What's your day job?

ohnonot · 2015-11-20 07:15:26

randomeur wrote:

natural greenhouse gas emissions (carbon dioxide and methane) from aquatic ecosystems and try to unravel terrestrial-aquatic linkages in carbon cycling mechanisms.
As for time spent doing my job, I would say it's divided into
25% field work (getting samples from lakes),
30% lab experiments and sample analyses
45% office work (data analysis, statistics, writing, publishing, conferences, meetings etc...)

that sounds like good work.
and the desk/computer/outside/elsewhere relation seems pretty good to me! lucky you!

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jamesyo0304 · 2015-12-11 22:10:55

I'm currently under-employed doing scut work and some IT admin at a graphics design and print shop. I am also finishing up an associates degree at our local junior college (computer networks). I have one math class to complete in the spring/'16.

I have been hopping back and forth from Windows to Linux for a few years. Discovering #! last year (or was it the year before?) while browsing youtube ushered in a more serious approach to Linux.

Distros used:

Red Hat (years ago)
Ubuntu (Unity chased me away)
SolydXk
Linux Mint (what I was using when I found #!)
#!
Bunsenlabs Hydrogen

SejmL · 2016-01-03 20:28:47

I sell wine <3

Sector11 · 2016-01-18 22:48:03

30 years and 4 days ago I would have said: I drink what you sell

My day job now: Breathing! I like it.

g33zr · 2016-01-19 02:02:17

Yes, to be upright and breathing is a main priority in retirement. When my wife and I walk our dogs early in the morning, I feel a bit sorry for the commuters driving past on their way to work. At the same time, I feel relieved that I no longer have to deal with the commute to and from work. The best part is returning back to the house for a leisurely breakfast and smelling the coffee brewing.

Sector11 · 2016-01-19 02:23:46

^ This is when we can truly say: Been there, done that, have the pension to prove it!

jmad2016 · 2016-01-19 02:31:46

I work at a corporate arby's store (would like curly fries with that) started there after factory i worked at moved to mexico
aside from the fact its fast food, since it is a corporate store and not a franchise, i get a raise every 6 months,vaca time,401k matched 100% for first 4 % and 50% with remaining 3%,and health insurance so i can't really complain

Temetka · 2016-01-19 06:02:54

I don't recall if I posted in here or not.

I am a consultant for a small IT management firm whose primary targets are local government, non-profit and medical businesses. I have 2 junior admins I am training. Hopefully soon I can get out of the server room and into sales. I love my job and I love tinkering with stufff as much as the next guy, but man am I getting burnt out.

Unia · 2016-01-19 08:16:14

g33zr wrote:

When my wife and I walk our dogs early in the morning ... The best part is returning back to the house for a leisurely breakfast and smelling the coffee brewing.

Man you make me jealous!

becker_11 · 2016-01-19 19:21:25

Currently unemployed, my last job was working in a call centre booking people on long distance trains. When I started tinkering with Linux I was a night shift taxi driver of almost 14 years. The Free part of FOSS appealed to me initially as I had a Win box that didn't have a legal piece of software on it. So I installed Ubuntu Hardy Heron then made my way through several different varients xfce etc to Fedora back to Ubuntu and then I discovered Crunchbang. Eventually left taxis to work in IT. Currently working through an online Web Dev course while looking for full time work. With any luck I'll finish the course before I get hired and will never have to "work for the man" ever again.

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mrneilypops · 2016-01-19 20:03:13

@g33zr
with a bit of luck the 'non-commute' retirement days are coming my way this year...
I will not miss the night shifts (SatComms/DTH TV) in winter.

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Sector11 · 2016-01-19 20:30:09

becker_11 wrote:

Double post by mistake

Taken care of.

As in "What double post?" ]:D

Moderators can do that. Thanks for the notice.

For a second I thought beAker_11 and thought boy do I have a wallpaper for you. Bummer!

becker_11 · 2016-01-19 20:59:26

Sector11 wrote:

becker_11 wrote:
Double post by mistake
Taken care of.

Thanks

Sector11 wrote:

Moderators can do that. Thanks for the notice.

Was a tad confusing for a moment there when I couldn't see a way to delete my own post. Then I figured mods have to get some perks along with the title :-)

Sector11 wrote:

For a second I thought beAker_11 and thought boy do I have a wallpaper for you. Bummer!

Haha I bet. Is it family friendly? :-)

Sector11 · 2016-01-19 21:19:42

You're welcome. Sometimes perks can be good.

Of course it's Family Friendly ... what muppet isn't? ]:D

Next time you doubledouble postpost PM one of us - we'll take care of it

pvsage · 2016-01-19 22:13:17

Sector11 wrote:

Of course it's Family Friendly ... what muppet isn't? ]:D

The new Muppets show on ABC is causing a bit of a stir and some backlash from the moral guardians.
http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultur … xy-muppets

Sector11 · 2016-01-19 23:38:48

^ My idea of The Muppets is: They are for kids.

What they do beyond that for the sake of the almighty buck is their business.

ioroboto · 2017-01-14 11:33:38

My job is to attend Berghain at least once a week.
I used to be an Electronics Tech (automation, pretty much a robot)

ohnonot · 2017-01-14 11:57:59

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berghain
what?

glittersloth · 2017-01-14 15:53:39

ioroboto wrote:

My job is to attend Berghain at least once a week.

g33zr · 2017-01-14 19:22:33

ioroboto wrote:

My job is to attend Berghain at least once a week.
I used to be an Electronics Tech (automation, pretty much a robot)

You actually get into the place every week?! How do you do that?

When I'm in Berlin, I have no desire to go there. The action is past my bedtime and I hate technomusic. 8o

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