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I'm a case manager for a local org that supports people with intellectual disability. I like my job, I set my own hours, and even if there was no profit motive it would still need to be done. My only complaint is where I brush up against the capitalistic intersection, so the county is our funder and they really pinch every penny compared to, say the sheriffs' office.

I work at a shipyard servicing and rebuilding engines.

Quality Director for a multinational manufacturing company

Healthcare

Video game qa

I sell gold and silver over the phone.

I teach kids how to do physics, and how to write about doing physics.

UPS delivery

I was/am a compositor/vfx artist for film and tv, but the industry has imploded over the last year so it's been a few months.

I'm a product development engineer in the biomedical industry. Although from what I read it seems I should have taken a few extra courses in school and gone into software engineering. However I do still enjoy my work (not more than not having to work, but still.)

I work as a car photographer in a dealership. We sell cars online so whenever we get a new car or someone trades in their car I take pictures of all the features the car has. However when there's few cars for me to photo I'm also responsible for checking what cars are dirty. My only complaint is that I don't really care about Toyotas and I work for a Toyota dealership

Realtor and brand and marketing consultant for our brokerage. Not the astronaut or veterinarian I pictured myself as a kid. But still, I’m happy :)

Maintenance, transitioning into automation tech.

My primary job is IT, but I am starting a farm and worked on one as a teenager.

Solar installer, I put solar panels on things and get them working. Recently my company got a reputation for competence with floating solar arrays so we've been traveling to build and fix them all over the country. Electricity and water is a fun combo.

Quality control chemist testing pharmaceuticals. Most of what we do is for clinical trial use and research purposes. It's been a good job.

Watch the mentally disabled. Most of the time they just need a friend so I get paid to hangout with em. Just gotta make sure they get their meds and food on time. Hell a few weeks ago I got paid to go to a baseball game cause he wanted to go.

I'm a psychiatric RN out in the community. I work with people who have thought disorders like schizophrenia at their homes or under the bridges.

Quality manager in a plastic extrusion manufacturing facility.

Emergency humanitarian response program planning/monitoring/evaluation with a UN agency.

I'm a truck driver, well nowadays more in the office than behind the wheel but I do still pull loads here and there.

Quality tech in manufacturing

I manage a service engineering team for semiconductor equipment.

Safety adviser currently in airport safety

Budget analyst

I'm a hydraulic fitter. I repair and maintain hydraulic systems, primarily on earthmoving equipment.

HSE consultant: I teach people how not to be in the next Darwin Awards

I approve people applying for disability benefits.