What is or was your employment background?

[wildcat]

Everyone loves polls

 

[cube_rat]

I LOVE polls

 

[template]

Isn't engineering part of "tech?"

 

[haha]

Social worker.

ha

 

[wabmester]

Isn't engineering part of "tech?"

Tech's like to think so, but real engineers might be offended. And I'm sure that scientists are offended by the term "computer science."

 

[Marshac]

Tech's like to think so, but real engineers might be offended.   And I'm sure that scientists are offended by the term "computer science." 

It's just easier to lump them together into the parent genus of a. nerdus

 

[wildcat]

Social worker

Never would have guessed that one

Isn't engineering part of "tech?"

Ahh maybe some parts but eng. is pretty diverse from what I understand.

 

[haha]

Never would have guessed that one

I am sorry. I am drinking tonight, and when I drink, I lie. More truthfully, I have done many things, some reasonably well, some poorly, but my last boss was in 1971 when I left the service. Social work is not nor ever could have been one of the things that I did. I might have wound up going into some illegal enterprise with my clients.

Probably some of you guys have had more earned income in one really good year than I have had in my entire life. I seemed to treat earned income like toxic waste.

Not long ago I called the Social Security Administration to be sure I had a record, and would receive something when I want it. I had been getting the statements for a while, but I wanted to hear it from the horse's mouth. She said, "You sure have a lot of 0 years." And indeed I do.

Ha is truly a self-unmade man.

Ha

 

[Marshac]

I am sorry. I am drinking tonight, and when I drink, I lie. More truthfully, I have done many things, some reasonably well, some poorly, but my last boss was in 1971 when I left the service. Social work is not nor ever could have been one of the things that I did. I might have wound up going into some illegal enterprise with my clients.

With a disclaimer like that, i'm not sure what to believe

 

[Jarhead*]

I am sorry. I am drinking tonight, and when I drink, I lie. More truthfully, I have done many things, some reasonably well, some poorly, but my last boss was in 1971 when I left the service. Social work is not nor ever could have been one of the things that I did. I might have wound up going into some illegal enterprise with my clients.

Probably some of you guys have had more earned income in one really good year than I have had in my entire life. I seemed to treat earned income like the Mark of Cain.

Not long ago I called the Social Security Administration to be sure I had a record, and would receive something when I want it. I had been getting the statements for a while, but I wanted to hear it from the horse's mouth. She said, "You sure have a lot of 0 years." And indeed I do.

Ha is truly a self-unmade man.

Ha

May I recommend a "Bloody Mary", and stalk of celery for breakfast?

Take care old buddy.

Jarhead

 

[sgeeeee]

I started out in engineering (professor and researcher). But was eventually promoted to engineering director (spiritual leader of nerds and geeks). I like nerds and geeks, but being one was more fun than pretending to lead them.

 

[SteveR]

Not sure where I fit in with the poll. I don't see "other". I work in Quality and Compliance in a pharmaceutical company.

Better living through chemistry.

 

[kat]

Other

 

[Mr._johngalt]

I read the list twice. Can't see a good fit. My Dad says I was
a "big pooh-bah"

JG

 

[Michael]

I couldn't find a good fit either. No small fry craftsman entries.

 

[ProfHaroldHill]

Iwhen I drink, I lie.

Me, too. But the only other time I lie is when I don't drink. Other than that, I never lie.

HH

 

[vic]

Still scary that more than half of the people are in a technical field (tech/engineering). Probably a low satisfaction level and long hours combined with a high degree of boredom. At least that was my case.
Vicky

 

[MJ]

I chose tech since 90% of my working life was dedicated to it.
My other 10% is a long and colorful list.

 

[Martha]

Still scary that more than half of the people are in a technical field (tech/engineering). Probably a low satisfaction level and long hours combined with a high degree of boredom. At least that was my case.
Vicky

Or they like going on the internet a lot.

 

[MJ]

Still scary that more than half of the people are in a technical field (tech/engineering). Probably a low satisfaction level and long hours combined with a high degree of boredom. At least that was my case.
Vicky

Perhaps because I have been unmarried all my life, until several years ago, I greatly enjoyed my work.
For most of my career, I tried not to work too many long hours. Besides, what took some 4 hours to do, I did in 1 or 2. Although I did not always take advantage, I felt entitled to grab 1 or 2 hours of unofficial comp time.

 

[wildcat]

HaHa -

Nice confession. I fish therefore I lie.

 

[haha]

May I recommend a "Bloody Mary", and stalk of celery for breakfast?

Take care old buddy.

Jarhead

Thanks Jarhead. I went for the tomato juice. I'm out of vodka today.

Ha

 

[Ed_The_Gypsy]

Currently "migrant laborer".

Gypsy

 

[justin]

Still scary that more than half of the people are in a technical field (tech/engineering). Probably a low satisfaction level and long hours combined with a high degree of boredom. At least that was my case.
Vicky

Engineers - high earning potential, not as concerned with status quo and keeping up w/ joneses as compared to other fields (salespeople, MD's, attorneys). Great with numbers and spreadsheets. Many engineers deal with budgets and finances on a regular basis.

 

[Ed_The_Gypsy]

Let's spread some credit around.

* Paul Terhorst (who started this whole thing--thank you again, Paul!) was an accounting executive.
* John P. Greaney was a civil engineer, true.
* Bill Bernstein is/was a neurosurgeon.
* The Kaderlis were restauranteurs (OK, Billy was also a stockbroker).
* gummy (Dr. Pietro Ponzo) was a math professor. (Have you seen his web site lately? He is really prolific! Except I can never go back and find something I liked.)
* Bill Schultheis was a stockbroker who developed a conscience (a carreer-limiting move, most of the time).
* Joe Dominguez was also a stockbroker (also from Seattle?).
* Gillette Edmonds was a lawyer in the sports business.
* Scott Burns did have a bacheleor of science from MIT (in physics? unclear.). We know him as a financial writer of long standing. He also had experience in a family-connected business at the board level.
* Paul Merriman was a broadcaster.

And then there are the rest of us. It is great to see the variety of folks here who have decided to learn how to take care of their own future, including RE. Some of us won't be able to RE, but we can use the lessons.

It doesn't take "education" and facility with spreadsheets. More than anything else, it takes nerve. Consider our JG, a businessman who works on the back of envelopes. Have you ever seen stories about doctors who haven't planned well? (On the other hand, we have galeno, the only doc I know of on this board. I like his method. Maybe we could have it posted in a FAQ or something?) I am an engineer who didn't start looking at retirement realistically early enough (and there are a lot more like me). My kids will know better, though.

Cheers,

Ed