What do you do for a living?

ltldeb · Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 6:14 pm Post subject: What do you do for a living?

I'm not sure we ever asked this before, but what does everyone do for a job? Is your occupation what you always wanted to do?
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daveypoo · Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 6:39 pm Post subject:

Hey Hun, you should post your own answer when you post these... Smile

I'm a programmer by trade, but I've moved into design and technical leadership for the past few years.

Growing up, I had no idea what I wanted to be, but when I played my first video games back in the 70's, I wanted to be a game programmer/designer. At least I came close...
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Ellory · Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 7:49 pm Post subject:

Well, my wife Kim and I own a Personal Chef Service. It's called Once Upon A Kitchen. It's based out of Gurnee Illinois, but we serve all of Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin. Kim is the Certified Chef. I handle the business side, as well as all the baking and grill work. We've only been at this a short time, but our business has really taken off in the last year. We do Catering, Cooking Class Parties, Individual and Family meals, as well as a regular Cooking Class the first Monday of every month in Libertyville.

visit us at http://www.onceuponakitchen.com

...there....another shameless plug....
...altho I really don't feel any shame at all....
...is that bad?

kray · Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 5:05 am Post subject:

At the moment I'm a consultant ( I know, I know...insert collective groan here)

I work in the health care industry - prior to consulting I was a hospital administrator. That was my dream job.

brendafitz24 · Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 6:49 am Post subject:

I do Quality Assurance and even though this is not my dream job, It has allowed me to be the bane of Daveypoo's existence Wink

napabeth · Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 8:05 am Post subject:

I'm a Project Manager / Estimator for an industrial general contractor. I do lots of work in refineries, chemical plants and manufacturing facilities.

daveypoo · Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 8:50 am Post subject:

kmiller15211 · Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 9:15 am Post subject:

I'm a lead software engineer, specializing in C++ and Python. Since I missed out on my Dream Job: http://kcmwwodp.blogspot.com/2008/09/so-you-want-to-be-imagineer.html, I've stayed here in my hometown of Pittsburgh and worked for two local companies.

WDWFan · Pilot Joined: Mar 01, 2006 Posts: 10863

I'm a lead designer for software. Rather be a developer, but that is all outsourced. So now I manage a bunch of developers,asking them to do stuff I could have already completed faster, cheaper and more accurately.

CTKnight3 · Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 8:43 am Post subject:

I am a systems analyst/developer who was ruthlessly and callously transferred to a stupid administative position where all I can do is listen to users tell me how the software does not work, report to the developers how they screwed up, train others in doing what I want to do and spend my valuable weekends installing new releases of broken software.

Midrange systems...And I was the only person in my department that was not asked to join but was dragged kicking ans screaming.....

But no, I'm not bitter..... Crying or Very sad

Kati24 · Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 10:24 am Post subject:

I am an Elementary school teacher. It has always been my dream to teach although before I became a teacher I tried my hand at Corporate Training for Putting Edge (Indoor Glow-in-the-Dark Mini Golf Smile

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RavenStGermaine · Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 2:44 pm Post subject:

Ellory, Once Upon a Kitchen is such a great name - I love it!!

I'm a writer. I pay the bills doing freelance writing - journalism, PR, marketing - and for the most part my work revolves around sports car racing and motorcycles. As for what I do that doesn't pay the bills: my first book is coming out soon, a collection of Georgia ghost stories called "Georgia Spirits and Specters." I'm currently working on another book, "Everyday Voodoo in the Home and Office." And no, I don't practice voodoo - my editor asked me to tackle this one. I hope to someday make a living as an author. We will see...
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redbaron314 · Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 6:11 pm Post subject:

well im retired by force not by want
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Figmentathm · Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 4:28 am Post subject:

Raven, I need that book when it comes out. I love local ghost stories. There are a few of those books in this area that I have read, and know a few stories not published. I grew up reading Hans Holzer and Sybil Leek. They kept me awake many nights.
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Brownieboy69 · Gate Agent Joined: Jul 06, 2006 Posts: 860

I am a Sales Manager by experience ( 20 years) in the service industry. due to recent downsizing I am swithching industries to diamonds and finished bridal jewelery lines in downtown chicago.