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Old 11-15-2011, 11:44 AM   #1
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Guess my job
As suggested in the "What makes you happy today" thread. Posts quoted for usefulness:

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Having the kind of job where I can go have a nap for an hour and spend the rest of the day reading the newspapers, drinking coffee and watching funny videos on Youtube.
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What's a GM? That's obviously a "no". I just happen to be very good at picking employers. Maximum outcome for minimal effort is one of my many mottos. And I have currently reached a level where I can get away with doing about, oh, two hours of work a day? Maybe half an hour, if it is a very good day, probably closer to four on a bad one, but I get much more of the former than the latter.

Other benefits include minimal oversight, as I only normally see my boss about once a week. Oh, and free coffee, because I'm just special like that.
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Cotillion works in the insurance business, as a broker, is my guess ...
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Alas, no.

However, guessing my career could be a fun game. I could describe an average day, in terms not too obvious to give it away, and see what people come up with.
So, here it goes.

I get up sometime between 6:30 and 7:30am, though strictly speaking I could sleep in until around 8am. I send a couple of texts, check my work email account and have a shower, get dressed and have breakfast at the cafe across the road (unless they are out of paper coffee cups, which they sometimes are, because I like to take my coffee back to my apartment with me).

I check my emails once every couple of hours or so, while reading the papers, a book or surfing aimlessly online. Sometimes I do exercises in my flat, or have a nap to help pass the time. I may have to answer a couple of phone calls or reply to my emails, but that is about it.

Sometime late in the evening, I make a couple of phone calls, carry out some checks, fill in some paperwork and go to bed.

Assuming nothing goes horribly wrong, that is pretty much every day for me.
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Old 11-15-2011, 11:56 AM   #2
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Does it matter if you are male or female?
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Old 11-15-2011, 12:12 PM   #3
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Old 11-15-2011, 12:13 PM   #4
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Nope, not at all. There were female applicants for the post in question.
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Old 11-15-2011, 12:13 PM   #5
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You're an importer-exporter.

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ELAINE: (incredulity) Art Vandelay? This is my boyfriend?

GEORGE: That's your boyfriend.

ELAINE: What does he do?

GEORGE: He's an importer.

ELAINE: Just imports? No exports?

GEORGE: (getting irritated) He's an importer-exporter. Okay?

ELAINE: Okay. So, I'm dating Art Vandelay. What is the problem we're discussing?

GEORGE: (thoughtful) Yes. Yes.

ELAINE: (sighs) Yi-yi-yi.

Elaine and George go into another bout of deep thought.

ELAINE: Ah! (explaining, with hand gestures) How 'bout this? How about, he's
thinking of quitting the exporting, and just focussing in on the importing. And
this is causing a problem, because, why not do both?
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Old 11-15-2011, 12:14 PM   #6
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No, but closer than insurance broker.
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Old 11-15-2011, 12:15 PM   #7
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You're an importer-exporter.
If only. Then I could have a sweet gig "mixing up" export licences.
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Old 11-15-2011, 12:17 PM   #8
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Do you ever meet people face to face? If you also occasionally meet people face to face, you are some sort of staffing agency job filler.
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Old 11-15-2011, 12:24 PM   #9
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Old 11-15-2011, 12:35 PM   #10
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You're an importer-exporter.
And YOU want to be my latex salesman?!?
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Old 11-15-2011, 12:35 PM   #11
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Old 11-15-2011, 12:36 PM   #12
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Old 11-15-2011, 12:41 PM   #13
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Old 11-15-2011, 12:45 PM   #14
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Old 11-15-2011, 12:51 PM   #15
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