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What do we all do for a living?
Lynne:
--- Quote from: Toycoon on July 17, 2007, 01:03:48 am ---I am a full time toy designer for one of the largest toy companies in the world.
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Toycoon! Small world, bud! One of my college roomies works for Mattel - Tracking her down is very high on the list of things to do now that I'm on the west coast!
As for me...
What do you do?
I develop software, mostly user interaces and background database processes.
More than one thing?
Not often, though I frequently find myself 'fixing' friiends computers in exchange for drinks or dinner. :D
Actually, before my mom got sick, I always had a volunteer job of some sort. I'm hoping to add one back now that I won't be commutin four three hours a day!
Work at home?
I could at my old job and it was a blessing; the new job in Cali has much more strict security, so likely no.
Seasonal work? FT, PT, variable, on call, hourly?
Full time, but flexible hours 6-6.
Are you doing what you wanted to do?
Not exactly, but I'm pretty good at it, so that's satisfying. I started out in infrared physics and looking back, I enjoyed pure science, research, and development a lot more.
Would you prefer some other line of work?
See above...I'd like to get my graduate degree and get back into R&D.
David In Indy:
I didn't know you were a programmer Lynne!!
Can you believe I actually programmed some software when I lived in Evansville? I worked for a company called "Total Management" and they hired me to help program some accounting software they were developing. Well, actually they hired me as a temp to do some telephone work until they found out I had an accounting degree. We programmed the software using the Clarion and Delphi database languages. Are you familiar with those databases? Once we finished the software I was laid off from the company.
But the last time I checked the company wasn't in business anymore. Karma is a beeyotch! :laugh:
I learned a lot about programming though, even though computers HATE me and I'm lucky if I can even get mine to turn on most of the time. :D
Luvlylittlewing:
What do you do?
I'm an Assistant Information Systems Analyst for the State of California. I work for the Sate EPA. I'm responsible for monitoring the help desk, installing programs, troubleshooting, and I'm the back-up for our webmaster and LAN administrator.
More than one thing?
Well, yes, if parenting counts. I'm a single mom.
Work at home?
No, but I'm hoping to do that very soon as a sideline.
Seasonal work? FT, PT, variable, on call, hourly?
No.
Are you doing what you wanted to do? Would you prefer some other line of work?
I'm not doing what I want to do. In fact, I'm becoming really bored with what I'm doing. The problem is, I don't know exactly what sort of work I would like to do!
Lynne:
--- Quote from: David on July 18, 2007, 02:02:11 am ---I didn't know you were a programmer Lynne!!
Can you believe I actually programmed some software when I lived in Evansville? I worked for a company called "Total Management" and they hired me to help program some accounting software they were developing. Well, actually they hired me as a temp to do some telephone work until they found out I had an accounting degree. We programmed the software using the Clarion and Delphi database languages. Are you familiar with those databases? Once we finished the software I was laid off from the company.
But the last time I checked the company wasn't in business anymore. Karma is a beeyotch! :laugh:
I learned a lot about programming though, even though computers HATE me and I'm lucky if I can even get mine to turn on most of the time. :D
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No, David - I had no idea!! Very cool! I know nada about Clarion or Delphi - I use Sybase, Oracle, and Access. At first it was a lot of fun - kinda like playing computer games...I enjoyed figuring out how to do something in the very fewest lines of code (geeky, I know, a la Name That Tune) but it kept me entertained. That's become old and the fun part now is working with customers, figuring out what they need, and translating that into a software design.
Re: Karma - a side note - I haven't gone on many interviews and haven't changed jobs very often - only 5 interviews in 20 years...and I got 4 of the 5 jobs...the one I didn't get -- and I was peeved at the time! - was a startup that went belly-up within the next year...Karma was looking out for me then!!
Toycoon:
Ineedcrayons, caring for two rowdy boys should be it's own reward.
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