What is your job?

[Gil Janus]

• 62-66 USAF Weapons Control System Tech - worked on F-101B/Fs
• 66-72 Computer Systems Tech for Control Data Corporation
  Worked on many different systems, specialized in exotic gear
  such as high-speed drums, and computer communication equipment
• 72-00 Computer Software Engineer for New York University
  Worked on many different types of computer communication equipment
  and systems, including custom hardware interfaces
  Worked on very early time-sharing systems
  Worked on ARPAnet and the follow on IP/TCP projects (which became the Internet)
  Worked on Internet-2, a really high-speed version of the internet
• Retired, then helped to start a new Computer/Network Management Company
• 00-06 Network and Software Engineer for IP-Soft
  Retired for good

Now I'm just a retired, lazy hippie bum who's re-learning the guitar!

I used to tell folks that I was a specialist in getting folks to communicate using computers - networks weren't known about by the general public : People would say - who would want to do that

Gil

[Rocket]

Now I'm just a retired, lazy hippie bum...

+1

[bek]

Powerhouse operation/system dispatching for a major US City over 31 years. They're trying to fire me a month before my optimum retirement date. Maybe one of you lawyers could help!

[street music]

With all the lawyers and criminals we have, I think we could come up with jurors for our own court

[birv2]

Middle School teacher: computers and history. I've taught pretty much every age from beginning reading to adult ed over my 30 years in the trade.

[ibanezjunkie]

Middle School teacher: computers and history. I've taught pretty much every age from beginning reading to adult ed over my 30 years in the trade.

you teach history? what are your wages like? i do history GCSE and got an A in the mock exam, and am considering doing A Level and a degree in modern and medieval history.

the wages over there probably differ slightly but what you think of my education/life idea? since your a teacher AND a fellow fretter i can trust what you tell me.

[evenkeel]

Late to the party but a fascinating thread!! Great idea Robert.

Graduated college in 1975 with a degree in Art History, what was I thinking. : Generally muddled around a few years working in a gallery and teaching skiing in NH. In the early stages of the running boom I opened a running store. Usual small business story, underfunded, worked 24/7 trying to keep it open. Lots of mistakes. I was running for a athletic shoe company, Saucony, and when the store went belly up went to work for them in marketing/product development. Eventually wound up at adidas as marketing director for the track and feld division. Then moved over to the dress casual side of the shoe business with jobs at Bally and Cole-Haan. Left Cole-Haan to go cruising and semi retired. During our cruising years Mrs Keel and I feel into a job with an event company in Annapolis. We produce a variety of boat show events in the Annapolis/D.C. area. I'm the Operations Manager and Mrs. Keel handles temp hiring and purchasing. Our flag ship event is the Annapolis Sail and Power boat show which celebrates it's 40th year this October.

[Monkus]

I made the "mistake" of having a career that I love versus a career that is stable, has benefits, insurance, 401k, paid vacations, etc...

How can it be a "mistake" when you do what you love? We should all be so lucky...

And to top it all, ur gigging in France ?!?!?!?

Dream Job !!!

[TS808]

I worked 21 years in addictions treatment and forensic psychology...my undergrad degree and first master's are both in psychology. I started as a therapist and eventually wound up managing two outpatient treatment programs.

In 1997 I went back for a second masters degree in management, and eventually left the addictions treatment field and managed an international psychiatric research study on childhood-onset depression. That was federally funded so the grant was set to expire after being there 4 years.

I now work at a large university managing a department that has to review and approve ALL of the research that is conducted at the university, and university medical centers. We review 6500 research studies a year and have to make sure they are ethical, scientifically sound, and adhere to federal regulations pertaining to human subject research.

[helliott***]

Been in the newspaper business for 33 years. Managing editor now, specifically responsible for op-ed (opinions and commentary), union relations, Newsroom IT and web operations.

[guitardan777]

I'm an electrical engineer w/ GM, just had my 25th annev. in Oct 09.
Our department develops software for powertrain and chassis controllers.
My duties are Lab and Intrumentation managment which is basically a supporting role for the software developers and validators.
Located at the Proving Grounds in Milford Michigan. (the country club as they say).

Before GM, I worked in a family buisness (TV sales and service) as a technician.

Been out of the band scene for about a year, but looking to get something started again.

On the side, I build custom guitar amps for GDS and Guytron amplification in Fenton Mi.