What's your job and do you enjoy it?

[dquan97]

1. Gov't Auditor
2. BS, Economics. Job is mostly learned from OJT
3. I enjoy it 95% of the time, though the pay is on the low end of the acct scale

 

[Elbryn]

1. Storage/Backup engineer
2. bs in ECE and mba with pmp and a few low grade certs. been all over the map job wise, helpdesk, desktop, systems manager for a small dept, project leader. currently running on storage specific training/certs but as usual, tech training is pretty skin deep. need to learn alot on the job for the nitty gritty stuff.
3. yes, i do. it's only been a year so far so the stuff is still interesting. i think i prefer the doing aspect to the managing/paper pushing aspect. feels like i'm actually doing something other than being the dotted lines on the org charts. but who knows, maybe i'll go back to managing in a few years if the right opportunity comes along

 

[Viper Frag]

1) What is your job? -> Director of Operations for a Certification Organization
2) How much education/training was involved? -> BSEE & MBA
3) Do you enjoy it and why? -> Yes I enjoy it. Oversee operations in 3 countries, do a lot of data analysis on excel, manage several global teams, and I am always doing Kaizens very frequently. Bonus is awesome, not quite on investment banking level, corner office, and get to travel quite frequently.

 

[KingstonU]

1) Geological Engineer/Contractor
2) 4 year bachelor's
3) Yes, pay is pretty good and I get to travel around the world (though mostly to places in the middle of no-where, sometimes dangerous places). But this is suited to particular individuals. Spend months away from home and my schedule is completely off from everyone else's. Worst part is the stress level is often through the roof. My field of work gets hit first when the economy starts to tank.

One day when I can't handle it anymore I'll consider switching to just being a scuba-diving instructor or something as fun and laid back :biggrin:

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

1. Chef
2. 2 years culinary school, BS in Hospitality and Tourism Services major in Food and beverage management. Numerous food safety and management classes.
3. I love my job and hate the management of most places I've worked. Pay sucks and I'm almost always better educated than the people I work for.

 

[KH85]

1) What is your job?
2) How much education/training was involved?
3) Do you enjoy it and why?

1) 'Multi-Skilled' Maintenance Engineer (electrically biased)
2) 4 Year Apprenticeship in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
3) Mostly yes - every day is different so i get too learn something nearly everyday :biggrin: it is also rewarding fixing/maintaining things..... but it can get stressful :\

 

[rival]

1) Journeyman Electrician/Fire alarm manager (Design/program/management for fa systems)
2) 5 year electrical apprenticeship
3) Sometimes. Working in construction is rewarding but can be very stressful, and is rather volatile.

 

[1sikbITCH]

Paralegal.

Most start off with some sort of paralegal degree but the same lawyer that used to bail me out of jail hired me to file stuff at the courthouse for him and answer phones. That was 11 years ago. I have been with my current firm for 5 years and now I help disabled people get their benefits. It's FAR more rewarding than personal injury and I will likely never switch from SSD work.

 

[Zebo]

1. O&G investor & liquor store owner..used to build houses and for a DOD contractor before that running a metals lab.
2. BS biochemistry MS materials science both from calpoly SLO
3. Love it. Work about 2-4 hours a day and have time to neff and nap or do whatever else I like doing.

 

[halik]

Is this you? 60 Minutes: Wall Street - The Speed Traders

Sort of,
we're a market maker - providing liquidity, rather than sucking it up. On the sidenote, the flash crash had far less to do with high frequency trading and a lot more with NYSE not synchronizing their circuit breakers. They halted trading on the floor, but let electronic orders print with 30%+ less liquidity.

 

[AlienCraft]

My employer just laid off 25% of our workforce, myself included. It sucks to be jobless but I'm talking it as an opportunity to explore different career opportunities. I've never really enjoyed my work but I lacked the drive to change, so this may be a blessing in disguise.

There are so many different options out there, many of which I probably have no clue about, so I figured ATOT would give me a good mix of ideas.

My questions are:

1) What is your job?
2) How much education/training was involved?
3) Do you enjoy it and why?

Thanks!

I'm currently a
1.delivery driver for a regional, multi-state overnight delivery service.

2. Driver's License, Insurance & Haz-mat and TSA / Homeland Security certs Tested by company for Alcohol and/or drugs in the event of any accident.
3. Yes, there is a large measure of independence, no one else rides with me and I'm done for the day when I finish delivering. There is no central office I need to drive back to in order to check out. Plus, my area is the Greater Gold Country of Northern California around hiway 50, so it's not like I'm stuck in the city.

 

[Kabob]

1. Anesthesiologist
2. 4 years college, 4 years medical school, 4 years post graduate training
3. Love it. Fun job, not terribly stressful(until something goes wrong, then its REALLY stressful), rewarding work, good hours, stupidly awesome pay.

I've been considering something in the medical field but there are SO many options its mind boggling. I am hoping to shadow a Radiology Tech next week although I dunno how I'll like it. I also thought maybe something like Nurse Practioner but that's a lot of school.

 

[SamurAchzar]

1) Embedded Software Programming, now owner of my own startup in the field

2) Only been through the tough school of life. Been doing this for about 12 years now, since early teens. Highschool dropout but that doesn't seem to have stopped me so far

3) There's nothing else I'd prefer doing, BUT it's a tough job. Programming takes its toll and embedded systems are perhaps the most mentally difficult of all (can get very frustrating very quickly, debugging is usually a chore and requires a very particular mindset).
After contracting/consulting for about 20 companies and accomplishing a very long list of stuff, I'm looking forward to the business side of my own company.

My advice is to go into programming in general only if you are drawn to it and willing to exercise your mind every single day. It's very bad as a routine job, and you might get mentally burnt after not many years. But the combined pay, perks and personal freedom far exceed nearly any other mainstream field.

 

[gorcorps]

1.) CAPL Process Engineer for cold roll steel mill

2.) 4 year engineering degree, but I also have a masters which boosted starting salary

3.) I like it quite a bit, though I'm still in the learning phase. Started in the "noobie" lab when I started in January, but got moved out of there just after a month. I've been learning the new job ever since. It has a good mix of office work, research, dealing with people (mill workers) and some hands on stuff when things go wrong fast. There's some boring days but overall I'm glad they moved me up so fast. I'm learning a ton quite quickly, though I still have a ways to go. I also work with a lot of good-humored people that all seem to know what they're doing. No real problems in the management and engineer end.

 

[RKS]

1. Esq.
2. J.D.
3. Not lately because boss is beyond a miserable asshole.

 

[Svnla]

1) What is your job?
2) How much education/training was involved?
3) Do you enjoy it and why?

1. Compliance officer/auditing
2. Minimum BS/BA for all our positions, even the secretary. Half of us have Masters (including your truly). Working on a well know industry certification.
3. I like it, most of the time. Things are never the same boring here, always something new to learn. Sometimes, I have to deal with difficult people but most of the time, it is good. Can't complain about my boss and most of my co-workers. At least I know I have a solid job while tens of millions are still looking.

 

[CountZero]

1. Physical design engineer (aka making ICs)
2. MSEE
3. Like it alot. Pay is decent. Work environment is super laid back (come in and leave whenever, work from home whenever). Lots of interesting problems to solve. At the beginning of every new chip a chance to take on a different aspect of the design. It is very interesting getting an inside view of the high end server market, where it is going and helping shape that direction.

 

[Rifter]

I dispatch tow trucks. I like my job. I like helping people stranded on the road and helping the police as well. Its fun.

Also has the perk that i know all the cops and it would be really hard for me to actually get a speeding or traffic ticket within the city limits. Since i started working here i have yet to get a ticked and been pulled over at least 10 times, although some of those times were just because that paticular cop wanted to ask me something work related lol.

 

[RockinZ28]

1) Signal maintainer on class 1 railroad

2) HS diploma, preferred? All on the job training.

3) Love it. Of course there are frustrating times, but overall it's great. Been told I'm getting a promotion within a month, so should be even better.

 

[Kabob]

1. Esq.
2. J.D.
3. Not lately because boss is beyond a miserable asshole.

Heh, short and to the point. Amazing how easily a crappy boss can ruin an otherwise good job.

 

[Oil]

1. Petroleum engineer
2. 4 year engineering degree
3. Yes. I get to travel a bit (although not to any sexy places) and there is always something new. Can't complain about the pay either

 

[Juddog]

1) What is your job?
IT support
2) How much education/training was involved?
Most of the education was on the job training, although I passed a few certs too like A+
3) Do you enjoy it and why?
Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. Constant neverending problems. I much better enjoyed my time while working as a coder, which is something i plan on going back to school to do.

 

[Saint Nick]

1) Signal maintainer on class 1 railroad

2) HS diploma, preferred? All on the job training.

3) Love it. Of course there are frustrating times, but overall it's great. Been told I'm getting a promotion within a month, so should be even better.

Do you happen to work for UP? I worked there for a few years...good company.

My answers:
1) Part-time Intern
2) Currently have four year MIS degree from a state university. Pursuing a master's in the same field (hope to be a DBA some day).
3) Absolutely! Although I only work 25 hours a week, I am getting to design reports and help with new systems analysis, design, and implementation. Hoping to get some Java programming experience soon!

I'm mostly in this internship to gain experience.

 

[Gibson486]

1. Was an engineer, now I am looking.
2. BSEE, but it rarely helped me on my job since most colleges do not prepare you for a career in waste water consulting. It is a whole different mind set.
3. It had its good days and bad. The job it self was boring and the pay is low for an EE unless you get high up.

 

[krunchykrome]

1) Senior Accountant
2) bachelor's degree, CPA certification (currently sitting for the cpa exam)
3) There are good days and bad days. The profession is very deadline driven and it can be stressful at times.