What do you do for a living?

[Crazy Dave]

Or if you're like me, what should you be doing instead of goofing off here in the DU Lounge?

Me, I'm a CAD technician (computer draftsman) in the surveying and mapping trade primarily. I do a little bit of civil work sometimes but not very much.

[ohiosmith]

1. VP/GM for an international consulting firm specializing in career

management.

[RoyGBiv]

148. delete

Replied to wrong post.

[fight4my3sons]

2. Stay at home mom to 20 month old twins and a 3 yr old all boys.

Before that I was a Special Education teacher.
Before that I was a social worker in a Head Start program.

[Crazy Dave]

6. It sounds like you have a whole classroom at home already

:)

[fight4my3sons]

16. pretty much

The twins are napping and my three year old is happily playing with his toys without interference from "the babies" - a very nice, quiet time of day. Nothing is being thrown, no one is climbing on anything. No fighting over anything.

The other day my husband said he felt like that guy in the commercial who is at work surrounded by all the chimpanzees jumping around. My boys do have a touch of cabin fever and need Spring to come soon :-)

[Left_Winger]

3. High School Teacher

This is my free time of the day so I can goof off a little.

[Squatch]

4. Sit on my ass looking at a computer all day.

but, I play soldier boy one weekend a month, 2 weeks a year to help break the monotony.

[slide to the left]

5. web admin

for a tourism company

e-commerce and such, to tell the truth, I don't really know what I am doing, I just kind of fell into it

[azmouse]

7. Homemaker.

But I'm ready to start looking for work again.

[supernova]

8. Technical Editor

I sit at a computer all day and write/type and correct the writing of SMEs.

[Debbi801]

43. ROFL. Me too. (nt)

[adriennui]

131. ditto

but i quit last summer....i couldn't take it anymore.

[vikegirl]

9. policy analyst

for a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization.

But here I am at DU *oops* ;-)

[LSK]

10. get really pissed off often - IT

No project management, not enough people, they never replace people who quit, cant say NO to anyones project......

:grr:

[Crazy Dave]

17. "cant say NO to anyones project"

Same here, especially when someone sends an email from a western time zone needing something immediately as I'm trying to get out the door at 4:00pm ET. Next week is my last week here at this office.

[Left Is Write]

11. What should I be doing?

Right now I'm good. Daughter #1 is at work. Daughter #2 is at school. Son has his head buried in an activity book.

There is a load of laundry in the washer and one in the dryer. The beds are made. The floors need to be swept and vacuumed, but I usually do that later in the day to minimize the chances of having to do it again. The dishwasher has been emptied and reloaded. I did an hour and twenty minutes of vigorous exercise first thing this morning, and I've already run a couple of errands and filled the car with gas.

In twenty minutes, I have to leave to pick up daughter #2 at school. When we get home, we'll all eat lunch, then leave for Girl Scouts. While daughter #2 is at Girl Scouts, I have to make a delivery for daughter #1 at work. By the time I'm done doing that, it will be time to pick up daughter #2. After we get home, I'll change laundry loads and fold/put away the dry stuff. By then, I'll need to clean the litter box. I'll eventually sweep and vacuum, and then it will be time for daughter #2 to finish up her week's homework, which will be due tomorrow instead of Friday because there's no school on Friday. I'll get prep work done for supper, then it will be time to leave to pick up daughter #1 at work, unless she calls me to tell me she doesn't need a ride (which would be nice).

When the laundry's done, I'll iron a couple of shirts, then finish folding and putting everything away.

That's pretty much all that's on my list today - I did closets earlier in the week, bathrooms are clean (except daughter #1's, and that's HER responsibility), I already did the post office run, and paid and filed the bills.

Right now I'm enjoying the quiet and a cup of coffee. It's that lovely lull in between the running around.

I hope to take some time later to do a little writing. I'm planning on not winning the Writer's Digest Annual writing contest again.

[Oeditpus Rex]

60. I'm worn out

just from reading your post.

[Left Is Write]

68. Ah...it's not bad.

Pretty much par for the course.

When I told my son it was time to get shoes and jackets on to take my daughter to Girl Scouts, he said, "Again? Why we gotta go somewhere again? I'm tired of going." Poor kid. :)

[Redstone]

99. Being a mom is plenty of work, and nobody should say it isn't just because

it's not a "job."

It's a helluva lot more work than I'd be willing to do. I salute you.

Redstone

[leftofthedial]

187. so you don't have a job, huh?

Just teasing. I don't know how full-time Moms do it. I have my teenage daughters everyother weekend for a few days and it takes me days to recover.


enjoy your break and cup a joe!

:toast:

[AzDar]

12. Co-owned a small catering company..now full-time Mom to two boys;.

always joking that I should go back to working 16-hour days so I can get some rest!

[RebelOne]

13. Copy editor for outdoors magazines.

[LynzM]

146. Ooh, want an understudy?

:)

[Lochloosa]

14. Project Manager/Estimator for an electrical company

Want me to check your shorts?:evilgrin:

[Crazy Dave]

76. In JAX huh?

I work for the company that builds most the warehouses at "The Tradeport" near JIA. You ever bid on any of their work?

[ZombieNixon]

15. I post on DU.

Skinner pays me to keep the forum alive. You see, there are only 50 real DUers. The other 85000+ are all my sockpuppets! }(

[dr.strangelove]

18. Lawyer (one of those)

I work for a mid-size national firm in the main NY office. Most of my work is for hospitals and large physician groups, but I dabble in just about every civil area of law, even the occasional family and criminal law matter for clients that I am close with.

[Wapsie B]

19. Casting Agent for Adult films

Or is that my dream job? :shrug:

:evilgrin:

[Crazy Dave]

29. I'd never call in sick with a job like that

:evilgrin:

[Wapsie B]

50. Me either.

That job would have my full and undivided attention.

:evilgrin:

[billyskank]

20. Analyst programmer

Mainly Oracle.

[Greyhound]

28. Know anybody that's looking for similar in AZ?

never hurts to ask. :shrug:

[billyskank]

32. Might have more luck if you ask an American

;)

:hi:

[Greyhound]

34. LOL! that's a good idea. OTOH how's the market for Oracle/DB gurus

in the UK? I'm certainly willing to walk away from this ghetto.

[billyskank]

36. It still exists

It's far from what it used to be, but it is possible to get a job still.

[Greyhound]

40. Even for a Yank? I'm getting excited here...

[billyskank]

41. I don't see why not

I have no idea whether you need a work permit or something.

[Greyhound]

54. I'm sure it is required, just don't know if it's possible.

I'll look into it. BTW has Britain joined the EU yet?

[billyskank]

57. We've been a member of the EU since the 70s

My passport says "European Union" on it. If you mean are we in the single currency, the answer is no.

[Greyhound]

65. Ah, thank you and excuse my ignorance. I was vaguely aware that

there was some issue with the whole thing (OK it was an Eddie Izzard routine).

[billyskank]

66. You'd be amazed how much stuff I learned from Eddie Izzard!

He's like a history teacher on speed! :rofl:

[ScreamingMeemie]

21. Real Estate Appraiser and Stay at Home Mom extraordinaire.

:hi:

[Burma Jones]

22. I work for a Defense Contractor

and I'm taking notes...........

[Ohio Joe]

23. Technical Specialist

Mainframe work. System design and specs for programmers. IMS and DB2 database design and maintenance.

[Orsino]

24. I fix the Internet...

...for a honkin'-big ISP.

[cfield]

25. I am...

a Teller Supervisor at a bank in Kansas. I'm not a bossy person, but with a recently hired dumb teller, I'm learning quick! There have been a few too many mistakes since last August and it's coming to a head. Will I have the guts to fire her if she messes up again? I'll leave that to our HR director who promised to help me if I couldn't go through with it. For now, I'm working on my first write up and about my 8th lecture.

[progmom]

26. I'm a music buyer

...and a weekend radio host.

[Crazy Dave]

35. Interesting

Song copyrights?

[progmom]

39. nope

I buy jazz CDs for 450 stores.

[billyskank]

42. Hey!!!

:hi:

:hug: :hug: :loveya: :*

[progmom]

46. well hello!!!

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[Call Me Wesley]

27. I'm my own boss, IT related right now,

also communications, PR, design, etc. Philosophy just doesn't pay ... :(

Oh, and before this, writing glossy stories for a glossy magazine/books in the adult sector. Before this student, and before being a student I worked at the Stock Exchange on behalf of a little Swiss private bank. And before this, let me think for a second, writer. Before the writing aera I think I used to work as a photographer while attending art school. I think I have it pretty much covered. ;)

[Crazy Dave]

31. If I ever come into big money and I don't want Uncle Sam getting any...

...can you hook me up with one of those Swiss bank accounts? A generous finders/broker fee would apply of course ;)

[Call Me Wesley]

44. LOL!

But I'm out of business there for a long time and was only a trainee, working on some business/economic degree. But send me a PM when the time is ripe and I'll see what I can do. ;)

[MANative]

30. VP of Learning & Development for a company

that provides top-level strategic planning and training services to staffing firms and HR departments. Author and expert on Behavioral selection adn evaluation strategies. Sounds boring to most, but I love it. I write a lot!

[ikojo]

100. Wow! You sound like someone one of my friends needs

to talk to. He has a PhD in research psychology and was recently forced to retire by the State of MO. He's only 50-something but his age plus number of years of svc are more than 80 so he was encouraged to take his pension.

Well he's looking for another job and had an interview. He has not had to interview for a job since the late 70s or early 80s. He had no idea how to answer some of the questions, one of which went like this:

How do you handle conflict?

I told him they weren't looking for a real answer but wanted his response to be responded as a positive, how did he take a negative situation and turn it into a positive situation for all concerned. He wants to know how to answer that question.

[MANative]

114. Interviewing has changed drastically

in the last 7 to 10 years. There's a huge field of study in this area, which I've been working on since 1994. PM me and we'll see if there's a way I can link up with your friend!

[In_The_Wind]

33. I'm retired.

:hi:

[Crazy Dave]

37. Good for you and congratulations from us poor working slobs

What did you do before? :)

[In_The_Wind]

47. I started working while I was in high school.

The last job I had was managing a high volume ice cream store.
I've had various jobs from investigating reports of child abuse to selling encyclopedias door-to-door when I was 18. BTW I handled that job so well that within months I was hiring and training my own sales crews. $$$ I loved commission selling. It's taking quite a bit just adjusting to a laid back way of life.

[Crazy Dave]

62. Wow, that brings back memories, hard-bond encyclopedias

Every household had a set back when I was a kid. What else could you do before the Internet if you needed to write a report for school on North and South Korea or India? Sometimes though I'd get a "D" on my reports as the teacher would know I just opened the book and started copying what was written. There were some pretty big words in there that a fifth grader would have trouble knowing the meaning let alone how to spell correctly. Still I think I did benefit as I did read what I was writing by hand versus now someone "Googling" and article and then "copy and paste" it into a report for school that most students do now on PC.
I think our family had the what was called "The Book of Knowledge" encyclopedias with the white hardcover binding.

[Arugula Latte]

182. We have a set of hard-bound encyclopedias.

There's nothing like taking a book off the shelf ...

I remember "World Book" best when I was a kid.

[Redstone]

38. Own an advertising agency.

Redstone

[Kali]

45. Evil Texas Chainsaw Cattle Massacre Rancher

Or at least that is how I got called once when I pledged money to my local community radio station while they had a live punk band on the air. I kind of liked it.


On the other hand in more PC terms: in harmony with nature, I help my animals harvest sunlight, enhance the functioning of the soil, water carbon and mineral cycle by managing the timing and behavior on the land, and generate high quality, all natural, delicious food for humans and other creatures.


Eat a steak.

[Redstone]

103. OK, where can I buy steaks from your cattle? I'm serious. It sounds

like you take good care of them, and I'm willing to pay extra for that.

Redstone

[Kali]

185. eh you would have to come out to the ranch...

Haven't taken the step to direct marketing yet...read post 8 and 9 in this link: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x433230

I always recommend books by Joel Salatin on this issue as well.




I know some others that ARE selling and this is a good site to check for your local area http://www.eatwild.com/index.html

[Earth_First]

48. Owner/Operator Lawn & Landscape -Rochester, New York

Self-employed owner/operator

[flvegan]

49. Grovelbot's houseboy.

I admit that being a kept man has it's advantages. It pays well. Well, you didn't think ALL the donations were going for servers this and bandwidth that, did you? Heh heh...all your donations are belong to flvegan.

[ProfessorGAC]

51. Still?

I thought you were going to quit that job!
The Professor

[flvegan]

58. It's all about the Benjamins.

I dunno, I heard that somewhere. Something to do with money.

[reyd reid reed]

52. Chief cook and bottle washer

Of course, the bottles are finally all gone. I do have a cake in the oven, though.

I'm also a laundress, chauffeur, counselor, nurse, plumber, housekeeper, human alarm clock, official party-pooper as well as judge and jury.

In short...I'm a mom.

[Dervill Crow]

53. medical transcription quality assurance.

DU and buzzflash give me something to do when the attention deficit disorder kicks into high gear.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

55. Go to school.

x( x( x(

[WritingIsMyReligion]

56. Dupe--Goddamn enter key! (nt)

[GalleryGod]

59. TEACH.

Here's some of mine from '02

[Dinger]

95. Me Too

Here's My Website:

http://www.bowlerschool.net/3rdGrade/muellersite/index.htm

[miss_american_pie]

61. Stay at home mom

to two small boys.

[xmas74]

63. Right now I'm a baker.

Today is my day off of work.

[tjwash]

64. Electrical Engineer

nt

[AbbyR]

67. News writer and editor

for a medium sized paper in the south.

[fishwax]

147. ah, so YOU'RE the liberal media

:toast:

[AbbyR]

181. Oh yeah...

but I really am the LIBERAL media. You should read my weekly column. I have Repubs who can't stand me, and Dems who whisper their thanks when they see me on the street.

[fishwax]

183. you must be doing something right then

:) Keep up the good fight :yourock:

[1gobluedem]

69. I'm the development director for a public radio station

Same one on which progmom hosts a show.:thumbsup:

[Crazy Dave]

81. Do you guys have webcasts or streaming?

I'm not into that but I would like to listen to your station at least once.

[1gobluedem]

83. Yes we webcast 24 hours a day.

www.wemu.org. NPR news and information and locally-hosted jazz and blues. Give it a try!

Progmom is on Saturdays, noon-2 p.m. EST.

[Crazy Dave]

84. Very good

Looking forward to it :)

[1gobluedem]

85. I'll be looking for your review...

If you like jazz, you should be very happy.

[Crazy Dave]

87. I'll do that and send you guys a donation

I love supporting Public Radio as it's my favorite medium of choice for news and entertainment.

[1gobluedem]

177. Hey, thanks!

Dual format stations like ours that are news and music are fading fast from the public radio landscape -- everyone seems to be going all-news. Not going to happen here.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

70. I got an early retirement.....almost a year ago......

I'm an RN.....Did 20 years in hospitals....

And the last 10 or so as a glorified phlebotomist for the American Red Cross, Blood Services.....

I LOVE being retired! The pay is lousy, though....but you can't beat the hours!

:hi:

[lumberingbear]

129. I got early retirement also.

I'm a Pharmacist. I worked most of my time in a hospital too. What a co-inkey-dink Miss Peggy.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

152. I loved the Pharmacists in my hospital!

They were incredibly helpful! And I love my hometown Pharmacist too...

He knows so damn much!

It is a very complex field: not for sissies, or idiots!

I am glad to know that about you, my dear lumberingbear!


:loveya: :hug: :loveya:

[northzax]

71. International Arms Merchant

and occasional religious charlatan.

[XemaSab]

72. I'm currently looking for work

I've got a degree in soils and a minor in watershed management, but I've only ever worked as a biologist. Birds and wetlands, mostly. My last job mostly involved writing environmental reports and spending LONG LONG days walking transects looking for owls and vernal pools. :P

[Crazy Dave]

80. I looked at your bio to see where you lived

Here in Florida they are always looking for certified environmentalists to flag wetlands and look for endangered species habitats. We go behind them, locate and then plot the jurisdictional lines on our maps.

[XemaSab]

91. I'd love to go to Florida

but the jobs there usually require a knowledge of Florida flora.

I'm hard pressed to recognize Ripgut Brome in my own yard. :P

[LaurenG]

82. Take a look at this website

http://www.idealist.org/if/idealist/en/Home/default?sid=33726432-111-vpNli

[XemaSab]

92. Thanks for the link!

I'll check it out later! :hi:

[LaurenG]

105. No problem. The jobs are on the left

resources, job seekers, find a job. I'm thinking of applying for one in another state myself.:hi:

[Blue_In_AK]

73. Self-employed legal transcriptionist.

[Floogeldy]

74. Toasted buns section, Burger King store #2229.

:)

[Shell Beau]

75. I am a title abstractor! Mainly for oil and gas purposes!

[lizziegrace]

77. Fiscal Officer

fancy title for an accountant who has to do lots of other things too...

[PRETZEL]

188. same here,

except my "official" title is fiscal manager.

[SteppingRazor]

78. I'm a member of the most hated profession at DU...

That's right. I'm a journalist.

:yoiks:

[Evergreen Emerald]

171. So, what is up with journalists?

I don't hate you, but I wonder if there is pressure to lean--nay--bendover right?

[SteppingRazor]

173. At my paper, not at all...

And, hell, this is really going off topic with this thread, and could be its own lengthy thread, but I really don't think there's even as much of a rightwing bias in the media as a lot of us think. In broadcast media (mind you, I'm a print reporter, and at an alternative publication at that) the largest bias, far and away, is toward sensationalism. And even that can be broken down to say the largest bias is toward whatever will get the best ratings.

FOX News gets way better ratings than CNN. Like it or not, it's just the facts. And FOX News is notoriously conservative. Thus, other media movie to the right -- not because of any loyalty to conservative political philosophy -- but because of the belief that such a move will result in greater ratings.

We can even break it down further than ratings. Ratings, in and of themselves, don't really mean anything for the business of news. But, the higher your ratings, the more you can charge for advertising. In the end, its not about conservativism, or sensationalism, or even ratings themselves. It's about making the most money. As long as journalism is a for-profit, publicly traded business without any governmental controls, you will never, ever see a return to in-depth investigation. And it's not becasue reporters don't want to be the next Woodward and Bernstein. Every damn one of them wants to -- not out of any sense of upholding the public trust, mind you, but simply out of a desire to rise to the top of the profession; a desire that is existant in almost any profession, I would argue. At least among anyone with a love for their craft.

But no one cares. People don't watch long, in-depth investigations over police chases. The ratings (and therefore, remember, the money) prove this over and over and over and over again. Hundreds of thousands more people will watch the car crash on FOX News over the in-depth explanation of how faulty tires are causing car crashes over at Frontline.

So, the problem is two fold:
1) Journalism has become a money-first, for-profit business that puts cash ahead of upholdsing the public trust.
AND
2) The public are jaded, uncaring dolts that prove again and again the old journalism maxim "if it bleeds, it leads."

Until both of these things change, until journalism becomes a profession more interested in news than in profits and until the majority of the public actually starts giving a damn about real issues, you and everyone like you (by that I mean most of the people here at DU who are well informed and care about actual news events) will be completely disappointed by the media, especially broadcast media, where time constraints make it far more difficult to tell an in-depth story. This is one of the reasons the Internet has boomed as a news source -- it's not just the immediacy, althoguh that is a big factor. It's the simple fact that there are no limits on how long the story can be, or how in-depth. You can tell a story on the Internet that would take up an entire half-hour news broadcast, or even the entire front page of a paper, neither of which would be possible, of course, in those media.

WHEW! Sorry for the lengthy off-topic rant. Hope that partially answers your question :hi:

[Evergreen Emerald]

184. Thanks so much for the considered response!

I agree with some of what you say. But, I certainly notice, and some polls back up my observations, that broadcast media is leaning right. The way Bush and Co. are treated is an example. The shooting incident is another. (Did you know Dick Cheney shot someone in the face?)

They are given a free pass with no significant questioning of their obvious and easily discovered lies. Another example is overabundance of right wing guests on the Sunday talk shows. And they are allowed to spew their talking points with little counter. Indeed, their talking points are reintegrated by the "journalists."

I agree that our society is easily distracted and has a shallow attention span and would rather watch Jerry Springer than Michael Moore. But then again, Michael Moore is not allowed in the main-stream media.

Again, I appreciate you response, Sorry for going off topic!

(Edited for spelling)

[Beware the Beast Man]

79. CAD Technician here too!

:hi:

Currently enrolled in a certification program, and working at a place that makes doo-dads and thingamajobs for appliances.

[x-g.o.p.er]

86. Active Duty Air Force n/t

[BobMorr]

88. President of a Union

Plasterers Local 5

[LynzM]

150. There's a plasterer's union?

I don't know if you're being facetious, or if I just learned something! :)

[rbnyc]

89. non profit development

I reallocate wealth!

:D

[nini]

90. Project Manager / Programmer - do it all

for a software company.

[Deja Q]

93. Cry silently.

I'm in IT.

[graywarrior]

94. PR & Marketing for a non-profit.

For now.

[ikojo]

96. Desk jockey for an HMO....

I add provider democgraphic information to a database so that claims can be processed to the correct address.

[bridgit]

97. corporate compliance auditor...

that's what i do when i'm not goofing off here in the lounge :-)

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

102. Marketing Coordinator / Business Development for architecture firm

Been doing this almost 10 years (also did marketing for engineers). Before that, technical editor/desktop publisher for Navy subcontractor in the Clinton years...the good ol' days...sigh..)

[bridgit]

106. that works, hubby's daughter does that for a structural engineering...

firm, she's in charge of all the image & design work, proposals, glossy's, power-point & presentation to new & established clients = she loves it B-) :hi:

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

123. Indeed. Can be stressful at times (procrastinating boss).

I tend to be organized and get frustrated when he waits 'til the last minute on stuff I need to finish the proposals. Never imagined I'd be doing this, though. I studied to be a reporter.

[swag]

136. SarbOx? Gramm-Leach-Bliley?

What's your gig, sister?

[bridgit]

165. a little this, a little that = thinking outside the sarbox...

"Tug on anything in Nature, and you find it is connected to everything else." - John Muir

[swag]

176. "I wanna be in compliance,

right here in Brainerd."

[flamingyouth]

98. I own a store.

But as of May 31, I won't.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

101. scam artist

You too can earn up to $5,000 weekly just posting on DU!
To find out how, read our tried-and-true marketing pamphlet. Only 39.95 + shipping!

:evilgrin:

[Redstone]

107. You forgot: WORK FROM HOME!

Remember all those signs that you used to see all over town on the telephone poles?

Don't see them anymore? Thank me. And the other dedicated people at www.causs.org

Redstone

[GoddessOfGuinness]

110. That's what I like about you!

You don't just sneer at crooked chiselers, you DO something about them! :D
I hope you had a lovely Valentine's Day yesterday...and today too, for that matter!

[Redstone]

115. Why thank you, madam GoG. it's actually fun to rip those spam signs down,

knowing that you're doing your part in helping keep your town clean of trash.

In fact, I saw a "1-800-GOT-JUNK" one this afternoon; I gotta get it in the morning.

Redstone

PS: Valentine's day was good. Hope yours was as well.

[Fox Mulder]

104. College dropout working for a little bit better than minimum wage.

I'm an overnight stock person at the local grocery store...and yes, I'm bitter about it.

[entanglement]

119. I'm sorry to hear that. Ever thought of going back to college?

n/t

[randr]

108. Designer/Builder

Currently working as a Project Manager on a large custom ranch development.

[twenty2strings]

109. Musician,House-husband and Remodeler

I live in beautiful Fayetteville Arkansas and am going to play my mandolin and fiddle tonight at the Green Door and saturday night at Jose's. I have been with you guys for a while,just reading,but I got to feeling guilty for not joining in. so there you go. Got to do my sound check now. Bye bye.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

111. Have a great time!

Let me know if you're ever in the DC area! :nopity:

[NoSunWithoutShadow]

112. Environmental Protection Specialist

I've worked for the EPA for 32 Years. I'm one lucky SOB. Not rich, but happy with my job for the most part. My kind of job is not available for the younger generation entering the work-force.(I got a A BA in English Lit. in 1971.) EPA is only interested in Engineers, Scientists and MBA's. I worry about the future of the "middle class" of our upcoming population.

[Nicole]

113. I'm a small business owner

I don't really work though, I pay others to do that.

[bigwillq]

116. I'm a sportswriter (nt)

[gkdmaths]

117. Biomedical Engineer

working mainly with regional flow measurements of coronary microvasculature. Right now I analyze total flow resistance and conductance through the LAD and first diagonals...

I am such a nerd. DU needs a :labcoat: in its smilies list.

[HEyHEY]

118. Broadcast journalist

[entanglement]

121. Is that the Stoned-Polar-Bear and Evil-Penguin network?

:hide:

[Ptah]

120. I'm an instrument maker. (dial up warning)

I use AutoCad to represent components for large telescopes.
I also use machine tools, welding machines and sheetmetal
tools to fabricate those components.
I am fortunate to work with world renowned scientists,
engineers, craftspeople and telescopes.

I'm in career heaven.





Add on edit:

"and sheetmetal tools"

[LynzM]

127. Dude!

You get to play with cool toys! I'm jealous! :)

[Ptah]

128. Ha! I am glad to meet someone that sees the joy I have at work.

:hi:

[LynzM]

132. Cool :)

I grew up with an electrical engineer for a father, all manner of cool machines around or talked about or taken apart, LOL.

I think your job mixes the best of two worlds, intellectually stimulating work, and work that lets you physically craft and create things!

[Ptah]

133. I've been waiting to tell this story on DU.

I was born in a small town, I wanted to be near my mother.

I was raised on a farm/ranch on the northern US prairie.
I have always been fascinated by the tools we humans
developed to gain an advantage over our environment.
I learned how steel, properly shaped could cause grain to grow.

That sounds dumb.

The implements my grandparents (homesteaders) and their children
used to sustain their families showed my how to adapt metal to
practical uses.

One of my grandfathers taught me blacksmithing.

Fast forward - - I'm working in an environment that
keeps me in touch with mt roots.

[LynzM]

139. That's a very cool story :)

What a neat way to look at the ways that we shape our environment, and shape our resources in order to shape our environment...

[Ptah]

140. Thanks for listening.

I am grateful for what I have experienced.

At the risk of ruining our tentative friendship,
I want to tell you about a nearly secret scientific
expidition.
I work for an organisation that is very interested in what we can learn
about our universe by studying the sun.

There is a mission to attempt to land a man on the Sun!!

Here's a live webcam to Mission Control.



























Wait for it

[LynzM]

143. ROFL

You're cracking me up, dude :rofl: Love it!

Trade ya:

[Ptah]

144. giggling and guffawing!

We'll be here all night!

Tip your waitress.

[Crazy Dave]

180. Interesting

I've done very little mechanical work. I love CAD because it makes us smarter than we really are. For your work and mine it used take a room full of engineers to do what a CAD tech and one engineer can accomplish these days with the job specific CAD applications. I use AutoCad LDD version for everything.

[we can do it]

122. Full Time Annoyer of the Right & Graphic Artist

[IDemo]

124. White House Firearms Safety Instructor

;)

[Common Sense Party]

125. Greedy Capitalist Wall Street Pig

or "investment advisor," take your pick.

[swag]

138. If you help folks realize their financial goals and don't charge a ransom,

you're my kind of Wall Street Pig.

[Common Sense Party]

164. That's the idea. I just started doing it, so I'm not even

breaking even yet. But I hope to do okay by helping others.

[swag]

175. If you're honest, competent, and not a robber

your client base will expand naturally.

Best to you. It's a good thing you're doing.

[SiobhanClancy]

126. Dog-minding

Cat-minding,too:)

[yellowdogintexas]

130. customer service representative, currently working in a call center

for a mortgage company.

I have also done this for medical insurance companies.

Before that I was a health insurance claims analyst for a zillion years.

one of my most favorite ex bosses once told me I was dysfunctional because I wanted to please everyone and that people like me made the best CSR's!!

I loved her, and would go to work for her again in about 2 seconds.

[riderinthestorm]

134. Organic farmer, horse trainer/breeder

Specializing in organic herbs primarily for the local farmers markets and two local restaurants although we also grow a bit of everything for ourselves.

The horses are primarily Thoroughbred/Trakehner crosses specializing in combined training although we have more than our fair share of TB/Irish draft and TB/Connemara crosses as well which are suitable for our sport.

[swag]

135. I jump through flaming hoops for clumps of rancid sausage.

Naturally, I am self-actualized.

[aQuArius]

137. I count money and LOTS of it

But, I would rather do REAL accounting!

[bluethruandthru]

141. Radio Promotion Director

[Scooter24]

142. I'm an event planner.

I produce specialty events and meetings for corporate and private clients.

Owning my busines is a lot of fun :)

[TInCanCommunications]

145. Editor of a small weekly newspaper

Not much money but good work

[RoyGBiv]

149. BOFH ...

I aspire to this level of greatness ...

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/02/10/bofh_2006_episode_6/

[LynzM]

151. Clinical Data Management

"Cleaning" data for companies that run clinical drug trials... making sure that data is accurate, consistent, and communicating with Dr.'s offices to make corrections when it's not. Some days I really enjoy what I'm working on, some days I hate it. Luckily, there is a lot of variety in the kinds of things I can do, and I like the people I work with!

[Norwood]

153. Student graduating in may with a bachelors in computer science

[sciouscience]

168. taxi driver and math student

please help me with my java! they say i need computer language proficiency. i could barely write the leap year test loops.

[aaronbees]

154. newspaper reporter...

Though after today I'm daydreaming about teaching creative writing again somday soon. I do believe it would be much more satisfying. In other lives I did that for a semester, taught composition and lit for a few years, worked with teens who had autism and other fascinating dilemmas, filed and organized legal documents, worked in a bookstore, etc.

[justabob]

155. I wait tables and go to school nt

[Kathryn STone]

156. I worked my a** of to get a paralegal certificate and

can't get a job to save my life I live in Dallas TX and it is super super republican here. Mommy!!!

[Crazy Dave]

170. Try "Winstead, Sechrest & Mincik" in Dallas

They could sure use the help.

[UncleSepp]

157. Database go-to guy

If it has something to do with a database at my company, I do it.

[6000eliot]

158. Male Prostitute

Actually, I teach college.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

159. I'm a self-employed computer repair geek

Been at it almost three years, and am still going strong. Getting new clients all the time, many of them by referral from satisfied clients. I serve the greater Dallas metroplex.

[Digit]

160. Newly licensed P&C Agent, looking for work as CSR

Anyone have any leads for the Raleigh area?

[mvd]

161. Student and DU moderator right now (both don't pay)

Still hoping to get a business together or use my writing, accouting, and/or computing interests.

[GrumpyGreg]

162. Retired !

[Lori Price CLG]

163. Actual title of (new) job: Internet Community Leader. Of course,

I'm still the Newsletter Editor for Citizens for Legitimate Government. :)

BTW, the parent company does work for (the actual) evildoers...

Lori Price
http://www.legitgov.org/index.html#breaking_news

[SeattleGirl]

166. Work my ass off

[MissHoneychurch]

167. Librarian

love my job

[Starbucks Anarchist]

169. Watch my soul leave my body.

I work in closed captioning.

[laylah]

172. First and foremost,

I am a children's advocate. I have been advocating for those less fortunate for over 30 years (just my nature, I guess.) Up until the end of January, I worked for a highly structured, residential boys program (aka: bootcamp) as group counselor and case manager. I left because I don't "do" games, politics (work place, that is), nor will I be the scapegoat for incompetents SO, currently I am unemployed.

Jenn

[no name no slogan]

174. Kickin asses, taking names

[swag]

178. KOATON!

KICKER OF ASSES!
TAKER OF NAMES!

[SpeedwayDemocrat]

179. I market lawyers for an insurance defense firm...

I get a lot of grief for being a marketer, then, when I tell them what I market, they cringe and run away. On the plus side, I've learned a lot more about the insurance industry than you'd ever want to know...

[leftofthedial]

186. starve

[Cats Against Frist]

189. Predoctoral Research Fellow

Poetry.