View Poll Results: What's your livelyhood?
Physical Labor
23
12.30%
Business Management
34
18.18%
Scientific
31
16.58%
Medical
11
5.88%
Agriculture/Horticulture
3
1.60%
Video Production
6
3.21%
Web Design or IT
54
28.88%
Government
13
6.95%
Law Enforcement
7
3.74%
Lawyer
5
2.67%
Voters: 187. You may not vote on this poll
I'm curious about the demographics in Clydes/Athenas
09-16-07, 08:51 PM
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Out fishing with Annie on his lap, a cigar in one hand and a ginger ale in the other, watching the sunset.
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Naw, what WAS your, in this case 
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09-16-07, 09:56 PM
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09-16-07, 10:56 PM
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I voted physical labor and it seems to fit. I am part owner of a cleaning company and I spend my days and nights cleaning carpets and upholstery and hard floors in homes and businesses. I also do Fire, Water, Mold, Sewage, and Trauma Damage clean ups.
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09-17-07, 12:08 AM
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Data Warehouse / Business Intelligence systems
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09-17-07, 07:46 AM
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Go figure, IT is in the lead! By day I am a Network Administrator, by night I am biker/trucker/auto recycler.
I work IT for the Gubmint. Just like Trebor Snave, I too am here to help.
I work IT for the Gubmint. Just like Trebor Snave, I too am here to help.
09-17-07, 10:16 AM
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Vorsprung durch Technik
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Automotive Tech mostly labor but more computer the it used to be
09-17-07, 10:17 AM
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Can't ride enough!
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Business Management was the closest for me. I'm on the Health, Safety & Environment team for a major oil gas service company, and specialize in radiation & explosive safety, with a strong sideline in driver safety & training.
09-17-07, 12:24 PM
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Id answer the Poll but My field is not there.
Im a application engineer for a industrial distributor. we sell Motors and controls for heavy industry.
"John"
Im a application engineer for a industrial distributor. we sell Motors and controls for heavy industry.
"John"
09-17-07, 01:03 PM
#38
Genetics have failed me
Unix Admin & DBA & SAN administration
I've been in the IT field for too long... I need a change, but they pay is decent.
I've been in the IT field for too long... I need a change, but they pay is decent.
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09-17-07, 01:41 PM
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That's the catch of IT. You have to be pretty smart to pick it up, but once you get the experience it's really not a challenge. That leads to boredom, augh. So, then you want to change, but the pay makes it difficult to leave.
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09-17-07, 02:02 PM
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I chose 'scientific,' but both that and 'medical' apply to my job. I'm a biotech manufacturing engineer for a division that makes diagnostic medical devices. It's not strictly medical, like a nurse or doctor, but it's not just a scientific engineering discipline, either.
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09-17-07, 02:04 PM
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Sensible shoes.
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See my profile. It's pretty much all I'm ever willing to say on the matter.
09-17-07, 03:38 PM
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Software engineering. Not really web design/IT, but I picked it since it seemed closest, and I sometimes do IT work.
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09-17-07, 04:00 PM
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Registered Nurse
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09-17-07, 04:10 PM
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Probably should have picked business "areas" instead of specific jobs.
I'm a software developer, but DO NOT consider "real" software development "IT" and its not web design. I chose scientific as it seemed the closest match.
I'm a software developer, but DO NOT consider "real" software development "IT" and its not web design. I chose scientific as it seemed the closest match.
09-17-07, 05:21 PM
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Those were the days, when you could pull an all nighter and still be conscious in the morning, now I need to sleep all day before I can do it again..
09-18-07, 02:45 AM
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I started in the IT industry in 1977 as a keypunch operator entering code and data onto 80 column cards. Worked my way up to what I am now...a systems engineer.
All throughout my career I've been on my ass more than on my feet...no wonder I'm way overweight
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All throughout my career I've been on my ass more than on my feet...no wonder I'm way overweight
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09-18-07, 03:19 PM
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Web Designer by trade but now I am really a designer/project manager. I run my own company https://www.LessEverything.com - we develop our own products https://www.lessaccounting.com and https://www.lesstimespent.com
09-18-07, 03:42 PM
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I'm a manager for a pipeline in the evil energy industry. You are all slaves to me.
09-20-07, 08:36 PM
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I voted medical - even though it's not human medical. The patients I nurse are birds, reptiles, and small mammals. (Many times easier to deal with than the human patients )
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