OT: Poll: What do you do for a living?

Brutal week last week. Had me working half of Sunday too. So, today, I'm working it up 1999 style, aka, telecommuting. In between emails and conf calls, I started to think (bad idea, me knows) that these toys of ours aren't exactly cheap. So I started wondering what ya'll did for a living and what was the highest level of education attained (trying to see if there is any correlation).

Part time Real Estate investor. Soon to be full time sales engineer in the poultry industry. Bachelors in Architecture. MBA.

Six weeks into tenth grade at 659 Manassas, then USAF until 1960, now retired.

Own an apparel company. Some college, did'nt finish. Peter

andy, you got some weird degress.... just like me. B. Arch., M. Arch., MBA. poultry sales engineers... i must find out more about that field ) we have same color car too. small world.

seriously.

Poultry sales engineer with an MBA, I love it WWest: You were in USAF till '60 but now you are retired. You skipped about 40 odd years there :P Oakland: Are you a repo-man

oakland 996, i like your job. but where in oakland are you, i will try to park my car far away ;o)

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Pharmacist/Pharmacy owner BS Biology, Doctorate Pharmacy (Pharm.D)

Video Game Producer Some computer classes in college. but i am not a computer geek...hmm does being on this forum 24/7 count towards geek status?

I help people ( I'm a lawyer )

B.S. Business Administration Emphasizing in Entrepreneurship, USC I run one of several businesses owned by my family trust. More specifically, we do printing, specializing in labels and product packaging. Looking to get out of this as soon as it's financially feasible and move into something more enjoyable like real estate or running my own hotel.

Itzkirb, Have you produced anything I play? Homeworld 2, C&C, Medival Total War, BF1942, Porsche unleashed, Neverwinter Nights, Dungeon Siege... Do you need Beta-Testers?

General Manager of a Cache retailer

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Buffalo. Currently working in medical industry designing medical devices for eye surgery. Also freelance in video surveillance and motorcycle industries. Wife has Master's in Occupational Therapy and works with children with disabilities. Also heavily into underground industrial/electronic music scene in Los Angeles. Creating and listening to. This diverse ethnic and social cross-section of music society enables me to keep my finger on the pulse of many things in life. You'd be amazed what a web of connections it affords me. Never liked popular music. Also into weapons and cigars.

C4C_Leon I helped a little with Neverwinter Nights and the the expansion packs. I do more console games than PC games

Geneva - what is a Cache retailer?

Ex-professional ballet dancer (injury ended that) Real estate investor Venture Capitalist BA English

61-68 at Boeing, 69-72 various jobs, 73 on at Strobe Data, began as Janitor/founder, retired as CEO.

Cache is a chain store, which is an exclusive boutique specializing in womens design clothing as well as accessories. It is equivlent to the whole womens department in Neiman Marcus, just simply in a boutique nature.

Wow - all very interesting.. Ticket Broker - www.SitUpClose.com Title Insurance Sales (NY) Real Estate Investor - residential 2 Years Ithaca College Always looking to get into something else but I love my Ticket Business, especially this time of year. Baseball Playoffs is both exciting and profitable.. I get the best tickets to all events, hopefully sell them at good premiums, and I get to goto any event I want as well. It has been a vehicle for me into the real estate investing, something else I also enjoy but can be very tedious. Adam www.SitUpClose.com

Okay...I'll play. BS and MS in Electrical Engineering. Currently IT Director.

BS in Agricultural Economics... just a simple farmer.

BS in Natural Sci. from Kent State. Spent the last 24 years in medical/ Biotech sales and marketing.

Founder of a hedge fund manager/distributer , former equity & derivatives sales/trader Did a BA at UWO in London, Ont

BS Business Administration, 12 credits short BS Computer Science Occupation: Database Programmer - Java, CGI Dept. of Health - NYS

Too much fun reading the posts of others not to participate; Unlike the fellow from the UK, I keep lawyers from helping people tooo... much, i.e. General Counsel for an insurance company, with several side ventures, including a beach club and a current project of putting together a submarine condominium for adventurous souls interested in exploring the last place on earth unseen by man.

Fast food franchisee/owner/operator. B.S. and M.B.A. from the School of hard knocks

Worked (?) for the state geological survey for 22 years and then moved over to the business I started with three friends 18 years ago, so now I only work one job. We have an analytical chemistry business. Our speciality is stable isotope analysis of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen, usually in gases.

Mechanical engineer for Maxtor Corp - B.S. from WPI in '77. Also enjoy guns, cigars, Kenpo, ... and of course, high-priced German iron. Ed

BS Engineering Polytechnic MCSE Partner in Security Engineering firm - we design and install electronic and physical security system for commerical and industrial clients. Interesting to see the majority of people here are tech/eng/sci educated as compared to med/law or sales/marketing

Wow.. What a list.. I provide shelter for people of means... I do design/build of California castles, formally a bored Real Estate Broker with some college. Never got a BS, but used plenty of it......... Used to be a junkyard mechanic hobbist. My girl friend (now my wife) had a brother in law who owned a auto junkyard. Can you believe it - an 18 yr old motorhead having a auto junkyard at his disposal. In 1959 I got my first Porche there: a '54 Speedster with 8" windscreen (as well as a 50 Merc, 50 Ford Bus Coupe & chopped top; 52 Studebaker & put in 55 Olds engine, 50 Olds bus coupe, '52 XK 120 & the best of all a 52 Alpha Romeo with a DeDion rear end independant suspension). What a way to end your teenage years.

J.D. degree. Attorney in private practice specializing in corporate and commercial litigation.

B.S. Own independent oil company.

Okay, i'll bite... BA (bull**** artist?) bus. admin, minor real estate. ca real estate broker, tenant representative. office/industrial property. in my next life i will be an f1 ace and beat schumacher's race record (will he be a 6-time champ?). growing up, my heros were niki lauda and gilles villenueve and i always knew porsches were in my future

Interesting posts, indeed. For me...B.S. in Aeronautics from Arizona State (however, greatly wish it had been from Notre Dame!). I work for America West Airlines in Phoenix in supply chain management within the Technical Operations Division.

Endodontist, Root Canal Specialist ------------------- Eric 2003 996TT Seal Grey 1996 993 Iris Blue, AeroKit

B.Sc., then M.D. Now work as a family physician.

B.S. Industrial Design Own an industrial design consulting office.

B.S. in Computer Engineering I'm a computer programmer for a DoD contractor.

BS CIS U of Oregon (ducks go ducks) MSBA Temple U current title: senior systems architect (not realy doing architectual work, just programming hard)

VP of Information security for a bank

Amazing diversity. One common thread that has already been pointed out is the tech/engineering angle. Another one seems to be part-time or full-timers in real-estate. Not as many JD/MDs as I would have ventured to guess at the outset. Nor as many entrepreneurs, although there definitely are some. One with his own oil company!! Myself, I have a BS in Petroleum Engineering from University of Kansas and now working as a Systems Architect for a major insurance company. Trying to get into either Kellogg or Chicago for p/t MBA starting next semester. There are a lot more people so let's hear from those of you sitting on the sidelines. Inquiring minds wanna know

Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from Villanova. Currently working to complete MBA at Fordham. Now work at an Industrial filtration company specializing in radiation removal from Nuclear Power Plants. Some forms of investing on the side.

only an associate degree, elctronic engineering here. Currently the Formula Atlantic Program Manager, working with CART. I really need to go back to school..

Have a BS in Accounting, MS in Taxation and a CPA. Provide IT Professional Services and have a Tax Practice.

B.S. in management. Own a realatively large Stafffing Company. About 250 temporary employees....

Oh well, BE Electrical BS in CS MS in CS Principal in consulting firm, doing software architecture with side job helping lawyers in techincal cases...

Oh OK then..... I am an Author. I write books for a living. I'm also a computer consultant.

Wow I can't believe that there are so many nerds who own Porsches. J/K, but there is an overwhelming amount of technical people who responded and relatively few doctors, lawyers, and entrepreneurs as one might have expected. I enjoyed reading some of the posts that mentioned guns and I thought I'd throw out the fact that I am definitely a 2nd ammendment advocate and I also enjoy fine wines, bourbons, and cigars. RRRRR, I can feel the testosterone flowing through my veins! Well we already did a wine & cigar run earlier - maybe we need to put together a shooting run. We can call it the Porsche Drive By.

Well since you opened up the door... I concur on the 2nd amendment, beyond motor-sports my other vices are quality (Italian) food, wine, cognac and cigars.

I am President & Founder of a twenty year old National Human Resources & Technology Consulting business. I've also written two books and a computer program for my industry.

owner of a Mercedes Benz repair shop high school education

No I'm not a repo man. However, I reside in the most dangerous part of Oaktown. My players club is located in the heart of Piedmont. Werd! Ironically, my new plates for my 03' 996 says "CRYMPYD". I completed a High school GED, kicked out of 3 high schools in San Francisco and jailed 3 times for felony car theft. Not very proud of what I do, but then again, so are most lawyers.

Work for Sony Pictures, head up wireless games / entertainment publishing division - little college education, not completed.

Very interesting post.... I have a BS from USC for Safety and Systems Management. I've been a safety engineer, industrial hygienist, and Sr. Lean Mfg Representative for the Boeing Company. Left Boeing to join a supplier for Boeing as it's Director of Operations then left to join Tyco Electronics where I started as a production supervisor and ended up being the Master Planner. Currently I consult companies on EHS, Operations, and Planning issues.

Trojan the entrepreneurs, lawyers etc are probably too busy making money/doing deals/driving their cars - whereas some of the 'techy' people spend more time on the computer and are thereby able to respond to this thread. Scouser What do you write? Will I have read any of them?

Consultant cardiovascular surgeon. My education has enabled me to attain the following: BSc. MBBS MS FRCS FRCS(Gen Surg)

Sorry. Forgot to mention this is my first post. I'm new here!!

B.S., Educ.; M.S., Bussiness Mgmt; Navy career flying from aircraft carriers. Commanded an air squadron, an oiler, and a carrier. Retired from Navy; starting second career to support P-car habit.

I own a small subsea engineering business specializing in robotic cutting and gripping. 3 yrs. biz. school. No Porsche yet, but looking for a 2000 C2, silver black, PSM, with warranty. Great site!, I'm learning a lot from the various threads.

Welcome new guys.. Very impressive qualifications for you all..

Occupation: lurker on 911 forua whilst being paid to be a Business Manager for a vehicle leasing company in the UK! Education: BSc in Electrical Engineering & Electronics - not used as you can tell, being a "car salesman" these days, previously IT techie/sales! More relevantly, my wife (the main earner in our household!) is in sales for IBM and also has an unused engineering degree. We've had a 00 C4 coupe tip for six months (a BMW 330Ci cab before and a TVR Chimaera prior to that)

Perfusionist former Respiratory Therapist Various degrees from CCAC, Kent State, Carlow College, Shadyside etc.

BA Binghamton University (they called it SUNY Binghamton when I went there). The wonderful and incredibly exciting world of insurance...the best profession no one knows about or ever planned to get into...

B.S. Biology from Fairfield University, CT.-1983 D.D.S. from Indiana University School of Dentistry, IN.-1987 M.S. Oral Biology/specialty certificate in Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics from UCLA School of Dentistry, CA- 1995 Fellowship in Biobehavioral Psychology, Dept. of Psychiatry UCLA Med. Ctr.-1995 Private practice in San Diego, CA Love working with children, the problem is the parents! I wish I had a magic wand. I call my 911 the "decompression chamber" after a full day of work.

Born in Japan, raised on the beaches of So. Cal. B.A. in Biochemistry at Univ. Calif., Berkeley Spent last 17 years bridging sales/marketing of Biotech/Semiconductor businesses between Asia and US. 7 yrs living in Tokyo during the 'bubble' economy. Present gig is Int'l Business Development for a Biotech in San Diego

Regional Manager for Wernham Hogg OK, so no one got that one. Actually: BSBA from the University of Florida, '81 (Computer Science) CEO & founder of a 12 year old computer technology company.

First job: Character at Disney World ('80-'81) Job for last 17 years: Macintosh software development (past 7 at Netscape/AOL)

B.S. from Vanderbilt 20 years as an investment broker with 2 major wirehouses. Own an investment firm managing individual portfolios, specializing in small cap, value stocks. Bought my first Porsche, an '02 Targa, in April.

5 yrs @ UCLA...Political Science & Asian American Studies Double Major. Jobs: Sales/Operations Manager @ Italia Designs (Interior Decorating, Movie set furniture, High-End Italian Furniture, etc) Data Analyst @ ND (Nguyen & Dolby) Consulting (Computer Programming contractors) Marketing/Promotions @ M1 Autobody/Autosport

I'm the top mobile and wireless analyst in the industry... Oh and unemployed thanks to an acquisition and poor planning by another company... So I sit around waiting for the market to get better, or I drive to random locations and try to think of ways I can keep my Porsche when the bank comes calling... Any tips? Oh I almost forgot, I have a law degree too... anyone want a photocopy?

New to Porsche and enjoying....MD anesthesiologist, specialize in treatment of chronic pain.

Computers...

B.S. in Biochemistry D.D.S. degree. I drill & fill teeth for a living.

BS Industrial Eng MBA Finance Presently a partner in a LBO fund.

old threaed but... ER Doc in Phoenix B.S. Biology from Drexel University in '93 M.D. MCP/Hahnemann School of Medicine '99 Jason

Sales Engineer for a large Internet router company that doesn't start with a C for the name.

Oh yeah, BS Mathematics from Waynesburg College and Graduate Certificate Telecommunications from Pace University.

Works for me... I too, am a 2nd A backer. So, for the drive by I'll be packing a .45 Detonics, smoking a few Cohiba Extra Vigoroso's while sipping my single malts or vino's... although, it might be hard to drive my P-Car too...

I too am surprised at the amount of techies that own P-Cars... With the last four declining years of Tech revenue, all that pre-employement IPO stock is probably used to paper the out house or put under the P-Car in the garage...LOL. I am the President of a National Executive Search AND Human Resource Consulting firm that I founded in 1982. We specialize in the High Tech Sector. Prior, I was VP & Partner of another Search firm, with a total of 30yrs experience at all phases of Head hunting. Oh, I forgot, BS/MBA in telling others about their behavior, what their IQ's are and what's possible with their lives.

md -- i'll be working for the holidays

Some college... started out as a computer programmer 14 years ago... senior programmer, project manager, senior project manager, director, vice president, chief technology officer, and now I own my own consulting company.... When I was 11 I remember seeing my first 911.... I promised myself that I would have a 911 before I was 30. Worked real hard for that dream... finally realized that dream when I was 32.... About the geeks on this site, if you think about it for a second only technical people would bother writing to each other on a web site. Ha that's funny! Rob

2.01 G.P.A B.A. ( I think, -it was a 4-year liberal arts degree I successfully completed in 5.5 years) from K.U.,1990. -Rock Chalk Chicken Hawks, GO K.U.! I Managed to go to jail at least twice a semester.Kicked out of Marine officer candidate school 1 week before I was to leave for Quantico.( got drunk to celebrate leaving and beat up a cop. -was subsequently and deservedly "Rodney Kinged" by the good officer's collegues).Graduated high school from New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell,N.M. I currently own staffing firms in the K.C.,Lawrence,Topeka area, and I also own a small trucking company(4 tractor/trailers) along with some investment property. Current hobbies include occasional binge drinking,(I have a professional driver when I need him) ,boating at the Lake of the Ozarks,and No Holds Barred/Cage fighting and kickboxing. I Currently own an'03 X-51 coupe I'm looking to trade for a GT3.

1) can i have a job 2) you are my new idol jason

I dont work......anymore yes i retired at a very young age 32...I have invested well.....like a p-car Master Finance (UOT)

JBDMD, Hey, yoo makin' fuun a me? If'n so ah shoore don' lak it!! -A little redneck for ya. No jobs for you .I just sold my shares(54%) of the temp. agency to my partner.I receive a check on Jan. 6 or 7.I just came from Naples,Fla. ,My new residence(for tax and investment purposes).The lady at the drivers licence bureau opined this as she issued my new Fla. D.L. :"that's all south Florida needs, another scumbag". If'n you have a class A CDL and can drive a 3 axle Peterbilt with a 53' trailer I jes' mite have a job far ya.

Orthopaedic Surgeon - specializing in Sports Medicine, Arthroscopic and Spinal Surgery 3 years University Undergrad 4 years Med school 1 year Internship 4 years Residency (Orthopaedic Surgery) 3 years Fellowships (Sports Medicine, Trauma Surgery, Spine Surgery)

Director Systems Engineering @ Apple Internet Services -- iTMS, .Mac, www and the AppleStore 20 years BS Economics MBA

I work for a national employer services provider (Payroll, benefits,tax etc) as the Technical Services Manager (install and suppport client LAN/WAN hardware/software etc.. junk .. typical IT nerd junk with some client services mixed in) I attended some college, did not finish

Have an MBA (Master Bull**** Artist). My gig is trying to understand why people do what they do, or don't do what we would like them to do. I've been doing it for over 20 years and I still can't get it right. But if we were all completely predicatable what a boring existence that would be!

Ph.D and wife an M.D. (Jobs that pay well and allow time to drive the PCar often!)

BS Chemical Engineering - Work on the control systems for refineries etc. mostly draw pictures, tell stories, and play with computers. Past 8 years as an independent consultant/contractor.

hey blustem kidding on the job part serious on the idol part! keep up the good work bro!

Maybe some of us just don't want to advertise. MD's have an old school philosophy about advertising being unethical. I'm old school, and my younger partners think I'm crazy . So, just to add to the mix, I'm a surgeon. I slice and dice people for a living. Lots of fun, second only to driving the P-car!!

Palting I am just young and dumb! Jason

Education- USAF, then off to college BA MS DPM Been doin' feet fer 12 years now!

Paliting... I understand both of your positions. Driving my P-car is #1, holing out a wedge shot from off the green is #2, and my profession is #3. I have 2 close MD friends and their of the same school. Very low profile verses their younger counter parts today.

B.S in Psychology from Univ.Washington (Go Dawgs) Own our family business (26 yrs now), Office Products and Office Furniture

Interesting mix of occupations. Me: Some college, 25 years in the point of sale industry, Sold nationwide company we built, started new company 3 years ago. Been into BMW's for quite a while with M coupes. Bought first P-car in November for 50th birthday. '03 Seal Grey Targa. Got the "mod" sickness real bad. Happy Holidays!

Jason, I know you were kidding. Even if you weren't I wouldn't care.I've always been an easy target, just ask my friends. I must also assume that since you have such a nice car that you probably don't need a job. My goal with the trucking company is to keep it below 100 employees.The staffing firm was a BITCH. 8 years of hell -fighting state unemployment hikes, work comp.issues, I.R.S.,2000+ employees,lawsuits, etc... Just ranting -blustem

I have to agree with the posts of MD's above...I usually don't tell people what I do. I only mentioned it here because hopefully no-one here knows me. If you were to meet me on the street I probably would not tell you what I did, and if I did, you probably would not believe me...I don't fit the "soap-opera stereotype". I usually look like hell after many hours of operatiing and zero sleep. I hope I did not offend my MD colleagues...sorry if I did.

i can relate to not fitting the md bill! i am black and 33 but look like i am 23. tall and thin. i look and dress relatively urban. though i am not often hit with overt racism i am hit with the occasional "are you a professional athlete?" or once while waitng for my car to come through detail at porsche i got "one day if you work hard you could get yourself one of these!" from an older white gentleman. I laughed to myself and said "yeah maybe". i love not fitting the bill. typically it people embrace my difference...its fun! i have to say at eh porsche dealer in phoenix they took me seiously from day one even before they ran my credit!. Chris M. and Mark S. are cool as hell!

B.S. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, B.A. Economics - both from Univ. of California, Berkeley. former high school valedictorian, IT consultant with a global firm, software engineer, and independent consultant. now I'm an entrepreneur - current projects include running a home-based eBay business, investment real estate, and international trade ventures I'm 25 and work about 15 hours/week from home. 20 years ago my entire family lived in one room of someone else's house -- true product of The American Dream right here.

BS in Political Science at FSU (Anyone need a government set up for them???) Minor in ROTC (Number 5 Draft Lottery number) Now a Captain flying 757/767s on Internatinal routes for American Airlines out of BOS.

1981-1986: An ICBM launch control supervisor on the USS James Madison, a U.S. Navy nuclear submarine. 1990-Present: A Naval officer serving on the warship USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, a nuclear powered aircraft carier. BA in English (Technical Writing) MS in Management

I'm of a technical background too... My initial training as a computer/electronics technician is what landed me the job on the ballistic missile submarine. It was like being on a real life starship Enterprise.

Still haven't found my 996 or 993TT that's right for me...Yet! I'm only 2 months into the search, had an '01 996 Cab lined up and had it sold out from under me...my loss, although it made some strange racket at 6000 rpm. Selling real estate in one of the best places on Earth. But garage queens spend alot of time uninsured, under a cover, while 500 inches of snow fall, then melt. Most of you worry about clubs fitting, try getting skis in one of these things.

JDMBA (MBA is in insurance and risk management) and a few hours to PHD which has gone by the way side. Never intended to use it as I am a trial lawyer and that all I ever want to do. I just thoguht the PHD would be cool to have, but I guess one doctorate is enough.

After 17 continuous years being paid to develop Mac software currently unemployed due to AOL's whacking, er, laying off 450 people in the CA offices (adds new meaning to the concept of a Christmas Bonus). Trying to decide what's interesting enough to do next, possibly going to school as 4 credit hours of German does not a degree make. That is one thing I'll miss about Silicon Valley, experience and skills were as valuable as a degree. I don't think I can say the same about tech jobs in Central FL, much less find a Mac development position around here.

Wow.. cool thread. I have a assoc. degree in audio engineering / production from Fanshawe College in London, Ontario, Canada. Been working in studios recording music since then - I know have my own shop. I do mostly CD mastering, some mixing and some other production. It's a lot of fun.... trev

You need tp put the skis on the top of the car!! gET THE ROOF RACK! Better yet get the skibox like I have! Works great aand I fit my two kids skis and mine in there along with their boots!

I've been using Pro Tools for a while now. I'm in the process of building my own studio in my basement, should be finished next month. I'll put in HD3 Accel System and a control|24 should be fun... nice to see some other music freaks!!