Curious. What do you do for a living?

[pietro_moog]

i am working on a economics phd. it's almost a year i'm in, and i hate it. so much already.
i wish the job market was better, but unfortunately it's bad. so i'm here, but i'm definitely not happy.
it could become a good job one day, i don't know.

[hoodoo]

Firefighter

[murdog47]

Cop 

[billstein]

Pastor

[lincolnic]

I'm a recording engineer, and it's awesome.

I also have a gig mixing broadcast stuff for a tiny TV station (all interviews), and it's significantly less awesome. I don't expect to still be there by the end of the year.

[dodgechargerfan]

I'm a network architect.

[jubal81]

i am working on a economics phd. it's almost a year i'm in, and i hate it. so much already.
i wish the job market was better, but unfortunately it's bad. so i'm here, but i'm definitely not happy.
it could become a good job one day, i don't know.

My best friend is in the same boat. He's been working on his dissertation for Economics for 2 years and sending out hundreds of resumes without a bite.

Me? I'm a newspaper editor. Edit stories, write headlines, manage the website and do a lot of design work. Going back to school, too. Calculus exam in the morning.

[Mike B.]

Network Engineer/Architect

[Matt]

Watchmaker

[slacker775]

Computer security consulting.  Mainly network architecture/engineering type stuff.

[Guitarmageddon]

Firefighter

Me too, though it's more often rescue and HAZMAT work.
I'm a musician first, of course, as well as CEO of codtone.

[das234]

I'm a Project Manager for an audiovisual company. Our focus is on corporate events. Keeps me busy on the road. I'm away from my family anywhere from 8 to 14 days a month, which is down from 10 to 20, having our son really has been a reason to cut down. But I consider myself blessed because it provides for my family and I enjoy what I do. Currently sitting in Monterey working, while I'd rather be with my family on Father's Day, this isn't a bad place to be either

Ian

I can relate to those whose jobs are dangerous or take them away from family.  I work as a fire lieutenant and teach fire science at the technical college.  I spend 24 hours away from my family at a time, including weekends and holidays sometimes (like father's day).  Oh, and the only music job I have is an occasional gig playing the bagpipes.

[derevaun]

I'm a part time, adjunct college instructor (music, media, & art) at the college where my wife is fulltime & tenured. It's steady evening work, in an inverted Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf sort of way. I don't see hardcore academia as a career anymore, but I love the challenge of teaching people my age.

Mostly, though, I parent. My youngest just turned five; I've spent the last ten years, day in day out, in the world of a toddler 

[RobA]

Programmer. I've worked on bunches of different types of systems in lots of different settings, but the last ten years or so have mainly been science and audio related.

[Stig]

At the moment im a phoner/designer/communication consultant in a small company.
I am a multimedia designer and have a bachelors degree in concept development.
It's just so hard to find a job within my education atm. In time I will find a more interesting job that fits my education more.