OT: What's your job/career??

geoschmo · #1 December 9th, 2005, 02:03 PM

Mmmmm Chick-Fil-A.

EvilGenius4ABetterTomorro · #2 December 9th, 2005, 10:01 PM

I'm a receptionist/warehouse manager at a local blank media and duplication company. It's a mom and pop operation so raises are a little slow but we can drink beer after 4pm! surf the web on a T-1 line and play xbox 360 on the 42" HDTV plasma t.v. Keep the proles sedated and entertained so they don't revolt!
Then 12 hours a week I work as a home electronics cashier at Fred Meyer (Kroger). That money helps put the kid through private school and I get good discounts on home electronics too.
With all the aging baby boomers and heavy Ipod use, I was thinking of getting into or investing in the Hearing Aid industry. Ka ching?

Richard · #3 December 9th, 2005, 11:32 PM

I am the supervisor for a Tier 2 application support team at a major Pharmaceutical Distribution company.

I also do a lot of work at Shrapnel.

Atrocities · #4 December 10th, 2005, 12:48 AM

I spend the day now doing much of nothing at all.

Xrati · #5 December 10th, 2005, 01:41 AM

I'm currently working for a company making DSL modems (WiFi too) and is currently in the process of making the VIOP phone sets. We also make most of the communication hardware for the major phone companies(land lines).

Raging Deadstar · #6 December 10th, 2005, 04:49 AM

This thread is interesting, if you were here a year ago and posted, to look back to see what you thought/were doing last year.

Heh, for me I was pretty accurate. I ended up finishing college much earlier than expected (Like April 05 instead of July 06

). I'm currently unemployed again and looking for part time work.

But I've been doing Voluntary Work for the last 7 months. Currently I'm working on and off constantly for 4 organisations and it's been great fun!

The main problem I have is time. There's so much more I want to take on.

Dam the enthusiasm of youth

Slynky · #7 December 10th, 2005, 11:04 PM

Worked every year of my life (except 1) since I was eight years old. That's newspaper delivery, to fast food, Greek restaurant, textile mill (in the lab testing nylon, etc. for panty hose), and when given my lottery number for the draft to service, joined Army Security Agency (intel) and that got me started in computers. 20 years later, I retired and hired on in an IT position. 5 more years and retire again. THEN I'll be able to work full time on what I like...graphic arts (where I get a few jobs by word of mouth).

I have ONE good bit of advice you should heed:

Not sure what Canada does about offshoring (etc.), but when considering a career, you might give some preference to one that can't be done out of your country.