moltar
msg:304766 | 4:36 am on Aug 22, 2003 (gmt 0) |
I used to live in Russia, i was a student. I was offline computer freak and a little bit of a gamer. Lan parties and such. A bit of BBS and Fido.
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msr986
msg:304767 | 4:36 am on Aug 22, 2003 (gmt 0) |
I was a software engineer working on embedded systems. Before that I was a field service engineer. Before that I was a production manager for an electronics assembly line. Before that I was....
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4crests
msg:304768 | 4:53 am on Aug 22, 2003 (gmt 0) |
College (Central Washington U.) U.S. Navy (NAS Whidbey Island, Oak Harbor, Wa.) Retail Store Owner (Portland, Or.) Now, online store owner. That about covers it.
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WildAngel
msg:304769 | 9:04 am on Aug 22, 2003 (gmt 0) |
college (cape town) worked at a furniture shop. now doing SEO/design..etc. <"web people" are IT nerds> i only got into computers after high school, i was too busy surfing or going to parties with friends to sit behind a computer.
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Marketing Guy
msg:304770 | 9:09 am on Aug 22, 2003 (gmt 0) |
I was a spy. ;) Now I have to kill you all..... :P Scott
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menton
msg:304771 | 9:51 am on Aug 22, 2003 (gmt 0) |
hi everybody, I was a student in Television and Broadcasting.
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DaveN
msg:304772 | 10:10 am on Aug 22, 2003 (gmt 0) |
college.
Inkjet Printer Engineer
Business Development Manager for a Printer Manufacturer.
Business Development Manager for a Printer Repair Company
Managing Director for a ISP / SEM company DaveN
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jamesa
msg:304773 | 10:49 am on Aug 22, 2003 (gmt 0) |
I was a professional musician. Did a lot of touring throughout the U.S. and overseas. Didn't know hardly a thing about computers. My ex-wife still teases me about the time she wanted to get a "real computer" and I was just disgusted. Me: "I've got this screamin 386 running DOS, PFSFile, PFSWrite and Lotus123, what more could we possibly need?" Her: "But there's this thing called Windows with pictures and a mouse and the internet..." I just didn't get it. But we ended up getting a Mac (which was what everyone in the music business was using) and the rest is history. Now my guitar mostly gathers dust. :)
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Liane
msg:304774 | 11:04 am on Aug 22, 2003 (gmt 0) |
Yacht Charter Broker/owner of small brokerage firm
Manager of Yacht Charter Company
Owner of failed Brewery (Beer)
Yacht Broker/owner of brokerage firm
Marketing & Sales Director for a large tableware company
Marketing Director for a medium sized tableware company
General Manager of Olympic Training Complex
Owner of a Students for Hire Company which I later franchised
Swimming Pool Manager
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hannamyluv
msg:304775 | 12:17 pm on Aug 22, 2003 (gmt 0) |
Student
World Stomper (aka a bum with a travel bug)
Warehouse Inventory Control
Temp
Secretary
Student
Marketing Events Coordinator
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Vermont
msg:304776 | 12:26 pm on Aug 22, 2003 (gmt 0) |
I was a land surveyor working in very remote mountains of northern Maine and New Hampshire. Chainsaws, theodolites, handheld computers (this was pre-Global Positioning Systems). Resupplied every 10-days by canoe and logging roads. Fell into web programming because of my experience in creating survey-related programs on HP-Handhelds for the many and varied jobs. Laying out a good map is something like laying out a good website. In the early days of the internet that was considered a close match. Nerd? A realestate client said I look like a bouncer.
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ritualcoffee
msg:304777 | 12:57 pm on Aug 22, 2003 (gmt 0) |
took all this up straight out of college.
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curlykarl
msg:304778 | 1:22 pm on Aug 22, 2003 (gmt 0) |
God :)
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satanclaus
msg:304779 | 1:40 pm on Aug 22, 2003 (gmt 0) |
An alcoholic...........oh wait that hasn't changed. I was in college and an alcoholic.
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hightraffic10
msg:304780 | 1:46 pm on Aug 22, 2003 (gmt 0) |
I also fancied a drink once or twice at collge, it sure does teach you how to drink. Luckily I got a job at a very nice internet company 2 months out of college.
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georged
msg:304781 | 1:56 pm on Aug 22, 2003 (gmt 0) |
College (Eng.Lit, Philosophy) Retail Assistant in clothes shop More College (French, Creative Writing, more Philosophy) Games Tester (paid to play video games...cool!) Game Developer Some vaguely MLM-type tomfoolery More College (Law) Online Journalism and then on to:
SEO! A fairly mixed bag. You can add to my CV 'rejected for a job by McDonalds'. LOL! That was after the second spell of college.
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roscoepico
msg:304782 | 1:59 pm on Aug 22, 2003 (gmt 0) |
Worked on an assembly line making close to minimum wage. I was hired 7 years ago @ the age of 18 to hand submit sites to Excite and build templates. It's actually amusing now that I think of it. My now current partner was my boss and I remember the first day he said to me, "OK Mike, first thing you want to do is open a browser and go to excite.com." I looked up at him and said, "Huh, whats a browser?" My only experience on a computer up to that point was playing Orgeon Trail on an Apple in the 6th grade. I learned most of what I know now from these here forums and trial and error.
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ska_demon
msg:304783 | 3:37 pm on Aug 22, 2003 (gmt 0) |
I write SCADA control and monitoring systems for a living at the moment but I like to squeeze a bit of aff marketing in here and there. I suppose I'm just a lurker, but I like it here.
ska_demon
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Vampyre
msg:304784 | 5:01 pm on Aug 22, 2003 (gmt 0) |
College Student: Eastern Washington University, attempted CIS major. Fast Food Worker: Subway Assembler: Telect, I soldered PC boards, assembled jacks, and the really fun job, running the machine that put the wire wrap pins into the circuit boards. and now, Internet Marketing, both as a job and as a hobby. And I'm also, a fractal artist.
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TGecho
msg:304785 | 5:21 pm on Aug 22, 2003 (gmt 0) |
Still in highschool. Paper route.
I just started making money on all of this web design stuff.
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linkshark
msg:304786 | 5:42 pm on Aug 22, 2003 (gmt 0) |
Commercial fisherman. Offshore for 16 years before switching to this.
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Skier
msg:304787 | 5:59 pm on Aug 22, 2003 (gmt 0) |
Packaged goods marketing. Big budgets, national distribution, classic TV/Print /Outdoor advertising, and a sales force. High stress, early burnout. No computer/internet experience at all. Trying to translate traditional marketing concepts into small budget e-marketing has been an education. Having the ability to manipulate the variables on my own, and instantly, has been a real joy. So far, much less income. Much more quality to my life. Good tradeoff.
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TheDoctor
msg:304788 | 11:16 pm on Aug 22, 2003 (gmt 0) |
Previously, I worked in IT. Okay, I know this may have some people puzzled...
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musicman
msg:304789 | 11:45 pm on Aug 22, 2003 (gmt 0) |
Tax Man (I Know...)
Fork Lift Truck Driver (It was more fun)
Management Trainee
Print Company Exec
Cleaning Business Owner
Musician
Composer & Producer (TV Music)
er...still doing that, but love DIYSEO & lurking here
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SlowMove
msg:304790 | 12:47 am on Aug 23, 2003 (gmt 0) |
Classified "top secret"
I could tell you but then I'd have to...
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tbear
msg:304791 | 1:14 am on Aug 23, 2003 (gmt 0) |
I was a guitarist, well, I still am actually. Oh, I like to drink too, my kids think I'm kewl......
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Hawkgirl
msg:304792 | 2:57 pm on Aug 23, 2003 (gmt 0) |
A diverse list of various stuff.
- Jack of all trades marketer (PR, business development, yada yada)
- Freelance motorcycle journalist
- Survey researcher
- Adjunct professor of sociology at a few universities
- Graduate student
- T-shirt tie-dyer*
(* more than 3 years, worked for a real corporation, made a killin', this was my all time favorite job, so don't laugh)
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NFFC
msg:304793 | 3:03 pm on Aug 23, 2003 (gmt 0) |
Insurance Clerk
Telephone Sales
Outside Sales
Taxi Driver
Plasterer
Burglar
Cafe Owner
Gigolo
Scrap Yard Owner
Web Site Designer
SEO
Web Site Owner Had to miss a few out
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lawman
msg:304794 | 8:11 pm on Aug 23, 2003 (gmt 0) |
I've been a hit-man since 1990 - I'm licensed by the State so I guess it's legal. :) lawman
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