"sorry, off topic, but what do you guys DO for a living?" Topic

troublemaker

Full time student at University majoring in Ancient History. Broke like most students, but this year I hope to pick up some work doing private tutoring.

I've had one scholarship and an internship.

One more year and I can hopefully get a post-grad government scholarship that I don't have to beg for!

I am not surprised by the summary so far. HMGS did a similar survey many years ago. Education and Government service were high on the list of occupations of the convention attendees.

VR
James Mattes

Civil Servant, arranging travel & hotels for everyone else in the department. More importantly, father to another gamer and grandad to two!

Police Sergeant

Senior Director, Information Technology. For a private company.

That's right I'm the pointy haired guy in the Dilbert cartoons. Although I know technology and worked in the trenches I know enough to let my staff do their job and I listen. I'm pretty sure some of the guys would disagree with that of course.

I'm at that point in life where I can buy any miniatures I want but don't have enough time to paint or game.

Somebody with some time on their hand should make up a quick table of responses….although how you'd categorise ammateur gynocologist or body paint remover I don't know…maybe fantasist?

Now a factory worker and also run my scenery/terrain business.
In the past…
Merchant Navy junior officer.
Single dad working various part time jobs from gardener to shop worker.
CNC machinist.

On average …

About 60% of the year … Public Information Officer, FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency – Homeland Security);

20% of the year I'm a freelance translator for oil and gas documents; and

20% of the year I'm a househusband and puppydaddy, while my wife travels on business.

Dan

I always have wondered if the any other guy construction worker was a gamer, guess not much of a chance.

I see why they call you bad wargamer

art/music/writing --- 8
bank/real est --- 13
admin -- 12
computers -- 25
construction -- 6
entertainment -- 5
exec -- 1
hospitality -- 5
legal/law -- 28
military -- 13
sales -- 16
science -- 22
transport -- 12
EDUCATION -- 28
paint/create models -- 13
cemetary -- 1
religion -- 2
medical – 9
unemployed – 3
cat herders -- 4

unemployed, part-time Army National Guard.

IT performance test consultant

High school principal

Pediatrician

Accountant – specialising in taxation. Put it this way, were the people other accountants consider nerds that they'd sooner not be associated with because of our obessions.

Oh!. My dear cousin, my little brother is an accountant too!.
It means that's a tamely family career!. (smile).

Amicalement
Armand

I pretend to work for my employer, and my employer pretends to pay me a decent wage

More seriously, my job is deputy manager of the operations team in one of the academic divisions at a major university in London.

"You what?"

Basically my job involves an ever changing mix of day-to-day building management, managing security access to the buildings I cover, some staff management, managing small lab and office refurbishment projects, overseeing larger building projects, organising routine and emergency servicing of laboratory equipment; advising on and managing health and safety, assisting with some student practical classes, plus anything else that our senior managers decide to throw to our team.

However, when someone asks me what I do, it is usually much quicker and easier to call myself a laboratory manager, even though I do no lab work myself these days.

Stroke Survivor-so I'm on Disability. Done a few things for a living before that. Robert

Former solicitor (=attorney).
Church minister for 20+ years.

To add another few examples….

Ancient History Graduate with Masters in IT and Business
ex IT support
ex IT Infrastructure and Architecture Consultant
now
Environmental Scientist / Consultant with my small firm specialising in Acoustics and Air Quality.

Interesting thread btw.

civil servant

Archaeologist

I always have wondered if the any other guy construction worker was a gamer, guess not much of a chance.

Sorry I'm late 14 bore.
Milkman… Really!
Grocery bagger
Pizza maker and delivery driver (5 times)
U.S Navy 7 years
Security guard
Auto parts store manager
Inventory Specialist
Refinery worker
General construction and carpentry
Auto Mechanic
General Maintenance for rental properties
Stained Glass artist
Metal sculptor
Casanova
Weapons dealer
World's greatest grandpa

Most of the time I'm a High School Robotic's Team coach

Unfortunately, that doesn't pay, so in between I'm a private equity investor

I am currently an estimator for a commercial general contractor as well as half owner ( with my wife) of a hair salon.

I am purchasing manager for a brand of mountaineering equipment (backpacks, sleeping bags, head lamps, avalanche safety gear). I am also responsible for Fair Wear compliance in all of our supply chain.

Gadabout.

When not doing that, graphic artist.

Law Library Access Services Manager (also known as a Circulation manager, this is the job that pays the bills)

Certified Paralegal (sometimes pays the bills but mostly do pro bono work for local Guardian ad Litem program)

Illustrator and Caricature Artist (also sometimes pays the bills and provides spending money for miniatures)

Currently earning my Masters in Library and Information Science (in order to be better able to pay the bills, but not by much)

Full time Dad and Husband (priceless)

I fly submarines for the SAS.

Accountant

With some wargames companies as clients

I was a secondary sub for ALUSD, but am now retired.

Graphic designer/backup IT support

Making money ??

Retired

Shortly nothing.

We are going through that well known successful process whereby you contract out all your IT services you provide to a company offshore that can do it cheaper.

I'm sure the users will not notice and the entire thing will be seemless.

In 12 months I'd like to think I'd be in a lucrative contract fixing the problems but I've a feeling the company will not exist… What do you do with an energy company that has no IT overheads but a very large customer database…?

illustrator and graphic designer,currently art directing for a tv network's branding.

One of three managers that run a warehouse for Worldpac.