never made it out of the bush leagues -- nor even onto a journal with retirement benefits. From the '70s onward it was obvious this would be my fate, but I kept at the work because I loved it (still do!) -- that and the fact I had no choice: the skill-mix that makes a good reporter -- especially the requisite iconoclasm -- is notably unwelcome anywhere else in the ever-more-conformist workplace.

[Obamanaut]

122. Starting vol training this week for guardian ad litem, but before

that:
retired USN;
retired Dept of Corrections (prison guard);
resigned after 2 yrs Sp Ed teachers aid in Dept of Corrections educ system (working with inmates);
did nothing for last 16 months but work in yard and ride motorcycle and get underfoot (or so Ms usnret88 said)

[Bemis]

124. In the construction industry.

Mostly involving hospital construction.

[Beam Me Up]

127. Fine art painter. Resident manager (live/work lofts). Small biz manager.

In other words, I work two part time jobs to try and have time to do what I most want to do, which is my art. I do sell some art work but I support it, it doesn't support me.

My art.

Building I manage.

Small business I manage.

[northzax]

128. I am a leisure time analyst

otherwise known as a graduate student.

[kiki]

131. I'm a freelance. I wander the earth like David Carradine in Kung Fu.

Except I wander London, rather than the earth.

And with sub-editing instead of kung fu.

Which is almost as exciting and cool. Honest.

[triguy46]

136. Not as Bill??? He was way cooler! nt

[Lindacooks]

135. I write cookbooks. (duh)

[babydollhead]

137. mosaic artist

[EnfantTerrible]

138. NYC Actor...

I'll be on "Law & Order" this Wednesday Oct. 5th 10pE on NBC... incase anyone wants to watch. :smoke:

[wellstone_democrat]

151. Get. Out!

speaking role?

[Sabriel]

139. Educator

Celebrating (?) my 17th year in the profession.

[obnoxiousdrunk]

140. I work

as an Undercover agent for the CIA. YeeeeeeaaaaH !

[pdxmom]

141. Paralegal for a criminal defense attorney. n/t

[Douglas Carpenter]

142. I sell horse sperm

just kidding...actually I'm a respiratory therapist

[dickthegrouch]

143. On the scrap heap

Laid off three years ago and still haven't found anything appropriate in *'s technologically retrograde society.

Anyone need a software development (Unix) manager, or project manager in or around 94043?

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

144. For now I do nothing

Law school graduate waiting to hear bar exam results before looking for a job in earnest.

[El Fuego]

145. Write patent applications, patent prosecution, patent searches

[huskerlaw]

147. Nothing!

ok, not entirely true. I was a project assistant for a nationwide university consortium until last Friday. I start a new career as a reference librarian in a law library on October 17. :)

[LittleClarkie]

148. I ship shit

Mailroom Coordinator.

Now you know why I occasionally "go postal," heh.

We print and ship Catholic church bulletins. If you're Catholic, we might just do your bulletin. We're all over the East, West and Midwest.

[madokie]

149. Disabled now, previously construction

A jack of many trades.

[wildhorses]

150. I work in the ER

[SeattleGirl]

153. Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor

Been in this field for 15 years. For awhile, I was also a District Manager at my last company, but while I absolutely loved the people in my district, I hated all the corporate BS that came with the job. Ended up getting really burned out. Then someone from the company I am now at contacted me and asked me to come to work with him, so I did. Now I'm "just" a VRC, and it's much better!

Also worked in Alcohol/Drug treatment centers.
Worked as a secretary/admins assistant/manuscript typist.
The assorted fast food jobs when I was younger.

And if I absolutely had to work (which right now I do), but money was not a concern, I would bus tables. No kidding. That was my first "real" job after babysitting, picking beans and strawberries, etc., and I found it to be strangely meditative. Yeah, I'm weird, but what the heck?

[xmas74]

154. whatever pays me nowadays.

Used to be a 9-1-1 dispatchers but alot of departments lost some of their budget in support staff areas in the past couple of years.

[khashka]

156. Beg, mainly

Actually, I write short stories..... but it's a long time between paychecks. I do some technical writing and graphic desigh on a free lance basis. Same with psychological consultation.

Not a great living; I'll never get rich. But if I can keep myself in cigs, ice tea and pay my medical bills.... all's good. Anyway, who needs to eat every single day?

Happy is as happy does.

Khash.

[pdx_prog]

157. Ninja.....

[Left_Winger]

158. High School Teacher

[tigersumtin]

160. Car Guy

with a lot full of traded in SUVs, and not many compac Imports left.

[afdip]

161. since you asked

cardiac critical care nurse.

[tigersumtin]

164. I could

use you on the lot, when I tell customers how much there year old SUV is worth.

[bertha katzenengel]

162. legal secretary n/t

[Seabiscuit]

163. Attorney

I make the bastids pay.

[trackfan]

165. I have a sinecure.

I have to be here, but that's about it. I spend most of my time on the internet playing the horses, reading newspapers, or looking at the DU message boards.

[William Bloode]

166. As of 2 wks ago.....

I am officially disabled, and now on the dole. I do however volunteer at the local soup kitchen. Before the bad times began i was a machinist.

[av8rdave]

168. airline pilot

n/t

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

169. Flight instructor.

[bigwillq]

170. Sports writer (nt)

[Justpat]

171. I train race horses

Love it. The seven days a week is tough sometimes, but I can't
think of anything else I'd like to do.

[Midlodemocrat]

172. I work in the non profit world.

From my home, so I also do a lot of volunteering and some activism, not nearly as much as I would like, though.

[Ramsey]

173. Doctor

Oncology

[AlCzervik]

174. i do some contract work for the real esate office i worked used to work at

i do their slide shows for listings and on the side i stage people's homes before the put it for sale

[HEyHEY]

176. BY day, mild mannered broadcast journalist/investigative freelancer (Print

By night, ragin' alchoholic!

[AtomicKitten]

178. medical transcriptionist - work at home.

[tallahasseedem]

181. Career Student....

Lots of Bachelors, Masters, and a PhD. I still dont know what I really want to do.

[alarcojon]

183. Mathematician

and College Professor.

[The Jacobin]

184. Middle School Teacher

Texas History - 7th Grade.

[Dastard Stepchild]

185. Grad student and researcher

:hi:

[ghostsofgiants]

186. I'm a poor university student

Undergrad, specifically.

[Redstone]

188. I own an advertising agency.

Make of it what you will.

Redstone

[GrpCaptMandrake]

189. Political Talk Show Guy

"Head-On With Bob Kincaid"

Returning to air October 24. 7:06 p.m., Eastern

Further info coming soon at www.whiterosesociety.org

[spacelady]

190. Monument Artist.

[sphincter]

191. Stockbroker

Trading Asian markets for an American firm.

[Wapsie B]

192. Talent scout for Adult films.

:evilgrin:

[liberaltrucker]

193. Duh!

I deliver the goods you use every day. From dog food to beer. You can thank me later:)

[Maat]

194. Law clerk/legal assistant for a defense firm ..

awaiting bar exam results.

Really, a bum because I was wise enough to marry/invest in my husband, who did PRETTY DARN WELl in the software/web-based industry (has owned two companies). Now, I drive Beloved Daughter around, am involved in activism, study law, help my hubby in his business, and read DU, in addition to law-clerking part-time.

Before that, law school student.

Before that, social worker.

Before that, family therapist intern.

Before that, accountant.

[Floogeldy]

196. Grocery bagger

People don't understand how much weight the bags can hold, how to put like items in the same bag, how to place the bags in the trunk without the risk of rolling around and falling out, when to double bag.

Very stressful.

[liberaltrucker]

198. Been there

In my youth, of course. Those homemakers can be real bitches, eh?

[last_texas_dem]

202. Bagging was stressful

I was a cashier at a grocery store this summer but had to do carryout half the time so I did my share of bagging. I actually enjoyed it more than cashiering because I actually got to walk around and would end up making more money (even though I was supposed to be making more as a cashier than a bagger!) bagging because I would get the occasional tip. It was stressful though, especially with the customers who were very anal about how they wanted their stuff bagged, and when I had to do carryout in 98-degree temperatures.

[Dees]

197. Former business(es) owner.

At one time I owned and co-owned a manufacturing business, a wholsale business and two retail businesses. Those days are over as I sold everything to a third party (corporation). I consult now. My wife had two floral shops going and she sold her businesses as well. She has started a new business and it is taking off to become another empire. I want no part of it. She has to be nuts.

[last_texas_dem]

199. Part-time student, no job right now

Started out the semester with a very heavy workload (12 hrs. as a poli-sci graduate student was more than I thought it would be) that I ended up cutting in half. I haven't had luck yet in getting a job to fill up the rest of my time. So I'm currently pretty worthless, I guess.

[Omphaloskepsis]

201. Code.. Someone else does the design now.

Mostly logic for websites. And I do the CSS. I just let them talk to the client and a get .psd file to mimic.

[grannylib]

203. Human Resources with a desire to go back to school for poli-sci and

CHANGE THE WORLD!

[bliss_eternal]

215. Go for it!! You are certainly needed

in these times...

[Lubernaut]

204. Blacksmith/Sculptor/Artiste

Rarely involved wih the real world, but maybe that's why I'm always broke.

[enigmatic]

206. see my sig

or here:

http://www.radioenigma.com

[NMMNG]

207. Human Services

Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health

[MissHoneychurch]

208. I am a librarian

I love my job and wouldn't want to exchange it for anything else.

[renter]

209. "eye" take pictures...

of the inside of eyeballs. Fancy name is Certified Retinal Angiographer. My second job switched from being a renter to a landlord.

[bliss_eternal]

213. Welcome to DU, renter!

:hi:

I worked briefly, quite a few years ago for an opthalmologist--so I'm sort of familiar with what you do. Interesting work, I just wasn't cut out for it.

[democracyindanger]

210. Freelance copywriter

Usually more free than actual lancing.

[skoppa]

214. College student, telefund employee, hotel front dest employee..

...housekeeper, Director of Campus Relations for student gov., Technician for outdoor movie company. Too many things!!!

[RebelOne]

217. Copy editor for hunting and fishing magazines

published in 48 states.

[Betty88]

218. I boot servers in a data center

[Evergreen Emerald]

219. I am a lawyer

[rbnyc]

220. Fund Raising Executive (non profit) (nt)

[Trigger Hippie]

221. Receptionist at law firm.

*yawn*

[HEAVYHEART]

222. hahaaha!

Yawn? hehee.. I'm actually looking for a receptionist job.

[Trigger Hippie]

223. It just gets really boring sometimes when

it's slow. It's hard having a job that requires no use of your brain whatsoever. But, hey, it's a living, at least until something better comes along. :)

[HEAVYHEART]

224. I hear ya

But that's why I wanna be a receptionist because it requires no use of your brain. hehee. I'm a lazy fuck.

[Trigger Hippie]

225. If you think you'll like it, that's great.

My problem is that I don't use my brain outside of work either, so I feel understimulated at all times. I hope it's not boring for you. :)

[ernstbass]

226. therapist

in a psych hospital

[ProfessorGAC]

227. Corporate Egghead

And, obviously, i teach grad school once in a while, hence the screenname. I used to teach all the time, but i like it better this way.

The Professor

[no name no slogan]

228. government bureaucrat in IT

[cfield]

229. Teller Supervisor

at a local bank. I do new accounts, customer service, and as of 3 weeks ago, supervise my teller crew.

[NoPasaran]

230. Double Naught Spy

[EstimatedProphet]

232. Right now, I moderate DU and write

I used to work for the government as a fishery biologist, but because of political nonsense within the agency (and to move in with my fiancee to end a long-distance relationship) I quit.

[dr.strangelove]

233. Just another liberal lawyer here

[bliss_eternal]

235. I appreciate what you do...

:hi:

Liberal lawyers are the best kinds of lawyers!

[sinkingfeeling]

234. Mainframe system programmer. Retired from 30 years at IBM and

now work at an university.