What Do You Do For Your Job / Living • Page 10

I always wonder the same thing and then I realize I'm bad with computers and don't really like them... But damn it would be nice to be making that money

 

It's definitely not a requirement to know how to code. It helps if you can read code and understand what it's doing, but even that's not strictly a requirement. If you're computer/technology savvy and can write well, that's often enough (or so I've heard). Knowing how to use XML really helps, though.

I don't think it's necessarily a requirement to live in a city with a big IT presence, either, but it can only help. And if you're willing to look outside IT, lots of other industries also use tech writers--medical device, architecture, heavy equipment manufacturing, etc. Not sure where you're located, but these are the top 20 states for tech writers:

1. California
2. Texas
3. Virginia
4. Massachusetts
5. Maryland
6. New York
7. North Carolina
8. Florida
9. Illinois
10. New Jersey
11. Pennsylvania
12. Colorado
13. Ohio
14. Wisconsin
15. Minnesota
16. Washington
17. Georgia
18. Michigan
19. Arizona
20. Missouri

Keep in mind, though, that this list is for all industries combined and isn't exclusive to IT.

 

Used to work for a fiber to the home cable company doing programming/video editing/you name it. Now stay at home dad while my wife makes the bacon.

 

The dream! My wife makes more than me but not enough for me to be a SAHD.

 

I'm on a federal committee that works to keep pineapple off pizzas. We've been severely understaffed for a long time (it's just me) and it's very difficult to keep up with the work load. Many, many blasphemous pies continue to slip through the cracks.

 

How's the pay? Though doing what you love is more than enough!

 

It's voluntary. I've taken it upon myself to stop the problem.

 

Doing the Lords work

 

Sous chef/sushi guy at a small bistro.

 

Nice! My wife currently makes more, but I'm in the process of interviewing for a position that will double my salary and she's already talking about cutting back hours.

 

What did everyone "major" in in college vs. what they do now? If it's a different field, how'd that transition happen?

 

I majored in Political Science, graduated last May, and started my first job in January as the Assistant City Clerk for a suburb of KC,MO

 

I majored in sociology and I am an advocate that works with children and families. When I graduated I had no idea what I wanted to do so it's def not anything I expected. Especially since I expected to not find a job and thought I'd go back to my old dead end one

 

Got my degree in exercise science. Really hard to find a job where I live, most available jobs you need to have a cls/phlebotomy license or be RN. Still at my shitty food service job. Need to get out...fast!

Don't ask me about personal training. Not something I'm interested in.

 

Majored in Computer Science. I'm a programmer for a video game company, been there for almost 3 yrs. Worked for McDonald's for 2 yrs during college, which might have been the worst 2 yrs of my life, but it gave me perspective.

 

Degree in Accounting, currently a Sales Tax Accountant. Was going to go for Police Officer/FBI

 

I write about music and other things.

 

so what does an exercise scientist do? Is it like working out or nutrition or what?

 

You can do all sorts of things with the degree. Cardiac rehab, pt, teaching, exercise physiologist (so like working with patients in a hospital or clinic) etc

 

I can't sit in an office all day. Just not my thing. But anyway, I was just offered an apprenticeship with the carpenters Union. It'd be a big paycut but I'd be able to have a life again. I don't know what to do. I have a week to decide.

 

That's one of my things. I don't want to be in an office/in front of a computer all day. I would love to find the perfect balance of office and out and about but I have no idea what that could be

 

i have a 30-minute phone interview tomorrow with a really large, fancy, uptight company for a great (sounding) position in which i would run their connectivity branches throughout the entire U.S., including Mexico and Canada. needless to say, it sounds very busy and vital to day to day operations and i love a challenge so i'm super excited / hoping it goes well. i think i do well in phone interviews since in person i tend to flail my arms a lot and i'm not good at making eye contact. now i gotta plan for questions and think of my own.

 

When you find out what that is, let me know haha. I sit in front of a computer all day but would love to eventually be able to get out some. Its sucking my soul!

 

Be a social worker! I have like half the day running around with kids and the other half is office stuff but I go out all the time for home visits and shopping for family nights

 

How do you feel about travel for work?