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Nothing now, I need to find work soon or hit the lottery(
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What do you do for a living?
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I wonder, was I ever that bright-eyed & bushy-tailed? Probably not.
Anyway, it won't last...
I ask people how they feel.
A lot.
And then I nod wisely.
A lot.
(psychiatrist, in case you couldn't figure it out...)
Oh, understood. I learned both later, but as a wide-eyed and trusting 12 year old ..., you can understand my dismay.
Fortunately, that's no longer considered a "sex offense" in Massachusetts.
If you've never done this you're clearly a charlatan.
I wonder, was I ever that bright-eyed & bushy-tailed? Probably not.
Anyway, it won't last...
I ask people how they feel.
A lot.
And then I nod wisely.
A lot.
(psychiatrist, in case you couldn't figure it out...)
Thanks.
Let's hope the publishing houses think so. My gallery is limited right now -- I've only just begun scanning art into my computer and uploading it -- I still have a lot to go.EEK! I don't envy either of you! (Though I do respect you!) I don't feel comfortable teaching anything above 3rd grade -- I'm strictly K-2 these days. Junior high kids are evil and high schoolers are usually much bigger than I am. I had to teach 6th grade for a semester during my student teaching days; one of the last NYC elementary schools that still went through to 6 instead of 5. I was 19, the school was in Alphabet City, a lot of the kids had been held over a year, or two, or more -- some were 14 years old. It was awkward.
I was/am the General Manager of my company's software products division. Unfortunately, I've been on disability since May of 2007 and within a couple of months they sold my division out from underneath me. Allow me to state for the record that dealing with Social Security is a huge pain in the ass. I am SO glad I bought private disability insurance when I was in my twenties.
Beginning this year I've been working about six hours a week (max allowed by my oncologist) when I've been capable of it. It's weird, I still have my title, my huge (16x20 foot) office, my health insurance and salary (when I work) but no one to manage and no product to work on any more. So, when I can work, it's been primarily as a consultant to corporate on non critical path items.
In my spare time I have the same job as SPOCKED.
Beginning this year I've been working about six hours a week (max allowed by my oncologist) when I've been capable of it. It's weird, I still have my title, my huge (16x20 foot) office, my health insurance and salary (when I work) but no one to manage and no product to work on any more. So, when I can work, it's been primarily as a consultant to corporate on non critical path items.
In my spare time I have the same job as SPOCKED.
Does it count if I've really, really wanted to do it at times?
The similarities stop at being practically perfect.
The NASA channel? I watch.
At the moment I'm unemployed, though in November I'll be shipping out to the Navy for a supply job. I would've been a nuclear technician if my apparent colorblindness hadn't disqualified me. I scored high enough on the ASVAB that I wouldn't have even needed to take the specialized test for nuke school entry that most have to undergo.
I've also been a clerk, a recycling technician, a horticulturalist/nursery worker, and a construction worker.
It's pronounced "ninny".
I've been in human soivices (residential, developmental disabilities) for going on 6 years now. Terrible pay, fairly decent time off, ok benefits. Usually a very mellow job, though when shit hits the fan, its beyond what most people will ever experience.
I also do a lot of musical composition and gigs on the side when I can, and have just started an Indie label part-time, to record my own music, as well as other songwriters - of which I have one I'm working with presently. The Labor of Love.
I also do a lot of musical composition and gigs on the side when I can, and have just started an Indie label part-time, to record my own music, as well as other songwriters - of which I have one I'm working with presently. The Labor of Love.
Bless you! I did that for 3 years, and I decided it wasn't for me. Your description of it is spot-on perfect. I greatly admire anyone who can do it long-term.
Excellent!
Always wanted to do something with music, but have absolutely no idea how...
I'm the manager of the meat department in a chain supermarket. My duties include listening to employees bitch, listen to customers bitch, and listening to upper-management bitch.
No one has to listen to me bitch.
No one has to listen to me bitch.
T.B.D.
I can't really say what the future holds for me career-wise, honestly. I'm not exactly qualified for a heck of a lot. One would think that, being a Star Trek nerd, I'd be a natural for something in computers/IT/etc., but I have to admit that technology and I have never really gotten along.
Right now I'm working at an amusement park (not glamourous, perhaps, but it's all right); however, the park is going to close for the winter in a couple weeks, so I'll need to find something else to occupy my time.
Oh, and I do enjoy acting; so far it's mainly been a hobby (non-paying stuff, community theatre and the like), but I'm always on the lookout for actual paying opportunities in the field. I'd love to be able to make a go at acting professionally, but it is a very difficult and competitive business, so I'm aware that this may just be a pipe dream. Ah well... I'd still like to try.
I can't really say what the future holds for me career-wise, honestly. I'm not exactly qualified for a heck of a lot. One would think that, being a Star Trek nerd, I'd be a natural for something in computers/IT/etc., but I have to admit that technology and I have never really gotten along.
Right now I'm working at an amusement park (not glamourous, perhaps, but it's all right); however, the park is going to close for the winter in a couple weeks, so I'll need to find something else to occupy my time.
Oh, and I do enjoy acting; so far it's mainly been a hobby (non-paying stuff, community theatre and the like), but I'm always on the lookout for actual paying opportunities in the field. I'd love to be able to make a go at acting professionally, but it is a very difficult and competitive business, so I'm aware that this may just be a pipe dream. Ah well... I'd still like to try.
I sell Audio/Video stuff..
I'm the manager of the meat department in a chain supermarket. My duties include listening to employees bitch, listen to customers bitch, and listening to upper-management bitch.
No one has to listen to me bitch.
Ahhhh.. just like old times being an Asst. Manager for Walmart..
That takes me back..
I think I hit my first "burn-out" period at around 3 years. I've been looking for a change for while now, probably combining music with this somehow. Do a music room in a day hab, or something.
Well, I started with being a church musician for around 7 years. Then took a bunch of college music courses (did not graduate, basically from school burnout). Meanwhile expanding instrumental skills and doing a LOT of recording over the years. In the beginning it was just two tape recorders.Excellent!
Always wanted to do something with music, but have absolutely no idea how...
There's a lot of ways to go with music if one looks at it broadly, rather than the "popstar" path. I'm finding that its a broader field than I thought, while each niche is relatively small.
There's also the time-honored, skin-building tradition of street performing. I was averaging $25-$30/hour doing that this past summer. (with the help of a Roland Street Cube busking amp - $350 but more than paid for itself)
I think another good starting point would be music for a fan remake of a video game, that sort of thing.
As they say, just keep your day job.
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