Whats your occupation? Pool players represent a large cross section of America. All walks of life from prominatant sports figures, to dentists, to construction workers... the list goes on and on. In our league we have a Lawyer, a Dentist, a Grave digger, a Chimney sweep, a engineer, and an Elevator mechanic to name a few. The last one represents myself.
I troubleshoot problems when the elevators don't work right. I provide maintainance on a scheduled basis. Perform safety tests to ensure they run as per code. Perform repairs when the elevators are really "Broke but good."
I am also "On Call' one day a week and one weekend a month.
I'm curious to see what everyone else does to pay the bills.
-----EDIT---3/18/8---this is the list so far... sorry if I missed anyone!!! I would like to add that every time I turn around this thread is brought back to life so I keep adding to it. It quite possibly has the most views of all of them... it is interesting.
HERES MINE AND THE LIST:
Elevator mechanic
Software / Web developer
Wall street finance
Computer System Administrator/Systems Integrator/Network Designer/Network Administrator
Project Manager/ Estimator
software development company as Executive Assistant
analog integrated circuit designer
Computer technician/geek & graphis design
Industrial Engineer
product development engineer in a medical device company
HVAC Master mechanic
Room Owner
Grain Merchandiser
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and mapping
customer service manager for Pitney Bowes
Full time BCA Master Instructor.Owner CUE-TECH Pool School
tech sales for systems and config mgmt focusing on automated asset inventory, help desk, software/patch mgmt and dist
own my own business (travel services industry
Information Security
auctioneer
ADVERTISING COMPANY, A Reliever
executive position at Walt Disney World Resorts overseeing the accounting offices
Locksmith
Air Force for 5 years and work in Military Intelligence
Residential marketing specialist
Inspector and Community Educator for the NYC Dept. of Consumer Affairs
Area Sales Manager for a national medical imaging company
network engineer
welder/fabricator
graphic artist
student
project engineer
civil engeneer
Insitutional Equities Division of a major investment bank
install high end custom cabinetry
software developer
plumbing / HVAC trades and a masters license.
accountant for a large 'stored energy solutions' (read: industrial batteries) company
union crane operator
Part-time radiology transcriptionist
Director of Finance
Shipping department at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana
own & operate a small well equipped cabinet shop
own home improvement business
Maintenance PM coordinator
Coleopterist
Network Analyst
pharmaceutical development
hedge fund administrator
college teacher
conventional machinist
Estimator for a large Industrial Painting company
certified antique appraiser
master finish carpenter
manage a team of sales engineers
write board-support software for aerospace computers
Fiction Writer
programmer
programmer
sign designer
High school English & theater teacher
applications programmer for Naval Electronic Surveilance Systems
legislative aide for an assemblymember
IT Sustainment manager
Investment Advisor/Portfolio Manager
project manager for Wells Fargo Auto Finance
buyer for a small cell phone provider
meteorologist
Senior Chief in the USN
design and manufacture ignition timing controls for high performance engines
lawyer
I'm a balloonman
Computer programmer
Director of Social Services
sales auto dealership
Sales in the Parks and Recreation industry
Full-time student
account management and sales
bigger railroads in the US. Conductor, Brakeman, Special Projects, Reporting Specialist
troubleshooting of computers
night shift supervisor for JPMCHASE
own 3 mines here in Brazil, Emerald, Tourmaline, Topaz
Polymer testing associate
family owned billiard parlor
security officer in international organization
Network Administrator for the State of Maryland in the Baltimore City Prison System.
field service for a medical equipment company
Seargent in the AirForce
Computer Programmer
Computer Programmer
Series 8 Registered Investment Broker
College professor
Software Engineer
PeopleSoft Developer
Disabled Vietnam Vet USMC
Product Development Engineer for a large Seattle-area Aerospace Firm
Full time Mom
university teacher
post hole digger
Student
Financial Data Annalist for US Navy
co-owner of an online billiard supply store
chef for THE POOLROOM SPORTS BAR AND GRILLE
Retirement Services Delivery Specialist
I write music
Executive Recruiter
I work in a hospital in the emergency room
security
salon manager
Automotive service manager
Firestone as a tire changer
Store Keeper in a 1850's goldfields town
drive a city bus
I work 4 nights a week at a pool hall
Deere & CO. Auditor: Travel & Expense Dept
I work in the editorial department of a publication company
Millwright/field machinist
A/P at a paint company
Retired from the Navy in '93
I design products for the Church of Scientology
Software developer...
engineer at a power plant
electric and water meter service tech
Full time professional pocket billiard instructor/trick shot artist.
Rural Bank Manager
media / photographer and writer
I am a machinest
environmental test technician at Hewlett-Packard for the past 11+ years
Senior Electrical Engineer
US Marine Corps here. I am a Stafff Sergeant
I get people hammered.......in the Liquor Business
Supervisor for a School that takes care of Children with Autism and Mental Retardation
Neurosurgeon
Retail Store Manager (Musical Instruments).
Night Clerk at a Days Inn - current Peace Corps applicant
I am an RF Engineer for Verizon Wireless
New job- Senior Risk Manager
Stay Home Dad / Turkey Call Maker (just started it up this summer)
Commercial Real Estate Facility Operations Manager
C.E.O. and Chief Engineer for Varney Custom Cues.
fix pinball machines
Health, Safety, & Environmental Team leader for an oilfield service company
Extermimator
I'm a student
Police Officer
Self employed. My own Pest Control company since 1983
cue maker, I've been a tattoo artist for 25 years
military police
Plowboy/Cowboy
Tour and Travel since I was 20 and have owned my own company for 22 years now.
Electrician
Fine Artist
I play poker full time
small painting company & taking care of a small string of self-serve car washes
RETIRED high school English teacher
software developer
i run my jewelry store
I'm a forklift operator
Manager of a retail billiard showroom
911 Dispatcher
attic insulation installer
mobile electronics store owner
United States Coast Guard 1st Class Petty Officer
Owner of a Audio Video Company
part time student. part time pool player
plastic surgeon
Lawyer in private practice, mostly commercial litigation.
Sales. Currently in the residential building products market
Senior Designer for AEBN, INC.
Sales rep in the parks and recreation industry, primarily playground equipment.
Warehouse Mgr by day, slush by night.
I own and operate a beach resort on Koh Samui
Manufacturing Engineer (printed circuit board assembly)
35 years working on cars
Peace Corps volunteer in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand
I opened a Pool Room in Lakewood, Washington
I teach guitar during the evening 5 days a week plus random day jobs.
I'm a financial analyst for a telecom company
Retired Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board
parks and recreation maintenance worker
U.S. Army Finance Corps.
physical therapist specialising in orthopedics
retired architect
working with architects and will be licensed soon
Attorney-Prosecutor
House husband
I make custom wood furniture
Management consultant
Poolroom owner and I sell just a few cues also
Psychologist and Professor of Criminal Justice -- retired
I run an RV service dept
fire protection business "retired"
Restaurant Manager
racehorse owner and trainer
Gunsmith/Dealer
a bail bondsman
correctional shift commander
Licensed Professional Engineer
Web Developer, Pool Wannabe, and Adventurer
Alcohol/other drug abuse counselor.
Bridge Design Engineer/Certified Bridge Inspector
Air Force now as a Computer Programmer
Master electrician
I work in a 64 bed emergency room as a PEON!
im an electrician. 3rd generation.
i am a mechanical engineering student and part-time maintenance worker
branch manager for landscape supply company, assistant store manager for home depot
Master Electrician for 20 years
doing pos repair and security cameras
postal worker here
engineer here, semiconductor manufacturing
Currently a student but will be Mechanical Engineer in 1 more year!!
Software / Web Application Developer
Retired from NASA.
full-time college student
network admin/programmer
Truck driver for most of the last 14 years
Me either. CPA here
I have been in Sales for the last 10 years
I'm a shrimper in South Texas.
software developer/consultant
I'm an auctioneer
Graphic designer and animator working mostly in broadcast
I troubleshoot problems when the elevators don't work right. I provide maintainance on a scheduled basis. Perform safety tests to ensure they run as per code. Perform repairs when the elevators are really "Broke but good."
I am also "On Call' one day a week and one weekend a month.
I'm curious to see what everyone else does to pay the bills.
-----EDIT---3/18/8---this is the list so far... sorry if I missed anyone!!! I would like to add that every time I turn around this thread is brought back to life so I keep adding to it. It quite possibly has the most views of all of them... it is interesting.
HERES MINE AND THE LIST:
Elevator mechanic
Software / Web developer
Wall street finance
Computer System Administrator/Systems Integrator/Network Designer/Network Administrator
Project Manager/ Estimator
software development company as Executive Assistant
analog integrated circuit designer
Computer technician/geek & graphis design
Industrial Engineer
product development engineer in a medical device company
HVAC Master mechanic
Room Owner
Grain Merchandiser
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and mapping
customer service manager for Pitney Bowes
Full time BCA Master Instructor.Owner CUE-TECH Pool School
tech sales for systems and config mgmt focusing on automated asset inventory, help desk, software/patch mgmt and dist
own my own business (travel services industry
Information Security
auctioneer
ADVERTISING COMPANY, A Reliever
executive position at Walt Disney World Resorts overseeing the accounting offices
Locksmith
Air Force for 5 years and work in Military Intelligence
Residential marketing specialist
Inspector and Community Educator for the NYC Dept. of Consumer Affairs
Area Sales Manager for a national medical imaging company
network engineer
welder/fabricator
graphic artist
student
project engineer
civil engeneer
Insitutional Equities Division of a major investment bank
install high end custom cabinetry
software developer
plumbing / HVAC trades and a masters license.
accountant for a large 'stored energy solutions' (read: industrial batteries) company
union crane operator
Part-time radiology transcriptionist
Director of Finance
Shipping department at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana
own & operate a small well equipped cabinet shop
own home improvement business
Maintenance PM coordinator
Coleopterist
Network Analyst
pharmaceutical development
hedge fund administrator
college teacher
conventional machinist
Estimator for a large Industrial Painting company
certified antique appraiser
master finish carpenter
manage a team of sales engineers
write board-support software for aerospace computers
Fiction Writer
programmer
programmer
sign designer
High school English & theater teacher
applications programmer for Naval Electronic Surveilance Systems
legislative aide for an assemblymember
IT Sustainment manager
Investment Advisor/Portfolio Manager
project manager for Wells Fargo Auto Finance
buyer for a small cell phone provider
meteorologist
Senior Chief in the USN
design and manufacture ignition timing controls for high performance engines
lawyer
I'm a balloonman
Computer programmer
Director of Social Services
sales auto dealership
Sales in the Parks and Recreation industry
Full-time student
account management and sales
bigger railroads in the US. Conductor, Brakeman, Special Projects, Reporting Specialist
troubleshooting of computers
night shift supervisor for JPMCHASE
own 3 mines here in Brazil, Emerald, Tourmaline, Topaz
Polymer testing associate
family owned billiard parlor
security officer in international organization
Network Administrator for the State of Maryland in the Baltimore City Prison System.
field service for a medical equipment company
Seargent in the AirForce
Computer Programmer
Computer Programmer
Series 8 Registered Investment Broker
College professor
Software Engineer
PeopleSoft Developer
Disabled Vietnam Vet USMC
Product Development Engineer for a large Seattle-area Aerospace Firm
Full time Mom
university teacher
post hole digger
Student
Financial Data Annalist for US Navy
co-owner of an online billiard supply store
chef for THE POOLROOM SPORTS BAR AND GRILLE
Retirement Services Delivery Specialist
I write music
Executive Recruiter
I work in a hospital in the emergency room
security
salon manager
Automotive service manager
Firestone as a tire changer
Store Keeper in a 1850's goldfields town
drive a city bus
I work 4 nights a week at a pool hall
Deere & CO. Auditor: Travel & Expense Dept
I work in the editorial department of a publication company
Millwright/field machinist
A/P at a paint company
Retired from the Navy in '93
I design products for the Church of Scientology
Software developer...
engineer at a power plant
electric and water meter service tech
Full time professional pocket billiard instructor/trick shot artist.
Rural Bank Manager
media / photographer and writer
I am a machinest
environmental test technician at Hewlett-Packard for the past 11+ years
Senior Electrical Engineer
US Marine Corps here. I am a Stafff Sergeant
I get people hammered.......in the Liquor Business
Supervisor for a School that takes care of Children with Autism and Mental Retardation
Neurosurgeon
Retail Store Manager (Musical Instruments).
Night Clerk at a Days Inn - current Peace Corps applicant
I am an RF Engineer for Verizon Wireless
New job- Senior Risk Manager
Stay Home Dad / Turkey Call Maker (just started it up this summer)
Commercial Real Estate Facility Operations Manager
C.E.O. and Chief Engineer for Varney Custom Cues.
fix pinball machines
Health, Safety, & Environmental Team leader for an oilfield service company
Extermimator
I'm a student
Police Officer
Self employed. My own Pest Control company since 1983
cue maker, I've been a tattoo artist for 25 years
military police
Plowboy/Cowboy
Tour and Travel since I was 20 and have owned my own company for 22 years now.
Electrician
Fine Artist
I play poker full time
small painting company & taking care of a small string of self-serve car washes
RETIRED high school English teacher
software developer
i run my jewelry store
I'm a forklift operator
Manager of a retail billiard showroom
911 Dispatcher
attic insulation installer
mobile electronics store owner
United States Coast Guard 1st Class Petty Officer
Owner of a Audio Video Company
part time student. part time pool player
plastic surgeon
Lawyer in private practice, mostly commercial litigation.
Sales. Currently in the residential building products market
Senior Designer for AEBN, INC.
Sales rep in the parks and recreation industry, primarily playground equipment.
Warehouse Mgr by day, slush by night.
I own and operate a beach resort on Koh Samui
Manufacturing Engineer (printed circuit board assembly)
35 years working on cars
Peace Corps volunteer in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand
I opened a Pool Room in Lakewood, Washington
I teach guitar during the evening 5 days a week plus random day jobs.
I'm a financial analyst for a telecom company
Retired Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board
parks and recreation maintenance worker
U.S. Army Finance Corps.
physical therapist specialising in orthopedics
retired architect
working with architects and will be licensed soon
Attorney-Prosecutor
House husband
I make custom wood furniture
Management consultant
Poolroom owner and I sell just a few cues also
Psychologist and Professor of Criminal Justice -- retired
I run an RV service dept
fire protection business "retired"
Restaurant Manager
racehorse owner and trainer
Gunsmith/Dealer
a bail bondsman
correctional shift commander
Licensed Professional Engineer
Web Developer, Pool Wannabe, and Adventurer
Alcohol/other drug abuse counselor.
Bridge Design Engineer/Certified Bridge Inspector
Air Force now as a Computer Programmer
Master electrician
I work in a 64 bed emergency room as a PEON!
im an electrician. 3rd generation.
i am a mechanical engineering student and part-time maintenance worker
branch manager for landscape supply company, assistant store manager for home depot
Master Electrician for 20 years
doing pos repair and security cameras
postal worker here
engineer here, semiconductor manufacturing
Currently a student but will be Mechanical Engineer in 1 more year!!
Software / Web Application Developer
Retired from NASA.
full-time college student
network admin/programmer
Truck driver for most of the last 14 years
Me either. CPA here
I have been in Sales for the last 10 years
I'm a shrimper in South Texas.
software developer/consultant
I'm an auctioneer
Graphic designer and animator working mostly in broadcast
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