What do you all do for a Living? - page 1 -

• What do you all do for a Living? by BReady on 24 Mar, 2009 15:29
• I am a technical rep for for semiconductor equipment.  It's a cool job and it pays well but we have lay offs every other months it seems and they make us take vacation (or unpaid time off now.. I ran out of vaca).  It sucks big time.  Will probably start delivering pizzas or something part-time. 
  
  BReady
• #1 by BALDANDRE on 24 Mar, 2009 15:49
• 20 years professional graphic artist...now in the process of change...
  
  I'll let you know where I land!
• #2 by BReady on 24 Mar, 2009 16:16
• Change because the market's dry, BaldAndre?  Or you just ready for a career change. 
  
  I was thinking about getting a job with a medical equipment manufacturer.  Or, at least get out of the vendor side of my industry (it seems like the customers get treated better...).  Kind of hard to find ANY jobs these days though.  Realistically, I will probably try to ride out this down turn where I'm at.  I survive several lay offs in the last 10 years so who knows?
  
  BReady
• #3 by Jer on 24 Mar, 2009 18:44
• 5yrs law enforcement and loving it!
  Luckily for myself, I've got a secure job being in the government, but I see the effects of the economy every day and do feel for everyone affected by it.  Best of luck to you all and I hope you all come through it well!
• #4 by BALDANDRE on 24 Mar, 2009 20:28
• Quote from: BReady on 24 Mar, 2009 16:16

  Change because the market's dry, BaldAndre?  Or you just ready for a career change. 
  
  I was thinking about getting a job with a medical equipment manufacturer.  Or, at least get out of the vendor side of my industry (it seems like the customers get treated better...).  Kind of hard to find ANY jobs these days though.  Realistically, I will probably try to ride out this down turn where I'm at.  I survive several lay offs in the last 10 years so who knows?
  
  BReady
  

  
  Naw...just had a planned move, "1 1/2 planned retirement"...and now back into getting out there..my passion is landscape type stuff and overall design..
  
  so I want to try that..
  
  Word of advice..if you're good with school and can school for a couple years...
  
  medical field..nurse, tech, doc,,,anything!
  
  I'm just not too keen on the school stuff...
• #5 by Alexander215 on 24 Mar, 2009 20:33
• Recent business graduate with an IT background. Currently looking for a job that will provide opportunities for advancement later in my career.
• #6 by BReady on 24 Mar, 2009 22:09
• Baldandre,
  
  Your right I may have to.  I've seen that the imaging equipment techs get paid pretty well at hospitals.  Better than the guys who fix the equipment at least!  So, yeah that would require some schooling.  Problem is that I don't like school!  Bachelors is the highest I went and it took me forever to get it, so I dread even thinking of going back (especially if it's undergrad again).  Who knows, I have SOME GI bill money left over, so maybe I will go PT or something.......  NAH!! haha.
  
  shdwwlk,
  
  I should have done some type of business degree or MIS/BIS.  I went the comp sci route.  I do some work in perl, networking and administrative stuff now and again on our equipment; however, for the most part, I don't even apply anything I learned from school at my job.  I think if I would have taken some business courses I could have buzz worded my way to management by now heh JK.
  
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• #7 by 20, bald, and loving it on 24 Mar, 2009 22:41
• I'm a full time student and work part time at a fishing tackle store. During the summer I work full time. I enjoy it and really enjoy the discounts on tackle. LOL
• #8 by hammerdrill376 on 25 Mar, 2009 03:49
• Professional pest control sales and service. I f you ever watch the show Verminators on A&E I have pretty much been in the middle of every situation you could see on there. Killing bugs and protecting peoples homes and health for 20 years now.
• #9 by Mikekoz13 on 25 Mar, 2009 04:23
• Printed Circuit Board Designer...........
• #10 by PeripheralxMvmnt on 25 Mar, 2009 06:43
• Network Administrator.
  
  Also talking with a recruiter about joining the Coast Guard Reserves
• #11 by marty22 on 25 Mar, 2009 07:00
• political hack and accountant here.
• #12 by Hook'Em on 25 Mar, 2009 07:01
• Retired. Owned a furniture store for 18 years. Now I get to coach my son's baseball team 
• #13 by D.A.L.U.I. on 25 Mar, 2009 07:12
• Lawyer, now working as a disaster recovery consultant (i.e., FEMA claims)w/ governments and qualified non-profits.
• #14 by Tom McGarry. on 25 Mar, 2009 10:42
• I believe there was a thread on this already, so many of you know, but for those who dont know. I am a Professional Highway Navigational Engineer, or some refer to it as a Professional Commodities Re-Location Expert.