05-04-2004, 01:48 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 1,097
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What do you do for a living?
I was wondering what everyone here at PPCT does for regular money. Do you get an allowance, work for a multi-bilion dollar company, etc.
I currently work two jobs, I work as a clerk at a local grocery store www.publix.com . The people are friendly and the customers are gennerally nice. What I like best here is the flexible hours.
I also do web design for a local Title Insurance company (my design isn't active yet, it sould be up sometime this weekend if all goes well :wink www.yourtitleresources.com . What I like best about this job is I have a nice boss who lets me decide my own breaks (and hours for that matter) I'm allowed to be reasonably creative. I get to combine my favorite hobbies togeather Using my PPC, and my PC and the internet.
So where do all of you work? And what do you do? If you care to say, what are the thing(s) you like best about your job?
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05-04-2004, 01:58 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 65
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What about a multi-billion dollar allowance ???
Seriously thought I am a high school IT (formerly Chemistry) teacher in Northern Ireland, I have an additional management role for developing the school website, intranet and elearning resources. I spend the day teaching IT Theory and software such as Dreamweaver, Fireworks and Office to 11 to 18 year olds.
MacBriar
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05-04-2004, 03:53 PM
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5000+ Posts? I Should OWN This Site!
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 5,133
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University Professor.
As soon as I get around to grant-writing, I'm sure I won't like that. 
I like the teaching, when it goes well.
I don't like the teaching, when it goes poorly.
I like research, when I'm not hitting a wall.
I like advising students, when they listen to me (or do something else that turns out to be just as good).
I like publishing, when the submissions are accepted.
Much of my job involves the same activities being both "good" and "bad" depending on how it's going.
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05-04-2004, 04:24 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 65
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My primary income generating activity as of late is doing marketing research for a technology consulting company. This takes up around 25 - 35 hours per week.
I hold a certification in Technical Writing (among other things), so I also write the occasional software or hardware review for a couple of very small, local print publications, as well as writing resumes for almost everyone I know.
I also get to test AI routines for strategic / tactical simulations (business software...not the fun stuff). This pays VERY little though.
And finally, I work part time teaching speech and communication (oral and written) to children with Dyslexia and ADD / ADHD disorders. Of everything, this is what I most enjoy. Unfortunately, it doesn't pay sufficiently well for me to be able to support my family if I were to do it full time.
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05-04-2004, 04:59 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 631
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Marketing Specialist for a Credit Union
What's a Marketing Specialist do?
Updates Intranet
Updates Web Site
Redesigns Web Site when needed. (In the middle of this now. FUN! )
Maintain the MCIF (Member Customer Information File)
Generate mail files from MCIF
Track response rates of mailings using MCIF
Generate any needed reports using MCIF
(I use the MCIF a lot. Great system. Love that technical stuff!)
Coordinate with credit bureaus for pre-approval mailings
Coming soon!
E-mail marketing
Plasma displays in branches (Heading to Buffalo NY next week for training)
So ya, I'm basically partially responsible for the junk mail in your home mail box. And will be soon for the spam you get! (J/K, we're going to have an opt-in for email marketing.)
Then on the side I do Web and graphic design for small businesses. Only brings in maybe $500 a month, but in the Bay Area every penny counts!
I think I do pretty good for a kid (well, 29) with no college degree. 8)
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05-04-2004, 05:14 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 340
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I am an accountant who manages a start-up non-profit foundation. Computers (and PocketPCs) are a hobby of mine.
I have a couple of friends who work for IT departments in big corporations and have done some temp work for them when they are doing a major rollout (laptops w/ pdas to the sales force).
When I get these gigs, the money I make goes into my technology reserve. Otherwise, I just try to get my home network to do everything it can.
Steve 8)
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05-04-2004, 05:19 PM
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Oracle
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 830
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Im a high school student by day and an international tapwave zodiac dealer by night.
Tech and cars are my hobbies
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05-04-2004, 05:37 PM
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Magi
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 2,186
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I'm a Documentation and Training Analyst for a very (very) large financial company. I'm in the IT department and I'm basically THE trainer for about 4,000 IT associates worldwide. As such, I do quite a bit of web-based training and development, which is good, because I'd go crazy if I had to do more formal stand-up training.
I use Dreamweaver, Fireworks, RoboDemo, Flash, etc. I guess we're kind of a Macromedia shop. :wink:
I enjoy it because I get to do quite a bit of creative development. Most of the documentation gets done by other people, which is just fine by me.
I also run a non-profit animal rescue with my wife.
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05-04-2004, 05:40 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 241
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I am a student
Been mowing multiple lawns for YEARS! Thats quite the source of income!
Currently working on getting a full-time job to add to that... and plan to downgrade to part-time once classes start again!
~Jake
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05-04-2004, 06:23 PM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 593
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Arms dealer. :snipersmile:
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