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Cotillion 11-15-2011 11:44 AM

Guess my job
 
As suggested in the "What makes you happy today" thread. Posts quoted for usefulness:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cotillion (Post 773032)
Having the kind of job where I can go have a nap for an hour and spend the rest of the day reading the newspapers, drinking coffee and watching funny videos on Youtube.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cotillion (Post 773037)
What's a GM? That's obviously a "no". I just happen to be very good at picking employers. Maximum outcome for minimal effort is one of my many mottos. And I have currently reached a level where I can get away with doing about, oh, two hours of work a day? Maybe half an hour, if it is a very good day, probably closer to four on a bad one, but I get much more of the former than the latter.

Other benefits include minimal oversight, as I only normally see my boss about once a week. Oh, and free coffee, because I'm just special like that.

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Originally Posted by limey (Post 773052)
Cotillion works in the insurance business, as a broker, is my guess ...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cotillion (Post 773053)
Alas, no.

However, guessing my career could be a fun game. I could describe an average day, in terms not too obvious to give it away, and see what people come up with.

So, here it goes.

I get up sometime between 6:30 and 7:30am, though strictly speaking I could sleep in until around 8am. I send a couple of texts, check my work email account and have a shower, get dressed and have breakfast at the cafe across the road (unless they are out of paper coffee cups, which they sometimes are, because I like to take my coffee back to my apartment with me).

I check my emails once every couple of hours or so, while reading the papers, a book or surfing aimlessly online. Sometimes I do exercises in my flat, or have a nap to help pass the time. I may have to answer a couple of phone calls or reply to my emails, but that is about it.

Sometime late in the evening, I make a couple of phone calls, carry out some checks, fill in some paperwork and go to bed.

Assuming nothing goes horribly wrong, that is pretty much every day for me.

HungLikeJesus 11-15-2011 11:56 AM

Does it matter if you are male or female?

Spexxvet 11-15-2011 12:12 PM

Building superintendant

Cotillion 11-15-2011 12:13 PM

Nope, not at all. There were female applicants for the post in question.

Undertoad 11-15-2011 12:13 PM

You're an importer-exporter.

Quote:

ELAINE: (incredulity) Art Vandelay? This is my boyfriend?

GEORGE: That's your boyfriend.

ELAINE: What does he do?

GEORGE: He's an importer.

ELAINE: Just imports? No exports?

GEORGE: (getting irritated) He's an importer-exporter. Okay?

ELAINE: Okay. So, I'm dating Art Vandelay. What is the problem we're discussing?

GEORGE: (thoughtful) Yes. Yes.

ELAINE: (sighs) Yi-yi-yi.

Elaine and George go into another bout of deep thought.

ELAINE: Ah! (explaining, with hand gestures) How 'bout this? How about, he's
thinking of quitting the exporting, and just focussing in on the importing. And
this is causing a problem, because, why not do both?

Cotillion 11-15-2011 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spexxvet (Post 773071)
Building superintendant

No, but closer than insurance broker.

Cotillion 11-15-2011 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad (Post 773073)
You're an importer-exporter.

If only. Then I could have a sweet gig "mixing up" export licences.

glatt 11-15-2011 12:17 PM

Do you ever meet people face to face? If you also occasionally meet people face to face, you are some sort of staffing agency job filler.

Spexxvet 11-15-2011 12:24 PM

Baby sitter for the comatose

infinite monkey 11-15-2011 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad (Post 773073)
You're an importer-exporter.

And YOU want to be my latex salesman?!?

infinite monkey 11-15-2011 12:35 PM

Tard Farmer

limey 11-15-2011 12:36 PM

Software troubleshooter for a company designing custom systems ...

jimhelm 11-15-2011 12:41 PM

Government or private sector?

Sundae 11-15-2011 12:45 PM

Rent boy

Undertoad 11-15-2011 12:51 PM

system administrator


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