The Friday Five: work

[cjsmith]

Last seen in the journal of the inestimable crazyladynocats

1. Where do you currently work?
I don't! Bwa ha ha haaaaa! Hee hee! Wooooo-hoo!

In more placid times, I am a computer programmer.

2. How many other jobs have you had and where?
At LEAST twenty. Babysitter, Papa Gino's, receptionist/switchboard operator, moving agent (international incoming), book order shipper, security guard, Honeywell (twice), MIT Project Athena, and then we get into stuff that's actually on my resume.

Hmm. Nother post germinating from this question.

3. What do you like best about your job?
I am really enjoying the free time I have now that I'm unemployed. I'm cleaning up tremendous amounts of stuff I just never kept up with when I had a job.

About being a computer programmer, I like several major things: it challenges my intellect, I get to work with interesting people, and it pays well.

4. What do you like least about your job?
Unemployed: Lack of interaction with other people. Presuming, of course, that I could live on this income, which I can't.

Computer programmer: Some of those interesting people are, frankly, spoiled arrogant self-centered insecure petty jerks. Finding a team comprised entirely of emotional adults is a rare treat.

5. What is your dream job?
Renaissance Woman. A job where it's useful that I can speak French, shoot a rifle, cook pancakes, type fast, land an airplane, quilt, set up a defensive perimeter, read awfully fast, solve complex problems, win the trust of a scared cat, design a dress, crack a whip, and imitate an accent.

For now I'm hanging onto "computer programmer" as my label: it uses typing AND problem-solving. Woo!

Comments

[ambar.livejournal.com]

Lunch! *tug* *tug*

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Yes! Do you have a car? (I don't, for indeterminate period of time, probably roughly a week)

[ambar.livejournal.com]

Yes, I do, and am available for taxi service. :-) I'm available Thursday-Sunday, with the caveat that I need to be at SFO by 2:30pm. Pick a day.

[lkeele.livejournal.com]

Renaissance Woman. A job where it's useful that I can speak French, shoot a rifle, cook pancakes, type fast, land an airplane, quilt, set up a defensive perimeter, read awfully fast, solve complex problems, win the trust of a scared cat, design a dress, crack a whip, and imitate an accent.


Sounds to me like your dream job is "life" -- you're uniquely suited to lead an interesting and full life, and that's the one job that could possibly utilize all these skills. Then again, life usually doesn't pay for shit. ;)

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I like that!

Life may not pay much, but at least it has a lot of fringe benefits. :)