The "what do you do in the real world " thread.

As an off shot of the "Age old question" I just thought i'd see what everyone does for a living (Work) and for those of you who are still at school/college/ Uni what your studying .

I'll start , Im a support worker with a charity called MENCAP (Britians second largest health care provider behind the N.H.S) that helps people with learning disabilities get the most out of their lives and before that I was a secondary level Humanities teacher who also ran an off license on the side (yes back then 75 hour weeks where standard for me)

Male nurse in elderly rehab recovery after operations falls accidents work 37.5 hrs a week usually nites in a hospital

since 91 to present day

I am a specialist in fruit, I work for a supplier to 2 of britains biggest supermarkets.
I work with Apricots, Nectarines, Peaches, Cherries and Plums. I am trained as a quality controller to ripen the fruit to the supermarkets specs, drive 5 types of forklift truck, first aider (and I had to deal with a bone sticking out of a leg and a severed finger last year ugh), and I can run a production line of up to 20 people.

Im 27 years old and work between 30-60 hours a week dependant on seasons

I like Aquilus' job..."Stoned Fruit Boy".

I'm a Toxicology Study Director for a contract research laboratory. I help clients decide what type of study they need to run to get their drug considered safe by the government, then write the protocols, oversee the work and write the final reports to be submitted for governmental review.

currently i work as accountant/storeman we buy and recast colored metals and
collect old household appliances in other words we are trying to clean the world and also to make our pockets full

I'm writing a PhD-thesis in theoretical physics and also do some teaching at the university (once a week). So, now that I think of it, I have no contact with "the real world" - none what so ever. So this question really isn't for me...

I work in a Holiday/Leisure company within a range of their parks around the area in which i live. During the holiday season (spring-summer) i work in Reception and Shop (40-60 hr a week) while outside of the season (autumn-winter) i work Bar and Restaurant (20-30hr) as well as doing computer statistics for the company and running a small website for a local sports organization throughout the year.

Been working with the Holiday company for 6 years and i also worked weekends for a local Printers from when i was twelve til up to the beginning of this year.

The Silent Man wrote:

I'm writing a PhD-thesis in theoretical physics and also do some teaching at the university (once a week). So, now that I think of it, I have no contact with "the real world" - none what so ever. So this question really isn't for me...

oooh theoretical physics... what are you doing your thesis on?

Recovering Insurance Salesman, hoping to one day become a slum lord.

I was a baker/bakery manager for a long time with two major UK Supermarkets but the 50+ hour weeks and the long drive frazzled me.

I now manage a team of 4 team leaders who have 60 or so agents working for them, and we collect money from those who miss there credit card/loan payments...(although not the hardcore collections side of it)

I also am the liasion point between the company I work for and the client who we are the 3rd party processor for......

don't hate me.

'BBC' Richard Anthony wrote:

oooh theoretical physics... what are you doing your thesis on?

I'm studying the effects of certain structural defects on the properties of ultracold systems such as superfluids, Bose-Einstein condensated and superconductors.

i work as a service/shop manager for an independent automotive garage...work forty hours a week and then usually work on the weekend fixing family cars

Leon Heart wrote:

we collect money from those who miss there credit card/loan payments...

shame on you

Well i Just graduated Highschool so I am just Training in MMA and going to school. Not much goin on right now haha

Fence building and story telling....I got laid of from a rock quarry back in feb and im currently in school training to be an EMT but once im done with school im gonna pick back up where i left off with my wrestling training...2nd coming...All beware

i work two jobs; pizza delivery and audio/video technician. I also go to school full time but i havent declared a major. i was in the U.S. Navy for 5 years now im out and loving it. i am a fantasy football addict and i play this game samurai of legend and goallineblitz. good stuff

Damien Darkness wrote:

I like Aquilus' job..."Stoned Fruit Boy".

I'm a Toxicology Study Director for a contract research laboratory. I help clients decide what type of study they need to run to get their drug considered safe by the government, then write the protocols, oversee the work and write the final reports to be submitted for governmental review.

that sounds pretty interesting. what did you have to study in school to get into that field

Synyster wrote:

Fence building and story telling....

You do know, you have the name of your autobiography right there.

What do I do in Real life ?

Difficult questions, even if it wouldn't appear so.

First of, i study - english and philosophy with the goal to maybe one day become a teacher or in any other way clever guy.

Second, I work for an estates company (you have to earn money somewhere ) and during my work, I already have gained some titles in that direction, which leaves me with good work and strange working hours sometimes (most often people do move houses in the weekend or after they finished working) and meeting really strange people from time to time...

Actually, my main problem right now is to decide. Both takes up a lot of time and doing both at the same time is a bit of a problem. I earned more then enough formal titles in estate-stuff to work in a pretty good position, but my heart goes with my studies. As usual, it's money Vs. what you like and so
Oh, and of course it's four more years of studies against starting right now.

So, I can't really say what it is I'm actually doing, because I work between two things

If you would ask which one is my main job or interest, i couldn't answer it and would have to say "Neither one..."

The Silent Man wrote:

'BBC' Richard Anthony wrote:

oooh theoretical physics... what are you doing your thesis on?

I'm studying the effects of certain structural defects on the properties of ultracold systems such as superfluids, Bose-Einstein condensated and superconductors.

ooh BEC's, you should chat with a friend of mine on another forum she went to a science school and well she was designing and constructing nuclear bombs and making viral weapons in like 11th grade

'BBC' Richard Anthony wrote:

ooh BEC's, you should chat with a friend of mine on another forum she went to a science school and well she was designing and constructing nuclear bombs and making viral weapons in like 11th grade

Nuclear bombs and viral weapons in the 11th grade? Sounds dangerous. But I can understand that - after all, everything involving nuclear fission and/or fusion make nice and exciting toys. Viral weapons are a bit out of my territory, but I guess the same goes for them too...

Leon Heart wrote:

Synyster wrote:

Fence building and story telling....

You do know, you have the name of your autobiography right there.

Nice! I diddnt even think about it!...I'll keep that in mind if i ever make it big and think people want to read about my life lol

I'm the customer service manager for an online dating company.

Software Engineer

im the co/manager (wedont this assistant manager stuff) of a busy city pub. So my hours change from week to week depending on how busy we think we are going to be. My shifts can be anything from a 9am-3pm easy morning or a nightmare saturday 8.30am-1.30am! i normallty only do 50-55 hours but when the other manager goes on holiday i have to pull a 110 hour week. for as long as he is away, and vice versa.

Debating weather or not to buy my own, but with the current economic climate prob not the best idea!!