Radio DJ. Morning show producer. Asst. Music Director and “captain” of the weekend on-air staff.
My company likes giving out titles a whole lot more than raises.
But alas, I love my job and enjoy work everyday. Maybe not right when the alarm goes off at 4:45AM - but once I get to the studio its cool.
You know, NothingMan, I did some DJ’ing in high school, blah blah blah, yakkety schmekkety. But I think my ideal position would be the weird/funny sidekick on a morning show. If the pay were better.
Superdude you looking for a job? I could point you in the direction of a pretty good radio gigs webpage. We aren’t looking around these parts presently.
Oh, and:
Cite?
I’m a houseleech.
Heh, NothingMan…
Link is maybe work-safe (images of book covers); rest of site is not.
http://www.members.shaw.ca/siren/publications.htm
I just had a story accepted for another book, so I’m most pleased.
Hey, man…I’m always looking for a gig/job. Any help would be appreciated.
Right now I’m tier 3 application support. Which basically means I have to be able to do the jobs of a DBA, an, SA, and a developer, but don’t get paid as well as any of them, and I have a pager duty. 
Timeshare industry (don’t start booing, c’mon) - financial services; upgrade processing team supervisor.
And I throw wadded-up paper at the person in the next cubicle all day long.
I’m a Business Analyst - basically people say “we want our website to be able to do this”, and I write the document that describes exactly how it will do this. Then I wait ages for the original person to get round to saying “yep, that’s fine”. I pass this to the developers to write it, and from then on the person who made me wait weeks for the “yes” hassles me every other day till it’s finished. Sigh.
I wish I could do that, but I don’t think I’ve got the literary ability. And… well… don’t you get distracted? I mean, if you’re writing some really good stuff, don’t you… you know… need to take a break? Cold shower? Quick jog around the block?
How do you get started in that field anyway (I mean, get published?).
They break? :eek:
Only kidding 
As of Monday, when I start my new job, I will be a staff scientist/geologist for an environmental consulting firm.
I work in broadcasting.
I trap cats.
and sometimes possums, racoons, small children…
I work in a museum, cleaning, archiving, researching, and numbering artifacts, as well as giving tours of the facility and helping to put together exhibits.
We have a small staff, so I’m a Jill-Of-All-Trades. One day may find me working with ancient and priceless artifacts, the next, scrubbing a toilet.
Since I’m one of the few people in the world who can sit and polish a tiny section of an item for hours on end, I’m often given the tedious cleaning jobs. They teasingly call me “Buffy The Tarnish Slayer.” (It once took me four months to clean a brass lamp.)
But it’s a really cool job. I get to play with the “old stuff.” I never know what I’ll be doing each day, so I can’t get bored.
My paycheck is mostly a symbolic gesture. You don’t get into this line of work for the money, let me tell you. But truly enjoying your work, having good relations with all of your co-workers, and knowing that what you’re doing will matter two hundred years in the future is worth far more than money.
FarieBeth, I loved your answer!
Anyways, I am currently a greenhouse technician at a nursery (hobby job), but before I retired, I was a high school science teacher, Air Force officer, Life Guard, Assemblyline worker, Roofer, Agricultural worker, Waiter…and so forth.
I started writing when I was single and full of yearning… It was just a way to explore my fantasies, wishes, and play with learning how to write.
I wrote lots of really bad stuff, but had a lot of fun doing it. I submitted a story to an online site, and it was accepted. I joined an online erotic authors’ mailing list, and got and gave critiques, and improved. Polished my stuff, with help, and started sending out pieces to calls for submissions. Gathered up a lot of rejections, and gradually, some acceptances. Nowadays, I generally try to submit to only print publications, and I’m also working full-time, and alas, writing less.
I don’t get paid a lot, mind you, but it’s certainly every writer’s dream to see their name (or pseudonym) in print, and to put a cheque in the bank for something that was just floating around in one’s head.
Writing too much smut sometimes isn’t a great idea–it’s like gorging yourself on chocolate until you’re not interested any more. You get tired of sex, and it becomes mundane. Then it’s time to garden or listen to music or learn how to cook Italian.
On the other hand, writing erotica also gives one a great excuses to surf the less savoury side of the net.
Wire-service financial journalist, currently an editor on a team covering consumer-related industries in Europe such as food and beverages, retailing, hotels, tobacco and luxury goods.
International man of mystery.
Actually, I’m currently a sophomore in college. Not making any money, and actually accumulating quite a bit of debt, at least in terms of money I owe my parents.
But it’s worth it! I’m current attending DigiPen Institute of Technology, known to people who have heard of it as the Video Game School. I’ve spent the last two years doing what I’ve been doing since I was 11 years old: programming video games! I’m pretty DigiPen is the first school of its kind, but even if not, it’s arguably the best.
It’s a lot of work (as in over 20 credits this semester) and it requires the ability to stare at computer code for hours on end, but I couldn’t imagine a more rewarding way to spend my time. And I’m really excited, because the game I’ve been working on for the last 7 months is almost finished!
Supervisor for a standardized testing company. Greatest job in the world. I get paid to read.
Damn you guys do some interesting stuff.
I’m a Reuse Technician in a dialysis unit. I disinfect dialyzers, check the water for chlorine and hardness, make sure the water system is running properly and basically do what I’m asked.
A glamorous term for nurse’s bitch.
Well, I don’t do it for a living because I am also a full time student, but I’m a gymnastics coach. I have the best time at work, and I miss the kids when I’m on holidays.
It’s a weird job though. I have to deal with the kids’ fear, pain, mental issues… but they have a lot of fun and they always get through it and they’re so proud at the end of the day. I mean, what kid doesn’t want to do a somersault in the air?
It’s also really, really technical, which is also challenging for them (and me). I can always think of something they need to fix in a skill. They literally have to think of about 6 things at once. It’s also really addicting for them. My littlies’ parents sometimes take them home early, and they often get really upset (crying) because they don’t want to leave.
What can I say? It’s fun, challenging, and the benefits (the looks on their faces when they get a new skill or when they get a medal at a comp) are huge.