So... what do all of you fellas do in the "real world."

**joel** · 04-12-2006, 08:16 PM

Fellas,
Just out of curiosity, what companies do you work for, what do you do, job titles, etc (as much as you are comfortable with)?

This being my final month or so of school, I am kinda curious what all fo you fellas do in the real world!

**rtaylor61** · 04-12-2006, 08:20 PM

I "sell cars like candy bars" on the Internet for Larry H. Miller Honda, in Salt Lake City, Utah. I have one partner in my department, and we are almost always the top two salesmen in the store. Unfortunately, selling cars on the internet is mostly about price, so we move a lot of volume, but don't make the gross that other salespeople make. Howver, we are treated like managers in most respects, and are left alone "to do what we do best", which is move metal. Last year we sold over 500 cars, and our General Manager was invited by Honda to speak at one of their meetings about our department.

Randy

**Austin** · 04-12-2006, 08:23 PM

I am a self-employed Healthcare Consultant. I mainly work with physicians and hospitals. I concentrate on start-ups and financial management.

**HlSheppard** · 04-12-2006, 08:44 PM

I'm an area sales manager for AT&T (the old SBC) yellow pages. I manage a sales crew of approx. 9 folks (give or take 1). We service basically all of the major metropolitan areas of Southeastern Michigan.

**Kyle** · 04-12-2006, 08:48 PM

I'm a college football coach. Not big-time yet but give me a couple of years.

**rtaylor61** · 04-12-2006, 09:46 PM

Originally Posted by Kyle

I'm a college football coach. Not big-time yet but give me a couple of years.

For the third or fourth time last night, I watched "Friday Night Lights". Nothing like football in Texas!

Randy

**italianotigre** · 11-30-2006, 03:26 PM

Originally Posted by Kyle

I'm a college football coach. Not big-time yet but give me a couple of years.

What school? I'll root for you guys.

**Rik** · 04-12-2006, 08:52 PM

Founder and president of an IT services firm.

**htownmmm** · 04-12-2006, 08:58 PM

I'm a counselor working with the mentally ill/mental retarded and substance abuse.

Marty

**PoshRichM** · 04-12-2006, 09:02 PM

I'm a programmer/analyst (primarily doing AJAX-style intranet development) for a bookstore chain.

-Rich

**CraigK** · 04-14-2006, 06:14 PM

I'm a Texas State Master Electrician; specializing in commercial, industrial, residential service work and mid size contract work. My title is Service Team Manager, basically another way of saying "supervisor". I work in Houston Texas.

**philosophyandrew** · 05-05-2006, 01:32 PM

I'm an academic: a professional philosopher. I work for an online University, where I teach research methods and data analysis to graduate students.

Right now I'm working in a school of criminal justice, so many of my colleagues are "intellectual cops," and so are great fun to work with. My institution has grown from 100 students to over 20,000 in just five years, and this tremendous growth has brought many rewarding challenges.

The best part of my job is working from home; I get to spend a lot of time with my three-year-old daughter.

Andy.

**Hoss** · 05-05-2006, 01:55 PM

My PhD is in theoretical medium energy physics (nonperturbative quantum chromodynamics at finite temperatures and densities), but I left the field a couple of years ago.

I currently work at a small (but rapidly growing) employee-owned sci-tech company, doing largely theoretical/phenomenological research and modelling/simulation in a variety of topics of interest to our customer base.

Hoss

**rtaylor61** · 05-05-2006, 02:10 PM

Originally Posted by Hoss

My PhD is in theoretical medium energy physics (nonperturbative quantum chromodynamics at finite temperatures and densities), but I left the field a couple of years ago.

I currently work at a small (but rapidly growing) employee-owned sci-tech company, doing largely theoretical/phenomenological research and modelling/simulation in a variety of topics of interest to our customer base.

Hoss

What did he say???

Randy

**drP** · 05-05-2006, 02:23 PM

An apple a day keeps the doctor away....

But not me from B&B.....

doctorP, physician

**Austin** · 05-05-2006, 02:25 PM

Originally Posted by rtaylor61

What did he say???

Randy

I think he said that he likes what he does.

**letterk** · 05-05-2006, 03:40 PM

During the day I am a mechanical engineer/technical lead for a large medical company. At night, I am CEO of an internet startup which has nothing to do with mechanical engineering, medical devices, or shaving!

Randy, happy to see another Red Sox fan on the board.

**Kyle** · 05-05-2006, 06:20 PM

Originally Posted by rtaylor61

What did he say???

Randy

I think he said that he's currently holding down a job to support his many shaving related aquisition disorders.

**mark the shoeshine boy** · 05-05-2006, 06:37 PM

i'm a porn star waiting to happen.

That's my new t-shirt.....

mark the shoeshine boy

**Ashe** · 11-29-2006, 08:10 AM

I'm a regional director within a company that positions itself in the Managed Security Services (MSS) space. Our direct competitors are keyplayers such as ISS, Unisys, Symantec.... I have teams in different countries within the EMEA region consisting of security professionals who work around the clock keeping our customers networks safe from both outside and inside attacks. We primarily focus on the major pharmaceutical companies and financial institutions of the world as our customers.