# What do y'all do? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 23, 1999, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-yall-do/8163 "1999-07-23T03:40:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 1999, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-yall-do/8163/1 "1999-07-23T03:40:00Z")
To put it simply, I enjoy my contacts with you. But it makes me wonder what y’all do every day. Some of you have given hints, but fill in the blanks; what is it you DO? For the record, I am a contract grease-hunter (since I realize industry jargon doesn’t travel far I’ll say I am an oil & gas exploration consulting geophysicist). Phil\_d - some kind of media thing PB - always anticipate your input w/thoughts of things to come, but we know you teach (rule) H.S. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 1999, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-yall-do/8163/2 "1999-07-23T03:43:00Z")
Manager for the retail part of a large landscaping contractor company. But I think I’ve said that before. * * * “I guess it is possible for one person to make a difference, although most of the time they probably shouldn’t.” ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 1999, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-yall-do/8163/3 "1999-07-23T03:55:00Z")
I’m a hairstylist, but if I want to be a snob then i’m a “cosmetologist”. 🙂 * * * MaryAnn Sometimes life is so great you just gotta muss up your hair and quack like a duck! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 1999, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-yall-do/8163/4 "1999-07-23T04:25:00Z")
Unix-head, C Guru, SQL Goddess And Belly Dancer Extrordinaire in my free time. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 1999, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-yall-do/8163/5 "1999-07-23T04:27:00Z")
Oh, and beatle - I work for Burlington Resources, used to be in the petrotechnical group - will you tell me who you work for? I bet I know someone you know. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 1999, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-yall-do/8163/6 "1999-07-23T04:28:00Z")
well-fed by starving nonetheless aspiring musician. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 1999, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-yall-do/8163/7 "1999-07-23T05:22:00Z")
I have a profile somewhere that lists my occupation as “Professional Abuse-taker”, meaning, of course, I’m in customer service. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 1999, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-yall-do/8163/8 "1999-07-23T05:44:00Z")
I work for a tutoring/SAT prep company in So. Cal. Right now my days are filled with teaching SAT verbal classes, making materials, wanting to scream at employees that can’t even address envelopes right (she’s canned; that’s the decision as of today), and writing homework and quizzes for vocabulary lists. We’re doing the 60+ hour week. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 1999, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-yall-do/8163/9 "1999-07-23T05:53:00Z")
Well, I am going to school for fitness studies/cardiac rehabilitation. But I have a job offer as a regional sales manager I will probably take instead. And I’m working on my racing career too. (just racing karts this summer, hopefully Barber Dodge Formula next summer). Anyone wanna sponsor an unknown future racing legend??? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 1999, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-yall-do/8163/10 "1999-07-23T07:02:00Z")
College student working on degree in physics (the last time I checked, anyway). – Sylence * * * “A friend of mine once sent me a post card with a picture of the entire planet Earth taken from space. On the back it said, ‘Wish you were here’.” - Steven Wright ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 1999, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-yall-do/8163/11 "1999-07-23T10:02:00Z")
Pornographer specializing in vintage images. * * * Stoidela **Thesaurus: An ancient reptile with an excellent vocabulary** ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 1999, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-yall-do/8163/12 "1999-07-23T10:46:00Z")
I work as the shop manager for Elbe USA, which is the American division of Elbe & Sohn, GmbH in Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany. We assemble and ship universal joints manufactured in Germany to John Deere and other companies. Sounds more impressive than it is, we have 8 people, 4 of which I supervise. (one of which is my wife) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 1999, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-yall-do/8163/13 "1999-07-23T10:52:00Z")
Chemist. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 1999, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-yall-do/8163/14 "1999-07-23T12:08:00Z")
I think everyone knows what I do already-emergency veterinary technician (nurse). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 1999, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-yall-do/8163/15 "1999-07-23T12:14:00Z")
beatle, pretty much. I work for a company called Business Wire ([www.businesswire.com](http://www.businesswire.com)), one of the two leading distributors of full-text news releases to the media. We take our clients’ news and distribute it electronically to print and broadcast media in the geographical area of their choice (including global media), as well as to online services, databases, trade media, analysts, etc. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 1999, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-yall-do/8163/16 "1999-07-23T12:28:00Z")
I’m a facility manager. And, before you ask, a facility manager is responsible for “coordinating the physical workplace with the people and the work of the organization.” Visit [www.ifma.org](http://www.ifma.org) for more info. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 1999, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-yall-do/8163/17 "1999-07-23T12:43:00Z")
Video game designer and occasional martial arts instructor. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 1999, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-yall-do/8163/18 "1999-07-23T13:04:00Z")
Administrative Assistant…okay,okay…I’m a secretary(same thing)! But I’m a darn GOOD one! 😃 Hey, Guy, wanna job in MI? I work for a company that handles relocations, strategic planning, technology upgrades, etc for other companies. We have quite a few facilities managers on our staff: work for Ford, GM, State of MIchigan, etc. If you get tired of the East Coast, let me know 😉 Stoidela, like the new sig. Of course, I liked the old one too. * * * …it has never been my way to bother much about things which you can’t cure. - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court-Mark Twain ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 1999, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-yall-do/8163/19 "1999-07-23T13:07:00Z")
Currently I am a computer geek. In the past I have done the following: fund raising for a private college, crocheted, read Tarot/palms, composed music, played guitar (classical, jazz, rock, punk, hardcore, and folk), and a body piercer. 🙂 I think that about covers it. I have a degree in music with an emphasis on composition and classical guitar. I am currently composing a lot now but I have not published anything. S.C. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 1999, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-yall-do/8163/20 "1999-07-23T13:43:00Z")
College student with a little over a year left in an English degree, but I make money by working as a lab assistant in a computer lab. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-yall-do/8163.md?page=2)