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Amiga computer related discussion => General chat about Amiga topics => Topic started by: AMIBY on August 11, 2007, 02:37:04 PM
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Me, I am a teacher.
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I design Avionics, primarily communication systems these days. Boxes I've designed fly in the V22, C130J, C27J, F-15 and the Apache Helicopter and currently one of my earliest systems can be seen whirling around the planet at night as its docked at the International Space Station :-)
-Tig
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Wow Tigger, my hats off to you!
I am an Auto Technician.
-Jeff
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I run a small electronics shop selling hobby kits and stuff.
Before that I worked at the family marina where we restored and sold small canal cruisers. (now closed)
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I'm a computer hardware guy for a mortgage company. In other words I'm in the basement of corporate hell :lol:
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I'm an estimator at a road construction company. Not the most exciting of jobs but it pays not bad at all and I absolutely don't suffer from any stress at all :-) .
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I can relate spihunter. I was a desktop support engineer for a company in the automotive industry. Thank God I got out alive. I'm not doing anything at the moment. Hopefully in 3 years time I will be a Speech and Language Therapist.
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moto
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Mechnical Engineer.
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"Sr. Technical Services Engineer III" is what my business card reads. :) I work on data storage/DR/SAN systems for a hardware manufacturer you've all heard of.
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ATM I work in the product engeneering department of our company.
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Biotech Data Management...
And just to keep this topic from getting too serious ...
your mother. ;)
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Boat/Marine engine spare parts salesman here:
(http://www.marinshopen.se/om_oss/bilder/01.jpg)
About a year ago I was working as an outboard engine mechanic
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I am a home carer, I look after my disabled wife.
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System developer at a real estate agency in Norway.
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motorollin wrote:
I can relate spihunter. I was a desktop support engineer for a company in the automotive industry. Thank God I got out alive. I'm not doing anything at the moment. Hopefully in 3 years time I will be a Speech and Language Therapist.
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moto
Dude, you'll be *the* rapist? As in rape the english language? :-o
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Senior Software Architect is what my business card says. So mostly Java software design and development, and information technology consulting (I hate that word).
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I'm a photojournalist and I contribute to several European magazines and newspapers.
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I work for a ticket agency, my job title is "Senior Programmer" and I spend most of the day firing my nerf gun at the IT managers head.
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I am retired military. (US Army).
Because now I have some spare time..I will try to develop new amiga games.
www.feryogi.com
rednova
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I work at a school as an IT support technician and web application developer.
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Activist with the Lyndon LaRouche Political Action Committee.
Impeach Cheney!
:hammer: Maglev not war! :destroy:
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Independent IT/Computer consultant. Used to work for a big mobile phone manufacturer.
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I am metal worker. In my free time I teach people about the danger of Islam.
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Technician at a Touchscreen Point of Sale company.
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Oracle/Informix Database Administrator, Solaris SA & Storage Engineer for a transnational systems integration company :-)
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Scientist (space technology)
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I do IT, Client Support Admin for the US Air Force.
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I'm a Desktop Support Manager for a Financial Company in Washington, DC.
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I also do work with local group that focuses on helping children of the abusive family so that these children can grow up, be successful and live lives free of violence and homosexuality.
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Software Engineer, DoD
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im porn actor
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I haxx0r teh y00ikz!!
Heh... well, my Commodore 64 and Amiga youth led me to a career doing Unix/Linux administration and software development for some large internet providers. Been doing that since right before the dotcom explosion. Good thing I grew up using Commodores, otherwise I'd be homeless I'm sure, since instead of going to college I spent my youth partying with the Grateful Dead.
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I've been a locksmith, a butcher, a freelance hardware tech(PC), MIS for FonDigital, and now I'm a college student (Computer Arts).
Whew!:-)
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Im just just a roofer :-D
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"Sr. Technical Business Analyst" for a software company in Toronto. Basically an IT consultant who travels a fair bit throughout North America.
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People couldnt even stay on-topic on the first page.. :-)
I don´t have a business card, but I repair cell phones. :-D
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Computer tech of course.
:-)
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I take care of retarded people.
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I am an Antique Restoration Tech/Conservator for Antique furniture & keyboard instruments. I am also a computer Tech., but there is better $$ in Antiques in this area.
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I work as a prepress operator at a North West Publishing Company. At one time an entertaining job due to the variety but now very much de-skilled.
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I vote to move this thread to the coffee house section.
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motorollin wrote:
I can relate spihunter. I was a desktop support engineer for a company in the automotive industry. Thank God I got out alive.
I just quit working for a large company in the automotive industry this summer. I was a support associate there for two years and a software developer for 5 years prior to that.
I'm not sure I got out alive. I had my large intestine removed to ulcerative colitis and got diabetes through the long steroid therapies. I am ok now, but I can't fart without sitting down on the toilet. That's a small price to pay.
I'm currently between jobs. I've taken up a few translation projects and keep myself busy renovating the house as my wife and I are likely to move closer to her job soon.
Fester
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I, uh, am contract IT. The work I do goes far beyond that, really. I am help-desk, policy coordinator, server administrator, network administrator, systems and network engineer, vendor liaison, integration engineer, disaster recovery specialist, risk analysis specialist, AVG AntiVirus reseller, and so on. All wrapped up in one petite 215lb package. :-)
On the side (can you have side jobs when you're self-employed?) I also run a small server system (five machines, Windows and Solaris) which host websites (PHP, CF, .Net), warehouse databases (MSSQL2005 and MySQL5), provide SMTP ingress and egress, provide secondary NS and MX, and so on.
My big claim-to-fame here in town is my experience with Solaris and various *nix flavors (99% of the tolerable people around here are Windows folks) and my understanding of VPNs.
I have an intuition with computers in general, which I believe to be a natural-born talent but also fostered to a large extent by my years tinkering with the computers from the Home Computer Revolution, such as Commodore 64, Apple ][, TI-99/4A, and of course my beloved Amiga. This gives me a useful heuristic approach to computer problems, and a severe dislike for sloppy and inconsiderate programmers.
I am moving more into specializing in data recovery, secure data destruction, risk analysis, and data forensics. I have worked with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and coordinated with the FBI on server compromises. I quickly picked up on what they find useful in an investigation and have formed a couple of good relationships therein.
I've been doing this on my own for five years now, and I really hope that experience counts should I (God forbid) have to get a real job somewhere down the road :-)
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I'm a writer of piano manuals and brochures for KAWAI Japan.
James
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My job title is Senior Database Administrator IV.
I work with Oracle/SQL Server. I also program, primarily in C# .NET.
I specialize in metadata.
In my sparetime I also teach people to speak Russian.
I work for a non-profit, we publish Bibles and Sunday School materials.
I'm often accused of spying for the Russians...I'm not sure if this is a reasonable assertion, mI'm not sure the Russians are trying to steal our Bible and Sunday School technology secrets....but nevertheless, they could tie me up and call me hurtful names, and I'll never reveal what I know!
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amiga_3k wrote:
Mechnical Engineer.
:cheers:
Same here - rolling stock (Rail) design engineering, scrutiny, etc.
I don't get my hands dirty very often, I mainly do FEA at the moment.
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Until last year I was an aircraft maintenance officer in the US Air Force. Now I work for the Ingersoll-Rand corporation as a production supervisor.
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I am recently retired from public service (Director of Building & Safety) and I am in the process of returning to the private sector. Not sure if I want to get my General Contractor's license reinstated, or just do construction consulting and supervising, along with CAD drafting and design for commercial and residential buildings. I am also an expert on a popular Permit Tracking program that is used in dozens of cities and counties throughout the USA and I am hoping to work with those jurisdictions in improving their implementations and helping them to maintain their systems. I have/had one city signed up, but they are reconsidering and might migrate to a newer program and cancel my contract. I owe my possibility to be working in the IT industry to my interest and learning on my Amiga in the mid-eighties. How else could an uneducated nail pounder like me get so far and be asked to work as an independent computer consultant?
With Amiga anything is possible!
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@Sidewinder
Cool. I am in the US Air Force now, as a CSA.
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Bummer, ashamed really to respond to this.. but currently unemployed, got laid off from 2 retail / customer service jobs within the last 8 months....
Trying for a job as assistant sushi maker at a local Japanese restaurant, .... wish me luck....
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Hi,
Hey, marcfrick2112, there's NOTHING to be ashamed about!
Good luck for your future job, whatever it may be!
I used to be an IT consultant, how last worked for a large pharmaceutical company. It paid very well and I'm now retired (37 years old) helping raise my baby daughter (13 months old) with my wife now expecting TWINS!
So I guess I'm a full time DAD now!
Cheers,
Mike.
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I can relate to LoadWB... my job title is Web and Systems admin for a University faculty but routinely includes web programming/development, database admin/dev, IT coordinator, web standards-ista, purchaser, quartemaster, systems analyst, desktop support and any 'computer related' stuff. Urgh.
One day I'll pick one thing and just do that. Might even get good at it.
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I'm a web designer and programmer too - boy there's a few of us here! Between the architects, consultants and programmers we could start our own company! :-)
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I'm a "creature technical director" working with 3d animation, mainly on feature film, but also television and video games. Guess how I got that started...
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Crew Chief on the F-4 and U-2 for 20 years. Retired from the USAF 10 years ago. Work currently for the U.S.Postal Service.
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I'm working on an industry and making solarpanels ..
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I'm working as a bike courier.
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I am a maintenance engineer working for BT, maintenance of standby generator engine sets, air conditioning, UPS's, DC powerplant, AC distribution, fire flood & gas alarm monitoring systems, heating systems & lighting etc.
32 years now, getting old :-(
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@tomswift
Work currently for the U.S.Postal Service.
Which craft?
Dammy
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Wau, there are a lot of different and interesting careers out there.
Currently I work as a HW/SW supporter and maintenance For KiMs, the Danish chips/crisp makers. So I pretty much spend most of my time inhaling spicy fumes :)
I also do webdevelopment and I try to do some amiga games.
I am a spare time Ninja and a bum..
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I'm a software engineer.. although technically not an engineer since I don't have an engineering degree, but I have been programming professionally since 1993 after learning basic on my vic20 in 1981, and C on my A1200 in 1992. I sort of lucked into a C programming job, and once you get one job you are set for the next... so it went like that for the past 15 years.
Like most programmers I've programmed in so many languages now it doesn't even matter anymore which one I use... but currently I am writing back end Java Enterprise applications for a credit card company. Mostly for batch order processing and activations.
Our back end consists of about 15 linux boxes running mysql, apache, JBoss, a bunch of security packages, and recenty we dumped all of our windows desktops for macbook pros.
We work from home now 50% of the time but nothing lasts forever.
I hope I never have to go back to Windows programming.
If I could pick a job, it would be assembly programming on a C64... unfortunately I don't see many ads for that job these days :(
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Offset Printshop Operator
Have been in the graphics industry since 1977. (that would be just outta highschool) Been working with the same equipment for the past 23 years and am on my 3rd owner.
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For the last three years, I've been a system admin for the local cable company. I work mostly on Cisco and Unix systems.
I write computer games in my spare time.
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Im God. I try to run things on Planet Earth.
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I'm a composer for orchestra, theatre, film, and games. I also work as a classical vocalist, and write and front for my own band project.
I used to be the lead software architect at a small computer engineering firm (job was more code monkey than CS), now I've finally managed to severely excise most computer stuff from my world, although I do follow the technology and developments ravenously.
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Im a service manager in a small company which sells and repairs cellphones.
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hooligan wrote:
Im God. I try to run things on Planet Earth.
I'm Beelzebub. I try to ruin things on Planet Earth ...... :roll:
Honest answer:
As little as possible.
Official answer:
Building cranes.
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tomswift wrote:
Crew Chief on the F-4 and U-2 for 20 years. Retired from the USAF 10 years ago. Work currently for the U.S.Postal Service.
Are you a Masochist or something? Who in their right mind would want to retire and then work in an environment like the U.S. Postal service??? :crazy:
I feel for you and hope you get out alive without being scarred for the rest of your life. :-o
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Programming and project coordination at an Audio/Video electronics company. I write code for our networked RS232 control products. Lately, I've been branching off into .NET programming. For the rest of it, I disposition and prioritize bugs and feature requests for a few software products as well as being the interface between the devs and everyone else.
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I'm a senior software architect mainly in Lotus Notes but dabble in web design and moving to .NET and Sharepoint.
Used to do Delphi development prior to that.
Matt
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Software Engineer at a games company and under no illusions that it could leave any time for any Amiga coding :-(
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Yes I know. All those years in the Air Force thinking, "I'll retire and work only eight hours a day where the only stress will be deciding which little pigeon hole to stick the piece of mail in." Boy Howdy! What a worthless piece of crap of a place to work. I've been in automation as a clerk for the last eight years. Good pay? Sure. Good benefits? Sure. Live to 65? Probably not. Management who couldn't manage their way out of a wet paper bag & who's only way to fix things is by forcing people to work their days off or overtime. At least it's given me the means to pursue my hobby of collecting Amiga's. Yes I can quit, and the first $30 an hour job that comes along, I'm out of here. 8)
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I'm a Product Designer.
'worked on kids toys for 8 years, now I do part-time freelance on a variety of fairly interesting innovations/inventions (all covered by NDAs).
In the future, I'm hoping to move into film props and the like, where I can let the imagination free and not have to follow humdrum manufacturing standards.
Or maybe something completely different?
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I am a software engineer at TietoEnator, doing mostly Linux & OpenGL related work.
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Are you a Masochist or something? Who in their right mind would want to retire and then work in an environment like the U.S. Postal service???
Depends on which craft he is (some are far worse then others) and what Federal retirement system he was under with USAF. Federal Thrift Saving Plan rocks, I can see working for that and the rest of the benefits. He's probably going to buy back his military time for retirement from USPS since he is probably planning to work for USPS for atleast 10 years to be vested. So atleast 10 years of USPS plus buyback of military time equals retiring after 30+ years of postal work plus his Social Security, plus the Thirft plan (like 401K) and he'll be pretty set. :cheers:
Dammy
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Boy Howdy! What a worthless piece of crap of a place to work. I've been in automation as a clerk for the last eight years.
I'm sure the carriers blame you for the late DPS and PARS not working properly. I know we blame our plant (think it was April 06 voted worst in the nation). :-D
Dammy
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Hmm... I'm currently a Systems Administrator for a certain large PC vendor that has a forgotten and neglected managed systems group. (Mostly Win 2k/2k3 systems are all I handle. I occasionally get a little bit of Cisco network, Checkpoint firewall, and HP-UX gear here and there... At least to the point that I diagnose the problem is actually one of those devices and not one of my NT servers... Then I hand the case over to someone who has a actual clue on those devices.) I'm currently on a government contract, though I have done automotive for them in the past, as well.
Previous to that, I've done all sorts of things. Mostly computer related.
- Web developer (front end HTML, small graphics work, plus some back end ASP and PERL) for automotive.
- Independent IT consultant (small business networks, etc.)
- Data entry / slave help (during college)
and one non-computer related right after high-school
- Draftsman/Detailer
In general, I'm a journeyman. :lol:
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Over the last 15 years I have worked in 4 different IT related jobs.
I resigned from all of them.
Every single company that I quit either closed down soon after or lost a major contract.
Hehe ... the Gadget curse??...I must have got it from the Amiga. :-P
Anyone still want to employ me? ... :lol: ...... I thought not!
Now I run a small IT business with a friend. It feels good to be a boss.The independence is liberating.
I don't have look over my shoulder whilst visiting Amiga Org :-D and I can shout at my workers. Oi !! get some work done you lazy b... er ... hold on a sec ..... what workers??...
There are no other employees yet......... only bosses. :lol:
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Programmer/IT Director in a Mid Michigan Auto Paint facility - the company paints body parts (doors, liftgates, handles, etc).
I'm in charge of the network, phones, email.
Located in relpae <-word jumble, Mi.
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swift240 wrote:
I am a home carer, I look after my disabled wife.
Swift. All praise to you.
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I'm a chip guy. electrical engineer
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I'm a radio personality in both Utica and Albany, N.Y.
I also produce this little podcast type thingy in my spare time.
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NattyBoh wrote:
I also do work with local group that focuses on helping children of the abusive family so that these children can grow up, be successful and live lives free of violence and homosexuality.
Because being a homosexual is about as bad as being a violent murderer, isn't it?
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Studying business administration and working at customer service.
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ASIC (hardware) designer
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I run a financial consultancy firm in Switzerland. If you would like to open swiss bank accounts write me a line :roll:
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Second level technician for a tech support outsourcing company.
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Im 17, studying ND Media Moving Image at art collage and hoping to get work as a videographer for tv/film.
:-)
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Currently working as a systems administrator (windows) for a company thats services mortgage companies
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I'm a financial advisor for a German financial group.
Come to think of it, there has to be a lot more brainpower among us than between the current "Amiga-Delaware-Inc-people"...
Anyone interested in a Hostile-Community takeover?! ;-)
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Unit21 wrote:
Anyone interested in a Hostile-Community takeover?! ;-)
Hell yeah! I'll bring the duct tape :lol:
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US Air Force - 1977-1990. Since then, electronics, computer, web development in the banking industry.
@TomSwift, Osan AB - Korea ring a bell? :-P
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Molecular biologist, PhD, basic research
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Working with computer tech support in a large company here in Norway. Have been working with support for some years now, very ok work..
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Well...im a...mmm... IT journalist..
Basically i write everything IT related in several blogs/pages. Sometimes i also write free lance articles for several argentinian mags as well
I also have my personal blog, in which i write everything retrocomputing related
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gizmo350 wrote:
"US Air Force - 1977-1990. Since then, electronics, computer, web development in the banking industry.
@TomSwift, Osan AB - Korea ring a bell?"
No Osan for me. Active duty 1977 - 2007. Homestead Florida, Bergstrom Texas, Alconbury UK, and Beale California.
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I am a Project Manager; Systems administrator; Application Developer; and pretty well anything else they throw at me. I also used to play poker for a living.
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I am head of Visual Quality Assessment for this website http://www.femjoy.com/
*snicker*
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Graphic Artist for a well-known game development company. It used to be a very enjoyable "career", well paid and creative but things are changing rapidly. The next-gen pipeline for consoles such as the PS3 and xbox is soul destroying and the idea of individual creativity and general "work fulfillment" is rapidly becoming a thing of the past(many working on these platforms will understand what I'm saying)
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Fire Alarm Systems Distributor which for me means, Servicing, Inspecting, Programming, preparing all necessary AutoCad Drawings and paperwork for permit, sales techinical evalutaion, secretary, coffee maker, vacuum cleaner runner etc. And yes I can say whatever swear word I want and look at Porn on the computer all day if I want to. But these don't feed me so I learned that I can take care of myself which leads me spending most of my time wondering why all the BS we wade through on a daily basis is REALLY necessary?
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I`m MD, specializing in neurosurgery.
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Lean Manufacturing Zealot
If your factory has not started using lean principles yet, you could save at least 25% on labour, space and rework.
Before that I built my own house. http://202.78.156.93/newhouse/newhouse.html
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Software development here. I do embedded development as well(hardware and software). Lots of different languages, lots of different platforms. 10 years of doing this and just about every project requires me to learn something completely new, does it ever end?
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I'm an Electronic/Electrical Graduate Engineer working on reliability improvement design on new trains in the UK as posted before in this thread, but unfortunately previously removed due to over zealous application of the rules by the moderators. I do not consider that I broached any regulation to get my original post removed, and no reason was supplied for the removal of my post. Not happy :madashell:
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Analyst, Programmer, DBA, Managing Director.
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Tivoli Framework / TEC / DM / ITM guru (isn't it nice to build your competency on essentially obsoleted software :-)
Soon to be ITM6 / Omnibus / ITCAM RT guru, but I'm only beginning to learn those. :-)
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I'm a Doctor, SHO. I want to specialise in cardiothoracic surgery.
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Student. A-Levels. ;-)
EMA's a great thing*
Might go to Sheffield uni and study chemical process engineering and fuel technology as a degree one day.
Hodgkinson.
* EMA = Education Maintainance Allowance
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I'm a professional killer ...
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@Gavilan
...and your personal blog is...
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I am selling wood veneer in Turkey,
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Programmer, project manager, entrepreneur and musician.
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2,000 views...amazing
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I am Network Engineer, I work for one of the largest food and facilities management companies in the world... Specializiing is Cisco Systems Routing, Switching, VPN, Firewalls and Network Security...
Its good to see alot of other Digit Heads here.....
If IT doesn't kill you, it makes you stronger...
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Another digit head here: I run the IT department for a medium sized market research company near Nuremberg, handling PCs, servers & networks on several locations. I've somewhat specialized in security, spam & malware defense, VPN - and digital video.
We're also running a bunch of vintage servers: Novell Netware 4.11 is still strong here, and hopefully for a couple of years to come; just celebrated its 11th birthday!
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I'm currently an unemployed student but studying for the MCSE, hoping to become a network engineer.
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I'm almost a lawyer :-P
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HopperJF wrote:
I'm currently an unemployed student but studying for the MCSE, hoping to become a network engineer.
@HopperJF
If you need any study material or anything clarified on the network side of things, PM me and let me know...
Good luck on the MCSE... I currently hold both Microsoft and Cisco Certifications myself... Been a self-taught Network engineer for 12 years...
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I am a Unix admin for DivX.
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I read amiga.org forum posts. :roflmao:
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I work in an Abattoir, I decapitate animals for a living!!
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I am a self employed automotive engineer
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I don't do anything for a living.
JaX
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I am a computer builder for a small company.
I am also a student at a technical school.
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I design, program and build machinery to refill ink cartridges, toner, and pharmaceutical usage
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Reflex wrote:
I'm almost a lawyer :-P
Just like Ben Hermans! :lol:
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I'm a Delivery Officer working for Royal Mail. Er... that's a posh way of saying I'm a postman :-D
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Mechanical engineer. Now a project manager for an engineering & construction company in the nuclear power industry. Amigan for 20 years.
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Electronic Systems Maintenance Technician, U.S. Army for 24 years now.
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Hi,
I am a retired Royal Air Force Regiment Gunner (The Rockapes) served 31 years and was medically discharged at the Rank of Flight Sergeant.
In the Regiment I did it all, Parachuting (Far East Air Force Rescue Team). Signals Instructor. First Aid Instructor. Rescue Instructor. Nuclear-Biological-Chemical Defence Instructor. Qualified Weapons Instructor including All Infantry Ranges and Demolition. Helicopter Machine Gun Instructor (Door Gunner). Drill and Ceremonial Instructor.
So no tech training :)
Served all over the world.
Operational service
Hong Kong
South Arabia (Aden and the Yemen)
Northern Ireland. (Belfast and Rural Patrolling.)
Oman-Dhofar (Second Dhofar War).
Falklands.
Bought my first Amiga A1200 in December 1993 and was facinated by its simplicity and power.
Got deeper into the Amiga since my discharge in 1997 and it has kept me sane (mostly).
Founder member of Lincolnshire Amiga User Group aka LAG see http://WWW.lincsamiga.org.uk/
And I'm 60 years old next year :)
Regards, Michael
aka rockape
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At the moment, I sit at home getting angry about having nothing to do.
But starting in september, I am doing an ND in Electronic englineering at college. I just hope that college do actually send me a letter telling me exactly when i start.
I don't know what I want to do in the future. I don't want to work in the IT industry as it sounds boring. Unless it involved Amigas, in which case it might be interesting.
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I own and run a web company. -Dave
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I am a physicist.
I specialize in semi-conductor (solid state) research. I actually develop growth and processes for producing semiconductors.
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I'm the Network Manager for a medium sized college in the UK. I also develop .Net based software as well as web developments in ASP and PHP.
Getting back into the Amiga scene again. Looking forward to my miniMig arriving and getting my A3000 going.
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Sorry double post
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I make my living as an artist and work mostly in metals. I used to be an electronics technicien/computer guy. Now I apply my techinical apptitude and skills to questions of metalurgy and metal smithing. I supplement my income by buying stuff locally and reselling it on Ebay. I'm kind of a hippy basically and apart of what I do for a living, I've got loads of hobbies and interests--like Amigas and computer graphics. The metalurgy and metal art started as a hobby and has evolved into a small business that I can make a living at.
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arkanoid wrote:
Also the game industry, within Europe generally at least, has in recent years been saturated with cheap labor from new EU member states. This has drastically reduced many financial benefits of working in the industry. Wages are plummeting, expectations and DEMANDS of ridiculous amounts of (unpaid) overtime are increasing, etc. These aggressive attitudes from companies go hand-in-hand with labor saturation, of course: "If you don't like the new regression of Worker Rights/wages, then leave. Because there are many people lined-up who will do your job for half the price". Lol, and we were told EU expansion benefits all, not just big businesses.
So there is not much for me to stick around for in this field and I have decided to "retrain" at my old University for something a little more relevant to my current interests. Sadly, video games are no longer my passion thanks to rampant corporatism, deconstructive corporate pipelines and economic factors. Sad but that's just life in the "rat race"/meat-market called employment I guess. At least my University course will free me from all that for at least the next 3 years. After which I can reassess my situation and decide exactly what to do to bring more enjoyment and "spark" back to my day-to-day life, rather than just living to work to pay bills and fill the pockets of my employers.
It's a common situation. But I have seen quite an influx of European workers to here in Australia. Working conditions might be similar, but lifestyles a bit nicer... and Euros are strong against the AUD.
That said, I see wage expectations changing in the long run. The industry needs quite specialised and well-trained human resources for the newest line-up of games and there's just not enough people to go around.
On the other hand, this force will be counteracted by the success of Wii vs PS3 and DS vs PSP, it seems simple graphics and uncomplicated gameplay sell more, and also do not require the same technical skills to create.
That said, I'm not in the industry anymore. I don't rule out going back, but at least for programmers, there are far more tempting options available in other fields.
Jarrod
[Edits - Grammar]
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I'm a professional trombone and ukulele player.
er... no. I'm not kidding. :crazy:
I also compose music for film/TV... most my work being in children's animated TV shows.
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I create webpages for an online magazine company.
I also freelance as a cinematographer.