I'm a field service technician for Toyota material handling Australia. Basically I make sure the forklifts go brooom and up and down... Though I am looking into studying Ancient History next year...
I'm a field service technician for Toyota material handling Australia. Basically I make sure the forklifts go brooom and up and down... Though I am looking into studying Ancient History next year...
Me also.
I think my strategy is that tuition costs the same amount either way, I might as well try to tailor my studies to get as many little asterisks next to my name as possible.| 1 person marked this as a favorite. |
Software test analyst for a very evil and highly successful Australian Bank.
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Itinerant job-hopper. In the last decade or so, since my mid-teens, I have worked for a landscaper under the table, as a Boy Scout camp counselor, library assistant, trainee auto mechanic, Sunoco gas station attendant, convenience store cashier, house-sitter, construction worker for SW&B/KBR, and public access TV station gofer. Today was my last official day as a Papa John's delivery driver. Through all of these, I've worked on the side as a musician, illustrator, and freelance writer.
Cell biologist for a small division of a large biotech corp
Business lawyer, working for a big insurance company with loads of subsidiaries.
Previously, did construction litigations. Before that, legal council by phone.
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I imagine you left that out for the same reason I did. Sounds boring. My masters is in Industrial organizational psychology.International tax law.I'm finishing up my masters degree.In?
It's actually really interesting, just hard to have a conversation about. My research is focused on privacy rights and tax information exchange agreements.
The fun degrees are often boringly named.
I did Statistical Machine Learning.
AKA Artificial Intelligence.
Looking for job. Preferably some sort of office work but anything will do where they'll take me and I will be capable of performing my duties.
Teaching English in the middle of nowhere in China. I like it so much that I stayed for a second year.
Teaching English in the middle of nowhere in China. I like it so much that I stayed for a second year.
Friend of mine did the same thing in Cambodia a few years ago. He hasn't left since. He loves it.
Teaching English in the middle of nowhere in China. I like it so much that I stayed for a second year.Friend of mine did the same thing in Cambodia a few years ago. He hasn't left since. He loves it.
There is a whole lot more middle of nowhere in Cambodia. I drove through the country from Laos to Phnom Penh to Angor Wat. We had to go the long way around because there are only two highways in the country.
Clinical tech in a suburban ER. Basically a nurse, but without the license to give medication to patients. I can do everything else a nurse does, tho. Been doing it for about 9 years now. Best (and hardest) job I've had...
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Since graduating from university (BA Anthropology/Biology):
Apprentice Roastmaster (coffee) for a specialty coffee roaster
Roastmaster
Outbound Marketing Research (yeah, I called people for PEW polls and Arbitron Radio Ratings) ... at night while I roasted coffee during the day
Night Supervisor at a phone center ... at night while I roasted coffee during the day
Barista (after I moved)
Customer Service Rep at phone center
Senior Rep at same center
Head of Scheduling Dept at same center (I basically set up the department from scratch ... doing data analysis, forecasting, scheduling agents, etc)
and currently freelance web developer and co-owner of Iron Hills Games (and working on getting the second installment of Damnable Things out ASAP).
I'm the Exports Manager (ie, glorified international door-to-door salesman) of an olive-oil production company in Santa Cruz, Chile, which I own along with my father (he's in the construction business, though, so he's only the capitalist partner). It is a pretty exhausting job, particularly since I'm extremely thorough about the quality of the product, but it is also very rewarding. And all the hard work has been paying off, since we will be closing the year with more than 20 containers of products sold in foreign markets (each container fits about 17,000 half-litre bottles).
We also sell prunes to Europe, but that's more of a secondary business, since we barely have 30 hectares of that stuff. Still, regular income is never bad in the agro business, and I get to send fresh plums to everyone in the family (summers can get quite crappy, if you get what I mean).
I also have plans to get into the milk business, mostly so we can get into making fine cheese, which is one of my life-long dreams. I want to make the best damned cheese this side of the equator.
By career, I graduated as a Business Engineer with a Master in Finance, though I'd say that less than 15% of my work is actual finances. I like it that way, though; I never saw myself working in a bank or handling hedge funds. I mostly wanted to be good at finances because I believe it gives you a hefty toolset to handle businesses. But I did promise myself I would never, ever, work in something that required me to wear a tie or force me to compete with a coworker. Thus I ended up convincing my dad to invest in olive oil, and here we are.
I did consider getting into Catholic Seminar, though. But good Father Percival talked me out of it after he noticed I was unsure. I guess I will have to find another way to help support Holy Mother Church.
Do you happen to sell olive oil to Poland, Klaus?
Also, I'll remember to ask you for advice when I'll be buying olive oil. Not soon however, as it's too luxurious product form my wallet currently :(
For some reason this didn't post the first time I tried...
I'm still a college student. Studying chemistry. This is my second attempt at college as my first was interrupted by illness and other stuff.
Do you happen to sell olive oil to Poland, Klaus?
Also, I'll remember to ask you for advice when I'll be buying olive oil. Not soon however, as it's too luxurious product form my wallet currently :(
Sadly, we do not currently have plans to sell olive oil in Europe, mostly because local olive-oil production is fiercely protected by EU laws and the taxes we'd have to pay (even considering we have a FTA with the EU) would make it impossible to compete. We sell in South and Central America, the US and, since recently, China and Japan. Singapore and the United Arab Emirates are on my sight too. I'm really sorry. But perhaps I can find a way to get some bottles your way in the near future.
As for advice, while there is some science to it, the fundamental tests you have to do when buying olive-oil are the following:
-The product must have an acidity below 0,8% to be branded as extre-virgin, but you really should never buy anything above 0,3%. If the bottle does not have its acidity printed, it most likely is too high.
-Never buy oils with stuff floating inside, not even if its truffle or something fancy like that. Flavoured Oils are great, but only if the flavour component was chemically bonded during the production process. If it has stuff floating inside, that stuff most likely has over 5% humidity, meaning the water is causing oxidation in the oil and thus will ruin it.
-Avoid oils that smell as olives, humidity, metal, enclosed spaces, wet dirt or that have no smell at all. These are all organoleptic flaws that discualify an oil from being extra-virgin. Worse yet, they mean there are chemical issues with the oil, which may cause high acidity levels and thus high levels of LDL cholesterol (the "bad" cholesterol).
-If you see white stuff inside the bottle in the way of tiny drops or as rings in the bottom, don't worry; it is just the natural wax in the oil going solid due to low temperatures. I see it happen a lot in, of all places, Caribbean markets, where people put the oil inside the fridge. To correct it, just heat the bottle for half an hour and it will go back to normal.
-Similarly, if you see a "cloudy" oil, with traces of white across it, it means it has not been filtered. This is perfectly good oil that just didn't go all the way through the process, and is very common among hand-made producers. It is not better than filtered olive oil either, so don't pay attention to those guys who sell it for more because it's unfiltered.
-Never leave olive oil exposed to air, sunlight or regular temperatures above 25 C°. All these will cause the acidity to rise. This is very, very common in restaurants and hotels. Since olive oil never turns blue or develops hair, people think it is a hardy product, but really it is extremely delicate.
And that's pretty much it. There are more in-depth reasons, but really, with that you'll be able to zero on the top 5% of oils.
What do you do?Whatever I'm told to.
What if someone tells you "Don't do what I tell you".
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My job's kinda boring.
Body double for Daniel Craig, and I do a lot of stunt driving and road testing BMW's, Ferraris, Masaratis etc.....on icy roads conditions and that type of stuff.
The CIA also calls me a lot for helicopter stuff, mainly secret stuff. Because I'm one of the only pilots who can fly upside down.
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My job's kinda boring.
Body double for Daniel Craig, and I do a lot of stunt driving and road testing BMW's, Ferraris, Masaratis etc.....on icy roads conditions and that type of stuff.
The CIA also calls me a lot for helicopter stuff, mainly secret stuff. Because I'm one of the only pilots who can fly upside down.
Put ... the pipe ... down ... that's Comrade Anklebiter's gig. ;)
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I used to wrestle alligators, but that's really a young man's game.
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Itinerant job-hopper. In the last decade or so, since my mid-teens, I have worked for a landscaper under the table, as a Boy Scout camp counselor, library assistant, trainee auto mechanic, Sunoco gas station attendant, convenience store cashier, house-sitter, construction worker for SW&B/KBR, and public access TV station gofer. Today was my last official day as a Papa John's delivery driver. Through all of these, I've worked on the side as a musician, illustrator, and freelance writer.
This doesn't count as a job in my book, but I'm also an on-again-off-again student in Syracuse University's illustration program.
Sadly, we do not currently have plans to sell olive oil in Europe, mostly because local olive-oil production is fiercely protected by EU laws and the taxes we'd have to pay (even considering we have a FTA with the EU) would make it impossible to compete. We sell in South and Central America, the US and, since recently, China and Japan. Singapore and the United Arab Emirates are on my sight too.
Duh, I should expect that. There are lots of countries that produce olive oil in Europe and the EU has quite protective policies.
As for advice, while there is some science to it, the fundamental tests you have to do when buying olive-oil are the following:
-The product must have an acidity below 0,8% to be branded as extre-virgin, but you really should never buy anything above 0,3%. If the bottle does not have its acidity printed, it most likely is too high.
I have never seen acidity listed on olive oil bottle. I never specifically checked for that so I might have missed it. I usually buy one brand of olive oil at one chain of stores because they occasionally have cheap olive oil.
-Never buy oils with stuff floating inside, not even if its truffle or something fancy like that. Flavoured Oils are great, but only if the flavour component was chemically bonded during the production process. If it has stuff floating inside, that stuff most likely has over 5% humidity, meaning the water is causing oxidation in the oil and thus will ruin it.
Good to know.
-Avoid oils that smell as olives, humidity, metal, enclosed spaces, wet dirt or that have no smell at all. These are all organoleptic flaws that discualify an oil from being extra-virgin. Worse yet, they mean there are chemical issues with the oil, which may cause high acidity levels and thus high levels of LDL cholesterol (the "bad" cholesterol).
Regretfully, there is no possibility of opening and smelling bottles at regular shops. I have never got oil that would have any of the described flaws but I admit that I don't know as actual olives smell - but I only had contact with pickled olives.
-If you see white stuff inside the bottle in the way of tiny drops or as rings in the bottom, don't worry; it is just the natural wax in the oil going solid due to low temperatures. I see it happen a lot in, of all places, Caribbean markets, where people put the...
About that fact I knew - in fact every olive oil I ever bought mentioned on the label that gathering of such white stuff is natural possibility and should not be considered flaw.
Thanks for the advices. Hopefully my financial stance improve soon enough for me to take advantage of them.
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By day, I am a mental health professional working at a psychosocial clubhouse for people with mostly Axis 1 diagnosises, doing case management and running groups for the most part.
By night, I do public health research focusing on sex through surveys in the field.
Some afternoons, I make calls based on the public health research.
Physicist. I do numerical modeling of atmospheric turbulence.
My hat goes off to you. I took a grad class in atmospheric dynamics and the integral-differential equations made my head swim.
Greg
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I am responsible for being the short term and sometimes long term memory of, proofreader for, schedule manager for, tech support for, office manager for, occasional meeting planner for, and general girl friday for a professor in public health.
They call this "secretary" or more PC, "administrative coordinator" but basically I'm this guy's extra brain.
Fairly standard career path:
Uni dropout
Juggler/acrobat
Rigger
Mathematician
Bridge Teacher (the card game)
Poker Player
Book-keeper
Accountant
Damn. Sounds a lot like me. To the point that when asked what i do for living.. i return just a blank stare and answer.. "i have no clue either, does that help?".
But yeah, dropout a bunch of odd stuff to now: part time accounting, part time various odd stuffs still and part time wannabe revolutionary politican. Probly wont get more than 50 votes, but thats maybe enough for a board. Maybe i will like the politics and continue. Dunno. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_True_Finns (just "the finns" nowadays tho.. that old name didnt quite translate)
And quite skilled at turning 200 euros/month into a highlife livingstandard :D Now with considerbaly higher earnings, i have no idea what to do with all the money. lol
So while teaching myself to read some 2 years before school and studying shareprices before comics, im tossing the extra money into 9% return stuff... and expecting to turn into a millionaire before 65 on invested pennies :p (fat luck on that!).
A LOT of free time tho. So reading, trolling forums etc.
Oh yeah and after being diagnosed with something the socialist healthcare system pays for and will eventaully classify me as an invalid, ive begun lifting weights seriously. Might aswell be a semi serious bodybuilding invalid.
...damn... i must have a CN inner gnome somewhere..
I am responsible for being the short term and sometimes long term memory of, proofreader for, schedule manager for, tech support for, office manager for, occasional meeting planner for, and general girl friday for a professor in public health.
They call this "secretary" or more PC, "administrative coordinator" but basically I'm this guy's extra brain.
I work for the LogCap contractor in Afghanistan. (Lead Electrician)
I look forward to scrounging for work back home again when this gig dries up.
Cudos to anyone striking out into Thailand for work. That place is awesome!
RPG Superstar 2013 Top 32
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Intermediate Data Systems Analyst/Technician for a major U.S. insurance company. I work overnights, when the majority of people are sleeping, and our facility has 24/7/365 availability, meaning I work Independence Day, Christmas, Thanksgiving, New Years', and everything else unless I specifically request it off with my PTO.
And I wouldn't have it any other way.
Serious answer: 11 year US Army veteran, 7 years ammunition handler, 4 years network administrator. Less than a year left on the contract, so I'll be looking for positions requiring security clearance and a college to pursue my bachelor's degree at.
How did you go looking into the Australian Army, I think they are still looking for experienced Commonwealth and US veterans. The other thing to look at is the Austalian mining industry (very good money).
I am responsible for being the short term and sometimes long term memory of, proofreader for, schedule manager for, tech support for, office manager for, occasional meeting planner for, and general girl friday for a professor in public health.
They call this "secretary" or more PC, "administrative coordinator" but basically I'm this guy's extra brain.
Don't work in the same field as you do (my boss is an epidemiologist) but all important work just the same.
I sit at a desk for 12 hours and answer phone calls to set rail switchs in a paper mill. I also answer questions about rail cars that the mill could look up but are too lazy too. I mean seriously if I sent you a fax that says we are out of chip cars why would you call and ask me if we have any 5 mins later.
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How did you go looking into the Australian Army, I think they are still looking for experienced Commonwealth and US veterans. The other thing to look at is the Austalian mining industry (very good money).
Well, I did finally get a response, but it was the standard 'thank you but we're not interested' form letter. Not sure where I would fit in the mining industry. I'm sure they need IT guys, but I'm not sure I'd want to rely on that.
I see what you did there. Well played.By night, I do public health research focusing on sex through surveys in the field.
Some afternoons, I make calls based on the public health research.
I don't get it.
I don't get it.I see what you did there. Well played.By night, I do public health research focusing on sex through surveys in the field.
Some afternoons, I make calls based on the public health research.
I think he thinks you're asking people out based on the information you receive in the surveys.
When you probably just meant you spend time making follow up calls related to the surveys themselves.
I don't get it.I see what you did there. Well played.By night, I do public health research focusing on sex through surveys in the field.
Some afternoons, I make calls based on the public health research.
I think he thinks you're asking people out based on the information you receive in the surveys.
When you probably just meant you spend time making follow up calls related to the surveys themselves.
Oh!
good god no! I just make follow up calls!
I work for the Quebec (provincial) Ministry of Immigration in the Financial Ressources department.
I was not made for this.
It's boring as hell. lol
Ultradan