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alex
Developer
Joined: Jun 14, 2004
Age: 23
Posts: 6492
Location: DC Metro Area (No. VA)
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 Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 11:50 am Post subject: What is your Job? |
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| I just got a job so I'm naturally interested in what types of jobs other individuals with Asperger's syndrome have. I work at a small company forward thinking company with a focus on innovation. Because the company is so small, my responsibilities are very broad. They include programming, web development, system administration, and other computer related topics. My official title is "Operational Director of Network Infrastructure" which is a catch-all term to describe my wide area of responsibilities. I am interested in the jobs of other people on WrongPlanet. I wonder if there is a higher concentration of computer professionals in the AS community... |
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Ghosthunter
Phoenix
Joined: Mar 20, 2005
Posts: 2473
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
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| Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 12:08 pm Post subject: Hmmm? |
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I may work in a restraunt now, but I have
worked in a small computer house in Palo
Alto. They went out of business in 2000.
The place was a Mac and PC refurbishing
and reselling house...and I fixed and cleaned
the computers.
Right now my roommate and I am starting
a similar "Shoebox" level business. We
right now have fleamarket level budgeting
and equipment start off business advertising.
A $10 scanner for pictures to go on flyer's.
A $35 CD-Burner so I can burn copies,
2 printers that cost $20 for both to sample and mass
produce flyers.
Ect...
We are currently focused on Macs and that is
a area I am strong in, and will move to PC
Laptops as well. We only do portables and that
means less space to store things is required.
Otherwise, I do banking duties, banner waving duties,
shipping and recieving duties, some minimal
restraunt duties, and best of all the owners
(wife/husband team) are aware of my strengths
and weaknesses. By being outed(HFA style)
I am able to say I can still be employed and
say God-Bless them for allowing me to heal
and find my strengths and weakness so I
can better myself(I hope) employment wise
in the future.
Bless their hearts,
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jman
The Human GPS
Joined: Oct 24, 2004
Age: 26
Posts: 1255
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Cool alex Im going to school to be a network administrator, altough I don't know much programming, just a little bit of VB and HTML  . i start my internship sometime later this year. You just got out of high school and you got a job like that, thats pretty awesome man, Good luck man!  |
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Tally
Toucan
Joined: Dec 16, 2004
Posts: 277
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I stack shelves in a supermarket.
In my dream world, I would like to be a pharmacist or accountant, but I can't afford the training. |
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Civet
The Practical Cat
Joined: Jul 09, 2004
Posts: 1342
Location: In my head
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Wow, Alex, that is an impressive job for someone as young as you are.
I am a full-time student at an art school, and I do workstudy here at school monitoring the computer labs.
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alex
Developer
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Age: 23
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Location: DC Metro Area (No. VA)
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| jman wrote: | | Cool alex Im going to school to be a network administrator, altough I don't know much programming, just a little bit of VB and HTML . i start my internship sometime later this year. You just got out of high school and you got a job like that, thats pretty awesome man, Good luck man! |
I haven't gotten out of HS yet, but i will in June. Its a good job though. I can work from home and at the office (which is really a dorm suite) and I don't have "hours" in that I just come in when I'm needed or when i want to.
I'm really excited about it. I got my first paycheck after working for only 8.75 hours. |
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Jetson
The Map Maker
Joined: Feb 23, 2005
Posts: 1219
Location: Vancouver, Canada
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I'm sorry Alex, but since the Work forum is not hidden from Google I'd rather not say exactly what I do for a living in this thread as public knowledge that I have a PDD could cost me my job or at least significantly limit my options. I think I mentioned it several weeks ago in one of the member-only forums where I feel safer. I'll explain it to you on IRC if you're interested.
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Postperson
The Daughter of Indifference
Joined: Jul 10, 2004
Age: 52
Posts: 4314
Location: Uz
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Congratulations Alex, it's a very exciting thing that first paycheck! especially at your age, you've done well.
I'm one of those aspies who are hopeless/poor in maths and science fields so I find it rather puzzling the notion that aspies are innately good with computers and such things.
I'm more the creative type and unfortunately arts is much harder to succeed in because it's more a 'who you know' field (as opposed to a 'what you know' field) and that can be hard for aspies. |
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Scoots5012
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 02, 2004
Age: 29
Posts: 2268
Location: Cheyenne Wyoming
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You've got me beat for my first job. My first job was stuffing sausages and hot dogs into vaccum molded packages on an assembly line.
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Sophist
ENTIA NON SVNT MVLTIPLICANDA PRAETER NECESSITATEM
Joined: Apr 24, 2005
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Location: Louisville, KY
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I am on SSDI. Thus, no job atm.
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hale_bopp
All Kinds of Freak
Joined: Nov 03, 2004
Age: 24
Posts: 7126
Location: New Zealand
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| Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 1:34 am Post subject: |
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Part time waitress at the moment. Will probably end up in Graphic Design/Advertising.
I would like, though to be a model .
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jman
The Human GPS
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Age: 26
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| Quote: | | I would like, though to be a model . |
I think you could do it hale, after all you are a real hottie  The thing about modeling though is it can only be done as a part time thing and not as actually as a full time career. I was thinking about modeling for Hollisters or Abercrombie & fitch once I work out a lil bit and get a tan. I think I could do it too. Wouldn't you agree?  |
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TAFKASH
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Joined: Jan 11, 2005
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Location: UK
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| Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 10:53 am Post subject: |
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| hale_bopp wrote: | | I would like, though to be a model . |
You do realise that models have to smile sometimes, though?
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Neon_Knight
Yellow-bellied Woodpecker
Joined: Feb 09, 2005
Posts: 58
Location: Exeter, UK
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I am professionally trained in weather observing and used to work in assisting weather forecasters, until advances in technology made me surplus to requirements. I failed to become trained as a weather forecaster because I failed really badly at the selection interviews.
I can never do interviews, I get really nervous and stressed that I can't answer any question thrown at me, and can't give eye contact and I hate being stared at by the interviewers.
I work in a library now while studying part-time for a physics degree. |
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strange_wraith
Blue Jay
Joined: May 01, 2005
Posts: 86
Location: Between NYC and Boston
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| I work as a cashier in a Walgreen's pharmacy. So I mostly just rob seniors and the weak and destitute [sarcasm at the ugly part of my job]. It's kind of sad really, what with the price of medications these days. The one thing I do like about my job is that, unlike school, my job doesn't follow me home, so I don't have to think about it when I'm not working, which is quite a relief. |
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