what do you do for a living?

[LSK]

I am wondering what kind of jobs are out there. How big is your company? What do you do there?

I work for a smaller shipping company ($100million sales / year) and do EDI (electronic) billing and work on their website. I have been here for almost 10 years now.

[RaleighNCDUer]

1. State employee. Admin clerk. nt

[spartan61]

2. I'm a teacher.

Having to put up with bushie's insane NCLB policy.

[Snarkturian Clone]

12. ditto

except that I teach a subject that's not tested.

[LibraLiz1973]

64. Me too

[RayOfHope]

229. Me too. Elem. special ed.

What NCLB has done to all of our children and schools is fucking criminal.

[Bucky]

296. I'm a teechur to.

I learn about 150 kids a dya.

[Emit]

3. Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor

Currently working for a small private firm that does Vocational and Economic Forensic work and Expert Witness Testimony.

[SeattleGirl]

96. That's what I do, too.

:hi:

[Emit]

226. Hi SeattleGirl !

:hi:

Do you work in Forensic VR or VR counseling/case management? VRCs in my area seem to be a rare breed, especially ones that do forensic/expert testimony work.

[devilgrrl]

4. graphic artist at a dot com

growing company

been here almost 10 years

[Blue_In_AK]

5. I'm a self-employed legal transcriptionist

I worked here as a legal secretary/paralegal from 1975 until 2001, when my firm downsized. They wanted me to stay, but I didn't like the people who were going to be remaining, so I quit the biz and began doing transcripts at home, which I'd been doing part-time before that. I don't make nearly as much money, but I enjoy it a lot more.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

6. Sit on my butt and enjoy life. I'm retired.

[CTyankee]

184. Me too! How do you like it? How long have you been retired?

I retired after some surgical complications made it impossible for me to work for about 6 months. I'm fine now but at 68 I feel that I want freedom from the work world. I had the income to retire so I did.

Now I must say I look for things to fill my time. DU is it for a part of each day but I have other things too. At some point I'll get back to volunteering as a Literacy Volunteer.

[Radio_Lady]

232. We're retired in 2001 and love it! The marketplace fell apart that year, so we had to retire.

Now we're volunteers and travel and just enjoying... the rest of our lives. Audio Al (age 73) is a literacy volunteer and a Democratic committee person in our county, too.

[CTyankee]

272. I always read your posts and consider you to have an ideal "retirement."

Me, I'm still sometimes working out old resentments (which are fading) about age discrimination used against me and several other women at my next to last workplace. Slowly, I'm getting over the injustices I saw.

I'm loving my travel! I'll be in Northern Italy in a "road less traveled" kind of tour which includes Turin, Bologna and a few little towns like Verona and Ferrara, winding up in Venice (with a side trip to nearby Padua to see some famous Giotto frescoes). I love doing research on the art and the food of each region and even each little town!

[Radio_Lady]

289. What a lovely post! Thank you so much.

Sounds like a great trip!

[librechik]

7. Exec assistant to a tv news producer

I manage the office, too

[ourbluenation]

127. you're my job twin...

different type of industry (I'm at a non-profit), but same everything else...EA and office mgr. :hi:

[librechik]

145. Love it--Loni Anderson at WKRP in Cincinnatti is my role model

she's my twin too lol

[NMDemDist2]

8. unemployed but looking

I have expertise in both food and beverage and admin/cust service.

I'm trying to find a little government job to sit out the next 15 years till I retire

[Subdivisions]

9. Self-employed web designer/administrator.

Occasionally earn extra income as a member of a construction trades union doing sheet metal work on major commercial construction projects such as DFW Airport, Texas Instruments, etc.

Currently working on a couple of website projects and I am the site administrator for a major solar power products supplier.

[americanstranger]

211. Same here. Been at it for 10 years.

Self-employed for 8 of them. I do a lot of music industry sites - recording studios, bands, management companies.

I also play guitar and do gigs all over the NYC area. So work ties in with play for me.

- as

[mondo joe]

10. Non profit development, primarily in healthcare for the underserved.

[AngryOldDem]

11. Guest attendant for the homeless

I work at a nonprofit that has, over the past year, lost its collective soul.

[shireen]

146. thank you for your work -- it must be hard to see these tragedies every day. nt

[calico1]

13. Payroll.

I work for a company that manufactures and repairs the turrets used for trading stocks. We also manufacture emergency 911 equipment.

[KansDem]

14. Librarian

15 years.

On edit: And I also mow lawns...

[EstimatedProphet]

15. Statistician in government contracting

[GreenPartyVoter]

16. I'm a mom. Not much money in it but the hugs are great. :^)

[LibraLiz1973]

66. The best form of payment!!

: ~ )

[shireen]

147. the most important job of all!!! :)

[krabigirl]

199. 2nd

[bridgit]

17. compliance auditor...

[Suziq]

18. I am an Executive Associate . . .

with a major charge/credit card company. I have been with them a little over 34 years! Please keep in mind that I started with this company at the age of 12! ;-)

I can see retirement on the horizon (keeping fingers crossed) but with the economy tanking and people not using credit/charge cards, I foresee layoffs in the near future. Maybe they will give me early retirement. One can only hope.

[I work for workers]

19. Lobbyist for the AFL-CIO.

I try to game the system, just like everyone else.

[blockhead]

104. Cool. I'm a union bricklayer.

:thumbsup:

[I work for workers]

186. Good to see some union people here!

I had a group of bricklayers working at a phone bank and door to door for me last November. They were a great group of guys.

:toast:

[Unrepentant Fenian]

228. U.B.C. Here

Union Journeyman Carpenter here, Local 562, Everett Washington. Also a member of IWW (The Wobblies), the Union of James Connelly & Big Jim Larkin.

[DemoTex]

166. ALPA (AFL-CIO) member here.

Air Line Pilots Association

[goodgd_yall]

245. One of those wicked lobbyists

Fie on you! (kidding)

[iamthebandfanman]

20. atm freelance computer repair

having trouble finding a steady job that pays more than minimum wage in my area.

[tuckessee]

21. Antiques/ collectibles

Golden age comics, pre-war NS cards, OOP books, old magazines, WW2 relics, movie paper, etc.

[Ganja Ninja]

22. Project Estimator Commercial Air Conditioning.

[here_is_to_hope]

23. Surf....

so just hate me already...:)

[shireen]

148. ok, beachbum! I hate ya! LOL! nt

[PRETZEL]

24. Fiscal Administrator

of a county run social services agency.

[Coyote_Bandit]

25. Collect rejection letters

while I exhaust my savings. Long term unemployed. Politically progressive, spiritually independent, single, 40-something, highly educated resident of red state hell.

[shireen]

150. hang in there ... hope things get better, soon! nt

[Coyote_Bandit]

161. Thanks for the good thoughts

I am trying to acquire new skills with the intent of relocating and starting my own business. At least that is the current plan....

[shireen]

165. check out SCORE

they are retired business people who counsel folks like you who are at the beginning stages of setting up a business
http://www.score.org/index.html

Good luck!

[Coyote_Bandit]

177. With my background

I could volunteer for SCORE. Among other things I have a law degree and an MBA with concentrations in finance and management. I have worked in the insurance industry (property and casualty) overseeing a variety of administrative, regulatory, finance and claim matters. I have also worked as an investment portfolio manager doing some fairly complex financial analysis. Seems I am too old to change careers and start over in an entry level position. I have no desire to practice law. And headhunters and potential employers have both observed that I would be better served to start my own business rather than continue to seek employment. If I am forced to make that choice I will do work that I enjoy - and work which does not serve their interests at my detriment. I am trying to acquire the trade, craft and art skills required to start a small business producing tangible products.

But thanks for the suggestion. SCORE does good work and provides a valuable service.

[shireen]

206. Good luck

you've got a rich and varied background. With that experience, when you take the plunge into a business that's right for you, i believe you'll do really good. Hang in there ....

[NJCher]

293. you prob'ly intimidate the daylights out of everybody

with that background.

Yeah, better off working for yourself.



Cher

[TlalocW]

26. Database-Driven Website Programmer/Sys Admin and Entertainer

The small company I work for developed a suite of user-friendly web form tools (which I've greatly improved - no ego, there) that can be used by our clients to control their websites from content to photo galleries to an online store plus much more. Our company is only about 20 people, but we've done a lot of good work. In fact, we did Garth Brooks' website.

I also perform close-up magic, kids' magic, and balloon twisting on the side at parties, restaurants, and other events.

TlalocW

[teenagebambam]

27. College professor

Opera and Music Theater

[karlrschneider]

28. Pilot, semi-retired

Part time, just fill in for when needed.

[A HERETIC I AM]

47. The rest of the time you are keeping Fritz, the doggy out of trouble, right?

Seems to me, that would almost be a full time job!

BTW, Karl...got a ride in a 172 on Sat. - Flew up to Charlotte County (about 40 miles from FMY) and while on the ground, a Cessna Citation X came in. What a plane.

Ever fly one of those?

[karlrschneider]

106. Heh, yeah that Fritz is a real card!

I've flown a few Citations as copilot but I don't have a type rating for them. They've made so many variations I can barely tell one from the other any more! The X is, I believe, approved for single-pilot. Most versions aren't though.
Very nice planes for sure. :-)

[DemoTex]

129. Actually, the Citation X is the highest performing Citation. Hence, 2 pilots required.

I flew a Citation X for a magazine article a number of years ago. I flew left seat with a Cessna test pilot in the right seat .. from Detroit to Grand Cayman Island. We cruised at 0.91 Mach at FL 450. The Citation X is the fastest business jet .. that is it's claim to fame.

The distinguishing features of a Citation X are its BIG engines and highly swept wings. It is also the only Citation with leading edge devices.

Arnold Palmer was the first to buy a Citation X. Palmer took delivery of his new Citation X in June, 1996.


Cessna Citation X: Notice the wing sweep and the deployed leading edge devices.

[A HERETIC I AM]

172. Well, it was impressive as hell walking around it. n/t

[karlrschneider]

193. Argh, yeah that's right...I believe I was thinking of the Sovereign...? Like I said I can't keep

track of all the different models. Hell, I didn't even know Arnold Palmer was still alive! :-) I met him at Chapman Aviation in Tulsa back in the 60s when he was an early Lear owner...I suppose it was a 23 back then, eh? How you doing? Colder'n a witches tit here today.

[LibDemAlways]

29. I'm a substitute teacher - went back to

work this fall after taking time off to raise my daughter. Worked for years as a travel agent, and would have preferred to do that, but the internet has pretty much wiped out the occupation. So, I get my daily dose of abuse from kids who know I'm not the "real" teacher.

[GRLMGC]

90. Same here

It's not a pleasant job but it's better than nothing :)

[LibDemAlways]

103. It's a thankless job, isn't it? In the district in which I

work, the regular classroom teachers get to evaulate the "sub" on a questionnaire when they return. The subs do not get to evaulate the regular teacher, however, in terms of the quality of the lesson plan they left or didn't leave. The other day I subbed for a 7th grade teacher who was out sick. She e-mailed the office manager with a reminder to have me collect some sort of written assignment, but left no other plans. I was on my own, very unhappily and frustratedly "winging it" all day.

[GRLMGC]

140. Oh God! I hate that!

I'm always paranoid that I'm going to get a bad report even if I'm left without a lesson plan. It's not like the kids are going to be very helpful in letting you know where they left off! I recently had a three-day assignment with no lesson plan. It was pretty painful, ha ha!

[LibDemAlways]

143. If I was left for three days without a lesson plan, I'd wing it

the first day and bring videos for the second and third - and I would make no apologies. In my district the teachers are required to leave a lesson plan. (The class the other day was the first where I've had nothing to go on.) Some are actually quite detailed, and some are ridiculous. One time a high school English teacher asked me to grade essays for an honors English Lit course during her "free" period. Sure.

It's good to hear from a fellow "Guest Teacher." One of the most difficult aspects of subbing, I think, is that there's no commeraderie on the job.

[GRLMGC]

158. Well, there was no AV equipment

and the classes were two hour blocks so a video would have been perfect! The two hours of superficial workbook assignments were really not sufficient, to say the least!

I also like hearing from other subs. It's so hard to meet people because you go from one place to the other. I'm pretty sure we are also called "Guest Teachers" in my district. Are you in CA, by any chance?

[LibDemAlways]

194. No AV equipment. That's horrible. Videos are a sub's

best friend! I am in CA, small community near the LA/Ventura County border.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

111. you need a medal

remember those days well!

[LibDemAlways]

116. Thanks. I remember kids being absolutely

merciless toward subs, too. In the district where I work, we're officially called "Guest Teachers." LOL! I'd never treat a "guest" the way I've been treated lately. My attitude, however, is "I'm getting paid no matter how rotten the class is, and it's only temporary, and I'm out by 3, so what the hell."

[NeoGreen]

30. Hydrogeologist (Ground Water Scientist)

I work for a large engineering firm as a consultant to clean-up legacy industrial sites in NYS.
(I drive past love canal everyday while on my way to work).

[XemaSab]

192. Go peep my thread in E/E

I'd love to hear your input. :)

[NeoGreen]

236. "E/E"?

Sorry, I'm bad with acronyms, a little pointer/link/path please...

[XemaSab]

243. Environment/Energy

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=115

It's a small crew, but we have a good time. :)

[etherealtruth]

202. Enviro consultant here, as well

enviro science degree

[ClayZ]

31. Flute Makers (mom and pops)

We have made our living making Stoneware Ocarinas and Porcelain Flutes for 30 years. We raised 4 kids, and now have 5 Grandkids. We are blessed. Our studio is in our basement. We sell our wares at the Pike Place Market in Seattle.


We are now putting together a teaching program for Elementary Schools. We have helped to design and market a recycled plastic version of the 4 hole ocarina. It plays a 13 note range and is great for kids and classroom. Working in the classroom over the years has been one of the best parts of the our journey.

We were recently visited by a young man who told us that one of our ocarinas was his first instrument. He now plays flute with the Hong Kong Symphony. :-)

Lots of money: NO

Lots of fun: Yes

www.clayz.com (Sorry for the old website, we made it ourselves years ago... we are working on a new one.)

K

[Trailrider1951]

60. Well, it's a small world!!

I bought one of your flutes at that market for my son-in-law! I was there in August of 2005 visiting my son and his family, and I'll be back this coming July. I'll look you up and buy you a beer!
:toast:

[ClayZ]

62. Well then, thanks again! :-)

Look us up and we will buy YOU a beer!

:toast:

[ProudDad]

75. Did you hear the one about...

The line at the pearly gates arrives at Peter's Entrance.

St. Peter asked the first guy, "How much did you make last year?"

The guy answers, "Oh, about $150,000"

"And what did you do?", asks Peter.

"I was a lawyer.", the guy answers.

"C'mon in", says Peter.

St. Peter asked the next guy, "How much did you make last year?"

The guy answers, "Oh, about $300,000"

"And what did you do?", asks Peter.

"I was a surgeon.", the guy answers.

"C'mon in", says Peter.

The next guy in the line is sheepishly kicking up some cloud when Peter asks him "How much did you make last year?"

The guy thinks hard, "Hmmmm. If I add that...oh, yeah there was that other time...oh, about $11,000."

Peter exclaims, "Yeah, man! Where'd you gig?"

[ClayZ]

85. LOL !

Our younest son is a professional Musician.

He works harder for less money than anyone I know!

He said he thinks he is up to about fifty cents an hour.

[ProudDad]

110. That's pretty darn good!

If I were to add up all the practice time, load out, load in, set up and playing over the last 48 years of gigging...

I'd probably reach about .00000000000001 cents per hour!

[TheFriendlyAnarchist]

149. It really is sad. Music is so beautiful and important, but so few make a good

living from it.

[ProudDad]

79. Your site's fine

It says what needs to be said and one can find what they need pretty easily.

I HATE those overblown, overproduced web sites -- especially the ones that the major labels and movie studios set up.

[ClayZ]

94. Well, it is homegrown!

We learned a lot making it.



One of our customers just sent a video a couple weeks ago. He played our ocarina in Kosovo after the war. That is the kind of "Ripples" I like!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BibAQrTbu0M <It is at 16:10 in the video here!

Now we have to figure out how to get that and some other videos up.

[ProudDad]

114. The easiest way...

the way I do it...

Is to put a link to the item in question on the web site.

Or...

I create a fairly small file -- in my case audio or video in mp3 format -- and use my FTP client to drop it on my web site. I can then link to the local document for folks.

[unpossibles]

32. photo editor/manager for college textbooks nt

[paparush]

33. Programmer for County IT Dept

[iris5426]

34. Self-employed accountant

Getting ready to take the CPA exam...

Small, we have 200-300 clients...

And let me just tell you how much my productivity has gone down since I found DU, this isn't boding well for tax season!

[DadOf2LittleAngels]

35. IT Engineer (UNIX Geek)

Working for an insurance company (Non Profit) of about 6k people..

[ElizabethDC]

36. College student. n/t

[Peregrine Took]

37. Librarian, semi retired.

[taught_me_patience]

38. Account Planning Manager

For a major movie studio (3+ billion in sales). I work with the sales team (DVD).

[jmowreader]

39. I print camouflage

[Squatch]

81. I wear camouflage

So, I thank you!

[jmowreader]

223. You don't wear MY camouflage!

I print my camo for military vehicles.

My camo...

is less expensive than painted camo
is easier to apply
is safer
conceals better
requires less training to install
requires less equipment to install
creates no harmful fumes during installation (unless you melt a hole in it with the torch while you're hanging it, so don't do that)
leaves no hazardous waste
is not all that flammable (one of my customers tried burning a piece of it on purpose; they had to put diesel on it to get it to ignite)
contains no isocyanates
is quicker to change

...shall I go on?

[babydollhead]

40. glass artist

[anakie]

237. My wife is a mosaic artist

she sells her art at the local markets here but makes more selling mosaic supplies through e-bay. Always on the lookout for coloured glass.


Peace

[tularetom]

41. Retired civil servant (local government)

and part time breeder of cattle.

[H2O Man]

42. retired

social worker

[Tatiana]

183. I figured. It's a noble (if underpaid) profession.

:pals:

The hugs and love more than make up for the $$$, though.

[morgan2]

43. masturbate horses

[LSK]

49. WHAT?

[lutefisk]

92. labor or management?

:kick: :dem:

[Duncan Grant]

231. ROFL!

:spray:

[lutefisk]

259. Hey, it makes a difference!...n/t

[Yellow Horse]

102. Do you ship cooled or frozen?

(If you answer this knowledgeably, I will know what your job is, ha ha.)

[lutefisk]

258. Aw, come on! That's just sementics!....n/t

[Greyskye]

120. Shrub? Is that you?

:wow:

[TornadoTN]

305. Self-delete, wrong location

[Jane Austin]

44. We own a Mom and Pop store and website for dogs and their people.

www.dogstuff.com

I'm Mom. Pop built and maintains our website.

We also own a boarding kennel for dogs,cats and other pets in Buda, TX.

http://www.onioncreekkennels.com

Both businesses are heavy supporters of dog and cat rescue.

We have 10-12 employees, depending on the season, at Dogstuff, and the kennel has 6-8 full and part-time employees.

[ClayZ]

105. Nice! I am going to shop there!

And send this site to several of my relatives who have furry friends in their families!

[Hepburn]

135. This is PRICELESS!!!

What great picture....and my Scottie sends a thank you for the link! We are shopping right now for some new outfits!

[shireen]

154. I love it!!! Thank you for being there for the rescues!

I love this graphic on your kennel page!

[Hepburn]

244. OK....my Scottie and I went shopping at your place today on the net...

...and this is what we bought:

SALT AND PEPPER SHAKERS



A VERY COOL BUMPER STICKER



AND A NEW COFFEE MUG



:hi:

[Jed Dilligan]

45. Social scientist

consulting with state gov. Occasional university instructor.

[RebelOne]

46. Copy editor for hunting and fishing magazines

published in 48 states. I've been here 11 years.

[DiverDave]

48. Truck Driver, 4 man outfit.

Just slowin you down on the NJ turnpike...

[B Calm]

50. Midwest truck driver. Driving in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky.

[A HERETIC I AM]

246. EX- Truck driver here..23 yrs, lower 48 & 3 CN provinces, 1.5 million miles accident free.

Local driving in SE FLA total of 3 years pre-1987
OTR from 1987 through 2006 covering every state and parts of Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia.
Hauled new and used cars for 5 years, open rack & enclosed/liftgate.
Hauled as a Teamster Car Hauler. (local 299, Detroit, MI)
Hauled as a per/mile driver (numerous dry freight companies, from .12 cents/mile to .50 cents/mile)
Hauled as an Hourly driver (Local, hauling containers in Miami and Auto Parts in Detroit & OTR delivering Kitchen Cabinets)
Drove as a salaried driver (Motor Racing, 12 years involved in NASCAR, CART/IndyCar, Ferrari, IMSA & NHRA)
Driven almost every single mile of Interstate Highway in the US.
Crossed the Rockies and the Appalachians over every Interstate Highway in every season.
Driven a Semi Tractor to the top of Pikes Peak.
Driven an 18 wheeler across Death Valley.
Driven an 18 wheeler across the "Loneliest road in the US" (RTE 50, Nevada & Utah)
Driven an 18 Wheeler onto & around Manhattan Island.
Driven an 18 Wheeler downtown in almost every major city in the US.
More truck stops than I care to think about and more Motel/Hotel rooms than I can count.


Don't do it anymore.

The "Big Road" has had enough of me. And vice versa.

[silverweb]

51. Medical transcriptionist.

n/t

[InkAddict]

214. Me too n/t

Pathology, plastic surgery, ENT

[silverweb]

216. Hey, nicetameetcha!

ED and medical specialties, very rarely any surgical stuff. :hi:

On Edit: And there's a third MT, laruemtt. See post 71. :)

[live love laugh]

256. How long did it take to get into the field? Does it pay well? How many hours

do you work? I want to do something else and MT looks appealing to me.

Any info you can share is appreciated.

[silverweb]

279. All that's very variable.

I've been doing transcription on and off for nearly 40 years, starting back when I freelanced on an old electric portable typewriter at home nights after my day job. As a result, I haven't had any formal training, such as is available these days.

A friend of mine, who wanted to get a job after years of being a homemaker, took an _ROP_ course and got hired right away. Check your local community colleges and adult education centers. There are also on-line courses you can pay to take, but I suspect they charge way too much.

To be a medical transcriptionist, you must (1) know medical terminology, (2) have good basic English grammar/spelling skills, and (3) have good computer keyboard skills. Beyond that, it all depends what's available in your area and how hard you're willing to work.

[Deja Q]

52. Lots of things.

Lateral seems to be more viable than merely being vertical.

But I'd get horizontal if I had to.

[Throd]

53. Graphic design

I work primarily in the signage industry as a freelancer.

Right now my inbox is overflowing
(and yet I'm goofing off on DU)

[jmowreader]

225. If you can design a vehicle wrap, p-mail me

We may have some work for you...

[Trailrider1951]

54. Geotechnical Data Analyst

I work for a small company of consulting engineers here in the Austin TX area. I earn a good living, have great benefits, and I just love what I do. I will keep this job until I retire in 10 years. I am soooo lucky to be here.

[jeffrey_X]

55. vp marketing for small software company

eom

[bpeale]

56. i work for a university in new mexico

the university here is a research university. the largest land grant university in the country. i would say there are approximately 2,000 employees here & we just formed a union last year (a good thing for classified staff).

on edit: P.S.: i work in the library.

[earth mom]

57. Ebay & Etsy & SAHM. nt

[LibraLiz1973]

65. How do you do on Ebay? I sell, but not regularly.

Interested in supplementing my income. So I've been looking around at stuff to sell.

[earth mom]

97. I've sold collectible stuff since right after ebay started. That has faded the past few years

for many reasons too complicated for me to go into here. So about 8 or 9 months ago, I started looking around ebay at stuff I thought might fit in with my creative artistic bent and with a very small investment started selling in a niche market at the beginning of December. I'm doing better than when I first started and so I'm encouraged to invest more in supplies and better lighting equipment because I'm wasting too much time on photos! I like etsy too and keep it as my homepage to give me that creative jolt everyday. However, I haven't really got everything I'm planning on doing there up and running yet because I'm still getting organized with my other venture.

Here's a link to a blog that focuses on finding niche markets on ebay that I stumbled upon in my quest. http://theauctionrebel.com/
I think he does a good job of thinking outside the box although I'm not selling anything he talks about.

BTW, I'm sorry that I can't go into specifics here with what I'm doing-hope you understand. HTH & Good Luck! :hi:

[LibraLiz1973]

115. I totally understand why you have to be vague-ish!!

That's why I was pretty vague in my query.

Thank you for that link- I just went and was poking around- it is especially timely because I have a lot of old magazines.

THANK YOU!!

[earth mom]

137. He had some general stuff about selling in niche markets-if you look around you'll find it.

Hope that you find something that really works for you! :hi:

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

82. I sell minerals and crystals on eBay full-time. eom

[Marrah_G]

58. I run a small life insurance brokerage

My office consists of my boss (the owner), myself and my assistant Leah. Then we have about 20 brokers who work for us, but work mostly from their own offices and only come to the main office once a week.

It is not a huge company, but it does okay and is growing each year.

[zeos3]

266. I'm in the insurance business too

I share an office with my father. He's been in the business for 45 yrs. I've been around for 7yrs and just hired my first staff member, my goddaughter, she's 16 (old enough for me to avoid running afoul of child labor laws yet too young to sue me for paying her in candy)

[Marrah_G]

270. It can be a really great living - wow 45 years

I don't think I know a broker that has been doing it that long. The one with the most exp herer has been at it 38 years, I think.

[zeos3]

292. It's a fun job

The only problems I've had are getting my dad away from using the pony express and learning how to use the fax machine. So far he's been resisting email and storing documents on the computer, but he has a wall full of awards and I don't, so maybe he's right.

[K Gardner]

59. Certified ER nurse, fortunately there's no job shortage in this field !

[SeattleGirl]

61. Vocational rehabilitation counselor. n/t

[LibraLiz1973]

68. How funny!! Emit upthread does the same thing

[Papagoose]

63. Logistics Manager

with a small company which is a subsidiary of a very large privately held company, but hoping to work for myself some day.

[undergroundpanther]

67. Don't work

I am disabled. PSTD. But not working has given me time to think, observe changes around me,ponder and ask questions most people who do work never get around to asking or noticing.
I think it is one reason why I post what I post here, among other reasons.

I have learned to manage my own time,something that retirees seem to find burdens them,once they leave their jobs. I have learned to lead myself and not wait for someone else to tell me what to do with my time, my skills or myself. I make my own decisions and live with the consequences.I have thought through and formed my own value system.
I have a strong inner locus of control. I have time to help.
Working people might resent me or others might paint me into a monster but I know they don't know what they are talking about concerning me.Poverty bashing among other types of bashing over things people cannot help or are victimized by either directly or indirectly pisses me off. Because in the case of poverty ,when poverty being seen as a personal or moral failure in this culture and not a systemic failure , that does not allow the poor person to be a human being first.

Because I don't work,I am traumatized, I am poor and I am gifted this carries it's own special misery, to ease that misery I have had time to seek knowledge and to teach myself a lot of stuff and explore myself.Time to observe and process information and events as slow as I need to to come to an understanding I can bear.In a strange way I consider myself lucky and unlucky at the same time if that makes any sense.

[suninvited]

72. Office Administrator

in the oil and gas well sevice field....not my first choice, but this is Texas..what else is there?

[shireen]

156. have you considered writing? You sound like you have a lot to offer ..... nt

[undergroundpanther]

185. yeah..

but organizing my thoughts into a book is really intimidating because my thoughts are fast and it is very hard to keep them in a legible format. I need help to do it.Someone to help me organize and stay motivated.. As for marketing the book forget it.I'm not a good sales type.
I do art but making the same things day after day because that's what sells would quickly turn my survival outlet into a curse. I try to think out pro and cons about work and right now the pros are more trouble than they are worth.

[OneGrassRoot]

209. I do a lot of collaboration and ghostwriting...

feel free to PM me if you have an interest in discussing things.

The double-edged sword you describe is something I resonate with. Best of luck to you.


:hi:

[tammywammy]

69. Accounts Receivable

Car Dealership, 80 employees, over $500,000 a month in part sales. Currently 3% past due that I'm working on.

[ProudDad]

70. Thanks to age-discrimination, outsourcing and RSI's

I'm retired from the computer consulting/programming business.

I'm now a full time musician and political activist...

[DemReadingDU]

163. I was 'retired' from my computer programming job

job sent to India.

Now, I do volunteering for my church, and watch my 1 year old granddaughter soon to be joined by grandbaby #2

[laruemtt]

71. today with the snow coming down outside

i love what i do - home-based medical transcriptionist for 4 doctors.

[silverweb]

219. Hi... us, too!

That makes three of us so far... you, me, and InkAddict! See posts 51 and following.

:hi:

[LibertyLover]

73. Legal Assistant

at an international non-governmental organization in Washington, DC.

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

74. I design and manufacture my own line of blow guns and poison darts.

Business is good these days.

[tekisui]

117. That explains a lot.

:rofl:

Congratulations on your business!
:hi:

[Indenturedebtor]

76. Advertising Salesman

I sell ad space in trade publications for various trade shows. I spend my days manipulating corp gatekeepers and various members of their staff to give me the names of their CEO's CFO's Presidents Mktg directors etc, and then try to get them on the phone and get money from them. I get to be a total and complete a-hole to people that spend their days having their asses kissed. I like it ;) Though if I can get off my ass and get my MBA I would like to be a Mktg Director in a few years.

[warren pease]

77. Freelance writer...

Former starving reporter who crossed to the dark side for the corporate bucks.

For money, I'm a corporate slut and crank out PR and marketing copy. I used to be a corporate flack some time back, so clients occasionally want me to do press outreach as well as writing, but that's increasingly rare.

For far less money, I write political/social criticism and occasional satires attacking conservative ideology, corporate criminality, religious insanity and pop culture idiocy. These articles show up all over progressive sites and occasionally make it into print. I'm an equal opportunity pest, detest the status quo and truly believe in afflicting the comfortable.


wp

[momto3]

78. Postdoctoral research fellow at a major university in Tennessee

I am involved in breast cancer research.

[CorpGovActivist]

80. I Help (Small, Disadvantaged, Women/Minority/Veteran/Service Disabled Veteran) Co's...

... with their business development, by helping them to identify, target, market to, and propose on, competitive contracts let to bid by local, State, Federal, and International Agency entities.

It's fun, rewarding, creative, can be done from home mostly even when I'm flat on my back with Crohn's, and overcomes boredom (tight, quick deadlines, new subject matter spanning just about every imaginable agency type).

The company I'm with is terrific about empowering its employees to telecommute, especially if there is a medical issue. We do lots of defense work, work for education agencies, and some really arcane stuff too. It's the perfect blend of private sector solutions to public problems (lots of technology solutions involved).

Where are you located?

- Dave

[Blue_Tires]

83. administrator at a state university

[OhioChick]

84. Software Engineer. n/t

[kwyjibo]

86. Web Designer

small company, cool projects, tight group, lots of drama!

[LanternWaste]

87. Typesetter

Lead Typesetter for a specialty marketing company since 2000 B.C. (or it seems B.C., anyway) (with a two year hiatus doing freelance writing in Cancun, Mexico).

[cgrindley]

88. I club baby Harp Seals on the ice floes (nt)

[asdjrocky]

89. I'm a DJ-

But I'm looking for a job where I can be an activist too.

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

208. What kind of DJ?

Radio? Mobile? Club?

[pitohui]

91. why do you want to know?

the more information available to be data mined about the poster, the less honest they can be about their private views and actions, and the less effective they can be politically

people should not be revealing private job information, it's just plain stupid in a country that is moving more and more toward an authoritarian gov't

people can be easily controlled when their job is at risk and it just ain't that easy to get another one

[shireen]

162. why not ask? If you don't want to answer, that's your choice.

the OP was just asking out of curiosity, and those of us who responded were curious too. I've enjoyed reading this thread and marveled at the diversity of people in DU. It also helps strengthen bonds in a community if we got to know each other as people. And it can be useful ... if I need to buy a dog toy, I'll go to http://www.dogstuff.com/ now that I know it's owned by a DU'er.

[GenDem]

93. Artist, muralist, part-time art teacher.

Every day is different.

[timtom]

95. Former jack of many trades

now a professional ne'er-do-well.

[Spike89]

98. Book Acquisitions Editor

I reject (and sometimes buy) books for a non-profit ed-tech publisher/advocacy group.

[Seedersandleechers]

99. I'm a nurse

Currently the hospital I work for has 170 openings for nurses they are trying to fill.

[sinkingfeeling]

100. Retired from IBM after 30 years. Now work as a system programmer (mainframe) at state university.

[bdamomma]

101. Medical Secretary in Mental Health Outpatient Services

[femmedem]

107. Make natural soaps and body care products.

I sell primarily at farmers' markets and craft shows, but have some wholesale accounts and will be setting up an Etsy store late winter/early spring.

[tekisui]

126. My dad makes natural soaps.

Sounds like a very similar set-up. His house always smells so good.:hi:

[femmedem]

248. I hope your dad enjoys it as much as I do.

My house smells good, too. Unless I need to change the cat box. :hi:

[rAVES]

108. Work for myself - rather not say what though.

[Lorien]

109. Freelance Illustrator and animator. n/t

[DefenseLawyer]

112. Criminal defense attorney

in private practice.

[live love laugh]

255. Awesome. I always wanted to earn a JD. At least I got an MBA. -eom-

[tandot]

113. Research Associate a University for over 2 years

[tekisui]

118. Self-employed Gardener.

Returning to College this Fall.

[Blaze Diem]

121. Horticulture & Floral Design/21 years..good idea to go back to college

good luck to you.
I only do part time floral design now anymore. Take care of my 1 yr old granddaughter full time..living a content & happy life below the poverty level.

[roguevalley]

119. A teacher for thirty years, a twenty-five year Librarian volunteer

(my mom was librarian and I worked with her-the most fun working I ever had, ever) and now I'm retired. I work answering phones and doing this and that with my Sissy, who owns with her hubby a great bolt and nut shop, which is the second happiest place I ever worked.

[Greyskye]

122. member of the best Flash Memory design team in the world

They keep telling us that, so it must be true!

[smoogatz]

123. I torture college students for a living

by trying to make them think. It's often excruciating for everyone. Fortunately, I get summers off. I also write books, some of which are semi-popular.

[tekisui]

125. What do you teach?

[smoogatz]

180. If I told you,

I'd have to grade you.

:hide:

[tekisui]

181. Hmmm. Better keep it to yourself.

[Hissyspit]

124. Oldest profession

er, I mean, college professor

[Binka]

252. Good One! LOL! I'm An Estimator For A Large Haz Mat Transportation Co In CA

Great business, with cool as shit owners, good clients, I really love my job. It was something totally out of my ken and I originally applied for a job at the owners wine biz here in Sonoma County CA, but they saw something in me and asked if I would like to try this gig. It helped that my sister and the owners Lori and Bill are best friends, family helped me out here. Lori and her husband are big proponents of hiring friends and family. There are two married couples who work there, one engaged couple, Lori's son, her Mom, an aunt and niece, and various friends of Bill and Lori. It is a good mix and we all bust our butts for Lori and Bill. I am very fortunate. Good to see you Hissy.

[Hissyspit]

262. Good to see you, too, Binka!

Hope your son is well.

[mnhtnbb]

128. Retired hospital administrator turned actor/writer but currently

fighting insurance/mortgage companies over our burned down house and planning retirement to Panama.

[cloudbase]

130. Engineering officer, merchant marine

retired.

[Hepburn]

131. Retired lawyer

:hi:

It's soooooooooooooooooo nice to be retired!

[lpbk2713]

132. Nothing. Retired eight years ago when we had a good economy.

Little did I know 59 Million idiots would

want to make one of their own pResident.

[DemoTex]

133. Retired airline pilot/writer .. currently writing for two UK aviation publications.

Retired MD-80/Boeing 737 pilot.

[Hamlette]

134. State employee. Attorney.

Love it. I'm in the welfare and unemployment office and as often as possible I tell the agency to "turn left."

[Lisa0825]

136. Human Resources Recruitment for a state teaching hospital. 12,000 employees.

My one year anniversay is in February :)

[DiverDave]

139. Great sig line...

congrats on the year, hope you get a raise...I didnt.

[NeedleCast]

138. IT Trainer

Contract to what used to be a medium-sized corp that was recently bought by a major international. I teach federal government employees that Control+B makes it bold.

[TZ]

141. Lab Technician

for a large international Biotech (about 4,000 employees IIRC). Immunological research.

[riderinthestorm]

142. Breed, train and sell horses. Small organic produce farmer as well

I own and operate a small dressage and combined training operation (40 horses), breeding, training, and sales. We also farm 2 acres of organic produce that I sell at a small local green market and provide to my sister's organic restaurant. I have 10 employees that keep us going and I am grateful every day for their help.

It's hard work and long hours being a small farmer, without huge financial rewards, but a lot of those intangible bennies keep me farming.

[shireen]

144. Data analysis, astronomy.

i work for a NASA contractor that runs science mission for major space observatory.
Just under 400 people in the non-profit organization doing different thing like computer support, software engineering, spacecraft health &safety monitoring (with NASA), science instrument calibration, science projects via grants (equivalent to tenure, tenure-track, non-tenure in academia), post-docs, grad students, k-12 education support for schools, and press info. 2007 budget directly related to NASA science missions: $56m

[MilesColtrane]

151. Freelance musician...

About half of the year, I work under a union CBA.

Not surprisingly, I make more money during that time than the rest of the year.

[Hepburn]

152. This is a great thread...thanks for starting it! n/t

[LSK]

155. thanks

We need to talk about other things around here besides the primary.

[DemReadingDU]

167. this is an interesting thread

I don't recall reading any similar threads.

Thanks for starting it (Much better than bickering about the candidates)

[Ioo]

153. Sex Worker

Not really but I can dream

[midlife_mo_Jo]

168. I stay home and bake cookies

but sex worker works for me, as well.

:rofl:

[solara]

157. I work for a small non-profit jazz presenter as house manager/volunteer coordinator by night

and office manager/membership coordinator by day. In my spare time I am a professional jazz musician.. I also host an avant garde jazz radio show locally about twice a month

:hi:

INVESTIGATE IMPEACH INDICT IMPRECATE INCARCERATE :patriot:

[Jim__]

159. Software engineer.

But my company only hires in India and China now.

[Mountainman]

160. I'm a cost analyst for Santa Barbara County.

[Neshanic]

164. Uncreative PC using Landscape Architect. Work from home.

[bvar22]

169. Currently developing rural property for sustainable living.

For resale or possible retirement.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=246x5729

Also interested in starting or investing in a local "green" business.

[Terran]

170. State employee--I house homeless people

by managing about $5 million in HUD grants to provide rental assistance for homeless disabled people.

[Earth_First]

171. I lay natural stone walls for a living...

I work for a Landscape Contractor in Upstate, New York laying natural stone walls (both retaining and freestanding). I'll never become a millionaire working in this field, however I absolutely LOVE what I do for a living.

[bluethruandthru]

173. Radio promotions n/t

[RandomKoolzip]

174. I'm a full-time line cook and a full-time student. I make $250 every two weeks...

..after health insurance costs. The restaurant I work for is independent and the owner is a liberal, but apparently he doesn't believe in paying his employees a living wage. Can YOU live on 250 bucks every two weeks? What sacrifices would you have to make?

It's okay, though - I'm going to school full-time and am also doing an internship. By June, I should be able to lift myself out of food service and finally be able to pay my rent AND the bills every month. I realize not everyone has that luxury, though - that's why I'm a liberal in the first place (a rising tide lifts all boats and all that stuff)

[Ravy]

175. I am a director for a software company.

[Ptah]

176. Machinist

I fabricate components for large scientific instruments.

[Tumbulu]

178. Mom and (now part time) organic plant breeder, shepherd, organic yarn supplier

I used to have employees and get lots done.

Now it is just me with a very low income. But I have time for being a mom and time to fuss over my very sweet sheep who came to me by accident ("oh you have to take them they are all going to be sent for slaughter if you don't- you have the land- you can do the rotational grazing- you have the sheepdogs" ) .

And time to come here and read what all of you have to say sometimes.

I like the time part, something I never had in my higher powered days.

[JackBeck]

179. Health Literacy Educator.

For a non-profit. Specifically, HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C.

[marlakay]

182. Retired bookkeeper & office administrator and now

work part time at local small hotel/B&B as clerk. Very relaxing way to earn a few bucks and get out of the house. Most all work stress is gone. Thank god...

So glad I am not starting out now. One of my kids is office manager of large honda car place, other military wife in Korea with husband who is captain in air force, she has BA and when her young children are a few years older wants to get more schooling a be a teacher, she will make a good one.

Just glad all in the family are working. Other daughters husband is union truck driver.

My husband is retired from driving Bart for 30 yrs...they had good union so retirement is okay.

[The Blue Flower]

187. Technical Editor/Admin Assistant

On a state transportation project.

[XemaSab]

188. Unemployed biologist

:(

[citizen snips]

189. playing video games.

[DireStrike]

271. Tell your boss they need to "tighten up the graphics".

:)

[KD4CVT]

190. Junk dealer for the State

Actually I'm the Internet Sales Coordinator for State-owned surplus personal property. I also get stuck with the overwhelming pleasure of disposing of almost all State-confiscated property - up to, but (thankfully) NOT including real property.

You want liquor? If you're licensed I have it.

You want smokes? If you're over 18 I can set you up.

You want one of a zillion white Crown Victoria ex-THP cars? Come on down.

The job's fine - it's the ignorant-ass buyers that can't (or won't) read that are my biggest problem.

[sarcasmo]

196. How much for a Zillion Crown Vics, LMFAO.

[leftofthedial]

191. look for work

write songs

play music

teach

run a nonprofit that works with at-risk kids (doesn't pay squat though)

[sarcasmo]

195. Taxi driver 9plus years and trying to hang in there with these insane gas prices.

[ileus]

197. BMET II

[Turn CO Blue]

198. Data analyst for a lowcost airline

[noiretextatique]

200. Senior Accountant for a mid-sized non-profit eom

[NewJeffCT]

283. not too many liberal accountants out there

I should know, I'm one of the few.

[noiretextatique]

291. you are correct, but there seem to be a more in the non-profit world eom

[PRETZEL]

297. And we all seem to meet up here,

:thumbsup:

[moc]

201. professor in a school of public health

:hi:

[ordinaryaveragegirl]

203. Food & Beverage

For a major restaurant corporation. Not fast food, though! I get paid to know about food and wine pairings and then train other people on it. I've been working in this business for almost half my life, and am getting a little burnt on it as of late. I'm contemplating going back to school, but haven't decided what direction I want to take with that.

[emalejim9]

204. city planner

Residential development is at a snails pace. Time to catch our breath and work on those feel good beautification projects.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

205. Flight instructor.

[Djinn]

207. Union organiser

currently with big union going to a smaller & better one in a few weeks YAY

spent ten years in media and event planning type jobs and it sucked - took a 15Kish pay cut to come to the unions and it was the best decision I ever made

[Lady President]

210. Purchasing (Insurance Co.)

I do procurement of consultants for a large insurance company. Today, I worked on a $5M dollar engagement. A couple of the consultants will be paid $1500/hr. (That is not a typo-- $1500 per hour.)

I really don't like my job. :(

[NewJeffCT]

286. Not surprised at the salaries

By your location, I can guess the company, though I won't post it on here.... I've worked in the insurance industry most of my life, mostly at financial reporting & accounting.

But, I used to prepare a report for my old company that was required by the state of NY that would list everybody in the company with a salary of over $60K per year - it was a huge list. But, I remember seeing what some of the top people made and it left me shaking my head - especially since we were paying people big bucks even after they left the company (like Bill Clinton's original AG nominee...)

I was actually the only person in the company that had all that info at their fingertips because they had a de-centralized HR at the time and I had to consolidate the results from several areas of the company.

[rucky]

212. Project Manager. n/t

[kineneb]

213. Taking care of dying husband,

which has got to be one of the hardest and most under-appreciated "jobs" in the world.

There is no pay, and the outcome is obvious. :cry:

[SammyWinstonJack]

215. ...

:hug:

[OhioChick]

217. I'm So Sorry...

:hug:

[kineneb]

222. thank you

life is difficult right now

[ClayZ]

249. (((((kineneb)))))

That is holy work for sure!

:grouphug:

[Highway61]

275. I 'm so sorry

:hug: There may be no pay for you, but look in your husband's eyes and you will see your rewards. Bless you

[Flabbergasted]

218. Paid internet poster....

:)

Like I'd admit it.

[JanMichael]

220. Government Red Tape Creating Thug. nt.

[oldhippie]

221. Electronics Engineer/MBA/Project Manager .....................

Little of this and a little of that.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

224. Former college professor turned

free-lance translator

[hamerfan]

227. Broadcast engineer for the local PBS station

And being a non-profit, we are hurting these days!
dumpbush

[DesertRat]

230. I'm a PreK teacher in a large urban school district. n/t

[tyedyeto]

233. Small company.... hospitality industry

Worked here for over 6 years and have risen to a 'management' position. That is to say, I'm in charge of wait staff during the day and also manage all banquets. I strive to allow 'my staff' to see what needs to be done and then allow them to 'oversee' and act upon those needs. Does it always happen? No, but most of the time, my professional staff does what's required with little supervision from myself.

[sendero]

234. Software engineer C++..

.. writing C++ and Perl to make things happen :)

[CRK7376]

235. 13 years

teaching high school history and 12 years Active Duty Army officer

[L0oniX]

238. I sell cronic green bud.

[unapatriciated]

263. medical?

:rofl: :rofl:

[Coexist]

239. At home mom who works P/T off and on as the family needs.

[NYFlip]

240. Ice skating teacher and ballet dancer

[NewJeffCT]

285. cool - my daughter just took up skating

she's almost 5 - she was very enthustiastic about learning, so we signed her up for an 8 or 10 week class on learning to skate. It's only once a week for an hour at the Int'l Skating Center in Simsbury, CT

[anakie]

241. Emergency Medical Dispatcher

with my state ambulance service. Involves taking '000' (911 to you guys) calls and dispatching appropriate ambulance response.


Peace

[kaiden]

242. Legal Assistant for a boutique trial lawyer firm.

[Trekologer]

247. I work for a VoIP phone company

I'm an operations engineer. I fix things that break to keep the phone service working.

[dysfunctional press]

250. permanent total disability- i have social security from when i worked prior to age 38...

back then i was a: concrete laborer, travel agent, marionetteer, zamboni driver, bill collector, costume character, mcdonaldoid...

[teleharmonium]

251. work

I do medical data interfaces and associated software for a good sized company. It was a small company until late last year when we were acquired. Not too happy with everything that has happened since then. If you need an HL7 guy in Cincinnati, drop a line !

[trashcanistanista]

253. Part time Clinical Scientist which means I work

in a hospital lab about 250 beds. Part time Master Gardner volunteer to promote gardening and part time Democrat activist. This year I will put more time into the Democrat activist position and cut back on my hospital work.

[Dr Fate]

254. I read legal documents for a charity. n/t

n/t

[arthritisR_US]

257. Pedorthist. n/t

[Skittles]

267. I had to look that up

Two questions:

How did you learn that trade

What do you think of the exreme high-heeled pointy shoes some women wear:

[travelingtypist]

260. Transcriptionist, work at home.

Don't make much, but the work is interesting and
I can work in my jammies.

[silverweb]

290. Ditto that!

Medical? If so, you're #4 checking in so far! :hi:

[alfredo]

261. Retired. Was a mail carrier. Owned a small business too.

Started work at 10, and worked for about 45 years until my body gave out. No regrets. No money.

[Faux pas]

264. Retired Calif Dept of Corrections Program Tech. Now a paid

in-home caretaker. People should check in-home care taking out, there's aways a need. Starting wage here in Oregon is $9.90 an hour, paltry to some I'm sure, but with my pension it's a real boon.

[puerco-bellies]

265. I'm a Silversmith but will probably have to get a real job soon.

I've spent the last year and a half learning my trade and will work at a more steadily paying job while I'm paying my artist dues. Before doing this I was a commodity's broker, small business owner, and in sales for the last twenty years.

[fencesitter]

274. me too!

a smith that is.

[radfringe]

268. CAD drafter / Graphic Designer

I work in the sales department for the Feed-Biofuels division of a large international corporation.

In addition to drafting using AutoCad and Inventor, I'm also assisting in the design and production of sales literature - although the entire design/production of the literature will soon be turned over to me.

we make the machines that pelletizes raw materials such as grains, switchgrass, woodchips, sawdust

the Feed-Biofuel division was spun off from another division a few months ago - so there's lots to do to get it up on it's feet.

I'm also in the middle of desigining/creating a database for various proposal data, and redesigning the format of production flow diagram.

with the oil/energy crunch being a long term problem worldwide - it's expected the pelletizing of raw materials for heat usage to go up, additionally, the machines also pelletize plastics, organic waste and other recycleables.

(see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelletizing
Pelletizing
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pelletizing or pelletising is the process of compressed or molding of product into the shape of a pellet. A large range of different products are pelletized including chemicals, iron ore, animal compound feed, and more.

Pelletizing of iron ore produces spheres of typically 8 to 18 mm diameter. The process combines agglomeration and thermal treatment to convert the raw ore into pellets with characteristics appropriate for use in a blast furnace.

Pelletizing of animal feeds can result in pellets from 1.2mm (Shrimp feeds), through to 3-4mm (Poultry feeds) up to 8-10mm (Stock feeds). The Pelletizing of stockfeed is done with the pellet mill machinery, which is done in a feed mill.)

[Thothmes]

269. Retired after 24 years in the Navy

Now am plant manager for a flexible packaging manufacturer.

[fencesitter]

273. self-employed artisan

I fall in the "starving artist" catagory. Well, not starrving, but well, you know.

[Highway61]

276. Search and Recruitment

and I run a dental office part time.

[dweller]

277. whatever i have to do to pay the bills

presently, i cook.


i'd like to consider it an art, but i'll never have to starve.
dp

[Beausoleil]

278. Unix system administrator

Government contracting company, about 1200 employees. Over 6 years with this company.

[w8liftinglady]

280. RN for 25 years.I see "Sicko" every day.

[NewJeffCT]

281. Accounting/Financial Reporting

I work for a $27 billion Fortune 100 company.

[southernleftylady]

282. I am a flight attendant! nt

[Giant Robot]

284. Social worker

I work on a 24 hour crisis hotline.

[Samurai_Writer]

287. Technical Writer

I work for a large data storage systems company. I've been doing technical writing for about 18 years now. I also freelance as a local photographer.

Previously, I worked in the hotel-restaurant industry as a chef and bartender.

[guitar man]

288. Broadcast management

Traffic Manager for a TV station. Thinking about getting out. I'm looking into buying a big tandem dump truck and driving it for a living, I want out of this office. :(

[greenbriar]

294. Teach Middle school and High school

certified in 5 different areas

[SteppingRazor]

295. I have the most hated job on DU outside of Republican politician.

I'm a journalist. :hide:

[Sparkly]

298. I work with Music and Dance.

Teaching, writing/publishing, a little performing.

I'm also a Sparkly Fairy Princess, but the pay is crap.

[LWolf]

299. I teach. n/t

[conspirator]

300. Oh, the usual. Bowl. Drive around. The occasional acid flashback.

[Iktomiwicasa]

301. I

am a bowyer who specializes in traditional/primitive archery tackle, and also an occasional hunting guide.

[MedleyMisty]

302. Marketing for a small local property management company

It's great - bank holidays off, normal first shift hours, plenty of autonomy, getting to come home for lunch, and spending most of the day driving around by myself listening to the radio.

I take pictures and virtual tours of properties for the website and put up and take down signs and supra locks and occasionally check keys and leave keys for the natural gas company and check on properties for the property managers.

[Hobo]

303. Mechanical engineer

In the oil and gas business


Hobo

:beer:
:toast:

[Alizaryn]

304. Starving Artist

[TornadoTN]

306. Marketing and PR Director for a mid-sized manufacturer

One of the few in the country that still makes a product that is 90%+ American made. We deal in many markets, with a core focus on the energy market.

Things are getting tight though with a lot of increased pressure from the junk Chinese manufacturers and offshoring to reduce cose from other manufacturers here and in the EU.