Curious: without listing specifics like company names and locations, what kind of work does everyone do? Being new to the forums, I’m wanting to get to know the regulars on here a bit better. I, for one, am getting my Ph.D. and teach on the side.
Studying Computer Science. I work at my dad’s factory during the holidays.
Taking a year out to work in industry, though. I’m up to the final stage for a job at HSBC in Hong Kong. Tried looking for jobs in the US (I’m British), but the legal costs for employers are just too high for someone like me (incomplete degree, little experience).
I work as a software engineer.
Geologist in environmental consulting
Hopefully not for too much longer because I hate this industry, haha.
Unemployed unfortunately, but previous work ranges from being a cinema projectionist to a barman. I recently completed a qualification in electronic and control engineering and so hopefully will get work in that area.
I work for a pharmacy GPO. Basically, we write contracts with drug wholesalers so that small independent pharmacies can purchase drugs at lower costs. Economies of scale in action.
I also get to see some of the legislative / lobbying side of the biz, which is pretty crazy.
Budget analyst.
Guess you can say studying how people manage their resources generally interests me. 
Medical Device [hardware] Engineer
Day job: Computer engineer.
My pet project: Babel. I’m planning to launch a website for it this summer. I’d like to book a slot at Emerging Languages 2013.
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Studying a PhD (full tuition scholarlship + stipend) in electrical engineering. Previously I was working as a statistician vis a vis data analyst.
IT sysadmin/consultant
So mises.org is quite a middle class affair then,
@Consumariat: Oh no, we’re all independently wealthy and we only want lower taxes because we’re so rich.
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I unpredictably turned into an independent screenwriter and coder.
To be honest, I aim to be rich. Get rich or die trying.
I’m surprised at how many computer people and engineers there are. Many of the engineers I’ve known were diagnosed with Asperger’s, from what they told me. Then again, I don’t know many engineers. Anybody on here diagnosed with AS?
Medic, though I am working for my PA in ER medicine
So mises.org is quite a middle class affair then,
Knock it off, you’re being silly.
i’m interested in computers too, but im only in high school.
all ive done is learned basic c++ and built my own computer
thats not much with the advent of the internet
@kelvin: Just keep at it. You should learn one of each from the following categories:
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Scripting: Perl, Python or Ruby
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Web pages: PHP, ASP, CSS
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Browser plugin: Java, Flash
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Rigorous: Lisp, Forth or (my language!) Babel
There are, of course, many more languages. I recommend you browse Rosetta Code to get a feel for the kinds of languages that are out there. When you learn one language, you learn many others that are in a similar class. For example, if you learn Perl you kind of know Python and Ruby (or vice-versa) because they all have a lot of the same features, even if they are presented in slightly different form. I recommend playing around with Lisp even though it’s not much used in industry because languages will continue to evolve toward Lisp for the foreseeable future.
Don’t worry about how “good” you are. Remember that programming is a human activity - as one lecturer I recently listened to put it: Computation is cheap… the most expensive component of software is you, the programmer.
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