Thread: SRP Professions - How about a random poll on what people do for a living?

Originally Posted by Kees

I live in the Netherlands too. Why wouldn't we be allowed to complain? It is not all hunky dory here.

Would you rather live in the US?

I wouldn't mind. I have lived in Houston, TX for 7 months. Visited my uncle in Connecticut, saw Utah. Ubi bene ibi patria.

Originally Posted by Kees

I wouldn't mind. I have lived in Houston, TX for 7 months. Visited my uncle in Connecticut, saw Utah. Ubi bene ibi patria.

Do you have a hot Dutch sister I can marry?

My sister would resent being described as hot.

WEll my real job is a employee at the local save alots and my not so offically ( taxes taken out of my pay jobs include) working in a garage doing body work. working on a farm during the growing season and removing nusiance animals for people ( all of those are some side money pluse i got to school full time and when im done with highschool im off to the army.

I worked in about every facet of film (after it's made) possible...cinemas, film festivals, non-profits, etc...

Then I moved back to Oklahoma to help the family with grandpa health stuff...now I work in oil & gas. The culture shift is massive, but when in Rome...

My degree is in Applied Physics.
During the week I'm a software analyst for a nuclear engineering consulting firm.
On the weekends I am an Agent with the GeekSquad of Bestbuy.


And at night.... I am Batman!!!

your also the guy that sells people elcetric razors at ( better buy) lol

You caught me.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Now I do nothing,lost my business of 43 yrs to the offshore folks two weeks ago.
I will not be detered tho,any work is good work,I commanderd two shopping carts from the local safeway store and prowl the dumpsters for aluminum cans,work starts at 1 AM sharp,gotta be done come sunup so the locals do not catch on,do have a reputation to keep up, and a family to feed,gawd I love america

Frankly, with a contracting freelance background, I have been there and back quite a few times. Your reputation is fine, might even get to know the locals a little better! Seriously though, with the people those with jobs pass on the way to work just begging, being industrious and still working for a living is a good sight. Plus, the scavaging is better when the curbs are fresh!

Originally Posted by timj219

Server/Network geek. Mostly microsoft now but some Linux.

mmmmm penguins!

Originally Posted by KindestCutOfAll

I'm a Mid-level IT Network / Systems Engineer. That means I get yelled at by the Low level support, high level support, and the Customer.

So like all of these guys I'm what's classified as the working poor.

Been working since I was 15.

First scrubbed toilets, etc. as a janitor.

Worked retail warehouse (Fedco if anyone remembers back to the stone ages).

During the California Aerospace boom I worked warehouse then migrated to IT support.

Now I work for an IT support contract company in Southern Californa.


... Frankly Costco sounds pretty stress free right about now.

At least you won't have to keep recertifying every 3 years!

Same here, Dont forget about team leads and management yelling at you! Screw costco, I am setting up to be a hermit in the woods. Super low tech, fire and steel!

Actually I find these "throwback" things to be pretty relaxing in the face of the job/tech strains. Doing customization/repair work on swords, very low thought, low physical strain and requires enough attention to shut the workday out of your head. Then on the really frustrating/irritating days, you can vent and practice cutting things! Take the monday morning shave, aint no way you can worry about how crappy of a monday its going to be when you have the smell of lather in your nostrils and a razor to your neck. the mondays get relagated to the drive to work and at work!