Who works for a living? (AI job thread)
Just curious how people make ends meet in these parts.
I design antennas, injection molded plastics, and on occasion am forced to write firmware. In other words, I'm an electrical engineer who splits time designing the enclosures for the devices my antenna go into.
It may sound cool, but only Apple gets access to cool things like pink anodized aluminum and the like. The rest of us just have FormZ and a book of plastic colors.
I design antennas, injection molded plastics, and on occasion am forced to write firmware. In other words, I'm an electrical engineer who splits time designing the enclosures for the devices my antenna go into.
It may sound cool, but only Apple gets access to cool things like pink anodized aluminum and the like. The rest of us just have FormZ and a book of plastic colors.
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I'm on the Cal Heavyweight Crew team. Very intense, 7 days a week, August through June with just Christmas break. never more than a day off in a row. Double practices 3-4 times aweek. Since it D1, NCAA and a top 5 ranked program I get a lot of benefits. Priority class selection, 500 dollar clothing allowance, medical insurance, tons of Nike gear, and per diem for every race (which can often times be quite a lot). Plus, we won the National Championship this year so we got some other stuff as well
Other than that I'm hoping to get the Apple Campus Representative Position this semester at Cal. I've been on the waitlist since last August.
added: guess i should say what i plan to do....im an architecture major and a potential civil engineer minor... not really sure what i want to focus in but interested in historical restoration, log cabins, building science, etc.... gotta get my feet wet first.
Good luck getting the Campus Representative job, Applenut! More free shit is always good.
I've done about everything from being a bricklayer to editing books and from designing shops and offices to what I'm doing actually. No, I can't specify.
Originally posted by Giaguara
I should be doing some engineering / architecture stuff but I'm doing something else. More fun actually.
I've done about everything from being a bricklayer to editing books and from designing shops and offices to what I'm doing actually. No, I can't specify.
Porn, eh?
During college I remember spending summers shoveling shit out of the screen room at the Little Falls pump station. No porn movies, though.
My philosophy--get paid doing what you love. Never--and I mean never-- do something strictly for the $$$.
This spring, I applied for, and was granted, a year's leave of absence (sabbatical). I need a break from teaching (though I love it dearly), and I need to try other things. I've saved up in order to be able to take this time off.
The ever-increasing tyranny of state requirements has taken all the fun out of teaching. A grindstone scenario has taken over, I'm afraid. Such a disservice to the students, in my opinion; but, oh well, I don't get to make state-wide curriculum decisions.
To function happily in the new environment (imo) requires the kind of teacher with a limited sense of humor, no sense of adventure, no desire to open the students' eyes to the whole interconnected-world of knowledge that is within their grasp, no sense of the absolute fun and joy in the act of learning. *sigh*
The kids are so wonderful. They deserve better than what they will be getting.
Anyway, in the first week of September, I shall begin writing a book on "classroom management for the beginning teacher". Sounds boring to you guys, perhaps; but I have tons to say about techniques that are well-tested -- skills that can help a first-year teacher have a MUCH more successful experience. Non-fiction sells (to the publishers, that is) more readily than fiction, and this book will not be difficult for me to write. I've already written a few chapters, but plan to start all over again.
After that sells (haha
Then (and perhaps concurrently) some autobiographical stuff; because that category of non-fiction has done well in the publishing markets over the last few years.
Then some historical fiction for teenagers, to seduce them with exciting stories into loving history as much as I do.
Then some "serious" literary stuff . (After writing all the 'previous' material, I should have the self-confidence to try something a bit more significant than junk fiction.)
So, that's the plan, friends and neighbors. (That is, 'after' I finish decorating my house. hahaha) (Okay, so my procrastination will actually be built INTO my schedule.
Though when I'm not there I build dry stone walls, rebuild old and failing stone bridges or other structures and help design individuals yards. Not terribly exciting, but being outdoors is nice and it's a hell of a workout.
No concrete plans for the future, but that's okay I'm just building a solid foundation for the time being.
Cheers,
Dan
I mix commentaries for DVD and conform audio for films and TV shows in many lauguages for DVD release.
It's great having a job that you love.
Originally posted by Carol A
Fourteen?! Omigod. It doesn't seem possible that anyone on these boards could be fourteen. Geez!
You should see his computer.
but seriously, my title is um "system designer" or something like that. i write code. and, on a good day, i'll compile it. actually a lot of the time i'm the guinea pig who tries out new products (hot off our msdn subscription cds). in theory its pretty cool idea; in practice, it means whatever project they need me to do will be done with some new fangled software ms or someone put out. sometimes the two are horribly mismatched. basically they pay me to waste time between cigarette breaks. ocassionally, i'll throw together in like an hour some system they asked for earlier in the day, b/c its always fun when you impress someone with your talent. "how did code that already? oh, it probably doesn't have that feature that we were talking about that we thought would take a long time. no wait, its there. wow. and its super fast." then there are days when everyone i know will throw somethign on my desk, and each of them will come and bother me about how slow i am.
First i was with the P3C-Orion, as an acoustic operator, hunting submarines. Also some radar, iff and Flir/Star Saphire. Then our minister of Defense thought it was a good plan to sell all the aircraft to Germany (why them??) and close the base and airport.
I had allready applied for Curacao. Was still allowed to go, just not flying anymore, obviously.
So now, Rescue Coordination Center, in the Coastguard center. Pretty laid back and hardly challenging, unless shit really hits the van. As you can see, we have also internet acces at work
Future plans: Canada, airtraffic control
Originally posted by sparhawk
i just changed careers in the navy, thanks to our asshole of a minister of defense (and i don't think he visits this board
First i was with the P3C-Orion, as an acoustic operator, hunting submarines. Also some radar, iff and Flir/Star Saphire. Then our minister of Defense thought it was a good plan to sell all the aircraft to Germany (why them??) and close the base and airport.
I had allready applied for Curacao. Was still allowed to go, just not flying anymore, obviously.
So now, Rescue Coordination Center, in the Coastguard center. Pretty laid back and hardly challenging, unless shit really hits the van. As you can see, we have also internet acces at work
Future plans: Canada, airtraffic control
Did you ever fly P3C-Orions based in Alaska?
So, do we have any submarine reconnaissance aircraft now, and if so, what?
The last time I was in the Pacific Northwest, I spent four hours on the carrier Abraham Lincoln, during Navy Week in Seattle. I *really* loved riding that aircraft elevator - fast and incredibly smooth. wow! I bought a ton of great souvenirs. If I could tour a nuclear submarine, my life would be complete.
Oh, and I sat in a Tomcat at Miramar on a school field trip. That was definitely cool.