What is your job(s)?

[Adrian Ţepeş]

I myself am currently unemployed, but I'm hopefully going to become a computer hardware reviewer soon. But my long-term plan is to go into neuroscience and study dreams for a living

But what about you guys? Any interesting tales to tell?

[Mr. Matt]

I was made redundant about three or four months ago. I worked on the electrical department of our local Tesco before it closed down though.

Where I worked because I was made redundant from my 'proper' job three years prior to that, working for the local newspaper.

Basically every time the words 'recession' or 'credit crunch' are used by the media, I get laid off.

[G.R.A.E.M.E.]

Currently unemployed and a student still.

I could go and apply for a programming job to fill my spare time and get some extra money in the meantime, but I don't really think I'll want to do that for longer than a week or so.

[ItsChip]

Currently still in college and I got let go from my job at a garage fitting parts and all that jazz

I'm studying a Bsc in Government so I'm hoping to be in the civil service soon.

[Killer Kyle]

Does vocational rehab count?

[Rikupsoni]

When I've had free time during the summer I've worked in property maintenance, the pay was actually adequate. Just driving around with a car, mowing grass, emptying market trash bins and so on. The best part was that it was completely independent, pretty much no supervision either so atleast I wasn't under pressure of any kind.

I also tried a moving company, but handling heavy objects in stairs isn't that nice. Sure, your muscles get used to it after a few weeks but it really drains your energy anyway. Meh.

When I graduate, public service might be a preferable option too – just depends what the situation is, if not on Greece's path. Taking some time until MSc so hard to predict.

[Red Menace]

Originally Posted by Mr. Matt

Where I worked because I was made redundant from my 'proper' job three years prior to that, working for the local newspaper.

Heh, I work for the local paper!

Luckily for me, it is one of the few papers around that actually makes money.

[Huffardo]

I'm currently working as a research assistant at my department, but this is the last year of the project, and my job ends with it. I'm moving to a different city, and I'm hoping to get a job in my field there next year, but I'm not holding my breath, a degree in computer engineering is possibly worth less than one in folkloristics now...

[Adrian Ţepeş]

Yeah, I read about that in the FH thread from a few years back. That's where I got the idea for this thread

Is the employment rate really not that good for that field? Because over here, everyone needs programmers and engineers.

[Commissar MercZ]

Mostly working for a University laboratory right now, though it's to beef up my credentials for future plans.