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What do you do for Living?

Mulberrywood

New in Town
Messages
16
Location
Bangkok
I have worked in publishing, teaching, and taxation. Now I am working in the family Thai silk business. We weave silk, and sell the fabric, as well as pocket squares, scarves, shawls etc...
 

Angelicious

One of the Regulars
Messages
190
Location
Rainy ol' New Zealand
I am a full-time single parent, and full-time student. Busy!

I was studying Law with a second major in Political Science, with an eye to International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and the Law of Combat, but found part-way through that the on-campus hours required (research, etc.) were more than my child-care budget could cope with. I transferred out and am now halfway through a Social Science degree, majoring in PolSci and minoring in History. Back to the law degree later. :)

In the past I have worked in a cinema, a sandwich bar, and a gaming supplies shop as a painter of custom models and miniature armies. :p I have also been a small business office manager, a trainee webdesign/graphic bunny, a waitress/kitchenhand/sometime barista & cold larder chef, and a bartender in the local Irish bar. :beer:
 

Slicksuit

One of the Regulars
Messages
239
Location
Suburban Detroit, Michigan
Mr. 'H' said:
Mortgage Broker.

Was there an equivalent in the '40s?

Probably a banker. Ever notice in the old movies the banker threatening to foreclose on a house, or a purchaser of a house appealing to a banker?

BTW, I'm an audiology technician for a birthing hospital (do hearing tests on babies). Trying to figure out where to take my life after completing my B.S. in Psychology.
 

K.D. Lightner

Call Me a Cab
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2,354
Location
Des Moines, IA
I am a social worker for the County of San Diego, in the Welfare to Work program, but will be retiring in 27 work days. It is freaking me out.

Also, I do part-time indexing for medical and nursing journals. I also index books when I find the work. Pay is nice and I can work from home.

I have also been a teacher, actress, book production editor, copy editor, general office worker, retail sales and concessions worker, and a playground recreation director (in college).

No wonder I ended up job counseling.

karol
 

Big Man

My Mail is Forwarded Here
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3,781
Location
Nebo, NC
I'm the Safety Director for a state psychiatriac hospital. I'm also the Assistant Fire Chief over fire and rescue operations at our local Fire Department.
 

Doctor Strange

I'll Lock Up
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5,252
Location
Hudson Valley, NY
Technical writer, generally working on software documentation. For the last nine years I've been writing about incredibly boring mainframe software - so, for satisfaction, I do old-school b/w photography, write articles and reviews, continue my lifelong collecting/study of films, music, books, etc., and focus on quality time with my kids and parents!
 
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Student and Stagehand.
I build sets for theatre productions, play with power tools, climb really tall scaffolding.
Doesn't pay much but it covers the Cup O' Noodles and general dorm expenses. Plus I work in the department that I'm majoring in, so I've made a lot of good connections.
 

HaraldTheSwede

Familiar Face
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94
Location
Sweden
Got really tired of studying three years ago so I quit my university studies (business administration) and started selling computers and accessories. Planning to go back once I find out what I really want to do. Right now my main interest is film noir (has been for a couple of years). In my spare time I'm reading books, discussing with "pros", taking web courses and watching a whole lot of movies. To bad it's unlikely I will be able to make a livelihood in this field.
 

scotrace

Head Bartender
Staff member
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14,392
Location
Small Town Ohio, USA
Hmmm. What DOES Daddy do for a living?

Spent years in radio, marketing, advertising (possibly returning to). Currently in government, mainly pushing cookies. Government service is not my calling.
Recently escaped from a long-term behind the scenes smoke filled career in politics. Much better out than in.
I write compulsively.
Blah blah blah.
 

The Wingnut

One Too Many
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1,711
Location
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Anything & everything.

Pad imprinter, graphics production, web designer, prepress clerk, large format graphics finisher, purchasing agent, actor(hah!), retail clerk, museum docent...

Up next, possibly an airport refueler...long term, I'm shooting for a metal fabricator, machinist, or maybe an aircraft mechanic...maybe a pilot.

I'm not in debt now, but I'm probably going to be deep in the hole soon. :rolleyes:
 

Zemke Fan

Call Me a Cab
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2,690
Location
On Hiatus. Really. Or Not.
I clean up poop, too...

Writer, consultant, entrepreneur. Self employed for more than 20 years, I now work in the lobbying group for the world's leading public relations company. My real passion is creative writing and I have several projects under active development (mostly meaning finished but not sold).
 

varga49

One of the Regulars
Messages
247
Location
Central Texas
Like my profile indicates...I'm a clown...that's both figurative and literally. The love of my life and I have a small shop in the Texas Hill Country. Gags, Magic and Fart Machines and Fun! Hmm!!... I also teach a day class once a week for adults with developmental delays...Used to work with hard core gang members in a locked treatment facility. Before all this I worked on Aircraft for the DOD. Before that I worked on things that go boom! For the Military, of course!!
 

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