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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!
In that case, could you pass the results of the surveys, and the phone numbers, over here? Thanks!
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 too thought you were cleverly saying you had a healthy sex life.
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Choosing between 'brief' and 'interesting', I realized that 'brief' is impossible for me, while 'interesting' is only highly unlikely:
(1) That 'paperboy' who drove a VW rabbit on the sidewalk to deliver your papers? Me.
(2) That video store clerk in the store whose employees consisted of a Ph.D., M.A., three B.A.'s, and a police academy graduate? Me.
Unfortunately, after that it gets more routine and boring:
- Got the Ph.D. and did the gypsy math professor thing for 4 years. Quit in disgust from my first tenure-track job
- Picked up 2 weeks later to be a technical trainer for a real-time OS company (Wind River. Best 4 years of my life!)
- Survived until the whole department got the axe, then kept working for them as a contractor
- Picked up by a major software company to develop curriculum
- Acquired by an even bigger company to continue developing curriculum
So that's where I stand; a curriculum developer for a major software company, writing implementation and system administration training.
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I'm a police detective. I currently work in a non-specialized division that is based out of one of our stations. I work cases that range from simple thefts to attempted murder. (I just completed a six-week investigation into a drive-by shooting, getting three arrests. One suspect is on the run.) I was on patrol for three years following the Academy, then moved to investigations a year ago. I joined the department straight out of college after getting a BA in History and Speech Communication. The department generously pays for further schooling, so I am almost finished with a Master's degree in Criminology before setting my sights on a JD. I have just the thesis to do and I am done.
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I am a "Support Architect for Application Support" at a large title company. Basically I act as Tier 2 tech support so the developers don't have to talk to actual customers when there's an issue. We are the "catch all" people.
"Hmmmm," someone at my company says, "I don't know where to go to get this done. I'll just toss it at App Support and see what sticks."
I've done lots of website development, software integrations, database development and other application development. Also done some project management - I actually quite enjoyed that.
I've been an English teacher in Japan. I've also done some temporary office work and factory work. You can actually get sick of candy, for example. I worked at the Lifesaver's factory in Holland, MI my first summer before college. :)
I have four jobs, only the starred (**) ones pay in $$. They are listed in order of personal importance/priority:
1: Papa
2: Sunday School Teacher
3: Air National Guardsman (traditional)**
4: Disability Examiner (full time)**
@TriOmegaZero: 11 year veteran and you are not finishing out the 20? I'm a little surprised. You could turn blue and join us in the Air Force, the deployments can be a little less harsh. Or swap over into the Air National Guard: finish out your 20 and you'll get a retirement starting at age 60 (or is it 65?, either way it's 30 years away).
-Aaron
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I am a relationship manager for 401(k) company. (A 401(k) is a self-funded retirement investment account, for those outside the US who have retirement systems that make more sense than ours.) I have more clients than I have time to assist during the course of my workday, so I'm usually just trying to help the angriest clients or those who have had to wait the longest for a response. My accounts total somewhere around half a billion dollars, though, so that's kind of cool.
DUI defense attorney.
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@TriOmegaZero: 11 year veteran and you are not finishing out the 20? I'm a little surprised. You could turn blue and join us in the Air Force, the deployments can be a little less harsh. Or swap over into the Air National Guard: finish out your 20 and you'll get a retirement starting at age 60 (or is it 65?, either way it's 30 years away).
-Aaron
I've looked at it, but with the downsizing right now, I'm not sure how viable it would be. I'm at my control point for the Army, so I couldn't continue on active even if I wanted to. Just tired of the lifestyle, I guess, and my knees aren't holding up so well as I come up on my 30th birthday.
Screenwriter.
Shinobi Master.
In that case, could you pass the results of the surveys, and the phone numbers, over here? Thanks!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!
ill let you know when we get published.
I'm a librarian at one of the U.S. National Libraries. (No, not that one.)
Never shall those particular twains meet.
I too thought you were cleverly saying you had a healthy sex life.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!
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.
Bummer about the Army all the guys I know that are in it love it. Mining in Australia is draining all the skilled workers away from the cities, if you can use heavy equipment or handle explosives as well as it would probably be an advantage. The only disadvantage is the mines are 1000's of miles from anywhere.
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I've looked at it, but with the downsizing right now, I'm not sure how viable it would be. I'm at my control point for the Army, so I couldn't continue on active even if I wanted to. Just tired of the lifestyle, I guess, and my knees aren't holding up so well as I come up on my 30th birthday.@TriOmegaZero: 11 year veteran and you are not finishing out the 20? I'm a little surprised. You could turn blue and join us in the Air Force, the deployments can be a little less harsh. Or swap over into the Air National Guard: finish out your 20 and you'll get a retirement starting at age 60 (or is it 65?, either way it's 30 years away).
-Aaron
Are you in a commo MOS? Many states have full time blue side AGR slots for comm jobs that are open to anyone eligible, prior service or not. My ANG unit here in FL hires comm guys all the time for full time slots. No deployments and no ruck marches, just the weak a$$ 1.5 mile run once a year. You get your 20 in and you don't have to wait til your geriatric to collect.
By day? I was a research administrator managing a big biology lab. In a week or so I'll be a project coordinator managing an accounting department--I mean, a department where people study accounting and taxation. It should be a fun job, as I'll be surrounded by cool people, doing community outreach, working with students, etc.
By night, I am a film composer. I love writing music to picture--love love love it. If you need a film scored (Paizo fanfilm? :D) lemme know.
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I sit at a desk for 12 hours and answer phone calls to set rail switches 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.
Which paper company?
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...Teacher.
I do mental health.
I handle benefits for a mid-sized manufacturing and distribution company.
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Two ells in ellipses, there, buddy.
Though not exactly a living, as I don't get any coin out of it, I'm also a volunteer firefighter.
Should be noted that here in Chile, all firefighters are volunteers and none earn wage. The State has tried on several occasions to turn it into a public service, but we firefighters fiercely oppose the change. I guess we like our traditions.
Though not exactly a living, as I don't get any coin out of it, I'm also a volunteer firefighter.
Should be noted that here in Chile, all firefighters are volunteers and none earn wage. The State has tried on several occasions to turn it into a public service, but we firefighters fiercely oppose the change. I guess we like our traditions.
Do you keep some sort of vigils to keep a fully prepared squad in the state of readines in case of fire? And how do you finance equipment?
Do you keep some sort of vigils to keep a fully prepared squad in the state of readines in case of fire?
Aye. We have rotative guard duty, mandatory for Active Volunteers and optional for Honourary Volunteers (to qualify as Honourary, you must accumulate at least 10 years of active service, 9 if you take the Engineering training, and 8 if you also do the Paramedic training). Each Active Volunteer must remain on duty 10 days per month, with a minimum of 3 days in a row.
All companies are required to maintain a guard big enough to handle all its equipment. This mandate is imposed by the local Firefighter's Corp, which in turn is elected by the Captains, Directors and Honourary Directors of each Company that constitutes the Corp (for instance, the Santiago Firefighting Corp groups 23 Companies). These are, in turn, elected by vote once per year by the volunteers, so essentially the whole system is a representative democracy.
And how do you finance equipment?
About 60% is financed by the volunteers themselves and donations that come directly from companies (should be noted that firefighting here is sort of a gentleman's club, and thus the connections to big pockets are aplenty. Our current Director at the 5th Company of Santiago, for instance, is also the CEO of the third largest corporation in the country. He also makes a mean lamb bbq).
The State finances the rest through both direct funding and through an alternative system where all unclaimed inheritances, retirement funds, healthcare surplusses and stock, once 10 years have passed without claimants, are given to the National Firefighting Corp (where each regional Corp is represented by an elected Commandant).
Those funds, however, are given per-case, depending on whether a company can sustain itself or not. Most companies in Santiago are self-sustaining in terms of money, for instance, while tiny companies in far away locations are the ones that get most of that funding.
There is also a lot of inter-company support. For example, the Council of German Companies (which groups all the firefigting companies that belong to the German Colony, to which about 10% of the population belong) funnels money from the richer german companies in places like Santiago, Valdivia and Puerto Montt to the poorer ones in rural areas. We do the same with companies that belong to the so-called "Old Guard", that's it, companies founded before 1900 (ours was founded in 1873. My great-great-great granfather was among the founders, and the family has been a part of the company ever since. My brother, my father, my grandfather and about 15 other relatives are also volunteer there). It is also customary for the colonies themselves to help support their respective companies (so the germans support german companies, the british support british companies, the palestinian support palestinian companies, and so on).
I do logistics for a major petroleum pipeline company. Basically the gas stations get their gas from larger facilities connected to pipelines all over the U.S. I am the monkey who sits in front of the keyboard and schedules all the gas and diesel to be at those facilites on time to go out on the trucks.
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I do logistics for a major petroleum pipeline company. Basically the gas stations get their gas from larger facilities connected to pipelines all over the U.S. I am the monkey who sits in front of the keyboard and schedules all the gas and diesel to be at those facilites on time to go out on the trucks.
So you can potentially stranglehold the nation's oil supply and enforce fundamental demands such as magenta-coloured bouncy castles added to all public bathrooms!
Think of the posibilities!
Well...not sure about the whole country, but big sections of Western PA and Ohio sure.
Though given the state of the average public restroom, am not sure a bouncing at the urinal is a positive development. Some of these animals have the aim of a blind epileptic to begin with....
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Associate Creative Director
... for a company with no Creative Director.
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I work in the investment trust department of a Canadian Bank, and in my spare time campaign for Half-Orc rights.... :-D
-Meattroller,Union Chief
Union of Half-orc Thugs, Mercenaries, Ditch Diggers and Adventurers, Local 1
Also, Hello Mr. Lundeen, LTNS - get thee to the land formerly known as Highfolk for a con sometime.
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Also, Hello Mr. Lundeen, LTNS - get thee to the land formerly known as Highfolk for a con sometime.I will happily do so, as soon as my weekend bosses (ages 4, 21 months, and 21 months) allow!
Nods... so see you at Dan's Con 2017.... just FYI we had friends with a 4 month old at GC... its never to early to indoctrinate the next generation of gamers.... :-D
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And I'm a student.
Me too, kinda.
I have this thing here in my country, that joining the army for three years is mandatory (right after finishing highschool, which for us happebs at 18). I wasn't sure where I was going with that, until I got accepted to a special program that allows me to go to a university first, get a degree and a proffesion, and then join the army and do the proffesion.
What I get from that is that the army pays my way through university, and then allows me to practice my proffesion instead of being a combatant. I will also be an officer, meaning my pay would be very sweet.
What the army gets from the deal is that I will serve for 6 years instead of 3.
My job carries a ridiculously long and over-inflated title. Basically, I develop, build, and deploy mainly business-related curricula (mostly web-based) for adult learners.
Software Engineer for an educational materials maker, Lakeshore Learning Materials.