What was/is your occupation?

[Bram]

Retired after 36 years as a hospital R.N. About 1/2 of my career was in direct patient care & the rest in management particulary related to areas of utilization, quality assurance, discharge planning, case management. I also did a few stints as a clinical instructor for the university's student nurses.

 

[REWahoo]

Shoe salesman, grocery clerk, surveyor assistant, high-altitude gas passer, instructor, quality control manager, plant manager, regional operations manager, corporate finance weenie, and now - personal entertainment czar (AKA: retired)

 

[Outtahere]

Cashier supervisor, groom on a thorough bred horse farm, merchandise mgr for retail store, retail store mgr, data entry supervisor, IT supervisor, mgr for computer sales, IT/HR/Accounting director and finally company owner/IT/HR/accounting director.

The list looks strange but if you knew the companies involved it all makes perfect sense.

 

[Meadbh]

I do a lot of QI and risk management. I'm surprised to find that there are lots of us here!

 

[wabmester]

I do a lot of QI and risk management. I'm surprised to find that there are lots of us here!

Wasn't intercst (REHP founder and 30-something retiree) also in risk management? Probably helps you see the upside of stocks and the downside of working.

 

[Rich_by_the_Bay]

Shoe salesman, grocery clerk, surveyor assistant, high-altitude gas passer, instructor, quality control manager, plant manager, regional operations manager, corporate finance weenie, and now - personal entertainment czar (AKA: retired)

Impressive. But shoe salesman? Al Bundy?

 

[Moemg]

39 years as an R.N..Operating Room,Radiology,Endoscopy ,Orthopedics and of course QI.

 

[REWahoo]

Impressive. But shoe salesman? Al Bundy?

Shhhhhh. Peg might find me.

 

[Rich_by_the_Bay]

Jazz trumpet player, doctor.

Young doctor/assistant prof.
Middle aged doctor/Assoc prof.
Old doctor/professor
Nearly-retired doctor/why do they keep promoting me?
FIRE'd doctor -2 years and counting, if not sooner.

Jazz trumpet player (only selections through the 1970's)?

 

[DangerMouse]

Done most admin roles, currently a Finance Manager.

 

[Kwirk]

Nuclear engineer intern, Boston cabbie, programmer, psychiatrist, somniatrist . 24 years as an assistant professor.

 

[brewer12345]

Credit/investment analyst specializing in financial institutions.

 

[73ss454]

X Finance manager/car dealership (Man am I glad that's over with)

 

[W2R]

Oceanographer

 

[Zipper]

Ontario Elementary school teacher for 33 years.

Grades 4 to 8.

 

[jdmorton]

Well, They Say I'm a Consultant...

...but I've worked for MegaCorp. for about 16 years now, in environmental compliance. They can call me anything they want, as long as they deposit my check into my bank account at the end of each month .

I have an engineering degree; but the last thing I actually designed was about 20 years ago.

 

[Goonie]

Demolition Worker
Concrete Worker
Stocker @ Grocery Store
Building Maintenance
Pump/Motor Maintenance
Lab Tech
Lab Manager/Plant Foreman (Current)

Next Occupation:

Unemployed/Connoisseur of Life

 

[larry]

Oilfield trash...and damn proud of it.

 

[grumpy]

I had a lot of different job titles in many different occupation series with Uncle Sam during my 33 year career:

Management Intern, Computer Programmer, Computer Systems Analyst, Administrative Officer, Program Officer, Budget Analyst, Financial Liaison Officer, Program Analyst, Project Financial Manager, Senior Financial Analyst and then two years as a contractor with the title of "Senior Subject Matter Specialist (whatever that meant!).

Grumpy

 

[bbbamI]

We should all be proud. It leads us to FIRE!

 

[mountaintosea]

Dog groomer, Cytotechnologist, Lawyer and....soon retired

 

[sgeeeee]

Okay, let's see if I can remember:

Field labor (clearing brush)
Truck driver
Coal miner
Dishwasher
Bookstore stock boy
Engineer
Professor
Engineering director
Author
Editor
Retired

 

[youbet]

Retail clerk
Construction worker
Night shift factory worker
Day shift factory worker

and currently..........

FIRE/Hubby/Grandpa/Dad/House Maintenance Specialist/Personal Portfolio Manager/Mechanic/Chef/Chauffer/Etc.

Gosh, this ER stint keeps me hopping. Maybe I'll try going back to the night shift factory worker gig for a while just to get a little rest!

 

[TargaDave]

My list in general order:
paper boy
bus boy
PADI scuba instructor (Michigan)
commercial scalloping crew (Hyannis)
Megacorp R&D
Windsurf instructor
Partner in residential construction biz
Start up R&D
small hi tech business owner (VC slave)
indentured former small business owner (18 months to go)
kitesurf junkie (6 hours of steady 15 knots and butter smooth water on Isla Blanca yesterday )

 

[Nords]

naval officer; nuclear power plant engineer; lawyer

I retired before I made it to the third circle of hell.

Also weapons officer and training instructor.

You know, I used to watch that show "JAG" and think "yeah right, good looking guy thats a fighter pilot AND a lawyer...as IF!"

I never needed a JAG to keep my butt out of jail, but in my interactions with the Navy's lawyers I formed the strong impression that they were JAGs because they couldn't get a "real" civilian lawyer job.

Of course I could be wrong and I still use these guys for wills & POAs. If JAGs are considered state-of-the-legal-art by their civilian counterparts then I understand why there are more jokes about lawyers than about nuclear engineers...

Don't get me started on NCIS.