What do you DO?

auhsor · Thu 22/04/2004 04:16:25

I've just started my first year at University of Woolongong. I'm studying Computer Science, which at them moment involves, learning about algorithms (which we already learnt about in high school), c++ programming (which is pretty cool, except some of the lectureres arent so cool), maths (which I thought I had finished doing in high school) and statistics (what this has to do with computer science beats me... its pretty boring).

And I'm currently unemployed. I need a job. Like everyday mums telling me I gotta get a job, cos I'm costing my parents heaps... oh well.

Kinoko · Thu 22/04/2004 04:55:14

In the last year of university, taking my fourth year of Japanese. Unemployed, though I make the occasional (and I mean OCCASIONAL) dollar from art commisions and comic sales. Actually, I don't think it ever translates to profit. Hope to go to Japan next year and become an english teacher, and possibly come back to Brisbane after that to get a degree in translation and interpretation.

Squinky · Thu 22/04/2004 05:10:37

I work as a supervisor in a small Detention facility, about 60 inmates. I am a deputized law officer, but I have minimal arrest powers (thank god). My job involves patting down folks when they come to jail, processing them into jail and transporting them to court and other stuff.

It can be a very trying job at times, and unfortunately, since I am a supervisor and often have to be the "bad-guy"to my Inmates and employees, It can be very crappy.

I have highschool education, and I have attended this:

Gilbert · Thu 22/04/2004 05:17:00

Hehe Kinoko, you reminded me of this thread.

Read DG's post.

Peter Thomas · Thu 22/04/2004 05:51:46

I'm in first year uni, studying Secondary Education for English and Music. As electives, I also do Physics and Philosophy, though they aren't legally allowed to be put on my graduating certificate...

I currently work as an English Tutor for kids who have english as a second language. I find this to be very good, because most asian families are rich, so I go over to their house, and they force me to eat lots of nice, expensive food, and then they give me lots of nice, expensive gifts that I show off to people and pretend I bought with my massive amounts of money that I store in un-named Swiss bank accounts.

The pay rate is good, too. $25 - $35 dollars an hour, depending on the kid

Candle · Thu 22/04/2004 06:08:38

I'm a Rocket Scientist .

Pesty · Thu 22/04/2004 06:14:31

I'm an anthropologist, but I don't get paid. I go to school, also. I have no degrees but I do have a certificate that says I am the best anthropology student ever, so that's something, I suppose.

remixor · Thu 22/04/2004 07:00:35

I'm finishing up my second year of music study (halfway done, thank God) at the University of California at Berkeley. I want to be done with school.

InCreator · Thu 22/04/2004 07:20:02

Well, I'm doing nothing for $nothing per hour. I should ask for a raise.

My last job was being an operator in post office. If anyone has same job experience to share, you'll know why game Postal was made.

c.leksutin · Thu 22/04/2004 07:52:56

I drive one of these:

and one of these:

in a factory that makes these:

and I try really hard not to do this:

C.

Nine Toes · Thu 22/04/2004 08:31:47

Man... those pics bring back bad memories from the plastic factory...

ANYHOO...

I'm currently educated up to the eleventh grade here in the states (even though I know I'm smarter than most of those fucks in my senior class who GOT a diploma). I'm almost done with my HSED course though, I've got three more subjects to finish.

I work at a local video store as a clerk/handyman. I run the store/fix what needs to be fixed (janitorial, landscaping/carpenter).

When I'm not at work, I'm a professional drunk.

Timosity · Thu 22/04/2004 08:54:45

I have completed numerous Tafe courses including the one I think Ultimo is doing, haven't done any study since 2000.

I run my own business but I try my hardest not to get any work in it anymore cause I hate being my own boss.

I have also started many courses that I haven't finished eg. Nursing at uni, Park Management at Tafe, PC Support at Tafe.

But recently I fucked everything off and got a job where I work for someone else.

I'm a Meter Reader for a co. called 'Field Force' on a Sydney Water contract, which means I walk for about 8 hours a day reading water meters, which includes finding the damn things buried in overgrown gardens, fighting vicious dogs, and getting very fit.

It's great, it keeps me outdoors all day away from a computer, the good thing is that it's 2 months on 1 month off, so I get a 4 week holiday every quarter, and I can also choose to work during that month off in country areas all expenses paid (they have contracts in some very nice locations eg. Byron Bay which is a coastal town on the furthest right middle edge of the east coast of Australia [but it's sort of a popular hippy druggo place too])

I'm enjoying my work for the first time in ages, and when I come home I don't have to think about anything.

Andail · Thu 22/04/2004 09:04:19

on my third year of becoming a teacher in English and art.

Will take a semester off, though, to work and travel and get famous.

Ghormak · Thu 22/04/2004 15:36:49

Apart from being full-time awesome, I'm also studying Computer Science&Engineering at Å bo Akademi. I expect to graduate in five or six years.

Haddas · Thu 22/04/2004 15:45:21

I wish to someday go to Å bo akademi. My cousin is going there in 4 years. I have High School first... Helsingfors is closer. But I still want to Å bo Akademi.

I work as a fulltime proffessional idiot

SSH · Thu 22/04/2004 17:00:18

I look after my daughter for 5 hours in the morning then work for 8 hours designing microchips in the afternoon. Plus a half-hour commute (x2) then that makes a 14 hour day. And then you wonder why AotS is late...

Still, it's only temporary, until my daughter reaches 18 years and leaves home.

Lazy Z · Thu 22/04/2004 20:08:04

I'm an English major and Philosophy minor, currently struggling through my junior year. Once I'm finished, I'd like to get a masters in Linguistics, but I'm not 100% sure about that yet. Besides that, I'm unemployed, and thanks to my laziness, I'll prolly stay like that for a few more years.

Pumaman · Thu 22/04/2004 21:13:31

When I'm not saving the world as a part of my superhero role, I sit in an office writing business software.

It's soul-destroying.

Czar · Thu 22/04/2004 21:28:14

well i'm a minor in age, and teh go to highschool(2nd year here) more of a math direction, tho the first year i was a Commercialist but i transferedt like the first month to this other school. Everything clear?

Didnt think so.
8)

Ben · Thu 22/04/2004 23:04:22

I'm a senior in high school, and I don't have a job. So I really don't do anything..

Next year I'm going to the University of Maine, where I'll major in being totally badass.. Or English.