So what's everyone's profession here? [Archive]

miked277

08-14-2008, 08:44 PM

currently i'm the IT manager at a small production company. very mindless, boring and unimportant type stuff. in a few months i'm going back to college to finish a degree. econ, poli sci, math... not sure exactly what i want to do but it'll include all those at the very least.

Wolf

08-14-2008, 11:28 PM

See my profile.

Didums

08-14-2008, 11:30 PM

Going into my Junior year in Highschool, still not sure what profession I want to go into. I don't know if I'm smart enough to get into a Theoretical Physics field.

Aerithria

08-15-2008, 12:08 AM

Entering my first year of university next year, with plans to study Physics -- most likely Chemical or Mathematical Physics, though I haven't entirely decided that yet.

Lexlike

08-15-2008, 12:10 AM

Currently i ´m doing social work for my country instead of going to army. I ll continue studying law after that , i ll propably study economics too...

Shadowrose

08-15-2008, 01:50 AM

Customer Service -.-

Terian

08-15-2008, 03:31 AM

I'm roughly a Junior in college, 18 (taking this year off since I'm two years ahead), and soon to be working Tech at Office Depot.

IlyaK1986

08-15-2008, 03:32 AM

18 and a junior?! O_o holy shit dude. Why take a year off? Why not finish up and go work for a bulge bracket bank?

sharpedges

08-15-2008, 03:45 AM

A new life!!!

I'm debating either law or psychiatry - all thoughts welcome!

Terian

08-15-2008, 03:55 AM

18 and a junior?! O_o holy shit dude. Why take a year off? Why not finish up and go work for a bulge bracket bank?

Well, I wouldn't be taking a year off, but I just moved to a new state, and for me to qualify for in-state tuition I need to live here for a year without going to school. Sucks, but otherwise I'd be spending 4x the standard. And I'm broke.

IlyaK1986

08-15-2008, 04:06 AM

Wow...that really sucks. Sharpedges, are you really an ENTJ? I'd imagine you'd go nuts in either of those fields.

Jughead

08-16-2008, 02:05 PM

College sophomore.

Turkish_Cats

08-22-2008, 05:19 PM

A student of high school....May be a painter in the future.

miked277

08-22-2008, 08:02 PM

student of life attending the university of hard knocks majoring in living :hi:

PinkPiranha

08-22-2008, 08:05 PM

Former mechanic.

colmena

08-22-2008, 11:09 PM

I'm currently unemployed. I'd like to be an Occupational Therapist, and I have asked my friend if he will help me draft a letter that will go to local clinics with the intention of getting some experience or/before an Occupational Therapy support worker role.

Sounds like the perfect career for me. Either that or something crazy. Or teaching film studies to zany sixth form kids.

Enyo

08-23-2008, 03:08 AM

Sales manager

Kora

08-23-2008, 04:16 AM

Sucking my parent's money. I mean, student.

BlackOp

08-23-2008, 04:57 AM

Visual artist......

MySpace.com - corndog/alibi visuals - 102 - Male - CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - www.myspace.com/alibivideo (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=52591658)

Samuel De Mazarin

08-23-2008, 05:35 AM

Last job: stockbroker on Wall St.

Current job: nothing... unless you include 'student'. But I'M paying for it!

Samuel De Mazarin

08-23-2008, 05:38 AM

I'm roughly a Junior in college, 18 (taking this year off since I'm two years ahead), and soon to be working Tech at Office Depot.

Don't rush it... you're not really racing with anyone... particularly if there's some difficulty in managing the state tuition scheme... take it easy... no one's going to care when you graduated once you're thirty... at that point it's about what you're doing at the moment.

Edahn

08-23-2008, 08:07 AM

Moved from NT Rationale.

(Law)

LucrativeSid

08-23-2008, 08:09 AM

Aspiring author, webmaster, artist, musician, scientist, comedian, philosopher, dancer, life coach, entrepreneur, director, producer, mayor, inventor, and actor.

That makes me feel better about my present reality. Full time food service, $10.77 an hour. It's not like I'm in college. I'm just following a strange path.

FDG

08-23-2008, 10:59 AM

I've almost finished my last year of BS economics, working as a translator on the side to support my studies n little expenses (studies are not very expensive here in italy).

I don't have a strong opinion on what I will do afterwards. Probably something not strictly related to my BS, though, given that I am finding out that I would hate working in an office.

Ivy

08-23-2008, 02:35 PM

Writer/editor

I peed a little when I wrote that as it has been a lifelong dream to be paid to write. In practice it's not exactly what I had in mind (I write and edit test prep workbooks/practice tests for middle schoolers) but it'll do. I get to write some fun stuff here and there.

Jeffster

08-23-2008, 02:48 PM

Office manager for Subway sandwiches franchise (Eat fresh!) that operates 20 locations here in Texas. I process a bunch of paperwork, keep the office stocked up all the supplies everybody needs, maintain a bunch of files, work the phones, and try to keep everybody entertained. :)

Night

08-23-2008, 02:52 PM

Loan shark

MetalWounds

08-23-2008, 05:38 PM

Military.

disregard

08-25-2008, 03:01 AM

I'm going to be a writer.

Noel

08-25-2008, 03:14 AM

Currently, I work as a server/busser/bartender/dishwasher/cook at a pizza place. I work three times a week, each shift being five hours in length. Pays 8.00 an hour + tips and on average make 16-18 dollars an hour including tips. Certainly the best paying job I've ever had in my life so far, especially considering its pay to actual work ratio. It's a great student job.

In regards to future possibilities? Freelance/Creative writing, English Professor or the forest service seem promising.

millerm277

08-25-2008, 03:38 AM

I'm still in school, but my job is working as an intern in Electrical Engineering.

Brooke

08-31-2008, 03:54 PM

Student... Blergh.

Mondo

08-31-2008, 04:46 PM

I'm a college sophomore.
Right now, I want to be a lawyer.
I'm thinking of majoring in math.

sophiedoph

08-31-2008, 08:39 PM

A new life!!!

I'm debating either law or psychiatry - all thoughts welcome!

Don't. Do. Law.

I'm not sure I've met any lawyers who were actually glad they went into law. For serious. Actually, my dad (ISTJ) likes it. My husband (INTJ) hates it, so do I (INFJ).

Read this: every single point is 100% true. Top Ten (10) Reasons Not To Go To Law School | Karemar (http://www.karemar.com/blog/top-ten-10-reasons-not-go-law-school)

LOL

EffEmDoubleyou

08-31-2008, 08:46 PM

Starving "artist"

Peguy

08-31-2008, 08:52 PM

At the moment I work at a machine shop. Sometimes it's alright, other times it's absolute shit. Problem is when I'm constantly exhausted at the end of my shift.

I guess the idea of being a freelance writer/journalist would seem a good career for me. Problem is I lack any credentials to go into that line of work. I couldn't see myself doing academic work.

BTW, I concur with the advice of NOT studying law.

Ivy

08-31-2008, 09:01 PM

Credentials for freelance writing are not as important as connections. I basically fell into it because a friend from college got a job as an editor at a small publishing company and convinced me to try doing a project for them. That was three years and fifteen projects ago. Now, just like that, I have credentials, if I should ever choose to try to freelance for other companies.

Peguy

08-31-2008, 09:03 PM

Thanks. I often have problems with making the right connections and so on.

sophiedoph

08-31-2008, 09:10 PM

What kind of freelance writing are you interested in? What topics?

I don't know what kind of freelance you would be interested in, but I really think you could as well. Until I entered the small business realm, I thought it was a lot about credentials. Now I realize it's about "creating a good product" (your writing) and marketing it--thinking creatively about how your skills could benefit different ones. Then emailing (spamming! woohoo! LOL) them offering your services. A good product and an idea about why it's relevant to them can speak volumes more than any credentials.

Just my $0.02.

Ivy

08-31-2008, 09:13 PM

Thanks. I often have problems with making the right connections and so on.

Yeah, so do I. The friend who helped me get a foot in the freelance door was someone I met on a BBS in the early-mid-late 90s. BBSes were the text-based web equivalents of forums, so it was pretty much like getting a job from someone you meet on MBTI Central.

Peguy

08-31-2008, 09:20 PM

What kind of freelance writing are you interested in? What topics?

Well I guess long story short: commentaries and essays concerning our prevailing ideas, mentalities and attitudes. Here's an example (http://www.isi.org/journals/archive/issue.aspx?id=cc5e9675-0c91-4422-b2e8-b6b1a8817166) of what I'm talking about from one publication I often read.

I could also write about various historical issues as well. And so much more. Sorry, Im not bragging here, just saying my interests vary greatly.

sophiedoph

08-31-2008, 09:31 PM

No need to downplay yourself or think you are bragging. You are good at what you are good at, and no need to apologize for that! :)

Do you have some articles written already for various topical magazines? Have you submitted them?

Have you gotten the journal's/magazine's subscription topic plan for the next several months, so you can try to write something relevant to the main topics? (You can get this by emailing them for advertising info--they should have a 1 year topic guide in the info.)

Have you tried starting with some smallish online journals to build your credentials? It's not really about credentials, but networking. For instance, I just landed a contract with a really big non-profit because I was able to say, "This store and that store and all these others are now selling my products, and I can tailor them to...." The NP is the big fish here, but having the other decently-known stores got me the credibility rating.

Just some ideas--feel free to IM me if you want to brainstorm some more.

Peguy

08-31-2008, 09:35 PM

Little Linguist

08-31-2008, 09:49 PM

Peguy

08-31-2008, 09:50 PM

You should definitely cultivate your talent.

Perhaps I should submit post #3 in my personal thread. That's basically how I am during my "Ni moments". ;)

Little Linguist

08-31-2008, 09:52 PM

Perhaps I should submit post #3 in my personal thread. That's basically how I am during my "Ni moments". ;)

YAY for Ni moments. :D

sophiedoph

08-31-2008, 09:54 PM

I haven't submitted anything yet. It's on my long list to do list though. It's just trying to figure out what to write, and finding the time and energy for it.

I did have a blog a year or so ago. It did attract some considerable attention, and people often commented on my well thought out posts. I've been meaning to possibly starting that up again, but Im often distracted by work issues.

So at the moment, my "writings" consist nothing but random scribblings in my notebooks.

Well! :D

Why don't you write and get the planned journal topics from a few smallish places, and give yourself the exercise of writing a relevant, yet short, essay for the December issues?

Blogging is great too, but you really need to start submitting articles. Just do it the way you would if you had been hired but would only be paid when your work was complete--set a time and a place each day to write, and do it like a job.

Easier said than done, I know, but you gotta force yourself to get around to it! You'd be awesome! :D

Peguy

08-31-2008, 09:56 PM

Easier said than done, I know, but you gotta force yourself to get around to it! You'd be awesome! :D

Yeah imagine something like this in a journal :D
http://www.typologycentral.com/forums/248085-post3.html

sophiedoph

08-31-2008, 10:00 PM

Beautiful :)

Why don't you go ahead and submit that to a few places???

Haight

08-31-2008, 10:01 PM

I'm an accountant.

disTant_eCHo

09-01-2008, 01:14 AM

My country and state literally pay for me to go to school. I knew turning 23 would somehow be advantageous.

Blackmail!

09-01-2008, 06:29 PM

Landscape architect
Professional consultant on that matter
And part-time University professor (Maitre de Conf' = post doctorate)

colmena

09-01-2008, 07:07 PM

Landscape architect

I often get this in tests. I don't think I'd have the vision, artistic nature, nor the willingness to get through the education.

But I still think it's really cool.

Blackmail!

09-01-2008, 07:09 PM

I often get this in tests. I don't think I'd have the vision, artistic nature, nor the willingness to get through the education.

Who knows?

I began with plant biology, botanics and hard science stuff, and I eventually prefered more creative surroundings... ;)

To always feel the urge to experiment is probably something very ENTPish, I presume.

yukino2002

09-12-2008, 05:00 AM

I work in the hotel industry. Still trying to figure out whether I want to stay in it.

Dwigie

09-15-2008, 01:22 AM

I work in the hotel industry. Still trying to figure out whether I want to stay in it.

I always wanted to have a job related to traveling (hotels or "airplanes")
Or I wanted to do a job as a psychologist/therapist or some sort of counselor.
I also love acting but never got the chance to practice it..
:cry:
I'm a high school senior atm.

ThatGirl

09-15-2008, 04:10 AM

I'm a full time hair stylst and student at the moment. I am still deciding between engineering and pathology. I would enjoy paothology more I think but everyone keeps remomending engineer because im not detail oriented, i culd be detale oriented.

Cenara

09-17-2008, 07:47 AM

Student currently started my final year of University, studying Business Management. Working part time on anything good and available really (I prefer promotional staff or admin/secretarial related jobs). Don't have a job yet, not until Winter now.

nonsequitur

09-18-2008, 02:57 PM

Working as a lab research assistant, and teaching 2nd year biochem/molecular bio lab.

GinKuusouka

11-01-2008, 07:41 AM

I'm going to school for office administration right now. Basically a secretary. *sighs* It's..logical, I suppose. :) Though not what I really want to do. I really want to get back into and finish massage therapy. :yes:

Wade Wilson

11-03-2008, 02:43 AM

http://www.extratextual.tv/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/comic-book-guy.jpg

^ seriously :nerd:

GargoylesLegacy

11-03-2008, 02:48 AM

Okay, uhm...besides being an almost-full-Time-Psychiatrist and Babysitter for my weird Buddies, Webdesigner, Informatician, Graphic-Designer, Writer, Talent-Scout, Artist and whatever else...
I have my own small Business and an Online-Shop since uhm...almost 1 Year now.
Somewhen I might go back to Informatics or so, not sure. Depends on when I will end up in Italy at my Dad's. O_o

That reminds me...are you all happy about your Jobs?

ygolo

11-03-2008, 03:02 AM

I work on these:
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/chipshots/cyrix/images/cyrix6x86polydielarge.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Diopsis.jpg/180px-Diopsis.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Intel_Pentium_II_die-to-BGA-interposter.png/180px-Intel_Pentium_II_die-to-BGA-interposter.png
and have for almost nine years.

placebo

11-03-2008, 03:11 AM

First year university student, studying business management. I have a little part-time data entry job on the side.

Jennifer

11-03-2008, 03:56 AM

I've been out of school almost as long as I was in, now; and I am currently a software developer (Crystal Reports), technical writer, and technical graphic artist by professon.

None of which seems to be my passion, but the money is okay.