What do you do for a living?

Fabio_kun · Post by **Fabio_kun** » 8/27/2009, 5:33 pm

I was wondering...
What do you guys do for a living? Study, work?

I'm currently trying to get my degree in Graphic Design and am working almost fulltime at an e-Learning company as a webmaster.

What about you?

AnnieDreams · Post by **AnnieDreams** » 8/27/2009, 6:41 pm

I'm at Uni and haven't chosen a major yet.
This summer I work full time at the university library, scanning masters theses for the digital archives. That's right - I scan the covers of books for 7 hours a day. It's stimulating.

MindsOnLoan · Post by **MindsOnLoan** » 8/27/2009, 7:34 pm

I'm still in high school, but looking for a part-time job to pay for car. No idea where though.

Kicker774 · Post by **Kicker774** » 8/27/2009, 8:53 pm

Nick Burns: Your companies computer guy

Post by **xjsb125** » 8/27/2009, 9:12 pm

MindsOnLoan wrote:I'm still in high school, but looking for a part-time job to pay for car. No idea where though.

That's how I started my career at Walmart. It was just a part time job for the summer, so I could buy a truck. At the end of the summer, I was going to quit. 12 summers and 3 trucks later, here I am.

Kicker774 · Post by **Kicker774** » 8/28/2009, 10:04 am

xjsb125 wrote:
MindsOnLoan wrote:I'm still in high school, but looking for a part-time job to pay for car. No idea where though.

That's how I started my career at Walmart. It was just a part time job for the summer, so I could buy a truck. At the end of the summer, I was going to quit. 12 summers and 3 trucks later, here I am.

i.e. they implanted an RFID chip into his leg so they could always track him down and bring him back to work if he tried to leave.

m2 · Post by m2 » 8/28/2009, 10:09 am

I'm finishing Junior High while my profession is listening to Stealing Babies 16 times a day.

laurel · Post by **laurel** » 8/28/2009, 11:13 am

I have worked in retail since I was 15! I'm now 22, and having just convocated from university, I'm officially hunting for a real job.

However, I have a feeling a degree in linguistics is going to get me absolutely nowhere.

I would enjoy being a professional student. Seriously, I would absolutely adore being in school the rest of my life. I am the biggest nerd ever.

Post by **saman** » 8/28/2009, 11:56 am

i'm finishing a graduate degree and working in the computers section in staples.

i've also been thinking about staying in school to do a ph.d., but i think i'm going to try for a job instead. i think i'm done with school for now.

Post by **xjsb125** » 8/28/2009, 12:36 pm

laurel wrote:I have worked in retail since I was 15! I'm now 22, and having just convocated from university, I'm officially hunting for a real job.

However, I have a feeling a degree in linguistics is going to get me absolutely nowhere.

I would enjoy being a professional student. Seriously, I would absolutely adore being in school the rest of my life. I am the biggest nerd ever.

What exactly does your degree entail?

megxyz128 · Post by **megxyz128** » 8/28/2009, 4:54 pm

I'm a teacher. I teach Spanish to grades K-8. I have 650 students. Life is a little hectic right now.

beautiful liar · Post by **beautiful liar** » 8/29/2009, 2:24 pm

right now i'm doing graduate studies in Creative Writing. i will stay in academia as long as possible, because it is the best way to make a living as a poet.

Kicker774 · Post by **Kicker774** » 8/29/2009, 3:28 pm

In other words the only way to make a living as a poet is to keep deferring your ever increasing student loan bills untill your out of school?

beautiful liar · Post by **beautiful liar** » 8/29/2009, 4:07 pm

pretty much . . . except i've been given grant money that covers my expenses. so really, what i'm saying, is to be a poet you must perfect the art of writing grant applications so that you are paid to stay in school where you are required to produce poetry in order to maintain your funding . . .

Kicker774 · Post by **Kicker774** » 8/29/2009, 4:32 pm

So what happens when you run out of classes to take?

beautiful liar · Post by **beautiful liar** » 8/29/2009, 7:05 pm

starving artist time, baby!
probably i'll have to carve out a place for myself either in academia (teaching/writing critical articles/writer-in-residence programs) or in publishing.
really, i'll be worrying about that when i get there. for now, i have 2 years in which to write 2 book-length works + classwork to do. after that, i'll figure out how to make a living that allows me to continue writing as much as i can.

Kicker774 · Post by **Kicker774** » 8/29/2009, 8:33 pm

Become an underwriter for a student loan company.

You'll have first hand knowledge and experience with the subject and you can write small print for hours on end.

beautiful liar · Post by **beautiful liar** » 8/29/2009, 9:25 pm

my dad suggested i become an underwriter for the bank he works for. actually, it's his joke to any of his colleagues who ask me what i'm going to do when i'm done school.

xoNoDoubt69 · Post by **xoNoDoubt69** » 9/1/2009, 12:01 pm

Mens supervisor at Kohl's.

Penguin Josh · Post by **Penguin Josh** » 9/1/2009, 3:00 pm

Underwriting tech for a medical malpractice insurance co.