What do you do for a living.

[esd10]

I work at amazon

[bbcard1]

I thought I was the president of an ad agency, but I mostly sign checks and return emails.

[blackandgold]

Highway designer for 6 1/2 more years.

[Prince Hal]

CEO for a large statewide trade organization.

[clydepepper]

I am constantly fascinated and impressed by the variety of careers described in this thread.

My own accomplishments have been meager by comparison.

Last July 4, I posted the following:


I really never knew what I was doing when I was doing it...

...and I am so glad to not be doing whatever it was any more.


Retirement is a good fit for me...just wish I was healthier so I could really enjoy it.

For all of you that served our country, my sincere thanks and appreciation!

-Raymond

- I will add to that by admitting that the larger part of my 'adult' life I spent between being a semipro LHP and struggling college student and trying to use retail management to make all that work.

When retail management finally took it's toll on my body, I pursued a position in computer programming, which led me to monitoring incoming financial data for system cohesion for a large third-party credit-card processor (but, they have apps for that now).

After leaving that position, I worked for a time processing claims for the Duck (ALAC) and finally tried my hand at tax processing with H&R Block.

I retired, or rather, gave up looking for work, when I inherited enough money to live on.

My biggest joy these days, aside from my adorable little dog and even more than the BBCs, is being as much of a philanthropist as I can be.

I am now enjoying 'Retirement' after my hip replacement surgery.



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[MattyFan]

Project Manager for a union electrical contractor. I'm also a card holding union electrician.

[sandmountainslim]

Mine's more boring than you guys. Commercial pest control. Been doing it for 20 years this August. Before that I was a 911 dispatcher. Just one of those jobs you fall into rather than one you seek.

[BruceinGa]

[QUOTE=sandmountainslim;1601747]Mine's more boring than you guys. Commercial pest control. QUOTE]

From what a buddy of mine says pest control can be very exciting . He works in an area from west Atlanta to Alabama.
I'm guessing sandmountain is the one near Ft Payne, al.

[DHogan]

All very cool jobs. Thank for posting.

[bwbc917]

Spent 35 years as math teacher and coach. Now retired, I spend my time writing bios for the SABR Bio Proj and working on my Cleveland collection.

[Leon]

I am a long time IT sales person who now resides in the hobby. It is better than big Corporate !! .

[sandmountainslim]

[QUOTE=BruceinGa;1601751]

Originally Posted by sandmountainslim

Mine's more boring than you guys. Commercial pest control. QUOTE]

From what a buddy of mine says pest control can be very exciting . He works in an area from west Atlanta to Alabama.
I'm guessing sandmountain is the one near Ft Payne, al.

You got it! I work from Sand Mt to Muscle Shoals. There are exciting times but a lot more drudgery than excitement.

[smellthegum]

I do a lot of stuff around the world of graphic design. I've worked as an illustrator, graphic designer, then web designer-developer, and finally as an art director in the corporate world over the course of about 15 years. I left that gig and have been self-employed as a contractor/freelancer plying all those disciplines for the last 12. I'm currently aspiring to add 'food photographer' to my resume.

[glynparson]

So for the time being I'm just selling cards until I find something else to do.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by smellthegum

I do a lot of stuff around the world of graphic design. I've worked as an illustrator, graphic designer, then web designer-developer, and finally as an art director in the corporate world over the course of about 15 years. I left that gig and have been self-employed as a contractor/freelancer plying all those disciplines for the last 12. I'm currently aspiring to add 'food photographer' to my resume.

Food photographer? I would be eating my subjects.

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[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by Leon

Food photographer? I would be eating my subjects.

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Food photographer? I would be eating my subjects.






On a related note, my refrigerator's light comes on so frequently due to my raids, people think I have a strobe light.




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[mechanicalman]

Originally Posted by Leon

Food photographer? I would be eating my subjects.

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LOL. Perhaps not if you knew what they are actually photographing. That delicious looking ice cream scoop? Probably a ball of Crisco. Having worked in the food marketing business for a long time, I can tell you that food photography and food styling is a pretty lucrative business!

[Exhibitman]

Lawyer. I have a solo practice in Burbank, CA primarily in the construction, real estate, business areas. Also do stand-up comedy, for about the last six years. No money in it but great fun.

[DHogan]

I thought I would bring this topic up again for the new members that might not have seen it.

[Cooper1927]

High School Principal. I have about 2,600 teenagers each day...

[cardsnstuff]

I have a landscape business;

at least I thought I did, but I'm still looking for 1 quality employee, who cares 1/3rd as much as I do after 25 years about the quality of their work; so I guess I am more of a babysitter who works outside on other people's properties.

[charlietheexterminator]

I own a commercial exterminating business in Manhattan, The Big Apple...

I guess my name and avatar might have been a clue as to what I do.

[Bigdaddy]

I'm a mechanical engineer by degree, been working for the same large gov't organization (think 'space shuttle') for 28 years.

For the last 12 years, I've been working the 'unmanned' side of things.

[Rich Klein]

Catalog Maintenance Expert At COMC -- love seeing what comes in in both sports and non sports.

Rich

[smallpaul2002]

I'm a lithographer (printer), been at it for close to 35 years. It has been a satisfying career, as I have witnessed first hand the digital revolution and the changes in print production. Worked mainly in large format high end printing with sheet sizes of 60 x 81" 6 colour printing presses..Was lucky enough to have worked at a shop that printed 87, 88,89,90 OPC hockey cards...

[sterlingfox]

I'm in IT (mostly database stuff now, but I used to do VB.Net development too) supporting departments that do the credentialing and enrollment of health care providers in a major hospital organization.

[jason.1969]

Work on the testing side of certification and licensure. Turning learners into earners!

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[LEHR]

I currently spend my work day as a Inventory Control Manager and Sr. Warehousing Manager for a national food service distribution company.

[vintagewhitesox]

Criminal defense attorney.

"Reasonable doubt for a reasonable fee."

[emmygirl]

Retired 6 years ago from the printing industry. Was a production manager for a large sheetfed company in Mass. 26x42 sheet size, 6color presses with perfecting capabilities. Also sold real estate part time for 20 odd years. Love retirement with my wife and my baseball cards.

[iowadoc77]

General Dentist. Been in practice for 15 years

[ronniehatesjazz]

I'm an adult entertainer but my day job is something along the lines of a stockbroker.

[DHogan]

I finally get to be retired. I've been working since I was 15 years old.

[conor912]

I'm a stay at home dad, which was more honorable when my daughter was 3. She'll be 10 in a couple months and my wife is starting to give me looks like "when is your ass going back to work?"

[joshuanip]

I work at a plumbing company for the financial markets.

[BuzzD]

Semi-retired, consultant in health facilities planning in NYC after careers in pharmacy, state government and dialysis.

[Rhotchkiss]

Congratulations Dave. Now you have time to read angry baseball card, message boards all day!

[mouschi]

Originally Posted by conor912

I'm a stay at home dad, which was more honorable when my daughter was 3. She'll be 10 in a couple months and my wife is starting to give me looks like "when is your ass going back to work?"

Time to crank out another kid!

[Bcwcardz]

Nice to see this thread still going! I don’t remember if I posted years ago but I recently changed careers. I ended up being a Veterinary Technician and love it. I love spending time with and helping dogs and cats and then coming home to watch baseball.



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[joshuanip]

Originally Posted by mouschi

Time to crank out another kid!

This! My wife's strategy...

[REDSOX42]

Retired 11 years ago, Sr. Vice President, large IT consulting company.
Love retirement, can do whatever I want, however I want, whenever I want.
Except when my wife tells me differently!

Paul D.

[conor912]

Originally Posted by mouschi

Time to crank out another kid!

Haha. Nope.

I'm a New Jersey and North Carolina Professional Land Surveyor could not net edited my last post

[darwinbulldog]

Originally Posted by conor912

I'm a stay at home dad, which was more honorable when my daughter was 3. She'll be 10 in a couple months and my wife is starting to give me looks like "when is your ass going back to work?"

I thought I wanted to do this. Changed my mind the week we brought our first kid home. Being at work is far less work.

[kateighty]

Originally Posted by conor912

I'm a stay at home dad, which was more honorable when my daughter was 3. She'll be 10 in a couple months and my wife is starting to give me looks like "when is your ass going back to work?"

Still very honorable! And congrats Dave on your retirement! I'm a lawyer and writer but hand drawn typography is my passion thanks in great part to old school baseball advertising and lettering.

[cubman1941]

Retired Dept of Defense guy after 30 years. Last 21 years been volunteering with Habitat for Humanity. Done it all with them, worked in Restore, managed Restore, served on the Board of Directors with local affiliate and, for the past 11 years been building houses.

[Puckettfan]

I never noticed this thread until today but it is super cool. Great to see what everyone does when they are not collecting.

I was in radio originally in the southwest. Then I was a professor at a BIG10 university in the Midwest and now I am the head of R&D for a large healthcare organization here in Charlotte.

[Rich Klein]

Catalog Maintenance Expert for COMC. I play with cards remotely all day.

[esd10]

I'm a drive for a sanitation company

[egri]

Originally Posted by egri

During the school year I am a full time Industrial and Systems Engineering major. Currently earning beer, er, card money as a cashier at the local airport.

Figured I'd update mine. After college, I went into the Navy, commissioned through OCS in Newport, then reported to Norfolk, VA. I spent most of the second half of last year deployed to the Eastern Mediterranean, off the coast of Syria. I managed to make a few additions to my project while on deployment, and I've come quite a way since my original post in this thread.