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teach front-end development in a graphic design program
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I investigate child abuse for child protection in NJ and I'm in the Army National guard, currently in the OCS program, once I commission as a 2LT, I'll go to IBOLC, Airborne and Ranger school then I'll be an infantry platoon leader.
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I work in customs brokerage (importing goods for big retailers) for a big brown shipping company ;)
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restaurant GM
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wrongnote85 wrote:restaurant GM


Having worked in several restaurants myself, I feel your pain.
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TyroneBiggums wrote:
wrongnote85 wrote:restaurant GM


Having worked in several restaurants myself, I feel your pain.



much appreciated.

however, there is a BIG difference in working at one and being the general manager of one.
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wrongnote85 wrote:
TyroneBiggums wrote:
wrongnote85 wrote:restaurant GM


Having worked in several restaurants myself, I feel your pain.



much appreciated.

however, there is a BIG difference in working at one and being the general manager of one.


Oh I'm sure there is. But still, it's gotta be hectic as fuck and chock-full of derptards.
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wrongnote85 wrote:however, there is a BIG difference in working at one and being the general manager of one.


writing up the lazy asshole >>> being the lazy asshole :thu:
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Underwriting assistant at a company that offers professional medical liability coverage for doctors. I worked for Longs/CVS in management for 9 years (first job out of high school) and am sooooooo happy to be out of retail.
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TyroneBiggums wrote:
wrongnote85 wrote:
TyroneBiggums wrote:
wrongnote85 wrote:restaurant GM


Having worked in several restaurants myself, I feel your pain.



much appreciated.

however, there is a BIG difference in working at one and being the general manager of one.


Oh I'm sure there is. But still, it's gotta be hectic as fuck and chock-full of derptards.



oh it is for sure. my gig in particular is a working manager job, meaning i don't sit in my office all day and give out directives and make sure things are being done---i have to do that while busting my ass to get the product out AND pretty much be the face of the company at the same time.

i get spend too little time in my office. :cry:
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Bluesymetal wrote:I investigate child abuse for child protection in NJ and I'm in the Army National guard, currently in the OCS program, once I commission as a 2LT, I'll go to IBOLC, Airborne and Ranger school then I'll be an infantry platoon leader.

Man. Investigating child abuse. That's big. Thanks for what you do! :thu:
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Finishing up my last semester for my Bachelor's in electrical engineering. Currently working for GE lighting testing defective linear fluorescent ballasts.

A monkey could do what I do, but I make good money, so I don't complain. :lol:
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Musicscotty wrote:Law enforcement :cop:


Did you work the Celtic vs Juventus match on Tuesday?
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IT Professional ...and I use the term "professional" very loosely.

I manage a handful of enterprise servers, admin AD infrastructure, SEPM servers, and about 1200+ PCs.

However, above and beyond all that, I'm a daddy to my two boys, which is the most important "job" I have.
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Went back to work for an electronics manufacturing company that laid me off in 2009. Struggled a few years to keep a job, Lets hop this one works out!!
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I own a small company that creates large format touchscreen systems for public display use. It's the first time in my life that I feel that the work I'm doing is what I'm meant to do, or is my purpose.
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i lift weights, manage logistics for a news paper company, and am a full time student
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Purchasing and Inventory manager for a company that makes and sells aftermarket blow out preventer parts for the oil drilling industry. I get paid to spend lots of other peoples money.
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Computer Engineering student. Third year of my Bachelor's...and who knows what's next.
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I got to school for Mechanical Engineering and work at a local marketplace.
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Solaris/Linux/VMWare sysadmin for a medium-sized and shrinking O&G company here. They have about 1500 projects on the go (no joke) and I somehow became the most experienced guy on this account in the last little while so I think/hope I'm ok after their 30% budget cut this year.

I've also done some O&G maintenance work in the trenches to put myself through university and I've been toying with getting into bartending, photography and real estate investment as some potential side gigs for a while. Yanking on a 36" pipe wrench with a SABA mask on all day has a certain appeal to it haha.
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I own an Eikaiwa (English conversation school, so japanese can learn to speak to foreign people) in Japan at the moment. But my trade is communications specialising in VoIP for trading, mostly working on trade floors.

I am actually looking to get back into it this year, as I miss the rat race.
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