http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022422849Oh my.
Now, this campfire's several miles long, so I'll just bring over the comments of the PoP (primitives of prominence) so as to save space and brain-cells; but it's well worth reading in the entirety at the link above.
First off, the locust primitive, a Canadian and a
habitue of the nut forum on Skins's island:
Locut0s (1,443 posts) Sun Feb 24, 2013, 06:51 PM
What do you do for a living?
Simple question. How do you make your living, assuming you have a job. If not then why, how long have you been out of work. Thought it would be interesting to get an idea of the demographics here on DU.
As for me, I'm 30 and a student right now, not working. Previously I've had a few retail jobs, assistant manager at a 711 for 4 years and I worked at a computer retail outlet for a year or so. Before that more school.
CaliforniaPeggy (102,543 posts) Sun Feb 24, 2013, 06:57 PM
5. I've been retired since 2005, but before that I was a registered nurse.
I did hospital nursing for about 15 years, and then spent 10 years with the American Red Cross, Blood Services.
Cleita (62,078 posts) Sun Feb 24, 2013, 07:03 PM
10. I'm one of those seniors who are living too well on my Social Security according to those who want me to accept the chained cpi. Instead of riding a bicycle and living in a trailer, which is what I do now to make my money stretch, they want me to push a shopping cart and sleep in doorways instead in the future because I'm just taking too much from those hard working CEO's and trust fund multi-millionaires.
mike_c (31,289 posts) Sun Feb 24, 2013, 07:30 PM
28. 57 years old, biologist and professor of zoology at a Cal State campus....
^^^the primitive who showed his old flaccid tired withered bare ass on the internet.
11 Bravo (15,078 posts) Sun Feb 24, 2013, 07:34 PM
35. Retired elementary school teacher (32 years), but now substitute every day.
tblue37 (11,485 posts) Sun Feb 24, 2013, 07:51 PM
47. I teach college English--as a full time lecturer (not tenure track).
I also tutor pretty much any subject in the humanities (including Spanish and French), math up to eighth grade, science up to tenth grade, and anything that requires writing--which means that I sometimes tutor grad students writing dissertations--even in sciences. I help kids prepare for the ACT and SAT tests, too, and I act as a consultant helping students apply to colleges, grad schools, medical schools, and law schools.
I also do a lot of freelance editing, some ghostwriting (helping people rewrite their articles or books, writing articles for PR clients to sign, etc.).
I also used to have a dressmaking/tailoring/alterations shop, but my hands are too clumsy for that now (arthritis and surgeries).
On edit: I am 62.
^^^not a PoP, but included her because she's profoundly hard of hearing.
elleng (38,527 posts) Sun Feb 24, 2013, 07:57 PM
55. retired, was attorney for Fed agency, regulated railroads.
^^^this is the primitive who, during a nasty bitter divorce, was presented by her husband, also an attorney, with a bunch of legal papers and real-estate deeds to sign.
She signed them without reading them.
He got all their stuff.
Th1onein (5,318 posts) Sun Feb 24, 2013, 08:02 PM
62. Entrepreneur
I own a mid-sized company; specializing in sales.
A HERETIC I AM (9,874 posts) Sun Feb 24, 2013, 08:37 PM
94. Car Hauler, former Teamster.
Was Local 299, Detroit. Largest car haul Local in the country.
One of the biggest mistakes of my life was leaving that gig.
MineralMan (50,894 posts) Sun Feb 24, 2013, 09:05 PM
108. Self employed writer,
Since 1974. I have done many other things, too, from creating software to selling mineral specimens to collectors. These days i am writing websites for small businesses. I am 67.
fizzgig (17,033 posts) Sun Feb 24, 2013, 09:17 PM
112. call center supervisor
in other words, i'm an underpaid and overglorified babysitter
^^^one of the fat primitives.
Hissyspit (39,473 posts) Sun Feb 24, 2013, 09:27 PM
117. Teach college - adjunct.
^^^the bald primitive who's always attending protests, and whose head melts down onto his shoulders, hiding his neck.
WCGreen (44,513 posts) Sun Feb 24, 2013, 09:45 PM
132. Do a Little Dance...
Make a Little Love and...
Make sure I get down tonight...
^^^the CalPig primitive's best friend; lives on the dole in Cleveland.
WilliamPitt (53,760 posts) Sun Feb 24, 2013, 10:27 PM
158. Writer, editor of online news organization
MannyGoldstein (20,374 posts) Sun Feb 24, 2013, 11:22 PM
175. Writer, and paid shill for Karl Rove, as I read on DU so often.
And some other stuff.
^^^franksolich's best pal on Skins's island.
<<<goes back a l-o-n-g way with Manny; years, almost decades (plural).
Violet_Crumble (28,355 posts) Mon Feb 25, 2013, 03:06 AM
219. I work for a government agency doing their website...
I'm paid really well, have flexible hours, a job until I decide to retire, and at the end of it a pension for life. I'm happy
^^^the Jew-hating primitive from Australia; the one who told all those lies and slanders about the late Tangerine LaBamba.
GreenPartyVoter (64,642 posts) Mon Feb 25, 2013, 06:16 AM
232. Am a 41 yo Mom and also a youth cheerleading coach. (Neither one pays much monetarily-speaking, but I am very rich for being able to spend time with all my kids. And cats!)
Funny, when I started here at DU I was a young mom, and now I am middle-aged!
NNN0LHI (67,168 posts) Mon Feb 25, 2013, 06:53 AM
236. Circumcise elephants
Great tips
^^^grouchy old Don from Chicago, who was actually a UAWer, now retired.
steve2470 (14,070 posts) Wed Feb 27, 2013, 09:07 AM
389. psychotherapist also
Retired now, raising my son.
^^^the primitive who can't get a date.
Taverner (52,389 posts) Mon Feb 25, 2013, 06:18 PM
306. Right now I am a presenter of data storage soloutions
cliffordu (28,613 posts) Tue Feb 26, 2013, 03:22 AM
350. Im "retired" But I made a living:
As a bartender, bouncer, waiter, musician, photographer, drug dealer, tech writer (at big blue), actor (yes, I supported myself as an actor in theater in PDX, in the '80s).
I was a soldier.
Sold my body for drugs a couple of times, collected debts for bad people a couple of times.
Worked as a drug and alcohol counselor for street kids and as an advocate for them in juvenile court.
At 16 I worked at a golf course as a greens keeper. The most degrading job I ever had.
Now I'm writing poetry and clowning around with writing my 'life story' which seems a little precious and self indulgent.
Other than that, I ain't doing shit.
kestrel91316 (44,531 posts) Tue Feb 26, 2013, 10:44 AM
366. Veterinarian - self-employed. Also a minor league writer.
Javaman (39,755 posts) Tue Feb 26, 2013, 12:50 PM
384. Worker drone.
I once did a job I loved.
Now I do a job I hate and dream about the job I once loved.
^^^this reminds me; has anybody seen the brain-damaged primitive lately?
