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What do you do for a living?

Anonymous — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 15:44:58 GMT

I'm just really curious. What kind of careers do you all have? Do you like what you do? Is that what you planned on doing, or did things change along the way?

Re: What do you do for a living?

Anonymous — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 15:56:01 GMT

I am an office manager at a campground on the river. After spending nearly 20 years in the restaurant/bar industry, I never really expected to work an office job, yet here I am. My family and I can camp, raft, tube, hike, and fish whenever we like. I do love my job, though it is a far cry from what I planned on doing - I was certain I would grow up to be delivering the Weekend Update on SNL, but alas, it wasn't in the cards for me.

I also side hustle a bit writing articles for various prints, proof-reading, blogging, affiliate marketing, and am working with a publisher to get my first book published. That's my true passion.

Re: What do you do for a living?

Kree — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 18:07:35 GMT

I develop end of course assessments for various state departments of education. I enjoy the work and plan to stay here for the forseeable future.

Re: What do you do for a living?

Np1791 — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 18:27:42 GMT

Insurance agent for Allstate in CA. I am basically sells and service here. I can sell and service home, auto, rental properties, commercial, personal property, events, life insurance and just about everything in between. Although I am not happy with my current agency I do enjoy the work.

Re: What do you do for a living?

Felony_Phil — Sat, 06 Oct 2018 04:22:39 GMT

Welding & fabrication.

Re: What do you do for a living?

Jnbmom — Sat, 06 Oct 2018 04:34:41 GMT

I am a cardiac monitor technician. I work graveyard 12 hour shifts, I have always liked being a nite owl , my DH and I take care of my elderly mother so we work oppposite shifts ( like having little ones again).

So I watch heart rythmns all night long. I enjoy it

Re: What do you do for a living?

pipeguy — Sat, 06 Oct 2018 04:35:21 GMT

I work on Capitol Hill for a member of Congress. Prior to this (last 6 years) I owned and ran my own tradeshow and online business for 18 years. Prior to that, I was VP and GM for a small chain of retail stores (6) for 17 years. My next job starting January 3, 2020, will be to travel, drink more good wine, walk on the beach and work on my hobby of making handmade solid wood furniture.

Re: What do you do for a living?

Anonymous — Sat, 06 Oct 2018 10:39:00 GMT

@pipeguy wrote:
I work on Capitol Hill for a member of Congress. Prior to this (last 6 years) I owned and ran my own tradeshow and online business for 18 years. Prior to that, I was VP and GM for a small chain of retail stores (6) for 17 years. My next job starting January 3, 2020, will be to travel, drink more good wine, walk on the beach and work on my hobby of making handmade solid wood furniture.

Interesting thread ... as to your occupation, your handle "pipeguy" has caught my eye. Never figured you for work in the political arena with that handle. Your after work January 3, 2020 sounds interesting too

Re: What do you do for a living?

LCC_mk14 — Sat, 06 Oct 2018 13:33:02 GMT

Currently a 3rd year law student doing criminal appellate work for the state (talk about always having a story to tell). Definitly hoping to continue doing appellate work post-grad.

Definitely not what I planned - the original track was to be a high-school english teacher but I switched out during my student teaching haha.

Re: What do you do for a living?

Felony_Phil — Sat, 06 Oct 2018 16:05:00 GMT

Always having a story to tell?

LoL.

Re: What do you do for a living?

kilroy8 — Sat, 06 Oct 2018 16:13:05 GMT

I am an IT guy for a Fortune 500 company.

My degree is in accounting, so not exactly what was planned. I followed the money.

I absolutely enjoy what I am doing, though.

Re: What do you do for a living?

Anonymous — Sat, 06 Oct 2018 16:15:26 GMT

I would love to have your job at the camp grounds, it sounds super fun my wife and I would really enjoy all your perks! I work for a restoration company. We do fire, smoke, and water damages in damaged homes along with mold remediation. It’s nice that every job and every day is different, plus I get to do a lot of demolition and tear outs so that is pretty fun.

Re: What do you do for a living?

Anonymous — Sat, 06 Oct 2018 21:48:27 GMT

Interesting topic...I’ve often wondered that myself, but also wondered if it would alter or taint the advice from members if I knew more/too much about them. However, curiosity wins out.

Please pardon the lengthy answer, as I’m not sure my current occupation accurately describes who I am.

While I’m high school I decided to join the US Navy, and did so in 1986. I spent from 1986-1992 as an Electronic Warfare Technician on 4 ships and completed 3 deployments, to include Desert Storm.

In 1992 I left active duty for college and joined the USNR. I switched to the US Army Reserve in 1995 as a Civil Affairs Sergeant and did that from 1995-1999. I graduated college with a BA in Political Science in 1996 and spent the next 10 months in Bosnia deployed with the USAR. When I returned to the US in 1997 I began law school and received my JD in 1999. I had a break in military service from 1999-2003.

In 1999 I began working as an Assistant District Attorney in Texas. After the events of 9/11 I applied for a commission into the US Army Reserve JAG Corps and was commissioned in 2003. In 2008 I was called to active duty with the Army and spent from 2008-2014 at Ft Stewart, GA and Ft Bragg, NC (Special Operations Command) as a Judge Advocate in various capacities with a trip to Iraq mixed in durin my time at Ft Stewart.

In 2014 I left active duty and moved to Arizona (I’m licensed in Texas and Arizona) and took a job as a Deputy County Attorney (AZ equivalent of TX ADA). And remained in the Army Reserve.

In 2017 I moved back to Texas to work as a prosecutor for the Office of the Attorney General, where I am today, and also still in the Army Reserve.

I never would’ve thought about becoming an attorney. I began college in an Electrical Engineering & Computer Science duel degree track before changing majors based on my desire to attend law school.

If I had it to do over again, I would’ve joined the FBI or CIA after college, as I prefer that type of proactive work than reactive prosecution. If I were able to get into the US Attorney’s Office that would be much more to my liking, as they do much more in the way of proactive investigation and prosecution.

I’ve enjoyed reading about the others here and look forward to reading more!

Re: What do you do for a living?

pipeguy — Sun, 07 Oct 2018 00:56:40 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
@pipeguy wrote:
I work on Capitol Hill for a member of Congress. Prior to this (last 6 years) I owned and ran my own tradeshow and online business for 18 years. Prior to that, I was VP and GM for a small chain of retail stores (6) for 17 years. My next job starting January 3, 2020, will be to travel, drink more good wine, walk on the beach and work on my hobby of making handmade solid wood furniture.
Interesting thread ... as to your occupation, your handle "pipeguy" has caught my eye. Never figured you for work in the political arena with that handle. Your after work January 3, 2020 sounds interesting too

Heh, the handle was given to me years ago as someone that could source "things" be it information or hardware from point A to point B aka concept to implementation, I'll leave it at that

Re: What do you do for a living?

kilroy8 — Sun, 07 Oct 2018 01:11:51 GMT

@pipeguy wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
@pipeguy wrote:
I work on Capitol Hill for a member of Congress. Prior to this (last 6 years) I owned and ran my own tradeshow and online business for 18 years. Prior to that, I was VP and GM for a small chain of retail stores (6) for 17 years. My next job starting January 3, 2020, will be to travel, drink more good wine, walk on the beach and work on my hobby of making handmade solid wood furniture.
Interesting thread ... as to your occupation, your handle "pipeguy" has caught my eye. Never figured you for work in the political arena with that handle. Your after work January 3, 2020 sounds interesting too
Heh, the handle was given to me years ago as someone that could source "things" be it information or hardware from point A to point B aka concept to implementation, I'll leave it at that

I was having visions of Captain Black vapors circling about you. Boy, was I off.

Re: What do you do for a living?

Anonymous — Sun, 07 Oct 2018 01:21:01 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
Interesting topic...I’ve often wondered that myself, but also wondered if it would alter or taint the advice from members if I knew more/too much about them. However, curiosity wins out.

Please pardon the lengthy answer, as I’m not sure my current occupation accurately describes who I am.

While I’m high school I decided to join the US Navy, and did so in 1986. I spent from 1986-1992 as an Electronic Warfare Technician on 4 ships and completed 3 deployments, to include Desert Storm.

In 1992 I left active duty for college and joined the USNR. I switched to the US Army Reserve in 1995 as a Civil Affairs Sergeant and did that from 1995-1999. I graduated college with a BA in Political Science in 1996 and spent the next 10 months in Bosnia deployed with the USAR. When I returned to the US in 1997 I began law school and received my JD in 1999. I had a break in military service from 1999-2003.

In 1999 I began working as an Assistant District Attorney in Texas. After the events of 9/11 I applied for a commission into the US Army Reserve JAG Corps and was commissioned in 2003. In 2008 I was called to active duty with the Army and spent from 2008-2014 at Ft Stewart, GA and Ft Bragg, NC (Special Operations Command) as a Judge Advocate in various capacities with a trip to Iraq mixed in durin my time at Ft Stewart.

In 2014 I left active duty and moved to Arizona (I’m licensed in Texas and Arizona) and took a job as a Deputy County Attorney (AZ equivalent of TX ADA). And remained in the Army Reserve.

In 2017 I moved back to Texas to work as a prosecutor for the Office of the Attorney General, where I am today, and also still in the Army Reserve.

I never would’ve thought about becoming an attorney. I began college in an Electrical Engineering & Computer Science duel degree track before changing majors based on my desire to attend law school.

If I had it to do over again, I would’ve joined the FBI or CIA after college, as I prefer that type of proactive work than reactive prosecution. If I were able to get into the US Attorney’s Office that would be much more to my liking, as they do much more in the way of proactive investigation and prosecution.

I’ve enjoyed reading about the others here and look forward to reading more!

You are certainly a jack of all trades.

Re: What do you do for a living?

Anonymous — Sun, 07 Oct 2018 17:47:29 GMT

I am a (senior) undergraduate student studying Finance. After graduation next Spring, I will be moving to the East Coast to work for a large asset manager as an equity/credit research analyst. I'll be learning about which companies are worth us investing in based on company/industry analysis, interest rates, and economic outlook.

Re: What do you do for a living?

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 15:40:05 GMT

I am a senior academic advisor at a CUNY community college in NYC. I've been in higher education for 13 years, as an academic advisor, academic analyst, academic integrity evaluator, and auditor, and I am sick of higher ed. That's the primary reason why I decided to earn my MA in Data Analytics and Applied Social Research at another CUNY school; I am concentrating specifically in Media and Marketing. And the best part - my tuition is free! Not a bad perk, eh?

I have 21 of 35 credits completed with a 3.867 GPA (*woo hoo*) and I am enrolled in two courses (6 credits) for this semester, which will bring my total completed to 27 in total by December. I hope to be done with my thesis (which counts as 3 credits) and my remaining coursework by the end of next summer, God willing. Once I am done with school, I will be moving back to my hometown (Chicago, IL) to start my next chapter with my love (provided he doesn't screw up ) and a new career.

Edited to add: My undergraduate degree is in psychology. I graduated from DePaul University, hence my username (bludmn = Blue Demon, DePaul's athletic team; 79 = the year I was born).

Re: What do you do for a living?

Madein84 — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 00:04:41 GMT

I am a Pharmaceutical Sales Rep, and this is definitely not what I thought I would be doing.

My undergrad is in communitications and I thought I would graduate and work in the ad agency. I hated my internship, and realized that while I liked to write, I did not enjoy writing copy all day long.

I also interned for a state international trade agency and that experience was more pleasant. Following that and some time living overseas post graduation I focused my energy on working in an international NGO or in the US foreign service - this desire led me to move to NYC.

Through a series of life events and opportunities, I ended up in the public health field, and eventually found my way to my current role.

I like my job, its fun, low stres and flexible.

In regards to what I want to do - I want freedom.

So my goal is to save, diversify my investments, pay off debt, have consistent multiple streams of income and retire early so I can enjoy my life and be free to do what I will.

I am currently 34 - I would like to retire at 40.

Re: What do you do for a living?

sdsoccerdad — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 15:23:44 GMT

I worked in Software development since 2000 and recently switched careers to a Sales Engineer. Loving it so far! I actually wanted to be a school teacher. Original course of study was Sociology.