I am a Systems Specialist 2; I am in charge of everything and anything that plugs into an electrical socket. I do computer, sever, phone switch work.

My last job I used to have to move equipment all the time every damn day (computers, servers, you name it) so I was always walking around with a dolly. When it came time for review they asked us to write a job description I put down ôLoad balancing engineer of small vehiclesö.

Systems Programmer for University of North Carolina at Greensboro. I'm primary repsonsable for Novell Netware land and NDS architecture, but i also have my hands in Lotus Domino. I come from a Linux background so i do a lot there as well.

-Rob

I'm another employee of Sprint, eventually to be an IBM employee. I run reports and create databases to track employee attendance, basically tell my boss that no one came to work yesterday.

RobG: I used to administrate Novell/NDS over at NC State, so I feel your pain (probably a few times over since we had upwards of 45,000 novell accounts) :P

Now I'm a Data Manager for a Clinical research firm here in Raleigh. Its incredibly boring.

My, my, myà but how plans do change. --- That little goal of doing my own thing was rather abruptly interruptedà

IÆm presently putting on a heck of a show, pretending that IÆm a Relational Database Specialistà
So far, to the best of my knowledge, no one has found-me-out. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/coolg.gif" alt="" />


The Future?
IÆm thinking I might just try on a NovelistÆs Hat and see how it fits.

Would YOU by a book from this guy? <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />


Cheers! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" />
Smiley

Well, ummmm, I guess I'm a consultant, but in Denver thats comparable to being an actor in LA, so ummmm, I guess I'm mostly a consultant these days, but usually I can be found playing restaurant <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> and ofcourse my favorite game, playing bartender <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" />

Did IBM buy some of Sprint's services?

Peter

Sure depends on the topic <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/shiner.gif" alt="" />

Madcat <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

This is a resurrected post, but IÆve never replied to it before. What do I do normally? Depends on the geo-political environment.

IÆve moved from Electrical Engineering to Management as I keep getting called into the National Guard. A good engineer is hard to find, but you can always spare another manager.

The last few weeks I spent humping a 50-lb pack around the Florida swamps with nothing but MREÆs and water covering way too many miles running around (very limited vehicles). I also got to blow up or be there when we blew up a van after EOD (Explosive Ordinance Disposal) troops disarmed it first, then blew it up second, ôjust to be sure,ö and two 50-lb charges of C-4 to blow two holes in the ground and simulate bomb blasts.

You have no idea the power of a little explosive. 4 lbs to blow up the van shook a building a mile away.

Then, as a ônon-expertö in EOD, I cleared the simulated runway of bombs the only way I know howù50 cal sniper rifle. To quote Johnny Dangerously, ôIt shoots through schools.ö (effective range, 4 miles, and cuts through a manhole cover like it wasnÆt there). ItÆs the only gun (not artillery) IÆve fired and had a shock wave. After that, we set up a 550 person camp, complete with clean water and electrical, and had our rewardùone hot military meal and four hours of A/C. And not enough showers. (My main job is building/fixing runways and expedient camps, blowing things up is just a bonus)

If all this sounds like fun, itÆs 12-18 hour days, crappy food, bugs, snakes, horrible heat and humidity, extremely limited showers, (virtually) no air conditioning, and limited wheeling time. Actually, itÆs a lot like Moab.

As a bonus, I've been to France (5 days), England (about 4 weeks total), Germany (about 3 weeks total), and a lot of "-ia's" and "-okvia's." Much luckier than the guys who do hte real work in Middle East and Africa who deserve the real support. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/patriot.gif" alt="" />

I will be de-mobilized in 5...4...3....more days. Then back to Engineering Management, telling guys who are smarter than me what to do. Actually, thatÆs my military job, too.

And I canÆt quit my day jobùI have to wait for them to release me. Part of the contract.

I didn't jump in the last time this thread went around, but here it is...

I'm a Labor Relations Manager for the U.S. Postal Service, representing management in disciplinary actions, grievances, EEO claims and the occasional Federal lawsuit filed by a disgruntled employee. We've got 800+ employees/2 unions/27 Stewards in our 24/7 Mail Processing facility. So I'm on call - all the time.

I've been doing this for years and still like it. Maybe due in part to the wonders of modern pharmacology (J/K), but primarily because I believe in the majority of our employees who are dedicated and give 110% everyday to deliver the mail.

The "Wire" is my much needed escape when I need a brief break from the chaos, and for that I'm thankful.

So many titles, so little pay from either one...
*Swimming pool contractor/consultant/designer...on sabbatical right now due to burnout
*Landscaping contractor...non-practicing and don't know a thing about it (only took that test to prove a point, that not all contractors know what they're doing)
*Real estate investor...no current deals in the works, but looking is a full time job.