POLL : What profession are you? [Archive] - Page 2 - Canon Digital Photography Forums

vcutag

18th of December 2007 (Tue), 00:28

I work for a camera shop/lab; for a year and a half I was on the retail side of the business, now I run the repair department.

Oh, and I'm incorporating as a small business sometime next week. =)

Travisj

18th of December 2007 (Tue), 07:25

Non destructive testing technician.

neil85

18th of December 2007 (Tue), 10:40

i voted OTHER.

i went to tech school for robotics & automation and got an associates in micro electronics & another in robotics.

i started out accepting a job literally a week after i turned 20 (interviewed when i was 19) and then moved to rockford illinois in june to work for an automation company building robotic & automated machines.

spent 2 yrs there and did a lot of traveling (including a 5 month stint in monterrey mexico) but some things kept piling up and making me dislike the way the company was ran so i switched jobs.

i now work as an in house controls tech doing program changes & upgrades on machines and trouble shooting the systems as well as programming the robots.

its not bad, more pay then the old job but i miss the travel.

gary88

18th of December 2007 (Tue), 12:33

I'm a student. Management major, Marketing minor at DePaul University for me.

Lester Wareham

18th of December 2007 (Tue), 12:37

What profession, ... an underpaid one.

SoaringUSAEagle

18th of December 2007 (Tue), 23:30

Student until June, then full time photog :)

Cyth0n

19th of December 2007 (Wed), 04:12

I'm a filthy tax-dodging student, studying law.

CPT_Obvious

19th of December 2007 (Wed), 06:11

Electrical engineer currently working on precision aircraft navigational systems and air to ground transceiver radios

CPT_Obvious

19th of December 2007 (Wed), 06:14

I run a boring machine - as in boring holes through the earth, Vermeer calls it a Horizontal Directional Drill to be fancy. Here is thier link (http://www.vermeer.com/vcom/TrenchlessEquipment/Line.jsp?PrdlnID=3383), not many people have heard of this that i have talked to. Basically we go in where trenching is not an option, like under freeways and busy streets.

I've had the luxury of needing those a couple of times (boring under runways and taxiways) and they're just amazing. Had one operator pop out 3 inches away from the center of a giant X he had painted in the hole on the far side. Blew my mind how he could be so accurate.

Mum2J&M

19th of December 2007 (Wed), 10:02

Stay at home mom to two boys. So I guess I'm a maid, nurse, cook, cheauffer, police woman, psychologist, etc. Crappy pay.

past work: newspaper, law firms, IT

TheReal7

19th of December 2007 (Wed), 10:13

I work at a printer. I am a graphic designer/prepress tech for over 12 years. Just recently started getting serious about photography.

F/M Bill

19th of December 2007 (Wed), 10:16

A fireman who sometimes has to take pictures at work during my investigations. Technically, sense I get paid for taking the photos, I would be a professional. But I just voted "other" because I'm just an amateur when it comes to photography.

White Satin

19th of December 2007 (Wed), 16:38

A carer in a nursing home but I love web designing graphic designing and photography .

///M3Matt

19th of December 2007 (Wed), 23:00

Law School Student

Chet

17th of February 2008 (Sun), 12:58

Figure skater with a side of lumberjacking here.

bbqKing

17th of February 2008 (Sun), 13:01

Figure skater with a side of lumberjacking here.

:lol::lol:

beezwax

17th of February 2008 (Sun), 13:01

I am the Regional Recuiting Manager for what now is the single largest Industrial Multicraft Contractor in North America. I hire for Chemical Plant Turnarounds.

I've also been a freelance videographer for about 9 years and have owned and operated a Video Production company for about 6 years.

Chet

17th of February 2008 (Sun), 13:03

I am the Regional Recuiting Manager for what now is the single largest Industrial Multicraft Contractor in North America. I hire for Chemical Plant Turnarounds.

I've also been a freelace videographer for about 9 years and have owned and operated a Video Production company for about 6 years.

Hmmm, kind of makes my job look prissy.

beezwax

17th of February 2008 (Sun), 13:15

Hmmm, kind of makes my job look prissy.

http://www.webwombat.com.au/entertainment/movies/images/blades-of-glory.jpg

as long as it isn't like this...lol

Chet

17th of February 2008 (Sun), 13:17

as long as it isn't like this

Not that there's anything wrong with that. ;)

beezwax

17th of February 2008 (Sun), 13:22

Not that there's anything wrong with that. ;)

no wai :rolleyes:

j/k

the only thing that ever matters in a profession is if you are happy... i'll bet a lot of people in this thread prolly hate their job..I'm not one of them

dave kadolph

17th of February 2008 (Sun), 13:25

Plant Maintenance

Chet

17th of February 2008 (Sun), 13:28

nwa2

17th of February 2008 (Sun), 13:57

Engineer / manager (Mechanical ; water/waste water).

I was surprised by the number of "IT workers" what ever that is.

Tareq

17th of February 2008 (Sun), 15:16

no wai :rolleyes:

j/k

the only thing that ever matters in a profession is if you are happy... i'll bet a lot of people in this thread prolly hate their job..I'm not one of them

i am that one who hate his job so badly, even i think to leave my country while all telling me it is the worst silly idea to do, will never find a safe good place than my country they say, but i want money and nice interesting job, and not all countries in the world are unsafe except my country.

bbqKing

17th of February 2008 (Sun), 16:13

I'm still trying to find a picture with my skates, but you get the idea. The fella's just don't appreciate all that I have accomplished in my professional career.

http://www.smugmug.com/photos/255533431_DXwMp-M.jpg

You should really wear a bra,, gives a little more support while swinging the axe all day:lol:

Fishin Musician

17th of February 2008 (Sun), 18:04

I am the co-owner of a small county newspaper and print shop. After 21 years of working for the newspaper as a printer, the owners retired and sold the business to their son and I. Big change for a blue collar country boy like myself. But its going well, and I do get to use some of my photography for the paper.

FM

ZeroOne86

20th of February 2008 (Wed), 01:34

I'm just a glorified grease monkey on the F-22 even though I'm passing out tools for now. It's better then being out in the elements thats for sure.

FlyingPhotog

20th of February 2008 (Wed), 01:39

I'm just a glorified grease monkey on the F-22 even though I'm passing out tool for now. It's better then being out in the elements thats for sure.

Based at Nellis?

TheChemist

20th of February 2008 (Wed), 02:24

College full time. I work part time in our Visual Resources dept. scanning and archiving images as well. And I work part time for Admissions hosting prospective students. And I shoot for the school paper, but that's not paid. All in all I keep busy.

forsaken

20th of February 2008 (Wed), 02:33

Engineer / CNC machinist

ZeroOne86

20th of February 2008 (Wed), 03:08

Based at Nellis? Nope at Langley, wouldn't want to be stationed there. It's only good to visit for a week or two at the most. Although, VA isn't much better, but I'll take it over Vegas.

GilesGuthrie

20th of February 2008 (Wed), 04:16

I'm a Senior Technical Design Authority. I have overall technical control over what my company's team does on the client's network. I am also heavily involved in "Technical Assurance", where I provide detailed analysis on the client's plans and also on our own activities.