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Sometimes on Lemmy these seem like the only jobs that actually exist, but I'm sure there's a lot of people here with different and unusual lines of work.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Engineering at national lab

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Does it count if i used to work in IT?

I still work in IT but I used to too.

In my youth I worked at a 24 hour gas station/restaurant for 2 weeks. It was robbed twice (not while i was there) and someone hit and ran and smashed up my car all in 2 weeks. But i did get unlimited coffee, pop and donuts (after 6pm) so overall I'd give it a 3/5.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (5 children)

I’m in IT now, but before that, I worked in construction. I operated tunnel boring machines that dug tunnels for underground metros. It was super interesting work, and I’m glad I did it, but it was incredibly tough.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (7 children)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Physician Assistant in a Radiology dept.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Machine operator. I run some CNC machines that are paired up with robots to handle the loading and unloading of the CNC's.

If and when industrial robots are hooked up to cameras and computers that can problem solve, my current job will be gone or very boring.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Licensed US Customs Broker, I help my clients navigate getting their goods imported through US Customs.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Construction Superintendent. But did IT work when I was younger haha.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

I am an accountant and prepare financial reports.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Engineering.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

I got my education in software engineering but have really enjoyed working a fairly unique logistical role in healthcare. I'm not particularly people-facing; I WFH; I work part-time; I get good benefits. The work-life balance has been just too good when it comes to raising kids.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

I work in individual support under the NDIS in Australia. The NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme) is a system that disabled people can access to fund various needs not covered by our medical system. I help one client who has had a stroke with eating and massage, another client with woodworking and metalworking, another with cleaning and organising their house, and really anything else they need.

It is really flexible and allows us to meet their needs, not what someone else thinks their needs must be.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

My primary job is IT.

But I am also a fully licensed pyrotechnic operator in California and put on large public displays throughout southern California. I also help with safety seminars showcasing special effects used in the film industry to local fire authorities so they are familiar if a production films somewhere under their jurisdiction.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

garden and landscape building

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

I'm an attorney for a local government.

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