What do you do?

[BartmanPDX]

I am a stay-at-home dad for a child with special needs.

I used to be a high school teacher though. I enjoyed it and was pretty good at it, but my daughter needs me . . .

Good luck on the cigar shop, Dave!

 

[MakiSupaStar]

I do legal stuff.

That's funny because I do illegal stuff. We should set up some kind of reciprocal referral program.


I also get paid to watch the Pacific Ocean and teach people. It's kind of like the blind leading the blind.

 

[Rich L]

When the market's not kicking me square in the bizzoys, I'm in land development, developing mainly residential real estate. Currently, I'm playing house husband along side my wife. Nice thing is we haven't had so much as one serious fight in the whole time I've been unemployed. We've been having such a nice time spending so much time together, it's gonna be weird to be away from her once I'm back in the workforce.

 

[Pilgrim]

Distance education administrator at a research university. I've been in higher education for 28 years, producing radio and TV programs and satellite teleconferences - came here 10 years ago to use my skills in online learning. I spend my days working with departments and faculty to create new online courses and programs, solving technical issues, and looking for new courses to add. Occasionally I even put my Ph.D. to use!

I will comment that ever since I got into higher ed in 1980, state and federal funding has decreased, tuition has increased, and we've been perpetually on the edge of closing down parts of the universities I've worked at. Texas A&M was the most stable institution, my current institution is the least stable. We darn near lost all our state funding two years ago...which would have turned us from a public to a private institution charging probably 3x as much tuition as we currently are. That cleaver comes around again in another 2 years...I'm not sure I'll stay here for that event.

 

[Geddyfleaharris]

Municipal Engineering Technologist - professional designation

50% partner in a heavy construction company

 

[alembicguy]

(day job)Maintenance Supervisor

 

[Synplicity]

Im training to be a chef, not quite sure how i ended up doing this though.

 

[McHaven]

Student. No job yet, need to make sure I can stay on top my courses this semester.


Also, Pedal wheeler and dealer.

 

[Gard]

Mmmmmm, yeaaaah. Did you get that memo about the new cover sheets on the TPS reports?

Look, Lumbergh, I've got a meeting with the Bobs in a few minutes, and I just don't have time...





(To answer the OP: see my user title. )

 

[GregC]

When I'm not on TB (or occasionally practicing ), I write about investments for a living.

International Business student.

Would like to get into hedge funds or import/export/shipping.

I know a fabulous company you should work for. Ever heard of Vandelay Industries?

 

[scootron]

Judge.

 

[Brim]

designer (architecture, graphics, interiors) and construction project manager - work is really slow in FL right now.

 

[Brim]

When the market's not kicking me square in the bizzoys, I'm in land development, developing mainly residential real estate. Currently, I'm playing house husband along side my wife. Nice thing is we haven't had so much as one serious fight in the whole time I've been unemployed. We've been having such a nice time spending so much time together, it's gonna be weird to be away from her once I'm back in the workforce.

I hear you Rich. Florida's residential market is way down in the dumps. Second jobs seem to be the way to survive right now for a lot of people.

 

[biohazed]

Automotive technician

 

[fdeck]

I worked as a technical person in my industry (not maggot ranching, geotechnical engineering) for over 15 years before I got into management. Now, as the CEO (with over 36 years in the business), when I interview young graduates, I'm not eager to hire them if I get the sense that they aspire to be in management in, say, five years (I call them "climbers"). In fields like mine, you gain the respect of the people who work for you by demonstrating that you can do their job at least as well as they can. I doubt that many of our 15- and 20-year professionals could be led effectively by a 27-year-old. We have some up-and-comers in their early thirties, but they have already established themselves as excellent project managers and technical resources.

You might have better luck climbing into management in the financial industries.

I work in a mid sized shop with a fair number of engineers. It seems worth mentioning is that a business / management degree is not necessarily a route into engineering management. The engineering managers who I am acquainted with, have technical backgrounds. Those with business degrees often got their MBA's after working in industry for a while as scientists or engineers. There are people who can manage engineers without ever having done engineering, but I wouldn't count on it being the easiest thing to do.

Even going all the way to the top of the ladder where I work, are people with both technical and non-technical backgrounds.

To be an engineering manager, typically requires some street cred as an engineer. It helps to understand what motivates engineers, and to have experienced some of the ways that projects can go astray.

 

[Johnny Fila]

I hunt them down and bring them in. Not a bad living.

 

[Johnny Fila]

I know a fabulous company you should work for. Ever heard of Vandelay Industries?

do they need a latex salesperson?

 

[invisiman]

Student at the Paul J. Hill School of Business! (Sounds more prestigious than it may actually be) During the summer I work as a maintenance person for the school division in my home town.

 

[rokkitt]

I sell and rent and do everything real estate in NYC and licensed in NY


also, have referral network all over the US


any real estate questions, just ask.....everything real estate!


allen

aka

rokkitt

 

[TBird1958]

Residential lighting sales and design, showroom manager Seattle Lighting.