What do you do for a living?

GlenBarrington · 08-15-2010, 09:58 AM

This question was posted on a Photography site I visit and it was not only popular and interesting, it generated numerous side dialogs on how photography fits into those professions and society in general. It seems to me this question would work on this site as well.

I'm talking about your primary source of income, not the profession you dream about.

I'll go first, I guess.

I'm a Teradata DBA and Developer. It's a database management system capable of storing and querying databases containing billions of records quickly and accurately. Particularly useful for Banking, Telephone, Insurance, & retail and hospitality industries; not to mention government. (have I sold out to 'the man', or what?)

Now that reader prices are starting to drop, I've been thinking of storing the enormous amount of PDF based documentaion on a cheap ereader that does PDF well, although the amount of documentation will require a strong search capability.

GeoffC · 08-15-2010, 10:37 AM

Retired !

and breathing !

dsvick · 08-15-2010, 11:15 AM

I've got two hats ... Manager of Web Development and Network Administrator. In my current job search though I'm looking to get out of the programming side and more in to the net admin or DBA track.

mjhudston · 08-15-2010, 11:25 AM

Defence Consultant by day. Wannabe writer by night!

zelda_pinwheel · 08-15-2010, 11:28 AM

i'm a graphist / webdesigner by day, and at night i put on a mask and cape to fight Bad Code and defend Webstandards (and other standards. like epub

).

GeoffC · 08-15-2010, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

i'm a graphist / webdesigner by day, and at night i put on a mask and cape to fight Bad Code and defend Webstandards (and other standards. like epub

).

despite disturbances by SHUMs !

zelda_pinwheel · 08-15-2010, 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffC

despite disturbances by SHUMs !

"disturbances" ? you're being polite. i'd say we'd already passed the stage of escalated hostilities.

GeoffC · 08-15-2010, 11:32 AM

moi, I'm always polite !!!!

ficbot · 08-15-2010, 11:37 AM

I teach primary school French, and I love it. It's a great job. Most of my students are 4-8 years old (I teach at a private school where we start 'em young) and it is just a great age to work with. They are curious and creative and sweet and I can do cool things like use puppets and play music with them that I could not do with older kids. My boss really should be paying me more than she is but other than that, I love my job.

Things got much easier for me when the iPad arrived. I scanned all my teaching guides and put them on there and now I can access anything I want, any time.

neilmarr · 08-15-2010, 11:51 AM

I support myself and my family through writing and editing -- have done for forty-some years, and always will. I'm too dim for real work. And no empolyer would so much as look at me these days. No pensions, so I'll happily die on the job. I love it. Cheers. Neil

TGS · 08-15-2010, 12:09 PM

I've just about finished an MA, (I am very old but I live in Denmark where there is a wonderful education system that doesn't charge fees and even paid me to do the MA), I also teach technical and business English, do some technical and academic copy editing and have recently, (at clients' request - I am in no way a translator), started taking on some academic translation. I also do consultancy work in organisational change management and supporting people through change. I guess I am what is known as a "portfolio worker"! Eek!

alecE · 08-15-2010, 03:38 PM

Ex professional librarian, stumbled into IT project management, dabbled in consultancy, business intelligence then threw it all up for a major change & became a security guard. (Night shifts gave so much time for reading & browsing MR!) Now trying to convince myself that being the supervisor is really a good thing. Next step: semi-retirement - cruise in the summer & work in the winter :-))

karenr_nz · 08-15-2010, 06:41 PM

I tutor and lecture chemistry at university, and also do some free-lance english language editing of scientific papers.

In an alternate reality I would love to be a wine maker.

happy_terd · 08-15-2010, 06:44 PM

I work the underwear aisle at the local Walmart.

GraceKrispy · 08-15-2010, 07:02 PM

I'm an educator. I mold the future. I work to ensure students' success in both the academic and social-emotional realms. I touch children. Wait, what?

08-15-2010, 09:58 AM	#1
GlenBarrington Cheese Whiz Posts: 1,986 Karma: 11677147 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Springfield, Illinois Device: Kindle PW, Samsung Tab A 10.1(2019), Pixel 6a.	What do you do for a living? This question was posted on a Photography site I visit and it was not only popular and interesting, it generated numerous side dialogs on how photography fits into those professions and society in general. It seems to me this question would work on this site as well. I'm talking about your primary source of income, not the profession you dream about. I'll go first, I guess. I'm a Teradata DBA and Developer. It's a database management system capable of storing and querying databases containing billions of records quickly and accurately. Particularly useful for Banking, Telephone, Insurance, & retail and hospitality industries; not to mention government. (have I sold out to 'the man', or what?) Now that reader prices are starting to drop, I've been thinking of storing the enormous amount of PDF based documentaion on a cheap ereader that does PDF well, although the amount of documentation will require a strong search capability.

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08-15-2010, 10:37 AM	#2
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Retired ! and breathing !

08-15-2010, 11:15 AM	#3
dsvick Wizard Posts: 2,737 Karma: 635747 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Northeast Ohio, USA Device: PRS-900	I've got two hats ... Manager of Web Development and Network Administrator. In my current job search though I'm looking to get out of the programming side and more in to the net admin or DBA track.

08-15-2010, 11:25 AM	#4
mjhudston All round good egg Posts: 229 Karma: 1005039 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: Apple Ipad 3rd Generation	Defence Consultant by day. Wannabe writer by night!

08-15-2010, 11:28 AM	#5
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	i'm a graphist / webdesigner by day, and at night i put on a mask and cape to fight Bad Code and defend Webstandards (and other standards. like epub ).

08-15-2010, 11:32 AM	#8
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	moi, I'm always polite !!!!

08-15-2010, 11:37 AM	#9
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	I teach primary school French, and I love it. It's a great job. Most of my students are 4-8 years old (I teach at a private school where we start 'em young) and it is just a great age to work with. They are curious and creative and sweet and I can do cool things like use puppets and play music with them that I could not do with older kids. My boss really should be paying me more than she is but other than that, I love my job. Things got much easier for me when the iPad arrived. I scanned all my teaching guides and put them on there and now I can access anything I want, any time.

08-15-2010, 11:51 AM	#10
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,215 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	I support myself and my family through writing and editing -- have done for forty-some years, and always will. I'm too dim for real work. And no empolyer would so much as look at me these days. No pensions, so I'll happily die on the job. I love it. Cheers. Neil

08-15-2010, 12:09 PM	#11
TGS Country Member Posts: 9,058 Karma: 7676767 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Denmark Device: Liseuse: Irex DR800. PRS 505 in the house, and the missus has an iPad.	I've just about finished an MA, (I am very old but I live in Denmark where there is a wonderful education system that doesn't charge fees and even paid me to do the MA), I also teach technical and business English, do some technical and academic copy editing and have recently, (at clients' request - I am in no way a translator), started taking on some academic translation. I also do consultancy work in organisational change management and supporting people through change. I guess I am what is known as a "portfolio worker"! Eek!

08-15-2010, 03:38 PM	#12
alecE Evangelist Posts: 412 Karma: 546196 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: UK canal boat Device: sony prs505, prs650, kobo Glo HD liseuses	Ex professional librarian, stumbled into IT project management, dabbled in consultancy, business intelligence then threw it all up for a major change & became a security guard. (Night shifts gave so much time for reading & browsing MR!) Now trying to convince myself that being the supervisor is really a good thing. Next step: semi-retirement - cruise in the summer & work in the winter :-))

08-15-2010, 06:41 PM	#13
karenr_nz Connoisseur Posts: 69 Karma: 820 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: PB360	I tutor and lecture chemistry at university, and also do some free-lance english language editing of scientific papers. In an alternate reality I would love to be a wine maker.

08-15-2010, 06:44 PM	#14
happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	I work the underwear aisle at the local Walmart.

08-15-2010, 07:02 PM	#15
GraceKrispy It's Dr. Penguin now! Posts: 3,909 Karma: 4705733 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: (USA) Device: iPad mini, Samsung Note 3, Sony PRS-650 (rarely used now)	I'm an educator. I mold the future. I work to ensure students' success in both the academic and social-emotional realms. I touch children. Wait, what?