What do you do for a living?

[wildhorses]

How do you earn your keep?

[sbj405]

1. Other. government

[wildhorses]

4. thanks...I ran out of options

:hi:

[NMMNG]

2. Where is the obligatory "other" option?

I work in human services.

[wildhorses]

3. sorry , ran out of options

how can I fix it?
:hi:

[NMMNG]

9. You could go back and change your last option to "other"

Click on "edit" and it will allow you to change it. Then click "update" and you're done.

[wildhorses]

11. so good by industrial and hello other

works for me;)







I just didn't know if that was the best one to drop...

[Mutley]

5. Retail for now.

I'll be graduating from college in August. Then I can get a job that doesn't drive me bonkers. Hopefully.

[wildhorses]

6. Congratulations!!! and good luck with the job hunting

:toast:

[Mutley]

7. Thank you.

I'll probably need the luck. I majored in English. :silly:

[rhino47]

54. The Nation was hiring editors.

eom

[billyskank]

8. None of the above

I am a code monkey. :)

[wildhorses]

18. yeah! but, do you monkey around?

:P

[billyskank]

38. No

but I do goof off a lot :P

[Heidi]

10. Ar-teest

and highly-paid DU Mod. :rofl:

[billyskank]

13. ...

:loveya:


:hi:

[Heidi]

14. . . .

Right backatcha, billy. :hug:

[wildhorses]

19. for real???

you gotta be kidding me:rofl:

[Heidi]

23. For real I'm an artist.

The mod gig is a labor of luv. :D

[wildhorses]

26. and we love ya for it

:loveya:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

12. Watch my soul slowly leave my body.

[wildhorses]

20. day by day...

I know the feeling
:hi:

[RebelOne]

15. You forgot media.

I work in publishing.

[wildhorses]

22. give me a break

I only have 10 options:P





BTW I like your username;)

[Deja Q]

16. Being a scapegoat

[wildhorses]

24. when is a goat a toad?

when hypnotoad is a scapegoat!! That's when:P
:hi::hug:

[Sisaruus]

17. Other: non-profit organization

[wildhorses]

25. Hey Sisaruus! and welcome to DU...

:hi:





edited cos my fingers are like sausages at this point

[supernova]

21. IT professional

I edit and publish technical books on advanced subjects.

[wildhorses]

28. speaking of an advance....

about that loan I requested:P





I think being an editor would be a cool job;)

[Misunderestimator]

44. Oops.. Wrong spot

:hi:

That's the second time today.

[RetroLounge]

27. IT Professional

I write QA software.

RL

[wildhorses]

29. you and supernova...

and for some odd reason I thought you were an English teacher:)





must have something to do with all that poetry you post:rofl:

[RetroLounge]

50. Computers pay the bills

And allow me extra cash to buy poetry books...

:hi:

RL

[bluethruandthru]

30. Media - Radio n/t

[wildhorses]

31. Hi and Welcome to DU

I like your avatar
:hi:

[bluethruandthru]

32. Thanks!

I've been around awhile..just don't post as much as I should!

[miss_american_pie]

33. Other

You left off us kept spouses. ;)

[Squatch]

34. Army

[Squatch]

35. .

[bigwillq]

36. Sports writer (nt)

[eyesroll]

37. I'm an editor.

I'll be a student come August.

[1gobluedem]

39. Another one in radio

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

[WritingIsMyReligion]

40. Other--Nothing.

I'm a bump on my parents' log. Being legally unable to work, of course. Well, that's not true. I have a job babysitting four nights a week. But that isn't "making a living." That's "making money to go to Italy in 2007."

:evilgrin:

[fight4my3sons]

42. i wouldn't call being a student nothing

and you are a writer aren't you?

[WritingIsMyReligion]

73. Yeah.

Obviously. ;)

But I don't get PAID to learn or write.

:D

[fight4my3sons]

41. other: stay at home mom of 23 month old twins & 3 yr old all boys

was a special educator and before that a social worker

[Catchawave]

61. Twins! How wonderful !

I'm the "grandma" of 3 year old twin girls I affectionally call "Paris" and "Nikki"'s mini-me's.

You have one of the hardest and most rewarding careers, "mommy", don't ever forget that :hug:

[YankeyMCC]

43. IT consultant

[Misunderestimator]

45. IT Management

Managing software development projects.

[Beware the Beast Man]

46. Other: CAD Drafter.

[jpgray]

98. If they start drafting cads, I'm fucked

I ain't got no quarrel with them Kurdish separatists. :P

[DancingBear]

47. Other - I build furniture

[deadparrot]

48. Other.

Just a college student.

Though I work at a theater over the summer.

[Left Is Write]

49. I don't make the living in this family.

[Radio_Guy]

51. I'm in the media

Though I am considering sliding over to the sports realm. Media relations/PR maybe.

[riderinthestorm]

52. Farmer n/t

[Oeditpus Rex]

53. I'm bigwillq's worst nightmare

I'm a copy editor. :evilgrin:

[Bombero1956]

55. other

Firefighter and as of last Monday Assistant Fire Marshall.

[Left Is Write]

88. That's one of my many "dream jobs."

The writer in me always struggles with the editor in me. :D

[Oeditpus Rex]

96. Let the editor win

She will anyway. :evilgrin:

[chaska]

56. Shovel shit, just like everybody else....

I thought we were gonna do away with work? What happened to that idea?

[In_The_Wind]

57. I'm retired.

[no name no slogan]

58. otro: kickin' ass, takin' names

[Call Me Wesley]

59. I voted 'arts,'

If writing or philosophy is an art ... But currently, I'm an IT professional.

[Redstone]

60. I own an advertising agency.

Redstone

[LSK]

62. IT - computer do it all guy for my company

Mainly fix problems all the time.

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

77. Hi LSK

beat me to the post!

[Catchawave]

63. Other: Retired COW

Commanding Officer's Wife :hi:

[southernleftylady]

64. flight attendant / cake decorator on the side :)

[joneschick]

65. recently laid off from a banking job

my degree is actually in fashion design.

[Blue_Tires]

66. unemployed here

[kedrys]

67. IT Professional

I guess is the official designation for what I do...it's a living and a hobby. :D

[Nikia]

68. Quality Assurance: Food processing

Yes, we still do make things in America.

[lumberingbear]

69. Pharmacist

but I'm retired.

(I'm using Joanie's smiley)

[B Calm]

70. 18 wheel local truck driver

[SeattleGirl]

71. Other: Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor

:hi:

[HEyHEY]

72. I sell useful garbage I find to tourists

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

74. Self-employed computer repair geek

Going on three years as an official small business, and going strong. I work almost exclusively from referrals now, and have no need to advertise (other than my vehicle signs, which really do work).

[MrSlayer]

75. Union Electrical Constructor.

Falls under "other".

[Jean Louise Finch]

76. Other. Health information research

with a fair bit of capacity building thrown in for kicks.

[Floogeldy]

78. I just got promoted to Fries: Burger King store #6969

:)

[Norwood]

79. I'm in IT

[ZombieNixon]

80. Other-sit, watch, observe, get burned, sit some more.

[Blue_In_AK]

81. Self-employed legal transcriptionist...

I voted "law."

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

82. Other: airline instructor.

[Floogeldy]

83. How exactly does one instruct an airline?

:)

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

87. More accurately...

I'm an instructor (pilots) at an airline. Just trying to be concise, ended up incoherent.

[Floogeldy]

91. Oh, ha ha ha. That'll be the day!

When a girl teaches boys how to fly planes! Ha ha ha ha.

Didn't ya ever see WWII?

[reyd reid reed]

84. I do agate

I am the Agate QUEEN.

Agate is my LIFE.

Shit...I gotta get a different life.

[Dinger]

85. Elementary School Teacher

[WilmywoodNCparalegal]

86. Immigration Paralegal

for artists, entertainers, fashion, motion pictures, sports, etc...

:hi:

[Briarius]

89. Electrical Engineer here!

:D

[northzax]

90. other: management consultant

I tell rich people how to run their companies better. which is ironic on so many levels, since I am neither all that rich, nor have any training or experience in running companies. But I can play golf.

[ornotna]

92. Electrical contractor

And heavy equipment installation

[6th Borough]

93. Other. Money washing.

...

[Goblinmonger]

94. High School English Teacher

EVERYONE'S favorite!!!

[rug]

97. Common misuse of exclamation points.

No wonder the country's going down the toilet.

[ornotna]

100. I've often wondered about that

So exclamation marks have fucked this country up. How about that. The things you learn on DU.

[rug]

102. Oh, did you need this?

:sarcasm:

[LynzM]

95. Medical - ish. Clinical data management.

Wheeeeeeee. Hey, it's a job, with benefits. I won't complain (much).

[XemaSab]

99. other: science

[Dave Reynolds]

101. Histotechnologist.

I see people parts.

[reformedrepub]

103. I DEAL WITH UNHAPPY PEOPLE

State Police Dispatcher.....

[Nicole]

104. Other: Nothing

I sit home & wait for the checks to roll in. I do manage to do some cooking & cleaning while waiting for those checks.

[Haole Girl]

105. May I please have your job, Nicole? n/t

[Nicole]

106. Sorry but I have to say no

It took me years to get this job, I'm not giving it up now.