What do you work as, or aspire to do? - Page 12

Xiron

Germany1233 Posts

July 06 2011 19:57 GMT

#221

On July 07 2011 04:38 cellblock wrote:
Currently on a season job as park gardener, such a high end job.

Who cares how 'highend' your job is? It's all about how YOU think about your life and your expectations of it. If you are happy doing what you do and dont have to worry about money, this is the most 'highend' it can get in terms of whats important in life.

rogzardo

610 Posts

July 06 2011 20:03 GMT

#222

On July 07 2011 04:57 Xiron wrote:

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2nd. My fondest work memories come from jobs that were typically considered 'high-end'.

Only problem was that minimum wage is a pretty shitty way to pay rent.

TallMax

United States131 Posts

July 06 2011 20:03 GMT

#223

On July 07 2011 04:26 nbMifu wrote:

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Wow, what a boss! No sarcasm here, Ecole Polytechnique has a really strong reputation. My colleagues who did gratuation there said it war really hard.

Good luck in your studies TallMax!

Thanks! I appreciate the good wishes. Your friends are right, Ecole Polytechnique is a pretty damn strong school, everyone that I work with is pretty nice and really smart, and it's a really tough school to get into, but it seems to be only tough to get in as a real student (like your friends). If you come here for a PhD, it's a bit easier to get into from what I can tell (though all the grad students here are still pretty top notch, I'm really impressed by them). And, by the time you get to being a post-doc, the requirements to get in are lowered still, so guys like me can show up! I felt I had to clarify that, I'm not as baller as a lot of the guys/gals in sexy french uniforms walking around here!

Navane

Netherlands2748 Posts

July 06 2011 20:05 GMT

#224

Mechanical Engineer at an offshore company. Loving every second so far. Best job ever.

KSMB

United States100 Posts

July 06 2011 20:06 GMT

#225

On July 07 2011 04:20 TallMax wrote:
This is one of the threads I really enjoyed reading ever page of before posting. Keep kicking ass guys and gals! I'm a post-doc (rock on to that Astro post doc I saw post earlier) doing multiphoton microscopy (read: Lasers and Microscopes) at Ecole Polytechnique in France. Afterward, I'd like to go back to the US and get a job as a prof, develop optics-based medical diagnostics either for a small company or govt lab, and discover/be the first person to do shit nobody thought possible.

That was me. *postdoc fist bump*
Awesome. Did you get you PhD in physics or engineering?

nbMifu

Brazil170 Posts

July 06 2011 20:08 GMT

#226

On July 07 2011 05:03 TallMax wrote:

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@TallMax: Haahhaha true. The problem when graduating in France is that in many schools the number of classes you can miss is very small. One of my friends was doing a course with 4 people, and the teacher would phone him when he was late.

I studied in the Politechnic of São Paulo and Politechnic of Milan, and there they are much more tolerant with these things. Also, no sexy uniforms =(

Anachromy

United States194 Posts

July 06 2011 20:09 GMT

#227

I'm currently the IT Director for Creative Resources Group, an advertising agency.

basically, it's a fancy title for web developer/graphics designer/systems admin.

but I'll take it

CopperLeague

154 Posts

July 06 2011 20:10 GMT

#228

Currently run a small online writing business focusing mainly on sales writing (copywriting) but also blogging, generic content.... whatever.

I've always been an entrepreneur, so I'm sure the future will hold many new and exciting suprises. Hopefully more money as well. :D

aidnai

United States1159 Posts

July 06 2011 20:12 GMT

#229

On July 07 2011 00:22 Intox wrote:
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If anyone here is under education to become, or is a chemical engineer I'd love to hear what you think of it

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I spent the last year working as a chemist for a company full of chemical engineers. Even though they all had similar training and abilities, they played quite a few different roles within the company. We had one guy that ran distillation modelling software almost exclusively, we had another guy that was focused on materials (mostly making sure plant/reactor materials are compatible with the process). We had another guy that worked on the reactor design, from catalyst prep to heating design.

Point of the story is, chemical engineering is pretty broad, even within a small company with a focused goal. I'm sure there's even a lot more types of jobs out there for CEs. So overall, I think it's a good field to get into.

Geo.Rion

7377 Posts

July 06 2011 20:15 GMT

#230

lol at "Society and Culture" and "Agriculture, Environmental.." being rock bottom. They are so unimportant :D

Perkins1752

Germany214 Posts

July 06 2011 20:19 GMT

#231

On July 07 2011 04:11 LMPeaches wrote:
Anyone with experience studying medicine here? Hows it been so far? Is it as hard as you expected, it is worth the work if it is hard? Has the experience been what you expected?

You know, just general info

I am currently working as a Internal Medicine resident. For studying medicine you need discipline and you have to put yourself through stuff that might be boring/not interesting (f.e. Ophthalmology). You will have to learn a lot, but might feel getting more stupid everyday, because there is not much intelligence involved when learning so many facts.
However when you begin to understand what a sophisticated 'machine' our body is, it is actually quite amazing and motivating. On the other side, it was quite depressing to learn and realize how few modern medicine can actually do for many people.

Getting a job is very easy in Germany, because nobody with half a brain wants to work under these shitty conditions at most hospitals. (Most of my friends went to Switzerland)
I myself am working at 80%, because I think 40 hours a week + 3 Saturdays/Sundays a month + several 15-hours-days a month is to much for a family man. Nevertheless I am working a minimum of 10 hours overtime a week, which makes it a fulltimejob again

I am thinking of reducing to 50% because, because i want to see my daughter (and hopefully my future children) growing up. Someday i want to be a General practitioner.

At the moment I get paid 20€ an hour, which is actually less than i earned as a teacher for becoming nurses during my years at university. Please consider all this info is for studying and working in Germany, it might be quite different in the US.

SkyTheUnknown

Germany2065 Posts

July 06 2011 20:19 GMT

#232

On July 07 2011 00:29 AntiGrav1ty wrote:
I'm at the University of Heidelberg studying medicine. *brag*

Me too. Heidelbööörg owns them all!
And some further informations: I seek to specialize in Radiology or Otolaryngology.
It's the hardest decision of my life to pick one.

Sworn

Canada920 Posts

July 06 2011 20:21 GMT

#233

Going into Law most likely planning to shoot for the district attorneys office around here as well.

MattLz

United States69 Posts

July 06 2011 20:22 GMT

#234

Heading to U Rochester for engineering this fall

seems to be popular so I'm excited :D.

TheGlassface

United States612 Posts

July 06 2011 20:27 GMT

#235

On July 07 2011 05:15 Geo.Rion wrote:
lol at "Society and Culture" and "Agriculture, Environmental.." being rock bottom. They are so unimportant :D

Wow...
I hope this is a joke.

Especially for Agri/Enviro...wait in fact...no...obviously both are incredibly important. Wtf?

CharlieBrownsc

Canada598 Posts

July 06 2011 20:29 GMT

#236

Actuarial Science represent

hpty603

United States262 Posts

July 06 2011 20:31 GMT

#237

Would studying Classics/Ancient History be considered Society and Culture? I don't really aspire to teach, I don't even know what to do with it to be honest. I just want to learn everything I can about it :p