Mosvalve
IT network engineer since 1985 the dawn of the micro computer. I retired six years ago. I'm 59 now, you do the math, I can't count anymore. Prior to computers I was a plummer.

I'l bet you can still see backfall without a level, can't you?
I was a plumber for 15 years before I came to Texas. When I see roller-coaster drains under mobile homes, I feel like I really should straighten those out. But that's not my gig any more.

29 years in the Cognac industry, selling, promoting and travelling. My second home is China right now.

Hic

Jerry

I've changed jobs a lot during my life. Only fired once, though.
Currently a sales associate for the world's largest retailer, desperately trying to hold on until I can start collecting social security (if it still exists in 5 years). It won't be much, but I'm pretty sure living in a tent in the woods (or a van down by the river) won't cost too much.

I started an exterminating business in 1989. I now pay other people to work. I also married well. My wife worked and supported me as I got my business started from scratch, never took a loan, just got after it. Then when I was on my feet she went to college and got a masters in accounting in 4 years. She is now the fastest growing and best CPA in town... so, I work very little anymore.
Life's been good to me so far... (I've taken risks and worked long hours).
 
J
 
 

I work for a big fur auction company, since 1976 already. Many kinds of tasks from producing teaching material to teaching breeding stock selection at farms and being a member of the selling team. 
A branch that arouses debate. You couldn't find a more reliable employer, though.

I've worked dozens of different (and usually very physical) jobs in my teens and 20's - from lumberjack to farmer to painter to working warehouses and eventually working security.
 
My 30's I've spent working desk jobs in call centers - started on the phone and ended up a part of workforce management. Funny because I hated math and never could figure out Excel, but I spent my days staring at Spreadhseets...
 
I found comfort in the idea that I could earn enough to support the both of us working from home, and that I had the best "real job" I could ever hope for, considering my lack of any formal qualifications.
 
Sporadically, I'd play live or write for documentaries or video games...
 
When my wife signed with Cirque, we decided that there was no option other than me following her. I started writing music for her, recording her demos and being the male equivalent of a housewife. (I'm a "houseband" I guess).
 
We finally settled down here in Vegas and were recently approved for the green card. So I'll be able to get a social security number and work. We hope to start our own business but I should be mostly working from home, part time, in the studio. We have tons of project. And a couple of live music projects.

I qualified as a mechanic after leaving school the money was rubbish, so I got into warehousing. Started as a traywash op and then got "volunteered" into running the team. Although it feels like I'm looking after big children most the time.
 
When I'm not working I teach the local karate club I started at when I was 8 years old.
 
Other than that I just make music on my 4 days off!

This has been very interesting reading.  A few of you have surprised me (perhaps Sharke the most), and it was enlightening to see how many of you work in the computer/technical field.
 
I'm a psychologist.  I do it because I hope, in some way, I can help people.

I am retired now and grow most of our fruit,vegies,herbs,poultry and eggs.
we are solar powered,collect our own water,cut our own firewood for heating and hot water and dispose of all our waste which all take up most of the day.
I left school at 17 to work on the grain harvest for a few years and got into the transport and inventory side and spent the next 30 years off and on designing materials handling distribution and inventory systems,12 hour days living on coffee and egg n becan sandwiches.
I ended up in NJ in 91 ,on contract, amortising company assets using Lotus 123 on an IBM36 mainframe got sucked into the widespread habit of artificially extending your working day,wigged out and did a runner home and built this house out of local stone which became the worlds first off grid recording studio using an 8 channel Hoontek card and with the help of Beagle and others upgraded to an industry standard studio around 95,when I joined the CH.
I used to record allcomers but these days I concentrate on young musicians although they are invariably broke and most of it is pro bono.I could probably get more work but I am a dinosaur and only record live-which means I do a lot of demo work for bands to send to the venue bookers as they need to know if you can cut it onstage as opposed to your cd.
there is an awesome DW kit still setup in the drum room from the weekends recording so this morning I am hoping to nail a drum track with it although I can only drum for about 20 minutes these days so that gives me at least 3 or 4 takes.
its a song about forums so all being well I hope to do guitar,bass and vocals today and maybe get it it up on the songs forum whilst the topic is still relevant.  
cheers
tony
 

webbs hill studio
here`s the kit:
 
http://s1119.photobucket.com/user/webbshillstudio/media/PB160017.jpg.html?o=0

Nice!

dubdisciple
All jokes aside I once worked as a...... decided that was a dumb thing to reveal on a forum as I was typing

ha-I have only 500 posts in 9 years because I was concerned about incriminating myself and offending others but these days I don`t think anyone really cares if you choose pot over booze or other drugs as long as you are functioning and effective.
the political climate is changing rapidly here and with decriminalisation now only a stroke of the pen away it`s amazing just how many ordinary people as well as " celebrities" are fessing up to the after dinner doobie.
cheers
tony