What is your job?

[Rx Tone]

Working guitar tech.
13 years pro touring nationwide, plus 2 European tours. Over a thousand shows.
Have passport, tools and extensive experience.Will travel.References available.
Airport 40 minutes away.

When I'm not on the road I perform complete guitar repair and restorations in my own shop. (except paint/refinishing). References available.

27 years as a Union and non union stagehand

Also, if/when I'm not touring I work as a stagehand for the New Orleans Arena (a few of the shows this year: Metallica, Eagles, Britney, New Kids, Kenny Chesney, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Kid Rock, etc.... and day before yesterday Coldplay.Next week Fleetwood Mac.

I also work for the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra as a stagehand during their season when not touring..

[Monkus]

Working guitar tech.
13 years pro touring nationwide, plus 2 European tours. Over a thousand shows.
Have passport, tools and extensive experience.Will travel.References available.
Airport 40 minutes away.

When I'm not on the road I perform complete guitar repair and restorations in my own shop. (except paint/refinishing). References available.

27 years as a Union and non union stagehand

Also, if/when I'm not touring I work as a stagehand for the New Orleans Arena (a few of the shows this year: Metallica, Eagles, Britney, New Kids, Kenny Chesney, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Kid Rock, etc.... and day before yesterday Coldplay.Next week Fleetwood Mac.

I also work for the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra as a stagehand during their season when not touring..

Dream Job !!!!!!

[Eric***]

Chemical engineer for a biotech company in the R&D pilot plant.

[sumitomo]

Chemical engineer for a biotech company in the R&D pilot plant.

Do you get any samples? Sumi

[MichaelE]

I used to maintain and load targeting data for the Minuteman II ICBM weapon system.

Now I'm a sales manager.

[hagarfreak33]

I used to install phone systems now I install Cable and internet

[guitarhack]

Program Director/Operations Mgr./Morning Show host/Whatever for a small market radio station combo.

[Tarin]

Funny... i'm an Architect but have always worked as a Civil Engineer, and for the past 5 months i've been on front of a survey crew.
Times are tough here in Mexico also... you gotta do what you can.

I also gain some extra pesos by buying guitar stuff on Ebay and and selling it on the mexican version of Ebay... this is how i get to try out lots of guitar stuff, so it's more of a hobby for me.

[hubberjub***]

I'm a job developer for a not-for-profit. I find jobs for disabled people.
I also own a small real estate development business and play in a fairly active band.

[street music]

By day, I am a staking Engineer, GPS tech, emergency lineman for a rural electric co-op.
I am also the Music show chairman for www.kyapplefest.org
and have served on the Board of Directors for The Kentucky Apple Festival for17 years.

[Childbride]

when my paternal gpa got back from his service in wwii, he and gram started a lumberyard/hardware store... he also contracted to build, as well.

so from the time i was old enough to slap price tags on paint cans, i would help... when i was old enough to legally work there, i did...

and i remained in some position in that general industry through undergrad.

have been an attorney since 96.

[ted s]

Almost 20 yrs. of building controls/fire alarm service/install related through 4 different employers, end-user or mother-ship. Currently and happily working for a mother-ship as a project manager for fire alarm installations.

[sunvalleylaw]

I am a lawyer, sole practitioner, with similar practice areas to Shiner, though I add in a few things. I also do wills, bankruptcy, some small biz/real estate, and guardianship/conservatorship, which really falls into my family law category.

My other job is as a fully certified ski coach/instructor, and I run a kids ski program on weekends in the winter time. I love that job as well, and it provides a good balance to the human tragedy I often deal with in my lawyering. It also buys the family ski and recreation privileges and some good company benefits I do not have access to as a self employed lawyer.

Needless to say, I am also a full time Dad, musician, etc., but none of those are jobs.

Here is a flyer describing the ski program, which was my brain child and a labor of love:

[piebaldpython***]

US Fed Gov't since 01/03/77......have been a claims authorizer for the past 25 years......I basically make sure that the RIGHT people get their Social Security checks and that they follow the rules and that they submit the proper proofs so that we can pay them.

[Kazz]

Process Coordinator for deregulated Natural Gas Supplier who happens to supply gas in Strum's neck of the woods :-) as well as Voods too I believe...depending on if Vood is a National Fuel or National Grid customer and not Con Ed.

We sell gas in most of Ohio, 2 large areas in New York and Mid to Northern Indiana. We just recently exited the market in Georgia as the risk outweighed the reward.

Basically I examine other departments processes and streamline them. I am also gifted that I can speak technical and layman so I am often called on to translate between all our other departments and our IT department.

On the side I do computer repair and custom builds, networking and repair/modding of ipods and tivos.

[oldguy]

My job is much like Street Music's. I use GPS to stake grades for a construction company.

[Brian Krashpad]

I'm an attorney.

My firm only does legal research and writing for other attorneys. So that includes opinion letters, trial-level pleadings, contracts and agreements, appellate briefs, and even the occasional ghost-written bar journal article.

But no layperson clients and no court. That stuff would drive me batsh*t fast.

Plus I wouldn't be able to wear t-shirts, shorts, and Converse to work.

[aeolian]

I am a hardware and software design engineer.

In the mid 1970s I started working for a well-known semiconductor company designing integrated circuits. Part of my design was used in the first IBM personal computer.

After about 8 years I quit and ended up being a founding member of an electronics design automation company. We produced a software product that helps circuit board designer simulate their design before they spend money building their board. After 10 years the company was bought and I left shortly afterward.

Although we were pretty successful with this startup we decided that we gave away too much of the company, so a few of us started another company with our own money. Unfortunately lightning did not strike twice, and after 7 years we called it quits.

I then ended up at another electronics design automation company working on a tool to help chip designer debug their design on a chip. I've been here now for over 8 years and thoroughly enjoy what I'm doing. We used a lot of new ideas and so far 2 have been granted patent rights with a couple more in the pipeline.

[sunvalleylaw]

I'm an attorney.

My firm only does legal research and writing for other attorneys. So that includes opinion letters, trial-level pleadings, contracts and agreements, appellate briefs, and even the occasional ghost-written bar journal article.

But no layperson clients and no court. That stuff would drive me batsh*t fast.

Plus I wouldn't be able to wear t-shirts, shorts, and Converse to work.

Sometimes I think I would like to re-invent my practice that way. I like helping people, but the business aspects of a small general practice make it challenging at times. Plus, as a former appellate clerk and law review geek (ok, I tried to be the guy on law review that was not a geek), I love research and writing. In small town general practice, one does not often get a chance to do much of it at the level I prefer.