Occupations?

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James Messick said:

Unemployed computer programmer (laid off) in a terrible market for that

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of thing. Considering becoming an RN.

RN? Royal navy? Remote newsreader? Reliable neurologist? Randy nurse?

Registered Nurse is what it usually means, is it not?

Shaun aRe - Running Now.

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So we know how expensive our recreation/hobby/sport/profession is... how

do

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we finance it?

I'm a student studying mechanical engineering. No real cash flow except

my

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scholarships. And the excess gets sucked into bike parts anyways, so

that's

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that... 😉

Now, you follow suit.

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Phil, Squid-in-Training

Software developer for a small company specializing in ski area and amusment park applications. I
used to be a sys admin at a ski area. That was fun, but the current job seems like it has more
potential (and doesn't suck either).

Matt (and I can live where ever I want!)

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Unemployed computer programmer (laid off) in a terrible market for

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of thing. Considering becoming an RN.

RN? Royal navy? Remote newsreader? Reliable neurologist? Randy nurse?

Registered Nurse is what it usually means, is it not?

Really Now, you guys are being Rude Nincompoops with your Rousy Nuesses. Making fun of Real Nannies
is Rot Nice. Now give these Rice Neople some peace and ruck noff.

roocow - ronsensible

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And if I have anything, it's my integrity, THAT is NOT for sale at ANY price

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Aw c'mon I'll give you $5.

Throw in a cold triple fermented Belgian white ale and some Don Julio tequila, and you got a deal

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Chemical Engineer...don't ask me what that is though..

SC

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Independent database developer.
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Oh hey,

Tell more. I want to do that too someday. Right now I just sit in a cube and do whatever all the
bosses want and get my measly 2 weeks vacation every year. Can you tell a little about going
independent?

Thanks!

~CG

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Independent database developer.
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PeteCresswell

Oh hey,

Tell more. I want to do that too someday. Right now I just sit in a cube and do whatever all the
bosses want and get my measly 2 weeks vacation every year. Can you tell a little about going
independent?

2 Weeks!!! How do you survive? The least anyone I know gets is 4.

Phil

Phil said:

So we know how expensive our recreation/hobby/sport/profession is... how do we finance it?

I'm a student studying mechanical engineering. No real cash flow except my scholarships. And the
excess gets sucked into bike parts anyways, so that's that... 😉

Now, you follow suit.

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Phil, Squid-in-Training

Senior Programme Manager is what it says on my card. Basically I manage big projects in the call
centres of a well known UK Telecoms company. They usually have a large systems/IT component as
that's what my background is.

Phil

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Cameron asks:

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Are blue-collars' welcome here? ;-)

As long as your collar isn't patched like mine, I couldn't care less what colour it is. ;-P

Steve

Some fraying, but that's about it. And most of my work T's are OD.

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Cameron

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So we know how expensive our recreation/hobby/sport/profession is... how

do

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we finance it?

I'm a student studying mechanical engineering. No real cash flow except

my

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scholarships. And the excess gets sucked into bike parts anyways, so

that's

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that... 😉

Now, you follow suit.

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Phil, Squid-in-Training

physician with most interest in sports med

-bob

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Cameron said:

Carpet installation and repairs.

I worked as a Carpet Instalers "helper" for about a week. I HATED the "kicker", Ouch my knees!!!!!

Takes some getting used to. Especially the aim. Hurts to miss and hit the corner of the pad, worse
to miss altogether and kick the floor, and then there are those sinister door jams....

Oh yeah, dropping one on your foot with the pinplate fully extended.

I think that for every tool I have, I could give at least two painful incidents.

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Cameron "I hate closets"

"Phil, Squid-in-Training" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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So we know how expensive our recreation/hobby/sport/profession is... how

do

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we finance it?

I'm a student studying mechanical engineering. No real cash flow except

my

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scholarships. And the excess gets sucked into bike parts anyways, so

that's

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that... 😉

Now, you follow suit.

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Phil, Squid-in-Training

Arr traffic Controller in the USAF, just 5 more years till I can get a FAA job, and have the money
to buy any bike I want. Though I doubt my wife will go for it 🙂

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Phil said:

So we know how expensive our recreation/hobby/sport/profession is... how

do

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we finance it?

I'm a student studying mechanical engineering. No real cash flow except

my

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scholarships. And the excess gets sucked into bike parts anyways, so

that's

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that... 😉

Now, you follow suit.

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Phil, Squid-in-Training

Senior Programme Manager is what it says on my card. Basically I manage big projects in the call
centres of a well known UK Telecoms company. They usually have a large systems/IT component as
that's what my background is.

Phil

How many telecom co's are in the UK? 3 or 4?

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do

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we finance it?

I'm a student studying mechanical engineering. No real cash flow except

my

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scholarships. And the excess gets sucked into bike parts anyways, so

that's

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that... 😉

Now, you follow suit.

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Phil, Squid-in-Training

physician with most interest in sports med

Do protein shakes really help out with weight gain? I'd like to gain some more muscle mass and I'm
trying to find the way to do it effectively and safely.

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Phil, Squid-in-Training

Yes they will if you do the training in addition. My kid is a x-c and middle distance runner and he
is always on it. Then there are the usual products such as Endurox and Accelerade... We "tend" to
believe in that stuff...

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do

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scholarships. And the excess gets sucked into bike parts anyways, so

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that... 😉

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physician with most interest in sports med

Do protein shakes really help out with weight gain? I'd like to gain some more muscle mass and I'm
trying to find the way to do it effectively and safely.

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PeteCresswell

Oh hey,

Tell more. I want to do that too someday. Right now I just sit in a cube and do whatever all the
bosses want and get my measly 2 weeks vacation every year. Can you tell a little about going
independent?

2 Weeks!!! How do you survive? The least anyone I know gets is 4.

Phil

2 weeks is the American way, and if you are really really lucky they are paid. Sucks, doens't it?
The Europena model is brought up a lot. My hubby's worked his way up to 3, and with the use of 3 day
weekends it's amazing how much vacation we can squeeze out of that.

penny

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2 Weeks!!! How do you survive? The least anyone I know gets is 4.

Phil

2 weeks is the American way, and if you are really really lucky they are paid. Sucks, doens't it?

<snip>

It varies by employer, position, and bargaining skills on hire (sorry union people, you lose). I get
more time than some Europeans.

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"Bob"

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physician with most interest in sports med

Do protein shakes really help out with weight gain? I'd like to gain some more muscle mass and I'm
trying to find the way to do it effectively and safely.

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Phil, Squid-in-Training

This always tripped me out. Why do people assume MD's have any substantial knowledge of nutrition?

Sorry, just a pet peeve.....No offense intended toward Bob.
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Tell more. I want to do that too someday. Right now I just sit in a cube and do whatever all
the bosses want and get my measly 2 weeks vacation every year. Can you tell a little about
going independent?

2 Weeks!!! How do you survive? The least anyone I know gets is 4.

Phil

2 weeks is the American way, and if you are really really lucky they are paid. Sucks, doens't it?
The Europena model is brought up a lot. My hubby's worked his way up to 3, and with the use of 3
day weekends it's amazing how much vacation we can squeeze out of that.

penny

In defense of the American way, and while it would be nice to have more vacation time. I deal with
several European suppliers at my work and there's one thing in common with all of them; They only
have one speed - slow! They just don't understand or care to move their ass when required.
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Slacker

RE/

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Tell more. I want to do that too someday.

I'm the wrong person to ask.

Worked 24 years for a major utility company, then the Powers That Be decided they didn't want an IT
department any more and told about 400 of us to hit the road.

I was pension-vested and they offered medical coverage until such time as they changed their minds
(that was ten years ago, and I'm still lucking out on the med coverage).

Management spend the last year of so of our tenures telling us how worthless, unskilled, and
overpaid we all were - so I was looking for a closet and 10 feet of rope towards the end - anything
to avoid driving a school bus or something.

But a few weeks before the end, somebody from one of our vendors called and said "Yo Pete, what're
you doing?"...to which I replied "What do you think? I'm looking for a job."....to which the replied
"Really?....Do we have a deal for you...."

To cut the rant short, I wound up working for nickles and dimes - but for one of the largest mutual
funds in the country. The fund soon dumped the vendor, but liked me enough to ask me to incorporate
and keep on working...and even though the rate I negotiated was a lot less than the vendor was
charging them it was about three times what the vendor was paying me....turned into a six-year gig
- so "Independent Contractor" is sort of a misnomer. "Lifer-under-a-different-compensation-system"
is more apt.

But I also am in the final stages of developing a major system for the same power company that
dumped me and I've been doing pickup work in for the medical industry too as well as a repeat gig at
the mutual fund.

Bottom line: it's been very very good for me - had more fun, excitement, and stimulation in the past
10 years than in the preceeding 30...but I think it's all predicated on that vestigal pension that I
get and the medical coverage that goes with it.

Without those two things, I'd be looking for a "real" job, I think.
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