Awhile ago you had a thread on what Msties find funny. Along that same line, I’d like to know what Msties do for a living. Are we computer-hacking photophobiacs who live in our parents’ basement, or are we other societal cornerstones like firefighters, police officers, professors, or clergy? What do we DO?
Interesting! Okay, don’t give out more info than you are comfortable with. And you don’t need to say WHERE you do it or give specific company names or anything.
Me: I’m an editor at a newspaper. Yes, they still exist. You?
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Terrific thread! I always suspected we were fascinating. I’m an RN, several years working with HIV patients, now with hospice. Like the rest of us, I am thankful for a good laugh at the end of the day. MST/CT/RT always help me see life in a healthy balance. By the way, I am currently looking for someone to do. Maybe we could do a Personals thread sometime? I like pina coladas, gettin caught in the rain…
I’m a hospital-based doctor. And yes, Ring of Terror was exactly what med school is like. Exactly. Pyuma?
I’m an astrophysics major in college. I don’t have a paying job right now, but I used to be a janitor. Yep, a janitor (but I didn’t get a jumpsuit).
I don’t live in my mother’s basement, I AM the mother with a basement full of kids. Fortunately, the kids aren’t too old to be down there.
I also babysit. If I were to get a real job (and someday I aim to do just that) I would be an elementary school substitute teacher.
Unemployed at the moment, my past lives included shoe dept manager for a now defunct department store chain, car salesman, taxi driver, and customer service person in a Office Space type situation. At this point I might become a slop cop like Mitchell, just so I can bring in a paycheck.
I work for a non-profit agency that provides vocational and transit assistance for people with disabilities. In English, we help people with disabilities find jobs, work those jobs (I personally assist two of our clients at their job sites), and learn to take the city bus to and from work. It doesn’t pay much, but I genuinely enjoy going to work every morning, so that’s something.
I also write, but seeing as how it’s mainly poems and short stories, I’ll probably never be doing it for a “living.”
Currently unemployed and trying to find a job I won’t hate too much. My dream is to have one of those jobs where I wake up in the morning, throw on a housecoat, pour a cup of coffee, sit down at my computer, turn it on, AND I’M AT WORK! No commute, no suit and tie, no boss breathing down my neck.
I’d love to get something where I could employ my love of cartooning. If anyone is interested, I have a website featuring my cartoons linked to this response. Check it out if you get the chance.
This thread is “ubsolutly fussinating.”
I used to be a musician for live theatre (rehearsal pianist, audition pianist, improv pianist, music director, the list goes on) in order to pay for tuition for my BS in psychology. Now I’m a doctoral student studying to become a professor in a psychology or education department specializing in methodology, statistics, and psychometrics.
I work as a supervisor/auditor with a state auditor’s office. I get to see what your government does for you, or to you, depending.
P.S. I also was a nonprofit fundraiser while an undergrad.
I work at a treatment facility for children with various mental health diagnoses. I work swing shift so there is usually enough time to watch an episode in the evening after the kids are in bed.
I am an American Sign Language interpreter. I mainly work at a public high school interpreting for a group of Deaf students who are mainstreamed, where I also coach our Academic Bowl team (which is like “In The Know” but just for Deaf students). I also interpret for a video relay service, which means I interpret for Deaf people placing calls through videophones. If you work in customer service anywhere, you may know what that is!
Movie/TV editor/assistant editor. I work freelnce, which is a terrible way to live one’s life.
WHO IS YOUR DADDY AND WHAT DOES HE DO?
Professional unemployment receiver.
I’m an Analyst. It was astronaut, lion-tamer, professional milkshake taster, or Analyst, and I think I made the right call there.
Was an A/V geek (more of an A/V jerk) and a desk counter (counting how many desks were in a room in the morning, and how many were there in the evening) both for a university. Nuts to that! Now I am back in school for electrical engineering so that I can gain a career in modified shovel craft racing.
I work for the electric utility (in a city famous for its lights) as a right of way agent.
I’m a social work student at Temple who hopes to work with incarcerated women. I’ve worked on a few different medical studies and my temp agency usually calls me up when someone needs a maverick data-enterer.
Use to be a nuclear power guy in the US Navy. Now a computer programmer who has done games and now websites.
Currently (due to being a week away from turning 19) I am a freshman at Schoolcraft College in Livonia, Michigan. I hope to become a radio announcer (my personality on air will be a mix of Casey Kasem and Grant Hudson–he was an over-the-top news reporter at CKLW in the 70’s), or to launch my prototype Television/Radio network, S.T.R.N. It might happen!
Freelance web developer
House-painter in the lovely city of San Francisco.
Don’t believe the do-it-yourself propaganda spread by Home Depot and those home improvement shows: hire a professional!
I’m a complainer. P.S.: Can we keep these Weekend Discussion Threads directly related to the show, Mystery Science Theater 3,000??? Or is next week’s discussion thread ‘What you had for breakfast?’?!?
Government clerical worker for over 20 years. Also an aspiring writer.
I’m an Electronic Text Developer – I make e-books, basically. But I really want to direct.
*just submitted an application for night classes at a local film school*
I run the heart-lung machines in heart surgery.
I’m a freelance cartoonist. Did a syndicated comic strip for four years. Now a contributor to MAD Magazine, among other things.
I work at credit card bank. I do customer care servicesend people there bills.
I’m a taekwondo instructor (yes, I am a black belt) during most of the month… About two days a month I serve in the Marine Corps Reserve. Nice to see a few other military or former military personnel here!
I work as an electrician for NASA,
before that I worked for a lighting company that did lighting for concerts, theater,
festivals, etc.
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Fart Bargo @42 re: #18.
SAHM = Stay At Home Mom ( or so I am lead to believe )
I work at the computer helpdesk for a retail store chain.
Law school student. Dabble in stand-up comedy and other campus comedy groups.
I work as Teacher’s aid in a Special Education classroom.
#35 – Stickboy – Perhaps you should try selling those cars door to door? :wink:
As for me, I’m currently wasting my life in a craphole and very depressed about it.
But I really wanna grip! :mrgreen:
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I work in the semiconductor industry repairing and maintaining the machines what help make computer chips.
I’m a part-time barrista and an even more part-time property master/production personnel/art fairy for independent film and video projects. Sometimes they call me the Prop Diva, which I encourage. Woo!
I’m a DVD menu designer for public domain B-movies. Go figure!
Retired AV geek — educational and industrial jobs and part-time movie projectionist and occasional weekend guitarist.
Presently, I’m studying classical guitar with the best player/teacher in our area and am still trying to copy Jimmy Bryant solos as much as possible.
I see I’m not the only professor! I’m a biology professor (Ph.D. in Genetics). I teach genetics and immunology to a lot of pre-med students, and I do research on crop genetics. As I mentioned in a much earlier thread, MST3K was a weekly ritual for me and my friends when we were in grad school, just a few years ago. It was a great stress-reliever for us.
Interesting to hear about what every does! Clearly MST3K fandom transcends all career groups!
Army officer.
Medium @ 126/127 thanks for the translation. I have found calculating women worth the risk. (Very sorry for saying that out loud.)
Water Treatment Plant operator for the Town of Spruce Pine, NC, for last 13yrs. Before that bagged groceries, worked at textile plants(before NAFTA),ARMY and dropped out of one, two err…. three colleges. :???:
I front a psychobilly band (and forensic audio)
I sell Hondas in Asheboro, NC. Anyone wanna buy one?
My job title is “Production Specialist”. I make articles and ads look pretty and post them on the web.
GizmonicTemp here! (aka Andrew)
These answers are great!! Msties have infiltrated EVERY facet of society. The plan is working perfectly…
As for me, I’m a customer support tech for a sheet-metal-machine-driving software company for pay, and a bassist in a band for fun.
Artistic Director for a non-profit Theatre company, Producer, Director, Actor, Designer – you name it.
“God, I hate theatre people!”