ThePhleo | 2,184 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 (edited) These kind of threads are always fun. So how do you put food on the table? Me? I clean shooting ranges for a living! Here’s a photo of me digging through a rubber backstop to reveal the lead for recycling. Edited October 28, 2019 by ThePhleo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,776 Administrator · Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 I'm a Full Stack Web Developer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LtCasual | 27 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 23 minutes ago, ThePhleo said: These kind of threads are always fun. So how do you put food on the table? Me? I clean shooting ranges for a living! Here’s a photo of me digging through a rubber backstop to reveal the lead for recycling. Thats pretty cool, we have a range like that in the city I work in and a fire started in the rubber pellets, burnt up the whole range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californication | 1,477 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 (edited) I just passed the CPA and am looking to begin my accounting career. Edited October 28, 2019 by Californication Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey | 2,006 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 I'm a code monkey (software developer). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuNKeY | 241 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Educated bum, full time dad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,520 Editorials Team · Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Agent, bodyguard, unauthorized biographer and drug dealer-- uh, keeper-awayer. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono1874 | 144 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Slot Machine Technician. It's not as cool as it sounds. I get paid the big bucks to change light bulbs and replace busted buttons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperJimtendo | 1,121 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Beer store. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skorp | 383 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Co-Owner/Director/Caregiver of our child care center. Grew up in it since I was 4, so it is what I know best. It takes up a lot of time even though I can make my own hours. Trust me, it is not easy. Also have an online business that rakes in side money for my hobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrels | 125 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Site Reliability Engineer (or DevOps, Systems Engineer,orSystems Administrator. Call it whatever you want, these titles are both meaningless and over-intentioned) Computer shit. Big computers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skorp | 383 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 1 hour ago, ThePhleo said: These kind of threads are always fun. So how do you put food on the table? Me? I clean shooting ranges for a living! Here’s a photo of me digging through a rubber backstop to reveal the lead for recycling. Wow, that is something I never knew existed (or came to thought). Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alder | 243 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Backend software engineer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K3VBOT | 33 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 I'm a hospice nurse by trade. I work nights on call, 7-days on, and 7-days off. On my "off-weeks", some partners and I own/run a holdings and finance company. And I mess around with my Cars doing car things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link | 2,709 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 (edited) I’m a 911 operator 17 hours ago, Jono1874 said: Slot Machine Technician. It's not as cool as it sounds. I get paid the big bucks to change light bulbs and replace busted buttons. I think I would enjoy that. Even if it’s not cool. Sounds like good, honest work, and I like a job where you walk the floor, something that I’m currently missing. I have enjoyed jobs refurbishing computers, un /loading trucks, and picking warehouse orders. Standing and /or moving all day can be good for you, if your employer is not an asshole *cough cough Amazon* balance and appropriate rest and conditions are needed. Edited October 28, 2019 by Link 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono1874 | 144 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 54 minutes ago, Link said: I think I would enjoy that. Even if it’s not cool. Sounds like good, honest work, and I like a job where you walk the floor, something that I’m currently missing. I have enjoyed jobs refurbishing computers, un /loading trucks, and picking warehouse orders. Standing and /or moving all day can be good for you, if your employer is not an asshole *cough cough Amazon* balance and appropriate rest and conditions are needed. I enjoy it quite a bit and am treated quite well. I do bench repairs as well, so I don't get to hang out on the floor as much as I'd like, but hey, nothings perfect. My soldering skills have skyrocketed since ive started too so I've begun modding the hell out of all of my old consoles as a result. I think its pretty cool. People seem to think im some kind of technological wizard because I can clean the dust and smoke damage out of ticket printers.. I go out of my way to explain that virtually anyone can do what I do but they don't listen. Hahaha. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeppelin03 | 314 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Accountant. It's kind of boring but I have plenty of student loans so I'm not going anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demanufacturedmario | 13 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Field service engineer servicing power injectors at medical facilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0xDEAFC0DE | 1,277 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Engine/Rendering Programmer for Game Dev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,903 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 (edited) My first job out of college was... screwing in light fixtures on the front of pontoon boats. I'll never forget it. It was truly a humbling experience and even though I did that for about 4 months, it really helped me appreciate physical labor as a profession. I was barely 120lbs soaking wet at the time, and I had to drag around all of those front railings to put them on my workbench. I was bored out of my mind (I'd been in school and loved "education" for 17 years, keep in mind) but after about 3 months, I got "in the zone". Work days went by fast, the people were great, and at the end of the day I wasn't exhausted and I had a lot of mental energy to focus on my own projects. I almost hated to move along into my career field but, eh... it pays better and was more suited to my talents. Since then I've been a Software Engineer/Architect/Insert Buzzword. I took a crack at being a manager about 6 years ago and I think it was bad timing. It wasn't for me, bu I did just have a newborn son and when work basically told me I couldn't have paternity leave (at all) and had to leave my wife at home, and work 14 hours days, 6 days a week, I said management life was BS and never looked back. So, I'm a C#/.Net Engineer. I love the people generally in the profession. I also enjoy working with customers and users, taking the time to listen to their needs and building what they want, where feasible, or even telling them what they want in a way that excites them, and makes them think it's their idea. I don't mean that in a manipulative way. It's just that users can come up with great ideas, but since they've not developed UI for 15 years, they aren't aware of approaches that can make the experience more intuitive and quicker to use. I do, and I love facilitating that type of development. Ok, I've rambled a bit. I'm just pretty good at what I do, but it's because I've been fortunate to actually find a profession that clicks with me, and I enjoy. Edited July 10, 2022 by RH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWunderful | 2,927 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Electrician And Forum moderator 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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