What do you do?

[Einstein]

A while back, we had a discussion on who all did or did not enjoy their job (Do you enjoy your job?). This got me to thinking, it wouldn't be bad to have just a general thread for everyone to tell what it is they do every day. I'll go first!

 

I am currently employed at Tiffin Motorhomes in Red Bay, Alabama (United States). We build and service motorhomes and sell them all across the U.S. and Canada, and even in China and Austrailia. My job is "PC Specialist". If any of the employees have an issue that is hardware or Windows related, they call the helpdesk and I either fix the problem, or I escalate the task if it is an issue that involves special software or otherwise is something that I am not responsible for. I am also responsible for creating the Windows deployment images and applying them to all the new or repurposed PCs. If someone gets a new PC, I prepare and install it and then take the old one back and determine if it can be re-used in any capacity, and then fix and deploy it as well. Someone dropped their laptop and broke the screen? I fix that as well. Basically, I'm the one who jumps when anyone says "hey computer boy" Overall I enjoy my job. It is very close to what I had in mind for a long-term career working for "the man". My biggest complaint is that it is 30 minutes from home and also in another state (I live in Mississippi).

 

And....I also own a very small side business. "Ben's Computer Repair" tenatively because I haven't had time to put much thought into a name (or get a business license either). Bascially I fix everything. I build gaming PCs, business PCs, do all types of repair, upgrades, cabling jobs for businesses, etc. I originally started this as a hobby. Over a couple years, it grew to be my support for going to school. At this point, it serves as a way to build savings, as I also have a full-time job making sure motorhomes get built.

 

Thats me! What about you?

[Isaac The Madd]

As I am fifteen I have yet to get get a job, so instead I will just say that I am home schooled.

One day I would like to live on a moon colony, but that is quite a ways away.

[Eternity 6]

Last 6 months of matric so study and dealing with @#$% .

So that what I do every day

[ChopBam]

I live in the SF Bay Area of California. I photograph weddings on the weekends, and edit photos full time for the business during the week. The office is about 15 miles from where I live, and some days I get to work from home. During the week, most of what I do is edit photos, but I also manage gear, make sure batteries are charged, handle card clearing, manage hard drives, burn/print DVDs for clients, etc. Just a lot of back-end stuff.

 

When the weekend comes, however, I get to change gears and go out to shoot. Sometimes the weddings are over 100 miles away. Other times, they're just within a few miles of home. The driving is paid for by the business, however, and I get a nice free dinner at the wedding. It's a great gig, since I get to socialize with people during some of the best moments of their lives, and I take pride in helping them remember it.

[OWA]

I work at the video game company Creative Assembly as a Quality Assurance Technician. I've worked on Total War Rome II: Emperor Edition, Alien Isolation, Total War Attila and now Halo Wars 2. I am embedded amongst the development team and support the developers in their day to day tasks, testing any changes that they make so that the game is always stable.

 

It's safe to say that I really enjoy my job.

[Bashar]

A nice idea for a topic it's nice to read what you all do. I'm doing a PhD at the University of Nottingham on prion diseases. What this means day to day generally varies wildly depending on the experiments being performed. It's generally a bumpy ride but over all I do love it

[GeneralCamo]

I am currently enrolled in a state college to get my 2-year AA degree. After I complete it, I will likely transfer into the University of Florida (One of the top universities in the nation, definitely the top public university) to complete my Computer Engineering degree, likely with minors in Computer Science and Mathematics.

 

As a hobby, I play with my school's Concert and R&B Band, playing Keyboard Percussion, Auxiliary Percussion, and now Drum Kit. While the band itself is not that great, the people in it grant me opportunities to go big if I desired.

 

I currently do not have a job. I would honestly hate to go into the service industry as a retail worker-or worse-a technical support staff. Currently my extra financial aid pays for living expenses, but if I ever need more money, I will look for a job.

[Squid Empire]

That's awesome Bashar! Prions freak me out though, they're worse then viruses... Have you met Brady? I love his youtube videos, they're all filmed at the University of Nottingham with the various professors. Numberphile, periodic videos, sixty symbols etc.

[Bashar]

Thanks Squid they're quite fun to work with if you don't mind the containment procedures! I'm afraid that I haven't yet, I work on a campus far out from the University, so don't visit the main campus often. What do you do?

[Squid Empire]

Nothing that interesting! I'm studying IT at university in Brisbane, Australia.