What do you do?

[54_Bear 200]

Everyone makes mistakes, mate.  EVERYONE.  Although not everyone is man enough to take responsibility for them, so kudos to you for getting your head on straight.  Having been there, I can only urge you to keep the faith (in yourself, NOT in some invisible man in the sky). 

 

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger - it may be a cliche, but it IS true nonetheless.

 

Yours Aye,

~Bear™

[FIREWATER43 2]

I am retired US.Army currently prepping for an exciting course work towards a Bachelor of Science in Biology (environmental concentration). Off topic but I hope the PS4 GTA is ready soon because my PS3 is all sorts of screwed up. Hope everyone is well.

Edited September 3, 2014 by JustHatched
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[ScottyB 2,086]

Very interesting to know what people do for work!

After school went straight into an apprenticeship for carpentry and then followed it through to become a licensed builder which means I can supervise and run jobs.

Since then I have started my own company specialising in residential building work so pretty much any thing you want built in your home. I can only do small jobs at the moment due to insurance restrictions and not having a financial backing. In the future I am looking to expand and have a few employees, enough so I can get off the tools and just supervise.

In between that I had a break and became a snowboard instructor! (Yes we have snow in Australia ) Only for one season though but had the time of my life! So much fun rocking with a great crew and always having fun! Kind of like here!

[Matty 745]

I am head of procurement for a UK company that manufacturers centrifuges. Not as great as it sounds , trust me.
Basically I source and purchase materials to build the machines and control stock flow.

 

Now head of marketing for the same centrifuge manufacturer. I really enjoy it

I did start out as a carpenter but went the admin route after a rather drunken night hospitalized me with a very torn scapula muscle (no I don't know how it happened).

Anyways, it buys the beer.

Edited October 29, 2014 by mattymcrae

[Jaggy 2,811]

I don't do anything really.  I work part-time on the weekends sometimes, but other than that, I sit at home with my babies and clean my house and play GTA.  

[Maha 302]

In 2007 I saw how you can transform a blank text file into a fully functional web page through the addition of codes and release it to the world. Fell in love with it. Studied and afterwards worked as a freelance Web Designer/Developer since then (currently). In between I worked for 3 years as a receptionist at my father's tattoo studio in Brazil.

Edited September 28, 2014 by Maha

[juve 192]

Just wondering what you all do to make money?

 

selling ballers, or high end sedans. hijack the money truck. kill lester target. grind missions. rob stores. betting. (all in one day can get you a lot!!)

 

IRL

 

composing music for audio post production. and oh yeah, i marry a bank manager

[Beez 5,091]

I've been a graphic designer since 92, sometimes working for boring companies and sometimes in an industry I have a lot of love for. As some of you my have figured out by now I freakin' love motorcycles! When I was in college I was failing out of mechanical engineering and didn't know what I wanted to do. I was reading Dirt Rider magazine and it dawned on me that someone has to put the pictures with the stories on the pages. That's what I wanted to do, work at a motorcycle magazine.

 

A few years after working in the real world I just sent resumes to all the moto rags in the Southern California area and struck gold when Cycle World said they wanted me as their Assistant Art Director. I laid out the columns and departments and did the whole annual buyer's guide. Best part was I also got to do fun stuff like ride test bikes, photo model action and static shots, assist in the photo studio, write articles, participate in features and comparisons and hang out with the best people in the motorcycle industry.

 

Moved to Massachusetts in 03 so my wife could be closer to her family (I'm the best hubby) and worked at a sport fishing magazine for a year, then an IT trade rag for 7 years. Now I'm back in the motorcycle industry again working at http://www.twistedthrottle.com/ an internet retailer and distributor of motorcycle accessories and apparel. I handle all their graphic design needs from print to web to trade shows. It's expanded my skills beyond just magazine & print stuff and I am happy at work again.

[Torrid 653]

I run a location for GPS, tracking systems, and rental car technology solutions for a major rental car company. It works out well since it allows my wife to stay at home with the kids. XDBX works out well so my wife has a great way to pass the time at home. Pretty sweet.

[ronin 596]

I graduated as a social worker 15+ yrs ago, but now work as a logistics manager for a chemical company.

Overall it's a job I quite like because no day is ever the same. There's always some issue to sort out or project to run or contract to be negotiated. It's also a very international environment with people from quite literally all over the globe, which makes it all the more interesting. The amount of work, the travelling and long hours can be a real drag at times though. But hey, they gave me a nice car and it gets the bills paid. And let's be honest, big cranes and boats and trucks and airplanes and containers, they're just big toys for big boys

 

My aim though is to get filthy rich and become a racing driver, real estate mogol and philantropist. Haven't figured out yet how to get there, but any ideas are welcome !

[newyork-nightmare 698]

I pick things up and put them down, 150 to 200 times a day.

[Jaggy 2,811]

I pick things up and put them down, 150 to 200 times a day.

 

I do that, but don't get paid.  

[Janice74 16]

It is interesting to read what you all do for a living. :-) I work in IT as a Technical Specialist for a large Insurance Company.

[DjNogaro 14]

hey everyone. I graduated university last year with a degree in international business management and now I'm living my dream playing professional football (soccer) around the world. played in a number of countries, including: brazil, denmark, ecuador, england, germany, italy, usa, and now spain.

[truelife98 1,143]

i am a chemical operator at a chemical plant we make small plastic pellets called polypropylene which is then shipped out via railcars and trucks and then is used for alot of different things tupperware, car dashboards backing in diapers pretty much anything plastic

[JustHatched 12,123]

i am a chemical operator at a chemical plant we make small plastic pellets called polypropylene which is then shipped out via railcars and trucks and then is used for alot of different things tupperware, car dashboards backing in diapers pretty much anything plastic

I use to work at a place that took those pellets and made them in to bottles.

[iml33n 5]

I'm a steel cutter only been doing it for 6 months and before that I worked in construction for a little while and done mechanics for 5 years but am only semi qualified. I currently do a lot of fundraising. For varies. Charitys in the UK I mainly do motorcycle rides with a club on in. And go out on rides can often be 150+ bikes on one ride, but back to my job its fairly boring but guess it pays well and hours. Aren't too long

[Drew_Watkins 51]

I'm an Assistant Foodservice Director at a christian mission homeless shelter, Catering Chef, Summer Camp Foodservice Supervisor, and a Residential Juvenile Detention Center Foodservice Manager. I'm a busy man. I worked really hard since my first job to gain the necessary skills in the food world and at the age of 24 I was offered a position at our local shelter which opened my job opportunites within there to do so many things for so many people. I work daily with homeless men teaching them the skills I know and getting them gainful employment, then run down to the detention center and make sure the kids are eating well while they are in kiddie prison, then run out to camp and provide meals for low income children who are blessed to have camp available to them at almost free prices. Then if there's time left I throw together an awesome catering gig for all the great people who are associated with the mission. I wanted to be a Michelin star chef at one point, but my work now is way more rewarding.

[Burgermauger 262]

I am a Red Seal Journeyman Millwright. I was flying in and out to the oilfields in Fort McMurray until recently when the oil crash happened here in Canada. Currently looking for work.

[ems-medik 39]

I was a paramedic for a while, but about a year ago i decided i didnt want to do that anymore. The money was great, but i wasnt happy. And ultimately, i would rather be happy than wealthy.

I have been a personal trainer for the last 10 years, which is my main gig. I also work at a bar on weekends.

[Squirrel 5,180]

My main job is a Design Engineer, designing huge industrial high speed doors. It's ok but a bit mundane, I did train in 3D modelling and graphic design, hoping to eventually get into game design, mainly in the scenic part of game design. If any game ever needs an accurate door, then I'm the guy to design it. I actually hate the garage doors in GTA, visually they look like a roller shutter but they open completely the wrong way. I work in a bar part time too which gets me out of the house a couple of evenings a week although since new year the bars been quiet so got plenty more GTA time in!

[Haste 190]

I'm doing sound engineering from home, I'm not educated in it but have 10 years of experience in it, it's not well paying since it's not on a hugely professional level, but i make it work somehow

 

- As long as i do what i love, it's good for me!

 

I'm saving up to make my own studio and do some professional stuff!

[DavidCore89 7,404]

I'm doing sound engineering from home, I'm not educated in it but have 10 years of experience in it, it's not well paying since it's not on a hugely professional level, but i make it work somehow

 

- As long as i do what i love, it's good for me!

 

I'm saving up to make my own studio and do some professional stuff!

My thoughts exactly!

 

I have never been paid well, I had a #19 release in the hardcore charts on trackitdown.net in 2011 and I made no more than £80 from that  .

 

I do what I love and what I believe I was made to do, it makes me happy, doesn't pay the bills and makes me look unemployed, but that is the life of a music producer I guess.

 

I was lucky and had all of my studio equipment bought for me, the Mrs hates studio equipment, but she will always buy whatever she catches me looking at in catalogs or online.... Winning  .

 

The price of some stuff is just totally unreasonable though.

Edited February 4, 2015 by DavidCore89

[ronin 596]

Haste, DC, Maha and others that are into music, do not give up, pretty please !

 

A good buddy of mine was pretty much in the same position as you guys. Wanted to live from his music and become a sound engineer and eventually he pulled it off. At first he was just messing around with second and third hand old gear in his room. Took on several dirty and heavy/boring jobs in the port of Antwerp, worked on his connections, saved up the money, followed a three year course in Amsterdam. He's now officially qualified as a sound engineer and is full time at work as a producer/engineer, makes his own stuff and remixes and does gigs from time to time. Granted, he's not exactly driving around in the latest Bentley and being surrounded by groupies, but he is able to make a living out of it.

[DavidCore89 7,404]

Haste, DC, Maha and others that are into music, do not give up, pretty please !

 

A good buddy of mine was pretty much in the same position as you guys. Wanted to live from his music and become a sound engineer and eventually he pulled it off. At first he was just messing around with second and third hand old gear in his room. Took on several dirty and heavy/boring jobs in the port of Antwerp, worked on his connections, saved up the money, followed a three year course in Amsterdam. He's now officially qualified as a sound engineer and is full time at work as a producer/engineer, makes his own stuff and remixes and does gigs from time to time. Granted, he's not exactly driving around in the latest Bentley and being surrounded by groupies, but he is able to make a living out of it.

Clearly his hard work paid off!

 

Speaking from a non-commercial point of view, I think most musicians aren't in it for the money, there is no big money to be made and that is a fact.

 

I like to think if you're doing it for the money, then you're doing it for the wrong reasons and you'll actually never be satisfied.

 

You can do it for the love and the passion of music, but you'll never be rich.

 

In the scene I'm in, you can book one of the top 5 DJ's in the world to appear at your event for less than £500 per hour or visit their studio for tuition/engineering for considerably less, compare that to the alleged £25,000 per hour of the commercial names of progressive house or trance and the difference is shocking!

Edited February 4, 2015 by DavidCore89