What kind of job do you have? Can we try to get a semi-serious survey?

[SsupernovaE]

Theoretical physicist at Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator. Currently collaborating with some really smart fellas at MIT looking for a a particle called A' (A prime).

 

[drquest]

Network Engineer for a pretty large Cable provider, think Cisco/Nortel etc...routers, switches etc...

 

[BoomerD]

United States Marine Corps, Combat Engineer.

btw, it's the 238th birthday of the Corps today.

Semper Fi!

 

[HeXen]

I am an outside tech for AT&T. Basically a journeyman electrician. Anything from simple repair of phone lines, to repair of distribution cables, to underground hi-cap/T1 circuits and splices. I sweat and freeze my ass off, get dirty, and sorta love my job.

We underwent some organizational changes, so I'm not sure exactly what I'll be doing next year, other than continuing to bathe in a metric fuck ton of overtime.

lol,you guys don't get dirty, I work out there with you repair guys all the time. We contract for AT&T as well, we setup the UVerse cabinets, run all the fibers...etc , you all wear latex gloves and rubber slipons and you all set up tents if it rains and you have little propane tanks to keep warm. We usually dig up the splice pits and wait on you guys to fix it, I have yet to see anyone actually splice as fast as it should, they love the OT I guess...all that of course is AFTER you guys stop for breakfast at BK. ^_^
No you guys stay far cleaner and warmer than we get to but we're a small company and don't have to follow the same kinds of safety and guidlines other than cones, signs and hardhats.

Of course your going through organizational changes, I have been doing work for AT&T/SBC/Indiana Bell..etc for 15 years and since SBC purchased AT&T, that's all they do is change...they even change the specs for ground rings....how the fuck can they not get a ground ring correct the first dozen times? All the ATT guys I know act like they hate their job now due to higher ups and changes but they still got it sweet.

 

[foghorn67]

so, toecutter? :sneaky:

No. Not that glamorous.

 

[drebo]

Cloud Services Architect...I get to come up with clever, interesting solutions for needs that customers might have. Just switched companies, too, and the new one is considerably better than the old one. I like the possibilities I'll have here.

 

[Daedalus685]

I manage the maintenance and flight operations for a RPA (UAVs is common term) squadron for the Air Force.

Oooo, looks fun.

I used to do optical coatings for L3-WESCAM. Not sure if they get many turrets on the UAVs vs manned helicopters and so forth though. Never got to see any in action but for the local police force's

 

[TwiceOver]

IT manager for a small company.

 

[badb0y]

Pre-Pharm student

Trying to get something part-time, .

 

[chimaxi83]

lol,you guys don't get dirty, I work out there with you repair guys all the time. We contract for AT&T as well, we setup the UVerse cabinets, run all the fibers...etc , you all wear latex gloves and rubber slipons and you all set up tents if it rains and you have little propane tanks to keep warm. We usually dig up the splice pits and wait on you guys to fix it, I have yet to see anyone actually splice as fast as it should, they love the OT I guess...all that of course is AFTER you guys stop for breakfast at BK. ^_^
No you guys stay far cleaner and warmer than we get to but we're a small company and don't have to follow the same kinds of safety and guidlines other than cones, signs and hardhats.

Of course your going through organizational changes, I have been doing work for AT&T/SBC/Indiana Bell..etc for 15 years and since SBC purchased AT&T, that's all they do is change...they even change the specs for ground rings....how the fuck can they not get a ground ring correct the first dozen times? All the ATT guys I know act like they hate their job now due to higher ups and changes but they still got it sweet.

Well then, I stand corrected. That's the last time I think I know my job :/

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

Theoretical physicist at Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator. Currently collaborating with some really smart fellas at MIT looking for a a particle called A' (A prime).

That's awesome. My knowledge of your field is basically what I've learned watching The Universe or other shows like it. Are there many of you guys? What do you think about the famous physicists like Tyson or Alex Filipinko (sp?)? Are they the smartest physicists or just the ones that communicate it best?

 

[Engineer]

Theoretical physicist at Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator. Currently collaborating with some really smart fellas at MIT looking for a a particle called A' (A prime).

Damn, there are some really talented people around here. Makes me feel pretty damn dumb.....

 

[biostud]

Teacher in biology, mathematics, political science and geography at a private school.

 

[Fox5]

Official job title is mid-level engineer.
Currently being billed as "software team lead."

I work for a small engineering firm almost all full of computer hardware guys. As a software guy who occasionally talks about things like algorithms, I'm somewhat of a black sheep.

 

[AreaCode707]

Senior Product Manager for a dominant applicant tracking system provider. In general my goal is to change recruiting software so that it doesn't suck.

 

[Dedpuhl]

Water Resources (Civil) Engineer (PE). I design water and wastewater utilities, lift/pump stations, and treatment plant components. I've been preparing a lot of feasibility studies and capacity/performance reports lately.

 

[stevty2889]

Process Engineer

 

[Chaotic42]

Geospatial Engineer - I make maps and work with spatial data. I also help out on proposals and other management stuff and program as needed to get my job done.

 

[Terabyte]

I'm currently contracted to work at a pretty well known tech company as a "Equipment Maintenance Technician" or EMT (lol). I spend majority of time doing inventory management (from receiving new tech, collecting tech from exits, sending damaged equipment to the repair center, event tech support and etc). Our team also "maintains" the shitty conferencing equipment.

Bleh...I want a new job, but I still have no idea what I want to do for a career.

 

[zanejohnson]

i do IT consulting, infrastructure stuff... started out as a small pc repair shop, gained clients, gained a few service contract clients, they grew, and i grew..... i do very little public pc repair stuff, but i'm not gonna turn someone down, i always find the time.. most of my work nowdays is contract, smallish group of clients i balance my time between, business grew a different way than i first envisioned, but, actually, i think i prefer it this way, i even had a storefront for two years, just dont cater to that group af potential customers anymore..

 

[SsupernovaE]

That's awesome. My knowledge of your field is basically what I've learned watching The Universe or other shows like it. Are there many of you guys? What do you think about the famous physicists like Tyson or Alex Filipinko (sp?)? Are they the smartest physicists or just the ones that communicate it best?

Tyson is not really considered elite or anything. He's respected for popularizing science and reaching out to previously untapped audiences. Filipenko isn't what I'd consider elite either. Then again the days of physicists single-handedly changing paradigms are over; it's a true group effort now.

 

[midwestfisherman]

Application System Analyst/Programmer - IT Monitoring and Application Performance.

 

[FallenHero]

Director of Operations/Branch Manager for a fairly large mortgage company. When I started here (at AT) I was but a wee Loan Processor/Underwriter.

Now I am a corporate yuppy who drives a Range Rover listening to the Eagles @ 29 years old.

I hire, fire, put out fires, create reports, implement systems, discipline, positively reinforce, and occasionally help guide ATOTers through the perils of residential mortgages if they have questions.

Can you take over my mortgage and "forgive" the debt, thus making my life much easier?

 

[Exploder87]

Water Resources (Civil) Engineer (PE). I design water and wastewater utilities, lift/pump stations, and treatment plant components. I've been preparing a lot of feasibility studies and capacity/performance reports lately.

Interesting. That's somewhat where I want to be in the next two years. Do you like your job? Do you use AutoCAD/NovaPoint a lot?

 

[JimmiG]

Internal Level 2 tech support at a large energy company.