Lithium Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 So I haven't been around here for a long time and I see a lot of new people around. I'm just curious what everyone does these days for employment and what do you think of your job? I'll start. Since April of 2014 I've been employed with the federal government of Canada as a corrections officer (or cx1). I like my job, but it can be extremely stressful at times. For example I work in a maximum security institution and I've personally witnessed three stabbings happen in front of me, and I'm sure that's not the worst of what I'll see by the end of my career. The wages are very good starting out and there are opportunities for advancement. Anyway, enough about me, I want to know what you guys are up to. EphemeralStar, Abel., mr quick and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottie Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Engineering co-op at Continental AG during my university studies epoxi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
universetwisters Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 I deliver pizzas. Is working as a corrections officer any good? I've seen offers come up for it but I dunno if it'd be any good or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lithium Posted May 3, 2015 Author Share Posted May 3, 2015 (edited) I deliver pizzas. Is working as a corrections officer any good? I've seen offers come up for it but I dunno if it'd be any good or not.I can't speak for the US, but in Canada it's a pretty good gig. We start at 60k a year, whereas most state pens in the US start around 38k. Plus in Canada we only have 20,000 federal inmates (roughly 40,000 federal and provincial) , and the US has 2 million (total incarceration). So with prison overcrowding, I'm thinking it might be a little more dangerous south of the border. Edit: Meta might know more about the US system as he used to work at an institution. Edited May 3, 2015 by Lithium universetwisters 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodSgtScooter Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 I deliver pizzas. Is working as a corrections officer any good? I've seen offers come up for it but I dunno if it'd be any good or not.I live by a prison, and you can always tell who works there by how expensive their car looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unopescio Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Barista. Pity I hate coffee and people. Mr. Scratch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillBellic Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 I work at a hotel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbanov Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 I deliver happiness. Corrected it for ya I'm a bookkeeper for a local store in my neigborhood. universetwisters 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sivispacem Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 I've jumped around a bit over the years, from intelligence analysis to client risk management consultancy to higher education, but these days I work for an information security consultancy firm, specifically in incident response, attack detection and threat intelligence. Brad, epoxi, Flachbau and 2 others 5 AMD Ryzen 5900X (4.65GHz All-Core PBO2) | Gigabye X570S Pro | 32GB G-Skill Trident Z RGB 3600MHz CL16 EK-Quantum Reflection D5 | XSPC D5 PWM | TechN/Heatkiller Blocks | HardwareLabs GTS & GTX 360 Radiators Corsair AX750 | Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic XL | EVGA GeForce RTX2080 XC @2055MHz | Sabrant Rocket Plus 1TB Sabrant Rocket 2TB | Samsung 970 Evo 1TB | 2x ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q | Q Acoustics 2010i | Sabaj A4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zook Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 I've jumped around a bit over the years, from intelligence analysis to client risk management consultancy to higher education, but these days I work for an information security consultancy firm, specifically in incident response, attack detection and threat intelligence. You did IR at uni right? Any tips on making myself more employable and actually getting a job when I graduate?? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Scratch Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Bartending, it's a bittersweet job. Wouldn't exactly call it a career, nor do I plan on it becoming one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezza. Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 (edited) Well sir, I step in front of cars and sue the drivers. It's a bad job, but somebody's gotta do it. ___ In reality I'm working at a law firm as an intern till' I get through law school, when I'll (hopefully) join the Prosecution Office full time. Edited May 3, 2015 by Ezza. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr quick Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Career, what is that? I've been a verger for what, 3 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sivispacem Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 I've jumped around a bit over the years, from intelligence analysis to client risk management consultancy to higher education, but these days I work for an information security consultancy firm, specifically in incident response, attack detection and threat intelligence. You did IR at uni right? Any tips on making myself more employable and actually getting a job when I graduate?? Thanks.The graduate job climate's pretty different these days AFAIK but my advice would be- there are lots of little boutique consultancy type firms that work in the market- they're a good place to start looking for roles. There's less competition than conventional grad schemes and the like, and roles there come down more to tailoring yourself to the interests of the company and the individual likely to be doing it (often you'll get a name if you get an interview, dig up everything you can and don't be afraid to demonstrate what you can learn just from a name and a company.) Also, as boring as it might sound, the insurance and risk/compliance companies always have places for IR types. They're really good places to work. Brad and Zook 2 AMD Ryzen 5900X (4.65GHz All-Core PBO2) | Gigabye X570S Pro | 32GB G-Skill Trident Z RGB 3600MHz CL16 EK-Quantum Reflection D5 | XSPC D5 PWM | TechN/Heatkiller Blocks | HardwareLabs GTS & GTX 360 Radiators Corsair AX750 | Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic XL | EVGA GeForce RTX2080 XC @2055MHz | Sabrant Rocket Plus 1TB Sabrant Rocket 2TB | Samsung 970 Evo 1TB | 2x ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q | Q Acoustics 2010i | Sabaj A4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trip Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Hey Lith. Me = grew up my career in the municipal IT world for Philadelphia. Started as a developer, moved to security, did my time in middleware and now I'm a program manager/director. epoxi and Flachbau 2 My crappy games at MyCrappyGames.com Free copy of Save The Puppies and Kittens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osho Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 I've been working at Ernst and Young for the past two years and also pursuing CFA program ( currently level III ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melech Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 I have no job, I am a Law student will little free time. My dream is to become ambassador and represent my country abroad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaghetti Cat Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 I do janitorial work at this little start-up called Rockstar Games. Melech, Shaundi., Abel. and 5 others 8 No Image Available Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1020 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Janitor and landscaper with my father. Been working with him since summer. Hopefully he'll teach me how to use the big mower. universetwisters 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lithium Posted May 4, 2015 Author Share Posted May 4, 2015 Hey Lith. Me = grew up my career in the municipal IT world for Philadelphia. Started as a developer, moved to security, did my time in middleware and now I'm a program manager/director. Is that job still with the city Trip? trip 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trip Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Yup...still with the city. Gotta keep feeding my pension so I can retire soon. K20, Lithium and Abel. 3 My crappy games at MyCrappyGames.com Free copy of Save The Puppies and Kittens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t0grul Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 I'm not still employed, still don't have a career. Planning to study my master degree in international law sphere, since my perfection is international relations now. After that, i can start my career at ministry of foreign affairs, i guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo the Assassin Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 (edited) Currently working a graduate internship at my old university, coordinating a major overhaul of the content contained on one of the department's webpages. Lots of policy for me. It's three months, so not what I'd call a career. But hopefully some valuable experience leading to something else. Plus it pays minimum wage at a full working week so I guess I can't complain too much! Edited May 4, 2015 by Davo the Assassin Abel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
universetwisters Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Janitor and landscaper with my father. Been working with him since summer. Hopefully he'll teach me how to use the big mower. I've been doing landscaping since I was 15 over the summers and I still have yet to learn how to use the mowers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1020 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Janitor and landscaper with my father. Been working with him since summer. Hopefully he'll teach me how to use the big mower. I've been doing landscaping since I was 15 over the summers and I still have yet to learn how to use the mowers.Hopefully my allergies won't kill me this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormingz Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 I'm in the plumbing industry, been so for two or more years. I guess I enjoy my job, I enjoy the money more. K20 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thegamer111 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Ubisoft Been working on artifacts for 3 years now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gouveia Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Kind of a handyman for IT. I currently am working on this project, where a customer was trying to make himself an ERP, but f*cked himself sideways with deadlines and costs. I'm there trying to manage the whole thing from a clusterf*ck of a mess that it is now into a completely usable system. I'm also doing programming and database administration, but I try stick to project management, because that's what I really like. epoxi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOEsAGGRESSIVE Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Graveyard shift security guard. Been off and on with school for awhile for physical therapy. Also do some part time loss prevention at a local(by local I mean less than 25miles away) WalMart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
make total destroy Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 I get paid to post witty one-liners on video game forums. Payne Killer, Graven, Shaundi. and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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