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So the title pretty much says it all, im curious as to what people here on TL work as or what enducation you're currently under and what that education will lead to.
As for me, I'm taking my engineering prep course, with plans to become a chemical engineer and maybe even a civil engineering degree on top of that, but we'll see what the future brings ^^
If anyone here is under education to become, or is a chemical engineer I'd love to hear what you think of it 
Poll: What do you work with or study?Engineering and Related Technologies (294) 24% Information Technology (225) 18% Natural and Physical Sciences (139) 11% Health (129) 10% Management and Commerce (125) 10% Creative Arts (97) 8% Education (70) 6% Nothing (45) 4% Society and Culture (43) 3% Food, Hospitality and Personal Services (36) 3% Architecture and Building (26) 2% Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies (16) 1% 1245 total votes Your vote: What do you work with or study? (Vote): Natural and Physical Sciences
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Im hope that in high school i get good at sc2 and become a progamer, but I will prob go into some IT job like writing code or even working on componits and stuff.
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I'm working as a runner/project assistant for a law firm at the moment, but I don't know what I wanna make a career yet
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I'am not a chemical engineer but as i know from my friends it's not that easy to find a job atm.
Maybe it's different in other countries.
EDIT: Forgot to add my job :p
Business intelligence Consultant
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I'm going to the University of Texas at Austin for Computer Science, and am about to be a senior.
Currently I'm working as a software tools intern for Cray Supercomputers. I'd like to go into Software Engineering after I graduate, and potentially go back for my masters or maybe PhD depending on if I feel I can cut it.
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I just got a letter about 3 days ago informing me I've been accepted into the police academy. Orientation is July 20th.
Going to follow in my dads foot steps. <3
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Still have a year in school, but after that I'm aspiring to study to be a civil engineer. I'd love to have a job where i invent/create stuff :D. A good education will atleast see to it that I'll always be able to find some sort of job ^^.
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I'm at the University of Heidelberg studying medicine. *brag*
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On July 07 2011 00:27 UisTehSux wrote:I just got a letter about 3 days ago informing me I've been accepted into the police academy. Orientation is July 20th. Going to follow in my dads foot steps. <3
Congrats ^^ Happy for you
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Aircraft mechanic.. Not able to become apprentice anywere in DK  Hope i can find a place somewhere in Europe.
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lawyer, then venture capitalist.
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Right now I work for the largest privately held telecommunications company in Canada, we are partners with Google, Microsoft and others.
I work as "Pre Sales Support" Basically on my way to becoming a Sales Engineer. I also do work in the Data Centre, running fiber, setting up servers, hubs, switches.
I's also starting to manage new Lync accounts. Which is the new version of OCS.
My Certifications include Networking+, A+, MCITP, MCSE, MS Office Certified. And other more obscure ones.
Basically if I don't fuck this up, this is where I can grow my career, I work in the corporate ehad quarters, along side with the VP, CEO, CTO and directors.
I actually love my job.
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Right now I'm an admin on an oil and gas construction site, starting my first year of law school in the fall! Very excited.
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On July 07 2011 00:29 Klesky wrote:
So glad one of these threads up, seeing as I recently got my first job. I work in the research department of a large corporation, we write software to demonstrate some practical business function, present it at one of the bi-annual research-meetings, and then this project is either scrapped or sent off to the development team to be produced and then sold as packaged software. Fucking awesome job, it's massively relaxed, come and go whenever you want, and they provide unlimited drinks in the fridge for free.
Sounds cool, maybe I'll come to use some of your software someday in my future job
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I am currently programming a database for an engineering company.
This is a great job in the field i want for the summer.
My uncle works here and its a pretty community centered place where we do everything on our products from design to production and distribution.
What I aspire to do is design things. I really want to make something and sell it for a lot of money.
I can also see myself being some sort of engineer for hire type thing like.. want motion sensing toilets or cameras or voice activated lights or televisions? give me a call! kinda thing
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I do work at home DSL tech support to pay my way through my Comp Sci degree. Hopefully I'm able to stay afloat until I finish!
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I am currently pursuing my PhD in Systems Engineering and Operations Research. I have already completed my Masters in Electrical Engineering.
I aspire to open my own Air Traffic Management and Research Company. My immediate goal is to become a Senior Aviation Analyst.
EDIT: If my interest dies in Aviation, I might become a Senior Data Analyst @ Blizzard :D
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On July 07 2011 00:31 TadH wrote:
Right now I work for the largest privately held telecommunications company in Canada, we are partners with Google, Microsoft and others.
I work as "Pre Sales Support" Basically on my way to becoming a Sales Engineer. I also do work in the Data Centre, running fiber, setting up servers, hubs, switches.
I's also starting to manage new Lync accounts. Which is the new version of OCS.
My Certifications include Networking+, A+, MCITP, MCSE, MS Office Certified. And other more obscure ones.
Basically if I don't fuck this up, this is where I can grow my career, I work in the corporate ehad quarters, along side with the VP, CEO, CTO and directors.
I actually love my job.
and you do anything starcraft related because? lol
cuz it sounds like (assuming you continue on your path) you got it made, ya?
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No idea, I'm doing Sociology and my minor hasn't been decided, but I'll take any job that seems contributory, fun and prideful D:
What job offers that for Sociologists that isn't research or statistics?
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I work as a computer Programmer working On an oilfield in the wilderness in canada.
I work with C# and SQL its a fun job and everyones really nice!
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On July 07 2011 00:29 Klesky wrote:
So glad one of these threads up, seeing as I recently got my first job. I work in the research department of a large corporation, we write software to demonstrate some practical business function, present it at one of the bi-annual research-meetings, and then this project is either scrapped or sent off to the development team to be produced and then sold as packaged software. Fucking awesome job, it's massively relaxed, come and go whenever you want, and they provide unlimited drinks in the fridge for free.
Are you a recent graduate? If I may ask, what company do you work for?
I'm currently an engineering student at the University of Waterloo. For the summer, I'm on co-op with the Canadian government doing research on novel materials/composites for use in energy storage devices. I hope to eventually find a job in industry doing environmental/renewable/clean energy-based R&D.
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i work as a model, but in the future i wanna be a psychiatrist
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On July 07 2011 00:34 Ashes wrote:
I am currently pursuing my PhD in Systems Engineering and Operations Research. I have already completed my Masters in Electrical Engineering.
I aspire to open my own Air Traffic Management and Research Company. My immediate goal is to become a Senior Aviation Analyst.
Sounds awesome, did you find taking a masters challengeing? Kind of nervous about writing that huge paper when that time comes
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On July 07 2011 00:29 Klesky wrote:
So glad one of these threads up, seeing as I recently got my first (real) job.
I work in the research department of a large corporation, we write software to demonstrate some practical business function to the high-up executives, present it at one of the bi-annual research-meetings, and then this project is either scrapped or sent off to the development team to be produced and then sold as packaged software. Fucking awesome job, it's massively relaxed, come and go whenever you want, and they provide unlimited drinks in the fridge for free. I can't see it getting boring as we work on many different projects that all have a large amount of variety.
Yeah, that would be among my favorite things to do as well. Me and my friend applied to a similar position within my company. He got the job, no hard feelings though I am happy for him. He basically gets shipped all the latest toys from Apple, Samsung, Google, etc and has to create pretty and cool stuff our CEO can present at customer/industry conventions.
I do sales consulting with a focus on implementing sales processes in IT.
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On July 07 2011 00:35 Keitzer wrote:Show nested quote +On July 07 2011 00:31 TadH wrote:
Right now I work for the largest privately held telecommunications company in Canada, we are partners with Google, Microsoft and others.
I work as "Pre Sales Support" Basically on my way to becoming a Sales Engineer. I also do work in the Data Centre, running fiber, setting up servers, hubs, switches.
I's also starting to manage new Lync accounts. Which is the new version of OCS.
My Certifications include Networking+, A+, MCITP, MCSE, MS Office Certified. And other more obscure ones.
Basically if I don't fuck this up, this is where I can grow my career, I work in the corporate ehad quarters, along side with the VP, CEO, CTO and directors.
I actually love my job. and you do anything starcraft related because? lol cuz it sounds like (assuming you continue on your path) you got it made, ya?
Well I've just started here back in February, just recently passed my probation. And it's a challenging job.
Oh also, I love Starcraft
But yea, it seems like if I manage to stick it out here for a few years, I will have a pretty good salary and nice position.
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Man, I love reading through threads like this. There's always a few people that shock me, they have some amazing job and browse TL :D
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I'm a programmer.
I guess I'm a real geek, 95% of my awaken-time is spent on the computer...
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I'm an network engineer at an ISP. I spend my day herding cats.
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On July 07 2011 00:37 Intox wrote:Show nested quote +On July 07 2011 00:34 Ashes wrote:
I am currently pursuing my PhD in Systems Engineering and Operations Research. I have already completed my Masters in Electrical Engineering.
I aspire to open my own Air Traffic Management and Research Company. My immediate goal is to become a Senior Aviation Analyst. Sounds awesome, did you find taking a masters challengeing? Kind of nervous about writing that huge paper when that time comes
Well Masters in Electrical Engineering was challenging, given that you need to be quite good at Calculus, Density Functions and Statistics. But I am finding my current PhD to be extremely challenging, given the amount of time spent on researching which sometimes doesn't yield the results you expected.
Currently I am working as a Co-op at a company called Sensis Corporation which deals with Air Traffic Management issues. It was recently acquired by SAAB.
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Studying for university where I will read law and politics for my (hopeful) career in politics
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I work on build tools, code management and continuous integration for a company that makes software for set top boxes (DVR, cable boxes, etc). It's a pretty chill job, the company is willing to pay to further my education so I'm trying to take advantage of that while I'm here.
I used to work for a small game company, but had to leave due to instability with paychecks and such. I'm hoping to get enough experience at my current job to move back into the game industry at some point later on as a tools programmer.
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My dream is to become the best Starcraft II programer who has ever lived.
But really, trying to become a software engineer at the moment.
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I am a criminal lawyer in Canada. I finished law school in 2000 and have been doing criminal law ever since.
Reading this thread makes me feel old ......
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Currently attending University of Western Ontario for Chemical Engineering.
For the summer I'm working in an electrical engineering position for a small firm. Can't complain its a job and some kind of engineering experience Although I must admit I dread sitting infront of a computer all day, everyday, hopefully Chem Eng. will allow me to work in labs and on project sites where I can move around, more my taste!
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I'm technically a civil engineer but I have 2 jobs as a PHP programmer for different websites.
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I study programming , but that is not what i really want to do...
During the summers , i work for the biggest Concert organizing company in Greece which is very nice since i get paid for watching bands in front of 30k people ^^
I also help at my father company when they need me.
But what i trully want to be is a VFX specialist !
And i have posted some of my first projects here and everyone seemed to love them !
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On July 07 2011 00:47 Shadyzz wrote:Currently attending uni for Chemical Engineering. For the summer I'm working in an electrical engineering position for a small firm. Can't complain its a job and some kind of engineering experience Although I must admit I dread sitting infront of a computer all day, everyday, hopefully Chem Eng. will allow me to work in labs and on project sites where I can move around, more my taste!
Thats what I'd like to do, lab work Preferably for some of the over paying ridiculously rich oil companys in Norway. Just chilling, taking a few samples, checking that everythings allright ^^ Or perhaps a research lab, discovering new types of fuel or even medicine
When I think about it research would be alot more fun, but less pay obviously :p
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I am the computer tech support manager at my uni. Studying digital art basically; dream of going into the gaming industry someday. ^_^
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Working as a technical drawer in a company that rents out tower cranes and studying International relations in uni.
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I'm a biology researcher - I worked in a genetics lab for 3 years and am currently working with metabolomics.
I'm actually at work right now :D Acid hydrolysis procedures have a lot of downtime.
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Studying Geography, as I would love to work in any form of GIS (Geographic Information Systems), which is working with a load of information to create data about relationships, patterns, trends, and so on about the current situation of whatever it may be. Economics, geography itself, people, culture, etc. etc.
If there is still a place in the world for it, I would love to do cartography as well.
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Currently Studying accountancy and working in an accounting department
I would say i aspire(strong word there) to be a chartered accountant.
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On July 07 2011 00:53 Maero wrote:
I'm a biology researcher - I worked in a genetics lab for 3 years and am currently working with metabolomics.
I'm actually at work right now :D Acid hydrolysis procedures have a lot of downtime.
Oh cool! What degree do you have and what company do you work for?
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English teacher in Korea. Fun stuff, but 98% chance that this won't be a career thing unless something crazy happens.
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Air Force.
Currently in Africa acting as an Mentor for the Armed Forced of Liberia. Who would have guessed this is where they would send me =P
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I'm currently finishing off my high-school years and aiming for something scientific for my career (partly because my parents are asian hahahaha)... but I honestly have no clue what I want to become as an adult, I do want to make my parents proud but at the same time get some joy out of my job...
I want a job that has no schedule and no routine, I don't mind NOT "being my own boss", I want something exciting and special and enriching, something with which I can be satisfyed with once I'm in my deathbed in the hospital at the age of 87 with prostate cancer and I look back at my life.
I don't want to wake up every morning at 6 am and have a boring career that never seems to have a beginning and an end and just waiting for my retirement (like most careers seem to be nowadays).
I play the violin (6 years now, I'm almost 16), yet I love math and sports. Any suggestions?
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I was hired at my company to deploy a massive Cloud Backup System (using the Asigra platform) for small community banks. My one man team turned into a team of 4 and I now manage the team. Performing maintenance, storage upgrades, and third level support for about 300+ customers.
I fucking hate it. I want to be doing eSports full time... but it does feed the family and put a roof over our heads.
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On July 07 2011 00:56 sorrowptoss wrote:
I'm currently finishing off my high-school years and aiming for something scientific for my career (partly because my parents are asian hahahaha)... but I honestly have no clue what I want to become as an adult, I do want to make my parents proud but at the same time get some joy out of my job...
I want a job that has no schedule and no routine, I don't mind NOT "being my own boss", I want something exciting and special and enriching, something with which I can be satisfyed with once I'm in my deathbed in the hospital at the age of 87 with prostate cancer and I look back at my life.
I don't want to wake up every morning at 6 am and have a boring career that never seems to have a beginning and an end and just waiting for my retirement (like most careers seem to be nowadays).
I play the violin (6 years now, I'm almost 16), yet I love math and sports. Any suggestions?
Chemical or bio engineering! I'd check it out, lots of math and exiting lab work - And if you work in research you can develop new medicine and drugs etc. And its so fun
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I'm currently a musician in one of the Army Bands in my country. I play the sax. In my free time I also play piano.
Since I always wanted to be a musician you can say that I'm living my dream. ^^
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I study civil engineering and work part-time at the Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Institute in Germany. I love it. Learn a lot there and the work is fun.
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On July 07 2011 00:54 Intox wrote:Show nested quote +On July 07 2011 00:53 Maero wrote:
I'm a biology researcher - I worked in a genetics lab for 3 years and am currently working with metabolomics.
I'm actually at work right now :D Acid hydrolysis procedures have a lot of downtime. Oh cool! What degree do you have and what company do you work for?
I have the standard Biology degree (LAS, not Agriculture), planning on getting my PhD whenever I get a chance or I find myself out of work. Right now I'm working for a university in collaboration with a group in Israel, and get paid as a staff member. I sort of just bounce around doing whatever projects the laboratories at the university needs help with since I have such a broad background with a lot of lab experience. It's the closest thing to being a science mercenary :p
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On July 07 2011 00:57 djWHEAT wrote:
I was hired at my company to deploy a massive Cloud Backup System (using the Asigra platform) for small community banks. My one man team turned into a team of 4 and I now manage the team. Performing maintenance, storage upgrades, and third level support for about 300+ customers.
I fucking hate it. I want to be doing eSports full time... but it does feed the family and put a roof over our heads.
Once miniwheat goes pro he can feed the family and you can do eSports full time 
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I'm a registered nurse in Ontario and I love what I do but it doesn't give me enough time to play starcraft!
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Programmer/Analyst was my formation, currently making websites using php, javascript, flash etc...
Pretty repetitive, but i think after 4y i'm getting used to it, i use to hate it even if i think programming is fun when it's challenging. Most websites aren't.
I wish i was a DJ, a Game designer at Blizzard or a weed farmer in The Netherlands ^^
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after university I intend to work for Petrobras, developing and building oil platforms
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On July 07 2011 00:57 djWHEAT wrote:
I was hired at my company to deploy a massive Cloud Backup System (using the Asigra platform) for small community banks. My one man team turned into a team of 4 and I now manage the team. Performing maintenance, storage upgrades, and third level support for about 300+ customers.
I fucking hate it. I want to be doing eSports full time... but it does feed the family and put a roof over our heads.
Do you hate it because eSports is just better or does the work actually just really suck?
Also if you don't mind me asking, what educational background do you have?
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Im a PhD student, 2nd year, doing research in high energy astrophysics (with a focus on GRBs). So far mostly theoretical stuff but also some data analysis
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Currently doing MSc Economics (and screwed up my dissertation, need to resubmit soon :/). In September I will be working in banking/investments/m&a (any of these sectors really, I'm interested in lots of stuff that makes money and adds value), then MBA and private equity or top-tier investment banking.
My gf suggests I should start my own jewelry business. Tbh, I seriously consider this opportunity
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Going to school to become a Chemical Engineer. I want to get an MBA and pursue a graduate degree perhaps in Engineering or maybe med school. Later on in life, I want to become a teacher and own my own restaurant.
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I work as a chef at a local hotel, love it.
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I'm a web developer in a small company, we are all living in different country (all in europe tho) so i work from home.
When i started programming i was thinking that webdeveloppement is silly but after more than two years in the field, i actually like it Web developpement can be boring, especially if you work on a shitty website, but when you have to build a solid webApp things get cool 8)
The thing i love the most is the amasing freedom i have in my company, small companies are the best 
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Without going into too much detail, I am working in the coolest possible job you can imagine that incorporates my interests and my academic background: international relations, cyber security issues, statistics, and online gaming.
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If everything goes ridiculously well then I'd love to get into the Quantum Communication research staff at some big university(wouldn't mind Caltech for example ^^).
Seeing as the chances of that happening are quite slim(along the line of "the chance I'll meet a beautiful american blond girl with a filthy rich father, who believes she should worship the very ground beneath my feet" kinda luck)....I'd probably end where all physicists end up - programming Assembly 0_0
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I'm working as a storage worker (not sure if it's translated correctly). I have to admit it's quite nice having a job where I can completely forget about anything job related when the day is over and where I'm utterly replaceable - so when I've got vacations, I really have a vacation.
Else from that I'm aspiring to finally publish a poem collection, write a script for a movie and probably other fun stuff which seems like fun to do at least once in life ^_^
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I am a quality control tech for a wholesale video equipment rental business. In reality I mostly work freight, but I do get to play with a lot of gear and it's a good foothold into the tv production industry so that's pretty cool :D
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On July 07 2011 01:11 Yuka wrote:
Without going into too much detail, I am working in the coolest possible job you can imagine that incorporates my interests and my academic background: international relations, cyber security issues, statistics, and online gaming.
So you work for pokerstars?
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On July 07 2011 00:57 djWHEAT wrote:
I was hired at my company to deploy a massive Cloud Backup System (using the Asigra platform) for small community banks. My one man team turned into a team of 4 and I now manage the team. Performing maintenance, storage upgrades, and third level support for about 300+ customers.
I fucking hate it. I want to be doing eSports full time... but it does feed the family and put a roof over our heads.
What certs do you have? Just curious, about to acquire my CCNA, was wondering where that might get me to start off?
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going to start as a trainee in a major hotel next month
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I work as an independent automated speculation systems developer (research and implementation, the whole process from start to finish).
In short bots for financial market speculation.I also collaborate with a trading firm.
Im finishing my second degree in statistics and finance (finance is a total waste of time if you have statistics). The first degree was in biology .
I aspire to destroy all the other traders out there and prove I am a force to be reckoned with.
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I work for AMD in product marketing (GPU's)
I race go - karts and other than that... play sc2 or do random stuff with the fiance.
Also the occasional MMO binge with RL friends.
Aspire to?.. I'd like to do something to make sc2 more mainstream (all eSports really).. Whether that's with my current job I guess we'll see.
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I do Online Marketing, usually focus on SEO ( Search Engine Optimization ) and SMM ( Social Media Marketing ).
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I'm active duty military where I work as a Airfield Operations Manager.
I control aircraft activity up to departure and upon arrival. Aside from physical aircraft, I conduct flight plan verification to ensure the route of flight is accurate.
Aside from aircraft activities, I aid in the maintenance, construction and putting together of airfield requirements such as pavement, lighting, navigational aids, airfield signs and paint markings.
This is a general layout of what I do on a day to day basis aside from dealing with the military bs.
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I don't know what my title is to be honest. I'm doing an internship now where I focus a lot of my attention on copywriting (luckily I'm writing in Swedish, not english ). I'm also the project lead on a project thats really interesting. A married couple is exploring Svalbard and I'm keeping contact with them over satellite phone, tracking their progress and writing articles about their journey. They'll begin their journey next week and I'm really looking forward to it.
When I graduated from high school I was so sure that I wanted to do tech stuff. Maybe get into programming or something similar. I ended up enrolling into a 2 year long Network Technician programme at Luleå University. After just a few days I could tell that it was the wrong place for me. Boring classes, uninspired teachers ('You'll never use what you learn here outside the classroom') and so on made me drop out after 2 months.
I basically turned into a bum at this point, living at my parents and trying to figure out what to do. After a few months I spotted a Media and Communication Science programme that focused on strategic communication. I sent in and application and forgot about it. A few months later I got a letter saying I was accepted. The entire class was awesome and after three years I graduated only to find that there were no jobs.
I figured that I might as well continue studying. I took classes in design, writing, web development, photography and so on until I finally came to the conclusion that I needed a job. Just taking more and more student loans wouldn't cut it.
On new years eve I met up with a friend of mine who said she was working at a small start-up company with a big corporation backing it. They were looking for a few more people and she said she'd talk to her boss, maybe I could get an interview or something.
Long story short, I started an internship there a month ago. They did not have the budget to hire me right away but said that an internship might be a good opportunity to test the waters a bit to see if I'd fit in.
Early last month was my first day and I'm loving it so far. I'm doing important projects that I get to lead myself and I feel that its more like a real job than a simple internship. In the few weeks I've been there I've done a lot of copywriting in a lot of different areas. Banners, web sites, brochures, feature-articles, PR, press releases, scripts for commercials etc. It's so creative, it's awesome.
The only downside so far is that it is a bit slow sometimes because they haven't had time to pitch my expertise to their customers yet (they havent been able to offer anything like what I can provide in the past). I'm also doing SEM, strategies for crisis management, social media and internal communication. I do a lot of different stuff. My hope is that I can start "for real" asap after my internship is over.
EDIT: Good god I rambled on. Sorry about that.
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My career path is to become a cosmetic surgeon. But I also wanna be a pro-gamer or a semi-pro at the very least haha. I can imagine myself telling my patients, I was a gamer. It's just a weird combo of livelihoods.
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I work as a team lead & senior developer, my team creates a software capable of moving huge quantities of data between various datasources.
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I work at Insomniac Games (Resistance 3, Ratchet and Clank, Overstrike, etc), been here almost a year as an Information Architect (I design the visual look of our engine software as well as make sure it's as usable as possible). It's a lot of hard work but it's the best job I've ever had. Prior to this I did 3 1/2 years of video/motion graphics in the pharmaceutical industry which sucked :|
Spare time - dj'ing, 3d, music production, starcraft 2, etc.
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I'm a business analyst for BMO Capital Markets, specifically for the anti-money-laundering department.
I'm working on a project here that'll help us catch the bad guys.
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audio engineer,
run a music studio.
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pupil, lol.
looking forward to become something in the direction of journalism
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I'm going in to my freshmen year planning on majoring in Computer engineering. I really don't know what I wanna do with the rest of my life so I'll let future me figure that out. Currently I work part time at UPS because I'm broke
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I am currently working as an assistant to a guy who's disabled and what I aspire to be as some sort of programmer in what field I don't know yet but going of to study computer science for 5 years this fall.
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I want to live in a van down by the river
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Aspiring to attend University of Toronto, and then work towards a Law career in criminal defense.
Edit: On July 07 2011 00:26 Erectum wrote:
I'am not a chemical engineer but as i know from my friends it's not that easy to find a job atm.
Maybe it's different in other countries.
My cousin is a chemical engineer and she got her job basically right away. We live in Ontario, Canada.
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On July 07 2011 01:29 SentinelSC2 wrote:
I want to live in a van down by the river
How ambitious of you
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I work for VMware in Canada. Not sure how many people (besides those in IT hopefully, ) know who VMware is but they are an awesome company to work for. We are getting pretty big and our product is by far the best virtualization product on the market.
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Im studying in order to become a teacher for high school; English + history.
For a few weeks during the summer, I work at a major Electronics retailer, packing stuff all day. During my terms I work as a private tutor and swim coach on the evenings!
Got a few years left but currently loving my life
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I'm a Network Admin for a power utility in Canada... but to be honest my really passion is farming...
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I've used VMWare in the past - it's pretty nice.
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Thinking about the future makes my head hurt, so I'm chillin' working at Mcdonalds for the next couple years. I'm happy there, it's a good job, I'm good at it, work with some cool people, I'm being promoted so the pay will actually be pretty good, I'm getting my own place asap, it's all cool.
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I'm studying at a University of Cooperative Education, meaning that I get paid by a firm to study for them half of the year, while I get trained to do pracitical things ( for engineering) the other half of the year. After I'm finished with University they'll hire me fulltime.
Master of Business and Engineering is the degree I'll hopefully be having then.
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I'm currently majoring in Mechanical Engineering, but I'm also torn between that and going pre-med and becoming a doctor :/
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I'm going to study in a "cégep" for the next two years, something we have only in Quebec, which stands between high school and University. After that, I think I'll study architecture or mathematics, but still not quite sure. Physics sound good to me as well.
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Mechanical Engineer, working in the sugar industry which is pretty big where I live
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I work as a Technical Producer for ESPN, fantasizing about the day SCII would be broadcast.
As for aspirations, I would love to be involved in getting E-sports on the network, but I'm not sure where it would fit and I also need to do some researching, which I don't have much time to do.
Maybe one day..
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United States261 Posts
Studying at UMBC for my Information Systems degree. Currently doing QA for this company that combines streaming with learning medical stuff. Pretty cool program although I'm not sure if QA is a career path I want to do.
In the future, I hope to be in the eSports industry as either a player or as something else.
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I'm going into third year software engineering, but I'm not quite sure if general software engineering is what I want to do, probably game design.
I'm one of those people with a variety of interests, I want to go to film school, take medicine, finish engineering, have my own business, that sort of stuff. Too bad I'd be dead by the time I finished all of this so I have to make decisions along the way.
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Almost finished Med School. Cant wait to be a fully qualified doctor in a few months.
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I'm an astronomer (postdoctoral researcher to be specific), working in Chicago. It is pretty awesome.
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i'm an IT consultant as of this month, aspiring to be a CIO eventually
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Just got hired at the local Best Buy to be in the Home Theater department. I know nothing about tv's and even applied for computer department =/ Oh well. Helps pay for school and if I don't mess this up and work hard, I can make some pretty good money.
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Almost finished my electrical engineering degree at University of Toronto. I am right now working at gov't corporation, very relaxing job, secure and well paying. I am considering making my career here and get MBA then go into management for more opportunities. Really depends on how my girlfriend will do with her career, if she sets off in California, i might have to find a new job with engineering firm there
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Mechanical Engineer here as well. Working for a large HVAC company that sets up air conditioning/plumbing systems for industrial sized buildings. Fun stuff
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I am studyin to become a male nurse, and im done in a few months. in the future im aspiring to become a doctor ( about 10 years of study after im done with my nurse education)
short as that,lol.
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Job: Training & Development Manager by day, University Professor by night, total Nerd all the time.
Education: PhD, MBA, BS, AS
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On July 07 2011 01:49 ExceeD_DreaM wrote:Almost finished my electrical engineering degree at University of Toronto. I am right now working at gov't corporation, very relaxing job, secure and well paying. I am considering making my career here and get MBA then go into management for more opportunities. Really depends on how my girlfriend will do with her career, if she sets off in California, i might have to find a new job with engineering firm there
Sort of the same pickle, I'd like to study at NTNU, but a girl im involved with is going somewhere else. I'm unsure if its going to turn serious enough to make such a huge sacrifice though, for either of us. (NTNU being the best uni for the degree I want)
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I hope to ivy league to study, then Harvard Business school and after than go into working in a high up position in some major business
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Im going for either an archeologist or a progamer, depends on what i feel like in 2 years when i finish school
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I'm a musician/music teacher. I play the drums and guitar, teaching lessons on both at a local music store.
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I'd like to get a PhD in math and then teach high school
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Lab Tech for the Army going for a direct commission to be a Lab Officer.
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Right now I go to school for Biology with a Microbiology specialization. Hoping to be a High school teacher when finished, but will most likely end up working in a lab somewhere.
Since its the summer and I need money, I work at a Brewery and make Budweiser. Soo good. Free Beer xD
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I am a software engineer, for the last 10 years I have worked as a it consultant in the telecom and finance industries. I recently switched to work for a media surveillance firm, working on search technologies.
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I just finished my bachelors in chemical engineering. Looking for a job currently, and I hope in 5 years to become a professional engineer and gain a lot of process engineering experience
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Studying mechanical engineering and going to get my major probably in electrical engineering. Hopefully gonna get some kind of hands on job with military. That would be totally awesome
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what tl.net population is working according to this thread :
- Sales executive manager - 18%
- Biology scientist ( particularly Genetics) - 19%
- Software developer engineer - 54%
- Civil/Mechanical engineer - 9%
- Progamers - 0%
hmmm
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Starting university this year. I think I'd like to work as a translator or interpreter in the future. I think I'd really enjoy a job like that where I can use my language skills and constantly learn and challenge my self to do better.
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Hehe, I'm sure it'll even out once more people respond ^^
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Primary teaching in 2.5 years, hopefully it wont be too hard to get a job locally, pretty worried about that.
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Currently in my second year of university in our game dev program.
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On July 07 2011 01:44 KSMB wrote:
I'm an astronomer (postdoctoral researcher to be specific), working in Chicago. It is pretty awesome.
I plan to be an astrophysicist or something that has to do with cosomology. Really interested in that stuff. Good to see at least other person here that likes the universe.
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Took Computer Science in college but I work as a print/web designer and professional photographer. Go figure!
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On July 07 2011 02:16 hongo wrote:
Studying mechanical engineering and going to get my major probably in electrical engineering. Hopefully gonna get some kind of hands on job with military. That would be totally awesome
i'm not sure what country you're from, but if you want a hands on job, don't go officer :p
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Surprise!! everyone is a compuiter engineer or programmer..
Just curious when you guys went to college did you know a lot of code and shit cuz tbh I spent most of my time bullshitting on games, but I can't imagine a better industry to go into really..
Anyway I do construction right now in NY we are working on one of the largest tunnel sites atm. Work is very hard but the pay is good and will help me get back into school. I just need to decide what I want to finish studying
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We'll im in high school right now, but hopefully going to be doing aerospace engineering in college/work, I've always been a math science guy but maybe I'll swing towards another type of engineering. All I know for sure, is im going to be an engineer haha.
Good quote about Engineers:
"I'm not going to be a scientist. Scientists are men who dream about doing things, Engineers do them."
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I thought most of the TL member would be students like I am (economics)
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I'm going to school for graphic design, however i'm focusing more on Web Design.
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On July 07 2011 01:28 FakePromise wrote:
I'm going in to my freshmen year planning on majoring in Computer engineering. I really don't know what I wanna do with the rest of my life so I'll let future me figure that out. Currently I work part time at UPS because I'm broke
I've worked at UPS since I graduated HS. Its a good part time job, I get lots of overtime if I want it, full benefits. Hard work makes you realize what money is really worth >.<
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I work as a network technician and I manage ~1000 Ip phones on cisco servers for the Canadian government.
I'm trying to land a job in Northern Quebec for the big mining companies (Xstrata/Rio Tinto), I'd also like to work overseas.
Any tips to help me?
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Chemical Engineer / Materials Scientist ^^
On July 07 2011 02:18 mdb wrote:
what tl.net population is working according to this thread :
- Sales executive manager - 18%
- Biology scientist ( particularly Genetics) - 19%
- Software developer engineer - 54%
- Civil/Mechanical engineer - 9%
- Progamers - 0%
hmmm
lololol... we all aspire to be progamers in our hearts <3
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Electrical Engineer - Nanoelectronics
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I am an innocuous Good Samaritan by day...but by night, I put on my mask and cape and reign terror over the world from my evil lair.
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I chose management and commerce because it is the closest on the poll to what I do. I work with a firm that buys and sells energy commodities (Crude oil, Gasoline, Diesel, Ethanol, Biodiesel, Etc) on markets with other counter parties.
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First vote for education, I have my master's degree and am currently applying to be a Spanish/English teacher around AZ, or maybe going to korea to teach English (and watch sc ^^). I wonder sometimes if getting an sc2 club together at a high school level would be viable. I doubt parents would go for it though
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Currently work in a petrol station. Within a year I hope to pick up a junior network engineer role.
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I really haven't decided what career I want to pursue. I'm currently rolling around the possibility of majoring in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering/Computer Science or Astrophysics/Cosmology. If any of you have experience in any of these fields of science, or a science closely related to them, I'd love to read some of your thoughts/opinions.
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Is "Management and Commerce" just a fancy way of saying "Retail"?
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4th year medical student. Probably going into radiology.
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Everyone got so fancy jobs
Me myself is working with magazines. I stand besides a machine and whenever it pushes out a stack of magazines i have to put them into boxes. The machine it self is loud as hell and i havn't got a radio. It's a really fun job (sarcasm).
I've applyed for schools in the autumn and hope i'll get accepted into some software engineering program.
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On July 07 2011 02:35 Kaz. wrote:
I have my master's degree and am currently applying to be a Spanish/English teacher around AZ
Have you considered teaching in Associate Degree programs? If you are looking to teach, it could help to do it for a University (on campus or online) as part time for extra income and experience, especially if you decide to teach College/University level at some point instead of High School.
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I'm currently in hospitality but dropping out to take architecture instead. (weird, both had 0 votes ) however I'm considering taking information technology as well, but probably not.
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Im in sales......Staffing Consultant......pretty much a pharmaceutical sapes rep but I don't sell pharmaceuticals, I sell management, and employment solutions to big companies. I didn't see a vote for sales so I clicked management and commerce......
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I'm an engineer - I do research and development for a technology company in the natural resource industry. Honestly I still have no idea what I want to do with my life long-term. I have a great job/career going but life gets so boring without major changes or new challenges. Bah. I'm sure I'll be saying the same thing when I'm 50 and still doing the same work.
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Currently working in a hedgefund, sadly not in the departement I dream of, but I'm grabbing mass exp for the moment, and I'll probably move around next year, hopefully in the same fund
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I studied Computer Engineering but ended up working as a Strategy/Management Consultant.
I started this job this year, and I am liking it very much. It is very demanding though...I am only able to play about 5 or 6 SC2 matches per month.
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I feel a small guy in this thread but I'm actually a simple factory worker who manifacture jail cells and stuff like that.
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Snet
United States3573 Posts
Work as EMT, studying to be Paramedic.
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On July 07 2011 02:42 DrSeRRoD wrote:Show nested quote +On July 07 2011 02:35 Kaz. wrote:
I have my master's degree and am currently applying to be a Spanish/English teacher around AZ Have you considered teaching in Associate Degree programs? If you are looking to teach, it could help to do it for a University (on campus or online) as part time for extra income and experience, especially if you decide to teach College/University level at some point instead of High School.
Ya actually I have looked into it, but most of the community colleges around Phoenix haven't had a lot of openings for my qualifications :/
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I'm going to start my education to become a firefighter this fall. Maybe abit cliché, but it has been my dream for over 10 years now, so will give it my best shot!
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Currently working as a head of finance in a decent retail company, though i'm aspiring to become a controller hopefully in the near future. Already had my 2nd interview at a large international company as a controller \o/
Hopefully i get the job!
ps. not a real finance option in the poll, so voted for management and commerce instead (guess its vaguely related)
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Working as a nobody producer who makes tiny royalties and money off promotional ticket-sales for shows. Currently taking Audio Engineering to fall back on.
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i was working at at&t for a while but i had to quit because school was getting hard and transportation was a bitch. Im a civil engineering major.
i would love a job that worked around my school hours but its just rlly hard to find here in miami. If anyone can hook me up with a job in Miami or maybe some online thing let me know or pm me! neeeed $$$$ dont wanna have to take out too many loans just to have a normal social life lol..
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Currently taken a summer job at city hall to map out the application landscape, but it's just parttime. International business student - hope to travel the world for business one day. My specialty is finance, but I greatly enjoy seeing other cultures and travelling.
Cool to see so much of TL is based on sciences. It is the one subject I am actually jealous of because I was never good at, but I think it's the most prestigious educations and I have a great respect for everyone studying it.
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I'm currently an undergrad majoring in Human Developmental and Regenerative Biology (stem cell and embryos). I'm working in a lab that is part of the Center for Regenerative Medicine in Boston at MGH. We're using zebrafish as our genetic model to explore cleft lip & palate malformation and craniofacial development. My mentor is an MD/PhD plastic surgeon specializing in craniofacial surgery. After college I would like to spend one year as an EMT or doing research before going to medical school. After medical school I would like to spend 3 to 6 years in an otorhinolaryngology residency program. I would like to specialize in microsurgery and craniofacial surgery.
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I aspire to be a clinical therapist.. me and my galfriend plan on moving to boston soon to go to college :D
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On July 07 2011 02:18 mdb wrote:
what tl.net population is working according to this thread :
- Sales executive manager - 18%
- Biology scientist ( particularly Genetics) - 19%
- Software developer engineer - 54%
- Civil/Mechanical engineer - 9%
- Progamers - 0%
hmmm
Seen at least one progamer.
Also, I play poker. The financial freedom is great but I really don't enjoy poker itself too much.
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I think i will work on something sciencey. no idea though, i haven't even finished high school
It's quite interesting that 'nothing' is 4th place in the poll. can you do that?
also, you didn't include progaming
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I study Electrical Engineering but my true love is music(and Starcraft). My aspirations are to enjoy some kind of sucess with my band(as we play Black Metal any kind of recognition is already huge) and to be a better gamer(gogogo GM!)
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I hope to become a clinical psychologist, but I'm not sure if I want to pursue a doctorate or not, if I only get a MA I could still get a pretty good job, but it might hold me back in the long run.
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Currently a Sociology student but am working toward Psychology (took it as a Minor and I like it much more than Sociology). Aspiring to be a Psychiatrist, have the test scores to get into med school but my cash is drying up fast and I don't like being in debt.
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On July 07 2011 02:40 Weson wrote:Everyone got so fancy jobs Me myself is working with magazines. I stand besides a machine and whenever it pushes out a stack of magazines i have to put them into boxes. The machine it self is loud as hell and i havn't got a radio. It's a really fun job (sarcasm). I've applyed for schools in the autumn and hope i'll get accepted into some software engineering program.
An honest job is an honest job. Someone as to do it right? The magazines don't put themselves in boxes...! ^^
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After studying Business to Masters level and working in finance, insurance and banking I decided that I despise these industries and plan to work in education. Or at least any organisation where I dont hear the words "profit" and "performance" every fucking day.
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I am a professional golfer...
there is no option for me in the poll
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On July 07 2011 03:24 ppeeddaa wrote:I am a professional golfer... there is no option for me in the poll
You could go for culture
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On July 07 2011 03:24 Psychobabas wrote:
After studying Business to Masters level and working in finance, insurance and banking I decided that I despise these industries and plan to work in education. Or at least any organisation where I dont hear the words "profit" and "performance" every fucking day.
Its not for everybody. There is alot of strategy involved in Finance, and that is part of what draws me to it. Takes a definite type A personality to be a Trader. The trading assistants, not necessarily, you just have to be able to read the mind of the trader you are assisting, ROFL.
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Heading into freshman year of college as a double major in Math and Economics. Going for a Ph.D in econ and eventually becoming an academic macroeconomist.
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I'm in law enforcement, but I don't see that listed. Boo!
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Just finished my graduate studies. Got my MA in Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies at Monterey Institute of International Studies. I focused primarily on East Asia proliferation concerns and looking for an analyst job, either in the public or private sectors. Ideally, I would be directly involved in negotiations where the number of nuclear weapons is lowered.
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Systems Administrator or AKA IT.
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I've got a phd in chemical engineering. I'd recommend it, but make sure you love it - otherwise it will be a tough study (followed by a tough life ^_^)
Job prospects are regional i guess. Here in the Netherlands the employment rate is very high (98.5% for my generation), pay is decent, but don't expect to get rich.
In your OP you suggest doing both chemical&civil - i personally don't see the added value of doing two engineering disciplines. I'd rather look into something that provides economical background and/or helps you to influence/manage people.
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dream: to be a progamer
aspiration: to be a teacher
dreams are what i know cannot come true to me, aspiration is what i work towards (:
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On July 07 2011 03:24 Psychobabas wrote:
After studying Business to Masters level and working in finance, insurance and banking I decided that I despise these industries and plan to work in education. Or at least any organisation where I dont hear the words "profit" and "performance" every fucking day.
You certainly won't hear "profit" in the education system, more like "lack of funding." But if you're looking to avoiding "performance" as well, I'd be wary. High stakes testing for performance numbers is ruining our education system
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On July 07 2011 03:32 ElusoryX wrote:
dream: to be a progamer
aspiration: to be a teacher
dreams are what i know cannot come true to me, aspiration is what i work towards (:
That's the spirit! give up on what you dream about.
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On July 07 2011 02:54 Snet wrote:
Work as EMT, studying to be Paramedic.
+10 Respect Points to you sir.
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On July 07 2011 03:31 Blix wrote:
I've got a phd in chemical engineering. I'd recommend it, but make sure you love it - otherwise it will be a tough study (followed by a tough life ^_^)
Job prospects are regional i guess. Here in the Netherlands the employment rate is very high (98.5% for my generation), pay is decent, but don't expect to get rich.
In your OP you suggest doing both chemical&civil - i personally don't see the added value of doing two engineering disciplines. I'd rather look into something that provides economical background and/or helps you to influence/manage people.
Basicly what im doing is taking chemical engineer for sure because I love chemistry And then maybe, if the job market is slow or I dont feel done with school, consider taking a 2 year master program to build on my current enducation called "Industrial chemistry and biotechnology" roughly translated. That basicly allows me to get the civil engineer title and choose a bit more specificly what I want to work with, cause within this course there are several specialitys like "Process chemistry" "Bio tech" etc
It also gives management and economy courses and that cant be a bad thing to have ^^
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Semi-Sr. Regulatory Affairs Analyst at a Pharmaceutical company specializing in biosimilars for export.
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On July 07 2011 02:40 Weson wrote:Everyone got so fancy jobs Me myself is working with magazines. I stand besides a machine and whenever it pushes out a stack of magazines i have to put them into boxes. The machine it self is loud as hell and i havn't got a radio. It's a really fun job (sarcasm). I've applyed for schools in the autumn and hope i'll get accepted into some software engineering program.
One of the best jobs I ever had was working in a box factory putting boxes in boxes. It was so awesome, and I'd still be doing it if it paid as much as my current one.
SERIOUSLY.
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Well atm sadly still studying though hoping to study a bit further and maybe do a bit in journalism to help out my writing or maybe even study english further.
Though I am currently a free freelance writer (sadly not getting paid yet) ;(. Hoping to get more involved in the starcraft 2 scene above and beyond the interview I do over at polarfluke.co.za.
Looking at the poll I was surprised to see a lot of engineers and not information technology people but hey that's just me .
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On July 07 2011 02:47 Nqsty wrote:
Currently working in a hedgefund, sadly not in the departement I dream of, but I'm grabbing mass exp for the moment, and I'll probably move around next year, hopefully in the same fund
In London? Can you please tell how did you break in?
In PM, if you like. Would appreciate a lot
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Am I the only industrial designer here ?
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Web developer, I want to continue on this field but I want to work on other countries, just for the sake of it.
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On July 07 2011 03:42 Intox wrote:Show nested quote +On July 07 2011 03:31 Blix wrote:
I've got a phd in chemical engineering. I'd recommend it, but make sure you love it - otherwise it will be a tough study (followed by a tough life ^_^)
Job prospects are regional i guess. Here in the Netherlands the employment rate is very high (98.5% for my generation), pay is decent, but don't expect to get rich.
In your OP you suggest doing both chemical&civil - i personally don't see the added value of doing two engineering disciplines. I'd rather look into something that provides economical background and/or helps you to influence/manage people. Basicly what im doing is taking chemical engineer for sure because I love chemistry And then maybe, if the job market is slow or I dont feel done with school, consider taking a 2 year master program to build on my current enducation called "Industrial chemistry and biotechnology" roughly translated. That basicly allows me to get the civil engineer title and choose a bit more specificly what I want to work with, cause within this course there are several specialitys like "Process chemistry" "Bio tech" etc It also gives management and economy courses and that cant be a bad thing to have ^^
Ah... for me civil engineering is engineering related to roads, bridges, sewage piping, concrete etc. I think you mean something different by that term, hence the confusion. Definitely get a masters degree if you can!
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Russian Federation4235 Posts
Programming/Game Design.
I mean I work as a game designer and program stuff as something I would like to eventually move to.
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Im a visual effects artist currently working for a studio in vancouver, we work on a TV show called sanctuary
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On July 07 2011 03:53 Destro wrote:Im a visual effects artist currently working for a studio in vancouver, we work on a TV show called sanctuary
Deluxe?
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Well im in High School in France and I want to be a surgeon.
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Im currently studying a mixture of Chemistry, Music, and German. My problem is that I get really interested in one subject for a couple of years, and then move on to another one. First it was chemistry, then music, and now ESPORTS. (the German ive been doing all along, i just like the language.) As for what i plan to do with it all, I will almost certainly pursue some sort of PhD track, with the intent to teach at a university. Whether i do that as a musicologist, a composer, or a chemist has yet to be decided.
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On July 07 2011 03:45 bonifaceviii wrote:Show nested quote +On July 07 2011 02:40 Weson wrote:Everyone got so fancy jobs Me myself is working with magazines. I stand besides a machine and whenever it pushes out a stack of magazines i have to put them into boxes. The machine it self is loud as hell and i havn't got a radio. It's a really fun job (sarcasm). I've applyed for schools in the autumn and hope i'll get accepted into some software engineering program. One of the best jobs I ever had was working in a box factory putting boxes in boxes. It was so awesome, and I'd still be doing it if it paid as much as my current one. SERIOUSLY.
Great Little Box Factory?
They seriously have a record for being one of the best employers in all of Canada.
Great Little Box Factory Employee Benefits
You take you're box making resume there and apply!
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Currently a locomotive conductor with the eventual goal of being a locomotive engineer.
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Ah... for me civil engineering is engineering related to roads, bridges, sewage piping, concrete etc. I think you mean something different by that term, hence the confusion. Definitely get a masters degree if you can!
Might be me messing up translations, its called "Sivil ingeniør" in norwegian so :p
Anyways its a masters degree No confusion there ^^
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Medical doctor ^^ Trying to specialize in either intensive care (anesthesia) or infectious diseases.
It wasn't something I knew all along, but I had one of the five best averages in the country so I could pretty much pick whatever I wanted when I left gymnasiet. I actually ended up rolling a dice when I had to decide which education to apply for as I was horrible conflicted over chemical engineer or medical doctor - both my father and my sister are chemical engineers so if you've got any questions I'll gladly try and shed some light on it if I can @ OP.
But yeah, my dice ended up showing chemical engineer but it simply felt wrong so I went with medical doctor instead. I'll admit there are moments (@ exams) when I regret it though - I'm far better at chemistry than medicine, but the human aspect is what makes medicine so special and I get to use a lot more of myself as a doctor which I find very fulfilling.
@Blix:
In scandinavia it isn't 2 different engineering disciplines, just our masters are called civil engineers when talking about engineers. You can either study chemisty as an engineer (so you will end up as a civil engineer in chemisty if you do the masters) or at the university. The university education is more geared towards research and less towards the industry than the civil engineers.
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On July 07 2011 03:32 ElusoryX wrote:
dream: to be a progamer
aspiration: to be a teacher
dreams are what i know cannot come true to me, aspiration is what i work towards (:
That's not true at all - my dream was to work in the video game industry - it's the only thing I've ever wanted to do with my life - ever. It took 3 years of harrrrrrd work and long hours after my 9-5 job, but, now I'm living my dream and I couldn't be happier. Granted, Pro Gaming isn't as "reliable" as other jobs, but if that's what you dream doing with your life - you have to put in the effort.
After I came home from work, I'd spend 5-6 hours each night working on 3d or working on levels for my portfolio...and I did this most days for the better part of 3 years, but, it paid off immensely. If you want to be a pro-gamer or ANYTHING for that matter, you have to put in the work.
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I'm a paramedic for the largest hospital based EMS in the southeast.
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On July 07 2011 03:27 whiteguycash wrote:Show nested quote +On July 07 2011 03:24 Psychobabas wrote:
After studying Business to Masters level and working in finance, insurance and banking I decided that I despise these industries and plan to work in education. Or at least any organisation where I dont hear the words "profit" and "performance" every fucking day. Its not for everybody. There is alot of strategy involved in Finance, and that is part of what draws me to it. Takes a definite type A personality to be a Trader. The trading assistants, not necessarily, you just have to be able to read the mind of the trader you are assisting, ROFL.
It's not that. It's basically I have no interest in making an already financial giant, more money nor do I really give a sh!t. It's a personal thing. Problem is, I have studied/worked in these industries since 17 years old and I am 29...
Guess it's never too late huh.
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On July 07 2011 03:51 Snake Grunger wrote:Am I the only industrial designer here ?
I manage a lot of industrial/3d design, occasionally do some basic industrial design, but I don't have the skill set or education to claim to be a legitmate industrial designer.
I work in exhibit design, specializing in the 2D elements. Currently I managing other designers (graphics, architecture, landscape architecture, industrial/exhibits).
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EE all the way!
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I aspire to get an MBA at UNC-Chapel Hill and become a Stock Analyst.
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On July 07 2011 03:59 HelixDnB wrote:Show nested quote +On July 07 2011 03:32 ElusoryX wrote:
dream: to be a progamer
aspiration: to be a teacher
dreams are what i know cannot come true to me, aspiration is what i work towards (: That's not true at all - my dream was to work in the video game industry - it's the only thing I've ever wanted to do with my life - ever. It took 3 years of harrrrrrd work and long hours after my 9-5 job, but, now I'm living my dream and I couldn't be happier. Granted, Pro Gaming isn't as "reliable" as other jobs, but if that's what you dream doing with your life - you have to put in the effort. After I came home from work, I'd spend 5-6 hours each night working on 3d or working on levels for my portfolio...and I did this most days for the better part of 3 years, but, it paid off immensely. If you want to be a pro-gamer or ANYTHING for that matter, you have to put in the work.
Kudos, respect.
Honestly, I want to illustrate professionally. But I know I haven't put the work in and have a long ways to go to reach the upper tier that I aspire to.
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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
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nanoscience and nanotechnology (engineering point of view)
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I recently got my work as an IT consultant (did my degree work at the same company) and working for Ericsson - which I love because I'm really into network programming and networking protocols in general (although I HATE web programming like php and such). Working on VoIP stuff for games and alike.
That said I'm pretty broad, as long as I don't have to do too much Java I'm happy :D
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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.
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holy shit, looks like the members of TL are really smart
i'm in the second year of molecular life sciences (it's like chemical engineering). planning to do a master in nanoanalytics, process engineering or something like that...
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Paleobotany/Maritime Archaeology for school/life purposes
Published author for what I *want* to do
Brood War commentator IN S. Korea for fantasy
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I have a bachelors degree in mathematics and a masters degree in mathematics education. I'm going for my doctorate in mathematics education now. I plan on teaching high school and/ or college mathematics
I tutor math all the time, and in the summers I teach tennis at a country club
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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.
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!
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I'm about to start my last semester of a BSc. Computer Science & Games Tech. double major. I aspire to become a game developer as I've been obsessed with video games since I was about 4, and I have a particular passion for competitive game design and development.
But honestly, for the near future, I'd more than anything just like to make a whole bunch of money so that I can payback and spoil the people who have given so much to and for me. When my Mum no longer has to work her ass off, I'll worry about my own aspirations.
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currently studying to be a psychologist. two and a half years to go, going on my internship next semester.
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Really enjoy reading what you're all working with or studying Keep it going !
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Currently on a season job as park gardener, such a high end job.
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Studying Mechanical Engineering, and hoping to branch off into Mechatronic Engineering. Mechatronics is basically a synthesis of Mechanical, Electrical, Computer, and Control System engineering. I'm really hoping to get into the mechanical aspect of the robotics field someday.
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FREEAGLELAND26781 Posts
Management, commerce, or mathematics...
Though ultimately I want to be a Professor or something.
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Going into psychology starting next year, I can't wait!
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I'm a chartered accountant, currently studying BSc in Physics in my spare time, with a baby on the way!
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I want to be a Software Engineer, specifically doing game engine architecture. And I'm pretty serious about it. Currently I'm in highschool, have never taken a software class, and am writing a 2D game engine during summer since I don't have to waste time doing homework.
Edit: I should add, in c++ because it is the current industry standard for game engines.
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On July 07 2011 04:48 Vilonis wrote:
I want to be a Software Engineer, specifically doing game engine architecture. And I'm pretty serious about it. Currently I'm in highschool, have never taken a software class, and am writing a 2D game engine during summer since I don't have to waste time doing homework.
Depending on where you live, it may be hard to find a job in the gaming industry, but do not give up!
It is specially hard here in Brazil, so most people start by working in mobile game developers. A friend of mine is working here in São Paulo at the company that developed this game http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bunny-shooter-free-game-physics/id432001345?mt=8, and it has been mildly successful :D
It is not the same as working in Blizzard, but it is a start.
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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.
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On July 07 2011 04:57 Xiron wrote:Show nested quote +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.
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.
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On July 07 2011 04:26 nbMifu wrote:Show nested quote +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. 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!
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Mechanical Engineer at an offshore company. Loving every second so far. Best job ever.
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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?
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On July 07 2011 05:03 TallMax wrote:Show nested quote +On July 07 2011 04:26 nbMifu wrote: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. 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!
@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 =(
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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
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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
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On July 07 2011 00:22 Intox wrote:... If anyone here is under education to become, or is a chemical engineer I'd love to hear what you think of it ...
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.
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lol at "Society and Culture" and "Agriculture, Environmental.." being rock bottom. They are so unimportant :D
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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.
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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.
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Going into Law most likely planning to shoot for the district attorneys office around here as well.
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Heading to U Rochester for engineering this fall seems to be popular so I'm excited :D.
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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?
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Actuarial Science represent
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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
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Well as a Bio anthropologist Im both natural and social science But I would like to be a professor one day :D
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Just me or there's a complete lack of a "trades" option?
I'm in school to be a plumber
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Next semester I'll graduate and get my license as a General Physician. And I'm hoping in the future I can become an orthopedist.
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I'm a Reverend from the Lutheran Church in Germany.
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@KSMB - "postdoc fist bump" Technically, I was actually in the chem dept. In the states, for some reason, they put you in with the pchemists or biomedical engineers, but in Europe it's the physics dept. What about you? I figure for Astro you were probably in the physics dept. What are you studying in Astro? Since I've been out of grad school, I've had more time to check out other cool scientific progress and I can't get enough of checking out NASA image galleries and other databases.
@ nbMifu - I've seen a few good journal articles coming out of your school. They're pretty strong in the physical sciences there too. Poor students though, no sexy uniforms, though, you're not missing out, here the uniforms aren't really that sexy. =P
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On July 07 2011 05:41 Lambertus wrote:
I'm a Reverend from the Lutheran Church in Germany.
Like ur quote The next plague wont be crickets, it will be SO MANY BANELINGS!
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I'm currently studying English and German to hone my language skills a little bit, then I want get an MA in translating and hopefully get a job as a translator in Brussels one day. I just recently got a job in a small international translating agency and so far I'm really enjoying it. Working from home is also a big plus.
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On July 07 2011 05:41 Lambertus wrote:
I'm a Reverend from the Lutheran Church in Germany.
The mental image of a clergyman owning up noobs in master's league makes me smile.
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Environmental is such a poorly defined field, I consider myself part of the environmental and natural sciences. I just started my first real job, I'm working as a P.Geo.I.T. (Professional Geologist in Training) with an Environmental Consulting firm. We do things like respond to pipeline leaks, perform reclamation of gas sites. for those of you in Alberta, we cleaned up the Lake Wabamun spill, sadly before my time here.
My education was in Environmental Earth Sciences, similar to geology.
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Guys, I believe there is a thread here in TL that lists tl members who are "specialists" in many areas, including professional areas. It may be useful if you are considering a certain job or field and need any help or advice.
I can't search for it now since I am on my job (so meta), do any of you happen to have the link?
I personally can help if any of you are considering working in strategy/management consulting. Having studied a lot about it last year (using many free websites), I am willing to give back the favor. PM if it is of your interest.
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I'm currently doing my master in chemical engineering in Hamburg and i can't think of anything other i would rather like to study . Here in germany the prospect for engineers seems to be great. So I shouldn't have any problems to find a job.
I'm also going to the University of Waterloo for two trimester this summer, really looking forward to it.
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On July 07 2011 05:44 bonifaceviii wrote:Show nested quote +On July 07 2011 05:41 Lambertus wrote:
I'm a Reverend from the Lutheran Church in Germany. The mental image of a clergyman owning up noobs in master's league makes me smile.
haha, you've got quite a fitting namesake as well :b
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i work at a cardiology office in manhattan
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East Asia specialist/Chinese Linguist for the U.S. Air Force.
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I'm in high school, and I'm definitely going to be a chemist or physicist.
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Working on my master's in public health at the University of Rochester in New York, and also working as a clinical research project leader for a biotech company
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Aerospace engineering at University At Buffalo, hoping to work at NASA one day.
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I'm studying Biomedical Engineering, hoping to transfer into University of Texas. Then I'm aiming for a PhD in Neuroscience, so I can research at the cusp of human understanding, advancing human evolution. =D I really want to teach at a University also.
Then I plan on buying a plane and traveling the world, skydiving over as many beautiful views as possible. =D
Everybody here has some really cool jobs!
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On July 07 2011 05:29 gdot5 wrote:
Actuarial Science represent
^5 brother (:
Can't believe there are so few actuarial representatives in this thread. Guess it's just that exclusive
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On July 07 2011 05:41 Lambertus wrote:
I'm a Reverend from the Lutheran Church in Germany.
That's rocknroll
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On July 07 2011 03:51 damngringo wrote:Show nested quote +On July 07 2011 02:47 Nqsty wrote:
Currently working in a hedgefund, sadly not in the departement I dream of, but I'm grabbing mass exp for the moment, and I'll probably move around next year, hopefully in the same fund In London? Can you please tell how did you break in? In PM, if you like. Would appreciate a lot
Sent you a PM
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On July 07 2011 05:43 TallMax wrote:
@KSMB - "postdoc fist bump" Technically, I was actually in the chem dept. In the states, for some reason, they put you in with the pchemists or biomedical engineers, but in Europe it's the physics dept. What about you? I figure for Astro you were probably in the physics dept. What are you studying in Astro? Since I've been out of grad school, I've had more time to check out other cool scientific progress and I can't get enough of checking out NASA image galleries and other databases.
Yeah, materials science is in the intersection physics/chemistry/engineering and it gets put in those departments a bit arbitrarily imo (that is why I asked), but I suppose it is just a function of who secures the funding.
I was in a physics and astronomy department, so technically the PhD is in astrophysics. For all practical purposes though, it's the same as someone who was in a "pure" astronomy department. I do observational star formation. How do stars form, why do some stars form and not others, and under what circumstances? Those are the big overarching questions. If you like image galleries, I recommend the Hubble Space Telescope and Spitzer Space Telescope archives. Stunning pictures.
[Shameless self promotion]
In fact, I am personally involved in this project:
http://www.milkywayproject.org/
It is a citizen science project where we ask the interested public to help us identify cool stuff in our own Milky Way galaxy. I'd like to stress that participants get to see and use real, exceptionally high quality data from one of the best telescope in the world (or in this case, in space). It is part of a larger body of projects called the Zooniverse:
http://www.zooniverse.org/
where people can help find extrasolar planets, find new Pluto-like bodies, look at galaxies, check out the moon, keep track of solar storms, etc.
[/Shameless self promotion]
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Canada4481 Posts
I've graduated, and now looking for a job as a forensic scientist =D, specifically forensic toxicology.
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United States10774 Posts
wow it's awesome to see teamliquid folks doing cool stuff all around the world.a lot of engineering and technology people here, which isn't too surprising to me
as for myself, i am going to be a junior in college majoring in public policy studies and economics. i am currently doing a summer internship at a financial management firm (ML). after college i hope to go to law school. business law maybe? not too sure.
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grad student in statistics. dunno which field this is considered... statistics is a science that can be applied in almost all other fields of science or the business world..
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Been trying to find a Pharmacy Technician job for month now.
Apparently being certified isn't fucking enough to get a 9-11$ an hour job these days.
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I'm going to go on to high education taking politics and philosophy. No idea where I'll go from there.
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Clinical Neuropsychologist
Research area: Art in the brain (specifically Film Editing)
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On July 07 2011 03:32 ElusoryX wrote:
dream: to be a progamer
aspiration: to be a teacher
dreams are what i know cannot come true to me, aspiration is what i work towards (:
me too
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I received my Ph.D. in Genetics and am now a postdoctoral fellow at UCLA studying the molecular basis of hypertension. It's interesting work; however, job prospects really, really suck.
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On July 07 2011 01:53 Intox wrote:Show nested quote +On July 07 2011 01:49 ExceeD_DreaM wrote:Almost finished my electrical engineering degree at University of Toronto. I am right now working at gov't corporation, very relaxing job, secure and well paying. I am considering making my career here and get MBA then go into management for more opportunities. Really depends on how my girlfriend will do with her career, if she sets off in California, i might have to find a new job with engineering firm there Sort of the same pickle, I'd like to study at NTNU, but a girl im involved with is going somewhere else. I'm unsure if its going to turn serious enough to make such a huge sacrifice though, for either of us. (NTNU being the best uni for the degree I want)
I'm studying at NTNU, it will be worth it. Best uni for your degree as you say, and prolly the best student environment in Norway aswell with over 10% of the ppl in Trondheim being students. Only complaint I have is the weather, not that bad but it's totaly random
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Aspiration: Going to start my last year of law school this fall. I'm working for a health law firm at the moment and enjoying it, so I think I may take that route after graduating.
Dream: I always wanted to work at blizzard since I'm such a huge fanboy and would have loved to be there while developing their great games. ^__^
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I study Film Production and doing my graduation movie now. Its great! much work much fun
a lot of lawyers here. surprises me a little bit
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I'm studying at NTNU, it will be worth it. Best uni for your degree as you say, and prolly the best student environment in Norway aswell with over 10% of the ppl in Trondheim being students. Only complaint I have is the weather, not that bad but it's totaly random
Living in Bergen atm so uh, used to much worse
What you studying there?
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Right now I work in RMA for a video card company. Not suppose to give out the name but it's the only one with 3 letters for the name... I would love to quit this job and do Animation or Lighting in a 3d app like Softimage XSI or 3D studio max. That would be my dream. As of right now I am working like a slave 6 days a week, reading peoples complaints about video cards.
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starting my last year of High School this fall and I still don't know what to do. Working at a music store as a co-op this summer which is fun cause I love music!
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I've failed out of college twice! Going back in the fall, studying computer science (I've got a knack for it, but not all the other required courses... :/) . I had intended to go to grad school at the Guildhall at SMU to make videogames, but now I'm not so sure. I'm gonna play it by ear, and either get an IT or QA job someplace, or if I can get the capital I'd really like to start a PC bang in Dallas. I'm poor though so that's more on the dream side until I get a stable job and money.
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I'm studying Biochem and am currently working for EMSS, Emergency Medicine Scribe System. Basically I do all the patient charting and clerical work required of an emergency physician. I aspire to go to medical school and become a doctor myself!
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Jobs sound like a rather unsatisfactory deal.
Most people do things that aren't enjoyable and trade their time for shelter and comfort.
Others give up any greater goals just to get by in life and to propogate. I see no end goal, no change, just stagnation in doing a job. Jobs make me sad.
To force people to contribute to society, you make it so some people to not be able to contribute as much as they could if they were actually given the time to do it without worrying about a stable supply of money.
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On July 07 2011 07:19 Black Gun wrote:
grad student in statistics. dunno which field this is considered... statistics is a science that can be applied in almost all other fields of science or the business world..
Statistics ftw, well how are you going to apply it?
There is no option in the poll for finance?
Without statistics I would be so blind and its pretty scary thinking about it.
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I'm a bioengineering major. I find the subject itself quite interesting, but I don't know exactly what I'll do with it as far as grad school vs. industry goes.
Being a professor could be fun, but I'm not sure how I feel about slaving away in grad school for 4-6 years plus another 3-5 years of postdoc to that end. At the same time, I don't know how I feel about working 9-5 every day designing the same shit for 40 years. Hopefully I can find some niche that I'm happy in.
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I'm studying Architecture and on my 4th year (out of 5), thinking about taking some postgrad course in England, like in UCL or London Met, does anyone have any thoughts on this?
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I'm a research assistant in a psych lab and a child therapist
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Any other geologists or geophysicists here at TL? (didnt read every single page in the thread)
I am geologist. Rocks are awesome.
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Australia8532 Posts
In my third year of a combined Finance and Law degree; can't decide to go into finance or go into law to many decisions to be made
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Sales Representative, in the building industry. Driving around, selling/servicing building products from Cement, to doors, handles, locks, to sinks, basins, ovens, hotplates, and hot water units.
Plenty of Italians, so I drink plenty of Coffee, and talk plenty about footy. Job can be stressful, ie; reaching budgets etc. But the perks of company car/phone make the cost of living pretty easy to deal with, which leaves me with expendable cash that others my age may not have.
I find this as the reason I play so much SC2 though. Its good to forget about that customer whos product hasn't come from over east yet.
Edit: Then I go back through and read some of the other posts, and I seem like a dumbass... Part of me is skeptical... But then again, I suppose if you're flipping burgers, you're less likely to post here... Similar to the reasons why if you only ever watch inter-racial porn, you feel inadequate... Just me?... Ok... -_-
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I´m aiming at working in the movie industry, not in front of the camera. Preferably cameraman or director.
And I am studying for this at the moment.
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I run my own custom pipe factory started about 6 months ago. Also a musician but nothing serious just play a show or 2 a month.
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I want to write books of poetry while sitting in my underwear.
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I want to be a teacher but I also want to have a lot of money so I'll probably just go through with my computer engineering major and try to get a job at Google or Apple or something.
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Starting at UWO in the fall for sociology, haven't picked my courses yet, but hopefully just a bunch of interesting things that will get me a good mark and be fun to take. Then I'm applying to law school or getting a post-grad degree in corporate communications.
Just wanted to reaffirm what half the people have been saying here, I feel like the one stupid guy in a sea of geniuses.
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10 courses left in my network and telecom engineering diploma. I'm not really sure what I want to do exactly though, I just feel it's in that area. It also acts as one of the two entrance diplomas if I want to get my bachelors in computer science.
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I work as a general laborer and I'm writing a story.
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im chemical engineer and i work with process optimization.
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I have seriously no idea what i'm gonna be doing in the future. Atm i just finished school and waiting for my military service to start. Then either to work or back to school, and no, i have no idea what school i'd like to try to go to.
I'd like my future work/job to be something that isn't "8-16" work. Can't stand the horrible "work rat-race", especially if the work isn't something you don't enjoy that much.
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Radiologist or anesthesiologist. Aspire to be one.
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Not sure yet, but hopefully something with computers
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I'm a business performance management consultant. It's nice but sometimes you have moron customers but you can't tell them they're morons, so you have to bite the bullet
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On July 07 2011 10:02 K.Stoyles wrote:
Any other geologists or geophysicists here at TL? (didnt read every single page in the thread)
I am geologist. Rocks are awesome.
How about geology enthusiasts?
*E-Five*
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Getting a biology bachelors and a computer science bachelors currently and am planning on going into medicine as a radiologist, anesthesiologist, or some kind of surgeon.
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i wanna be a dictator but i know that is incredibly unlikely to happen. so i play poker atm and plan on making a ton of money, then i want to strategise with that money to make more and more money. Then i wanna use that money to do something useful. Havn't figured out what yet tho.
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I'm a criminal lawyer. Was admitted to practice in 07 and having been at a private criminal law firm ever since. Planning to do the bar readers course next year and become a barrister!
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On July 07 2011 07:19 Black Gun wrote:
grad student in statistics. dunno which field this is considered... statistics is a science that can be applied in almost all other fields of science or the business world..
I'm currently an undergrad in actuarial science, not sure if I'm going to do graduate school for statistics or actuarial science (pretty similar I know)
what made you choose statistics?
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On July 07 2011 08:45 SigmaoctanusIV wrote:
Right now I work in RMA for a video card company. Not suppose to give out the name but it's the only one with 3 letters for the name... I would love to quit this job and do Animation or Lighting in a 3d app like Softimage XSI or 3D studio max. That would be my dream. As of right now I am working like a slave 6 days a week, reading peoples complaints about video cards.
HIS?
I just bought a HIS 6870 GPU
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software engineer --> venture capitalist
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On July 07 2011 09:52 GrungyMunchy wrote:
I'm studying Architecture and on my 4th year (out of 5), thinking about taking some postgrad course in England, like in UCL or London Met, does anyone have any thoughts on this?
Do Grad school were you want to find work/live. It will give you the opportunity to network and build relationships with leaders in the field.
And be nice to your profs. You never know who they know. I have the job I have right now because my old dean recommended me for it.
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I am just trying to figure out what I want and i am 23. I was a fully qualified plumber and gas engineer but my sister died a couple years ago and it kinda screwed up how I felt about the job and life in general. So I now have a small part time job at a local supermarket(Tesco) and want to go back to education.
Am enjoying this thread though as it giving me a few ideas as to what I want to do next.
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I play poker right now and invest the extra money I make. I hope to be able to quit poker soon and become a full time investor.
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aiming to be a thoracic radiologist :D
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Currently an amateur mix martial artist, however putting that on hold to do computer security in the airforce for a few years to stock up on money before going pro.
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Bisutopia19224 Posts
Video Game programmer, currently writing C# UI for an engineering company.
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Studying at a 5year course on mechanical engineer(on 3rd year now but going slow) with a master equivalent degree down the road.. after that no idea, propably will get in the publishing business since i have started going to conferenses and contacting with international packagers and printers from my father's business ever since i finished school.
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imma gonna be a poet
/lol all jokes aside I am an engineering physics major (with specialization in solid state devices) doing premed. so I guess im going to be a mad doctor
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Geez, sure does look like there's lots of smart people here!
I'm currently a Group Insurance Underwriter and I'm going to be taking some exams to become an Actuary soon (FSA FTW!). It will be very challenging...but that's what's so appealing!
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Going to college for International Business and Logistics
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Interactive Game Design and Development, So i voted "Creative Arts" since it fits that bill the closest.
I'm currently still in college working on my associates, but when I head into industry I am going to be a Level Designer. Oh yea, making video games for a living. Every Gamers dream.
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Will be studying engineering at the University of Washington next fall. Leaning towards aerospace/electrical, but I really won't know until I've taken some classes and find out what I like
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Well I'm none of those options, I do Law, first year at uni
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I'm working in a hagwon in South Korea...so obviously education related
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I teach English at a public junior high school in Fukuoka, Japan. I work for an ALT company, which is not optimal, but getting a direct hire is difficult; impossible in the short term. I am very happy living abroad. I will probably move to South Korea in a couple of years to do the same thing but hopefully save more. Eventually I want to travel around poor countries on my savings and write.
The most important thing to me about my job is that I get to travel a lot and meet interesting people. The job itself, beyond being an enabler, is not all that important to me, but I've found it really rewarding nevertheless. Going to school for politics I always imagined myself getting locked into an academic career track instead of directly helping people.
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I'm currently in my 2nd year for my Bachelor of Science in Registered Nursing. Yes, I'm one of THOSE. The social atmosphere is absolutely incredible. Our work load is almost identical to that of med school students, so we work very hard, but we often pull through it together. You almost have to. As a result, we all spend a lot of time together at school, and more recently, out of school. We have a really cool and tight group as a result. We work hard, but we play hard. Really loving University right now.
As for the job itself - I did Nursing Aide work for 7 years and I absolutely loved doing it. It's a wonderful feeling to feel like you're really helping someone when they need it most. I considered being a doctor, but the extra 3 years of school in combination with the more biology driven focus vs patient care focus turned me off of it. I'd much rather be more involved in direct care.
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On July 07 2011 00:35 Torte de Lini wrote:
No idea, I'm doing Sociology and my minor hasn't been decided, but I'll take any job that seems contributory, fun and prideful D:
What job offers that for Sociologists that isn't research or statistics?
Plenty are offered. NGOs, government PR stuff, both national and local government social and cultural fields and positions are normally highly coveted by a lot of social sciences graduates. Documentary, arts & culture work (like working in modern art museums, film institutes and what not)
There's also corporate jobs that are offered to really bright students to handle their human capital stuff (like who gets hired and what not), although these usually are sociologists who have some sort of psychology background.
You just have to know where to look for
Anthropologist, historian and will be starting a Msc Culture & Society (Sociology) this fall at LSE (UK). For now, I'm working as a freelance translator/editor for the editorial staff of my former uni.
I aspire to an academic position and hopefully to write essays (academic or not). Or maybe a novel, I just like writing ^_^
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is awesome32274 Posts
Electrical Engineering! (yet to graduate )
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I work as a pharmaceutical patent analyst for:
www.genericsweb.com
However I have an interview for med school later this year, so fingers crossed.
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I am a conference interpreter and freelance translator.
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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'm about to start my final year of med school in the UK. the workload isn't nearly as bad as i thought it would be. it is definitely the volume rather than the substance of medicine that makes it challenging and then linking it together. still if you can do cramming for a couple of months before exams, then the rest of the year is quite laid back!
i'd say make sure you get some proper work experience before applying so you know what the job is actually like. also there are so many specialities,there seems to be something for everyone! just make sure you apply to a school that suits your learning style - they really vary over here by how much theory to practical you get each year, or lectures vs group learning,so work out what is best for you!
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Aspiring to be a music and English teacher in Germany.
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Screendesigner.
My absolute dreamjob and I'm working for a dream company.
Life couldn't be better.
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I pack shit and send it to people.
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Just finished an exercise science degree and got accepted into a Masters in Physiotherapy :D :D :D
So I will be fixing wonky backs/hips/knees/shoulders etc
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Webdesign and development. Bit of Creative Arts and IT I guess?
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Law
Not even an "other"-option in your poll...is Law really that bad?
EDIT:
On July 07 2011 10:08 bkrow wrote:In my third year of a combined Finance and Law degree; can't decide to go into finance or go into law to many decisions to be made
BOTH of course!
Combining Finance and Law is an excellent idea, you just have to stay away from the boring stuff. I mean, if you are thinking about going into Quantitative Finance then Law might not help you that much, but if you wanna do anything related to Corporate Finance, then having solid knowledge in both subjects is necessary anyways.
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Meteorologist (civilian) working for the Air Force.
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*Insert awesome 100,000$ a Year Dream Job here*
No seriously, I work as a Meat Cutter while I decide what I want to do. I cannot find any work without Education making near the amount of money I make now.
As for a Career I'm thinking of doing Engineering through the Canadian Navy. I used to always want to be in the Navy when I was younger, now it's just about growing the balls and doing it ;P. But I guess I will do what ever the Navy decides for me as long as I don't hate it.
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I'm an aspiring terrible painter.
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I write bad creative non-fiction and work in a Brooklyn bar.
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Information system architect, specialized in financial firms purposes.
Seems boring, but pretty funny and very well paid !
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On July 07 2011 16:04 Acetyl wrote:I work as a pharmaceutical patent analyst for: www.genericsweb.comHowever I have an interview for med school later this year, so fingers crossed.
NICE!
I think we should have a special patent category : ); future patent lawyer here !!
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Conceptual Art, like so many other young and naive folk .
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Im studying philosophy and science of education and I want to be a teacher and do my doc :-)
Yep I like talking :-)
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United Arab Emirates1141 Posts
Well since my preferred option is not on the list, I voted "health" = studying medicine to become a physician...
But I really just want to be a missionary for God's kingdom. Nothing better than to sprinkle some good news and spread the love around
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Currently teaching English in Korea, but I am moving back home in a month, after being here for two years.
I'm writing the LSAT October 1st, I hope to become a small-time lawyer. Ideally, I'd like to work for a firm for a few years and then establish my own small practice, and, hopefully, rise a kid. The legal market is actually good in Canada; there is only handful of law schools there, compared to America, and they all have high standards. I'm from Vancouver, but I could see myself as a small town lawyer, living a chill life. Screw all that Hollywood legal bullshit. I just want to live a simple life as a working professional and be an active member of my community.
On a side note, I would never go to law school in the US because the legal market is so incredibly grim for law school grads.
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Double major in Advertising and History with a Teachers' Cert.
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Intox Norway. July 07 2011 05:43. Posts 24 PM Profile Report Quote #
On July 07 2011 05:41 Lambertus wrote:
I'm a Reverend from the Lutheran Church in Germany.
Like ur quote The next plague wont be crickets, it will be SO MANY BANELINGS!
On July 07 2011 05:51 KimJongChill wrote:Show nested quote +On July 07 2011 05:44 bonifaceviii wrote:On July 07 2011 05:41 Lambertus wrote:
I'm a Reverend from the Lutheran Church in Germany. The mental image of a clergyman owning up noobs in master's league makes me smile. haha, you've got quite a fitting namesake as well :b
Haha, thx guys for the responses :D Yeah, most of the reactions I get when I tell what Hobby I have range from laughing, to "you are kidding, right?" or "really? me too!".
My favourite is: "you dont really look like a crazy person..."
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Working as a freelance composer and parttime at a small game company (mostly DS / 3DS and occasionally Wii games).
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Not an option for it, but I work for a charity right now, while trying to get a job in economic research in some form
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On July 07 2011 18:06 Lambertus wrote:Show nested quote +Intox Norway. July 07 2011 05:43. Posts 24 PM Profile Report Quote #
On July 07 2011 05:41 Lambertus wrote:
I'm a Reverend from the Lutheran Church in Germany.
Like ur quote The next plague wont be crickets, it will be SO MANY BANELINGS! Show nested quote +On July 07 2011 05:51 KimJongChill wrote:On July 07 2011 05:44 bonifaceviii wrote:On July 07 2011 05:41 Lambertus wrote:
I'm a Reverend from the Lutheran Church in Germany. The mental image of a clergyman owning up noobs in master's league makes me smile. haha, you've got quite a fitting namesake as well :b Haha, thx guys for the responses :D Yeah, most of the reactions I get when I tell what Hobby I have range from laughing, to "you are kidding, right?" or "really? me too!". My favourite is: "you dont really look like a crazy person..."
omg u believe in god!!
It is quite exciting and amusing to see a person in such an atheistic site like TL.
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I'm a systems consultant. I work for a small consultant company but we consult a few very big swedish companies. At the moment I work mainly with various Microsoft technologies, ASP.NET, C#, T-SQL etc, focusing on programming and development in general.
Hoping to start focus a bit more on app development for the iPhone in the near future and in a year or two start looking for jobs in Japan and Korea. Since I have a bachelor in Japanese as well as system engineering, it should hopefully not be all that tough.
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On July 07 2011 18:29 Cubu wrote:Show nested quote +On July 07 2011 18:06 Lambertus wrote:Intox Norway. July 07 2011 05:43. Posts 24 PM Profile Report Quote #
On July 07 2011 05:41 Lambertus wrote:
I'm a Reverend from the Lutheran Church in Germany.
Like ur quote The next plague wont be crickets, it will be SO MANY BANELINGS! On July 07 2011 05:51 KimJongChill wrote:On July 07 2011 05:44 bonifaceviii wrote:On July 07 2011 05:41 Lambertus wrote:
I'm a Reverend from the Lutheran Church in Germany. The mental image of a clergyman owning up noobs in master's league makes me smile. haha, you've got quite a fitting namesake as well :b Haha, thx guys for the responses :D Yeah, most of the reactions I get when I tell what Hobby I have range from laughing, to "you are kidding, right?" or "really? me too!". My favourite is: "you dont really look like a crazy person..." omg u believe in god!! It is quite exciting and amusing to see a person in such an atheistic site like TL.
Atheistic? Really, never thought about it till now...are there some statistics about it?
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On July 07 2011 18:48 Lambertus wrote:
Atheistic? Really, never thought about it till now...are there some statistics about it?
I'd be interested to know that too...
Anyways, I'm studying Library and Information Services, cos I love books, computers, knowing things, finding information and organising things ^_^
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Either engineering thing or IT. My major is on electronics engineering but my current internship is more about IT.
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On July 07 2011 18:48 Lambertus wrote:Show nested quote +On July 07 2011 18:29 Cubu wrote:On July 07 2011 18:06 Lambertus wrote:Intox Norway. July 07 2011 05:43. Posts 24 PM Profile Report Quote #
On July 07 2011 05:41 Lambertus wrote:
I'm a Reverend from the Lutheran Church in Germany.
Like ur quote The next plague wont be crickets, it will be SO MANY BANELINGS! On July 07 2011 05:51 KimJongChill wrote:On July 07 2011 05:44 bonifaceviii wrote:On July 07 2011 05:41 Lambertus wrote:
I'm a Reverend from the Lutheran Church in Germany. The mental image of a clergyman owning up noobs in master's league makes me smile. haha, you've got quite a fitting namesake as well :b Haha, thx guys for the responses :D Yeah, most of the reactions I get when I tell what Hobby I have range from laughing, to "you are kidding, right?" or "really? me too!". My favourite is: "you dont really look like a crazy person..." omg u believe in god!! It is quite exciting and amusing to see a person in such an atheistic site like TL. Atheistic? Really, never thought about it till now...are there some statistics about it?
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=154377
quite a few. that's one of the shorter ones, most religious threads get closed because of uncivil debate.
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On July 07 2011 18:54 obesechicken13 wrote:Show nested quote +On July 07 2011 18:48 Lambertus wrote:On July 07 2011 18:29 Cubu wrote:On July 07 2011 18:06 Lambertus wrote:Intox Norway. July 07 2011 05:43. Posts 24 PM Profile Report Quote #
On July 07 2011 05:41 Lambertus wrote:
I'm a Reverend from the Lutheran Church in Germany.
Like ur quote The next plague wont be crickets, it will be SO MANY BANELINGS! On July 07 2011 05:51 KimJongChill wrote:On July 07 2011 05:44 bonifaceviii wrote:On July 07 2011 05:41 Lambertus wrote:
I'm a Reverend from the Lutheran Church in Germany. The mental image of a clergyman owning up noobs in master's league makes me smile. haha, you've got quite a fitting namesake as well :b Haha, thx guys for the responses :D Yeah, most of the reactions I get when I tell what Hobby I have range from laughing, to "you are kidding, right?" or "really? me too!". My favourite is: "you dont really look like a crazy person..." omg u believe in god!! It is quite exciting and amusing to see a person in such an atheistic site like TL. Atheistic? Really, never thought about it till now...are there some statistics about it? http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=154377quite a few. that's one of the shorter ones, most religious threads get closed because of uncivil debate.
Oh, thanks for that! Will look into it, obviously I find it interesting But lets not go deeper around here...I know that phenomenon quite well...its like discussing politics in forums...after page 4 or 5, there comes the war...
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Lmao at the 14 people that voted nothing :D
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On July 07 2011 19:00 Gfox wrote:
Lmao at the 14 people that voted nothing :D
Some of us just aspire to sit around on our asses all day.
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US Air Force doing Information Technology related work. Always loved computers... so I picked it up in the military.
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I'm currently doing a cybersecuity job for my freshman year summer. Though I've always wanted to be a pianist.
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Pretty fail poll tbh doesnt even have an other option. I am in the military.
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Currently im working in a retirement home where i did my year of social service til my studies being in October. But despite my worries in the beginning its a very interesting and satisfying work.
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IT and Network Tech - it is cool, but I also run a couple of blogs and play music. My dream is to run a comic shop...too bad they are a dying breed though.
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In my third year of medical school. Not really sure what I want to do. Possibly Obstetrics, General Practice or Gastro/General Medicine. Or Emergency. Not surgery though.
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Where is progamer option?
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currently studying to be a teacher but what i really want to be is a pyrotechnician.... one day..... one day.....
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On July 07 2011 20:21 MrStorkie wrote:
Where is progamer option?
"Nothing"
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Studying my bachelors degree in businesseconomics, gonna do the masters afterwards.
Hoping to become a CFO in some big ass company, or maybe specialize in IT-systems like ERP etc.
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consultant...probably want to shift into senior management at an operations level.
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I am studying IT am interested in becoming Penetration Tester (testing security of systems, hacking), only to give ladies my business card and a sly smile.
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I work as an "IT guy"... but I aspire to be a game designer.
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On July 07 2011 20:30 sleepingdog wrote:"Nothing"
Lol! Progaming is a REAL job!
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Hmm? Why so few in creative arts?! We have some pretty creative folks on TL, I'm suprised more of you aren't artists.
Its my goal to be either a musician, a poet, or some other kind of artist. I don't expect to make any money at all doing that however, so I've invested my time and energy in some marketable skills. Right now I work at US Bank as a web developer and technical writer.
Something I've realized about myself is that given enough energy and time, I can be really good at anything. I just have to choose what it is I want to invest my time in. I'm sure the same goes for many of the undecideds in this thread.
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On July 07 2011 20:30 sleepingdog wrote:"Nothing"
Lol tell that to the Korean progamers that have contracts and more money/year than the average workforce does. Not saying it's likely - but what you said is akin to calling "professional baseball player" nothing...
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On July 07 2011 21:21 FallDownMarigold wrote:Show nested quote +On July 07 2011 20:30 sleepingdog wrote:On July 07 2011 20:21 MrStorkie wrote:
Where is progamer option? "Nothing" Lol tell that to the Korean progamers that have contracts and more money/year than the average workforce does. Not saying it's likely - but what you said is akin to calling "professional baseball player" nothing...
 Flash can make it rain with all the money he won in Brood War. Too bad his hand is about to fall off from so much Terran domination and destruction. I hope he heals
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I'm actually really surprised how low Creative Arts is in the poll. o_o
Anyway.. I do motion graphic design, mostly for advertising.
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I'm an intern at NIH (working with data analysis... basically entering in numbers all day).
And I have no idea what I want to do! tt
Maybe like architecture. Something with math that requires creativity, or maybe I'll just go into programming or engineering. Or chemistry. Fuck bio man T_T
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On July 07 2011 21:21 FallDownMarigold wrote:Show nested quote +On July 07 2011 20:30 sleepingdog wrote:On July 07 2011 20:21 MrStorkie wrote:
Where is progamer option? "Nothing" Lol tell that to the Korean progamers that have contracts and more money/year than the average workforce does. Not saying it's likely - but what you said is akin to calling "professional baseball player" nothing...
How on earth can someone not realize I was just trolling him for asking this question while probably not being progamer himself.
Sometimes internet is really tiring..
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On July 07 2011 20:21 MrStorkie wrote:
Where is progamer option?
Lol, I may have forgotten that one... On a gaming site, hehe... Still only allowed 12 answers so
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Working as game developer, more specifally animator, for 4 years so far. Guess it fits in "creative art".
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I'm studying as a Mechatronic Engineer, 3rd year. Going to be taking my second internship soon. There's so many engineers around here lol.
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aspire: in a bank for 3 years.
now: operation office in the police headquarters
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Why no military option? I'm studying electrical engineering, hoping to join the army one day.
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What is a related technology to engineering?
Apparently I'm in the majority.
Woo this thread is much better than the last time i posted!
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On July 07 2011 11:53 gdot5 wrote:Show nested quote +On July 07 2011 07:19 Black Gun wrote:
grad student in statistics. dunno which field this is considered... statistics is a science that can be applied in almost all other fields of science or the business world.. I'm currently an undergrad in actuarial science, not sure if I'm going to do graduate school for statistics or actuarial science (pretty similar I know) what made you choose statistics?
I'm not sure exactly what your grad school program will consist of, but speaking from a UK/SA perspective I can say that the focus shifts a lot from the technical/statistical aspect to actual implementation and knowledge of the different actuarial fields.
So If you want to continue studying advanced statistical methods then you should probably not choose actuarial science (although there is space for that pursuit, it's not the main focus unless you go in to academia most likely! But who goes in to academia with an act sci degree!). Many companies that employ actuaries (your life companies and such) actually also have statisticians on retainer, who the actuaries use to check their stats, consult with etc.
If you choose actuarial science it's also a much more focused path that you're choosing as opposed to statistics, which can have you working in virtually any field out there.
Personally I chose act sci and I love it, but you should just go with whatever you enjoy more (Which can be hard admittedly as you don't actually experience any actuarial work really in undergrad. Try to have a look at the later specialist study material or speak to actuaries to get an idea). There are certainly an abundance of job opportunities for either career world wide.
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I'm a scholarship coordinator at a large community college in arizona. Essentially no scholarships are awarded out of our 70,000 student population until it crosses my desk ~_~.
I don't love or hate it but it pays pretty damn nice for only being a year into the work force since graduating from college. It's also a pretty sweet connections/job skill builder if I decided to stay in education administration.
Anyway, I'm hoping to get into grad school for fall 2012 either a PhD in evolutionary biology or MS in cellular/molecular bio. I would then use those degrees to become a professor or do research.
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I'm currently attending law school in Michigan, which means two things 1. I hardly have time to play any SC2, and 2. I hardly have any time at all.
I notice it wasn't on the polls, perhaps it's not a common field for the gamer crowd, I don't know.
I'll be happy if I can even find a job once I'm done with the current economy .
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I lost my job working for a bank in mortgage life insurance a month ago. I hated it. Now I have no idea what to do with my life. qq t.t
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I freelance, part-time, in the field of web development and web content writing. Other than that, I am relegated to house duties.
I honestly have no strong aspirations other than to be a supportive wife to my husband and to ensure that I still in good shape when I reach my 30's. I have an I.T. University degree which in retrospect I consider to be not very useful. I have no further educational or career goals, although I would like to write a book on *UNDETERMINED TOPIC* at some point.
I'm happier than I was when I was younger and more career-focused.
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Just finished a BScH in life science and Im writing my MCAT in august. I will work for a year and if I get accepted to any of the prospective schools in january onward then thats what I will be doing. If not maybe persue a masters and re-apply.
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Currently holding multiple positions at a fairly large road construction company. I report directly to the CFO as a controller, taking care of the finances of a $50 million company, I also handle all payroll and all the fun union issues that come up on a weekly basis. Stressful job at times, but hey for only being 28 it's not too shabby lol
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Security Site Manager for a Secret Level Classified facility. Sorry, I can't tell you anything else. Lol
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On July 07 2011 01:05 Triscuit wrote:Show nested quote +On July 07 2011 00:57 djWHEAT wrote:
I was hired at my company to deploy a massive Cloud Backup System (using the Asigra platform) for small community banks. My one man team turned into a team of 4 and I now manage the team. Performing maintenance, storage upgrades, and third level support for about 300+ customers.
I fucking hate it. I want to be doing eSports full time... but it does feed the family and put a roof over our heads. Do you hate it because eSports is just better or does the work actually just really suck? Also if you don't mind me asking, what educational background do you have?
It really just sucks. Mostly because it's not very challenging. It was challenging in the beginning. And it was awesome. But as time goes on, you don't get that same feeling as you once did.
My educational background goes from High School, to College where I majored in Computer Science, Broadcasting, and Tekken 2. I completed 3 years before I realized I hated coding and left school to take a job in the IT world during the Y2K debacle. Built up a great resume during that time and never really suffered from the lack of a degree. During that time I was also playing Quake 3 professionally and eventually turned to commentating once I couldn't balance playing and the job the way I wanted to.
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System developer (java, groovy, xslt)
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I am the president, but before and after my term, just a god
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Transportation engineer @ an engineering consulting firm. Actually I'm doing this from work lol.
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I'm a web developer, aspiring to be a video game developer. I've been doing this professionally for 5 years now.
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On July 07 2011 03:54 Defacer wrote:Show nested quote +On July 07 2011 03:53 Destro wrote:Im a visual effects artist currently working for a studio in vancouver, we work on a TV show called sanctuary Deluxe?
AnthemFX
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I want to work for the government after I finished my Masters in Middle eastern languages and culture
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I have a BS in business management and I'm hoping to get an MBA ..eventually.
I currently work in marketing at a social gaming company. So yeah, all that spam you see from games like Farmville and Restaurant city cluttering your Facebook--that's from people like me. <3
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On July 07 2011 00:28 Zorgaz wrote:Still have a year in school, but after that I'm aspiring to study to be a civil engineer. I'd love to have a job where i invent/create stuff :D. A good education will atleast see to it that I'll always be able to find some sort of job ^^. Edit: Post 666 :O
hahah civil engineer some engineers just lacks manner eh?
I'm applying for a game creator sort of program. And after 5 yrs i will hopefully be a fully fledged game designer :D
i am still surprised because until the last day for applying i where just going to be studying some random job just so i had something to rely on if i sucked too much at drawing manga (wich still is a dream of mine). But now i am so into game developing so we'll see how it goes
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Working for Samsung Electronics for 7 years now. Worked there as material supplier, material controller, proces engineer, and currently working as production aplication developer.
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Making my PhD in Image Processing.
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a little question to all the native english speakers:
what exactly is the affiliation of the term "grad student"? if someone says he is a grad student, do you think of him as a phd student or rather as a guy pursuing a masters degree? I know wikipedia says it can mean both, but what comes to your head first when hearing "grad student"?
when I posted some pages ago, i actually meant that im a phd student in statistics.
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I want to do building, but the engineering end. There's difference IMO between engineering buildings, site planning, environmental (civil engineering) and the architecture of those same things, even though they very often have to work with one another. For this reason, i said "
"Engineering and Related Technologies"
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On July 08 2011 04:39 Black Gun wrote:a little question to all the native english speakers: what exactly is the affiliation of the term "grad student"? if someone says he is a grad student, do you think of him as a phd student or rather as a guy pursuing a masters degree? I know wikipedia says it can mean both, but what comes to your head first when hearing "grad student"? when I posted some pages ago, i actually meant that im a phd student in statistics.
undergrad = our bachlor
graduate school = our master
PhD = our doctor degree
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On July 08 2011 00:48 nceuphoria wrote:I'm currently attending law school in Michigan, which means two things 1. I hardly have time to play any SC2, and 2. I hardly have any time at all. I notice it wasn't on the polls, perhaps it's not a common field for the gamer crowd, I don't know. I'll be happy if I can even find a job once I'm done with the current economy .
Going to UMich Law didn't stop me from mass gaming.
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Just got hired as a Help Desk Technician for a healthcare company in Philly. Hoping to eventually work my way to system admin or become a programmer in some fashion, whether it be in the company I'll be working for or another opportunity in the future
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On July 08 2011 04:51 link0 wrote:Show nested quote +On July 08 2011 00:48 nceuphoria wrote:I'm currently attending law school in Michigan, which means two things 1. I hardly have time to play any SC2, and 2. I hardly have any time at all. I notice it wasn't on the polls, perhaps it's not a common field for the gamer crowd, I don't know. I'll be happy if I can even find a job once I'm done with the current economy . Going to UMich Law didn't stop me from mass gaming.
Just curious, I am thinking about going to law school after college. How hard is it really to find a job afterwards? I am just nervous because there seems to be a lot of negativity saying that there are too many lawyers in the country and unless you are top of your class in a top law school you won't find a good paying job afterwards.
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On July 08 2011 04:28 Patat0r wrote:
Making my PhD in Image Processing.
What kind of Image Processing? Microscopy? Astronomy? Or video? I've had to delve into it a bit, and it's pretty damn cool what you can do there. Good luck!
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I'm working as a carpenter.
In school, majoring in mathematics.
EDIT: Apparently I'm the only carpenter on TL. Win.
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Anyone know OpenGL ES or any good references I could use to learn it faster? Cuz even though I plan on going into Computer Science, I wanna learn OpenGL ES so i can start programming iPhone games like yesterday (aka, ASAP)
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On July 08 2011 04:39 Black Gun wrote:a little question to all the native english speakers: what exactly is the affiliation of the term "grad student"? if someone says he is a grad student, do you think of him as a phd student or rather as a guy pursuing a masters degree? I know wikipedia says it can mean both, but what comes to your head first when hearing "grad student"? when I posted some pages ago, i actually meant that im a phd student in statistics.
First thing that comes to my mind is a person pursuing their master's degree. People pursuing their phd are docorate students.
Edit: I forgot to tell you guys what I do! I work at a small company as an IT consultant. I graduated in April with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Finance.
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On July 08 2011 04:39 Black Gun wrote:a little question to all the native english speakers: what exactly is the affiliation of the term "grad student"? if someone says he is a grad student, do you think of him as a phd student or rather as a guy pursuing a masters degree? I know wikipedia says it can mean both, but what comes to your head first when hearing "grad student"? when I posted some pages ago, i actually meant that im a phd student in statistics.
grad student means someone who has graduated from college, and is returning as a student. typically you arent a grad student unless you have a bachelors degree and are heading for your masters.
PhD is yet another level, in which most ppl just say, im working on my doctorate
edit: OOPS sry Raisauce i pretty much paraphrased what you just said 8 min ago
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On July 07 2011 13:05 Defacer wrote:Show nested quote +On July 07 2011 09:52 GrungyMunchy wrote:
I'm studying Architecture and on my 4th year (out of 5), thinking about taking some postgrad course in England, like in UCL or London Met, does anyone have any thoughts on this? Do Grad school were you want to find work/live. It will give you the opportunity to network and build relationships with leaders in the field. And be nice to your profs. You never know who they know. I have the job I have right now because my old dean recommended me for it.
Yes, I'm planning on finishing it here. I was just thinking of enhancing my curriculum in some way because it can help when searching for employment.
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On July 08 2011 02:31 PolSC2 wrote:
Security Site Manager for a Secret Level Classified facility. Sorry, I can't tell you anything else. Lol
Area 51!
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I aspire to be a TL.net moderator!
Lol jokes aside, I too am studying towards being a Chemical Engineer. Currently in my 3rd year (officially - kinda failed a year) of studies and hopefully only 1 more til I get my degree. Also hoping jobs aren't too difficult to come by, although here in SA its depends on where u apply to. I'm hoping to be able to pay off my study loan as quickly as possible so I can focus on having a kickass life.
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On July 08 2011 04:59 Rokusha wrote:Show nested quote +On July 08 2011 04:51 link0 wrote:On July 08 2011 00:48 nceuphoria wrote:I'm currently attending law school in Michigan, which means two things 1. I hardly have time to play any SC2, and 2. I hardly have any time at all. I notice it wasn't on the polls, perhaps it's not a common field for the gamer crowd, I don't know. I'll be happy if I can even find a job once I'm done with the current economy . Going to UMich Law didn't stop me from mass gaming. Just curious, I am thinking about going to law school after college. How hard is it really to find a job afterwards? I am just nervous because there seems to be a lot of negativity saying that there are too many lawyers in the country and unless you are top of your class in a top law school you won't find a good paying job afterwards.
Back when I graduated, if you get into a top14 law school, then you need to be top 50% or lower (depending on school) to have a good chance of landing a big law firm job that pays 175k starting. It should be somewhat more competitive now not but hopefully the economy will recover by the time you graduate.
Big law firm work sucks dick though, and is arguably not worth the high salary, IMO.
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I'm a firefighter/paramedic. I'm certified in ACLS (advanced cardiac life support), ITLS Advanced Provider (International Trauma Life Support), PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support). I'm transfer drug certified, as well as EVOC (emergency vehicle operator certified.) At some point I plan on taking the CONTOMS course to get certified as a tactical paramedic, as well as a CCEMT-P class, so I'll be a critical care paramedic.
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I clean carpets right now, but plan on starting my trek through college next year, for history or maybe archaeology.
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I´m studying sports economy in Cologne and work in a gym as a trainer. I should get my bachelor next year. ^^
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I work part-time at an apple store but I'm currently studying in undergrad to become a UX engineer or web designer some day.
really not surprised by the poll results haha
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Currently working as a co-manager of a clothes shop - until September where I'll start my studies as multimedia designer. And after those studies I'm starting my own firm. The co-manager job is solely to be able to pay my bills.
Providing clients with basic services as webpage creation, maintenance, support, etc.
Currently I'm doing it freelance(ish) for friends and projects I support. For free, since it's hard to get bigger clients without being officially educated under it.
However, I am with 2 others (another designer and a programmer) starting to set up a competitive eSports homepage/tournament located in Denmark whether it's going to be live or not, is still unknown.
And after studies I'd like to get more into that. More seriously.
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lol im a SAP consultant, its a pretty awesome job if u ask me, i love it <3!
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I want to be the very best, Like no one ever was. To catch them is my real test, to train them is my cause. POKEMON!
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I am doing a 5-year Biology program along with pre-med, over the 5 years I should have a few internships at what I'm hoping will be research facilities. Plan to work for a year or two after and then apply to medical school.
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I am in the application process for RCMP, it is going by pretty slow but I am determined and very confident I will get in.
Right now though I work at a small confectionery store.
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Software development isn't on there, so I picked engineering. Closest thing listed.
IT is for dropouts ><
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Been doin hair for 13 years now. Get to work with pretty ladies, make good money and get to make my own hours. Pretty good gig. Extra bonus is being able to get creative and work with my hands.
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I'm a bio major - hoping to be an ornithologist, actually (doing bird research). Still have a semester of undergrad left and I'm probably going to work as an admin assistant for a year before I try for grad school since that takes a while to figure out...
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i'm becoming a gamedeveloper as my plan for winning the lottery or making lots of money playing poker seems to fail
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I chose Nothing (Absolutely Nothing)
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On July 09 2011 11:18 Stijx wrote:
I am doing a 5-year Biology program along with pre-med, over the 5 years I should have a few internships at what I'm hoping will be research facilities. Plan to work for a year or two after and then apply to medical school.
You know I did just about the same thing...
Well I went for Bio Chemistry instead but med school was definitely the goal. Had the grades and everything to get in but I have yet to meet a Doctor that didn't look completely run through.
So then I applied to be a police officer quite randomly and through some miracle made it through on my first try and now I "help" people for a living.
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Airplane pilot doesn't fit in any categories, I guess.
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On July 07 2011 18:54 Djagulingu wrote:
Either engineering thing or IT. My major is on electronics engineering but my current internship is more about IT.
I work as an EE. I hate it, and currently am following a different career path. It's good money but not great. Fun is a big word for describing it's work, and if you have high standards of what fun is, then it's really a bottom feeder job for experiencing the exciting things in life. Progress is slow, hours can be long, and its very dull work, and this is coming from a worker in a successful telecom dev team in Canada.
I used to think studying and becoming an engineer was baller. I used to be proud of it, even though I mildly enjoyed it. But after working in the field for a few years, I've realized it is not an exciting or interesting lifestyle of work for me anymore. I want something more. I now feel sorry for the average student who say they're taking engineering and have high aspirations for their field of study, especially in the workforce.
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Wanna become Judge even tho im just 14 right now i think it will be very exciting ( German lawsystem the judge's decision has more weight ( no jury )) , my whole family are lawyers .
Lets see if my school degree will be good enough in oder to study somewhere decent :-P
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There a quite a few categories missing from this list, I picked the next closest to my job which would be a mix between information security and information management. Which is not the same as IT. Anyway I picked IT cause it would be closest.
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On July 07 2011 00:24 XKiller wrote:
Im hope that in high school i get good at sc2 and become a progamer, but I will prob go into some IT job like writing code or even working on componits and stuff.
Good luck woking on your "Componits and Stuff" sir. I aspire to be an audio engineer, making at least enough money to survive and (hopefully) enjoying good music every night of my life. Once I'd accumulated enough cash though I would probably end up aspiring to 'Do Nothing' for the later years.
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I'm studying to be an mechanical engineer. I wanna work on airplanes, in the defense industry, toys, or something food related.
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Finishing up school, planning on being a helicopter pilot and it looks good for it.
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Audio Engineering, currently working with the GTMF orchestra and usually spending my time at the SF opera / symphony.
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I'm not sure if I'm under creative arts or engineering, but im an audio engineer. I work for a studio and I produce artists/bands, create beats and melodies for pop or rap music. I also do live audio. I go to concerts and theatre shows and deal with the mixer and micing the instruments.
It's a fun career. Definitely not Monday to Friday, 9 to 5, and im in my early 20s and already losing my hearing, but I enjoy it.
Edit: post(s) above me related.... Niiiice! Lol
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On July 12 2011 05:44 Horrde wrote:Show nested quote +On July 07 2011 18:54 Djagulingu wrote:
Either engineering thing or IT. My major is on electronics engineering but my current internship is more about IT. I work as an EE. I hate it, and currently am following a different career path. It's good money but not great. Fun is a big word for describing it's work, and if you have high standards of what fun is, then it's really a bottom feeder job for experiencing the exciting things in life. Progress is slow, hours can be long, and its very dull work, and this is coming from a worker in a successful telecom dev team in Canada. I used to think studying and becoming an engineer was baller. I used to be proud of it, even though I mildly enjoyed it. But after working in the field for a few years, I've realized it is not an exciting or interesting lifestyle of work for me anymore. I want something more. I now feel sorry for the average student who say they're taking engineering and have high aspirations for their field of study, especially in the workforce.
What career path you following now bro?
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I have worked in a variety of fields over the years, ranging from robotics to biochemistry to graphic design. But now (and for the past 10 years) I am primarily a lighting designer for theater, dance, concerts and installations and a theatrical technical director.
I also run a small company geared towards vocational training for those interested in technical theater.
I love my job. It's very rewarding, if very consuming.
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US Air Force here. I aspire to be retired...lol
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I'd love to be a features writer for a publication like Time or Rolling Stones. Or be an NBA/F1 writer for ESPN (does this make me a sellout? Bleh who cares, it would be awesome)
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want to get into IB VC or PE
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On July 12 2011 09:15 Perseverance wrote:
US Air Force here. I aspire to be retired...lol
Lol, that would be so damn boring. I dont look forward to that at all
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I'm studying accounting right now and hoping to become an public company auditor.
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I work as a manager at Gamestop. As jobs go, it's definitely not terrible.
I'm working towards a Bachelor's in voice and aim to become a singer (singing pretty much anywhere, but broadway would be nice).
I'm also working towards pro-gaming. =p
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I'm studying physics at university for now, not entirely sure what I plan on doing with it (doubting between master in astronomy or master in theoretical physics). That is, if I even get there in the first place, as I'm failing pretty badly. My "back-up" plan is studying history and then becoming a highschool teacher probably. I like explaining things to people, I find the subjects really interesting and it isn't as hard on the math as physics (lol) so it seems like a good idea. Still, I'm gonna try to not take the "easy way out" immediatly (not to say that history is easy or anything, just that physics is much harder than I had expected).
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Just finishing high school right now, I plan to join the Canadian military. I'm either going to be an electronics-optronics technician (If I can get it) or a Cook (What I have the most job experience in). Assuming I can take either job I'm still deciding what I'd enjoy more. I've always loved technology and found electronics very interesting, but I don't have any experience in the field. On the other hand, I have experience cooking and am familiar with it; but unless you have a passion for it or really enjoy cooking it, it can be more grinding than WoW (I'd be cooking for 500-1000 people every day if I choose cook, that's a ton of food prep). I'll probably try to go for being an EO tech, it would be new and challenging and having an education in electrical systems would be very useful if I leave the military.
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I work as a line cook doing appetizers, saute and sometimes salads. I don't mind it's pretty fun mostly because of the people I work with. Im also a third year finance major looking forward to being an investment banker somewhere in Canada.
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I'm a network administrator for a med-size company...
and i play around with their servers and routers :D
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I kind of want to be a professional Opera singer, but I'm not really confident in my vocal talent or my stage presence.
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I plan on studying physical therapy in the near future, but it's a long road and I am content at my job for the time being and am slowly paying off debt.
I work as a receptionist at an organic day spa and hair salon
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I'm getting into the field of School Psychology. Emotionally draining work, pays pretty crappy but I've been exposed to a lot of what the field pertains to, and I feel like it's where I can truly make a difference for a child.
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WoW , not many architects arround -D
Well I just finished Uni , I been working as an architect in the creative field, brainstorming for 3 years now.
I aspire that in the next 5 years I do a public equipment and try to compete internationaly
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I work in food service right now, I'd like to eventually be a home-ec teacher, but I'm not sure if that subject exists anymore
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I wrote nothing, but my real aspiration is to enjoy life and improve myself as a person while I do it.
As for my job, I don't know what cryptolinguist would be under. IT?
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Im an RN work in hemodyalysis currently for a decent size hospital. Work is great, money's great hours are good...no complaints here. Ill be pursuining a masters eventually.
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I am not quite sure where to mark it...I am working on my Ph.D in Philosophy right now.
I want to be a professor/pro-Starcraft 2v2 player. :D
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After college I plan on going into the field of Architecture Tech. I first wanted to just go into general Architecture, but after co-oping at a firm for 5ish months, I realised I liked the on-computer part of the design process.
Hence, Architecture Tech.
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I'm a public sector auditor. It's not the typical auditing though since I don't deal with accountancy (I studied political science).
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Working (read: studying) towards something in accounting and finance. I'm probably going to be working in a bank of some sort- oh connections. Going to be one of those suits walking around DT with little to no monies lol. What a great future.
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I wanna be a pornstar.
Can anyone help me think of a good stage-name?
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In pre-med atm :3 so Health for me
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On July 27 2011 10:04 TerdToss wrote:
I wanna be a pornstar.
Can anyone help me think of a good stage-name?
I think TerdToss is fine for porn
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I currently work @ Charley's Subs as a griller to help pay for my College.
I aspire to work in the Supply Chain Management field, hopefully I'll be able to travel with this field!
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I'm currently a Broadband tech for the cable company. in the airforce i was computer networking and crypto. about to join back into the Navy hopefully into a computer job of any kind
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Lots of very intelligent and qualified people on TL. I'm working for BT on their web chat team at the moment whilst I study for my business management degree, I'd like to get into some kind of sales management role later in life because I just love the motivating factors of the whole industry.
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On July 27 2011 10:14 Cirn9 wrote:Show nested quote +On July 27 2011 10:04 TerdToss wrote:
I wanna be a pornstar.
Can anyone help me think of a good stage-name? I think TerdToss is fine for porn
Very niche, however.
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On July 27 2011 10:47 travis wrote:Show nested quote +On July 27 2011 10:14 Cirn9 wrote:On July 27 2011 10:04 TerdToss wrote:
I wanna be a pornstar.
Can anyone help me think of a good stage-name? I think TerdToss is fine for porn Very niche, however.
Does that mean he won't make as much or that he charges more to the target audience?
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I wanna be a porn star.. and I actually might get a video or two since my penis is 8 inches.
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Why would you want to be something else than an engineer....
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Going to school for math even though I'm not sure what I'm going to do with it exactly, but I like numbers ^_^
In the meantime I work at a hospital doing food services.
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Professor of Economics or Finance. Currently starting my 4th year of PhD in Econ. My fields are Game Theory, Macro and Fin Econ.
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I currently serve people frozen custard as a summer job, it's making not be able to wait until college starts again lol. In the future, I aspire to do work with plant biology or potentially botany/agriculture.
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I hope to do research in Physics (Astro or Quantum, or both )
Currently doing my Bachelors in Physics/Math (honors, 2 majors)
Oh I this summer I work for my local city, cutting grass and trees and planting new trees and flowers.
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work grounds crew @ a golf course. in school for turfgrass mangement.
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Beginning my BSN this fall, looking to specialize in mental illness and chemical addiction nursing.
Hopefully I can snag an evening CNA/med tech position at the local detox or rehab before school starts. If that doesn't come through by late August, I'll probably wait tables.
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I'm currently going into my third year of undergrad physics and I've been working with a laser lab for nearly three years now. I spend my lab time either setting up experiments or writing labview programs for data analysis. I'm positive I want to go into the research world of physics but it's hard picking between subfields like astrophysics and amo physics >.<
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On July 27 2011 12:38 Steel wrote:I hope to do research in Physics (Astro or Quantum, or both ) Currently doing my Bachelors in Physics/Math (honors, 2 majors) Oh I this summer I work for my local city, cutting grass and trees and planting new trees and flowers.
O.o I envy you, Quantum Physics is fascinating to me. My best friends brother is majoring in Archaeology! How awesome is that?
I shall be studying Biochemistry, I grew up on a farm and my dream is to get a job with a company like Pioneer Seed or Becks's Hybrids, and develop new varieties of corn, wheat, and soybean seeds to increase things like yield potential, disease resistance, or moisture absorption.
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Federal Prosecutor in the Criminal Affairs Department
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I'm currently studying Electrical & Computer Engineering but in the mean time I work overnights at a group home >.<
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Currently in uni studying Civil Engineering and Business. Not sure which I want to go into though, Civil Eng kinda bores me.
Also working part-time at a retail store to earn some cash while studying.
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I aspire to be a pro gamer, but that probably won't ever happen. I don't know what I want to do really, so I guess I'll just blindly go to college and choose something that makes a good amount of money.
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I'm planning to some sort of composite work, ideally developing body armor for a private firm.
For now its just the PhD track, in Materials Science & Engineering, working on powder processing for laparoscopic instruments, high elastic(nitinol) arrays for inside a matrices for plane wings, and diamond CVD/CVI growth for surgical blades/nanoelectronics.
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Going to be studying International Business and Logistics at California Maritime Academy here soon. Going to do their pre-coast guard program also.
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I'm in the business field, accounting to be more specific.There is no option for this.
Or would it be "Management and commerce?"
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In my second year of Uni, and am currently working as a software developer for a company called Signiant.
As for what I'm studying in University, my degree is in Computer Science in the Computer Game Development stream
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Monmouth University Class of 2015
Major: Software Engineer / Computer Science
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I am only in high school but due to the ways of society economics/finance seems to be the most profitable occupation for me, so I will most likely strive for a good graduate school in that regard.
I'd like to have a job that has hours suitable for my Starcraft 2 playing though. =D By the time I get a job hopefully Legacy of the Void will have been released, but blizzard is so slow at releasing expansions I highly doubt the plausibility.
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On July 27 2011 13:26 Xaerkar wrote:
I am only in high school but due to the ways of society economics/finance seems to be the most profitable occupation for me, so I will most likely strive for a good graduate school in that regard.
I'd like to have a job that has hours suitable for my Starcraft 2 playing though. =D By the time I get a job hopefully Legacy of the Void will have been released, but blizzard is so slow at releasing expansions I highly doubt the plausibility.
A job in finance and have time for Starcraft...one can hope I guess
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I work as an Auditor, and got my Deploma this summer, and am starting my Candidate degree (roughly a Masters equevelant) in the fall.
Once I get that I think I will continue my education and become a 'State authorized public accountant' - Though the exams are absolutly brutal. - Only held once a year, and has 40+% fail rate. And that's people who have gone through ~10 years of studying, and working.
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Well...Bioengineering falls under engineering, natural and physical sciences, and health...so I just voted engineering lol
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Studying with hopes of becoming a Chemical engineer. One day I want to work with solar power or nanotechnology :D
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The interesting thing is that TL has a disproportionately high number of people in the science fields.
I'm now doing business enterprise software consulting (SAP). Hope to move over to management consulting though...
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I would love to do one of two things since I obviously suck too much to be a progamer: Mechanical engineering and be a mechanic for a huge company like Porsche, or go into robotics. Either way is perfectly fine with me.
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On July 27 2011 13:30 OneOther wrote:Show nested quote +On July 27 2011 13:26 Xaerkar wrote:
I am only in high school but due to the ways of society economics/finance seems to be the most profitable occupation for me, so I will most likely strive for a good graduate school in that regard.
I'd like to have a job that has hours suitable for my Starcraft 2 playing though. =D By the time I get a job hopefully Legacy of the Void will have been released, but blizzard is so slow at releasing expansions I highly doubt the plausibility. A job in finance and have time for Starcraft...one can hope I guess
Most finance jobs are 9-5's. That leaves the entire evening open for starcraft for most people. Don't forget weekends.
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On July 27 2011 15:07 TurkeyKnight wrote:Show nested quote +On July 27 2011 13:30 OneOther wrote:On July 27 2011 13:26 Xaerkar wrote:
I am only in high school but due to the ways of society economics/finance seems to be the most profitable occupation for me, so I will most likely strive for a good graduate school in that regard.
I'd like to have a job that has hours suitable for my Starcraft 2 playing though. =D By the time I get a job hopefully Legacy of the Void will have been released, but blizzard is so slow at releasing expansions I highly doubt the plausibility. A job in finance and have time for Starcraft...one can hope I guess Most finance jobs are 9-5's. That leaves the entire evening open for starcraft for most people. Don't forget weekends.
Hmm which jobs are you talking about specifically? Based on what I have read and heard, jobs like investment banking (especially the first several years) require a lot more hours than 9 to 5, as well as weekends. But the finance field is huge, so I suppose it can vary quiet a bit depending on what you exactly do.
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Trying for a PhD in Zerg . Other than that, I'm majoring in Physics and minoring in Biology, Pschology, and Music.
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I'm in HS, looking to do a Comp Sci degree, then merge into finance/Wall Street type jobs. Can't say too much about whether my gaming can continue, but will try to follow in my family footsteps.
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which category is psychology under?
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I'm about to start the last year of my Philosophy BA. The plan is to get my PhD and then teach until I die.
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I'm an engineering student however I aspire to win the lottery
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On July 27 2011 15:30 Roe wrote:
which category is psychology under?
I just voted society and culture .
Woo psych!
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I am doing my advanced diploma in animation. Doesn't sound very impressive, but its fun and lots of hard work
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I'm a computer programmer/softare architect. Currently doing web applications.
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I'm currently in my 4th semester of computer science (BS) and exams are coming up in a few days
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On July 07 2011 00:31 TadH wrote:
Right now I work for the largest privately held telecommunications company in Canada, we are partners with Google, Microsoft and others.
I work as "Pre Sales Support" Basically on my way to becoming a Sales Engineer. I also do work in the Data Centre, running fiber, setting up servers, hubs, switches.
I's also starting to manage new Lync accounts. Which is the new version of OCS.
My Certifications include Networking+, A+, MCITP, MCSE, MS Office Certified. And other more obscure ones.
Basically if I don't fuck this up, this is where I can grow my career, I work in the corporate ehad quarters, along side with the VP, CEO, CTO and directors.
I actually love my job.
A consultant buddy told me this the other week:
"If you're doing any kind of hands-on work - you're expendable".
I thought that was the snobbiest thing he's ever said in his life. A cocky thing for him to say, but then he explained himself. It came down to this:
A typical IT guy is a dime a dozen. You can find anyone to build servers, setup switches, run cables, etc etc. How hard is it to find some dude who just passed his CCNA? They're everywhere. Just get that fella to configure the Cisco switches or whatever. Same with MCSE's...dime a dozen. Some UNIX sysadmin...dime a dozen.
A grunt IT fella, with all your running around, the detail-oriented BS you gotta remember(or document), shrug - you're just not respected or nearly on the same level as a designer who just spends all day just talking and schmoozing with clients.
Do you actually talk to those big wigs? Or relate to them on their level? Probably not right? What do they think of you? The truth is probably not what you'd like it to be.
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My personal take on all this? You're on the right track. I know all this IT hands-on stuff might seem way cool, but when you're asked to do after-hours or 2AM in the morning, it's not so fun anymore. You're probably the guy who gets paged when hardware goes down. Not fun.
Here's another tip. You may feel that mentioning all your certs looks impressive...I did the same thing before too. But here's the trap you'd fall into:
"you listed all these certs...OK...is that ALL you know, then?"
See that? So rude right? Unfortunately? That's what ppl think. Having those obscure IT certs don't mean the same thing as a university degree, an accounting cert, or all the truly well-known titles. It's the sad truth. They don't mean anything to the common man.
My take on this is, if you're required to get the cert by your employer, well it's a gun to your head that you can't deny, so of course you do what you have to. They probably need X number of ppl to hold the cert, so they can retain their gold status, retain something on their support agreements or whatever with their vendor. It isn't totally altruistic when your manager approaches you and says "how would you like to be certified on X".
Bottom line...get to the point where you don't need all these fancy BS certs. You want to be where you don't need to know all the details. That's what those sysadmins are for. You just draw diagrams, know everything on a high level...your pay will skyrocket, and you'll actually be doing LESS work. You'll giggle in your cubicle and think back how much harder you worked as a junior IT kid.
No more running around getting your hands dirty. No more phone calls at 3AM in the morning. Everything you do...within office hours, and that's it. And since there's so much invested into you - they can't just let you know at the drop of a hat. That's the theory anyways.
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when i grow up i want to be a patent troll
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I work as an SCV but one day want to be a Commodore on a Battlecruiser.
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Health - hospital radiopharmacist
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add an option for "academia"
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No social studies or humanities category? o.O
Or do I count in education?
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Where is the ESPORTS category?
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I work at a lunch joint in Boise, ID. called Zen Bento I make rice bowls and teriyaki sauce and shit, while studying for IT
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Work in Data Management for a Business Intelligence Firm.
I have a BA in History
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I just recently picked up a IT developer work. I'm still studying so I highly appreciate flexible hours.
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Hopefully graduate school to get a PharmD and then become a pharmacist :D
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Heading into my clinical year as a Physician Assistant atm; loving every minute of it!
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Currently doing my MEng in Chemical Engineering - going into my 3rd (out of 5) year. Hopefully next summer I shall be doing work exp. with my friend in an oil company up in Aberdeen, but we shall see what happens.
What I aspire to however... is just to be a good father - daughter was born on Monday )
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On July 07 2011 00:31 TadH wrote:
Right now I work for the largest privately held telecommunications company in Canada, we are partners with Google, Microsoft and others.
I work as "Pre Sales Support" Basically on my way to becoming a Sales Engineer. I also do work in the Data Centre, running fiber, setting up servers, hubs, switches.
I's also starting to manage new Lync accounts. Which is the new version of OCS.
My Certifications include Networking+, A+, MCITP, MCSE, MS Office Certified. And other more obscure ones.
Basically if I don't fuck this up, this is where I can grow my career, I work in the corporate ehad quarters, along side with the VP, CEO, CTO and directors.
I actually love my job. So you work for bell.
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Would love to do Biochemistry at Glasgow University in 2 years once i finish school. Then after that I have the choice of getting a job or going full time SC2.
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In retrospect, I shouldn't have been surprised by how many people are engineers / engineer-path here! I'm a biologist myself. Hooray natural sciences!
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Currently studying lutheran theology first year, still don't know if I want to get my doctorate. If so, I'll perhaps become a professor, but in the moment I just want to be a normal pastor.
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I guess I do Engineering and related technologies, but I am working as a junior project manager at a serious game / virtual reality / simulation company. Oh, we also do a lot of projects around design, in creative industries.
It sits in between engineering and IT.
Edit: Oh, I studied Industrial Design btw
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I do general strategy consulting with one of McK/Bain/BCG. Planning on moving to VC within a year or two, and my roommate and I launched a startup in June.
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I work in the advertising industry as a Media Planner. Not 100% sure what I want to do.
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Studying Information Technology, working as a web designer on the side.
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I am currently a pharmacy student, but I don't think I want to work as a pharmacist full time when I graduate .
I was intersted in history in HS, but accepted that oppertunities in history is very limited. I did a year of chemistry in undergrad and ended up liking it. Accepted an offer from pharmacy school thinking that pharmacy would be a good way to make a living, but I am having a lot of second thoughts after I started pharmacy school.
Think I prefer an office job relating to pharmaceutical patents or administrative side of drug distribution.
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i just lift rocks from place a to place b, wheres my option? :/
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On July 28 2011 04:21 Caloooomi wrote:Currently doing my MEng in Chemical Engineering - going into my 3rd (out of 5) year. Hopefully next summer I shall be doing work exp. with my friend in an oil company up in Aberdeen, but we shall see what happens. What I aspire to however... is just to be a good father - daughter was born on Monday )
Congratulations
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On July 28 2011 05:53 metharon wrote:
i just lift rocks from place a to place b, wheres my option? :/
this but with logs im sad there is no physical labor option to vote
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i'm working for Airbus Germany in the purchasing department
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On July 27 2011 15:07 TurkeyKnight wrote:Show nested quote +On July 27 2011 13:30 OneOther wrote:On July 27 2011 13:26 Xaerkar wrote:
I am only in high school but due to the ways of society economics/finance seems to be the most profitable occupation for me, so I will most likely strive for a good graduate school in that regard.
I'd like to have a job that has hours suitable for my Starcraft 2 playing though. =D By the time I get a job hopefully Legacy of the Void will have been released, but blizzard is so slow at releasing expansions I highly doubt the plausibility. A job in finance and have time for Starcraft...one can hope I guess Most finance jobs are 9-5's. That leaves the entire evening open for starcraft for most people. Don't forget weekends.
Lol are you trolling bro? You're going to be working 50/60 hour weeks nearly every week in most financial professions these days, even accounting.
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I work in the IT department of a biometrics company. Plus I have my own consulting company. Some days I don't have time to take a shit. One day I want to switch industries and open a restaurant. Glad I have today off.
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Studying HR (sounds funny) and working at the moment full-time at an international recruitment consultancy as part of my studies (I'm only in the company for 6 months because I have classes in 2012 ).
A part of my job is to be the one reading the application and being the first to read the CV.
Reading the crazy shit people write amazes me ("interests : hockey, soccer, marital life" guess I know what you appreciated in your couple uh :p ).
Aspiring to work in an HR department inside a company after seeing a bit the pure recruitment part.
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I wish I could answer this thread! But I must be top secret with my careerness.
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On July 28 2011 07:02 dbosworld wrote:
I wish I could answer this thread! But I must be top secret with my careerness.
Area 57?
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On July 07 2011 00:27 UisTehSux wrote:I just got a letter about 3 days ago informing me I've been accepted into the police academy. Orientation is July 20th. Going to follow in my dads foot steps. <3
Will you learn to make awesome noises with your mouth that sound really lifelike, or are only black people allowed to learn that?
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I still don't know
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A friendly pirate? I don't know if I can get money from that though.
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I'm a professional politician
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Right now I am working at a car wash sucks btw but it pays for school and I am studying to be a pharmacist.
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Exploiting the poor by collecting interest on credit cards and time shares.
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Starting my studies in physics (focusing on photonics) in the beginning of September at university, pretty excited about it.
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On July 28 2011 07:04 sirkyan wrote:Show nested quote +On July 28 2011 07:02 dbosworld wrote:
I wish I could answer this thread! But I must be top secret with my careerness. Area 57?
Nope, never odd numbers.
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Master in quantitative finance. Engineer in computer science (will have my degree next year).
The results of the poll, so far, aren't suprising. Pretty much what we'd expect.
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I'm currently in the process of joining the Royal Navy (UK) as a Submariner Engineer + Sonar systems specialist (fancy job titles hmm)
I chose to go for an engineer's position to pursue my passion for mechanics / system diagnostics and i decided too do it through the forces because of the lifestyle. My dad was in the Military Police so we moved all over the world when i was a kid. Couldn't think of a more exciting lifestyle too grow up through!
great post, thanks! Really enjoyed reading through what other people from the site are doing with their lives!
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I'm studying business, but what I really find interesting would be classified under Society/Culture.
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Working in retail management for a big luxury firm
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Bummmp. I think this is one of the more interesting threads on TL.
My dream (at least for the last 6-7 years) has been to open a big Lan/Arcade center but also to have a videogame store (IE Gamestop) in it as well. I love this idea though I really don't have the means or knowledge to do it but I still hope to make it happen one day.
Currently i'm going to school for Audio Engineering and working 2 jobs. Mainly I work at Walt Disney world as a little peon but hopefully getting my foot in the door here helps me move into a position where I can work on Disney movies or Disney artists with my Audio degree.
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