So what do you guys do for a living?

[FarmerYoda]

cook/starving artist

goddamnit
i just read this and was like "HA! COOK?! BUT STARVING?!" then i realized somebody already made that joke.
i'm SO SLOW.kJSDflkauwgaios

[ycartrob]

where is "here", tracy?

What is it that you are meaning when you say "here"?

hahahah
i guess you didnt' say here. if you did, it would've made more sense.
...where do you live?

(internet creep moment)

Nashville, Tennessee

[red]

I work for a national television network based in Toronto. I basically monitor the quality and content of all the broadcasts of six music video channels, MuchMusic being the most famous.

Chum?

[ms. yvon]

I'm the program director for two radio stations. Our FM runs on an AC format, and the AM is news/talk/standards. I'm pretty much in charge of everything that gets on the air, including music. I arrange promotions, remote broadcasts, and giveaways. I produce commercials--both as a voice talent and just in terms of production. ...

I also attend Western Kentucky University, where I am persuing a bachelor's degree in English Literature.

when i was in college i worked at a commercial station, too.  i can't imagine being in school and being the program director as well.  when do you sleep?
when i've had my fill of my current career i hope to move into public radio.

my current gig:  i work as an assistant editor on a tv. show in los angeles.  i freelance, so each season often means a different show.  cool break:  i was hired as an editor for a couple of episodes this season.  neat!

[Mr. T.]

I work for SABAM. It's the same thing like ASCAP in America. I have to make sure our members get all the royalties they deserve.

So I have to be in contact with radio and television stations, record companys, editors, concert organisers and affiliated societies.

It's a fun job.

[Jaimoe]

I work for a national television network based in Toronto. I basically monitor the quality and content of all the broadcasts of six music video channels, MuchMusic being the most famous.

Chum?

Yes.

[wordawg]

I eat chocolate and smoke tabs and try to avoid the aresholes who masquerade as my managers.


word!

[wordawg]

And when I'm not doing that I seem to kill threads.

wordoh

[upstatestruggler]

Wordawg, good luck putting a stop to this!  Thread unraveller my eye...
I must keep the details fuzzy, since a good part of my day is spent right here. Since art projects still don't pay tha bills (or maybe I just don't have the skills- boo), I am a  financial manager at a fairly well-known college.  I push paper, cram figures into a super easily navigable financial program, and hang out with college kids all day. This affords me a)the time and b)the money to travel to where the action is-  Bonnaroo, for example; Philly and beyond for the fall tour. This is a fairly new gig for me, but it's going well enough for me to start to feel funny about welcoming people to the struggle.  Ah, screw it -Welcome to the struggle!
I see lots of scientists, communicators, and human service professionals out there- I can't be the the only grind/squid/penny pincher...can I?

[peanut butter puddin surprise]

information technology manager.  all around computer guru for a small city gov't.  five locations.  50-odd computers.  dozens of users.  mainly pretty dry but has it's moments.  everyone is really nice here.  they don't know much about computers, so that makes life easy/difficult.  easy in that I only let them do so much, and difficult because I can't get them to learn anything new.  oh well, it pays the bills.  :)

[Taterbug]

Sales Manager for a Steel company with about 50 employees. Our company is owned by two Sacilian brothers. I have been with them for 18 years. I started in the shop as a supervisor and worked my way up into my current position. We do all kinds of processing, Saw cutting, laser cutting, plasma cutting, sheet & plate shearing. oxy fuel up to 10" thick plate any shape. all CNC.  I also do computer aided design and machining.  Its nice working for a smaller company without 20 fucking layers of managment. If I have a problem I go directly to the man who signs my check.  The only downfall is the sacilian way, you could get yelled at and hugged within 2 minutes. I prefer holding a grudge for at least a week. ( thats the German way ).

[Angry Ewok]

Besides trying to do my own art thing... I work for Rick Rush, a Sport's Artist. You artists may recognize his name because he was sued by Tiger Woods a few years back... it was a pretty big deal, and thankfully Rick won. Anyway... I work on the positives that are used to make serigraph prints - it's the same process as silk screening a t-shirt, except on a much bigger and more expensive scale. We're working on a job for the Univeristy of Texas - a piece celebrating their victory over USC in last year's Rose Bowl. After that, we'll be working on a piece for the St. Louis Cardinal's on their winning the World Series. When I'm not working on the art, or running prints in the studio, I can also work on the inventory on the website, package orders, write out orders, etc. I can pretty much run the show if need be.

I'm also the editor/designer of a local quarterly paper. I don't really like doing it, but it's nice for a little play money.

[BH]

Besides trying to do my own art thing... I work for Rick Rush, a Sport's Artist. You artists may recognize his name because he was sued by Tiger Woods a few years back... it was a pretty big deal, and thankfully Rick won. Anyway... I work on the positives that are used to make serigraph prints - it's the same process as silk screening a t-shirt, except on a much bigger and more expensive scale. We're working on a job for the Univeristy of Texas - a piece celebrating their victory over USC in last year's Rose Bowl. After that, we'll be working on a piece for the St. Louis Cardinal's on their winning the World Series. When I'm not working on the art, or running prints in the studio, I can also work on the inventory on the website, package orders, write out orders, etc. I can pretty much run the show if need be.

I'm also the editor/designer of a local quarterly paper. I don't really like doing it, but it's nice for a little play money.

That sounds like a pretty cool job Brad.   Let me know the details on the STL Cardinals print when you get to it.  I would be interested in that for sure.  Are they really expensive?

[fitzcarraldo]

Wow, you guys have some cool jobs. Me, not so much.
Day Job: I have my own insurance brokerage/racket. Doin sales for 10 years I just got my own business in '05. I represent a lot of different companies, so I can usually save people money while getting them the same coverages on all types of insurance (home, life, group health, business, liabillty). That makes me feel good about what I do.

I also work for my friend Kerri Black promoting bands in NYC. & am attending audio engineering school.  :)

[Angry Ewok]

Let me know the details on the STL Cardinals print when you get to it.  I would be interested in that for sure.  Are they really expensive?

You can check out //RickRushArt.com for a general idea of pricing. I suggest taking a look at the Boston Red Sox piece, and the Cardinals' Pujols piece that he did recently - they are both good examples of his baseball paintings. The Vignette prints are about $20, and the larger Millennium prints are about $40. Those are printed in Nashville... The Serigraphs are the real jewel, though. They're large, hand-printed, and are about $650-800. I'll keep you up to date on that.

Alot of Jacketeers have very cool-as-heck jobs.

[Kory]

Yea, I love reading what you guys do for your loot. Quite a diverse bunch of folks here...

[dragonboy]

I've been working with children for nearly 15 years now!
I have my English School here in Japan.

Used to work in a video store & before that I was a paperboy.

[red]

I'm the Business Manager at a snowmobile dealership.  It's an alright job that pays really well, and my co-workers are wonderful (minus my boss).  

I also work at a music store a few evenings a week.

[jacks29]

i work for an executive search company. I get paid to search for candidates and companies on the Internet all day  8-)

[ManNamedTruth]

So what does CC do when he's not busy running this thing?