Occupation

[Robert Eric]

The best way to prove to people you aren't lazy is to get a job.  Although you still are lazy, people respect that you got off your ass and did something.  Fools.  If they saw what I was doing now...

What I'd like, is for everybody to post what they do for a living.  Whether it is a part-time, or full-time job, I'd like to know.  If you want, you can tell how you came to get that job (it's more interesting that way, I feel).  

I'm not going to follow tradition and start off with my job, just so you know.  Now get your lazy asses into gear.

[evenwolf]

Ah man, Robert plans to floor us all.  I think I'll go after him

[rodekill]

I'm a graphic designer?
Why?
For some reason I got the idea it would be a creative and rewarding field.
Nevertheless, it's better than doing warehouse and delivery work, which is what I was doing before. I took a look around and saw all the 40 year old people doing the same job as me (at 19) and decided that changes had to be made.

[Evil]

Caterer, although I am in the process of applying for a job at Chuck E. Cheese's...

[Sluggo]

Well, I'm technically a professional pianist (that's cool to say!), since I get paid for it regularly. I live about 100 ft away from a church and they lost their pianist for the choir, which coincidentally was my old piano teacher, who lived about 100 ft away in the other direction. She moved because she was old and wanted to be closer to family. So the church needed a new pianist; I guess they didn't have one for a long time after that. The pastor called me and asked if I'd do it and I said yeah (hey, money for something that I do anyway, cool). It's (obviously) only once a week but I get paid enough to buy stuff, so it works out good. Woo.

[undergroundling]

I'm a high school senior.

Also, I work in a small, independently-owned grocery store.  I work as a cashier and in the office as a supervisor.  I make 7.25 an hour.  I've recieve a $0.25 raise since I started working over one year ago.

I need a new job.

[Sylpher]

I work at Bank of America in the card services department as Data retrieval. I go through microfilm and various electronic software and print out copies of whatever people request...If you have an account with Bank of America and wanted a copy of your application or an old Statement or a check you wrote or whatever...I am one of the nice people who got it for you.

I got the job through a Temp agency that sends you to various positions in companies and if they like you they offer you a job. I am still technically employed by the temp agency but I have been at the bank for 7 months now which most places get rid of you within a day or two if they don't like you so I guess it is a good sign.

I get paid 9.50 per hour. I have my own cubical which is decerated with 100's of post-it notes with little sketches I have made and a bunch of old Chinese food containers to give it some lazy class.

I get up at 5:30 am and it is a half hour drive to work. At 6:00 am it is usually 95+ Degrees (F) in Phoenix and only gets hotter through-out the day. If I could explain anything else I would but I am all out..

[Femme Stab Mode >:D]

I don't work because I'm in high school. One thing I wish I could be is a pimp, the money would be good and I think it would be cool to wear odd hats and necklaces all day and have people staring and whispering "holly shit that's a pimp! and a female one!" but I don't want to engage in any criminal activity

* Sasha  bribes policemen and polititians

. I'm getting an aprentiership in motor mechanics soon and I will be paid as a trainee. That's about it.

[Las Naranjas]

Female pimps are madams. They have a longer and prouder history than male pimps.

[Paranoia]

I’m an auto electrician, well technically! I went self employed and after a year I lost everything including my mind, so for the last 10 years I’ve tried 2 come backs, but it didn’t work out, so now I’m a house husband, and fix PC’s for friends, I very much doubt I will ever go back to my job, technology has left me way behind, plus I’m just not interested, a lot of people let me down.
I never wanted the job lol, I turned the chance of the apprenticeship down, I wanted to be a truck mechanic, but my dad found out and picked me up from my last day at school and dragged me to the interview, the protests that I didn’t want to twist bits of wire together for the rest of my life went unheard! I got the job and started work the following Monday, the guy I worked for was a complete bastard, I got sacked every day for 2 years, it was a relief when he finally did it, 7 years later I worked for Lucas services UK running the electrical workshop, the biggest mistake was thinking I could go it alone, but being a good sparky doesn’t mean you’ll be a business man too

Paranoia

[juncmodule]

Two weeks ago I started trucking school.

I've been going to college and bouncing from one crap job to another. My debt was beginning to overwhelm me. I knew I needed something solid. Driving a rig can pay anywhere from $600 to $1000 a week in the first year. Basically that's enough money to pay off all of my debts in about two to three years, or possibly even less. I intend on going over-the-road, which means I will be out for about 17 days, home for 3 to 6.

Right now I have to get past the actual school. Driving a truck is downright intimidating. The things are HUGE and extremely powerful (about 500HP+). Moving that trailer around really sucks because it always goes the opposite direction that you expect it to, it's not like driving a straight truck.

The cool thing is the good companies supply you with a tractor (truck) which you take home. It has a sleeper in it with LOTS of space. I intend on getting satellite internet and a nice laptop so I can continue working on my games while I'm on the road. Then all I need is a mini fridge and a DVD/TV combo and I won't ever need to come home .

later,
-junc

[Punch]

I work as a 'contractor'. I get $16 an hour whenever the company has anything going, which is usually every holidays. Which is sweet.

One day I will finish my software engineering degree. And then I will make games. Or be a 1337 Haxx0r. Both would be cool.

- Punch

[danny*]

..not working at the moment... 8) ....but i will soon..again!!!

[Squinky]

I pour concrete with my old man, have been doing that since I was like 12. for my real job I work in a jail...for like 2 1/2 years now...

Never really intended to work there either. It's about the only decent job in the area, and it pays good...

Some days, it kinda gets to you, the whole "jail" thing, but any job gets old after a while.

[Jimi]

I own a brothel. Its not much, but its a start...

*Jimi gets out of his new swimming pool

[MrColossal]

well let's see, i just graduated from college with a degree in cartooning..................


yep unemployed

[MachineElf]

I steal, sell drugs and works a little in the callboy buisiness.

[Pumaman]

I'm an importer/exporter.

[DragonRose]

As of today, I work full time in an small, family owned health food store as a dishwasher.  As of tomorrow, I work part time in a small, family owned health food store as a dishwasher.  Stupid General Manager making everyone lose hours.  I hate my General Manager.  Because of his lazyness, (a.k.a. refusal to give my Supervisor a piece of paper) I'm stuck at getting $7.00 an hour, and I've worked here for TWO YEARS!!!

* Dragonrose rends things.

Oh well. Only 15 more work days before I move and never have to go back there again!

[Matt Goble]

I'm a Production Manager for a DVD Studio, although I graduated with a degree in Design & Art Direction, and have been known to do a bit of freelance web design.

I have the pleasure of commuting into London everyday on our sorry excuse for a public transport system which costs me £120 / month!

Matt

[Robert Eric]

Come on, the rest of you.  Don't be shy.

[MillsJROSS]

I work at Publix, an East Southern chain of Grocery stores. I am currently a bagger, but not really. I'm just not an official cashier for a few more weeks. I've been working at this job for over two years, and while the pay isn't the best, they work around my schedule. And whether I'm at college or home, I have a job. The hours, during the summer when I'm the available anytime, are long and can range from morning to night (anyone who has worked retail knows how this is), and I don't have a weekend to speak of. I enjoy the job, though. They've treated me well, given me regular raises, and it's a fun atmosphere to work in (no matter which store I'm in).

So I am currently happy with my job, it's something I might consider doing long term, if my Computer Science degree doesn't pay off...or I don't win the lotto.

-MillsJROSS

[Timosity]

I work For a small company called Digital Mastering Solutions (DMS) we just changed names from APS (Australian Production Services) I tried to get the 'P' changed to a 'G' but we don't sell goats.

I'm the Production Manager, which sounds better than it is really, but it's a good job, I never think, shit, I don't want to go to work today. But it's also contract work so I work when there's work available.

It's a wicked setup though with some very nice and expensive equipment.

We Transfer LP's (33.3, 45, 78) Cassettes (normal & mini) reel to reel (not often) to CD

Mainly peoples personal collections of records they want converted for themselves only (totally legal, no copyright infringement, as you are allowed to make personal copies of your own music etc as long as you don't lend, sell, public broadcast etc)

Video to DVD

Mainly Weddings, Birthdays (kids, 21st, 50th etc) occasionally porn

Convert NTSC to PAL, PAL to NTSC

All sorts of other digital stuff, with slides, photo's etc but not as much of that.

I also start work at 10am to avoid the main peak hour, and finish at 6pm to avoid the other peak hour (there's still usually a fair bit of traffic but it saves me about 15-20 mins in travel time each way than if I worked 9-5)

So there's a bit of detail,

So, Robert Eric, I guess you must be an unemployed bum seeing as you asked the question, then can't even say what you do. Come on confess what you do, it can't be all that bad, maybe you just want ideas for what jobs you could do, which is also a good idea. Shit, your probably a Doctor, Lawyer or Pornstar?

[Hobbes]

I'm a teacher. Working full time with a group of 10-year-old kids. And right now it's the summer break... that explains my free time.

[Synthetique]

I work in a terminal storage facility.. or you might call it "taking care of old people at the hospital".

[Captain Mostly]

Timosity, that sounds like the coolest job ever in the world!!!

Actually, as it happens, I'm a student looking for a "placement" job for my sandwich degree. I'm a computing student, so they want us all to get desperatly dull database management jobs.

PLEASE tell me DMS needs a database managed! In fact, the uni pretty much lets us do anything, as long as we can demonstrate that it's connected to at least 1 module of our horrible course. And since one of those modules was "Computer Systems Architecture" I could just about squeeze a job that simply involves understanding how a computer works...



I've been applying for jobs in the games industry for monthes now, but I don't have any contacts, and people are pretty mean when it comes to replying to CV's these days...

WAHH! SOMEONE TELL ME THEY NEED A COMPUTER STUDENT FOR A YEAR! I JUST DON'T WANT TO END UP MANAGING THE DATABASE OF A COMPANY IN WHICH I HAVE NO INTEREST AT ALL!

*sob sob sob sob sob*

Also, I have tonsilitus at the moment, so I could do with the cheering up!

[bspeers9000]

I juggle on the Victoria Inner Harbour.

This fall I'll be doing research assistance and TA work in a Sociology Masters program, but for the summer, I'm doing shows.

I do approximately one 45 minute show a day (the rest of the time is recovering from that last show/practicing for the next), in a field with around 9 other performers, almost all of which have years more experience ~ more skill.  My call to personal pride is that my act is original--I don't steal any actual material (most other acts are actually stock material with the juggler's own personality thrown in--believe it or not, in our biz, a 9 foot unicycle finale or an escape from plastic wrap are cliche).

My act consists of comedy and juggling (lots of difficult tricks) with (yes), fire, knives, clubs, etc.  For my finale I wobble  on a walking globe, spin 2 devil sticks (1 of which is on fire) with a penguin standing on my head.  I won't be getting into finances, but a performer out here of moderate to high skill (Performance skill--not stage performance, becasuse a street audience is completely different from a stage audience, and not juggling skill, because only certain simple skills impress an audience) can make anywhere from 10$ a show to 300$ or even 500$.  First yearers are lucky to get one day show at about $25.  After a year or so, 45-65 is not uncommon, and after that, people try to break the 100 mark with constant honing and practice.

Next year I should be doing my "easy bake oven" act.  

(BTW, to any west-coast Canadians, I offer a vactation to Victoria.  The acts here are of a world-class standing, next to places like San Fransisco.  For those in Finland, I suggest you check out Ville Wallo or Macksim Komaru (spelled wrong).  They will blow your mind.)

[eVOLVE]

Games Journalist... basically I write news, reviews, previews (mainly for PS2 games) of all the latest stuff, sometimes getting to go around the place to various games developers etc. (most recently I was invited to the Sony Computer Entertainment Europe HQ for an online trial of a new game, damn they know how to treat people well)... plus I get to go all expenses paid to events like ECTS and E3...

Also, I'm doing paid voice acting work whenever I can... also I'm creating cinematics and writing the screenplay for an upcoming 3rd person action game.. kind of a sci fi Resident Evil, but based a lot more on instant action.

And that's my lot...

[Matt Goble]

Timosity,

What software / hardware do you use for your "Video to DVD" work?

What do you do your standards conversion with?

Matt

[Layabout]

I do pizza. thats about it...

[Dave Gilbert]

I work as a production coordinator for a denim manufacturer.  Our company makes jeans for various brands like Jordache, Polo and Mudd (Mudd being the account that I handle).  The company has started a few brands as well.  In the fall we're launching a "Jackie Chan" brand.  Seriously!  :-)

I'm basically a "liaison" between the factory and the client (in this case, Mudd Jeans).  So everyone yells at me with their problems and I have to figure out how to solve them.  My five-year plan is to avoid developing an ulcer.  

I used to work for CNN and hated every minute of it.  Media careers ain't as glamourous as they sound.

[Gonchi]

I don't do squat. I write a lot, but chances of actually publishing anything are slim at best. I'm a decent artist but also, quite hard to make a living out of that. I have a few interests but nothing I could make an income out off... holy sh!t... I'm going to be a bum!  :o

[Timosity]

Timosity,

What software / hardware do you use for your "Video to DVD" work?

What do you do your standards conversion with?

Matt

I haven't personally done much of the physical stuff for the video section (I mainly do the music), but we use a capture card (not sure what brand) Adobe Premiere 6 to capture the video, and DVDit to build the DVD.

We have pentium4 2-3GB machines some running win2000, someXP, but it's just a side project for my boss really, cause we specialise in music

I wouldn't mind learning more about the section, I've dabbled with it, but my main job is recording, the music and removing the extra noise.

Does your work convert video to dvd too? What H/W S/W do you use.

I've also done some freelance web design



Captain Mostly:  We're a pretty small company, at the moment, It's just My boss and I working, occasionally we've had other employees, It means I have to work pretty damn hard to keep up with annoying clients.

The companies only a couple of years old, and has grown, but there's something lacking in it developing further at great knots, and it's to do with my boss trying too hard to make it grow too fast, then getting too bogged down in work to keep all the clients happy at once.

It's also to do with money too a degree, cause I don't think he's made a profit yet, and he's still gotta pay wages, rent (I don't know how much it is, but the location is in view of Sydney Harbour), and I'm about to ask him for more money.

We have three networks running, and My boss set it up, about 32 workstations.

I'll see how we develope over the next year or so, then start getting AGSers to come out on working visas, so we can take over the company.

I like my job but I wish it was more stable, we just need to get more famous, cause there aren't many companies round the world that do some of what we do, on the music side, there is a company in New York that does something similar, but to get the quality we get, there is no competition.

We are not trying to get global recognition, just locally mainly and throughout Australia, My boss is a rich bastard from a wealthy background, who used to be a DJ on a few Famous Sydney radio stations, he also does voice overs for a cinema advertising company, We've got some good plugs through his contacts in radio, but still advertising costs a fortune.

Ahhh, If I had his money, I would start recruiting AGSers to form a company that would take on and conquer the Adventure gaming world, it might stop CJ from importing and exporting drugs to support himself developing AGS

[Captain Mostly]

Jackie Chan jeans?!?!?! Where can I sign up for 4 pairs RIGHT NOW!!

[Dave Gilbert]

Jackie Chan jeans?!?!?! Where can I sign up for 4 pairs RIGHT NOW!!

lol.  The line is still in production.  It's debuting in August, at the Las Vegas MAGIC (men's aparrel and garment industry convention) show.  Seeing Jackie Chan walk the runway is something I REALLY look forward to seeing.

[Captain Mostly]

need... Jackie Chan Jeans... willing... to... bribe... bludgeon and... break law!!

[Gonchi]

I no want trouble! *punch* Just want buy pants!  

[Matt Goble]

I haven't personally done much of the physical stuff for the video section (I mainly do the music), but we use a capture card (not sure what brand) Adobe Premiere 6 to capture the video, and DVDit to build the DVD.

We have pentium4 2-3GB machines some running win2000, someXP, but it's just a side project for my boss really, cause we specialise in music

I wouldn't mind learning more about the section, I've dabbled with it, but my main job is recording, the music and removing the extra noise.

Does your work convert video to dvd too? What H/W S/W do you use.

The company I work for is based within a recording studio, so we also deal with music including pure and faux 5.1 audio.

In terms of kit, we encode video from a Sony hardware encoder, or a Sonic hardware encoder, and encode audio on dolby and dts boxes.

Software for graphics is the usual Photoshop / Illustrator / After Effects setup with Sonic Creator, Scenarist and Spruce authoring systems.

When it comes to PAL / NTSC conversion we normally got out of house to a facilities house for Alchemist standards conversion.  90% of the work is done on digi-beta, with a little bit on miniDV (which we normally bump to digi).

Nice to bump into someone in a similiar industry  

[evenwolf]

RE, what's up with your cryptic attitude and nonresponsiveness overall in this thread? what brand of jeans are you wearing, you uneccessarily perplexing person?

[Robert Eric]

Guess.

[jason]

I am a software developer for a medical company  8), but I'm also finishing up my last year (or year and a half) of university.

My goal is to get into the games industry, and eventually start up my own game company. I learned how to make games by myself, and have made lots of 2D games (5 or 6 only heh). I am planning to learn 3D game programming once I get some free time (if ever).

[Femme Stab Mode >:D]

Oh, Jackie Chan jeans are men's jeans and I was hoping to get a pair of nice asshuggers...  

[Ginny]

jason, sounds like we have a very similar goal hehe.
Though I'm only in 8th grade (:o is there anyone younger here? ), my ambition is to make games, that is programming (since my art sucks bigtime) and later on, either in my own comapny or in an already existing one, actually designing the game and all.
Someday when I'm making games I'll post here and sometimes give out little vague hints, and I'll do an exclusive interview for Adventure Gamers, muhahahahahaha!!!!!  

Anyway, I was hoping to maybe design websites for people from time to time for pay, of course, not many people (in Israel especcially) want to have a website, except for major companies which are out of my league cause I don't know that much really, just HTML and a little bit of Javascript.
Anyway I'm in no rush hehe, I'm only 143.

edit: What an interesting typo . I meant 14 of course .

[Captain Mostly]

I'm not going to set up a computer games company. It's not even an option really. I'm just gonna' make games and look at making a little bit of money from them in different ways. I mean, there's definatly a market for independant games direct from the makers (kind of at a local scale perhaps).

Did anyone see "Armour of God" (or however it's spelled)? That was the BEST Jackie Chan Movie EVER. I NEED those shades to go with my new jeans...

[Trapezoid]

Heh, I rented Armouoour of God recently on Netflix. It was pretty good... I gotta see more 80s Jackie Chan movies. Personally, though, I like Shanghai Noon/Knights the best...

[Barcik]

jason, sounds like we have a very similar goal hehe.
Though I'm only in 8th grade (:o is there anyone younger here? ), my ambition is to make games, that is programming (since my art sucks bigtime) and later on, either in my own comapny or in an already existing one, actually designing the game and all.
Someday when I'm making games I'll post here and sometimes give out little vague hints, and I'll do an exclusive interview for Adventure Gamers, muhahahahahaha!!!!!  

I'd very much like that to happen too, but it seems unrealistic as I will have to leave Israel for that and I will only be out of the army at about 28, according to my plans. Beh!

Let's create our own Israeli company!

[Captain Mostly]

But seriously, how am I going to be able to get these Jackie Chan Jeans before my house mates?

[Dave Gilbert]

But seriously, how am I going to be able to get these Jackie Chan Jeans before my house mates?

I don't know if you're american or not, but as far as I know they're not going ot be sold outside of the US (at least initially).  So if you're not american, the way to get them before anyone else is to come here!      

[Robert Eric]

This is the occupation thread, so until that word applies to me, I won't be posting.

"I'm going to burn the building down." - Milton, Officespace and SNL fame.

[Raggit]

I'm a professional photographer for Victoria's Secret.












Okay not really, I lied.

I don't have a job. I'm a little young yet.

[Esseb]

Capt. Mostly: I saw it, it was great. Have you seen the sequel, Operation Condor? The best description of it is Jackie Chan is Indiana Jones. Nazi gold and all. Purr.

Oh, profession. None/student. Pick the synonym you prefer.

[evenwolf]

Robert, is it just your leg keeping you from the outside world?  Have you looked into any of those "WORK FROM HOME AWESOMENESS!" career plans?  You could make some money filming your neighbors and selling the voyeur footage online perhaps? Just some guy mowing, an old woman knitting, a teenage kid washing a car.  People pay fortunes for that kind of stuff.

My time is spent thusly:

A) Student at University of Texas. Earning some major that in the end will not matter.  Financial aid means I get paid to go to class.

B) Special Effects in film/ TV.  Making some money creating various illusions such as smoke, wind, rain, pryotechnics, stunts, etc.  Foam parties and event confetti/ fireworks are our other specialties.

[Matt Brown]

my various jobs are as folllows

a) computer subcontract worker for granville school district. this is my main job. I go in a few days a week during the summer, and fix computer for my school. at least thats what they tell me Im doing. I mostly just lift stuff. Oh well, since its grant money, I get paid very well

b) On the side, I umpire little league baseball. This job terrifies me. If kids get mad, they try to chuck 60mph baseballs at me, and if the parents get mad....woe be unto me

c) Im also a high school junior. while this takes up most of my time, sadly, I do not get paid for it

[SSH]

I design, integrate and verify embedded microprocessor system intellectual property.

Or, in short... I design microchips. Please refrain from making french fries jokes. My company works on contracts for other companies, so my chips have been inside TVs, DVDs, Digital Cameras, Home Networking stuff, BlueTooth, etc.

[Necro]

I am a proffesional Web Developer, I used to work for a really cool company called Domino Systems until they had a little *tax* problem and I got made redundant. Bah evil fools.

I am now between jobs, but do a lot of freelance work for companies like blackwells publishing and the like. So I also do webpage design aswell and in the coming month even have been asked for some consultancy work, so the future looks good aswell.

I want to know what Mr innocent punaman imports/exports...

[plasticman]

i started a temporary job today. in the pharmaceutical industry.

basically, i'm gonna spend this whole week checking thousands of packings, looking for broken bottles and other defects. i'll also be in charge of conditionning machines.
it's a dream come true.

oh, but i get to wear a big white overall, that's really cool. i'm not sure i'll be able to repress my excitement.

surely the university won't be half as fun as this.

[Robert Eric]

I was fired.  My leg is partly the problem, but another employee and his idea of me was the main reason why.

(Funny how the amount I get for unemployment is more than most of the people on my street make at their jobs.)

[Captain Mostly]

I stand corrected. Operation Condor is the greatest Chan film ever. I love the sequece with the bizar fan (that I can't even begin to remember why it was there really).

YAY!

[cornjob]

There was a time when all Jackie Chan wore was denim... jeans, jacket, shirt, everything, all the time. Denim.

[Bionic Bill]

I recommend Jackie Chan's Who Am I? It's pretty average Jackie Chan except for this extended rooftop fight scene near the end that has knocked my socks off several times. I'm going to have to go find it now, it's been a few years.

And to sort of keep this post on topic, I am mostly a student majoring in writing. I do web design in order to eat, and I might be doing some VHS to DVD transfer next year. Not particularly exciting. I do hope to make video games one day, but that could very well change. Especially since I have yet to produce a complete game. I could end up in film, or maybe graphic novels. Or plain old writing. Or something entirely different. Moo.

[Gilbert]

* Gilbot V7000a is surprised that this thread had become a Jacky Chan discussion, being from Hong Kong himself, he resists to talk about Jacky Chan.

To make this post stay on topic:
I'm an editor for a local textbook publication company, nothing exciting, as some of you knew about it already.

[shitar]

I'm a full-time professionally traine paintball referee. NO ONE CAN TELL ME THAT I AM A LAZY-ASS, BECAUSE EVERYDAY MY JOB GETS ME SHOT, HURT, OR INJURED! I'm pumped up now !