Managed Service Provider (Fancy title for outsourcing)
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Hey @itsratso
I use to work at Vanderbilt Childrenās Hospital in Nashville in the Neonatal Intensive Care and the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.
I really liked the NICU because the premature babies were so tiny it was almost like working on a science project rather than an average baby.
I didnāt enjoy the PICU as much because the children were more grown up with personalities. And believe me the worst of the worst came in there. It was hard to see the kids suffering like that.
It was good to make a contribution to helping them though.
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yeah, thatās a whole different world than what I do. being orthopedics we have it pretty good, our kids are generally healthy and 99% of our stories have happy endings. theyāre mostly older kids/teens too. thanx for all you do, itās not easy 
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Or Member of Scottish Parliament. Same thing really
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I work as a CBT Therapist for the NHS. My degree was in biochemistry and I initially worked in labs. I have also been in a circus (no animals) made art, DJd and promoted bands, including the Buzzcocks, done up houses, been a photographer and done workshops.
I can also be found running, cycling horse riding and general partying.
But my dream is to play bass, at least for one song on stage.
Its interesting seeing what others do.
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Support. Iāve always been support.
Ugh.
Server at a Pizza Hut,
Retail sales, or retail support,
Product Support team,
IT support,
Now Software support.
Retirement hopefully in about 5-6 years. PLEASE! LET IT HAPPEN!
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Yet another IT guy here! Did 8 years in the Navy, then 7 years as an IT Associate for a clean energy company starting off in helpdesk and then building up on that by doing some switch and firewall configs as well as some IT project management. Now starting into my second year working remote as a helpdesk manager for an ad agency.
Bought a bass many, many years ago but never really practiced it, but my daughter got a guitar for Christmas and I thought it would be really fun to learn instruments at the same time so we can eventually jam together
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Iām a Software Engineering Lead (specifically, Site Reliability Engineering). Have been in tech for the past 17 years or so. Currently write, & help teams write software for cars.
Learning the bass to switch off from tech when not working!
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Iām still the director of IT for Yokosuka Naval Base but I have recently taken on Director of Fleet and Family Readiness so Iām in charge of all the clubs, gyms, athletics, youth programs, child care, military housing, counseling, family advocacy, sexual assault programs, alcohol incidents, domestic violenceā¦its a handful. The base is basically a city of 26K people and except for the internal processes, security and ship movement governing the rest of it falls to me. Honestly I thought the IT shop and my team of eight was awesome, now I have 800+ employees this is what work looks likeā¦not a fan.
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Wow @Tokyo_Rat
That is a ton of responsibility! I hope for you that you find plenty of time to follow your bass studies and that it gives you many hours of pleasure and escape. Haha
We have so many IT people here! Itās fascinating.
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Thank you Darrylā¦my playing is now restricted to weekends hopefully things will settle down and weāll get some talent in to help me out. Right now Iām trying to be like a duckā¦smooth on the top working like hell underneath.
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Thatās a hell of an expansion of responsibility dude. I would say good luck but the commander clearly has the confidence in you to execute. You donāt need the luck.
I just picked up expanded scope myself, but I am only leading 21 peeps, not 800.
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I was a linux enthousiast (still am) which dabbled in webdesign and print as a freelancer, before switching to sysadmin after a specialized IT course.
Iām now working for a subsidiary of a larger french company and pretty much enjoy breaking their things when Iām not fixing them. And with that, there you have it : another IT guy.
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Another IT guy hereā¦ I think youāll find a disproportionate number of IT people on any internet forum, for obvious reasons.
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things i never thought Iād have to deal with generally come from the child development center, every bump, allergic reaction, run away, you name it. Wanting to house prisoners in my unaccompanied housing, employee absent from work issues, social media, VIPs, this group thinks they are under appreciated, this group dislike that groupā¦LOL. Howard, if you know anyone wanting to stay in Japan Iāve got some seeking SOFA positions opening soon.
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Lots of great careers, Very smart people here. I retired four years ago journeyman fabricator in sign industry, Las Vegas has lot of my work the Paris ballon on the strip was one of the larger ones, Ceasars palace flamingo casinos many others this required lot of electrical sheetmetal knowledge. From there I went to a large a German company Siemens in Dallas area at their postal automation/ Worldwide Airport baggage operations /UPS, Fed ex. automated conveyors All one location. I was a floor supervisor working to keep the ball rolling any problem became my problem I was a human pinball. countless job interviews countless layoffs. I learned to never look at peoples family pictures knowing how volatile the environment was there, but on the side learned stock trading! was able to retire at 62. Thats when I found the bass. Playing music takes me to a whole new level Iāve never been before, I know Iām preaching to the choir here speaking of its about happy hours time for me today I think a cold beer and playing some blues sounds perfect! Great people here.
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Such a broad range of careers in here, pretty cool reading about what you guys all do, especially @DaveT, it sounds like youāve lived a really interesting life and I am envious that your job was able to take you to so many places!
I am an independent contractor, I mostly do flooring (hardwood, carpet, vinyl) which is not fun or enjoyable whatsoever but it pays well and itās the trade I learned from my dad growing up. Looking at you @autumnsdad1990, wish I would have become an electrician instead My family also owns a bar/restaurant next to the baseball & football stadiums so often times I find myself working there as well, especially during football season and on huge events. We get the whole MLB All-Star week this year so I suspect it will. be mayhem!
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Interesting. Qualifications?
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Depends on what you want to doā¦just had a hiring fair thursday hired 33 people in 8 hrs
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I have been in accounting my entire working career. Even during my 11 years in the U S Navy, I was a Disbursing Clerk (payroll and accounting). Got out after back-to-back tours for Desert Shield and Desert Storm when the military started their force reductions. Biggest mistake in my life! I now have a Masters degree in accounting and work as Senior Accountant for a large retail grocer.
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