The REAL Jobs
Hey there. I just suddenly got curious as I was working on my application to Pizza Hut... What does everyone do for their actual living? I don't mean the character's jobs, I mean the real jobs, what you as the human behind the furry actually do to get the money that brings you to Anthrocon!
Cool, a science guy. ^.^ It sounds like a job worth doing!
I'm a tour guide on a decommissioned WWII submarine and I do odd jobs and save money. AC is the only major trip I make in a given year.
Beyond that, I'm a student headed into the IT field.
Tour guide? Sounds like a bit of a tedious job, but sometimes taking or giving tours is a little surprising! And odd jobs... Wish I could do those.
I enjoy it! :>
I was a Solider (42R - clarinet player).
Now, I repair musical instruments at a music store. 
That's neat. I used to play the baratone saxophone, myself. Sadly, I had to hand it back in when I was forced to quit the band... Too bad. Mr. Eilers said I was the best sax player he'd ever seen.
The great thing about music is you can always come back to it.
Saxophones are the bane of my existance right now. Our supplier sent us 46 Alto Saxophones (instead of the 20 they said they were going to send) to be fixed up and rented out. Guess who's up to her neck in saxes?
I dunno, a certain gryphon lady? Heh. At this point, I'd do ANYTHING to have a job.
Western Iowa Tech has a 2-year course on Band Instrument Repair Technology which is *very* good. Redwing (up in Minnesota) also has a 9-month course, if you're interested.
You'll never be rich repairing instruments, but it's good steady work, with pretty much a 100% placement rate out of school if you aren't picky about where you want to work. There are a couple of good shops down your way where some of my classmates got jobs.
Heh. I might check it out when I get my GED.
Neat. Not my cup of tea, but it could be a very interesting job... I think.
Test Maintenance Technician. Pretty much I repair and maintain test equipment used in a semi-conductor company.
Ah... I'm not entirely sure what you're talking about though. Can you explain in a bit more detail?
The company I work for builds and tests computer chips and boards. They build a variety of chips that go into things like cat scans, satellites and all sorts of stuff. I maintain and repair the equipment used to test the computer chips.
Ohh, I get you now. Sounds like a difficult job... I myself couldn't fix even an expresso machine! And believe me, I tried. On The Sims 2. Got electrocuted...
Stupid expresso.it.supremo!!!!!! machine.
Software developer.
'Sabout it.
o/` Code Monkey get up, get coffee...Code Monkey go to job... o/`
Oh, cool... You mean like voicing characters on video games, cartoons, or narrators?
That sort of thing, yes. Character voices are fun, but it's very competitive -- the work is in finding the work. I like narration and storytelling (I do story readings for some of Will Sanborn's "Anthropomorphic Dreams" podcasts), but there's also a lot of work doing things like phone system voice menus, corporate presentations, training and demonstration videos, etc.
Aww, lucky... That was one of my dream jobs, voicing a character on a TV show.
Technology Research and Development for the Louisiana Department of Revenue.
Short version: Play with toys, write reports.
Long version: I spend most of my time reading technology news and learning about some specific technology request from a supervisor or appointed official (Louisiana's version of an executive). From there I get equipment or software that will allow me to verify the validity of the tech. and insure it will work with our current systems. I also verify that the tech functions "as advertised" as most don't. My lab is also refereed to as the "Batcave", because I keep all the lights on dim and use a few lamps to keep my focus on the project of the moment.
My job requires a lot of high-level IT knowledge from every aspect of IT (IE: hardware, software, servers, networking, software development, cabling, etc.) I became a jack of all trades just to work my way into the R&D field. I have very little "deep" knowledge from any aspect of IT, but I know enough to bring it all together and communicate with the teams that do have the knowledge to make the systems I'm testing do their job. It also requires that I be able to relate to executives with next to no IT knowledge and explain how these things work, without speaking geek.
Ah, that's neato... Sounds really complicated, kinda reminds me of NorCal Pharmaceuticals on Raw Danger!. But I'm sure it's interesting!
...Oh cool, we BOTH live in Louisiana! ^.^
Yep opposite sides though. I had to look up Florien, La. When I saw it near the Texas border I realized why I had not heard of it.
BTW: There is a group of furs from La (and Mississippi and Texas) that have an online presence and even have local furmeets: http://www.louisianafurs.com/forum/index.php
Gotta be a member to read or post, but it's a pretty good group of furs. Guess I should probably go back to the site and get involved, it's been a couple of years. O.o
Yeah, I'm a member of that forum... I don't go on it anymore though since some of the members seem to turn down my every idea for a mini-meet.
Awww...I'm sorry to hear that.
I'll make sure you know the next time I setup a meet. Maybe I can set one up in Lafayette so it's a little closer to you, and not too far for the rest of us.
I am a Chiropractor and also do IT work for the State of NJ... Can you say workaholic?
Jeez, holding two jobs at the same time... Sounds like you'd work yourself to death if you're not careful.
Computer Science Student at Bloomsburg University of PA! Go Huskies!
Huskies. ^.^
I'm a network administrator and computer salesperson. It's not the greatest job in the world, but it gets the bills paid.
Heh. Sometimes boredom is the price one pays to go somewhere and get things done.
Personnelist in the USAF. I update your awards, decs, and personal info, and make your ID cards.
USAF? What's the USAF?
By day I’m an account manager at a small ad agency, but away from that I’m a writer hoping to someday make it big. I’ve had a few stories published – there’s more info at my blog, linked under my icon picture. For three years I volunteered on weekends at a feline conservation park near my home, though I stopped doing that about a year ago – it was cutting into the writing time. It certainly was a fascinating experience, though. My icon picture is one of the tigers at the park, a Bengal-Siberian mix named Rajah.
^..^
Oh cool, an account manager/author.
I'm an author myself, working on my first big novel that I'm hoping will become a best seller... If only I could make the first chapter in it more than 17 paragraphs long. >.< I've also worked on a fanfic on FanFiction.net. If you've ever read the fanfic "Stealing What's Right", then you've read my work. It's only a chapter long right now... ^.^'
Note: My attempts at employment in Pizza Hut are just the one way I'm gonna get money.
Software engineer. I work for an advertising company that runs a number of websites, many of which are advertising/e-commerce related.
One of my "hobbies" is running this site, and the rest of Anthrocon's technology infrastructure.
You've certainly got a lot of sites to work with. I'd never manage to... well, manage, any site, other than my own RP site.
By far the lion's share of my money comes from working as admin asst business and finance at a small quaker organization. A little low-grade databasing, a little office management, a little secretarial work...
I also do freeloom beadwork, mostly jewelry; i have some stuff in a little gallery, and i take work to a couple of events a year. Doesn't pay much, but i still love it. I really need to get around to updating my website and putting some work up on etsy.
Heh. The secretarial job would be a bit boring to me, but working with beads sounds like something you could have fun with...
Biologist.
I run the Biology and Allied Health Learning Help Lab. the BATCAVERN at SUNYOrange.