what kind of work do you do ?

[blues90]

This may have been a topic before . I was just curious to see what others did to make a living .

[kdmorris]

1. Senior Application Developer

I work in the IT field for a Third Party Administrator of Workman's Comp claims.

[smtpgirl]

170. Help Desk Analyst,

I help the needy, the computer dumbasses

[evlbstrd]

2. Graphic arts.

For a large ad agency. Some of the accounts are, shall we say, less than Blue. But, hell, I gotta eat. Plus, I turn my skills against them on my own time.

[blogslut]

3. you first

:)

[MADem]

4. As little as possible, nowadays!

But I was career military!

[Radio_Lady]

106. Radio Talk Show Host (officially retired, but still doing audio shows)

I'm doing a lot of what I used to do, except I don't get paid for it anymore. However, we get as many FREE movie and theater tickets and interesting books for preview.

See the right column of my journal page for more information.

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Radio_Lady

[MrSlayer]

5. Union Electrical Constructor.

Construction electrician.

[Clark2008]

6. Reporter for 12 years.

Now... marketing.

I'm not in love with my current job like I was with reporting, but I can be home by 6 p.m. to spend time with my son, something that wasn't an option when I was a journalist.

[Sugarcoated]

43. Clark2008 How cool is that!

A young Pete Townshend graphic! Love it.

I'm a portrait artist by trade, btw. Play guitar and sing on the side. :hi:

[Lost-in-FL]

7. Health Care

CT Tech

[w8liftinglady]

8. a nurse for 20 years,before that,a biologist

I love being a nurse.It kills me to see people suffer needlessly because they have no access to good health care.

[Clark2008]

11. My mother is and my grandmother was a nurse.

Hardest damn profession in the world.

:hug:

[Roon]

128. I feel terrible for the nurses at the county hospital

they have to put up with so much crap! I am extra nice to them! :-)

[ghostsofgiants]

9. I'm still in university.

Starting the 4th year of my bachelors degree in September. Working at a call center over the summer though. <sarcasm>Good times.</sarcasm>

[Random_Australian]

68. Still in uni too, but only 1st year.

[fishwax]

104. it's about the 9th year for me

:rofl:

but, in my defense, I am working on my third degree, and my second was finished largely part-time :)

[iamjoy]

10. Benefits Analyst

I oversee file transfers and analyze data related to employee health and welfare benefits. I help HR departments administer those benefits for their employees. The good thing is, at least at the level I am at and my contacts are at, we really want to help the employees and make sure the plans work for them. We aren't thinking how to screw people to save money on healthcare costs.

Sometimes I still think I'd support a single payer system, even if it means I would likely be out of a job.

[seabeyond]

12. stay at home n/t

[vikegirl]

13. policy associate

for a non-profit :-)

[mike_c]

14. entomologist, ecologist, university prof....

eom

[RevolutionStartsNow]

15. Business Management and IT Service Management Consulting

Just started a new business with 3 partners, and it's going great.

This is just for me, but I don't think I'll ever work for anyone else again. I love having my own business.

I also love what I do. It's creative and intellectually stimulating and is very people-oriented. I feel blessed to be able to make a living do something I enjoy.

[liberal N proud]

16. Design Manger

Manage mechanical design department for a consumer products manufacture.

[Rosemary2205]

17. HR benefits administrator (AKA paper pusher)

[intheflow]

18. Minister.

And for the record, this sort of post is Lounge fodder. GD is for political discussion only, although the forum name can be misleading.

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[Crabby Appleton]

19. Systems Analyst - Network Administrator

for large multi-national (22 countries) manufacturer. Work in remote facility in the middle of nowhere. Have worked many different kinds of jobs in the past. Life guard, Construction, Steel Mill (Steelworkers union) Army, Operating Room Technician, beer can inspector (really!) in manufacturing plant (union), driver (Teamsters Union), Restaurant (line-cook, sous chef, bartender, manager) Security director in large hotel, then finally switched to network admin.

hows the saying go? Jack of all trades, master of none!

[Maat]

99. Me, too! (Jackstress of All Trades - Mistress of None)

Currently, I'm into helping my hubby with his internet/software-related business, and being a thorn in my husband's side. I do occasional paralegal and research work. I earned a law degree (law doctorate) two years ago. Before that, I was a social service practitioner ("social worker"); before that, I was a therapist-intern. Prior to that, I was into auditing and accounting.

[Bonobo]

20. Translator

[Yollam]

38. Same here.

Japanese to English, and a little of the vice versa. Plus Japanese ad layout work.

[hobbit709]

21. Computer repair

upgrades, ebay sales, electronics troubleshooting, and as little as possible otherwise.

edited for spelling

[ulysses]

22. teacher. n/t

[1monster]

98. ditto here

[ikojo]

23. I work for an HMO in the provider

relation's department. I hope to apply for a business analyst job which would mean I'd be helping the programmers with projects.

[B Calm]

24. 18 wheel truck driver

[SmokingJacket]

25. Right now: retail!!

In the past: pretty much everything.

[teenagebambam]

26. Editor by day, Classical Singer by night

[teenagebambam]

27. PS - looking for a new day job

[uppityperson]

28. What do you do?

[wakeme2008]

29. Currently trying to keep wheels from falling off railroad cars... :)

:rofl:

On computer programming contract with

[cinci_democrat]

30. Biologist...EOM

[denidem]

31. Refugee Programs Coordinator for MA

I work for the state refugee office, mostly administering employment services and ESL.

[cushla_machree]

32. Environmental Education

Low pay, no benefits. Happy? Yes. Affording my medications? NO.

Please universal coverage, come soon!

[roguevalley]

33. retired teacher

[TheCowsCameHome]

34. Spend my railroad pension checks.

[magellan]

35. Court transcription (nt)

[Blue_In_AK]

36. Self-employed legal transcriptionist

Formerly legal secretary/paralegal for 25 years.

[LiberalHeart]

37. novelist

[magellan]

41. You've got my job

Give it back.

:)

[RebelOne]

39. Copy editor for hunting and fishing mags throughout the US.

And what's ironic is that I am a vegetarian and hate hunting. I can deal with fishing, though. Hey, it's a job and they are hard to come by nowadays, and in addition, the benefits are fantastic.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

40. Novelist,

the occasional screenplay doctoring, book reviews, essays.

Oh, and sometimes I practice law, too.

[brer cat]

42. My sister and I own an antique shop. I specialize in children's books.

Sister is also still working as a registered nurse which greatly improves our cash flow.

Encouraging reading to/by children is my passion. Good books are the best investment any parent/grandparent can make...and they are available from libraries for free.

[fudge stripe cookays]

123. You are my idol!

Growing up, books were ALWAYS my best friends.

If I wasn't the main breadwinner, I'd love to open a little antique shop/fu-fu design place/tearoom. Maybe someday....

reprehensor calls these places "Electric Laini-Land." It's like living in a Victoria magazine!

[femmocrat]

44. Another teacher here.

You can't scare me, I teach! LOL

[nealmhughes]

45. Unemployed academic librarian.

Freelance researcher/editor/writer.

[Robb]

46. I'm a shepherd.

[Radio_Lady]

107. Really? A shepherd? I thought they'd looked like this:

You look more like a rich and handsome fellow from Palm Beach, Florida (or somewhere just as elegant.)

Just sayin' --

In peace,

Radio_Lady in Oregon

PS. Where do you do your shepherding?

[Gato Moteado]

127. robb is chevy chase?

that is awesome.

[Kali]

150. hey! he IS a dingbat!

[Robb]

167. "What's your name?"

"Fletch."
"What's your full name?"
"Fletch F. Fletch."
"What do you do for a living, Mr. Fletch?"
"I'm a shepherd."
"Why are you doing this, Mr. Fletch?"
"I like men. I like to be manhandled. I like you." :rofl:

[MassLiberal]

47. writer/editor

in a university's public affairs office.

Also, working on a Ph.D. in English.

[leeroysphitz]

48. I believe in the noble, aristocratic art of doing absolutely nothing

and I hope, one day, I'll be in a position where I can do even less.

[madokie]

49. back when I was working, disabled now. I worked in construction

finished out my working career as a concrete finisher.

[Cleetus]

50. photographer (eom)

[blues90]

51. Right now nothing much

I am the son of a carpenter so I have years of experience building custom homes during the mid 60's . I have spent the last 30 years in the auto repair field at ford dealerships and was finally a service manager .

I have also built electric guitars mostly for myself and did sell quite a few . I also learned how to build tube powered guitar amplifiers .

I had alot of hobbies and these became part time obsessions .

Now I can't find a job in any fields I know about so I have just stated training for 6 days , 2 completed for phone based fund raising for various no profit organizations . The pay is low but if you are good you can make $14 per hour . I don't know if I can handle it yet since it's really directed and monitored . Time will tell and I am worried I will fail like a fish out of water here .

You could say I am a 57 year old career seeker right now with bills to pay .

[brer cat]

57. You have a lot of skills, but at our age it's sure tough

to get a "real" job. I wish you great luck with your new career.

[serryjw]

91. You never answered me

Are you working for Telefund?

[blogslut]

118. writer for the adult internet

I write lessons and articles for adult webmasters :)

[Ksec]

52. porn actor

[Radio_Lady]

109. No way... if you are, show us some of your... um... acting!

[Marr]

53. Motion graphics.

[SPKrazy]

54. Clinical Social Worker

mental health, addictions, pain management, and now geriatric mental health

[elifino]

55. Retired IT Support

Retired after 45 years same company. They still retain me for part-time IT support.

[AnOhioan]

56. Working political campaigns.....

on and off for the past 3 years. Looking to get into the non-profit world.

[LibDemAlways]

58. toughest job I've ever had -

raising a child, now age 13

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

59. Gleefully retired.

[Liberty Belle]

60. Freelance journalist, author & editor.

My regular writing clients include a local newspaper, some home garden magazines, an international nutrition journal, and a progressive Internet news site.

I've also published a few books and take on the occasional editing project as a "book doctor" for other people's manuscripts.

Right now, I'm also doing some paid work for a friend's campaign as well.

Miriam

[Oldtimeralso]

61. Which one of the three?

Railroad electrician
Mechanical training instructor
Union representative

[kineneb]

62. unpaid caretaker

for Hubby, who is on dialysis. I am forced not to work by a system that would kick him off of Medicaid if our joint income were one dollar over $1437/month.

What I really do is teach piano and music theory lessons (cash only) and perform when I get the chance.

[Thickasabrick]

63. Consumer Behavior Analyst

[diamondsndust]

64. Offramp Bum

:rofl:


seriously... commercial roofer for years until was disabled in an accident almost 3 years ago. Currently teaching myself to build websites. Single father for the last 10 years.. that's a full time job in itself!

[gkdmaths]

102. Dude, best of luck

with the web media gig. Its not hard to get up to speed on the current state, but its monumentally hard to keep up with technology weeks at a time.

I paid for my house through my own web media business profits. However, it became too hard for me to keep up with some of the new tech (finished grad school at the same time), so I dropped it.

Keep it up and you can do it!

/G

[sweetheart]

65. I fart occasionally

It is my most consistent profession, one i've been at for several decades.

:-)

Eating, taking baths and showers, shaving, brushing the teeth, wiping the
behind, blowing the nose and feeding the face.

I write on the internet, and put on shoes. Get my bank pin number confused
between credit cards, feel pains in my bank account paying for gas,
like good sex, like good love, like swimming in the ocean, like watching
those i love succeed, like freedom and liberty.

Ordinary, that career, indeed.

[Radio_Lady]

115. Oh, I think I'm in love! We have something in common!

I just hope you say, "Excuse me!" when you fart.

[tyedyeto]

66. Food service/hospitality industry

[populistdriven]

67. i work on project x

[qnr]

69. Developer for a Linux distro (though that's not 'work' - I'm actually

retired military)

[bridgit]

70. compliance auditing...

[RevolutionStartsNow]

90. Hey Bridgit

What kind of compliance auditing?

[bridgit]

133. corporate/operations compliance...

[RevolutionStartsNow]

173. Sarbanes-Oxley?

Do you do any SAS70 audits?

[scoey1953]

71. Student ... Again...

Its so fun to be back in school...

[NJ Democrats]

72. Student

[Ravenseye]

73. Owner of a Web Development/Design Company

President and Co-Owner (50%) actually. I mostly do sales and design work, and sign things where it says my name and title.

[Bluzmann57]

74. Jack of all trades

Title is Utility person, and it is exactly what it sounds like. Mostly, I'm the bosses right hand man aka,the guy who does most of the work. But it's ok, I've been down the "downsizing" road before and at least I was lucky (and good) enough to land a pretty good job. Blue collar and proud. Let's hear it for the working class!

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

75. Raconteur and roustabout.

[yellowdogintexas]

163. so your "other profession" is just a hobby, then?

How are the puppies?

You could also list "pollster of off the wall stuff" in the Lounge as an option!!
Love your polls, Mayberry.

[joneschick]

76. currently unemployed

I have a degree in fashion design that's never been used. Still in it's original wrapper.......laid off from a job I hated with people I liked and thinking about going back to school yet again. Perhaps ultrasound technician. Any advice appreciated

[mopinko]

77. artist/mom

5 kids. getting grown now. still a lot of work, tho.

[Maestro]

78. Educational Administrator

Before that I taught for 13 years in public schools and university.

[peace frog]

79. Academic adviser

at public junior college.

[RetroLounge]

80. Currently a Software Developer

In the next year I plan on being the owner of an independent bookstore.

RL

[Kali]

81. Rancher

[achtung_circus]

86. Nice tanks,

like the gravel.

[Kali]

89. it pedestals nicely and the trough is already too tall for calves

but it meets govt specs ya know? This is a few years old and was put in in big hurry so we went with store bought galvanized. I would really like to redo it to be a little more baby and wildlife - friendly.

The gravel seems to be about 100 bucks worth of uselesness.:crazy:

[riderinthestorm]

101. Farmer. I love the trough and especially admire the gravel

I do organic produce for several local restaurants. We also train, compete, breed and sell event/dressage horses. Plus we run a boarding operation (40 stalls).

I would love to get a beef cow but I think my boarders would go nuts if/when a cow would show up in the paddocks. We are contemplating relocating to a situation where we can grow our own food and the sight of a chicken won't make some overweight amateur rider/owner hyperventilate.

Did I mention how much I admire your gravel?

How do you keep your troughs ice-free over the winter? My staff keep shorting the lines when they splash water on the outlets when we scrub.

Do you use goldfish for algae control?

Sorry about the grilling. I just get giddy thinking there is another DU'er who gets the farming thang.

[Kali]

139. What is with the gravel love?

I guess it's good for mud, but we haven't had that in 10 years. Ice either, really. That is about 5 miles from here and a bit lower at around 3,500 feet.

I have gold fish here at headquarters, but yeah I should put some down there! Thanks.

My garden (organic!) this year is in a trough smaller than that one! I have 4 tomatos, 2 zuchini, one bell pepper, a lavander plant and some zinnias :( gophers killed a three year old fig tree and a one year old peach. Two year old apricot is hanging in there. Something is eating my concord grape a few leaves at time and other than some 70 year old pecans that is about it for food plants around here.

Chickens running underfoot are GREAT training for skittish horses, don't you think? :rofl: I wouldn't think a couple head of cattle would be too bad - especially if they were kept close to where the horses could get used to them.

[gkdmaths]

105. hey!

Thats how I grew up! Ranching is a REAL job! My BA is in Ag Science, I bred Phytophthera resiastant improved Solanacea crops.

[Kali]

140. "Ranching is a REAL job!"

Aw come on - then you should know it's about a dozen real jobs!

[gkdmaths]

162. yer right, of course.

my mom still breeds Tennessee Walkers. Shes a breeder, vet, mechanic, engineer, stall cleaner, business woman, bulldozer operator, truck driver, ditch digger, ferrier, farmer, barn repair person, and most of all shes a great mom (she cleaned up soooo many of my messes). she even has time to be active in trail maintenance and land use rights organizations; and publish the monthly BCHW newsletter.

:thumbsup:

Perhaps me picking up her work ethic is why I work two jobs, 80 hours per week - or maybe its just the lifestyle.

[Radio_Lady]

114. Oh, Kali, what a great picture! Thanks for posting it!

The actor, Thomas Hayden Church, was on one of the late night shows this week. He played in the movie "Sideways" -- he's a big handsome guy. He revealed that he owns a couple of cattle ranches.

The host asked him what he did as a rancher -- for example, how did he round up the cattle? Did he gallop up to the cattle on his horse and yell something -- like you see in the movies?

"Naw," he replied. "We usually round them up in our truck -- we just blow the horn really loud!"



http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002006/

[Kali]

141. thank YOU

I guess California Peggy inspired me - that's the first of me on the internets - yikes :scared:

I don't even do much of any kind of round up any more - mostly call them in with a whistle! (training to a horn can be dangerous - they learn to follow vehicles and most don't use a "code" so thieves can pull up and steal your cattle pretty easy if they know you do that)

[wildhorses]

82. leader of stampedes

heading to your town soon...

[spacelady]

83. Monument artist - Need a tombstone?

[fudge stripe cookays]

124. We ALWAYS need more tombstones around HERE. n/t

:D

[dolo amber]

84. Grant writer/all around person with any sense whatsoever

for the Milwaukee Work-Based School Initiative. :hi:

[1gobluedem]

85. Development Director for NPR affiliate

I love it. Usually.

[achtung_circus]

87. Livestock Specialist

in Humane Society enforcement.

[u4ic]

112. For some reason,

I thought you were a cop...:shrug:

[Kali]

143. He is!

Protecting our animal friends from real animals.

[achtung_circus]

153. AKA, when I do dog calls, a pet detective. NT

[ornotna]

88. Electrical contractor

And stuff.

[XemaSab]

92. Biologist

For a consulting firm! :bounce:

[Kali]

145. Hey XemaSab, have another question for you....

Sister is fostering a young (don't laugh) grackle - what should she be feeding it?

[XemaSab]

172. Fruit and mealworms would be my guess

Anyone have any other ideas???

[Floogeldy]

93. Fries and mopping around Fry-O-Later, Burger King store #1157.

:)

[doc03]

94. Operate environmental control facilities at a steel plant.

[trackfan]

95. I believe my title is Royalty Associate

but I don't actually do much.

[mark414]

96. transient traveler

hitchhiking, train hopping, the works...though i broke my collarbone last week hopping off a moving freight and am now staying with some family while i recover...then in 2 months it's back on the road

[Neshanic]

97. Crazy pill taking landscape architect

[gkdmaths]

100. full time

Full time = biomedcial engineer
Part time = College chemistry/phisics instruction

my plate is FULL

[StellaBlue]

103. Librarian/waitress

I'm still working on my library science degree, and only have part-time work in the field. For now. :D

[NMMNG]

108. Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities

[reyd reid reed]

110. Sports agate

[Blue-Jay]

111. I'm the account manager for a company that works with trade shows.

I've been traveling a lot recently. I'm in Phoenix currently (which SUCKS), and I can't wait to get home.

[Kali]

146. ugh - my sympathies

I was up there last Wednesday. :puke: :banghead:

[u4ic]

113. On disability at present

was in a BFA program...

[Roon]

129. Yeah, I am on disability too

Drove semis and cab before.

[clyrc]

116. Mom and volunteer

I used to volunteer in politics, but now I'm an expat and I do community volunteering. My girls are getting older, so I'm thinking about going back to school, again, to get a Library Science degree.

[MissHoneychurch]

117. Librarian

Love my job

[outofbounds]

119. Industrial supply sales

Manages a band as a side project

[Seabiscuit]

120. Analyze gas emanating from slime mold

for potential weaponizing purposes.

Nah... just blowin' some hot air.

[Kali]

148. ....

:spray: got me

[Seabiscuit]

151. Well, go figure - I was retired and put out to stud

so long ago it was probably before you were born. Haven't run a lap since. :)

[Fox Mulder]

121. I'm a helper at a printing press.

Basically I'm the guy who does the bitch work.

Someday, I hope to teach science at a high school level. I just realised I wanted to do this during my shift at work this morning.

[rug]

154. How did your first day go?

[Fox Mulder]

155. It was boring.

I stood around for four hours because the machine wasn't working right. The print operators told me there was nothing for me to do, so I could just stand around while they were fixing it.

[rug]

156. It'll get better.

Next time it happens think about the 500 year history of printing. It's a good job.

[Fox Mulder]

157. I'll think of Johann Gutenberg the next time the presses are down.

:)

[MorningGlow]

122. In reality?

Writer/editor in a college PR department.

In my head? Broadway diva or rockstar. Depends on whatever tune is stuck in my head at the moment.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

125. Lobbyist

[emmajane67]

126. Urban Regeneration

Economic Development and Employment Programmes for deprived areas of BIG city.

Going to be moving into the communications/community engagement side of what we do soon.

In past lives have been a:

- waitress
- graphic designer
- run a cable TV service
- radio announcer
- events coordinator
- journalist
- administrator
- coffee packer/distributor
- media manager for community arts

And I'm only 25 and hopelessly confused about what to do with my life!!!

[El Fuego]

130. Engineer/patent law

[huskerlaw]

131. Lawyer/Law Librarian...

soon-to-be law professor.

Lovin' it. :)

[book lady]

132. Circulation Dept. Head

for an academic library

[Sisaruus]

134. Professional Feminist

I raise money for girls' and women's organizations.

[NewWaveChick1981]

135. I have worked in college and university financial aid for more than 20 yrs

I started low on the totem pole and worked my way up. My last position at a college/university was as a Director of Financial Aid, and I spent seven years there. I currently work as a student loan lender representative, visiting colleges and universities and managing their accounts for my employer. I'm based out of my house, and summer is slow, so DU sees more of me during the summer! :)

[scarlet_owl]

136. I'm a homemaker.

[lildreamer316]

137. Exotic Dancer.

and devoted mom.

[China_cat]

138. Work

A dirty 4 letter word ending in k

[GoddessOfGuinness]

142. violinist

[Kali]

149. really? cool

GREAT picture!

I don't know from classical music but love Jean Luc Ponty and Scarlet Rivera.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

152. How about Stephane Grappelli?

His old recordings with Django Reinhardt are among my faves!

[querelle]

144. Financial Analyst

For the Canadian government. I provide funding for Canadian embassy construction projects. Interesting work, and I get to travel.

Q

[azmouse]

147. Homemaker

[maveric]

158. Designer of Shipboard furniture and Habitability units.

I finally got off my tools and in the engineering department. 30 years of paying my dues finally paid off.

[Hotler]

159. Steel detailer (CAD drafting structural steel) eom.

[Metta]

160. Therapist, teach meditation, self healing, protection.

Using eclectic models of therapy/ counseling; traditional and inspired meditations. The gift moves on. :donut: :donut:

[WritingIsMyReligion]

161. Attempt to go to school.

x( x(

:evilgrin:

[yellowdogintexas]

164. Customer Service Representative; Call Center for Mortgage Co

specialty currently is Property TAx and Escrow Issues.

[sendero]

165. Programmer C++/MFC/SQL..

... who has decided to transition to web development XHTML/CSS/Javascript/PHP etc :)

Now, all I have to do is find a job :)

[aePrime]

166. Software Engineer

That's what my title says. I'm a (mostly) C++ programmer for a company that makes home design CAD software. I specialize in 3D graphics, which is a fairly large component of what we do, but not the most fundamental part.

[swag]

168. I jump through flaming hoops for clumps of rancid sausage.

[struggle4progress]

169. I tried posting on DU for a while but you don't get over-time

[bigwillq]

171. Sportswriter (nt)