What do Enworlders do in real life?

[genshou]

Update:

Goodbye Wendy's! I am now working for a Florida-based travel agency. People sign up on our website for a chance at free tickets to Universal Studios, and it's my job to give them their discounted tickets and then try to sell them on a discounted travel package through us. It's a really good deal, but because we give them 12 months to plan the vacation and they are allowed to take it at any time, we have to lock in their rates ahead of time, so they have to pay $500 up front (for something that normally sells for $2k+, sure, but...). They get a full year to actually plan when and how their vacation will take place, but convincing people to pay ahead of time is the hardest part.

 

[WmRAllen67]

Since '95 I've been a theater technician/ student performing arts liason for a the performing arts center at the U of PA...

As of Friday, I'll be a student archaeologist at the Jamestown Colony site in Virginia...

In September, I turn into a full-time grad student/ teaching assistant...

(Should be interesting-- I'm ta-ing for "History of China 1" (pre-1500), about which I know just as much as all those wuxia movies can teach me!)

 

[kibbitz]

Just graduated last August after being held back for years for not being able to pass a key subject. After hanging around for a while, a friend of mine running his own company gave me an opportunity to join his company. Took me a while before I committed, and I officially joined in March. Been working as a "Systems Engineer" though to be honest, I pretty much am just a technician who goes in to install hardware and software and troubleshoot PC problems. Expecting more stuff to be handed to me in future, so thankfully there is opportunity for growth, at least.

 

[Just_Hal]

What I was/am------
Asst Manager at one of Illinois' largest independent chain of game stores in '85--hi Gamer's Paradise
Worked for my dad as an owner of a pet store
Worked for Warner Bros selling animation in FL and NY
Went independent and also was an art director, for animation art not movies
Became a felony probation officer for FL-hi felons
Was a VP and art director, designer for some RPG game companies, Thunderhead Games/Mystic Eye/Bastion Press (never full time, well full time but had other jobs)
Work as an insurance Rep specializing in fire/theft claims-hi ppl who do arson, or sell your car for crack then call it in stolen
I am in the process of writing a few things and hope to be published as a fictional writer or sell some screenplays-may have finally found a writing partner-I need discipline.
Single dad who is father of two and have 'em 50%+ of the time-hi kids
Phew.......

 

[genshou]

Another update:

Now I am working as a cashier at CompUSA, and I will be moving to customer service in a few weeks. It is my hope that someday I can replace the current Apple-certified guy who runs the Apple section of the store.

 

[Balgus]

What do you do for job/career/school/training?
http://www.brazzoni.com/ (company website).

I work as assistant accountant (assistant to the accountant) but I am goign back to school this Fall to get my MBA. Hopefully that will lead to a career.

 

[kikai]

I'm 30 years old, working as a research assistant at a university in germany.

Regards, kikai

 

[Acquana]

Gleefully, however, I just got hired to design games for Nintendo products (the DS, GBA and Revolution/Wii.) My employer has the Pixar license, so I'll be working on games for the new Pixar movies. Fun co-workers, creative work, no travel or dress code -- I could learn to like this.

CURSE YOU!! I want your job! Or one like it!

 

[Acquana]

Since 1999 I've been a freelance artist, but not in the way that I could actually live off of anything I make. -__-; I still do comission art now and again.

As far as steady work I haven't had much. I worked for a convenience store (big mistake), and then for an insurance company as a sales agent (also a big mistake).

Now I'm working on getting back into school to get certified to teach (middle and secondary English is what I'm aiming for), and in every spare moment Wellstar and I have been working on a graphic novel.

So as far as work goes, most of the "work" I've been doing over the last two months is going to Huddle House at 2 in the morning with Wellstar and talking about what cool thing this and that character can do in this and that scene. The waitress there has gotten to know us pretty well. For a while she was convinced making comics couldn't really be work until we described the process to her. Then she said "Wait, that doesn't sound like fun. That sounds like work!"

 

[Seanaci]

Accounting assistant/data entry/receptionist/pain in the ass smart alec by day.

Super Hero and part time villain by night.