What do you do for a living?

[NCer]

I don't think we have covered that subject yet

I'll start.
I am an IBM mainframe programmer for 30 years, servicing Wall Street back office processing for various firms / products. Currently working for JP Morgan-Chase.

You go now

 

[Robk61]

I have been a tool&die maker for thirty years.

 

[StratTuner]

I'm a computer technician for the local school district.

 

[robnpat]

I am an IT Project Manager for our state capital's school district. Spent over 16 years as a network admin before that.

 

[Spaceteach]

Retired US Air Force Titan II Combat Crew member and instructor. Second retirement from United Space Alliance as Technical Training instructor for the Space Shuttle program.

 

[Bubba Satori]

Pre-owned vehicular sales consultant.

 

[bamamate]

Currently I’m a performance tester/engineer/capacity planner in software development for Acxiom which is basically a database marketing partner company. Nights and weekends I’m renovating my 1930s house.
Previous lives include: pump jockey/mechanics flunky, auto parts counter (before they were computerized), component level computer repair (PDP, Vax, Unix, WinTel), sys admin on same, sub-component level reliability and failure analysis (that was really fun at times), then I moved to the dark side with programming on mainframe, MS world, and some Unix/Linux.

 

[John Boy]

All types around here. Sgt Adair at work, member of 1 Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. Afghan a couple times, work in the regional headquarters right now monitoring and planning domestic operations/overseas deployments/urban training. Love my God, my wife and my country.

 

[DanH]

I write software that helps lawyers sue each other in an efficient fashion. Past lives include lots of hospitality titles, apprentice sheet metal fabricator, civil engineering technologist and sales of a number of diverse and interesting products...

 

[Old Can Ride]

I got a job 3 times better than all of you combined. I'm retired !!!

 

[Bubba Satori]

I got a job 3 times better than all of you combined. I'm retired !!!

You suck.

I can't retire until I'm 91.

 

[Jay Fridays]

I was an IBEW Union Electrician for a long time... I am still a Licensed Electrical Contractor and actually just renewed my license ( just as my fallback option )

I was a guitar/music instructor for a few years after graduating from Musicians Institute in Hollywood....

Currently I am a Paramedic, while I am taking Pre-Med courses at a local University for my MD....

 

[robnpat]

You suck.

I can't retire until I'm 91.

I am eligible to retire in 13 years, at age 54, if I stay at my current job...I would have been there 26 years if I do stay. I hope to have my house paid for by then or else I'll be a door greeter at WalMart (do they have those anymore??)...

 

[DanH]

I got a job 3 times better than all of you combined. I'm retired !!!

HELL YES YOU DO!!!! (yes I yelled that out loud as I typed it!)

 

[Jay Fridays]

I got a job 3 times better than all of you combined. I'm retired !!!

I already took out about 10 years of my retirement early... From ages 20-30, when I could reeeeeally enjoy it... ... lol

Now, I'm gonna become a doctor (almost there), work for about 10 more years, and retire again for good.....LMFAO!!!

 

[NCer]

I already took out about 10 years of my retirement early... lol. from ages 20-30, when I could really enjoy it... ... lol

Now, I'm gonna become a doctor (almost there), work for about 10 more years, and retire again for good.....LMFAO!!!

What kind of doctior will you be Jay?

 

[Jay Fridays]

I want to do Emergency Medicine... be an ER Doc....
Still not exactly sure though... The deeper I get into the medical field, the more I learn of the amazing array of specialties and avenues to pursue.... and they are all so interesting...

 

[ziggie]

Work at a factory in the press room making dryer parts.the last 7 years.before that welded and fabed wreak train cars.

 

[NCer]

I want to do Emergency Medicine... be an ER Doc....

GREAT! All the best!

 

[Heavy-H]

I'm a truck driver............ Oh Boy


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