What do you all do? Curious about Scout buyers occupations, or former occupations.

[MasterSpam]

@MasterSpam @SpaceEVDriver You guys might appreciate this Practical Engineering video. Someone working at a nuclear waste repository took hand written notes at a meeting and wrote "an organic" instead of "inorganic". Bad stuff happened.

As I now work as a docent at the National Museum Of Nuclear History And Science in Albuquerque, and we have a great display of info on WIPP.
That is a cool video!
Fantastic museum.
Stop by with your new Scout and say Hi when you're in New Mexico!

 

[N Wilson]

Earth Science Teacher very near retirement!

Welcome!

 

[N Wilson]

Software engineer for money. Mechanical engineer for fun.

Welcome!

 

[N Wilson]

I work in the solar industry. Currently in sales and system design, but I've done installation and project management as well.

Before solar, I did a little bit of everything including land surveying, high-end copper and slate roofing, and even sold cars for a couple years.

 

[LastDayScout]

I own a Kubota and Hitachi equipment dealership. I’m second generation. We had IH when I was young and transitioned to CaseIH. We no longer sell red tractors but IH is certainly near and dear to me.

 

[oldgeeksguide]

Geez, these jobs make me question my career choices

This kinda sums things up for me: https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/computer_problems.png

 

[MasterSpam]

I own a Kubota and Hitachi equipment dealership. I’m second generation. We had IH when I was young and transitioned to CaseIH. We no longer sell red tractors but IH is certainly near and dear to me.

You've got Scout in your blood.

 

[OH1984]

Grew up all around the US and Europe. Currently a Compliance Officer in the financial sector, so basically making sure regulations are being followed, auditing processes, and helping to mitigate and investigate financial crime.

So, to start this off...
I made precsion optics for 52+ years. Started as the 3rd full time employee of a mom and pop shop that grew to 80+ folks and worked my way up to principal engineer for manufacturing, process develpoment and testing of some very fun stuff. Mirrors on the Voyagers, the mirrors for COSTAR that fixed the Hubble, lots of the references that semiconductor manuctuers use to make PC chips and a ton of weapons fire control optics.
Find Somethiing You Love To Do And You'll Never Work A Day In Your Life...

 

[cyure]

Wow these careers everyone has had. I wonder if there’s some sort of targeted marketing Scout can do to people in these very specialized tech fields. I am not anything close to that.

Have been a transcriptionist for over 30 years. That started going away slowly and now faster so I just have projects here and there.

I had to transition to something else so I worked for a specialty infusion pharmacy for a bit and now I work for a nonprofit that supports people who have the same genetic disease I do. It’s my favorite job I have ever had as I love helping people.

 

[ID_ENG]

Lead Product Devoper, which means I'm a professional meeting attendor/presentor and developer cat wrangler.

 

[MasterSpam]

Lead Product Devoper, which means I'm a professional meeting attendor/presentor and developer cat wrangler.

Aren't all engineers?

 

[AlanL]

Lead Product Devoper, which means I'm a professional meeting attendor/presentor and developer cat wrangler.

You have my respect. I spent 35 years as one of those cats.

 

[Sctlovr]

I'm an Occupational Therapist for the VA, specializing in custom wheelchair prescription. It requires a lot of creativity and problem solving, not quite rocket science, but i love it!

 

[J Alynn]

Architect/storyteller. I create the story and architectural styles of new communities, help modify homes with customized designs and was recently called a unicorn (not the cool rainbow kind though) as I’ve done just about every type of architectural design as it relates to residential/commercial development including school design. I love what I do because I’m involved very early in the design process and actually help develop the story of the community then create the buildable elements which support the story. I wanted to design cars in HS so the SM process so far is very much like the process I go through so the parallel connection has been rewarding being here on the forum.

 

[Scoutsie]

Good thing you didn’t mention the serial killer thing. People might look at you differently

SHHHHHHHHHH

 

[Scoutsie]

Maybe it is self selection so far but I’m surprised at such a tech heavy crowd. I retired in 2012 from 35 years as a software engineer. First job out of grad school I wrote the code generator for a Jovial compiler used to write flight software for the MX missles. Then almost 10 at a small company working on Ada compilers. Then 10 years at Apple mostly working on the OS for the PowerPC machines. Finally 11 years at Adobe. If you are into digital photography and know what .xmp files are, I wrote the software the apps use to read and write them. Now as a hobby I make furniture for our house starting from slabs. I got inspired by Matt Cremona’s videos. And travel in our small trailer.

Thank you for your service to our community. Were you at Adobe during the good times or the “people better get used to the subscription model” times? The subscription thing isn’t the worst and it probably controls piracy a lot better for them, and it’s nice to get an annual update of their software, but it also stinks, particularly because I no longer have an employer footing the bill for that monthly license. They give me a discount, but it still stinks.

 

[MasterSpam]

Maybe it is self selection so far but I’m surprised at such a tech heavy crowd. I retired in 2012 from 35 years as a software engineer. First job out of grad school I wrote the code generator for a Jovial compiler used to write flight software for the MX missles. Then almost 10 at a small company working on Ada compilers. Then 10 years at Apple mostly working on the OS for the PowerPC machines. Finally 11 years at Adobe. If you are into digital photography and know what .xmp files are, I wrote the software the apps use to read and write them. Now as a hobby I make furniture for our house starting from slabs. I got inspired by Matt Cremona’s videos. And travel in our small trailer.

My museum has an MX on display

 

[AlanL]

My museum has an MX on display

Back in those days it was all one off CPUs and thus compilers. IIRC there was actually a detonate instruction, this was around 1980. I worked for SofTech near Boston, the military side was at Wright Patterson AFB near Dayton. We had to do all the development using TI Silent 700 terminals over 300 baud acoustic couplers.

 

[Colton_Scout80]

I am a Logistics Specialist for my family’s HVAC business. But I hope to one day work for Scout Motors!

 

[AlanL]

Thank you for your service to our community. Were you at Adobe during the good times or the “people better get used to the subscription model” times? The subscription thing isn’t the worst and it probably controls piracy a lot better for them, and it’s nice to get an annual update of their software, but it also stinks, particularly because I no longer have an employer footing the bill for that monthly license. They give me a discount, but it still stinks.

I was not in the military, working for SofTech, a civilian company in the CPFF (Cost Plus Fixed Fee) govenment contracting game. I was at Adobe from 2001 through 2012 so before and after the subscription rollover. I appreciate the customer side and am honestly biased because my Apple and Adobe income all came from the value of intellectual property, but the best thing about subscriptions is income stability for the company. Being able to plan and deliver rationally instead of having to throw a bunch of stuff together each year and hope people will upgrade.