What is Your Profession?

Robspierre · Post by **Robspierre** » 08 Nov 2008 05:01

Nine years as a manager/chef then back to school pursuing a degree in secondary education:Language arts, currently an assistant manager at a movir theater and I have a year and a half, three semesters before I graduate with my BS.

Rob

SandRider · Post by **SandRider** » 08 Nov 2008 08:56

Huh. I got all my BS without ever graduating .....

say, but you can get me in the movies for free, right ?
or atleast leave the fire exit door cracked ?

SandChigger · Post by **SandChigger** » 08 Nov 2008 19:29

^^^ Having flown over many knavish professions, he settled only on rogue

SandRider · Post by **SandRider** » 08 Nov 2008 19:33

Bless me, what a fry of fornication is at the door !

Small curs are not regarded when they grin; Methinks thou art a general offence,
and every man should beat thee. Go shake your ears! Destroy your sight with a new Gorgon....

Thou art a traitor, false to thy gods, thy brother and thy father. Hang yourself, you muddy conger.
Hang cur, hang, you whoreson, insolent noisemaker. Go thou and fill another room in hell....

SandChigger · Post by **SandChigger** » 08 Nov 2008 19:42

(We could do dinner theater!

)

SandRider · Post by **SandRider** » 08 Nov 2008 19:45

I do a mean lounge singer act, too.

ibanez_az · Post by **ibanez_az** » 08 Nov 2008 22:27

Over the course of time:

Customer service manager, Hospital housekeeping supervisor, Poultry processing production supervisor, military health inspector, musician, fitness instructor, construction worker....

SandChigger · Post by **SandChigger** » 13 Nov 2008 15:13

SpiceBoyo maybe giving up on that creative writing career?

Studying film. Cool! I've thought about going back to school to study that myself.

Post by **Freakzilla** » 13 Nov 2008 15:23

ibanez_az wrote:Over the course of time:

Customer service manager, Hospital housekeeping supervisor, Poultry processing production supervisor, military health inspector, musician, fitness instructor, construction worker....

You're like a one-man Village People!

ibanez_az · Post by **ibanez_az** » 13 Nov 2008 20:49

Freakzilla wrote:
ibanez_az wrote:Over the course of time:

Customer service manager, Hospital housekeeping supervisor, Poultry processing production supervisor, military health inspector, musician, fitness instructor, construction worker....
You're like a one-man Village People!

Uh....no.

Post by **Freakzilla** » 13 Nov 2008 20:51

ibanez_az wrote:
Freakzilla wrote:
ibanez_az wrote:Over the course of time:

Customer service manager, Hospital housekeeping supervisor, Poultry processing production supervisor, military health inspector, musician, fitness instructor, construction worker....
You're like a one-man Village People!
Uh....no.

I meant that in the best possible way, of course.

ibanez_az · Post by **ibanez_az** » 14 Nov 2008 18:17

Freakzilla wrote:
ibanez_az wrote:
Freakzilla wrote:
ibanez_az wrote:Over the course of time:

Customer service manager, Hospital housekeeping supervisor, Poultry processing production supervisor, military health inspector, musician, fitness instructor, construction worker....
You're like a one-man Village People!
Uh....no.
I meant that in the best possible way, of course.

Ha, Ha...no problem.

SandRider · Post by **SandRider** » 14 Nov 2008 19:19

ibanez_az wrote:
Freakzilla wrote:
ibanez_az wrote:
Freakzilla wrote:
ibanez_az wrote:Over the course of time:

Customer service manager, Hospital housekeeping supervisor, Poultry processing production supervisor, military health inspector, musician, fitness instructor, construction worker....
You're like a one-man Village People!
Uh....no.
I meant that in the best possible way, of course.
Ha, Ha...no problem.

this coming from a man with an alien transvestite avatar.
what did you think he meant ?

ibanez_az · Post by **ibanez_az** » 14 Nov 2008 23:45

SandRider wrote:
ibanez_az wrote:
Freakzilla wrote:
ibanez_az wrote:
Freakzilla wrote:
ibanez_az wrote:Over the course of time:

Customer service manager, Hospital housekeeping supervisor, Poultry processing production supervisor, military health inspector, musician, fitness instructor, construction worker....
You're like a one-man Village People!
Uh....no.
I meant that in the best possible way, of course.
Ha, Ha...no problem.
this coming from a man with an alien transvestite avatar.
what did you think he meant ?

Good point.

Tleszer · Post by **Tleszer** » 14 Nov 2008 23:51

SandRider wrote:
ibanez_az wrote:
Freakzilla wrote:
ibanez_az wrote:
Freakzilla wrote:
ibanez_az wrote:Over the course of time:

Customer service manager, Hospital housekeeping supervisor, Poultry processing production supervisor, military health inspector, musician, fitness instructor, construction worker....
You're like a one-man Village People!
Uh....no.
I meant that in the best possible way, of course.
Ha, Ha...no problem.
this coming from a man with an alien transvestite avatar.
what did you think he meant ?

I dunno, but I demand a duel to the death! SandRider, prepare the arena. It's time to summon wooorrms.

SandRider · Post by **SandRider** » 14 Nov 2008 23:55

THUMP ! THUMP ! THUMP ! THUMP ! THUNK ! THUNK ! CHUNK !

fuck. hold on. this one's broken ....

mielikki · Post by **mielikki** » 15 Nov 2008 00:30

I am a technical writer....

Right now I am driving a concrete truck though (between writing jobs)

SandRider · Post by **SandRider** » 15 Nov 2008 00:33

Welcome, honest wage-laborer. Your water is Ours.

Rakis · Post by **Rakis** » 21 Nov 2008 22:57

Freakzilla wrote:
ibanez_az wrote:Over the course of time:

Customer service manager, Hospital housekeeping supervisor, Poultry processing production supervisor, military health inspector, musician, fitness instructor, construction worker....
You're like a one-man Village People!

Isn't that Orald's job?

chanilover · Post by **chanilover** » 30 Nov 2008 09:24

Whatever happened to Orald? He just sort of trailed off.

I changed jobs and tool the plunge, now I'm a trainee solicitor.

SandChigger · Post by **SandChigger** » 30 Nov 2008 09:33

So now you "solicit" trainees?

You slut, you!

So, seriously, that means you draw up wills and legal paperwork and that sort of thing, right? You won't actually go into court, will you? (That would be a barrister, right?) Do you use the terms lawyer and attorney as well, and is there any distinction?

chanilover · Post by **chanilover** » 30 Nov 2008 10:43

SandChigger wrote:So now you "solicit" trainees? You slut, you!

So, seriously, that means you draw up wills and legal paperwork and that sort of thing, right? You won't actually go into court, will you? (That would be a barrister, right?) Do you use the terms lawyer and attorney as well, and is there any distinction?

I'll be sticking with corporate work, the firm I'm with is pretty big and that's their line. Lawyers in the UK are split into two branches, solicitors and barristers. Solicitors are supposed to be generalists and give clients advice on criminal and civil matters with what's called limited rights of audience, which means solicitors can only represent their clients in the lower courts (county courts and magistrates courts). Barristers are supposed to be specialists and are engaged by solicitors to give opinions on more difficult and technical matters, and barristers had exclusive rights of audience in the higher courts. Barristers are the ones who have to wear wigs and gowns in court, but don't take on cases directly, they take on cases from solicitors. So if you have a large civil claim or are charged with a serious offence which has to be tried in the higher courts, you have to hire a solicitor AND a barrister. For murder, you have to hire a solicitor, a barrsiter AND Queen's Counsel, who are senior barristers.

The rules have changed and solicitors can now apply for rights of audiene in the higher courts and some have even been appointed as judges (judges used to only be recruited from barristers). Also, solicitors's work varies from family solicitors doing stuff like wills and conveyances to more specialised corporate work. I'll be doing the corporate work.

I did toy with the idea of becoming a barrister, but the money is seriously bad when you first start out.

We don't really use the word "attorney", that's more a US phrase

loremaster · Post by **loremaster** » 30 Nov 2008 10:52

i dont think we use the word attorney much.

I'm sure CL can explain it better but as i understand it:

"Lawyer" is a generic word for legal practitioner.

A "Solicitor" is a legal practitioner who will deal pick a specialism and then take cases in that area. Most of the time, a solicitor, along with his/her attendant clerks and receptionists can deal with straightforward cases.

A "Barrister" on the other hand, is a self employed legal practitioner who has passed the Barr exams in London and acts as a sort super expert in a certain field, with extensive knowledge of precedents, case law etc.

Barristers are hired by solicitors for advice, or to speak in court, but rarely meet the client themselves (infact i`ve a sneaky suspicion that is illegal).

loremaster · Post by **loremaster** » 30 Nov 2008 10:53

told you CL could explain it better

Spicelon · Post by **Spicelon** » 30 Nov 2008 14:24

Tleilax Master B wrote:I'm an archaeologist and I run a cultural resources program at a DoD installation. I help insure the military follows federal historic preservation laws before they go out and fuck up archaeology sites

I mostly run archaeology contracts, consult with interested parties such as the states and the Tribes. I do a little actual fieldwork, but mostly my staff handles that stuff and I just review and sign off on it. With the exception of human burials; I'm something on an expert on human burials so I usually do the excavations and analysis myself.

White Sands? Pueblos? I'll be in Laguna and Acoma next month.