Yes, that's all well and good but what do you do?

[jim_doki]

I'm in Tech Support for one program in the financial planning industry. It's fan bloody Tastic

 

[KazCos]

I am a sponging student on my 3rd year of game design.

 

[blackcherry]

I know the feeling all too well.

Supermarket shop biatch was my last employment. Just a general shelf stacker and cashier (although that migrated to mostly Cigarette and tobacco desk which this is more related to)

You get random customers coming up and asking you about departments you don't work in(and sometimes never cover for). So you are left going "Uhhh....let me just call someone for you!"

Then you get the look that says they think you are an idiot because you don't instantly know something you can't possibly know offhand.

Same thing applies with phonecalls and lost property, "I left my card in store did you find it last week?" (No idea I was on vacation last week...)

Worst/best part has to be when they are you about a random obscure product you had in stock a decade ago. Worst because you know you'll never find it and the customer will give you either the downtrodden puppy look or the angry 'i think you're a moron' elitest look.

Best though, because you get to spend a good half hour to an hour looking for it afterwards because 'You were sure you saw it last week on the cages in the back'.

Oh I remember such times with glee. But then I did work in a supermarket that was so out of the way management kind of forgot it existed. I was on the deli as well.

In such an understaffed store that meant I was practically untouchable as I was one of the few who was 'qualified' to work on it!

 

[Jobz]

I'm primarily a student, currently majoring in English (Though this could very well change). I also work part time at a company called Food For The Poor. I'm not sure what my job title would be there, I basically do whatever the hell I'm told to do. Which ranges from manual labor in the warehouse to spreadsheet and database creation/management.

 

[samsprinkle]

A T-Shirt with the Text "I'm just the Sales Guy" might help.

Other than that, i fail to see the meaning of this thread :/

Well then you fail at seeing the meanings of threads.

I am one of the many underpayed, overworked employees of GameStop. Luckily, I have the privilege of taking home the new games and playing them, then putting them back in the "NEW" section before you buy them.

(in short terms as my description of this kids relationshiop to myself is long, but I'll just say a certain brother-esque kid I know drags me to gamestop all the time and he ALWAYS without fail badgers the clerk about which games are the best. It is histerical! I would go postal if I worked at gamestop. I don't think I would enjoy gaming anymore to be honest...

 

[Jack_the_Knife]

I'm in med school right now, but off-school I'm a phlebotomist. Basically just lab work, nothing complex, get some samples, get a centrifuge and pray you stuck the right name labels on them before sending them for analysis.

Only thing that bothers me is when I have to deal with that one kid that goes nuts at the sight of a syringe.

Fortunately that's a rare occurrence.

 

[Cahlee]

I'm a student (Psych) and I work at a truck stop... Glamorous!

 

[Lost In The Void]

I'm a high school student in a retail job. I hate it but i know a local Member of Parliment quite well and might be able to get a low job in his office

 

[mark_n_b]

It changes from year to year and assignment to assignment, but most of my work revolves around the maintenance and repair of military communications equipment.

Ya had to do some digging to find this thread I bet. I'm curious:

I draw comics, which is to say I have just started my first. Don't know if it will ever see print but that's up to the writer, I get paid either way. Was doing portraits and illustrations for wedding programs before this.

How is your comic career?

As for all the students who feel the need to put "I'm a student, I don't have a job": yes, thank you, why would you even bother?

 

[Handofpwn]

It changes from year to year and assignment to assignment, but most of my work revolves around the maintenance and repair of military communications equipment.

Ya had to do some digging to find this thread I bet. I'm curious:

I draw comics, which is to say I have just started my first. Don't know if it will ever see print but that's up to the writer, I get paid either way. Was doing portraits and illustrations for wedding programs before this.

How is your comic career?

As for all the students who feel the need to put "I'm a student, I don't have a job": yes, thank you, why would you even bother?

because "student" is listed as an "occupation" under most surveys and whatnot. Besides, are you saying that school isn't a job?

 

[Duck Sandwich]

It changes from year to year and assignment to assignment, but most of my work revolves around the maintenance and repair of military communications equipment.

Wow. A thread from January 2008? How do you even find these things?

By going to the very last page of the Off-Topic Discussion boards

As for the thread's inquiry, I'm a labourer, just until I finally go to college.

 

[Jaythulhu]

Animal Welfare Officer & Adoptions Assistant (grand title for something that basically means I take care of cats, dogs, goats, horses, wildlife etc. Mostly feeding, cleaning and interaction). Sometimes I do a bit of re-homing, but mostly I prefer to work with the animals. No stupid questions or bad jokes from them.

 

[VoleurdeThym]

Well then you fail at seeing the meanings of threads.

I am one of the many underpayed, overworked employees of GameStop. Luckily, I have the privilege of taking home the new games and playing them, then putting them back in the "NEW" section before you buy them.

I'm also at GameStop.

Every fucking day I get this asked at least twice, "Do you play these games?"
Gah.

 

[Rolling 20]

Well, what do you do for a slice of bread? Me, I'm a student (Journalism/Film double major) and I work at a bakery. I don't bake, I just sell the bread, and yet everybody comes into the store and asks "bake this yourself did you?".

I'm the same in terms of course. In my final year and doing part-time work in radio and writing some freelance. Most of my income comes from working at my university doing pretty much basic labour work for retard academics. I get paid very well to sit in front of the TV watching cricket and drinking at the university bar when i'm not busy. Best job ever....Almost makes me reconsider journalism becomes it pays absolutely DICK all and you've got to keep changing work.

 

[Sennz0r]

I'm in my final year of highschool and I work at a garden centre.
Not the greatest job in the world but I get plenty of opportunities to slack and still get payed.

 

[GunslingerUK]

I am a student/fruit Popsicle.

 

[corporate_gamer]

I'm in Tech Support for one program in the financial planning industry. It's fan bloody Tastic

I don't suppose the program is pay-base, that would be brilliant.