What do you do and where?

[Cyrrex]

Rouges are over-powdered.

Have you been saving that one for, like, ever?  Nice.

[Draegan]

Hey man, good luck with your new gig.

[Venkman]

I'm moving on. I handed in my notice earlier this week and will be leaving GOA after the New Year. I'm going to be moving over to Germany to work as a games designer for Acony in February which I'm pretty hyped about. They're making an MMOFPS so take this as advance notice of incoming shill-age.

Ah FINALLY found out why your redness dropped Good luck with the new gig Iain!

[Soln]

I'm moving on. I handed in my notice earlier this week and will be leaving GOA after the New Year. I'm going to be moving over to Germany to work as a games designer for Acony in February which I'm pretty hyped about. They're making an MMOFPS so take this as advance notice of incoming shill-age.

Ah FINALLY found out why your redness dropped Good luck with the new gig Iain!

 

aye good luck to you, cheers

[Endie]

I haven't changed job but I have moved house.  On the upside, my new house is in the countryside, in an acre of private orchard gardens, surrounded by a 14 feet high stone wall of late Georgian date (over which I have a view of the sea from the upper windows) lined with pear trees and plum trees and with a pond and a little burn running through one corner.

On the downside the forty-mile, 80-minute commute is a teensy bit of a change from my old 12-minutes-walk-from-work New Town flat.

[Baldrake]

Well on the upside, at least you have cheap gasoline in Scotland.

[Oban]

...and you will have fewer zombies to deal with out there.

[Nerf]

So the case idea the old man and I had planned out didn't pan out, we still haven't sold the one we made, so I decided to start advertising to make custom fitted golf clubs, and got my first order!  Only making about $200 on the set, but it's a start, and making golf clubs is incredibly rewarding, so I'm hoping this one pans out.

[Cheddar]

My buddy just informed me that he is getting out of the IT business and selling...


Hot Dogs.


Him and his old man have a business plan drawn up and everything (with a supplier, initial cash for investment, how many hot dogs to sell to break even, etc).  For some reason I am envious; they wanted to cut me in on it, but I am not brave enough to take that leap.

[Signe]

There is a little shop near us that specialises in hot dogs.  Evidently they've been around for ages and they do really well.   They might be on to something!

[Cheddar]

There is a little shop near us that specialises in hot dogs.  Evidently they've been around for ages and they do really well.   They might be on to something!

 

[Endie]

Well on the upside, at least you have cheap gasoline in Scotland.

Erm, no we have nearby oil, not cheap oil: the UK government subsidises its broken budget by taxing gasoline up to the level of almost a pound a litre on the forecourt (over $7.50 a US gallon).

[Bunk]

This should be a fun day. I'm the supervisor in my department - rarely take front line calls anymore. Morning shift starts in four minutes.

I am the only person in this entire room. Gotta love the snow.

[rask]

26, Male, North Dakota.

I work in a small printshop and although my job title is Graphic Designer, I do everything from Prepress to IT work to shoveling the front 'walk in fucking -15º F Weather while it's blizzarding. Yeh, bit bitter about that last one. I'm also the unofficial Art Director but they don't want to pony up the cash to salary me, so I rake in tons of overtime. Whatever.

[Baldrake]

Well on the upside, at least you have cheap gasoline in Scotland.

Erm, no we have nearby oil, not cheap oil: the UK government subsidises its broken budget by taxing gasoline up to the level of almost a pound a litre on the forecourt (over $7.50 a US gallon).

Oh don't I know it. I come to Scotland every year or two.

I just like to think that your collective pain is saving the planet from bastards like me who spend too much time flying.

[Cranky]

27, Male, UK.

I'm a Document Composition Developer working for one of the big UK banks. I produce bank statements and various other piceces of customer correspondence using a programming tool called Doc1. It can get a bit boring but on the plus side I'll be 'working' from home a lot in the future.

[voodoolily]

For some reason I am envious; they wanted to cut me in on it, but I am not brave enough to take that leap.

A friend of mine is living in the UK right now, and wants to open a savory pie business with me when she gets back. Pasties and the like. I told her we could do empanadas and pelmeni too, to round it out to an international handpie thing.  I would want to call it Life of Pie. 

...If I were actually interested in getting into the food business. 

[Nebu]

...If I were actually interested in getting into the food business. 

If I had your talents, I'd do it in a heartbeat.  Being my own boss would be a wonderful thing regardless of the long hours.

[voodoolily]

If I wanted to be a chef, I'd be a chef. I love my nights and weekends, and hate rude people and their bullshit.

[Signe]

And what you do for a living is already really really cool and results in gorgeous arms with awesome tats.

[Nebu]

I love my nights and weekends, and hate rude people and their bullshit.

I understand... that's the same reason that I left medicine. 

Just trying to be supportive. 

[voodoolily]

Thanks. 

[Sky]

For a few years in the mid-90s, I thought I wanted to be a chef. Band had broken up, sitting around morosely trying to build a new one. Watching a lot of cooking tv, learning how to cook. Thought maybe CIA or something. Washed dishes and did prep in a few places. I clearly remember the day I decided not to do it for a living, and suprisingly it had little to do with sauce drizzling or foams.

I remember one busy night in an Italian place. I was prepping salads and struggling to keep up with the dishes. No times for breaks or even thinking, and I was passing the chef's station while bringing some product from the freezer. He had about thirty full tickets, at least four per. And it struck me what it was like just balancing home dishes to make them all come out at the right time...then I imagined cooking four completely different meals for dinner...then doing that for thirty separate tables. Ehh..fuck that.

[Bunk]

Yea, I worked prep in a nice restaurant for about three weeks. That was all it took to convince me it was not going to be my chosen profession. Way too much cleaning and scrubbing involved.

[Draegan]

For a few years in the mid-90s, I thought I wanted to be a chef. Band had broken up, sitting around morosely trying to build a new one. Watching a lot of cooking tv, learning how to cook. Thought maybe CIA or something. Washed dishes and did prep in a few places. I clearly remember the day I decided not to do it for a living, and suprisingly it had little to do with sauce drizzling or foams.

I remember one busy night in an Italian place. I was prepping salads and struggling to keep up with the dishes. No times for breaks or even thinking, and I was passing the chef's station while bringing some product from the freezer. He had about thirty full tickets, at least four per. And it struck me what it was like just balancing home dishes to make them all come out at the right time...then I imagined cooking four completely different meals for dinner...then doing that for thirty separate tables. Ehh..fuck that.

I ran a kitchen for a few shifts at a local On the Border back in college.  It was pretty fun when you have a staff helping you out.

[Abagadro]

I sorta miss my days of doing 120 covers per hour at the steak house I used to cook at.  Was hellish but you reached a certain zen like state where nothing else mattered and the stress sorta vanished and at the end of the shift you were exhausted but satisfied, unlike my current gig where I sit in bed at 2 in the moring worrying about shit. 

[Nebu]

... unlike my current gig where I sit in bed at 2 in the morning worrying about shit. 

This is the stuff noone tells you in grad/med/law school.  If manual labor paid better, I'd go back to it.  There's nothing like going home and not having to think about work for 12h. 

[Signe]

What does it?  Kids?  You can adjust your lifestyle and ditch all your expensive stuff if you didn't have to worry about supporting anyone.  Or pleasing them with material junk.  I could be happy without a fancy car, cable, expensive toys, etc. if the climate is warm, the drinks refreshing and the herbs plentiful.  A simple diet would be fine, too, and probably beneficial.  MORE RAW FOODS!  Books are cheap.  Interesting conversation is even cheaper.  Once we get rid of all debt, which we could do in a year or so if we put our minds to it, maybe we'll give it a try!  I reckon we could live a lovely life and still have all the things important to both of us - music, interesting people, intellectual stimulation - for a fraction of the money it takes us to live right now.  A grass hut on a tropical beach (with power!) would suit me fine.

[MrHat]

What does it?  Kids?  You can adjust your lifestyle and ditch all your expensive stuff if you didn't have to worry about supporting anyone.  Or pleasing them with material junk.  I could be happy without a fancy car, cable, expensive toys, etc. if the climate is warm, the drinks refreshing and the herbs plentiful.  A simple diet would be fine, too, and probably beneficial.  MORE RAW FOODS!  Books are cheap.  Interesting conversation is even cheaper.  Once we get rid of all debt, which we could do in a year or so if we put our minds to it, maybe we'll give it a try!  I reckon we could live a lovely life and still have all the things important to both of us - music, interesting people, intellectual stimulation - for a fraction of the money it takes us to live right now.  A grass hut on a tropical beach (with power!) would suit me fine.

For some reason, I want to turn this into a song.

[Lantyssa]

I used to think this.  I've been stuck in the city and out of nature for so long that I can't cope anymore.  I need my daily internet, games, and a hot shower.  If I could get that in a grass hut I might be okay.

[Trippy]

I used to think this.  I've been stuck in the city and out of nature for so long that I can't cope anymore.  I need my daily internet, games, and a hot shower.  If I could get that in a grass hut I might be okay.

http://forums.f13.net/index.php?topic=15847.0

[Viin]

I used to think this.  I've been stuck in the city and out of nature for so long that I can't cope anymore.  I need my daily internet, games, and a hot shower.  If I could get that in a grass hut I might be okay.

How about a beach/rain forest/mountain resort?

[apocrypha]

This is the stuff noone tells you in grad/med/law school.  If manual labor paid better, I'd go back to it.  There's nothing like going home and not having to think about work for 12h. 

This is what I was enjoying so much about photography. I'd still be thinking about it when I left the studio but it'd be fun - I'd be trying out lighting schemes in my head etc. Not stressing about neurotic, arrogant, socially-retarded post-doc was going to spill something lethally toxic and blame someone else for it tomorrow.

[Lantyssa]

How about a beach/rain forest/mountain resort?

Those would all be lovely.

The island thing isn't permanent.  I need job (well, necessities) security to feel comfortable.  It's why I don't even consider looking for another position.

[apocrypha]

This is why I like living somewhere like Leeds. Decent sized city but 20 mins driving and you're in the Yorkshire moors. And less than 2 hours from the Lake District and the Peak District. Plus we have a gorgeous wood (although that pic doesn't do it justice) 10 mins walk away from us.