What do you do for a living?

[Reaper]

I'm a Community Support Worker. I work one to one with a gentleman with a physical disability. Unfortunately, it doesn't pay that well and I'm usually pretty bored. I'm just biding my time before I can go back to school.

[FlameFanStuckinEDM]

I work for a grain/seed testing company here in Edmonton. Farmers send us their grain/seed and we test it for any number of things. For example, germination, disease, purity, variety, etc.

I am the Team Leader in the Cultivar Identification department. I use different protein and DNA testing methods to determine what variety or varieties are present in the sample of wheat, barley, peas, oats, etc.

I am the only one in the country who does this type of testing, other than the government, of course.

[Frank the Tank]

Originally Posted by FlameFanStuckinEDM

I work for a grain/seed testing company here in Edmonton. Farmers send us their grain/seed and we test it for any number of things. For example, germination, disease, purity, variety, etc.

I am the Team Leader in the Cultivar Identification department. I use different protein and DNA testing methods to determine what variety or varieties are present in the sample of wheat, barley, peas, oats, etc.

I am the only one in the country who does this type of testing, other than the government, of course.

Want to hire my brother? He has his Masters in Biology. He's wicked smart.

[duncan]

Originally Posted by Cube Inmate

That sounds like the name Michael Jackson would give to his... self.

not that kind of service, and not with kids that young.

actually, for the next 3 months, I am a Case Management Plan Facilitator. I work for the Ministry of Children and Youth Services, getting community support, clinical help, and educational plans for troubled teens.

[TheContact]

Originally Posted by cheung31

Wow! What company you work for?

THQ's Cranky Pants Games studio.

Originally Posted by photon

Cool! Just starting out, or are there titles out that you've had a hand in?

Doing any PS3 development? Is it as hard as they say?

Been in the industry for about 3 years now, and yeah, we released Evil Dead Regeneration as our first in house low budget title last year.

The PS3 isn't really hard to develop for, it's more that it's totally different than anything else (again). Makes cross-platform code a little bit more tricky.

[dustygoon]

Originally Posted by Eastern Girl

I just got a job today working in a lingerie shop. Should be interesting as I am fairly modest, though hopefully I won't be there long.

Out of all of the jobs mentioned, i want your's the most. In a month, you should start a thread of anecdotal stories from work.

Question: is it standard behaviour in a lingerie shop to have your wife/girlfriend invite you into the change room to provide feedback on how she looks?

Back on topic, I am a Chartered Accountant who left public practice. Now I am high yield (aka junk bond) analyst for a hedge fund, soon to be joining an investment bank. My post count along with all things in my life that are social will dwindle into nothingnesss I suspect.

[Julio]

Originally Posted by return to the red

is that just a fancy name for a burger flipper?

Nope...fancy name for a guy who tells 'burger flippers' and such what to do in places like stadiums and arenas. I've worked all over Western Canada but am based out of Calgary now.

[if.away]

Originally Posted by Eddie Bronze

I build half-million to million-dollar houses for Greenboro Homes.

I just visted the website and looked at the "Estada" showhome in Heritage Lake, I'm sure you're familar with it. My dad and my brother did the tile in that house.


Not to derail this thread: UofC Engg student, Shaw intern and part time gypsy catcher.

[Azure]

Originally Posted by if.away

and part time gypsy catcher.

Whats that?

[photon]

Originally Posted by TheContact

THQ's Cranky Pants Games studio.

Been in the industry for about 3 years now, and yeah, we released Evil Dead Regeneration as our first in house low budget title last year.

The PS3 isn't really hard to develop for, it's more that it's totally different than anything else (again). Makes cross-platform code a little bit more tricky.

Nice! Or should I say Splatterific!

[MoneyGuy]

Originally Posted by Agamemnon

I'm actually already working full-time as a Land Admin right now to get experience in Land...

Come to my place and I'll get you weeding my garden, cutting my grass and planting stuff.

Unless that's not the kind of land experience you were seeking.

[kermitology]

I am an electrical engineer currently working on developing nuclear powered thought glasses.

Err... I'm actually working on a software based GPS receiver.

[Mr.Coffee]

Originally Posted by MoneyGuy

Come to my place and I'll get you weeding my garden, cutting my grass and planting stuff.

Unless that's not the kind of land experience you were seeking.

No... land as in the portion of an oil and gas company devoted to the exploration program.

[Eddie Bronze]

Originally Posted by if.away

I just visted the website and looked at the "Estada" showhome in Heritage Lake, I'm sure you're familar with it. My dad and my brother did the tile in that house.

We've never done one way down in Heritage. We work primarily in Valley Ridge, Aspen and the Willows of Wentworth. I've only ever seen one "Escada" and wasn't in it. It's one of the biggest and grossest houses they build.

[sadora]

Anyone else into the Art scene?

I'm an Independent Filmmaker, which means that at the moment I do odd contract jobs for a living...weddings, commercials, etc. I've done a couple of music videos, and currently I'm actually working as a Translator (Spanish to English) on a research job with a girl who is working on proposal for a documentary about an artist run cooperative in Argentina.

[northernflame]

I have an MA (economics) from the University of Calgary and I also have my chartered business valuator desigination (CBV).

I work in Project Finance/Project Management in the energy industry. Basically, I do the economic/financial modelling for capital investments and try to get them to financial close.

It can be difficult. Right now I am in the North trying to get a couple hydroelectric projects done on a PPP basis. Very challenging. Extremely frustrating!

[Agamemnon]

Originally Posted by fotze

I've wondered. Does a landman deal with the buying and selling of the lands, mineral rights etc or do they deal with things such as landowner concerns and things like that or both.

A landman can deal with all of those things. A landman is basically the oil/gas company's representative in the field to the landowner, so really any issue between landowner and company usually involve a landman/agent. Some of the most common landman tasks is to sign up freehold landowners to surface/mineral rights agreements, but they do lots of other stuff.

And I think at my company they get paid something like .75/km, and some guys drive 100's of km's a day, nearly every day.

[Mr.Coffee]

Originally Posted by Agamemnon

A landman can deal with all of those things. A landman is basically the oil/gas company's representative in the field to the landowner, so really any issue between landowner and company usually involve a landman/agent. Some of the most common landman tasks is to sign up freehold landowners to surface/mineral rights agreements, but they do lots of other stuff.

And I think at my company they get paid something like .75/km, and some guys drive 100's of km's a day, nearly every day.

Your referring to the more surface oriented landman. These people deal with freeholders and rights of way onto the surface of the land.

There are other types too, such as the mineral landman. They are concerned with obtaining the rights to win, take and remove petroleum substances in the subsurface. This is done either through the crown or freeholders as well.

[Reaper]

Originally Posted by if.away

Not to derail this thread: UofC Engg student, Shaw intern and part time gypsy catcher.

Jak się masz, Mr. Borat Sagdiyev?

[snappyk]

Originally Posted by Reaper

Jak się masz, Mr. Borat Sagdiyev?

I like it when you talk dirty Reaper!