What is your occupation?

[Haole Girl]

Poll question: What is your occupation?

Just curious.

Poll result (124 votes)
Retail/Sales	(4 votes, 3%)	Vote
Health Care/Medical	(14 votes, 11%)	Vote
Domestic Engineer/Stay at home Mom/Dad	(4 votes, 3%)	Vote
Student /Teaching (Education)	(17 votes, 14%)	Vote
Law Enforcement	(1 votes, 1%)	Vote
Customer Service	(5 votes, 4%)	Vote
Legal	(7 votes, 6%)	Vote
Cosmetology / Fashion	(1 votes, 1%)	Vote
Between Jobs	(7 votes, 6%)	Vote
Other	(64 votes, 52%)	Vote

[XemaSab]

1. Science

[Haole Girl]

4. Very important job too

I should have put that as a category. Oh well, not enough boxes!

[Katina]

2. got laid off

still trying to decide what I want to do next.

[Haole Girl]

6. Hope you find something you'll really enjoy

[Katina]

10. thanks

right now, I'm enjoying the summer off...so it wasn't a bad time..and the unemployment checks are still coming. Hell, I worked damned hard for that money!!!

[Ohio Joe]

3. Other

Information Systems Technical Specialist.

[Haole Girl]

29. Are you worried your position might be outsourced?

Or, will it be spared?

[Ohio Joe]

33. Well...

I suppose that today no job is really safe but I think it unlikely that mine will be outsourced. I do mainly IMS and DB2 database work (on mainframe). I also run our management continuity in my department. Plus lots of other minor tasks. I don't really worry too much about outsourcing, I have a lot of skills and a lot of good experience as well as a good reputation in the industry so I feel real confident I could get another job even if this one went away. I'm also in a good position in that I'm single and can go anywhere.

[sarge43]

5. Retired, but

I can be hired to serve part time as a bad example or a burden on society.

[ScreamingMeemie]

8. ....

You crack me up.

[sarge43]

21. My work is done here n/t

[ScreamingMeemie]

7. Other...Mom/Real Estate Appraiser Extraordinaire.

[Haole Girl]

9. Do you like being a Real Estate Appraiser?

I know you love being a Mom!

[ScreamingMeemie]

11. I really do...most days. It's like putting together the pieces of a puzzle

You really know when it fits, and you've done the job correctly. I also enjoy seeing what other people are doing to their homes...and applying it to my own, sometimes.

[Haole Girl]

14. It sounds like an interesting job.

I guess one has to have a real estate license first, though, huh?

[ScreamingMeemie]

16. No. You go to school (different states have different hour requirements)

and get a State appraisal license, which is different from a broker's license. It took me about a month of classes, and then I was a Limited Licensed for about a year and a half. In MI, you need 2000 hours of training in the field to qualify to take the test and get your license.

[Haole Girl]

20. Thanks!

I might check into it. It couldn't hurt..having a back-up (especially since I work for the airlines).

[ScreamingMeemie]

26. You're welcome.

Feel free to PM me if you have any questions. It's a great side job for Mom/Dad's and people with daytime jobs as well. I make a pretty good full time income off it, all while cooking dinner/washing etc.

[Katina]

15. I've been interested in doing

something like that too. I've even looked into it somewhat. Did you have to do an apprenticeship and everything? Did you get hired by an appraiser first, or did you take the apprentice classes on your own and then get hired?

[ScreamingMeemie]

19. It helps to know an appraiser before you take the classes. I started

out by typing appraisals for a couple of appraisers. Then, when I took the class, one of them was willing to train me. I now work with him. I still type his appraisals because he is 74 and doesn't want to be bothered with computers. So I still make my typing fee on top of my appraising fees.

[Katina]

25. do you do both residential and commercial?

I'm fascinated by this occupation. I love architecture, I love home construction but I would NOT want to do real estate sales. Appraising looks like a way to still get a look at amazing homes without having to deal with crazy buyers or shark real estate agents.

[ScreamingMeemie]

28. Exactly. And you are on your own time, not somebody else's.

i.e. I NEVER work weekends and I can't appraise at night because the pictures wouldn't show up.

I do mostly residential and income properties. The commercial appraisers make the Big $$.


Ethics is Key. Good ethics makes a good appraiser. Bad ethics makes a republican with a revoked license.

[MissHoneychurch]

12. Librarian

I think you could call that Customer Service

[Haole Girl]

17. Yes, it gets more and more like customer service...

..I worked in a Library (private University) once. Some of the students wanted me to wait on them hand-and-foot! They even wanted me to photocopy periodicals for them, while they went to class (and, no, I didn't do that)! But, overall, it is rewarding work. Very low pay, though (usually).

[MissHoneychurch]

23. I get paid fairly good - for a librarian

I work in a museum and the customers are mainly the people that work in the institution and now and then some outside customers. All in all good customers and a really nice work place. I love my profession and I love my position.

[Haole Girl]

27. That does sound like a wonderful occupation

I love museums! Good for you!

[Richard Steele]

13. Artist.

Sounds much better than "unemployable", dunnit?

[Haole Girl]

22. No.. that is my dream occupation

I just don't have any talent! And, believe me, I tried!

[billyskank]

18. Code monkey

[Haole Girl]

24. K..

Googled that one. Thanks!

[Haole Girl]

30. Sorry....don't mean to be guilty of thread abandonment...but I

have to run! Hope everyone has a great day-- whatever they might be working at!

[bigwillq]

31. Sportswriter (nt)

[qnr]

32. Retired/Programmer/Developer for a Linux distro n/t

[huskerlaw]

34. Lawyer/Librarian/Professor

I'm a lawyer, a reference librarian and I teach Legal Research at a major law school.

[LSK]

35. Information Technology/Professional

No category for that???

[jayfish]

36. Information Technology.

Network support, architecture, administration, sales and purchasing.

Jay

[Left Is Write]

37. I am occupied by being a stay-home mother, but....

I think the term "domestic engineer" is silly.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

38. History student n/t

[evlbstrd]

39. Other.

Graphic artist.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

40. Other: Federal lobbyist

[Ptah]

41. Other - Science

Instrument maker for large telescopes.

[IronLionZion]

42. IT consultant

and no I won't fix your computer for anything less than $70 an hour.

[reyd reid reed]

43. Other - sports agate

I put together the scoreboard pages: boxscores, standings, summaries, results, stuff like that.

Someone's gotta do it...the Newspaper Fairy is the Tooth Fairy's next door neighbor.

[smtpgirl]

44. Tier III Help Desk Support

[LSK]

46. cool nick

[querelle]

45. Diplomatic Corps n/t

[ThomCat]

64. That's kind of cool.

[1gobluedem]

47. Other: public radio development director

and marketing director too.

[bluethruandthru]

48. Radio promotions n/t

[otohara]

111. I Used to Do That

many moons ago! Which conglomerate do you work for?

[RebelOne]

49. You forgot media/entertainment/publishing

I'm in publishing.

[Haole Girl]

52. I know, sorry!

Wish there were more boxes I could have filled in...or, are there, and I just didn't notice? hmm...now you have me wondering....

[OnionPatch]

50. I'm an IT tech

GIS to be specific.

[gkdmaths]

108. Ooooh, I love GIS

do you work for ESRI? I learned ArcGIS in college and was able to make several resource and land cover maps for the state of washington. Lately I've been writing my own stuff in IDL which really works great if you need to define custom projections or coordinate systems.

[OnionPatch]

110. Yeah, GIS is fun

at least sometimes. I like doing environmental mapping and cartographic finishing is my favorite part of it all.

I'd better not say where I work .....they might not be thrilled to have their name associated with some of the posts I've made. Not that they would find out but you never know.

[gkdmaths]

113. oh, right.

no prob.

[Deja Q]

51. I'm in the service industry.

And one day I'll become a gay gigolo.

[LaraMN]

53. I am the god of my own religion.

At least, that's what I put on our class reunion biography sheet.

[HEyHEY]

54. Journalistic hack!

[ghostsofgiants]

55. Student/unpaid family computer monkey

[ZombieNixon]

56. Student/computer programmer/animator/software developer

[Throd]

57. Pompous design snob

Sometimes I feel almost sorry for the non-creative rabble who cannot possibly see the world as I do, through the godly prism of the artiste. Their putrid and shallow perspective must be akin to that of a dog, or some kind of rodent thing.

[Critters2]

58. Clergy

I know of a couple other ordained Du'ers, too.

[NewWaveChick1981]

59. I said "other".

I'm an account manager for a student loan lender. Started that in Oct. 2005. Prior to that, I was a student financial aid administrator at colleges and universities for 20 years (7 years at the Director of Financial Aid level).

[Mutley]

60. Between jobs.

I just graduated from college, and I'm *hoping* to get a job in editing. I'd take almost anything just to get me started, though.

[northzax]

61. other: international arms merchant

well, ok, technically I am a management consultant, but that doesn't really impress the chicks, you know?

[Nicole]

62. Researcher

I'm doing a scientific study to see how long I can claim to be a stay at home mom since I have no kids at home.
My findings so far: 10 years is no problem.

[gizmo1979]

63. I make trouble.

[Blue_In_AK]

65. Self-employed legal transcriptionist. n/t

[Dora]

66. Other

Publishing.

[mvd]

67. Hoping to be self-employed

Looking at business opportunities with my dad.

[WCGreen]

68. I'm a rakish Ne'er do well....

A man who preys on the kindness of those around me...

A trickster with a card up my sleeve and an Ace always in my hand...

[WritingIsMyReligion]

69. Student.

Hell, it's better than working for a living!

On edit: How can you possibly not include artist/musician/writer as a category?

[Road Scholar]

70. Consulting engineer. Design for Bridges, highways ,subdivisions

etc.General contractor. Sometimes design/build.

[Broken_Hero]

71. substitute teacher....:)

And whoo hoo! Classes started last week...

[WritingIsMyReligion]

72. Damn, I'm sorry.

Substitute has got to be a horrible job.

[nuxvomica]

73. Database Administrator

Going on 14 years now.

[Floogeldy]

74. I just got promoted to fries! Burger King store #2206.

[ScreamingMeemie]

96. Hey...fries are tough... There's a higher danger of more significant

burns from the high temps of the oil. the burger flippers never have to deal with the oil. Congrats!

[GOPisEvil]

75. Insurance. Claims. A little thing we like to call subrogation.

[yellowdogintexas]

87. I used to do medical insurance claims. Subro investigations

COB, denials
and occasionaly we paid some.

Last job was outsourced, so I switched to mortgages

[GOPisEvil]

101. I work property claims.

Since we have to hold a resident license to work, I doubt they'll outsource us. That had to suck for you.

[yellowdogintexas]

104. it did. But I have enjoyed learning the mortgage biz/ nt

[LadyoftheRabbits]

76. History/poli sci student, artist, housecleaner (my own) :P n/t

[mwdem]

77. Other, right now I'm my number one diva!

...talk among yourselves.

[FILAM23]

78. Presently I am an autotransfusionst,

prior to that I served 21 years in the US Navy and next
(late 2007 or early 2008) I will be a coconut/vegetable
farmer in the Philippines.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

79. Retired, baby...retired!

I voted other, BTW.....

[mvd]

81. Congrats, Peggy!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

88. My dear mvd!

Thanks!

back atcha!

[QuestionAll...]

84. My dear Peggy...

the thought of 'retirement' is oh so way out of the picture for me except in simple ways. I can retire for the night for my few hours of sleep dashed with a smattering of nightmares.

I am so happy for you! enjoy it, girl.Drink in every moment!
My mother-in-law, who has been part of so many heartbreaking events in her 80 odd years of life,.... she is just having a Great Time now, finally. It was a long wait for her.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

89. My dear QuestionAll!

Oh, believe you me.......I am!

I was soooooo lucky.....I was able to retire early.....

I am happy to hear that your m-i-l is finally there too! Long may she live!

[QuestionAll...]

90. she is just such a sweetheart.

she should be on the supreme court! Muriel! Justice for All Muriel!

she is one of the few people in my circle that appreciates my distress of things going on and wrong in the world. but also she reminds me of what's right in the world... the simple things we can do something about.

[Smudge]

80. Student.

Also a really cheap theatre teacher assistant and on occasion a stage manager.

Normally I volunteer, but sometimes I get actual jobs.

[Kali]

82. Other. I am in agriculture.

Beef cattle rancher. (among all the other "occupations" that accompany that one)

[Haole Girl]

92. Wow! You live on a ranch? Cool!

That sounds like a good life-- but a lot of work.

[Kali]

95. You nailed it!

[riderinthestorm]

103. Farmer. Organic vegetables and breeding/training event horses. nt

[deadparrot]

83. (College) Student, at the moment.

I'd like to pursue either a combined JD/MA in International Law and International Relations, or just do the MA in IR after undergrad.

[yellowdogintexas]

85. Tax and Escrow specialist for a major mortgage lender.

I get yelled at a lot. Nobody understands escrow

[Floogeldy]

91. I think you should rephrase that response.

"I am a major tax and escrow specialist for a mortgage lender. I yell at people a lot. I understand escrow like nobody else."

[yellowdogintexas]

100. well, I don't yell at them, and sometimes it is so very hard not to

but I do understand escrow very well.

Boy would it be fun to yell!!!!!

[gkdmaths]

109. you're such a

brilliant bastard I cant stand it.

[Karenca]

86. Other...No occupation.

I've never been better.

[Shine]

93. I am the Mistress of Time, Space and Dimension.

didn't you get the memo?

[NMMNG]

94. Human Services n/t

[TimeChaser]

97. Student!

Sophmore in college, majoring in zoology

[Crabby Appleton]

98. IT - Network Engineer

[warrens]

99. journalist

[Starlight]

102. Your poll is missing finance/banking

[Haole Girl]

105. I'm sorry. I wish I had added that...because a lot of people here

are in Finance! Do you like it? It seems like it would be very stressful to me. But, who am I to talk...the airlines can be that way too!

[Nailzberg]

106. Other - television production

[gkdmaths]

107. Medical Research

but I should be able to vote twice since I'm also in education.

[noonwitch]

112. social worker/children's services

I'll have been doing it for 20 years come May.

[LanternWaste]

114. Typesetter (Kill me now)

Well... Lead Typesetter to be precise. And Freelance writer by night.

Bow down before me-- I am Supreme Lead Typesetter. I've seen more fonts and type styles by 8:00 a.m. than most people see in their lifetimes! I've set more crappy ad copy by lunchtime than one can imagine.

Real, honest-to-goodness copy I've set:

For a radiator repair shop: "Best place in town to take A leck"

For a Septic Company: "We'll take the crap that you won't" & "#1 in the #2 Business"

(Kill me now)