what 9 to 5'er do you do to fuel your mini passion?
I'm a SR. AIX Systems Administrator but lately every job I've had has been outsourced. Just trying to stay one step ahead of the outsourcing. Hmm, maybe I should consider a career change.
I also have a small business which helps to pay for my MINI fun.
I also have a small business which helps to pay for my MINI fun.
I'm a doctoral student in Communication with an emphasis in Rhetoric.
I'm a graduate student teacher of (currently) two sections of Public Speaking.
I'm a Library Technician II in the Cataloging & Metadata Services Department of the University of Colorado Libraries. My specialty--being ****-retentive, aka, database management. I also catalog books, manage my department's homepage, liaise between the Acquisitions Department and my own on items of cataloging concern, and act generally as a central conduit for the passing-on of proper procedures (even for those occupying the tier above me).
Depending on availability, I also teach Sociology classes whenever possible.
Oh, and those are more like 24/7 occupations, with very few moments of respite. Being an academic--or training to become one--does not lend itself well to a 9-5 schedule, but those are the choices we make. As one of my professors said when I started my graduate program--the great thing about being an academic and professor is that at least you get to choose when to work the 60-80 hours of work per week.
I'm a graduate student teacher of (currently) two sections of Public Speaking.
I'm a Library Technician II in the Cataloging & Metadata Services Department of the University of Colorado Libraries. My specialty--being ****-retentive, aka, database management. I also catalog books, manage my department's homepage, liaise between the Acquisitions Department and my own on items of cataloging concern, and act generally as a central conduit for the passing-on of proper procedures (even for those occupying the tier above me).
Depending on availability, I also teach Sociology classes whenever possible.
Oh, and those are more like 24/7 occupations, with very few moments of respite. Being an academic--or training to become one--does not lend itself well to a 9-5 schedule, but those are the choices we make. As one of my professors said when I started my graduate program--the great thing about being an academic and professor is that at least you get to choose when to work the 60-80 hours of work per week.
Last edited by wandrur; Feb 12, 2010 at 12:22 AM.
Soon-to-be full-time (YAY!) proposal coordinator/office manager for a company I've been contracting for since August. Document specialist (formatting, creating, MS Word document troubleshooting, etc.) on the side.
Ex US Navy nuclear power engineer, Ex Hess Oil company terminal operations management, culinary school graduate, ex pastry chef at a 5 star restaurant, won lottery, now retired...lol trying to be a professional golfer. (at least that's what I tell my wife when I go play golf)
Technical writer, web wallah and HSE specialist for the largest oil company in the weeeeerld! Free gas baby! Also volunteer firefighter - thanks to my MINI, I'm often the first one to the fire station for tone outs! (Never driving above the legal limit and I don't bust lights either!)



And a graphic/web designer when needed.