norinrad21
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What turned out like a dream job has been depressing
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who has a kick ass job and how did you get it?
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Steppenwolf
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Level Designer at a big video game developer (250+ employees). I guess that qualifies as a kick as job. At least in the eyes of many who post on a gaming website like this 
Registered Nurse- Utilization Management. M-F 8-4:30, weekends and holidays off. Minimal supervision. Not tied down in an office. Good benefits. Good job security. With the license, able to work extra on weekends at other places to make extra cash. Not the best money but I enjoy it.
I think my dream job would be a fishing show on TV, travel around and catch fish.
I think my dream job would be a fishing show on TV, travel around and catch fish.
SketchTheArtist
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I got my dream job. 3D artist at one of the biggest and best game developement studio in the world.
Even today I got a hard time grasping that thought.
Even today I got a hard time grasping that thought.
Jason's Ultimatum
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Since we're talking about dream jobs, I hope to one day work for either CID, NCIS, or OSI. 
Cosmic Bus
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Extending the original question, does anyone who didn't attend college have a great job? If so, share your secret.
SketchTheArtist
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Jason's Ultimatum said:Since we're talking about dream jobs, I hope to one day work for either CID, NCIS, or OSI.
You like wearing shades?
So what do you do?!suffah said:
Yeah, I know, and it's quite disappointing.Hitman said:
If true: awesome! What kind of company?Rei_Toei said:
Your friend's an idiot.gprime said:
As for me, working for the school district as programmer, with decent pay very close to $60k. Benefits are good, job security--not so much so, work hours are ok, work itself is kind of boring, vacation days are 16, which is not enough (not when I hear Europeans get a couple of months off
). I mean, I get to create web applications but I've learned I won't be progressing much here. I can't learn new controls etc., because I'm on deadlines. They're mostly the same kind of apps: query db, slap the datatable onto a datagrid, give it some functionality, and then done. Don't get me wrong: I've learned a LOT. I've learned C# and .NEt and SQL queries, and so on. But I am the only programmer here and I don't get to bounce off ideas off a peer (well the former programmer).I have a desire to open up my own little business/agency for development work, but I think I lack the confidence. I might go ahead and pursue an MBA...maybe networking will help!
Edit: I started out happy here, esp. with the pay and doing programming that I thought I wouldn't mind, but now I'm increasingly feeling anxious, since I'm letting life pass me by without making any major moves to get my life the way I want it to be.
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Vennt
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Cosmic Bus said:
I left school at 16 with zero qualifications.
My first job out of school was in a knitware factory, I lasted 2 weeks.
My second job was in "Data Control" - which effectively meant collecting reports from the mainframe room and delivering them around the office. I did this for 6 months before a job came up in "Computer Operations" - which was effectively just being a babysitter for the above mentioned mainframe. (ICL Series 19xx, 2900 and eventually ICL series 3900 for the geeks). - After a few years I migrated to actually knowing shit about them and was trained in both technical support, systems analysis and datacomms. (How about that for a mix :lol)
Eventually a few years later I actually ended up working for ICL instead of running their mainframes and became a "T/S and Datacomms" consultant. Then "Consultancy" became "Sales Consultancy" became "Glorified sales-guy-who-knows-his-shit" and I became disgusted enough to give it up and become a sound engineer as outlined in my previous post.
So my secret was graft, graft and more graft.
Not going to College/University is still one of my biggest regrets in life, if only for the life experience missed.
I get old people hammered at what's pretty much an exclusive old people hotel. I get minimum wage, shitty customers, and don't really know shit about making drinks, but I love how easy it is. I spend about two hours a night either watching a comedian or cabaret, an hour eating or sitting down, and occassionally get small tips. That's a fucking awesome job to me :lol
Raging Spaniard
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Dark Octave
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I came here to post this.Rei_Toei said:
I work for my dad. It's insurance related bullshit. I get paid great. I'm now sitting in my own office, listening to podcasts, and posting on GAF. I have it made. I will be taking part ownership by the end of the year and will probably make even more money.
Here is the kicker: I hate this fucking job. I hate being here. I hate the fact that I'm sitting here posting on GAF and wasting my life doing this bullshit when I could be doing something I love. If I didn't have a family to support, I would walk out the door right now and go back to school and get a degree (only have an AA now).
Moral of the story: pursue a job in the field of something you love, even if it means passing up on something dull that can earn you a lot of money.
Here is the kicker: I hate this fucking job. I hate being here. I hate the fact that I'm sitting here posting on GAF and wasting my life doing this bullshit when I could be doing something I love. If I didn't have a family to support, I would walk out the door right now and go back to school and get a degree (only have an AA now).
Moral of the story: pursue a job in the field of something you love, even if it means passing up on something dull that can earn you a lot of money.
Well, there is a delicate balance there. Being broke with a great job aint all that either. At least with a nice paying job you can save up in case you do happen to want to make a move on. Not to mention, being reimbursed for the BS you go thru takes lots of the pain away, it really does.Vik_Vaughn said:
lil smoke said:
I guess. I think a lot of this is that I'm just going through a period of time where I'm really regretting not finishing school, despite having every opportunity to do so. I wished I would have been able to go try and do something on my own first, then have this job to fall back on.
electricpirate
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My job itself is pretty standard, I do web development in C#.net, ASP 3.0 and Perl, along with database development in SQL server.
It's awesome because I work from home with a sweet view/ set my own hours.
Edit: I got it from working for this company doing QA in college, working up to programming, and asking if I could stay on as I moved to NYC.
It's awesome because I work from home with a sweet view/ set my own hours.
Edit: I got it from working for this company doing QA in college, working up to programming, and asking if I could stay on as I moved to NYC.
dreadfulwater
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Mobility specialist at a major healthcare org. I deal with blackberries mostly. love it. never have to leave my desk, pay is great. Regular hours with no on call ( a rarity in the IT field) gym membership is a must, as I'm on my ass all day!
I've been In IT for a long time. Getting this job wasn't all that hard given my experience.
All you youngsters: start with your A+ cert and go from there. Experience is what makes you the money eventually. College is helpful, but not necessary. passion and patience pays off in the long run. Eat sleep and breath technology. you will succeed.
I've been In IT for a long time. Getting this job wasn't all that hard given my experience.
All you youngsters: start with your A+ cert and go from there. Experience is what makes you the money eventually. College is helpful, but not necessary. passion and patience pays off in the long run. Eat sleep and breath technology. you will succeed.
I'm an IT guy for a University; nice pay, flexitime, tons of paid holidays per year - I mean tonnes - and I love the work. Oh most of the time I have no supervisors in my location.
I got it after years of doing the grind in call centres and after sending an inappropriate email found myself on gardening leave. Came across this job in the newspaper and aced the interview, bingo, there is a lot to be said for being in the right place at the right time.
I also get public services pay increments every year, no matter what.
You'll have to pry me with crowbars from this job, I'm here 'til I die....
I got it after years of doing the grind in call centres and after sending an inappropriate email found myself on gardening leave. Came across this job in the newspaper and aced the interview, bingo, there is a lot to be said for being in the right place at the right time.
I also get public services pay increments every year, no matter what.
You'll have to pry me with crowbars from this job, I'm here 'til I die....
Broken Arrow
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SketchTheArtist said:
Ouch! That was my dream job but I suck at art
Diseased Yak
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I wouldn't say I am working my "dream" job, but it is pretty swank. I'm a Database Administrator for a technology company who, amongst other things, houses databases for most all the major credit card companies in the US. We have dozens of database instances, and hundreds of terabytes of data.
Mostly I help people with their day to day problems, unlocking accounts, etc. I'm on an on-call rotation so there's always 24/7/365 coverage in case something breaks. I have a lot of downtime to work on my own things, which usually means monitoring stuff and reading a lot of GAF. We have flexible work hours, come and go as we please if we need to run errands and such. We get a little over 2 days a month as "paid days off" which is sweet. It's nice. Not perfect, but nice. Pull down a good salary too.
How I got here? Well, I graduated high school with decent grades, went to 2 years of college before getting burned out. Had the intention of working a bit then going back, but a never-ending stream of better and better jobs led me here. That was 13 years ago, guess I'll never get that degree, no real reason now.
Mostly I help people with their day to day problems, unlocking accounts, etc. I'm on an on-call rotation so there's always 24/7/365 coverage in case something breaks. I have a lot of downtime to work on my own things, which usually means monitoring stuff and reading a lot of GAF. We have flexible work hours, come and go as we please if we need to run errands and such. We get a little over 2 days a month as "paid days off" which is sweet. It's nice. Not perfect, but nice. Pull down a good salary too.
How I got here? Well, I graduated high school with decent grades, went to 2 years of college before getting burned out. Had the intention of working a bit then going back, but a never-ending stream of better and better jobs led me here. That was 13 years ago, guess I'll never get that degree, no real reason now.
Confused101
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This is exactly what my girlfriend is doing.Rei_Toei said:
Do you have any idea how much people will pay to have someone come into their home and tell them what colors they should paint their walls? A lot more than you'd think and my girlfriend is exceedingly talented with color. It's starting off slow but she loves it. Her dream job is coming true.
Steppenwolf said:Level Designer at a big video game developer (250+ employees). I guess that qualifies as a kick as job. At least in the eyes of many who post on a gaming website like this
lol i guess implies that you work for a company that sort of sounds like eclectic farts.
Anyways why is it like super important for people to hide which development company they work for? is it to like avoid being pinned when you express an opinion or something?
anyways i used to want a dream job like that. Now my dream job would probably only happen if i start my own company and is much more crazy and innovative than people would think.
Why is everyone always so secretive to tell what company they work at?
Full time student at EIU, part time employee at our university box office, I take ticket reservations and answer the phone and sell tickets, rest of the time is browsing/email/music...5-20 hours a week, depending on whats going on that week. Very easy work.
CIS and Marketing double major, hope to go onto either an IT related job, or a marketing research/advertising job or something, who knows, lets see what the career fair brings.
Full time student at EIU, part time employee at our university box office, I take ticket reservations and answer the phone and sell tickets, rest of the time is browsing/email/music...5-20 hours a week, depending on whats going on that week. Very easy work.
CIS and Marketing double major, hope to go onto either an IT related job, or a marketing research/advertising job or something, who knows, lets see what the career fair brings.
i do ops/ settlements for a hedgefund
its not too bad, the hours can be a little long, and it can be hectic, but its a company full of young people, but its a fun office to work in , cant complain
got lucky and got the job through careerbuilder after sending my resume out for about 6 months after graduation
its not too bad, the hours can be a little long, and it can be hectic, but its a company full of young people, but its a fun office to work in , cant complain
got lucky and got the job through careerbuilder after sending my resume out for about 6 months after graduation
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ShinOkazaki
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You stole my dream!Thriller said:In the winter (when i dont have school at least
I have skiid my entire life and I wanted to become a teacher when I was older.
I started studying tourism and I got the oppertunity to be a ski instructor as one of my traineeships.
The course was payed for and I intend on getting my second level when I go for my next full season
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Cosmic Bus said:
I went to college but never finished my degree. Now I produce live news shows for a big international cable news network. Alas my secret isn't terribly useful: I was lucky, really. I interned there two summers in a row, then worked freelance while taking (what was at the time) a year off school; in the end I decided to stay and managed to get a full-time job. Been there ever since.
I had what, to me, was pretty much a dream job...and then I got laid off. Bare in mind I'm much more about living comfortably than making big bucks, but I worked for the IT department at a small plant as basically the one-man helpdesk. Apart from getting assigned a few projects now and then from above, I was basically my own boss, going through e-mails and keeping the people happy. Running network cables, swapping out hard drives, making backup images, reloading machines, whatever. None of it was brain surgery, but it was enjoyable work and it paid my single-ass well and had good benefits and a 401K that matched my contribution up to 8% of my income. They let me dress casual, all the people I worked with were great and laid back, everyone basically knew each other.
Since then I've done IT odd jobs for different places, but haven't really found a close match. Guess it's time to join Greenpeace or something...
Since then I've done IT odd jobs for different places, but haven't really found a close match. Guess it's time to join Greenpeace or something...
npm0925 said:
It basically boils down to making sure the patient gets what they paid for, the hospital gets paid correctly, and the insurance is happy to pay for it.
Coordinating patient care and discharge planning to get the patients safely and happily out the door the day the money stops. Kind of a juggling act and a feeling of accomplishment when things go the way they are supposed to go.
Some frustration but I don't take it personally, take it more as a challenge.
Justin Bailey
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-don't want any legal ramifications from posting things on the internet
-general privacy: want to keep identity as anonymous as possible
Those are just a few of the reasons why someone might not want to disclose that type of info on an online forum.
Need an assistant?carlosp said:
Tim the Wiz
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MultiCore said:
Nice. I've always thought of becoming a pilot or a racing driver or something that involved physical skill and sensory stimulation. Wait, those are UAVs.
What are you, an engineer or technician in the US Navy or Air Force?
Pop On Arrival
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I.. I was a buttboy for a LAN shop back when I was 15. At the time, it really felt like a dream job. I was around people I liked and I was able to play all the games I wanted when the place wasn't full.
Now I'm considering applying to a call center. It's gonna be fucking SHIT.
Now I'm considering applying to a call center. It's gonna be fucking SHIT.
I kind of love where I am now. Considering 20 months ago I was basically unemployable (one of those uni graduates who has no work experience, took a year out and has no real desire to do shit jobs).
I got really really lucky. I joined a media placement scheme where you work for crappy wages for a year at certain media companies in the UK - BBC, ITV or Lime Pictures. It was a blast, like being at Uni again, fellow trainees were great fun and I've made some really good friends as well as contacts in the industry. That christmas was awesome, went to the BBC AND the ITV christmas parties
Got training in my chosen field (my field was web design/development) and have been here since.
Its a really nice place to be considering my development and progress over the past 20 months. I've more than doubled my starting salary, work with a lot of great people for one of the most famous organisations in the world. Its surreal thinking I work on a website and then go home to see the show on TV, especially when its a brand I've known since I was like 6 yrs old or something.
Lots of hardwork and dedication involved too though. 20 people made it onto the scheme out of 400 and only about 5 of those got proper jobs after it and I'm the only one who got a half decent salary (although one is on her way to becoming a model)
I'm now definitely thinking about whats gonna happen next though. It would be cool to branch into more interesting areas of the media or web development i.e. web development for a games company games magazine or something like that
I got really really lucky. I joined a media placement scheme where you work for crappy wages for a year at certain media companies in the UK - BBC, ITV or Lime Pictures. It was a blast, like being at Uni again, fellow trainees were great fun and I've made some really good friends as well as contacts in the industry. That christmas was awesome, went to the BBC AND the ITV christmas parties
Got training in my chosen field (my field was web design/development) and have been here since.
Its a really nice place to be considering my development and progress over the past 20 months. I've more than doubled my starting salary, work with a lot of great people for one of the most famous organisations in the world. Its surreal thinking I work on a website and then go home to see the show on TV, especially when its a brand I've known since I was like 6 yrs old or something.
Lots of hardwork and dedication involved too though. 20 people made it onto the scheme out of 400 and only about 5 of those got proper jobs after it and I'm the only one who got a half decent salary (although one is on her way to becoming a model)
I'm now definitely thinking about whats gonna happen next though. It would be cool to branch into more interesting areas of the media or web development i.e. web development for a games company games magazine or something like that
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