Whats your occupation?

[illbill]

Just wondering what other DUers do for a living? Maintain a sense of privacy by not being extrememly specific, but give a general description. :)


Law student, webmaster.

[Champ]

1. Data Entry Operator

I get headaches from all the all rebate forms I have to enter day-in-day out.

[AuntiBush]

14. My sympathies

:grouphug: as I feel your pain!

[Padraig18]

2. Student, small businessman, author.

:)

[RagingInMiami]

20. I bet you pounced on this thread just to say that

[DS1]

3. Student, broke mothafucka, aspiring ballerina

[donco6]

4. School district chief financial officer

And I love my job.

[fit4life]

5. Desk jockey

I handle all rollovers from my company's plan to outside IRA's. Which means I get to deal with financial advisors and investment reps, in addition to elderly people who have nothing to do all day but think up questions about their money.

[Hell in a Handbasket]

6. nigh broke college student. nt

[Red State Rebel]

7. Business Owner - Heating & Air

[LSparkle]

8. Paralegal

for record company. Yes, a big multinational one ... :(

[Not_Giving_Up]

9. Administrative Assistant n/t

[Igotsunshine]

10. CPA

Accounting is my life. Boring but it pays my bills.

[lpbk2713]

11. None

Re-damn-tired

Dropped out of the rat race. The rats won.

[HEyHEY]

12. A nice grey swivel chair.

[AuntiBush]

13. History Major

Undergraduate, full-time working toward History degree; then (hopefully) continuing on with heavy emphasis on American History/Political Science. I must admit, I'd love to write, though.

[Feathered Fish]

15. Student and retail supervisor

Blah.

[Lady Effingbroke]

16. unemployed Lounge lurker.

[datasuspect]

17. nickel and dime hustler

just trying to keep the Man's foot out of my ass.

[wolfgirl]

18. Federal investigator....eom

[LincolnMcGrath]

19. Union Thug

And Leg Breaker When necessary.

[BikeWriter]

27. Hey, way cool. I hear they could use you here in Texas.

[two gun sid]

42. Thanks for all the fine work you do.

If it wasn't for the Union men of the UMWA my family wouldn't be around today.

[gizmo1979]

21. in real life?

I'am a machinist.pretend I'am King of the World!!!HAHAHA

[two gun sid]

22. Union Electrician

[BikeWriter]

23. Retired refinery operator.

[salin]

24. knew a girl in college - who during sorority rush, when asked

what her father did - answered "Penologist". Figured she would either rank high or low on sarcasm, humour index.

[AlCzervik]

25. Realtor...yes there are liberal realtors

[Ironpost]

26. Concrete finisher.

[aQuArius]

28. Count Money (n/t)

[ak]

29. working for the man (boat factory)

that's what I put down for occupation when we did our tax's
last week

[CubsFan1982]

30. Broke college student.

Got a lawn to mow? Snow to shovel? :P

[WilmywoodNCparalegal]

31. Paralegal

for foreign celebrities, actors, directors, fashion models, fashion people, creative types, movie people, etc.

[livinginphotographs]

32. Rock star/insurance salesman.

[dolo amber]

33. IT

I s'pose ... I essentially spend my days telling people how they've fucked up their computers and how I can fix them. :)

[shesemsmom]

34. Nursing

and making some politicians very unhappy..... I don't get paid at least in dollars of course....lol

[Thor_MN]

35. Programmer/Analyst/DBA/Support

Yeah, it's a small IT department and we all do a bit of everything. I'm a contractor there, while the other three are employees. I tend to be, as * would put it, an "Unsticker." I often find the last little bit that breaks up road blocks in projects.

[rox63]

36. Technical support

I talk to unhappy people all day about their software problems. It's a living...

:argh:

[Shredr]

37. Commercial and movie trailer editor

[Redstone]

38. I own a business-to-business advertising agency

which means I do photography, write, do website development and design, page layout for printed catalogs and advertisements, design trade show booth panels, knock off the occasional magazine article or restaurant review for fun...

Do I have it made or what? (Not boasting, just appreciative for my good fortune.)

I work (very hard) for my business four days a week, and (just as hard) pro bono for various nonprofits and community groups one day a week. Weekends are to spend time with my family, not work.

Life is good. Wasn't alway, but the bad times were so bad that the karma buildup resulted in the present good times.

So, you all out there who may be struggling, my advice:

Be nice to everyone.

Go out of your way to help others.

That big old wheel will turn your way faster if you do.

I believe this.

Redstone

[Dervill Crow]

39. Medical transcription.

Quality assurance/editor/trainer.

[SarahB]

40. medical assistant (pediatrics)/mommy/nursing student

[Alsey]

41. Agricultural Research

Cotton specifically and constructed wetlands on the side.

[SarahB]

43. Cool!

Welcome to DU!
:hi:

[koneko]

64. Welcome to DU

:hi:

[Blue_In_AK]

44. Self-employed legal transcriptionist since 2000

Prior to that, legal secretary/paralegal for 25 years.

[sendero]

45. Used car dealer...

... I was a software developer (programmer to you) for 20 years, but the dot.com bust put me out of that business.

I decided I wanted to try something REALLY different. Here I am. :)

[achtung_circus]

46. Investigator/Livestock Specialist, SPCA, nt.

[TOhioLiberal]

47. Un-freaking-employed...

thanks GWB! x(

[usedtobesick]

48. what they pay me to do anyway

applications engineer for aerospace firm... translation, sales weenie

[qnr]

49. Retired / Developer for a Linux Distribution n/t

[WindRavenX]

50. student, lush

:P

[usedtobesick]

55. is that legal

to live in Boston and be a Yankee's fan? Didn't they burn people for that in the 1700's?

[WindRavenX]

76. I make it legal

JERSEY PRIDE YO!

[okoboji]

51. I know

how much most of you just "love" wal-mart .... but

I am an hourly supervisor - ICS Team Leader

[El Fuego]

52. patent atty

[bearfan454]

53. OTR Truck Driver n/t

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

54. Labor law

[WMliberal]

56. Kitchen Crew

I make food. I clean. I prep. I take orders and run them when the regular ones are busy.


Ah the joys of getting a B.A. from a top university...


I'll soon be switching jobs to High School History teacher.

[ornotna]

57. electrical contractor n/t

[Rabrrrrrr]

58. Personal Color Technician for Thomas Kinkade, Inc.

Need the colors on a painting changed so it matches your sofa, I'm the guy to ask!

Also, I'll put a brush stroke on the limited edition print so it becomes an "original".

[Dave Reynolds]

59. Histology Technologist

waiting on the inevitable question.....

:P

[Kire]

60. Deli Clerk

I should be in the meat workers union, soon.

[Dastard Stepchild]

61. Researcher, grad student

Nose perpetually in books? Check.

[eoberhauser]

62. Screen Printing

My boyfriend and I own our own shop

www.lowertownprinting.com

We have an absolute blast together! Oh and we live together too. I don't think we've spent 5 mins apart over the last year and I'm loving it.

Erin

[Briarius]

63. Electrical Engineer

well, as of the 28th I will be. For now I'm still a stay-at-home dad.

[koneko]

65. Stock transfer

'nuff said.

[yellowdogintexas]

66. Customer Service Representative, currently taking calls in

a phone center dealing with mortgages

[progmom]

67. Buyer of music

Who knew they would pay me to do the thing I love the most?

[Lone_Star_Dem]

68. Small business owner

Service industry (ac/heating/electrical/plumbing)

[Radical Activist]

69. Political Organizer

It's a lot of fun.

[Historic NY]

70. Government historian....and someday soon retired LE officer

[steely]

71. Engineer

for an aerospace firm -

[Lilith Velkor]

72. Like Cain in Kung Fu

I wander the Earth and get into adventures.

IOW I'm a fkn bum.

[EstimatedProphet]

73. Research fishery biologist

Unemployed at the current time.

[sphincter]

74. Stockbroker

For an American firm in Hong Kong.

[Wapsie B]

75. Polysomnographic Technologist

I'm the Chief Tech/Mgr in a Sleep Lab, but looking to venture on to other areas.

[SW FL Dem]

77. Attorney/Stay at home mom

Have the degree and license. Haven't used them in years. We made a family decision that it was better for me to stay home. Someday I will go back to work, I just need to decide what I want to be when I finally grow up.

[Huckebein the Raven]

78. Standup Philosopher

:silly:

actually, college student

[puerco-bellies]

79. Commodity Broker