What do/did you do for a living?

[Sumguy]

And would you rather be doing something else? If so, what?

I'm just a 20 year old kid so at most I can say I major in EE. Looking around at the other departments, I'd try to do biomedical or materials if I knew I wouldn't fail hard at chemistry/orgo. One of my lab partners really wants to do something with music, but his parents won't pay for it.

My cousin has a degree in chemical engineering and works for Hess, but after a few years he says he would go back and go into mechanical if he could.

 

[joesmoke]

currently an analyst. id rather own a bar.

 

[datalink7]

I'm an officer in the US Army. So far I can't think of anything realistic that I'd rather be doing, though I don't like my current job that much (in charge of a recruiting company). Luckily in the Army your job, as an officer, changes every 2-3 years. My last one was awesome.

 

[chorb]

Computer/Electrical Engineering Major
Worked for defense contractor
Worked for professional audio company as a circuit designer
Still work at audio company as manager

 

[DainBramaged]

Marines rah

 

[dennilfloss]

I'm on permanent disability due to chronic fatigue syndrome. Was a paleontologist (ichnologist) and university lecturer before.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trace_fossils

 

[joesmoke]

chronic fatigue syndrome

lolwut.

 

[mwtgg]

Accountant.

 

[pcgeek11]

Retired US Navy, Subs. 20 years

Electronics Tech, Automated Manufacturing 17 years

 

[daw123]

Building Surveyor: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surveying#Building_surveying

I'm on annual leave this week to revise, since I've got the APC interview in 14 days time, which I am sh*tting myself about:
http://www.rics.org/apc

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

construction estimator/project manager

love building. hate babysitting the subs who want to take less and less responsibility for their mistakes.

 

[shortylickens]

Retired US Navy, Subs. 20 years

Electronics Tech, Automated Manufacturing 17 years

Wish I could say the same.
Unfortunately I only 9 years and only 6 of them as an ET.
And my Hynix job only lasted 18 months.

 

[Modular]

Financial Advisor

The grass is always greener in my opinion. There are many things that I would rather be doing. It's just that I can't spend life being a jack of all trades and a master of none.

 

[Miramonti]

Amateur beer taster.

 

[Zargon]

I am the IT department for a small government agency

I'd rather be trying to semi pro race motorcycles and running a shop

 

[Imp]

Transportation Tech and casual "structural analyst" (no official job title but it's what I do). Both jobs are very non-intensive and take dumps on my civil engineering degree. So no, not happy and want better, but I went through a year of even worse underemployment, so don't feel like applying/looking.

 

[boomhower]

I'm a cop. I love my job and can't think of anything else I would rather be doing.

 

[edro]

Design engineer in the industrial lighting industry.

 

[SacrosanctFiend]

HR Superintendent in the mining industry. The mining industry pays awesome, and I get to go 2000 feet below sea level in a landlocked state.

 

[Scouzer]

air traffic specialist, wouldnt trade it for anything else

 

[FelixDeCat]

I pick up aluminum cans and sell them for money to buy MD20/20, even though I dont drink.

 

[amdhunter]

Professional forum poster.

 

[Matthiasa]

I'm currently a student.
A student who hates statistical physics.

I'm on permanent disability due to chronic fatigue syndrome. Was a paleontologist (ichnologist) and university lecturer before.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trace_fossils

You could have just passed as a lazy lecturer then.

 

[JSt0rm]

sound designer/sound effects editor

my dream job would be

sound designer/sound effects editor

 

[tfinch2]

I'm a software engineer. Very happy with what I do.