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Old 02-02-2007, 03:26 PM   #1
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What was/is your occupation?

I saw a thread on this that was dated 2004. Figured a lot more people have joined the forum (like me) and I thought it would be interesting to see what ya'll do/have done.

For me, I have w@rked at an insurance angency, liquor store, retail store, and storage facility .

The last j@b I had was at Mega Corp as an Accounts Payable Manager.

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Electronics Technician, Network Engineer, Ops. ect.
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Chemical plant operations managment.
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Bicycle repair, used bicycles monger (age 17-18), fake fisherman (18 -19), dish washer - security guard (19 - 23), software engineer.
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Naval Officer, management analyst, juvenile probation officer then chief JPO, grant writer, network administrator.
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Dish washer, short order cook, software developer, hardware developer, sales, information technology and marketing.

So I can design it, clean it, cook it, sell it, take crap about it and bullshit you on it.

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Programmer/Analyst, higher education.

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Radio disc jockey, food service worker, hospital male nursing assistant, house painter, car stereo installer, ambulance EMT, Emergency Room EMT, Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Quality Assurance Supervisor, Laboratory Services Manager, Quality Assurance Manager, Quality Assurance Director, Executive Director, Corporate Compliance Director, Corporate Quality Assurance Manager, etc. My next one will be retiree.
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USDL Compliance Officer (Wage Hour, OFCCP)
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I was a software tester, then a software test manager, and now I'm a software designer.

No idea what I'll be next!
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... just to round the field, and counterbalance such impressive occupations, among my easliest employments was that as a gravedigger. yes, with a shovel. it was hard work and didn't pay very well, but i received few complaints.
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Started washing pots and pans in the high school cafeteria at 14. Lifeguarding at 16. Fast food cook (Carroll's, BK, Arthur Treacher's, McD's) each year in college. US Marine 1980 - 1983. Nuclear plant security, store detective, Sheriff's Deputy, federal contract security 1983 - 1985. Correctional Officer 1985 - 2001. Shift Lieutenant 2001 - 8/27/2008

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office worker, intern, resident, fellow, attending physician, assistant professor, associate professor, professor, physician executive, consultant, future ER!
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