Occupation Thread

[Phantomaniac]

What does everyone do for a living? I'm curious to know how many people on AT make their living outside of computers. Bonus round: what's your dream job?

I do tech support in the tier 2/3 range for a small software company. Some of what I do is also in the systems administration and software QA realm so its fairly interesting.

Dream jobs are creating a successful tech startup or becoming a voice actor (I know...what the...)

Your turn!

 

[tfinch2]

Programmer

 

[HydroSqueegee]

current occupation... my chair at work

 

[PenguinPower]

HR

Dream Job: HR, and I get to drink while working.

 

[arch113]

System Administrator, Sr.

 

[purbeast0]

software engineer here.

dream job would be to work on a snorkel or diving tour boat as one of the guides down in some place tropical.

 

[Jeeebus]

law talking guy

 

[nanette1985]

retired/disabled. Used to be a C programmer.

I still do the odd web marketing on the side for extra $ or as a favor to frends.

 

[homercles337]

Computational scientist, but lately all i have been doing is mind-numbing operations...

 

[JM Aggie08]

Unix Systems Admin

 

[MotionMan]

I am a lawyer.

My dream job is multi-million dollar lottery winner. I would be really good at it, too.

MotionMan

 

[xanis]

UI/UX Designer for a small development firm. Basically, I figure out how to make our software easy to use and pretty to look at.

 

[Dr. Detroit]

Bean Counter running IA

People despise me

Dream Job: Dolphin Trainer at Sea World, Brew Master at a microbrewery, Cultural Anthropologist living with a tribe in the middle of nowhere

 

[ohtwell]

<---- Kindergarten teacher!

Dream job: Singer! I love to sing!


: ) Amanda

 

[clamum]

UI/UX Designer for a small development firm. Basically, I figure out how to make our software easy to use and pretty to look at.

Wish I could do that, seriously. I'm a software dev but I am terrible at graphics and that kinda thing. I'll make it work, sure, but it'll look fuckin horrid.

 

[JACKIE]

President/Exec. for a U.S. based manufacturing company.

Which most days is very similar to a kindergarten teacher

 

[cbrunny]

I use a computer at work... do I click "Yes"?

 

[Phantomaniac]

I use a computer at work... do I click "Yes"?

Only if you could classify your work as IT in some way.

 

[xanis]

I'll make it work, sure, but it'll look fuckin horrid.

I'm sure the devs here say the same thing about my Javascript files.

 

[cbrunny]

Only if you could classify your work as IT in some way.

Hmm... I'm a defacto data analyst. So I guess... no.

Edit: an unusually sad reaction to writing this post.

 

[ultimatebob]

Software QA and support guy here

I'm still trying to figure out what I wanna be when I grow up.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Master's student, lab TA.

 

[DrPizza]

High school math & physics teacher
Plus, a farmer

Dream job: doing what I do & pro bass fisherman on the side.

 

[cyclistca]

Product Manager also know as a cat herder

 

[akahoovy]

Job: Assistant Editor at a TV production office

Dream job: Game dev/game designer/animator/anything at a studio like Obsidian Entertainment, Bethesda, or Firaxis. I'm close to Gearbox but I don't like or play their games...

2nd dream job: CRNA. I may go back to school for a BSN and then Master's in Nursing to make a lot of money so I can afford whatever hobby I want to do.