Yeah, answer if you dont do illegal stuff. I know you probably like writing if your on this forum BUT, I'm quite sure you dont get paid doing that. My point being, whats your job outside of writing and what not? I've just been wondering because----well, Theres o chance somebodys gonna PAY me to write for them, I'll probably have to pay THEM to make my movie, so.......yup. What do you do?

I'm a bank robber.....I mean student. Yeah, student. Thats what I am.

wow, uhmmm, yeah, thats awesome---I guess. In theory though, thats the exact same thing I'm doing, but only in theory.

Part-time Paranormal investigator.

Writer -- Carpenter -- opening my own GYM here in KANSAS CITY!!!!!

That's what I do for my money... oh yeah and I got a great wife who supports my down times

I'm retired and I'm not even old enough to buy beer, well at least that's what I tell people when they cry about getting a job

I have been trying to get one for a year and a bit since I graduated school and what do I get for my effort rejected for a fat kid who can't keep his pants up

This town has some pretty messed up values when it comes to employment, I'm a model worker and they pass on me for children and fat people... _______

I'm a student, a computer science major.  Writing computer programs is my true talent.

Wish! Why should I wish? I said my job was part time, well the other half of my time is taken up by destorying the evil hordes of the undead, writing and chatting up girls way out of my reach.

Sorry to go OT and I swear I won't do it again, but Alan, whatever happened with Niolan?  Have they paid you yet?  Yeah, I'm a student too.  Bloody tired of school but graduate in December God willing.

I'm a zombie buster in my spare time, video game demigod part time, and all around evil genius full time. Now, watch as I unleash my latest creation: cybernetic zombie fish shaped like Playstation 2 controllers! MWAHAHAHA!

Well, to get this back OT (tho I am interesting in hearing about Alan's saga), I'm an Epsilon Semi-moron (Brave New World by Aldous Huxley reference) with a large American Telecommunications company that begins with the letter 'V' paper pushing project manager who has been occupied for the last month with this.

Oh, and I moved this topic to the "Getting to know you" thread.

Don

Alan, if you're trying to sell Banana chan as a kids cartoon, good luck, there's not a station out there that would take it as it is and maket it for kids, without butchering it.  It'll probably do best on Adult Swim, i know i said toonami but that was before I read the second episode...

Anyway, some of you seem to deal with the Undead  (better known as zombies).  I have it worse.  I DEAL WITH THE SPAWN OF THE DEVIL- EVERY DAY FALL, WINTER, AND SPRING!  Yep, you know what I am.  I am a teacher- I started out as a permanent substitute for a middle school, first one on the lst if a teacher is out, and if I learned anything from that job, it is that SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS have it bad, and are not payed enough.  Those little kids think they can slack off because the teacher is out, and the advanced kids always criticise you if you don't do things way the teacher does it. (and no, i will not tell you what school, simply because that's my business, not yours.

I also started and teach the  animation "elective" in the last two bells of the last semester, which is small, the most students in one class was 9 kids (that's how obscure it is.)  which is really fun, we used a program called Animation Maker, and we make our little two minute flicks starting from a script and working our way through the finish. It's fun, but a lot of the kids don't know jack about scripts or anything, "don't they just make it up as they go along?" one student asked on the first day.

Fun job, but, if you notice, i was really busy for about two months or so, and was hardly on, that's because I asked if we could do the elective, and the school said yeah, but nobody (in nyc, at least) had ever done anything like it, so i had to write out the curriculum myself and everything.  I've been asked to do it again, and out of the 17 that did the class this year, 16 are coming back, and 3 new ones so I hope we'll be able to do more stuff this time around.

Speechwriter and political media consultant.

Its a good racket, if you can make it. Lots and lots of dough.

Quoted from vkonstant, posted July 23rd, 2004, 3:17pm at here Speechwriter and political media consultant. Its a good racket, if you can make it. Lots and lots of dough.

Me wanty your job

Welcome!

Sorry, Alan. From the sound of it, you have too much conscience.

Apart from stopping the zombie hordes I am what you call a ghosthunter.
Paranormal Investigator. That is why most of my work tends to be based
on the occult. Getting paid for proving to people what they think isn't real
is real is a pretty good job!

Hm, I am a job-cruiser......sometimes I work in productmanagement / Marketing / Sales, sometimes I work as auditor in Qualitymanagementsystems, sometimes I work as secretary.....or clerk....... and sometimes I work as cocktail-shaker
And I found my love for the entertainment-business----Ugh!!! I love it!!! I love to write and I will finished my script-creation perfect to pitch it to the studios.....perhaps they really like it!?!?!?

Quoted from vkonstant, posted July 23rd, 2004, 7:33pm at here Sorry, Alan. From the sound of it, you have too much conscience.

Conscience is one of the reasons why I quit a well-paid job in Market Research.  Now I'm broke.  But I've still got my soul.  

Missed this thread for some strange reason...

This is sooooooooooooooo boring, but here goes.

I work as a 'Costs Negotiator' for a law firm...in other words, I make and inflate bills, then negotiate/argue over them, and then rip people off so I can make my firm profit - ......NICE!

And yes, I do go to bed at night and sleep with a clear mind....how horrible am I?LOL!  

See why I NEED my Goonies........

Right now I'm in high school and most the jobs in my town are either taken by college students or not availible because of job shortages. Damn, President Bush!

Either way, I'll probably try to get a job at  "Hollywood" video over the summer for money to finance a film project.

I am a juvenile observer, which is a fancy way of saying Baby sitter (If you can even call that a job)  during the summer I do it more proffesionally at summer camps...

I wait tables for now.

I'm in retail managment. That is what I have been doing for the past 8 years. I think this job has helped me with writing.
You wouldn't believe the things that I see and hear. Things like sneaky shoplifters that try to appear as nice people, drunks and drug users either using or passed out by the dumpster, prostitutes who use our parking lot, and then the regular customers who come in, some with their children, who always take the time to say a friendly hello. The kids are the highlight of my days there, that is when I'm not having to pick up after them.
Cindy  

Jesus, where's your store located at, FLINT - MI or HELLS KITCHEN?    

cool

I'm a computer tech!
I spend 8 hours a day at work on computers, then spend another 2 or 3 here!

Ypsilanti. I'm sure most people have heard about it.
Cindy

I'm a mortgage broker now, but up to recently I managed a mobile home dealership. Talk about some stories...whew!!!!. I had to develope Redneck crisis intervintion skills...how 's that for an adventure

I'm a soon to be travelling bum. I have no idea when I will get another job after this one runs out in 6 weeks  

I do know that I want to get out of the legal industry but really don't know what the hell I want to do with my life yet. Ideally, I would love to combine my love of animals, media and people all into one job, but I have no clue as to what that would be. I am stuck. 26 and no plan, Stan.

Oh well, maybe I will forever be a travelling bum - be kind if you see a haggard looking cavewoman washing in a Denny's restroom near you  

I will most likely not get another job until next year sometime when I hit Canada! Only 2 more paycheques left and then niente.
Scary stuff!

Andy

I work in Admin for a telecomms company...

I proces phone orders and do other general admin work... The mundanity of the job is soul-crushing. I need out, but nowhere to go right now!

Arts Development Officer.

Help Desk for Customer Service in a call center for a regional cell phone carrier that has market presence in 22 states. Its initials are USCC if you've ever heard of it. I deal with CSR's questions and angry escalated customers.

Does anyone here actually enjoy their job?

I have yet to meet anyone who really does! I envy those who do and would love to find my calling in this life before I reach the age of retirement...

I actually do enjoy my job. Working in the games industry is a lot of fun. I honestly can't complain. I guess I got lucky

I have worked in call centres in the past, customer services, sales etc so I know what it's like.  It can be soul destroying at times, especially when you have 8 hours of irate customers and very little appreciation for your work. Targets! targets! targets! I hated it

Quoted from Martin I have worked in call centres in the past, customer services, sales etc so I know what it's like.  It can be soul destroying at times, especially when you have 8 hours of irate customers and very little appreciation for your work. Targets! targets! targets! I hated it

Amen!!!

As much as my job sucks, it doesn't suck as bad as being on the phones. Which I've did for 5 years. (Oh Dear God, what have I done with my lfe???!!!111)

I'm glad you do like your job!! Is it also working abroad that helps or the game industry alone which is fun?

I loved Germany and enjoyed working there for 2 weeks when I was younger. Plus the Oktoberfest is fun... German beer is strong stuff and they drink so much of it!!!

You reminded me... I have a friend in California who has been working on this new game called 'Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks ' or something or other, which is due out in september I think. I am not sure exactly what he did on it, but loves his job too. Hmmm, maybe I'm in the wrong industry!

Andy

To qoute that cool guy from "Dawn of the Dead" '04, "I sell TV's at Best Buy."  Well, I used to, 'til I realized that I hated it there.  So I dropped the job, dropped some of the weight I gained from working there (actually I just bulked up on muscle), and now spend my time hanging out with friends and mallratting around.  But once I go to Pittsburgh for school, I'll have to get a job.  'Til then, I have recently made a Scarecrow mask and I soon hope to invent a fear toxin (boy I wish I was joking).

Cheers.

-SyCo

I don't hate my job, considering that I am posting from work right now, have access to Word, am able to save my work and email it home, and have enough time between calls to write quite a bit (my short The Last Word was written while at work, along with all of my Fempiror Chronicles screenplays.) I am not in love with my job and if I were to promote out of this position, my love might diminish considerably. I would rather write at home with a deadline and a paycheck, but I can deal with what I have. To be honest, the pay for as little as I do is pretty darn good, too. I'm getting over $15 an hour to twiddle my thumbs.

I've worked in three different call centers in the past. I think my experience was tainted by the last two places I worked where there were always 10+ calls in the queue and you could go a whole week without any break between calls.

The first place I worked was much quieter and I actually did enjoy it. I had time to browse the internet, write emails etc and it was good to talk to some of the nicer people you get on the phone. I found it helped me with  writing dialogue too. You pick up on little nuances in the way people talk and react in different sitations. I used to play a game at work where I'd guess which area of the country people were from based  on their accent. I was pretty good to. I'd have their local retailer up on the screen before they even told me where they were from. But yeah, the last two places sucked.

Your job sounds okay, I struggle to write a short in my spare time, let alone an epic trilogy while at work.

Thank God I am leaving my job in 5 weeks. Today I had the worst day ever.

I got told off for internet use at my office when I was in work before 9am. Now the firm are changing their policy of internet before work, after work and lunchtime to only 10 minutes a day MAX! My boss was very unproffessional too and b*ll*cked me big time and just shouted at me for 5 minutes straight. Sodding git. I was in shock for about 3 hours afterwards.

I cannot wait to get out of there now.

Sorry, rant over.

Andy

That sucks but I guess depending on your work maybe it was unprofessional on your part ha-ha I'd say get a laptop computer and use that... I'm not sure if you can get wireless internet on them but if you can you're set.

Send the bloke our way, Andy.  We'll take care of him!


Phil

LMAO! Phil, I think everyone at work wants to do that for me! I just have to get used to no internet now... will be interesting to see how quickly I go out of my mind with boredom!

thank you Phil and Wes  

Quoted from Andy Petrou Oh well, maybe I will forever be a travelling bum - be kind if you see a haggard looking cavewoman washing in a Denny's restroom near you

I hope that you have a blast on your upcoming trip. Speak to you soon, and d*mn the boss man!

Ps-Might I recommend the Grand Slam at Dennys? You could ask for extra napkins to wash with in the bathroom.

Now that is good times!

Quoted from Goonie17 I hope that you have a blast on your upcoming trip. Speak to you soon, and d*mn the boss man! Ps-Might I recommend the Grand Slam at Dennys? You could ask for extra napkins to wash with in the bathroom. Now that is good times!

Hey sweetie,

I myself like the Slim Slam... lol! I will take extra napkins with me, be sure of that, otherwise I'll have no chance at all of meeting any fit guys Although, maybe then a lumberjack will walk in... hey, a girl can dream right?!!!!

Good times indeed, Mr T  

xxx

Boss man wasn't in today so was able to have 5 luxurious minutes on the net all to myself. He's my number one hate right now, grrr... >