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poll: what best describes your occupation?
« on: November 04, 2010, 06:46:44 PM »
What best describes your occupation?
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Re: poll: what best describes your occupation?
« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2010, 06:50:30 PM »
I guess real estate even though I don't buy and sell it.

I do title abstracting for the purposes of drilling oil and gas wells. I research the land, the minerals, and the people who've owned it since they started keeping records of it.
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Re: poll: what best describes your occupation?
« Reply #2 on: November 04, 2010, 06:56:05 PM »
I had to choose "other".  What I do is a learned craft, but there can be quite a bit of mathematics and redesign involved.
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Re: poll: what best describes your occupation?
« Reply #3 on: November 04, 2010, 07:20:00 PM »
Quote from: soleil on November 04, 2010, 06:50:30 PM
I guess real estate even though I don't buy and sell it.

I do title abstracting for the purposes of drilling oil and gas wells. I research the land, the minerals, and the people who've owned it since they started keeping records of it.

That sounds more like "paperwork". :-)
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Re: poll: what best describes your occupation?
« Reply #4 on: November 04, 2010, 07:23:21 PM »
What!  no "Retired" option??

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Re: poll: what best describes your occupation?
« Reply #5 on: November 04, 2010, 07:24:29 PM »
I went other.

Comp/IT isn't close enough.  I do B2B copier sales, mostly government & medical in CT.
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Re: poll: what best describes your occupation?
« Reply #6 on: November 04, 2010, 07:29:13 PM »
Quote from: chris_ on November 04, 2010, 07:20:00 PM
That sounds more like "paperwork". :-)

There is some paper involved, just not me doing it!!  :-) I actually go to the courthouses and look up all the old records. It is quite interesting to read those old deeds and wills. Sad too. They are selling their land, mules, and slaves. They always put a price down by the slave too. It will be like $6 for a kid, $15 for a teen/young adult, and about $6 for an older person. The mules always cost more too. Of course here in MS, many of our courthouses were burned down in the Civil War so the records only go back to the 1860's. Sometimes you can find some 1850 stuff.
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Re: poll: what best describes your occupation?
« Reply #7 on: November 04, 2010, 07:29:54 PM »
Quote from: franksolich on November 04, 2010, 06:46:44 PM
What best describes your occupation?

Manual/craftwork, even though it's skilled craft for a utility.  And lots and lots and lots of paperwork, with some computer work involved.
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Re: poll: what best describes your occupation?
« Reply #8 on: November 04, 2010, 07:30:19 PM »
Quote from: TVDOC on November 04, 2010, 07:23:21 PM
What!  no "Retired" option??

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Fixed it for you (and me)

Frank...........  :tongue:   :-)
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Re: poll: what best describes your occupation?
« Reply #9 on: November 04, 2010, 07:33:53 PM »
Retired. Worked at GM Tech Center for 30 years.

I spent the last 20 years of my working life as an end user working with computers. I worked at GM at the Design staff procuring materials for Alpha and Beta builds for prototype vehicles. Worked closely with both salary engineering and hourly skilled trades, ie: metal and wood model makers.

Started out some 30 odd years ago looking for a job as programmer. 
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Re: poll: what best describes your occupation?
« Reply #10 on: November 04, 2010, 07:34:24 PM »
I picked "other" because I seem to be a Jill of all trades these days!

Looks like we have a lot of techies though no?
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Re: poll: what best describes your occupation?
« Reply #11 on: November 04, 2010, 07:35:09 PM »
Quote from: DixieBelle on November 04, 2010, 07:34:24 PM
I picked "other" because I seem to be a Jill of all trades these days!
Chalk another one up for "paperwork".  :tongue:
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Re: poll: what best describes your occupation?
« Reply #12 on: November 04, 2010, 07:40:32 PM »
Quote from: soleil on November 04, 2010, 06:50:30 PM
I guess real estate even though I don't buy and sell it.

I do title abstracting for the purposes of drilling oil and gas wells. I research the land, the minerals, and the people who've owned it since they started keeping records of it.

I know some of the things you're ran across doing title research. My wife worked for the county road commission. She had to do title research in order to get the land for road projects. Had to locate the true owner of the land. Some of the deed restrictions that were imposed on buyers 80/90 years ago would get a person thrown in jail today.
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Re: poll: what best describes your occupation?
« Reply #13 on: November 04, 2010, 07:43:12 PM »
Quote from: NHSparky on November 04, 2010, 07:29:54 PM
Manual/craftwork, even though it's skilled craft for a utility.  And lots and lots and lots of paperwork, with some computer work involved.

I suppose I should have put that down too than, but I voted engineering, mechanical shrugs.

I perform electrical testing, maintenance, and modification primarily to medium and high voltage switch gear, transformers, and associated equipment.  Formerly, I was a control room operator in a utility power plant.
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« Reply #14 on: November 04, 2010, 07:43:45 PM »
Quote from: chris_ on November 04, 2010, 07:35:09 PM
Chalk another one up for "paperwork".  :tongue:
:rofl:

What's funny is that we JUST overhauled our entire workflow process AND computer system at work. Everyone's responsibilities changed and the whole system is new. It's going to be much better once we have about 90 days under our belts. But right now? Giant pain in the ***.

I'm  :rotf: at the ones who think they are going to be able to get away with doing it the "old way" because they are in for a rude awakening when we pull that old plug.

My job responsibilities increased but the pay didn't.  :thatsright:

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Re: poll: what best describes your occupation?
« Reply #15 on: November 04, 2010, 07:44:45 PM »
Quote from: Tucker on November 04, 2010, 07:40:32 PM
I know some of the things you're ran across doing title research. My wife worked for the county road commission. She had to do title research in order to get the land for road projects. Had to locate the true owner of the land. Some of the deed restrictions that were imposed on buyers 80/90 years ago would get a person thrown in jail today.

Yes, she probably did do a lot of similar work. It is interesting to see how things used to work compared to today. You are so right about those deed restrictions.
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Re: poll: what best describes your occupation?
« Reply #16 on: November 04, 2010, 07:51:06 PM »
Quote from: DixieBelle on November 04, 2010, 07:43:45 PM
What's funny is that we JUST overhauled our entire workflow process AND computer system at work. Everyone's responsibilities changed and the whole system is new. It's going to be much better once we have about 90 days under our belts. But right now? Giant pain in the ***.

I'm  :rotf: at the ones who think they are going to be able to get away with doing it the "old way" because they are in for a rude awakening when we pull that old plug.

Awhile back I was involved with the field training of workers in preparation for a switch from approximately 40 proprietary work systems to a combination of SAP and Maximo.  Five years later, and several legacy systems are still in place to facilitate work.  I think the original plan was for the plug to be pulled on all legacy systems six months after the official change over  :lmao:
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Re: poll: what best describes your occupation?
« Reply #17 on: November 04, 2010, 08:08:58 PM »
I am in Benefits Administration.  I picked paperwork, if you saw my office, you would know.  But, it could have been bureaucracy, or health I suppose. 

If I had thought things through in my youth, I would have been a meteorologist.  Not a TV one though. 
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« Reply #18 on: November 04, 2010, 08:31:56 PM »
Quote from: IassaFTots on November 04, 2010, 08:08:58 PM
I am in Benefits Administration.  I picked paperwork, if you saw my office, you would know.  But, it could have been bureaucracy, or health I suppose. 

If I had thought things through in my youth, I would have been a meteorologist.  Not a TV one though. 

I should've stuck to my childhood dream---a vet. Oh well! I do like what I do, and it pays really well, but I am supposed to be happy when the gas prices are high. It is good for my business, but I just can't be happy about it.
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« Reply #19 on: November 04, 2010, 08:36:02 PM »
Pissing off liberals whenever and wherever possible.  :-)

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Re: poll: what best describes your occupation?
« Reply #20 on: November 04, 2010, 08:45:08 PM »
other. Realtor for 13.5 years.
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« Reply #21 on: November 04, 2010, 09:08:40 PM »
Went with medical/healthcare.

I'm still a student, but starting in January, I'm changing my bachelors to Medical Technology. Lots of biology and chemistry and I'll be learning to work in a hospital lab. Maybe grad school in biochem, microbiology or something similar one of these days.

Currently I'm doing surgical technology at the local community college, but I don't think I'm going to be continuing after this semester.
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« Reply #22 on: November 04, 2010, 09:11:43 PM »
Quote from: Mike220 on November 04, 2010, 09:08:40 PM
Went with medical/healthcare.

I'm still a student, but starting in January, I'm changing my bachelors to Medical Technology. Lots of biology and chemistry and I'll be learning to work in a hospital lab. Maybe grad school in biochem, microbiology or something similar one of these days.

Currently I'm doing surgical technology at the local community college, but I don't think I'm going to be continuing after this semester.

That ain't no community college!  Why the change?
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« Reply #23 on: November 04, 2010, 09:17:19 PM »
Quote from: IassaFTots on November 04, 2010, 09:11:43 PM
That ain't no community college!  Why the change?

I'm going back to UNT full time for my bachelors.

Surgtech was at NCTC. I'm not learning anything. I'm too paranoid when I'm in the OR that I'm going to **** up and hurt the patient that I'm not doing well. The book knowledge is easy. The technical part is killing me. I have my final semester checkoff in a month and I'm not sure I'm going to pass.
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« Reply #24 on: November 04, 2010, 09:21:42 PM »
Quote from: Mike220 on November 04, 2010, 09:17:19 PM
I'm going back to UNT full time for my bachelors.

Surgtech was at NCTC. I'm not learning anything. I'm too paranoid when I'm in the OR that I'm going to **** up and hurt the patient that I'm not doing well. The book knowledge is easy. The technical part is killing me. I have my final semester checkoff in a month and I'm not sure I'm going to pass.

Never mind, I thought you were still at UNT.  And, I think you will pass just fine.  Don't underestimate yourself.
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