What do you do for a living?

[Dwight Schrute]

It has been a while and I've started forgetting a lot about our members. What do you do for a living? How did you get to this point in your career?

I do geographic analysis for a retail company you've probably shopped in. We study the geographic markets our stores are in to determine if we need another store, if we need to downsize or remodel, or sometimes even close a store. We examine demographics, income, and competitor presence. I studied geography in college and worked in city government prior to this.

You?

[TrueblueCATfan]

Retired....Spent 20 years in the retail business. now I watch my sweet grand daughter 4 days a week which I love but no easy task....she keeps me very busy more so than any 40 hours a week job

[DA#23]

I work as a physician assistant in emergency medicine and urgent care in a rural setting. Many hospitals now do not staff their emergency departments, so the work is contracted out and my employer staffs the ER and 3 After Hours Clinics in EKY. I get to see a wide range of patients, from way too young to 90 years +, and you never know who might walk through the door next. In these areas of practice we are very hands-on and perform many simple in-office procedures in addition to anything that might be done in the ER itself. So far I've been here for 7 months and I have so much to learn that it is pitiful, but hopefully I'm making some progress.

Good idea for a thread, Schrute. We need to revamp the beer thread.

[Matt Dillon]

I had several different jobs before I decided to attend college and get a degree. After graduation, I entered the field of civil service. I retired in 1999, after 29 years and 3 months with the state of Ky. Now I do some household chores such as dishes, laundry and grocery shopping ( my wife is still employed), and take care of our two cats in addition to playing golf every chance I get.

[Lighthouse]

I'm retired. Spent 46 years in the insurance business. During that time I spent about 30 years officiating basketball, 8 years NCAA. I now do landscape work at my Church, sing in a Gospel Quartet and evaluate officials during BB season.

[teamchemistry15]

I am currently in between gigs right now. I worked at Humana for almost two years and was miserable. Sitting at a computer eight hours a day isn't me, plus I saw the writing on the wall with the selling of the company, so I got out of there. I am currently working with my uncles. One manages a horse farm that I hunt and another remodels houses so I am learning some invaluable information, in my opinion. I am working on getting on with my cities police department.

[Blue Heaven]

I'm a 26 year employee of UPS in Louisville. I feel I have the best job in the State because of the pay scale, benefit package, and I get to work around/on airplanes. It's just amazing that those things can even get off the ground given the cargo and fuel weight. I get to watch those 747's take off and land every night and I find myself just staringh in awe at what i'm seeing, knowing that I just loaded 30 containers weighing as little as 1500 to as much as 13,000 pounds and that big boy is cruising down the taxi way then hammering the throttle before taking off. It really is an amazing feat of engineering. I've been full time there for 13 years but before that when I was part time, I always worked an extra job or two. I only know to work hard at whatever job I have. I'm not tooting my own horn, but I sort of pride myself on knowing that at 43 years old that I can outwork those half my age. Oh these youngsters anymore!!!

[Lighthouse]

I'm a 26 year employee of UPS in Louisville. I feel I have the best job in the State because of the pay scale, benefit package, and I get to work around/on airplanes. It's just amazing that those things can even get off the ground given the cargo and fuel weight. I get to watch those 747's take off and land every night and I find myself just staringh in awe at what i'm seeing, knowing that I just loaded 30 containers weighing as little as 1500 to as much as 13,000 pounds and that big boy is cruising down the taxi way then hammering the throttle before taking off. It really is an amazing feat of engineering. I've been full time there for 13 years but before that when I was part time, I always worked an extra job or two. I only know to work hard at whatever job I have. I'm not tooting my own horn, but I sort of pride myself on knowing that at 43 years old that I can outwork those half my age. Oh these youngsters anymore!!!

I'm 72, and I can outwork several of the new lazy young-uns.

[teamchemistry15]

I'm 72, and I can outwork several of the new lazy young-uns.

I am 27 and I am slowly becoming more and more embarrassed of my generation. People don't know what hard work is, they are picky with jobs, are afraid to do whatever it takes, and don't know what a freaking savings account or 401k is. There are more of us than the baby boomers, but I don't like the looks of our future with us.

[KevinHall]

I have worked for nearly 25 either for the Federal Government or with a contractor to the government. I currently work for a company called Milcorp. They are manily do IT stuff but I am on the business end. I am currently working on a contract for them in State Department being a Budget Analyst. I have been on this contract for about a year and half. Before that I was on a contract form them in another bureau within State Department for eleven years. When I worked in that bureau I was working across the street from main State. I got see a couple of Secretary's of State,Hilary and Kerry, and a couple of other heads of other foreign nations when they were passing through.

[Uncle Dave]

I cut my teeth in the corporate world, but the last 8-9 years I've had a position in procurement with a division of the U.S. Dept. of Commerce(no I don't make 180k a year and have 3 BMWs in my driveway). Just this year, I've begun selling surplus out of my garden to a couple of nice restaraunts close to my home. I'm a total food freak and I've got it really bad. I'm also exploring the opportunity to add various sauces(roasted tomato, pesto, etc.) and I also make extra good sausages such as Chorizo, Sweet Italian, breakfast, etc. I got a degree in Agriculture from UK in 1981, so I might as well make good use of it as I approach retirement.

[jpay]

I'm 55 years old. 25 years in state government. Child Support investigator first 10 years. Social services last 15 years.
Was a musician as a young man. Lost my hearing 15 years ago.
I had bi lateral cochlear implants 2 1/2 years ago, and am playing guitar and singing again in my spare time.
Been married to wife #2 for 15 years...
Photography and fly fishing are my other hobbies...

[Blue Heaven]

Photography and fly fishing are my other hobbies...

Just started getting into photography. We bought our first really good DSLR and playing around with it can be taxing. It's fairly obvious that we need to take a class, but I have bookmarked some really good sights and we are taking some pretty damn good pictures right out of the box. The hard part is have the right settings for the right scene.

[jpay]

Just started getting into photography. We bought our first really good DSLR and playing around with it can be taxing. It's fairly obvious that we need to take a class, but I have bookmarked some really good sights and we are taking some pretty damn good pictures right out of the box. The hard part is have the right settings for the right scene.

Its like anything Blue repetition is going to improve your game. Don't be scared to miss a shot due to playing with settings, but don't discount what a modern DLSR can do in auto mode.... Most great photo's are just fleeting moments, one chance is all you get.

The guy who gets the great shots is the guy who always has his camera with him...
Just keep shooting...

[BobS]

I do IPhone support for a large company based in Lexington. Lucked into the job after some hardships. Was supposed to last a year or 2. Been there almost 9 now. Work from home. Love it.
Was in the corporate world big time for years and years. IT, Purchasing and Facilities in Louisville for big companies. Went to a small company on a whim and lost nearly everything when they folded and took our $$. (Yes, I am stupid at times)

Hoping to pull the pin and relax in about 3 years. Maybe less. I aspire to be like Matt Dillon

Play golf as much as I can. Used the be a HUGE fisherman but had to move away from it. I miss it dearly and would love to start back, but alas....