I am just being nosey but I am curious as to what some of you guys do so you can afford the next mmj release... (I searched and didn't find a thread for this...)
I'll obviously start...
I'm a geographer. I make maps. I'm aware of the first question on your minds... "I thought all the maps were already made?" well, yes and no. I work for an engineering firm that makes maps for all sorts of things including flood plains for FEMA, land cover maps, watershed maps, sewer system maps, property boundaries (cadastral), the list goes on...
I am at work now and most of the time I'm on this board. At times it is a very boring job but 80% of the time it's high stress deadline driven work.
Well, that's my story, who's next?
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 do the traditional DJ stuff. And on the weekends, I do the news. Oh, and I have to be on TV every morning, which sucks.
This is now my third week of working full time, and I love it. I'm really lucky to have an awesome job doing, well, what I want to do. I've been finding I have a lot of downtime, which is why I'm all up in this board.
I also attend Western Kentucky University, where I am persuing a bachelor's degree in English Literature.
I am a technical service representative at ThermoFisher Scientific out of Dubuque, IA. We are the largest provider of scientific equipment and service in the world. Basically I recommend various scientifc instruments to labs and help them troubleshoot their equipment over the phone. Yes, I'm a nerd. No, I am not a telemarketer, but yes, I do work in a call center. My job requires the ability to eat nonstop and have a high tolerance for surfing the internet. I have a bachelor's degree in chemistry and plan on going to grad school, just not sure for what yet. Any other chemistry peeps out there?
Finance director of a publicly-quoted company in the UK. We help members' clubs and other organisations to raise money through lotteries and gaming. Most of our business is done through our 3,500 lottery machines throughout England and Wales.
I shouldn't really have any time at all to surf this site during the day, but the lure of the Jacket is too strong...
cook/starving artist
QuoteI am a technical service representative at ThermoFisher Scientific out of Dubuque, IA. We are the largest provider of scientific equipment and service in the world. Basically I recommend various scientifc instruments to labs and help them troubleshoot their equipment over the phone. Yes, I'm a nerd. No, I am not a telemarketer, but yes, I do work in a call center. My job requires the ability to eat nonstop and have a high tolerance for surfing the internet. I have a bachelor's degree in chemistry and plan on going to grad school, just not sure for what yet. Any other chemistry peeps out there?
(i love chemistry :D. but all that aside, your avatar is fantastic)
For the past 6 or so years, I have been teaching fine art printmaking (etching, lithography, serigraphy, book arts, letterpress, digital) at the college level. Recently, I've also been trying to get my k-12 certification because I miss working with kids and am also in the midst of pursuing another masters degree. I'm trying to rack up some extra credentials so I can find a job I can bear to stay in for awhile. I also do my own artwork, deal with all the technical aspects of running a shop (fixing presses, etc). and do some contract printing.
Quotecook/starving artist
ironic ;)
I am a substitute teacher, work at an educational farm, and dabble in selling handmade clothes and diy crafty items (usually out of the back of my car). I am also in grad school to become a montessori teacher when I grow up.
I teach Biology and Biochemistry to 16 to 18 year olds.
I'm a receptionist/office administrator for UPS.
I teach third grade at a good school. I love it!
I am the clinical case manager at a transitional living home for 17-21 yr olds. Some are truly homeless, some have aged out of foster care, some have families that they can no longer live with. It's very challenging, somewhat un-rewarding (both mentally and financially) and IT NEVER STOPS, however, it is rarely boring and more interesting than any fiction. And, I am a little bit burned out on the residential setting (did I say it NEVER STOPS?). I have recently learned about the Native American custom of Peace Circles from some folks in Boston (actually, Chelsea) and have been implementing them into group work and have had amazing results.
where is "here", tracy?
I work for the Boys and Girls Club. Just yesterday I offered to be a mentor for a third grade girl. She comes to the club but is constantly getting in trouble and cursing out the staff. She has a problem with peeing her pants, she does it almost every day. It's caused her a bunch of problems, but the problems she already had that cause her to do this are even worse. She told me she prays every night for god to "take the days away" but they just keep coming back. She told me that no one really likes her or loves her. She says she has no future she is already worried that she'll never be able to have a job because of her problems, she is in third grade. She said her brother at least had a mentor but that they couldn't find her one. So I told her mom I would like to do it. It's truly amazing that I am able to do what I do for a living. It makes me feel better about the place we live in.
QuoteI work for the Boys and Girls Club. Just yesterday I offered to be a mentor for a third grade girl. She comes to the club but is constantly getting in trouble and cursing out the staff. She has a problem with peeing her pants, she does it almost every day. It's caused her a bunch of problems, but the problems she already had that cause her to do this are even worse. She told me she prays every night for god to "take the days away" but they just keep coming back. She told me that no one really likes her or loves her. She says she has no future she is already worried that she'll never be able to have a job because of her problems, she is in third grade. She said her brother at least had a mentor but that they couldn't find her one. So I told her mom I would like to do it. It's truly amazing that I am able to do what I do for a living. It makes me feel better about the place we live in.
I hear you Brian. When I come home from work I am thankful for the "problems" I have. Not much compared to the young people I encounter.
Quotewhere is "here", tracy?
What is it that you are meaning when you say "here"?
QuoteQuotewhere 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)
Wow, I feel inferior after reading about Brian and Tracy's work. Nice going guys. The world would be a lot better place with more people like you. Seriously.
I have a mechanical engineering degree and I do AutoCad design work for a small company that sells material handling equipment. (Conveyor, packaging machinery, palletizers, stretch wrappers, etc.) I'm still hoping to grow up to be a race car driver but I think I may be running out of time.
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.
7th grade teacher with Birmingham City Schools. On the side, I'm a land shark. I mean, singing telegram.
Quotecook/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
QuoteQuoteQuotewhere 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
QuoteI 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?
QuoteI'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!
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.
QuoteQuoteI 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.
I eat chocolate and smoke tabs and try to avoid the aresholes who masquerade as my managers.
word!
And when I'm not doing that I seem to kill threads.
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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?
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. :)
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 ).
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.
QuoteBesides 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?
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. :)
QuoteLet 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.
Yea, I love reading what you guys do for your loot. Quite a diverse bunch of folks here...
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.
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.
i work for an executive search company. I get paid to search for candidates and companies on the Internet all day 8-)
So what does CC do when he's not busy running this thing?
CC is OHMSS... but don't tell anyone.
i work as an afterschool teacher at a local K-12 private school in Nashville, TN. I basically hang out with K-4th graders every day from 2:30-5:30 and make sure nobody gets killed. it's an awesome gig, and helps pay for college expenses quite well. that and it's great experience with kids for the teaching and just life in general.
Quotei work as an afterschool teacher at a local K-12 private school in Nashville, TN. I basically hang out with K-4th graders every day from 2:30-5:30 and make sure nobody gets killed. it's an awesome gig, and helps pay for college expenses quite well. that and it's great experience with kids for the teaching and just life in general.
What did they make of your awesome facial hair Tom?
Here is a funny story from the Boys & Girls Club.
The Purple Thong Story.
So, one day I was out of clean underwear and all I had left in the dresser was these purple thongs that Anna Beth had bought me. I thought "What The Hell, I'll rock the thongs today" So I'm at work and I'm feeling pretty good about it, I feel kind of sexy and naughty, you know. So all the kids are in the "Gamesroom" playing pool and foosball etc. When all of a sudden the foosball flys off the table. Me being the helpful guy I am bend down to pick up the ball for the kids. Well, I guess when I bent over my shirt lifted up in the back and when I turn around the kids are all looking at me really wide eyed and suddenly one of the third grade boys just start screaming at the top of his lungs "Mr. Brian's Wearing Panties, Mr. Brians Wearing Panties!!!!!" So, the moral of that story is.......Just Freeball it if you work with kids. :-[
You only ruined the lives of about two dozen children. No big deal.
QuoteYou only ruined the lives of about two dozen children. No big deal.
Uh, NO!!!............................... but I may have turned some gay.
Oh that is toooo much! ;D
architect (not registered yet, but working towards it)
:)
Architect, huh Ali? I just got out of a meeting with a room full of architects. I'm a Mechanical Engineer for an MEP firm (I design heating, cooling and ventilation systems for buildings). If you've been to San Francisco lately, you may have seen the two big buildings sprouting up south of Market (Rincon Hill, Spear St.); I "did time" with those. I'm really into environmentally minded, energy efficient, "GREEN" building design, and fortunately there's a lot of that being done right now in California, a lot of cool jobs to be involved with/learn from.
I'm a physical therapist working with geriatric people in a homecare company. Two things I have learned from working with the elderly, 1) save money for retirement. Being old is bad enough, old and broke sucks ass. 2) Live life your own way, don't give a shit what other people think. I like working with Old folks they have something most people don't - perspective.
Old people can be very cool... I wonder what MMJ will be like as senior citizens? Maybe we could all move into the same retirement home together... that'd rock.
Wow. Some of you guys do really important stuff. I wish I made a difference to people...
I worked at a video store for 9 fucking years (as a manager for about half of those). Now I just do freelance video work shooting and editing (usually) very boring commercials, corporate videos, etc.
QuoteOld people can be very cool... I wonder what MMJ will be like as senior citizens? Maybe we could all move into the same retirement home together... that'd rock.
I don't know Brad, you are already angry, just think about how what you will be like as an old man! ;)
Actually, picturing all of us sitting in the lobby bobbing our old heads to OKONOKOS on the tv in the corner is a wonderful vision.
Hey, man... we'll pour a little bit of that Ensure out for the homies who didn't make it.
QuoteHey, man... we'll pour a little bit of that Ensure out for the homies who didn't make it.
that's how we'll roll in okonokos acres.
I supervise the manufacture of pharmaceuticals :-X
That's going to be a BIG job.
QuoteWow. Some of you guys do really important stuff. I wish I made a difference to people...
I worked at a video store for 9 fucking years (as a manager for about half of those). Now I just do freelance video work shooting and editing (usually) very boring commercials, corporate videos, etc.
now come on now. you make a difference to a LOT of people. you've got some pretty dang interesting things on the go.