So, what do you do for a living?

[Dude Here]

Work. It's something we've all gotta do (except for you retired folks). So, what do you do?

I currently work for the Sheriff's department here as a jailer. It's not a bad gig, pays decent and the psych building I work in makes for some interesting days for sure. Not a job I see myself retiring from though. I'm hoping this year to test and get on with the fire department. Before this I worked in a Home Depot warehouse and was a "membership consultant" at a gym. Before all that I served in the Army.

So, that's me. How about the rest of you folks?

[emopunker2004]

Corrections Officer for 5 years so far.

[Dude Here]

Corrections Officer for 5 years so far.

You know my pain then, lol. I'm coming up on 4 years myself. You work county or state?

[emopunker2004]

You know my pain then, lol. I'm coming up on 4 years myself. You work county or state?

County/City. Jacksonville, FL aka Duval County Jail. 2800+ inmates.

[Gabe215]

Commercial/industrial Electrician

[CoffeeWaterBeer]

I.T. jack of all trades based at the Baltimore Sun but supporting many Tribune papers. Been here 6 years now and looking to get the hell out soon.

[Robulous78]

Hotel Night Auditor/Professional Procrastinator :lr

[CoffeeWaterBeer]

Professional Procrastinator :lr

I dabble in this as well :banger

[maninblack]

Nuke security. Almost 10 years.

[pektel]

Mediocre gigalo.

[Porch Dweller]

Retired a year ago after 25 years in the USAF. Wife's still on active duty so I'm currently a stay-at-home dad to our dog. When the wife retires I hope to find a massive whiskey and cigar shop that needs a stock boy. :)

[equetefue]

Operations Manager at large retail pharmaceutical related company. On the side i am a part time cigar and whiskey evaluator :D, and long time gigolo.-(P

[T.G]

icehog3's personal scotch procurer

[Remo]

LEO....16 years....retire in 4 years, moving to SoFlo to do it again :tu

[cjhalbrooks]

Right now i am a logistic Sergant for my unit. I am being "medical' retired soon so my dream job is to be a guy who gets paid more to do the same job i have been doing in the Army.

[CigarNut]

Web applications developer.

[timj219]

Used to work for a local hospital but we've been absorbed in to a national chain of Catholic hospitals so I'm just a cog in the machine now.
SysAdmin - servers/network although nowadays very little network as that's been moved to a different product line. Heavy in to virtualizing these days with Hyper-V and Citrix. Just hoping this lasts another 10 years so I can retire.

[big_jaygee]

Last six years i have worked for a company called ACT Pipe and Supply. We sell pipe and fittings for water lines, sewer lines, lawn sprinklers, over-head fire protection sprinklers, and fabricate the fire systems to necessary spec's.

i work on the operations side of the company and make sure stuff gets done, from deliveries, pick ups, transfers to and from our other branches. i also make sure maintenance, upkeep, and solve any problem that may arise.

[The Poet]

Since Halloween, when my job went south, leaving me alone and cold to face cruel winter's wrath, I've revived my true calling as poet.

It doesn't pay at all, at all, which some would say is still too much, but yet the hours are fine.

[G G]

EMT for a county run 911 Ambulance system.

[MrClean]

I work for #3 in the cell phone industry. Coming up on 13 years. No, I can't fix your cell phone. No, I can't get you a discount. And no, I can't fix your crappy coverage issues :r
I work on the wire line side of the network. Technical support for the control center that maintains the fiber optic network. We like to compare our work to what plumbers do, we fix the pipe, not the water. I actually love it for the most part, it's the people that sometimes piss me off. :)

[dman4505]

General Maintenance Technician Harrah's Hotel Casino.

Don

[Dave128]

Telecommunications regulation.

[bruceolee]

I work in my local hospitals heath system. Rehabilitation Technician/PSR/Wound care specialist/Position lead/Friend to all of my patients and coworkers and yes that can be and is a job. Oh and also a part time adult entertainment actor! :D

[markem]

I'm a technical and testifying expert for intellectual property licensing and litigation specializing in computer and cellular communications protocols; information and e-commerce (transactional) security; cryptography and cryptology; and operating system designs practices and algorithms. 4 Fortune 100 companies are among my clients.

[bruceolee]

I'm a technical and testifying expert for intellectual property licensing and litigation specializing in computer and cellular communications protocols; information and e-commerce (transactional) security; cryptography and cryptology; and operating system designs practices and algorithms. 4 Fortune 100 companies are among my clients.

*burning my computer now*

[markem]

*burning my computer now*

No problem. Let me know if you need anything from my backup. :tu

[CamoFlogged]

I'm a technical and testifying expert for intellectual property licensing and litigation specializing in computer and cellular communications protocols; information and e-commerce (transactional) security; cryptography and cryptology; and operating system designs practices and algorithms. 4 Fortune 100 companies are among my clients.

Nerd. :D

[Remo]

Nerd. :D

Beat me to it :lr

[363]

Production/Sales for a reusable shipping case company

[DMK]

Millwright for the last 34 yrs in the last fully integrated steel mill in town.

[icehog3]

I assassinate people who call markem a nerd, pays very handsomely.

[CamoFlogged]

I assassinate people who call markem a nerd, pays very handsomely.

Sounds like a great gig. Oh, wait...

[bruceolee]

I assassinate people who call markem a nerd, pays very handsomely.

A Ninja would never admit being a ninja nor would an assassin admit that I'm an ER........he's an assassin :)

[markem]

I assassinate people who call markem a nerd, pays very handsomely.

You're still good with post-dated checks, right? :noon

[icehog3]

You're still good with pre-dated chicks, right? :noon

Fixed it.....like 'em with some foundation. Thank you, Gleason. :D

[AdamJoshua]

I'm a user interface designer, have been for about the last 20 or so years, sites I have worked on or led the design team for are, to name a few, Amazon, Cabelas, AA, AT&T, HM, Viacom, Royal Post, Fidelity, etc., (while with ATG), I then worked for Intuit on QuickBooks, Quicken and Quicken Loans. I now work for one of the largest Independent Broker Dealers in the country. It was more exciting in the old days when we were actually creating things like "others have also viewed.." and custom controls on pages that are now common place.

My favorite project was the Federal Air Marshals' secure portal right after 9/11, made me feel like I was doing something to help.

[replicant_argent]

Aspiring to be a busboy. Maybe a 7-11 clerk. Part time, I also generate catch phrases for a select group of influential people.

[yourchoice]

I write letters for OFAC.

[Scottw]

business process outsourcing consultant, an attentive daddy to my 6 year old and a personal investor n the side. I don't sleep much these days but I'm having fun.

[Veatorious]

I work for a publicly traded global transportation firm. I am the VP, General Manager for our Nevada segment, with additional oversight in Business Development. Currently I am cultivating my replacement in Nevada so I can grow our industrial sector in Canada and the US. I guess I am one of the lucky ones, as I love my job. As I get to work with some really great leadership and business partners. Constantly learning and growing.

[ripper]

Retired 10 years ago. I run errands, read books, listen to the rain, watch ballgames on TV and smoke cigars. Spend couple of hours a day selling swag to businesses. Everybody gets a free pen.

[AdamJoshua]

I write letters for OFAC.

As in the OFAC list? heh love reading that just for fun sometimes. :banger

[yourchoice]

As in the OFAC list? heh love reading that just for fun sometimes. :banger

I write letters for OFAC.

I guess I forgot a... ;)

I'm really a home builder/land developer.

[hammondc]

Commercial Tire Sales Mgr for a top 3 manufacturer. Big truck/bus tires.

[The Poet]

I just got back from shoveling snow for some local shopkeeper, and got ten bucks for it.

Hey, not only is it ten bucks more than I had, it is a buck for every degree over zero of the present temperature. Yeah, it's a bit nippy outside . . . and not in a GOOD way. :D

[Jbuford]

I'm a welder and rebuild pallet racks. Before that I was in the army!!! 11B get it

[Catfish]

Driver, dispatch and ultimately safety director for a trucking company for 14 years. Currently an out of work stay at home dad making pennies doing some really low level online graphics design work.

[cigarnewbe]

I build cars for a Germany car company here in Chattanooga TN .

[equetefue]

Cool job.

[8zeros]

I install networks, security and automation for properties plus almost everything else; solar, water systems, welding, vehicle repair, roofing, interiors, machining, excavation, beer drinking...

[dijit]

I get paid to tell people where to go! Dispatcher for a long haul trucking company. Some day I will move to 911 dispatch where the job is easier.

[Zane]

business process outsourcing consultant, an attentive daddy to my 6 year old and a personal investor n the side. I don't sleep much these days but I'm having fun.
Transitioning from a General Manager position with Xerox to an Operational position in Exact Target (A sales force company)..

[equetefue]

Congrats Zane

[CigarSquid]

I am a Sales/Customer Service personnel for Battery Systems. Lately, I have took on the role of Assistant Manager.. well, at least the duties(not the pay) since my boss quit.

I am working on becoming a Manager for a branch of ours in the mix of all this. April will be 3 years for me with the company. Good one too.

[Smoqman]

Musician/ Acoustician

[Remo]

Musician/ Acoustician

Air Guitar God :banger

[shilala]

I'm an HD Color Inspector for Crayola.
I also spend a lot of my time breaking sh1t.

[8zeros]

I also spend a lot of my time breaking sh1t.
How else can you figure out how to fix sh!t?
I'm not as motivated to fix s#it other people broke.

[jhedrick83]

I run an educational tutoring business (ACT, SAT, GMAT, GRE, etc).

[massphatness]

Director of Operations for a small market research firm

[Remo]

Director of Operations for a small market research firm

Hey Vin, I thought you'se guys was into "waste management"? :lr

[RWhisenand]

HR manager and talent acquisition specialist along with quality control for a local brothel chain.

[MUNKY]

Contract merc
Bomb expert
Home arsonist

Oh you meant my day job? Operations Manager for a commercial drywall company here in Houston.

[RWhisenand]

Contract merc
Bomb expert
Home arsonist

Oh you meant my day job? Operations Manager for a commercial drywall company here in Houston.

You guys ment day jobs?


Well in that case, I&E General Foreman for a large mining company.

[massphatness]

Hey Vin, I thought you'se guys was into "waste management"? :lr

That was more 80s/90s. Diversifying into legit industries is the name of the game.

[Remo]

That was more 80s/90s. Diversifying into legit industries is the name of the game.

Smart :tu

[stitch]

Retired Cowboy / Saddle Tramp -(P ... Owner of Mountain Home Leather, Custom saddle and gun leather maker, Owner of the Mountain Home Ranch (Formerly the Diamond K) Wishing I could act like I'm Retired

[Veatorious]

HR manager and talent acquisition specialist along with quality control for a local brothel chain.

:lr

[mkarnold1]

R.N. at Mayo Clinic