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POLL: What do YOU do in real life?

Discussion in 'Sorcerous Sundries' started by Faerus Stoneslammer, Apr 14, 2004.

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  1. Faerus Stoneslammer Gems: 16/31
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    I realize that I could spend countless hours in the Directory, looking up every last SPer to find out what you all do for a living, but I don't have the time for that. Not to mention that lotsa people don't even say what they do in RL...

    So here's my poll...(I decided to make this a poll rather than a thread for the simple reason that polls tend to get more results than threads...) I apologize beforehand for any shortcomings in the poll itself, but I'm more than a little tired and flustered right now... :p

    EDIT: Please feel free to post with details about what you do...
    Let's start with me...I'm a first-year university student at Canada's premiere :grin: university; Queen's.

    Poll Information
    This poll contains 1 question(s). 85 user(s) have voted.
    You may not view the results of this poll without voting.

    Poll Results: What do YOU do in real life? (85 votes.)

    What do YOU do in real life? (Choose 1)
    * University/College Student (undergrad OR grad) - 29% (25)
    * High School Student - 31% (26)
    * Elementary School Student - 1% (1)
    * Homemaker - 1% (1)
    * Full-Time Job/s - 27% (23)
    * Part-Time Job/s - 5% (4)
    * Contractor - 1% (1)
    * Admin/Mod on SP!! - 2% (2)
    * Apprentice/"Student in the field"/etc. - 0% (0)
    * Other (ie. anything that I couldn't think of right now) - 2% (2)
     
    Faerus Stoneslammer, Apr 14, 2004
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  2. dmc

    dmc Speak softly and carry a big briefcase Staff Member Distinguished Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!)

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    As has been stated elsewhere (usually AoDA), I'm a lawyer, and I picked "full time job" because you didn't have an "over-worked" category and I don't feel like an "other."
     
    dmc, Apr 14, 2004
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    I said High School though in France it's called lycee, where I... um.. right: study!
    No really, I love literature so this is basically the only thing I do study. ;)
     
    Lady Luthien, Apr 14, 2004
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    I didn't fit in any category. I guess you could say that I'm in highschool, but until recently I worked 30 hours a week also as a framer/labourer.

    Now, before you blow a gasket and say "that's impossible!", you should know that I was kicked out of school 2 years ago (drug related mishap, if you must know) and now I homeschool.

    I think I'll get a job at a resaurant now, because, as everyone knows, the honeys all frequent restaurants. And I have a motorcycle :cool:
     
    Mystra's Chosen, Apr 14, 2004
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    2nd or 3rd year (I honestly don't know anymore) grad student.
     
    Faragon, Apr 14, 2004
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    Part time job and a starving college student. :heh:
     
    Jaguar, Apr 14, 2004
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  7. Takara

    Takara My goodness! I see turnips everywhere

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    Unsung hero and turnip prospector weren't on the list! I was really dissapointed. ;) Heh, nah I'm just a student with exams looming. :(
     
    Takara, Apr 14, 2004
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  8. Harbourboy

    Harbourboy Take thy form from off my door! Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    19 votes and only 1 person has a full-time job?

    It's a wonder we can all afford our PCs and internet connections!
     
    Harbourboy, Apr 14, 2004
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    Second year university student and second year polytechnic student :D (Yes, I have a big lithany of names coming ;) )

    @ Harbourboy

    Don't forget that uni/whatever often pays the lines (or is included to rent)
     
    Wordplay, Apr 14, 2004
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  10. Hacken Slash

    Hacken Slash OK... can you see me now?

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    I had to go with "full-time" job, just like DMC. Would have liked an "overworked" category also, as I actually work 2 jobs.

    Hard to believe that only 3 of us on this site so far had a full time job.
     
    Hacken Slash, Apr 14, 2004
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    I work as a translator (English to French) for the government of Canada. Full-time job, of course.
     
    Djieff, Apr 14, 2004
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  12. Splunge

    Splunge Bhaal’s financial advisor Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    I'm a high school student.

    No, wait - on second thought, I might be a full-time accountant.

    All I know for sure is that I'm very tired.
     
    Splunge, Apr 14, 2004
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    Long time i have to visit here and i found this thread to make a quick appearance. Anyway i work as a network engineer and right now i have a full time job and maybe i can say way too full time. But this is the rythm of life i have chosen so far so i should not really complain.
    The most important thing is to enjoy what you are doing and be bored with it.
     
    Mithrantir, Apr 14, 2004
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  14. Master of Nuhn

    Master of Nuhn Wear it like a crown Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    Got 2 jobs right now. One for during the week (via Randtad) and one for the saturdays. I hope to find an other job during the weeks, since I now spend my time with lunatics who only can talk about cars, soccer and sex. The work is mindnumbing and the payment is low. I get the feeling I don't belong there... :heh:

    And I want to try an other study, with some social/cultural/linguistic stuff.
     
    Master of Nuhn, Apr 14, 2004
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  15. Death Rabbit

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    A full time job, with a mean commute. I'm the assistant art director for a Labrada Nutrition, a sports nutrition company in Houston, TX. I design magazine ads, packaging, and websites. My free time is spent gaming and kickin' it with my girlie. Not too exciting.
     
    Death Rabbit, Apr 14, 2004
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  16. BOC

    BOC Let the wild run free Veteran

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    Full time job, librarian in a hospital library and hopefuly the following month I will move in an academic library.
     
    BOC, Apr 14, 2004
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    Same here. :sleep:

    Oh well, at least there are only 16 more days until May and then I get eight months with a relatively sane workload :D .
     
    JSBB, Apr 14, 2004
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  18. Kitrax

    Kitrax Pantaloons are supposed to go where!?!?

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    I have the prestigious title of "crew" at Wendy's. I'm the guy that everyone feels sorry for because a 19 year old should not be working at a fast food restaurant...but I'm too lazy to actually look for a new job, even though I know I really need a new one. :rolling:
     
    Kitrax, Apr 14, 2004
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  19. Falstaff

    Falstaff Sleep is for the Weak of Will Veteran

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    Graduate Student (second year, thank GOD) and English Teacher. I teach college slugs how to write pretty.
     
    Falstaff, Apr 14, 2004
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    What is the difference between High School and Elementary School?
     
    Lazy Bonzo, Apr 14, 2004
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