Let’s get to know each other. What is your occupation?

[Pinay_ako]

Let’s start with me. I work with cars in sales administrations and inventory control/management.

I still have to meet and deal with customers even though I’m supposed to work behind the scenes 🙄 😡

[Descending_Soul]

I work at an old mental hospital built in 1814. Many famous patients have their processes recorded and some of the methods used on the patients are taboo. I swear the building is haunted. It is now a mental organization that supports an environment for people working with mental health related jobs.

I am in a property managing team that make sure the building will last another 200 years 😂👍

[Pinay_ako]

How do you know it’s haunted? Have you felt any paranormal?

[Descending_Soul]

Haha it was more a joke but there been good coincidences where I needed to find a room and the door to that room opens by itself and I casually "oh thank you whatever spirit" 😂

[Pinay_ako]

🤣 there’s 👻 for sure 😂 giving you a kiss 😘

[Descending_Soul]

Boss asks, why are you covering your mouth?
Me: Weird things might happen 🙊

[Carolinacowboy]

Im a farm manager

[ObscuredBeyond]

I work at a gas station to pay the bills. Customers drive me nuts, but I'm the most thorough cleaner that store has ever known.

I my free time, I'm an aspiring novelist and machininator.

I also do graphic design and photography for hobbies, though I have a devil of a time securing freelance work Customers either never show up, or take advantage of me. Expect the finest from me, but are themselves unreliable for feedback, comment , pay compensation, etc. And they love to waste my time, make me make really petty changes to designs, act like it's the end of the world if I don't, then reject the design in the end anyway, to instead pursue some chicken scratch they made in MSPaint, because they made it. It's a BMP file, because they don't know how to save as a PNG. And it's useless for making banners larger than a wallet sized business card, but they flaunt this folly anyway, just to be ungrateful for the time I spent trying to make them look all corporate and professional. Basically, total assholes.

I help around the house, and trying to build the setup I need to be just as effective for doing everything except for machinomics everywhere else I go has led me down a road of experimenting with virtual machines and Linux.

I now know worlds outside of Windows, and have a Surface Go 2 tablet that runs Mint Cinnamon, but with an external SSD in its bag that uses VirtualBox to run a much larger virtual drive off the external physical one, containing macOS Monterey.

So now, I can run Affinity Publisher, XCode, Affinity Designer, and MS Office 2029: Mac from anywhere. For everything else, my Linux programs work just fine. The only thing I can't do remotely, is play The Sims 4. Unless I bring the PS4 with me.

These venues of design have opened up other hobbies. Interior decorating. Scented air freshener experiments. Home improvement. Carpentry. Office organization.

Now if only that one library would call me back for an interview. I could get a job closer aligned with my hobbies. I like the manager at the gas station, but the customers push my buttons. At some point, I need more out of life than having to constantly play defense against asswipes.

[Pinay_ako]

Anywhere you go, no matter what job you do, you’ll encounter these kinds of people 😂. But call the library again and go from there

[ObscuredBeyond]

True. Karens are everywhere. So are mean back dudes. But at least in a library, you don't have to maintain light of day composure while trying to explain why they don't meet the requirements for a restricted sale. Also, you rarely have to work overnights alone, unless you're a janitor. Libraries are far less likely targets for armed robbery too.

Gas stations get shot up. More than schools do when the FBI needs a diversion in the news after assassinating yet another inventor whose invention came too close to resolving the current crisis.

You almost never hear of maniacs shooting up a library.

Plus, cleaning the coffee area at a library is a lot less work. And no one badgers you at 3AM if they have to wait three extra minutes for the cleaning cycle to finish.

Libraries also far less often have to deal with scoundrels passing out fake dollar bills. If I could shoot laser beams from my eyes, I'd be a little more okay with working somewhere where I'm constantly having to deal with criminals.

[Youryeodongsaeng]

Well, I am currently waiting to get an interview at this job that I had applied for so I can provide for myself. Next month, August, I am going to college to study mechatronics; I want to work with technology, and hopefully I'll be able to work for Apple or maybe even Microsoft. After I am finished, I am going to go back to college to study automotives; I want to fix cars. My aunt encouraged me by saying that it is good to learn this and that because you may not know what you want to do in the future. I see myself having a full-on busy schedule if I ever finish both college years.

[Static_In_The_Attic]

Instead of WAITING for an interview go down to the company you applied at & talk to someone face to face. In life if you want something you have to go get it.

[Youryeodongsaeng]

@Static_In_The_Attic Oh I applied the day before yesterday. I did call to see if they were hiring. The manager told me to wait a week after I've submitted the application.

[Static_In_The_Attic]

A few days ago you applied so give it a day or two & go down to the company & if you wait a week don’t be surprised if the position is filled. Get ready for the interview anyway. During the interview if someone ever asks you why I should hire you have an answer ready. As for me I always said the following.
As for me when I walk through your doors I’ll be walking in as your greatest asset.

[Ευδεμονια]

So you are paid to do a work but your real work exceeds your theoretical mansions, I think it’s really common 🙈


I’m a designer at an engineering studio, we calculate, design and elaborate structural projects for houses, condominiums, logistic and industrial plants. Plus we have a role in construction supervision and we participate in public investment programs for urbanisation works (projects for water regulation, roads, underground services and conferment centres). My role should be only the designer intended as a technical drawer who only produces drawings for projects, so I shouldn’t have part in calculation and engineering of the project, I shouldn’t go make inspections on worksites… but in reality I do all that 🙈

[Redstang88]

Pilot boat captain and occasional tugboat deckhand

Long, strange hours and extremely dangerous if you don’t have your head in the game. But I have very little people stress and being the captain has the perks of being the one that makes the final call, no matter what the boss or customers want.

[roy_ricky09]

Wow... That's one of the most difficult jobs

[Pinay_ako]

@roy_ricky09 what’s yours?

[roy_ricky09]

You don't know? Wow! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[Redstang88]

@roy_ricky09 It’s definitely different, but I never could work a typical 9-5 job. Too easily bored

[roy_ricky09]

@Redstang88 I can relate and understand. Same here.

[melanieeeB]

I always find it hard to translate, but basically I'm a tax assistant and accountant in one.
I mainly do taxes for other people, but I also have to monthly book transactions for companies and take care of their VAT payments and do their annual taxes.

But I also have a certificate for finance assistant in taxes and an extra certificate in salary accounting and in 2 months I'm also officially an accountant accountant lol

[Lucy68]

Currently working in customer service for Amazon, but I'm also going back to school to obtain my master's degree in counseling and education as well as my license to insurance plus a real estate license

[NathanDavis]

I'm a manager... so basically, everything is my fault and problems, so I need to fix it, lol

[Pinay_ako]

🤣 for what industry and it is always the manager’s problem 😂 🤷‍♀️

[NathanDavis]

family business... lol

[Pinay_ako]

Oooh more stress 🤣

[NathanDavis]

I hear that, but I think it makes it easier for me to tell everyone to back off... lol

[Pinay_ako]

I meant family and business 🤣

[NathanDavis]

I know what you mean, lol

stress is part of life, anyway...

[Seinna]

I've been working in biopharma (scientist) the last couple of years but I'm trying to change career because I find the industry highly immoral and doing the opposite of helping. Especially since covid...

[MCheetah]

I'm an American ESL teacher working in South Korea, at the moment. I like my job, for the most part. The teaching part, that is. Not all the other BS surrounding it, like parents, bosses, or corporate crap.

[Nikki1989]

Nothing interesting. I work in an office. 😴

[Pinay_ako]

Mine gets boring 🥱 sometimes too 🤣

[Nikki1989]

Yes, mine can be very boring. ☹️

[jengeorge26]

I’m very boring

[jengeorge26]

I think that you have a great job.

[purplepoppy]

I'm sheep farmer. I spend most my day drinking coffee and annoying people on GAG.

[jshm2]

Head of IT at a fortune 500 company.

I'm the guy you don't want to piss off, if you literally want to remain working.

[EnglishEuropean]

You're fired! *points finger rudely

[EmmaMary]

Forensic scientist for the police authority.

[RavVid]

I work in IT and specialize in making programs run more efficiently. Typically I get 90-95% improvements.

[Noodle_fan]

a lion tamer

just kidding , i am insurance agent , had been doin it for 7 years , one of the good thing is i actually become numb of rejection now lol

[AviatorTom]

I'm a computer systems engineer, specializing mostly in software and communications.

[exitseven]

I am a network administrator. I was a college professor before covid messed it up for me.

[ChiTown33]

I retired last year. I've always been an investor. But I've recently been filling my spare time becoming an ACTIVE trader.

[Massageman]

Graphic Artist (BS) turned corporate (MBA) turned Massage Therapist (CLMT). Isn't that a typical career path lately?

[daph_neo]

A cleaner that is undertaking the Bachelor of Science with a Major in Physics. I may even undertake a Co-Major in either Mathematics or Chemistry.