Baraka_Guru

Huh, they can barely afford me with my meager, static salary.

Inflation'd!

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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön

Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot

Marlon's Mom

I hear you.

I'm at the point that I'm willing to whip out my l33t writer/researcher/editor/proofreader ninja voodoo for half my usual rate. And it's still too much for most businesses to spend. In so many cases, they're turning to (for example) the guy who runs the IT department to write their marketing copy, to save a buck.

Don't it suck, though?

Baraka_Guru

Ouch, and to think I was at one point considering starting up a freelance copywriting business. My biggest concern was that too many people view writing as they do editing: "I'm literate; I can do it!"

I'd offer to take you out for a drink to commiserate further, but, you know, I can't afford that.

I need to switch careers.

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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön

Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot

Marlon's Mom

Oh, sure. But can you do it WELL? Meh. I think the majority of people don't understand or appreciate fine wordsmithing at all. It's not something just anyone can do.

Why, thank you, and I understand! I'm considering building my own still. I already grow the potatoes. I'll let you know when I've got a good batch brewin'.

You and me both, but try finding a job in this economy. It's freakin' UGLY out there.

*sigh*

Get this - my 83-year-old mother is encouraging me to grow some... stuff... in my greenhouse to help make ends meet. She might not have a bad idea there!

LordEden

I can do the sales/distribution/legwork. You supply it, I get rid of it.

Network'd!

Of course I Kid, I Kid.

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Marlon's Mom

I'd best get growing!

SaltPork

i'm a dir of prod mgt for a software company...that means, all the responsiblity with none of the authority. i kjow what needs doing, but getting engineers to rally behind me is tough and i need them so when the feature is released with my name on it, I need it to work. I will happily throw someone under the bus if they intentional try and sandbag me, but I'm usually a bit more refined than that. tough job though. I walk the tightrope every day.

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It was like that when I got here....I swear.

dlish

i keep people like Telekinetic honest.

i did a bachelor of Building in constuction management at university. but i've ventured into the commercial field in the construction industry. I am now the Managing Quantity Surveyor (QS) for my current company, overseeing my QS's tending to the commercial responsibilities on the life of the construction lifecycle.

QS's do a lot of different roles, and can cover different responsibilities depending on if you are working on a contractor side or client side.

i negotiate final settlements with subcontractors, oversee contract specs, write up scope of works for subcontractors contracts, report on monthly profits/losses, assess construction risks in construction documents, sign off payment certificates for subcontractors, negotiate prices with subcontractor packages.

Basically, if it has anything to do with money on a construction project, then im the go to person.

subcontractors hate us, because we reduce their profit margins, and our employers love us because we make them money.

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An injustice anywhere, is an injustice everywhere

I always sign my facebook comments with ()()===========(}. Does that make me gay?
- Filthy

World's King

I play with food.

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biznatch

I got back in France in late November 2009. Found my current job after a lot of searching, many interviews and getting used to my own country.

So, since early February, I've been a receptionnist/switchboard person in a company that trains receptionnists and has them work for other companies.
I was placed in a big investment and real estate company in Paris' business district, La Defense; they told me my english would be useful there.

So I'm at the floor where all the meetings, internal and external, take place, and I greet visitors, call "visitees", book meeting room reservations, take calls and redirect them to the proper person or prevent them from bugging people, and do a bit of general office work.
I sit behind a desk with my superior, who's in charge of the reception team and has a few more responsibilities than us.

It's a fairly easy job.

I'm also applying to schools for a special education system we have here, which allows students to work in a company for 3 days, and go to class for 2 days. We get paid 70 or 80% of minimum wage, while getting a degree in the same amount of time as regular students. School is paid for by the company.

I got accepted in a school for a 5 year program with a masters in marketing, international business or communication, now the hard part is finding a company. Since my job is from 2 to 8 PM it'll leave me time in the morning for the shit-ton of interviews I'm gonna go to.
I can't wait to start.

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Martian

That's right bitches, I'm bringing it back.

So I got me a new job. And since I just signed a contract yesterday that says that I will be able to keep this job "until such time as the employee reaches the normal retiring age" I figured I'd post here. Also because it's a fun one.

So first off I work for a DNS Hosting company. We aren't the biggest players in the market, but we're certainly not the smallest either -- multiple anycast strands consisting of multiple clusters located in data centers around the world.

My specific job is that of a support technician. It turns out that DNS is kind of obscure and hardly anyone seems to know how it really works. With that i mind, we need a large support team relative to the rest of the organization to help folks out. I answer questions by phone or by email, as well as keeping an eye on certain aspects of our operation. I will kick things up to either our operations or development team as necessary, depending on where an issue lies -- just yesterday I uncovered a problem with our mail, in that Yahoo's mailservers had abruptly decided to stop talking to ours (that one went to ops).

It's interesting and challenging and I get all the free Doritos and Diet Coke I want.

Anyone else? C'mon, I know someone's got a fun job to share.

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I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept
I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept
I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head
I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said

- Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame

EventHorizon

i work for the Air Force

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Does Marcellus Wallace have the appearance of a female canine? Then for what reason did you attempt to copulate with him as if he were a female canine?

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Originally Posted by canuckguy Pretty simple really, do your own thing as long as it does not fuck with anyone's enjoyment of life.

snowy

I teach kiddos ages 12 mos.-36 mos. (1 year-3 years). My job duties include changing diapers, wiping snotty noses, doing dishes, sweeping floors, and general cleaning up. I am technically a "classroom assistant" right now, which means that I do the things that enable the head teachers to spend time in small groups with the kiddos. However, sometimes I get to do awesome things like lead circle time and do art projects. I love those opportunities. I also get to supervise recess twice a day, and do things like teach kids to play soccer, tag, and ring-around-the-rosey. What makes this job awesome is how it makes you feel like a rock star; when I show up for work, I am greeted by a chorus of, "SNOWY! SNOWY! SNOWY!" chanted by eight adoring 2-year-olds who think I'm the greatest thing since sliced bread because I give them hugs and read books to them. And yeah, did I mention I get huggled and snuggled by cute kids all day long? It's pretty great!

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If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau

biznatch

I also got a new job. I'm now doing marketing in school for 2 days while working the rest of the week doing cold calling.

I try to get people to come to my company for a 45 minute consultation. We advise people on different ways to lower their taxes through investments in real estate or financial products.

It's been a couple months and I think I've learned most of what I can learn about cold calling, any more time here would just help me get better at it. so I'm on a search for something new, that pays better, and doesn't require staring at a phonebook for hours.

If I don't find anything, I'll settle with this until next school year.

amonkie

I'm an operations/support manager. I take a lot of the work no one wants to do or mess with, and turn it into proverbial gold.

Its a combination of putting out unexpected work related "fires", dry and boring but gotta do them tasks like data entry and project management, and quality assurance/integrity audits and research.

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FuriousAvatar

I'm the general manager of a local Mexican restaurant. I hire (and fire) waitstaff and hostesses, manage the scheduling, motivate them to do their jobs, and act as a filter between the owners and the general public. I also come up with new training policies and their implementation.

I do also work as a sales associate at a local outdoor retail store, just part-time. I answer general questions about products, help people find things, and stock freight.

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-Pope John XXIII

dlish

i changed jobs since then...

but i still do almost the same thing, except i work for the developer now instead of the main contractor.

i get to squeeze money out of contractors and i get to fire off nasty contractual letters when i feel like picking a fight.

always fun

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- Filthy

StanT

Not an official title; but "Designated Network Scapegoat" probably covers it.

We sold the business, outsourced it, laid off most my peers, and I seem to be the only one around that kinda knows whats going on.

I never wanted to be the last one left.

Lasereth

I'm a computer fixer for public safety. I fix the computers inside 350ish police cars, 40 fire trucks, 20 fire stations, a police department, its satellite buildings, and run a help desk inside the police department itself. My position is Information System Analyst but I'm more of a Michael Clayton that fixes computers type employee. I configure and order every single piece of new computer equipment for the police and fire departments and usually install them as well. The help desk I work at has about 1000 customers, from police officers, and firefighters, to support staff for police and fire. I also run Winston-Salem Police Department P2C - provided by OSSI. That's a broad generalization lol.

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Fotzlid

I've changed jobs.
Now working as a home infusion nurse.
I go to people's homes and teach them how to administer their own IV medications. I also change dressings for PICC lines (really long IV's, they go from the arm to the mid chest), access and de-access Portacaths (IV access thats implanted just below the skin on the chest wall), draw blood work and start the occasional peripheral IV.
Haven't had more than 6 visits in a day, its typically 3 or 4. That is mostly due to the large area I cover.
After working in hospitals for the past 14 years where everything had to get done 20 minutes ago, I'm still adjusting to the much more relaxed attitude about getting the job done.
First time in a long time I don't mind going to work.

sbscout

I teach 8th grade at-risk students. Those identified as being probable drop-outs in high school. I teach all the core subjects (ELA, Reading, Writing, Science, Math, Social Studies) in a self-contained class. I have about 20-25 students most of the year. I also have a wonderful principal who lets me try whatever I think might work to ignite a little love for learning. I LOVE what I do! Everyone's invited to come by and visit, but I'll put you to work!

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robot_parade

I'm a 'Software Developer IV' at a medium-large Internets company. I'm at the level where I have minions, and deal with software at a higher level than I did before in my career. I still keep my hands in the code, though. I mostly work with web applications, dealing closely with the users, and try to build stuff that works, and works well.

Willravel

I've changed jobs, too. I've started a new business as a private music instructor. Life is good.

Lindy

Good for you and best wishes! Music is an important part of my life, and at one time was all that kept me sane. My biggest influence as a teen was my small-town high school band director. Kind of a "Mr. Holland's Opus" guy.

As to me, now...
I manage money for a denominational church pension board. I buy, sell, trade, and hold investments such as stocks, bonds, financial derivatives, real estate, land, domestic and foreign currency, and... other stuff. I work under a non disclosure agreement, so I can't say much more. I started here in 2004 as a part time filing and data entry clerk.
I have a masters degree in econometrics, emphasis on measuring the results of local, county, and state economic development incentives. I do a little consulting in that area. I also run a successful investment fund for myself and a couple of family members. Hey, that's how Warren Buffet started.
It kind of boggles my mind that I'm doing so well at this playing with money thing, since my interests lie mostly in the so-called hard sciences and the fine arts. But here I am. I'll probably be here a long time, unless my Sig other gets a job somewhere else.

Lindy

EventHorizon

what if TFP gave you all its collective dough, would it make enough to fill the monthly quota?

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Does Marcellus Wallace have the appearance of a female canine? Then for what reason did you attempt to copulate with him as if he were a female canine?

Quote:

Originally Posted by canuckguy Pretty simple really, do your own thing as long as it does not fuck with anyone's enjoyment of life.

Xerxys

I'm a software programmer. I have dental.

SirLance

I run a technology department at a mid-size business. I have a great team, and life is good!

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Willravel

Thanks!

CinnamonGirl

I could've sworn I posted in this one, but apparently not. Weird. (maybe it was one of my TFP dreams. Yes, I have them.)


Sheesh, you all have great jobs. I'm a server & bartender for a corporate restaurant. I get drinks, refill drinks, take orders, deliver food, bus tables, roll silverware, clean up after people, entertain children, laugh at lame jokes, mix & pour adult beverages, make tea, wash dishes, smile at everyone, explain how coupons work (or don't work), refill salt & pepper shakers, judge levels of intoxication, chat about things I have no interest in whatsoever, chat about things I'm entirely too dorky about, smile some more, stock the beer well, tip out everyone on my staff that isn't also a server or a cook (usually), and basically treat everyone who comes into my general vicinity as if they're the best thing that's happened to me all day & bust my ass to make sure they have an enjoyable meal.

It's really not that bad of a gig. Flexible hours, fast pace (usually), and if the tips are good, worth it. I don't plan on doing it for the rest of my life, but it works for now.

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"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"

Meditrina

I always have a hard time describing what I do. I work for human resources at a university. We have recently decided that what I do is technically called data management.

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ZombieSquirrel

I am a Development Assistant/Coordinator for a College of Science of a university.

I am the liaison between the College and University Foundation. I make sure everyone's on the right page, which I have found is a lot harder than it one would think.

Basically Development Directors meet with rich people to try and convince them to donate to the College of Science. If they are successful in securing money to give a kid a scholarship or fund faculty research, I put together a gift agreement laying out how the money will be spent. When the money is spent, I report on how it was spent. I track down students so that they can tell me happy stories about how the money helped them make their academic dreams come true. I take the really smart speak of the faculty and dumb it down.

I host parties for the rich people. I get faculty members to participate in dog and pony shows. I tell the communications people if I come across newsworthy stories. I write a blog on science discoveries at the university.

I basically make rich people feel good about the dough they coughed up.




I'm also an aspiring prostitute.

JK...I'm not aspiring to be one, I am one.

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LazyBoy

Merchandising

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