Knifington STRIKE Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 In the interest of getting to know everyone better, this thread is about what kind of job you have, and possibly what horrible mental state it leaves you in when you come home and post here. I'll start! I'm an EMT Basic working for a transport company right now. I worked in EMS for two years before moving, and the area I live in is currently EMS/Fire integrated, meaning in order to work for a county service I have to have Fire Fighter training. Since I have no interest in running into a burning building (and no offense to those that do), I'm stuck doing convalescent transport until I can get my Paramedic. :/ So what awesome/crappy jobs do you guys have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouchart Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 I work as a "Freight Analyst" for a manufacturing company. In reality I just handle billing related issues, for the most part. It's not difficult. I could do more sophisticated mathematical analysis but I'm never asked to do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knifington STRIKE Posted December 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 Protip: Never do anything extra, whether it's related to your job or not. Once you raise your own standards, then the higher-ups will expect more out of you for the same rate of pay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouchart Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 I don't think my bosses are competent enough to take advantage of me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-K Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 Nothing. Absolutely nothing! It's awesome! I've done nothing but school and work since I was 12, I now have some money saved up and I'm taking this time to have a mid-life vacation. Perhaps it'll be a 6 month sebatical. I've succesfully wasted 3 months of free time, seeing as I quit my job half september. I had been working as a prison guard for 2 years at that time and decided to leave it behind for lazier pastures. I've been trying my hand at gamedesign, and I've made some small casual games, all of them stellar quality, obviously, but I have not taken the plunge for the Game Design course study yet. Partly because it's 8800 euros. Which I can afford, but it's still 8800 euros. I mean GODDAMN that's a lotta cash. So now I'm just taking a backseat, finding myself, getting in touch with myself, touching myself, and perhaps in time I'll start working again. I've skimmed some job sites already, but nothing really convincing. I've already had 12 jobs or so in the 10 years I've been working but nothing seems to stick.. ah well.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diedan Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 I'm a Project Associate Manager at a food research company. Basically, we design and execute taste tests for large retail food companies (crap you find in the grocery store). I manage a group of people who design and develop all the taste test materials (recruit the right people, put together the questionnaire, develop serving orders), then manage the data, run/farm out the statistics, and then put together big fancy charts and tables in a report. I've been working there 5 years and it's awesome. Over the next year I'm working to transition my department/my career to be more value-added focused, ideally with bringing statistics in-house 100% rather than the 25% it is now and dropping all the form based paperwork. As a counter-argument to the don't do extra work thing. I did tons of extra work and it's why I am in the position I am now, making as much as I am now. Then again, I work for a small company where me and my boss have mutual respect for one another, so...there's that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knifington STRIKE Posted December 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 Ah. The company I work for is...a little out of touch when it comes to their employees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diedan Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 It also helps to be in a management position where I am other peoples' boss. I'm the best boss ever, though. I really let people do whatever they want as long as the work is getting done and being done well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staySICK Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 I work in a manufacturing plant for one of the largest snack food providers in the world. I'm trained in four different areas of the plant, so what I do varies from day to day, my main classification right now is putting bags of chips into boxes. It's a union job, and pays pretty damn well. Getting paid twice as much as I did working for Walmart and working half as hard. We have all kinds of gamer related contests that I can't enter, and Stephen Colbert makes numerous references to the products. My job's pretty chill, but I'm thinking of going back to school and combining the 4 years of manufacturing with a 4 year degree and seeing if I can't a job as a manager somewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxnevmorexx Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 I currently work for a Small wireless ISP. We cover parts of 3 counties in rural ohio and there only being 2 (me and my boss) full time employees theres always something to do. My boss trying to teach me all the parts of the business and equipment. Ive done a little bit of everything, ive climbed portions or a radio tower, ive gone in the roof of a red roof inn to install equipment, which wasnt fun in the summer since it was 100 something degrees in there and i had 3 ~75 foot cables to run, to helping a little old lady get her computer working. He really wants me to buy the business from him someday but im not really sure if thats what i want to get into. If anyone has any questions on how Wireless ISP's work or hear me rant about verizon and at&t taking wireless frequencies just ask Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slithy toves Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 i'm a strategy consultant for probably the most recognized job board in at least the US, possibly some other countries as well. i proactively call out on customers who pay more than $10K with us a year to try to make sure they're using our website as effectively as they can be, which includes telling them how to use their common sense and also telling them about seeker behavior we're able to observe. i spend a lot of time in PPT and fuddling with stats. i've worked at this company for a long time, and before i did this i was the only person in the company who did customer service for our federal customers so i'm used to doing my own work and kind of telling my bosses what i do and not the other way around. which is probably the only reason i can still work there without committing murder. i'm thinking about getting into project management and finishing my bachelor's degree, but there's no rush because i like what i do. which feels, might i just say, fucking gooooooood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iLjaG Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 Nothing. Absolutely nothing! It's awesome! I've done nothing but school and work since I was 12, I now have some money saved up and I'm taking this time to have a mid-life vacation. Perhaps it'll be a 6 month sebatical. I've succesfully wasted 3 months of free time, seeing as I quit my job half september. I had been working as a prison guard for 2 years at that time and decided to leave it behind for lazier pastures. I've been trying my hand at gamedesign, and I've made some small casual games, all of them stellar quality, obviously, but I have not taken the plunge for the Game Design course study yet. Partly because it's 8800 euros. Which I can afford, but it's still 8800 euros. I mean GODDAMN that's a lotta cash. So now I'm just taking a backseat, finding myself, getting in touch with myself, touching myself, and perhaps in time I'll start working again. I've skimmed some job sites already, but nothing really convincing. I've already had 12 jobs or so in the 10 years I've been working but nothing seems to stick.. ah well.. Welcome to Lazy Island. Population: Us cool cats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slithy toves Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 man, in my early 20s i really did nothing, i've got to tell you wrong time to do it. much better to do so after you've actually done educating and working. there is much more purpose to it and you really use your time to do more, at least imo. if i didn't like my job i'd be ok w/ quitting, going to a college i wanted to go to and writing. only i'd actually work much harder to make something out of it than i had before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c hoertjes Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 Right now I'm just a part scrub for a local machine shop. I mostly do assembly/shipping. I'm going to school for a Bachelors in English/secondary education, possibly picking up a minor in psychology soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouchart Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 Just one more thing. As far as career goes, mine is decent. I just thought I'd have a better one at this age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docsfox Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 Full time student, part time graphic designer for a beverage distribute. Easy job, good pay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Pirate Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 I'm.... I'm a cashier. At a $1 store. "HOW MUCH IS THIS!?" "IS THIS REALLY A DOLLAR?" "DO YOU TAKE EBT?" "SOMEONE MADE A MESS IN THE BATHROOM" "I WANT TO MAKE A RETURN--WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DON'T DO RETURNS!?!" "I AM LOOKING FOR (Some item that by common sense SHOULDN'T be a dollar)" "CAN YOU CHECK IN THE BACK FOR WHAT IS OBVIOUSLY SOLD OUT?" "THE OTHER STORE HAD THIS HOW COME YOU DON'T?" "I DO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH -Random, unreadable hand gestures to say what I am looking for-" "I'M HITTING THE BUTTON BUT IT'S NOT GOING -Smashing finger on display screen-" Insert background noises of unsupervised screaming children. Carts crashing into vehicles outside. The sound of the singing magnets and keychains going off on a regular basis and the rantings of an older, pissed off old woman because we don't have the brand of toothpaste she is looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toshi Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 I manage a UPS store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheForgetfulBrain Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 I'm.... I'm a cashier. At a $1 store. "HOW MUCH IS THIS!?" "IS THIS REALLY A DOLLAR?" "DO YOU TAKE EBT?" "SOMEONE MADE A MESS IN THE BATHROOM" "I WANT TO MAKE A RETURN--WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DON'T DO RETURNS!?!" "I AM LOOKING FOR (Some item that by common sense SHOULDN'T be a dollar)" "CAN YOU CHECK IN THE BACK FOR WHAT IS OBVIOUSLY SOLD OUT?" "THE OTHER STORE HAD THIS HOW COME YOU DON'T?" "I DO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH -Random, unreadable hand gestures to say what I am looking for-" "I'M HITTING THE BUTTON BUT IT'S NOT GOING -Smashing finger on display screen-" Insert background noises of unsupervised screaming children. Carts crashing into vehicles outside. The sound of the singing magnets and keychains going off on a regular basis and the rantings of an older, pissed off old woman because we don't have the brand of toothpaste she is looking for. I love this. Regarding me - my older sister owns a web design business. It's tiny. Three programmers, one designer and my sister who does everything, because she's insane, doesn't need to sleep or eat, has been micro-managing her whole life and pulled straight A's all throughout college. I, on the other hand, get to sit in front of my computer in pajamas all day, as I slowly expand my waist line with beer, shitty food and a lack of exercise. The downside is, when I say all-day, I do mean all-day. Standard hours are 8am - to 6pm, but they often spill over, sometimes back into the AM. Things become fairly hellish on deadline and you start to go a little mad from trying to remember all these random things you need to do so that a client doesn't go apeshit and decide they're not going to pay because of one tiny mistake and lose your company thousands of dollars that it really, really needs. Good ol' rage inducing clients. We also do a bunch of sub-contracting work for this company that gives us a tiny slice of cash, while we earn them tens of thousands of dollars while the websites we build earn their clients hundreds of thousands of dollars. Yay for the corporate food chain. Which we're not allowed to take credit for. BOO. Because I've totally programmed franchise webpages for massive companies - which should be awesome, but I'm not supposed to talk about it. Sometimes I feel like a lame version of Bruce Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangelove Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 Barista. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 Barista. I thought you were a guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 It's Barista for both. It's a cock up if you use Baristo. That's an English only thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Showmeyomoves! Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 I'm.... I'm a cashier. At a $1 store. "HOW MUCH IS THIS!?" "IS THIS REALLY A DOLLAR?" "DO YOU TAKE EBT?" "SOMEONE MADE A MESS IN THE BATHROOM" "I WANT TO MAKE A RETURN--WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DON'T DO RETURNS!?!" "I AM LOOKING FOR (Some item that by common sense SHOULDN'T be a dollar)" "CAN YOU CHECK IN THE BACK FOR WHAT IS OBVIOUSLY SOLD OUT?" "THE OTHER STORE HAD THIS HOW COME YOU DON'T?" "I DO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH -Random, unreadable hand gestures to say what I am looking for-" "I'M HITTING THE BUTTON BUT IT'S NOT GOING -Smashing finger on display screen-" Insert background noises of unsupervised screaming children. Carts crashing into vehicles outside. The sound of the singing magnets and keychains going off on a regular basis and the rantings of an older, pissed off old woman because we don't have the brand of toothpaste she is looking for. Great use of all caps, nice post all around. 5 out of 5 falcon punches. On a side note: I don't really get the idea behind $1 stores (possibly because I'm a guy). Normally you would have everything from a certain category in one place, e.g. electronics, foodstuffs, toys, etc. It's easy for people to say "Hey, I need gadget/snack/toy. I know, I'll go to the electronics/grocery/toy store!" What is the $1 store for? "Hey, I need [something that probably costs around $1]. I know, I'll go to the $1 store!" And if they don't have it there, you can always try the $1.50 store. On topic: I'm a translator. I translate poorly written marketing text into illegible Dutch gibberish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battra92 Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 I fix computers and phones as well as do some planning and system upgrades and other analytical shit like that. In truth, the last two months I've spent most of my time doing menial work and reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicMagicPony Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 Graphic Designer. I freelance at a p big company doing illustration and trend research Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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