What do you glorious people do for a living?

Retired lawyer, now devoted to volunteer work with animals. Guess which activity is more rewarding (not financially, of course)?

PR! I PR things! People. Places. Concepts.

Whore but last few months, firewood has been paying the bills.

Paralegal

Whore. Whorish things.

I live in Los Angeles so naturally I am a multi-hyphenate: singer, songwriter, dancer, choreographer, actor, influencer, waiter and OnlyFans whore.

To be honest I'm only really good at being a waiter and a whore.

Decades? We span centuries.

I'm an Early Years Teacher. I think Americans would call me a Kindergarten Teacher. I suppose I'm also a businessman, as I own a nursery school.

Corporate drone in HR. Don't love it but I can't imagine any other job that would pay me 130k for being useless.

Escort

^ no j/k I'm a T.A./ PHD student

Production editor for a book publisher.

Retired social worker about to start volunteer work at an animal shelter.

Caftan model

Creative Director for a marketing agency. Work from home. Grateful for it.

I've worked in several industries over the years. Now I run a brewery/winery.

Mortgage fraud investigation

Physician assistant graduated in September 2021; worked in outpatient general surgery for 8 months which I hated (greedy, shady owners). Now I’m doing neurology at a public county hospital which is very rewarding and interesting.

Artist, specializing in illustration.

Most are lying of course, never believe a gay man without checking first.

Serial entrepreneur currently working on company #4.

R2….Lulu!

Marketing and Communications in Health Care. Hoping to retire in the next 2 or 3 years.

Attorney and art teacher

Former librarian, currently working for a small publishing company in library sales.

Surgeon

Unemployed attorney.

Love librarians r25!

Writer who is terrible at grammar.

r20 artisanal nutloaf baker?

Exec in soul-sucking corporate America. Oh so close to an early retirement after which I plan on growing out my hair and getting real weird again.

See enclosed resume.

Copywriter at one of the big tech monoliths. Waiting for my stock to vest so I can gtfo of this gross toxic world and work at wine store or something.

Retired Design Manager for a fortune 100 company, I'm so glad I no-longer have to put up with all the corporate bullshit and office psychos.

[quote]Retired Design Manager

Don't be so hard on yourself. I'm sure you were a very smart Design Manager. It does take some skill to--

Oh. You said RETIRED.

My bad, but you really should enunciate better.

[quote]PHD student

Oh, dear.

[quote]Corporate drone in HR.

Have you seen Ginny in Billing lately?

Empress of a highly developed East Asian nation here!

I deliver food and groceries with several gig apps. My life is super glamorous.

I currently am in accounting, bookkeeping. I have been an executive assistant, worked for the military and FEMA, done IT. you name it.

College professor.

Retired financial services training director.

Now I'm a freelance writer.

Head of People (Human Resources) - I like it, good and it and make a very nice salary.

I work in accounting. It can be a pain in the ass because it is can be so fucking tedious!! Everything has to balance down to the penny.

elbow model

It helps that you're sexy, r43.

[quote]done IT.

Done what?

LGBTQ Film Festival Director

R48 Do you have any need for volunteers or writers to cover the films being shown?

We need volunteers to screen films and help us select our programming.

outatthemovies.org

[quote]Retired social worker about to start volunteer work at an animal shelter.

Ex HIV/STI and now other health care researcher who ALSO volunteers at an animal shelter.

Be careful r13. I've already brought home two cats! It's a pitfall of being around cute animals that need homes. You walk in and say "I'm not taking anyone with me when I leave" and then you look over in your car's passenger seat and see a cat in a carrier and think "FUCK!! I did it AGAIN??"

R50 Thanks! Bad link, though.

Like you, OP, I'm a writer.

I've had a side career in boring administrative stuff, with a side journey in the HR/career field. Some of my writing has veered into academic writing about media, some about city planning and the like, but most of it has been journalism and feature stories, with a few key topics I pitch on (media and culture, religion, LGBT news, religion AND LGBTQ people, urban planning, technology, old people unwilling or unable to change or deal with change - a group to which I now belong).

I've had one poster in one of the threads I frequent recognize me, or we recognized each other. Hee hee!

I've had some health issues these last years, so I'm on here a bit more than I used to be.

Branching out into creative writing - trying to finish a one act play on a deadline......

R53, are you allowed to write “gay” when the people you are writing about are clearly gay? Or do you have to type “LGBTQ” no matter what?

I shing and dansh!

R54 if it's about gay men then I've used gay men.

LGBT or LGBTQ has been the preferred usage for more community wide articles or topics.

It also depends sometimes on the outlet. Any outlet using AP Stylebook will expect the writer(s) to adhere to those guidelines.

I’m an accountant (not really).

R46, where do you live? What is your background/experience?

Unemployed house husband, musician, writer and FORMER ACQUAINTANCE OF KEVIN SESSUMS.

Veterinarian. Love seeing DL folks volunteering at animal shelters. Kisses to you. Don’t see many school bus drivers here. Wonder why? (No salary would be enough to trap me on a brat filled bus)

I deal drugs

Any electricians in here? I need an electrical opinion to a question.

College professor.

Judge poors.

Thank you all, and keep'em coming! Fascinating. And I believe (almost) all of it! xxx

I am the general manager of a large shopping mall. It is like being the mayor of an odd small town, and there’s never a dull moment.

I'm the editor of a regional antiques magazine.

Disability Support Worker, semi retired. My current gig is just taking people on one to one outings, so I get paid to go to the movies, markets, fishing, watch bands and catch ferries etc. I also volunteer delivering meals to the housebound.

R9, if you have spare time I work at a nonprofit, can't afford an HR person but the problems I have! Oy! I have enough situations that you wouldn't feel useless at all.

I'm an optometrist. Please don't be the tenth person today to tell me exactly how that label on your food packet looks in the morning. You're approaching 50, I get it. A simple 'I'm having trouble reading ' is sufficient.

Entertainment PR. Worked in all aspects. TV, FIlm, Personal Publicist, Unit, Freelance.

I am the fashion director. I direct the fashion.

Technical editor and technical writer.

Librarian. Great career, but now even the extravagant benefits aren't making up for the crappy pay (which they traditionally did).

I am in the Hospitality Industry, just celebrated my 31st year.

r72 Champers all right you Pats? Or do you want some Salmon and nibbly bits?

Management Consultant. Independent of the big 3, but often work with them in my specialty. Part-time now; almost done.

r76,

Comms director.

And failed writer, my one true love.

Grief Consulor

Marine Biologist currently studying shark migration in the Florida keys

Divorced substitute teacher.

I used to work at a design firm, but we seldom, if ever, had an actual design project to do.

Professional dick devourer.

Am I right ladies?

R84 Absolutely!

I love luxuriating in the passion of a good heterosexual afternoon delight!

Why, it makes me MOIST!

I’m a first grade teacher and I do some art on the side.

[quote]Marine Biologist currently studying shark migration in the Florida keys

Why do I feel this is somehow a euphemism for watching gays in South Beach?

University lecturer.

R87, I actually do watch gays on South Beach, during time off; weather permitting. I'm old, and thus, invisible. But as an old friend used to say: "God, please don't take my eyes.".

Long retired, but back in the day I was Sr. VP of Business Development.

Misunderstood artistes, philanthropists, and Nobel Prize winners...'

etc, etc, etc,

Corporate drone in a large financial company at an SVP level. I make half a mill but office politics are starting to eat me alive. My investment manager calculated that I can retire early in 5 years (I’m 49) and live comfortably until the money runs out at 99. But fucking hell, how will I last another 5 years? I like my job and am good at it, but people are so fucking vicious. And I’m surrounded by young millennials, and god they’re a pain to work with.

Professional telephone sanitizer.

My husband and I manage an apartment building on the east side...upper.

[...]

I have a PhD (Pretty hard Dick)

Retired defense investigator.

I work in biotech, in what is essentially a technical application scientist role.

Porn editor since 1997. In the AVN Hall of Fame. Won awards

I break shit on purpose and then tell the person who made it to fix it because it's their fault.

R99, hmmm- any work we may have seen??

[quote]Corporate drone in a large financial company at an SVP level. I make half a mill but office politics are starting to eat me alive. My investment manager calculated that I can retire early in 5 years (I’m 49) and live comfortably until the money runs out at 99. But fucking hell, how will I last another 5 years? I like my job and am good at it, but people are so fucking vicious. And I’m surrounded by young millennials, and god they’re a pain to work with.

Imagine raking in half a mill and still figuring out a way to be miserable about it.

R17, wow sounds very interesting, what kind of background or qualifications do you need for this field?

yes, I agree, I am surrounded by cunts at work too and I recently moved to a new apt, there are so many problems and the neighbors are a nightmare!

[quote] Imagine raking in half a mill and still figuring out a way to be miserable about it.

^^^THIS.

Retired - was Director of Health and Human Services Department for medium-sized city.

Funeral Director for family business.

I work in the music business as a manager. My biggest client is a member of a legendary band in the Rock N Roll HOF, and received a lifetime achievement Grammy a few years ago. I also teach an artist management class at a major university here in Southern California.

Restaurant cook for the past 15 years, recently cut back to part-time after burning out during lockdown. We didn't close shop, just switched to takeaway and delivery, so I wound up working 60 hour weeks covering the shifts of co-workers with kids.

Every Australian got income support during lockdown, but it wasn't in addition to regular wages, so I was working my arse off for the same money everyone else got for sitting around at home making sourdough and watching Netflix. I try not to dwell on that, but it still stings a bit.

Once everything opened again we were busier than ever, and isolation had apparently made demanding, uncivil, entitled babies out of nearly everyone. That's when I finally cracked and had to cut back.

Still, I can't complain too much. Medical workers have been through far worse. I have no idea what to do next, but I'm getting by okay financially (my standards for comfort are pretty humble, thank fuck), and my overall well-being has improved since going part-time.

Gowns, gowns, beautiful gowns! I'm a retired fashion designer. Evening wear.

R41 What do you teach?

Ingenue

Sell vintage and Antiques online. Translate and clean Manga and Manwhas. Both mean I can work from home.

Line cook.

I'm not going to tell you where I live, where I work, what my mother's maiden name is, what the weather is like here, what college I went to, or what kind of car I drive.

Affordable housing consultant, working with nonprofits across the country.

R15 Thank you for saving us the tedious details of your miserable existence.

R62 Is it about wiring a house?

I crunch numbers all day. I long for the day when I dont have to do a VLOOKUP or "run a quick SQL query"

R118 no it’s about an old house with old wiring and operating a treadmill. I’m afraid it will overload the circuit and start a house fire!

R120 Well, I could ask a bunch of detailed questions and come up with "probably a bad idea"... or I could just say, if you have to worry about it then it's probably a bad idea.

I'll be happy to tell everyone all about you, though, r117: you're a dumbass who needs to proofread before he posts, you already posted a stupid joke answer on here so it's not like you're providing any real information yourself, and you're an MRA troll.

How's that for tedious, bitch?

Elementary school teacher.

I’m an actor. My goal is to EGOT.

r124 = Leo

Medical School Professor

Been in events whole life. Retired early. Husband still works a bit in his family business. Now volunteer with special needs kids....it's very rewarding.

I am a retired teacher, who also writes mystery novels, and I solve real mysteries in my spare time.

I also give a lot of time and money to my nephew Grady and his family.

Thank you for being a vet, r60! I work in people medicine and have gotten into SO many arguments with docs about veterinarians. Trying to explain there are way fewer schools, they're harder to get into, they don't pay as much after, and they have to learn the anatomy of a billion species. You learned one.

I couldn't be a vet because (1. I probably couldn't have gotten into a program) I'm really scared of having patients that bite!

Bless you!

^i just need to tack onto that. Nursing. I actually know a doctor who wanted to be a nurse and there was (unofficially about a) 3 year waiting list at the biggest nursing school in our city. She applied twice and got waitlisted both times. Applied for medical school and got in on her first attempt and ended up becoming a pediatrician.

R109 (restaurant cook), I was lucky to remain healthy through the pandemic, so had minimal contact with medical workers. I found myself more grateful for the workers in the grocery stores and I would put you in that category. No, you weren't treating Covid patients, but you did something important during the pandemic.

Teresa Giudice's make-up artist

Associate producer of a TV show.

[qiote]Teresa Giudice's make-up artist

How cool! Do you work at Benjamin Moore or Glidden?

R60 Oh, a Vet! We had a good one but she retired. Her partner is good too.

So many talented people here!

Thanks, R131. That's very kind of you to say.

Blissfully retired. Before retirement:

PR officer

Tech writer, writing user guides for telecommunications software

Used bookstore clerk (my favorite job)

r111: English lit. My specialty is the 20th-century British novel.

Full-time film/tv actor

R139, how's business? I ask because I have a friend who works constantly and in big stuff. Was a regular on the Walking Dead when it was the number one show on tv. But when the pandemic hit, she had to apply for unemployment!! She was very open about it with her friends. She works non-stop, but at the start of the pandemic, everything she had in the pipeline ground to a halt. And she said after paying her manager, lawyer, and PR, she thought she had a relatively modest income. She's not a celebrity, but she's definitely been in a lot of things everyone here has seen. But she has kids and and a mortgage and bills just like everyone (and I was actually surprised she managed to get unemployment. I didn't realize that was a thing for out of work actors).

R133 What does that even mean?

Former psychologist, now managing my own financial portfolio.

Royalty

Lawyer with specialties in water and aviation.

R141 what are you asking? What are my duties? You name it. Finding footage, booking voice over artists, supervision voice over sessions, quality control (making sure everything is colored correctly, the sound is good, the subcaps are spelled and punctuated correctly) proofing the credits, research, logging footage, making sure releases are signed... I could go on and on.

R145 Kind of like Mary Richards on the Mary Tyler Moore Show.

Former English teacher both in the US and the UK. 20 years working with a top tier Division 1 football program as a tutor and Learning Specialist. Now working from home scoring essays and working on my first screenplay.

Scullery Maid, with prominent missing front tooth.

r145 that seriously sounds fascinating. It really does.

[quote]Translate and clean Manga and Manwhas.

Is that what you kids are calling it nowadays? We used to just call it rubbing one out.

Retired radio-TV announcer. Collecting SAG/AFTRA pension.

Actor, model, dancer.

Currency trader up until crypto came along, then quit.

Specialist museum curator.

[quote]or "run a quick SQL query"

I can't believe you work somewhere they think it's ok to call you query. That's insulting.

r102 I make 1/4 mill a year and am fucking happy. I work from home 100% and if I work past 4 on a weekday it's a rare event. You could not pay me 500K to be a SvP. Corporate America is a soul killer.

Airline pilot here. Spent COVID-times locked down at home on leave of absence after catching the damn disease early in March. Definitely have to add my thanks to not just the medical professionals but the food service professionals that stayed on the job. Thankfully we had more opportunities to support to food-types and stayed out of the (barely) hospital.

I’ve tried dropping some DL-isms while at work and have yet to find anyone, in the cockpit or the cabin, that picks up what I’m saying.

Not one steward, or air host or whatever?

r157, serious question from a nervous flyer:

In all your years flying commercially, have you ever had a "god damn, that was close" moment? And by close, I mean the entire plane going down in a fiery mass of molten metal?

I don't know why since I've had no negative situations while flying, but I'm a very nervous flyer.

Full time singer-songwriter and interpreter of classic 60s-70s pop music. I’m pretty much Scott Thorson before he met Liberace.

I make Ed Sheeran sound like doggy doo but guess what? I HAVE NO RECORD DEAL. I’m also going by the reception I receive from my online virtual audiences, as I perform virtually on VR and on Twitch in the past; since I’m stuck at home with my toxic family for an undetermined amount of time these have been lifesaving options. Great amounts of online exposure, I’ve performed for at least 100,000 people since 2016.

Julian Casablancas almost signed me to his record label in 2016. I was 19 and didn’t know any songs by the Velvet Underground yet, which is how I lost that opportunity.

Flight Instructor here, working on getting enough hours to be like R157.

R149 and R149 I seriously LOVE what I do. Love it.

But, the road to being able to do it was crazy. Years in LA trying to break in. Oh, I had a degree from a college known for TV production and acting and stuff. But I moved out here with zero connections. That said, my early LA years were a blast. Lots of sex in mansions in Bev Hills, and sweet homes up in the Hollywood hills... I indulged when I was dead broke.

I would get amazing jobs, but then never was able to move up- everyone is so entrenched. My God, in 2019 I was in South Carolina delivering groceries for Instacart. Then one day I got a call. Greatest phone call of my life. With an offer that changed my life.

And YES I'm thrilled to have Mary Richards' title, of not exactly her job. I feel very very lucky to have it. I feel a degree of security since the show isn't going anywhere, and if it does, I think this tight knit group would bring me along on the next project.

I do NOT take it for granted, that's for dang sure.

Film crew local 80, I should be retiring but I can't afford to.

R158 not even when I caught a purser (lead FA) smacking his lips after some hot passenger and I asked that purser where his caftan was.

R159 not in my 20+ years at the airline. However during my last year as a flight instructor I had 3 “oh wow!” incidents.

Art historian (retired.)

Network Engineer

Development Director. Retired early, but just accepted a consultancy around managing a 40 million dollar comprehensive campaign for the theater company. Before retirement I was at a top 5 Orchestra, leading music conservatory and the American Heart Association.

Just noticed R161… sorry about that!

How do you like flight instruction? It was the best time of my life, and still miss the fulfilling nature of it. But the end goal is totally worth the hard work now.

Are you in FL or AZ by any chance?

i have a few friends who work crew in NY broadway. pretty sure they post here. ("waves")

British aristocrat.

Is that a job? How can I apply?

Interior Defecator

You heard me.

No outhouses for you, huh?

Well, I guess we all have our standards.

no hairdressers?

Stunt cock for AARP videos.

I'm a Senior Staff Engineer (compute toucher) in NYC. I've been in the industry for the 15 years. I'm very fortunate that my current position is fairly low-stress and I can work from home.

*computer

Psychologist

Business Woman

I'm a semi-retired classical musician, was a principal member of several major symphony and opera orchestras across Asia and North America. I left the USA in the mid-90s and have resided abroad ever since. Now, I own and run my own music conservatory and am director of an international arts foundation that I established with my husband about 15 years ago. I still regularly perform a lot of chamber music and am an occasional guest soloist with orchestras.

Nothing...not a damned thing.

Retired. Not wealthy like so many of you seem to be,but own my house and car outright,all paid off,have about 300 grand in savings,and am 3 years away from social security. I live well if a bit frugally . When I did work I was in customer service for many years,wich is why I hate people now.

R157

Yes, I’m in AZ.

I do enjoy instructing, although some days are really tough. Just yesterday I had an “Oh wow!” moment with a student. Good thing he was cute.

Glad to hear this is all worth it in the end, and I’ll definitely drop some “DL -isms” when I get the chance!

R69, what part of 'useless' did you not understand?

BTW, this my longest tenured but only corporate job. All of my other jobs were in nonprofit and education. I avoided total poverty by working for a large foundation. Sometimes I hanker for more meaningful work and look into nonprofit jobs but I can't take the pay cut. I also remember that nonprofits can be shitty workplaces too. Just as much politics as the corporate world with low pay but highly titled people on power trips.

Oops r184 = r9

Most recent career was government/defense contracting. I am currently between jobs. I wanted to retire but can't do it yet. Like the person upthread, I don't know how I can handle another 7 years.

President of Ukraine.

My heart genuinely breaks for people who never quite found their way in terms of what they wanted to do, or could never make it happen. Hell, it WAS me a few short years ago.

Life is not a fucking TV show where everything seems to work out for everyone eventually. People get left behind, and it isn't always of their making.

"Novacaine for the soul. You better give me something to fill the whole. Before I sputter out."

I was a web developer and I retired two years ago. I marvel every day that I ever had a 9-5 job, because I am so busy now I don't know how I ever worked. I spend my time cooking, eating, going out to lunch, following various dramas on TikTok and just fucking about in general.

R180 "wins" That sounds fantastic.

R189 sounds wonderful!

Legal secretary for decades, estate planning. Getting old enough to retire but don't want to because pay is too good.

I feel bad for r178.

He must've gotten so many cricks in his neck from shaking his head, and used so much ink and paper writing notes being around here he almost put Staples out of business.

R161, PRC?

That’s where I taught for a longer-than-usual time. Knew I would miss the town and people, but had to go and not look back.

Now, my father has chosen to retire there, so I visit 2-3 times a year (not including PHX layovers). I don’t even recognize the place anymore. It’s all MAGA and flat-earthers. And sadly, my father fits right in.

R157 I have a bit of a pilot fetish. Are you a manly top by chance?

I am an historian and teach at a small university. I love teaching, research, and writing. Of the three, I love teaching the most. It's challenging but rewarding when you see a young man or young woman get into the subject matter.

Students have changed over the years. It's been challenging since coming back from the lockdown...but still rewarding.

Yesterday, outside of a class I was about to teach, someone was playing a piano nearby. It was a lovely piece. I went to find out what it was and found a young woman at the keyboard. She told me it was her own piece and explained it. She apologized for disturbing the class. I told her she was far from disturbing, thanked her, and told her I looked forward to hearing her play again. Before we parted, she asked me my name. Later in the day I received an email from her thanking me for my interest in her music.

That email made my day. There are times when it is discouraging in a classroom when students are not engaged in material I've worked hard to prepare. This young woman (18-22) reminded me that there is talent, joy, originality, and sensitivity in every generation. The next time I despair of Gen Z, all I'll do is remind myself of her.

R196

You've reminded me of a chat I had with a High School student working at a restaurant where I was having lunch. The girl confided that her life goal is to be a violinist with a major world orchestra.

Private Dancer

A dancer for money?

Yes , I do anything you want me to do

I'm the head nurse at an Oregon state mental hospital.

And I see the orderlies are urgently needed at r122. Boys, bring along the fire hose and a straitjacket--you'll be needing them.

Classical pianist with many different jobs. Home music teacher (mostly junior high and high school). College instrumental music teacher. Perform with a professional orchestra as principle keyboard player. Have accompanied numerous famous musicians in concert. Have played many solo piano concertos with orchestras. I give solo recitals and chamber music recitals. Travel around adjudicating young pianists and judging competitions. Also worked with professional dance companies in NYC as a musician for a number of years. (Possibly my favorite job). Have also been chief rehearsal pianist for opera companies and musical theater. This all sounds like a lot, but musicians almost always have to cobble together a life. On the verge of retirement now, I have adequate resources to do that, (own my own home and a rental home, have other savings as well). but don't want to dive off until I have a clear picture in my mind what that would look like for me. (Would I still teach a little, perform a little? Or just quit everything cold turkey?)

This has become my favorite thread.

Statistician.

You'd probably love these guys and their channel then, r202:

Thanks, r205. I have seen quite a few of their clips over the years. It is also funny to see what professional dancers are doing offstage just before they make their entrances.

Yes, R195. Well, more top than bottom. Hope that doesn’t ruin it for you.

But hey! At least I’m not a side!

R157 and R161 student pilot here and I am glad to find other pilots (albeit much more exalted ones than I!) here.

Graphic designer, rapidly aging out of this "profession", and wondering how I'll manage for the next 2.5 years before retiring. My current job has been dumbed down so badly that I want to look for a new job, but I realize that'll be a tough search at my age.

I'm a cohost on THE VIEW. My job is to point out racism against black and brown people, and I do it every chance I get.

R202, a friend had piano lessons as a kid for a few years but went on to other things, he's now in his 40s, do you think he can pick it up again?

I'm an Unemployed Troll with no social skills who lashes out at liberal celebrities with my impotent, racist, misogynist rage. I'm the victim! I WILL NOT BE IGNORED, DAN! Poor ME.

Professional DL inspector.

I'm a fluffer for most gay pron. Used to be a fluffer for the PLAYGIRL models way back when.

There are no such things as fluffers.

I’m a real househusband but soon to be talk show host.

I am a proctologist. Shake?

Associate

R218 at Walmart?

Miserable, 80-hour/week Wall Street consultant until I just completely fried out and quit at 45. Miserable stressful life-sucking job - the only purpose was to make money to quit. For me. The straight people kept at it because they had a high maintenance lifestyle with kids and stay at home wife. So glad I saved and got out.

Not sure if it’s better to be really miserable for 25 years and save money - or content for 45.and work until 67. Everyone is different. Mi never found a job that I actually enjoyed doing. I LOVE doing nothing,

Transportation policy, sustainability, and bioengineering.

No professional figure skaters or coaches? Or did I miss someone?

My name is Fred Garvin

and I'm a

MALE PROSTITUTE

Don't you mean, PROSTATUTE?

In house lawyer

I'm a retired system engineer and project manager who worked for a big telecom company. I never figured out what I wanted to do so I just stumbled into and through my career. I finally realized in my 50's that I would have loved to cook for a living. I know it can be a bitch of a job because I worked in restaurants when I was in my 20's. But I think if I had realized my passion early on, my life would have had a different trajectory. But I'm not complaining. I did OK though it would have been nice to have enjoyed my profession instead of hating the one I was in for thirty years.

Supreme Court Justice.

TV producer but for nothing interesting. I would give my left arm to make infomercials. You bet I can sell the hell out of some red copper pans.

Retirée

[quote]Statistician.

Odds are you're lying. 😜

R214 That's cool. Did you ever work with Bill Cable or have any stories about him?

This thread surprises me. The quality of Datalounge is so debased and dismal, yet here there are many educated career people.

^^^

Goes to show you we are all debased. Some people just have better lives about it. 👅

[quote]In house lawyer

Whose house? Cause iffin' you good-lookin' you can be my house lawya.

R232: I once observed two gay bar patrons bragging about which one had the largest bar bill on a cruise. Horrifying though that was, we are not all like that. Why are you assuming some of us aren't ... you know ... intelligent?

R228 What's below infomercials? Mesothelioma commercials?

[quote] Miserable, 80-hour/week Wall Street consultant until I just completely fried out and quit at 45.

So you’re retiring at 45?

Designer - - - of many things, in a variety of professional fields.

[quote] This thread surprises me. The quality of Datalounge is so debased and dismal, yet here there are many educated career people.

All these educated career people must make a lot of money, which is surprising considering the discourse here. What is everyone’s yearly salary?

[Quote]This thread surprises me. The quality of Datalounge is so debased and dismal, yet here there are many educated career people.

As previously revealed in once of these type of threads, some of the stupidest and most childish commenters here have Ph.D.s

You realize The Data Lounge is infested with trolls spending all day, every day, trolling "the gays" and posting at least 30 to 40% of the shit here.

I am a baker in a wholesale ( factory ) bakery. I work the rack ovens. I prove, finish and bake all the yeasted buns and rolls. I have 4 double rack Revent ovens (shout here from Sydney, Australia to Revent Ovens in Somerset, New Jersey, an amazingly good piece of machinery still manufactured in the USA. ) and 2 single rack Zuchelli ovens. It's incredibly busy and unbelievably hot work but after many years I still enjoy my work. I will be 62 this year so I'm looking forward to my eventual retirement. Here in Sydney the pandemic resulted in heaps of qualified, experienced bakers quitting the industry. The upside for us oldies being we are in demand and consequently we'll looked after.

* well not we'll.

R228 Religious programming. I have to draw the line somewhere.