What do we do for jobs?

[Tonuss]

Rent for my one bedroom apartment in NYC is $2700. And that's below average. QQ :thumbdown:

I was very lucky in my timing, I got an excellent deal on a co-op just before my salary really began climbing. Big apartment (3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths), balcony, river view... paid it off in less than five years and I pay less than half as much per month for maintenance you do for your apt (sorry!).

But yes, cost of living can be a bit of a shock to people who don't live in a big and expensive city. :x

I have to say, I really wish all of those retards who "feel sorry for" us because we spend... gasp!... $75 a month on WoW accounts are reading this thread. Does $75 a month seem like so much now? Muahahahahahaaaaaaa...

[tommyg]

PhD candidate, studying Computer Science, specifically Bioinformatics. I make 10k per year (that's no typo, 10k per year) after student fees with my research assistantship. Basically, I write my own custom data mining tools in C# to be used on protein networks and ontologies. The actual work and the flexible schedule are nice, but I would have done something different if I had to do it all over again.

[Dorffo]

Presentation layer developer (web).

So I pretty much sit around building websites and/or other interactive media (Flash/Silverlight).

[marvein]

I agree with whoever stated that $75/month isn't a lot for a hobby. Hell I'd surpass that if I played two games of golf a month. Seriously if people think $75/month is a lot for a game they should be spending their extra time working on their career or moonlighting. $75/month is NOT enough margin to deal with life's issues (Dr's visit $30+, tire replacement $75+, speeding ticket $80+, washing machine breaks $80+, etc. etc.).

The line I always give people is "Shoot, $75 is less than a lot of people's cell phone bills".

I always use the line of "i spend more than that on my gf each month" that way its a double shot as in, yes I can afford this, and yes I have a life/gf so move along hater.

[Skuggomann]

Well i do Scool and wen i need monney i give ppl a handy in the ally


also in the summer i work in places like subway exept its in iceland so i get aroudn 400-500$ a weak (depending on how much i work)

but usually i dont work at all, but heii icland wasent voted the best place to live in the world for no reason


/e rubs lotion on his chest

[Kopitar]

We grow these...

[Thedonsquad]

I'm an E-6 in the Navy--I work in a technical field that doesn't allow me to talk much about what I do
I have an associates degree in Korean.

Hello fellow intel guy.
Linguist?

Personally I am Intel for the USAF. We basicly are supposed to know everything about enemy aircraft/sams/aaa.
However, I am currently working on becoming specialized in computer network attack/defense. My job is one of those "do everything" jobs. We are supposed to have general knowledge on everything, and be able to quickly research in depth into anything.

E-5 Army Military Intel here... i work at EPCOT!... haha, j/k... there are a lot of giant white golf balls around tho. =)

[Thedonsquad]

Rent for my one bedroom apartment in NYC is $2700. And that's below average. QQ :thumbdown:

LOL... bet you don't spend $500 a month in gasoline though. $2,700 is below the average of a typical mortgage in CA and that's before all the "extras" (taxes, HOA fees, etc.).

HAH! Try the 2970 GBP for my place... yes thats nearly $6000 a month

not to mention the $8+ a gallon for gasoline...

to top it off i head to tokyo in a year. i don't think i'll be living off base as the prices for tiny places are crazy

[Stealthy]

Product Manager for a large IT distribution company in Australia, currently looking after Toshiba & Microsoft.

It gives me access to cheap hardware & software!

Cheers,

Stealthy

[mimo72]

I am in the US Army E-5(SGT) Ammunition Specialist(89B). Prior service US Marines Corp (E-5)SGT Aviation Hydraulic Intermediate Mech(6062) 12yrs. 10 mos. 6 more years to 20 and planning on retire right at 20 yrs. Currently 3 boxing shaman, recently got some hardware to 5 box only problem is due to change duty location so everything is packed for atleast a month before I can setup my rigs :cursing: . Anyoung Ha Sayo :thumbsup: from S.Korea