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What do you do?? (2 Viewers)

Worked at Arby's
Worked at Wendy's
Swamper / Driver - Mental Institution
Canadian Armed Forces - Infantry
Canadian Armed Forces - Infantry - Paratrooper
Canadian Armed Forces - Infantry - Paratrooper - Sniper
Canadian Armed Forces - Infantry - Paratrooper - Sniper - Trainer Sniper School (short lived)
Mental Institution Orderly
Technical Support Engineer and Trainer of software
Technical Support Engineer
Manager Cable Modem Installations
Unemployed bum.
 
I despise the fact that I can't get a job. It makes me feel utterly useless, and the fact that I can't provide for my family angers me.
 
Public Safety Officer/Social Worker/Customer Service Rep/Trainer/and whatever else they the clinics need. I provide Security Services for about 20 small health centers in Ann Arbor. I am a step down from a Police Officer. Only differences is I'm not armed and I can't arrest anyone (at this time). Otherwise I do all the police investigations that occur in my area. Active shooter presentations, physical managements, blah blah blah...........

I like running the offsite clinics. I work more directly with the customer base than the main campus/hospital. Nobody is looking over my shoulder. There is trust that the job will be done correctly. I like that.

I've got two offices and a patrol vehicle that is dedicated to my area.

I'm 47. It took me until 5 years ago to get a M-F gig. It really opens up the weekend poker opportunities :)

Been doing this since 94. Prior to that I was in the Air Force as a Canine Police Officer (87-92). From 92-94 I held a few different jobs while trying to figure out what I wanted to do. Working in a Lumber Yard isn't one of them btw. Nor is working for a small piece of shit county corrections facility.

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Musician / Student
Casino Dealer
OTR Trucker
Floor Hand (Oil Rig)
Plumber
Accountant
Buyer/Negotiator (most of my career)
Casino Dealer

I'm sure there's more in there, some of which I may or may not deny depending on current statutes of limitation.....
 
30+ years working for the same local agency first as an auditor and the last 18 in IT. Before that, 5 years for a parking company at the LR Airport. Prior to that I also flipped Burger Chef burgers, made Shakeys pizza, worked for a rental company & did tree service work.

Other jobs I considered along the way: Double Naught Spy, Fry Cook, Brain Surgeon, Rocket Scientist, International Playboy ;)
 
When I first started working I waited tables and helped run my fathers restaurant at the age of 13. We grew that business to a small chain of five restaurants. At 17 I moved out and when I turned 18 I went to work in the bar business because I wanted to succeed on my on and not through my father. So I quit the family business and started as a Bouncer in a pool hall (hustled pool on the side) and then became a bartender. did that and was recruited to be a manager for a "high class" first of it's kind Strip bar. I did this for a while when I was getting ready to marry my wife and then all of a sudden or first born was due. I did not want my kids asking what I did for a living and not be able to be 100% truthful. I left the bar business and started working for "the family" I have been working for the last 31 years. I held several positions with this company and here they are
1. Food and Beverage manager (ran all of the golf side) in a large private 36 hole Country Club
2. Worked in Fast food chain as a trouble shooter of low preforming sites
3.. Opened a small business, working with owner's son
4. Operations with 168 C-store Chain. Managing districts
5. 11 years managing all of the products sold through the large chain of C-stores. Marketing/buyer/contract negotiation
6. last 3.5 years Managing the Sales and Marketing of light oils for a large Fuel Transport Company
 
Seeing people's work history is interesting.

Paper boy
Mushroom farmer
UBC Mining Engineering student
Mushroom farmer
Insurance adjuster (property), residential and commercial
Business owner, poker table manufacturer.
 
Have spent entire career in the actuarial field doing the following; for life and annuity companies
  • Valuation
  • Software development
  • Software testing
  • Financial modeling
  • Acquisitions
  • Software implementation
  • Project management
  • Excel/VBA development
  • Access/VBA development
  • Model Governance (currently)
  • Model Validations (currently)
  • SharePoint development (currently)
The acquisition work I was involved in; was one of the most enjoyable parts of my career; it combined many skill sets in an intensely short time frame. We spent time pricing 8 to 10 blocks of business with one very successful acquisition.
 
T_Chan said:
Seeing people's work history is interesting.
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it is interesting.

paper boy at 11-15
Burger King at 15-18
Air Force 18-22
Unemployment for 6 months. I trained dogs on the side
Lumber yard for 6 months. Hardest work I ever did for the least amount of money
County Correction facility 23-24
Public Safety 24-present.
 
Mesnik44 said:
I despise the fact that I can't get a job. It makes me feel utterly useless, and the fact that I can't provide for my family angers me.
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It's all temporary man. We've all been through it. Don't get down on yourself. Just don't go buying expensive chips :D
 
manamongkids said:
lot in common

paper boy
mushroom stamper
minecrafter
mushroom stamper again
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Forgot to add pizza delivery driver a couple of times in the evenings as a 2nd job several times.

My background is diverse to say the least.
 
Work history (an interesting trip back down memory lane, lol):

Early teens: mowed lawns
13-15: Food service (Carvel)
16-19: Party Supply/Rental Company, mostly delivering & setting up big tents (part time in high school, summers in college)
17-19: Florist Deliveries
20-22: Sales/Starter at a golf pro shop at college
20: CADD summer intern at a NYC consulting firm
21: Chemical engineering summer intern at a specialty chemical company up in Danvers, Mass (traveled all over for this one)
22-37: CADD tech, then structural engineer, then project & department manager at three different civil engineering firms in NY/NJ.
 
Job History (I'm only 24):

Between 13-15 for about a year - Wash dishes and food runner at my dad's restaurant
18-19 - Cashier at a grocery store
21-22 - Poker/Table Games Dealer
22-Now - Software Developer/Systems Administrator
 

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