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Bio-Hazzzzard

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Mar 29, 2017 1:49 AM
Do you enjoy what you do? If you could do things over again what would you have done differently? Are you happy where you are?

I am an estimator and construction supervisor, if I could have done anything differently I would have pursued a career as a homicide detective.
Mar 28, 2017 9:49pm
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Nick Mangold

32,056 posts
Mar 29, 2017 2:07 AM
My exact job title is Lead Application Analyst, but I basically just build website and web applications. I really enjoy what I do now that I've switched jobs in the last year. I didn't love the work at my last job, but I love where I'm at now. It doesn't hurt that I'm part of a very well known organization with a lot of history.

If I could go back I'm not sure I'd pick a different career, but I might pick a different path to the career. College was essentially worthless for my career, though the friendships and experiences were worth the time/money.
Mar 28, 2017 10:07pm
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Zunardo

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370 posts
Mar 29, 2017 2:26 AM
Retired, and currently working as a self-employed voiceover artist. I'm very happy that I have the freedom to do something I love.
Mar 28, 2017 10:26pm
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Al Bundy

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4,180 posts
Mar 29, 2017 2:38 AM
Women's shoes salesman, not happy at all
Mar 28, 2017 10:38pm
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Nick Mangold

32,056 posts
Mar 29, 2017 2:50 AM
Zunardo;1844568 wrote:Retired, and currently working as a self-employed voiceover artist. I'm very happy that I have the freedom to do something I love.
Nice, I've always thought that would be a cool field to work in on the side. How did you get involved in it?
Mar 28, 2017 10:50pm
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Commander of Awesome

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23,151 posts
Mar 29, 2017 3:01 AM
I work in warehouse operations/allocations. I model and plan inventory levels to an annoyingly level of detail, including headcount and rackspace needs in each warehouse.

I really love what I currently do, and get to manage a sizeable team. However, I would hate working for most retailers and if I could do it differently I would skip normal high school and focused on computer science and would not have gone to a liberal arts college and gotten a history degree. Would have focuses on learning programming or data science. Get that money and rarely have to actually do work. If you get fired, who gives a fuck you'll have employers lining up to hire you.
Mar 28, 2017 11:01pm
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Laley23

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29,506 posts
Mar 29, 2017 3:04 AM
Official title is "Remote Technician" for our operations department.

This entails basically being a graphics operator, truck engineer onsite and computer technician operating our software and hardware. Company is a 3rd party vendor for almost every major sporting event, and what we provide varies from client to client and show to show. But mostly, wenprovide real time data to interface with the graphics, telestrators and virtual graphics (most notably, the LOS and 1st and 10 line for football).

Love my job, travel is starting to be a killer though. And depending on the show, certain producers and directors are tough to work with.
Mar 28, 2017 11:04pm
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friendfromlowry

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6,239 posts
Mar 29, 2017 4:10 AM
Respiratory therapist. I've worked in healthcare since graduating high school. Always loved it but working in Dayton is getting tiresome. Heroin overdose galore. Most have no remorse and do it again. Others end up dying leaving behind parents/spouses/kids.
Mar 29, 2017 12:10am
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GOONx19

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7,147 posts
Mar 29, 2017 9:46 AM
Clinical Pharmacist in pediatric critical care. I work at the bedside in the peds ED, peds ICU, and neonatal ICU to help physicians optimize therapy. I spend most of my time managing sedation and analgesia, antimicrobial therapy, anticoagulation, and antiepileptic therapy, but I provide input on everything from IV nutrition to minimizing a baby's spit-up. I also spend a good portion of my time between education, formulary management, research, and orderset building. I'd like to practice for 10-15 years before finding a faculty position at a college of pharmacy. I like what I do, but it took a ton of work to get into such a narrow specialty within pharmacy. If I did it over I'd go into medicine, either surgery or pulmonology.
Mar 29, 2017 5:46am
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iclfan2

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6,360 posts
Mar 29, 2017 11:30 AM
I have a CPA and am a manager of financial planning and analysis for a billion dollar retail clothing company. We own everything from the cotton all the way to the distribution centers where Customers semi's pick up the goods (besides the sourced goods). I don't "love" it, but it is a good job with upward mobility and it got me back to the city I wanted to live in.
I can't think of much else I would want to do, maybe go to law school instead, try for an MBA at a top school, or stay at the CPA firm and get into consulting that has more travel involved.


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Mar 29, 2017 7:30am
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BR1986FB

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Mar 29, 2017 11:49 AM
Director/part owner of an executive recruiting firm. Have been with the company going on 24 years. I work in our building technologies segment, placing sales. operations, project management & estimator professionals in the HVAC and construction related industries.

I'm sure there are probably other careers I might enjoy more but you can't beat the money. I did get a chance to toy around with my childhood dream job (professional wrestling) for 7 years before injuries shut me down.
Mar 29, 2017 7:49am
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Kosh B'Gosh

4,145 posts
Mar 29, 2017 12:19 PM
Coach. 8 years as a college soccer coach, 1 year in HS/MS, and scattered through those is camp/club experience. Now, I'm working with a team in highest level amateur league in the US. It was an unexpected career move as I thought I would stay in college coaching unless I changed career paths altogether. So far, so good.

I love what I do. No complaints, just wish more people invested in soccer to make the salaries better. Only thing I would do different is work on professional development MUCH earlier than when I first started. I didn't know I would necessarily end up coaching, so that's part of the reason why I didn't start earlier.
Mar 29, 2017 8:19am
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arnie palmer

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198 posts
Mar 29, 2017 1:08 PM
Global Demand Planning Manager for a $3B division of a Fortune 500 Company. I have 4 demand planners that create the forecasts with commerical and product manager input that drive manning levels, production schedules, and supply orders for the entire division. I enjoy my job and love the company that I am at now for the last 5 years. I really do make a lot of money for my job level and have great work/life balance with hardly any work travel or any non stardard 8-5 work hours needed.

I had the opportunity to be a women's graduate assistant basketball coach a year after I graduated. I decided not to take it since I had a job, and some cash, and did not want to go back to being a poor student again. I kind of regret not trying it though. The lady that offered me the job is now the head coach at The University of Albany and one of my close friends is an assistant coach at Ball State. I have always had a love for basketball and been involved with the game my entire life. Instead of that path, I have been a high school referee for 20 years and now coach my kids' rec league teams instead.
Mar 29, 2017 9:08am
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like_that

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Mar 29, 2017 1:16 PM
Contracting Officer. 5 years ago I had no idea this career field existed, but I'm happy I'm in it since it is a high demand job and currently undermanned. It took me awhile to find my stride in this career field. Initially I hated it, but a couple years ago suddenly everything started to click for me and I am happy with where I'm going. I sometimes contemplate starting a small business or consult for small businesses with the knowledge I have accrued so far. There are a lot of small businesses that could easily win contract awards if they knew what they were doing.

If I did anything different I would be a pro golfer. They live the life.

Realistically, I would probably take COA's approach with computer science or try and become an Air Force pilot.
Mar 29, 2017 9:16am
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Iliketurtles

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8,191 posts
Mar 29, 2017 1:28 PM
My official title is "Division Accounting Manager" I don't hate it but it's not really the type of accounting job I thought I'd have.

If I could go back in time and do it over again I'd probably have studied for the GMAT and went and got my masters after college and hopefully obtain a CPA to do the things iclfan2 talk about.
Mar 29, 2017 9:28am
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Crimson streak

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Mar 29, 2017 1:31 PM
I currently work for a garage door company, creating custom garage doors. The job is ok, I don't hate it or love it. Some of the doors I get to do are pretty cool. I'm also co-owner of a bakery with my fiancé. It's just starting up and has been really successful so far. Just waiting for it to really take off and then I'll quit my current job and focus on that full time


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Mar 29, 2017 9:31am
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6,360 posts
Mar 29, 2017 1:43 PM
like_that;1844600 wrote: Realistically, I would probably take COA's approach with computer science or try and become an Air Force pilot.
When I was in HS I really wanted to go to the Air Force Academy. Had the grades and probably could have gotten in, I do sometimes think of how cool that would have been. I also sometimes wish I would have applied to the FBI.



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Mar 29, 2017 9:43am
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queencitybuckeye

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7,117 posts
Mar 29, 2017 1:55 PM
Software designer for the hospitality and construction industries. Moved from the large corporate world to some small software houses just after the turn of the century. At different times I thought about law school and culinary school, but I think I'm in the right place.
Mar 29, 2017 9:55am
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ernest_t_bass

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24,984 posts
Mar 29, 2017 2:00 PM
Educator/Coach. The "coach" part of it is what makes it the most enjoyable, b/c your everyday kids are complete assholes. Used to referee. No longer referee.
Mar 29, 2017 10:00am
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Fab4Runner

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6,196 posts
Mar 29, 2017 2:13 PM
I work in logistics. I like the work and I like my customers. I work from home, which is nice.
Mar 29, 2017 10:13am
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BRF

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8,748 posts
Mar 29, 2017 2:19 PM
Retired.
Mar 29, 2017 10:19am
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Wally

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481 posts
Mar 29, 2017 2:37 PM
Product engineer for a leader in the RV industry. I design the steel structure under the floor-what we call the bridge-that attaches to the chassis. I love the job-hope it lasts till I can retire.

One thing that really interests me is working on cars. I love watching the car reality shows and wish I could restore and fix-up an old muscle car.......I also understand there really isn't a lot of money to be made doing that around here.
Mar 29, 2017 10:37am
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Automatik

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14,632 posts
Mar 29, 2017 2:45 PM
Marketing Account Manager. I work in a niche industry, specialty foods. I'm so fucking tired of it, but the job isn't terrible. I work with a lot of old dogs who can't learn new tricks. It's just very mind numbing. I would be totally ok with doing the same job function at a more "modern" company.

I've been searching incessantly for 2 years, getting so so close a few times. I'm always interviewing and getting leads so I just need that one fucking offer!

What I would have done differently?

Take GEC college courses while in high school. I qualified or it, but passed. Stupid move.
Become fluent in another language, one of the biggest regrets during my highschool/college days
Enrolled in a more specialized major and define what I wanted to do earlier in my college career.

Hindsight is 20/20 though, I don't bother with dwelling on the past.
Mar 29, 2017 10:45am
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vdubb96

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2,210 posts
Mar 29, 2017 2:53 PM
Parts/Service Manager. It has it's days both good and bad. Mostly good. Have good peeps to work with.
Mar 29, 2017 10:53am
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Spock

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2,853 posts
Mar 29, 2017 3:02 PM
I am a professional health and fitness expert
Mar 29, 2017 11:02am