Just curious, what do you guys actually do for a living?
Scrolling through comments here, you can tell there's a huge mix of people, some clearly technical, some more creative, some who sound like they've been in the working world for decades, others who feel like students or early in their career.
No particular reason for asking, just genuinely curious what kind of professions make up this community. Feel free to keep it as vague or specific as you're comfortable with.
Drop your profession below, and if you want, one thing about it people usually don't expect.
6 Jul 2026 13:53
Space shuttle door gunner. It's a surprisingly easy lateral move from my old job as a submarine screen window repairman.
6 Jul 2026 14:02
IT support for a non-profit. We are a small IT dept so I do everything from installing printers to managing our network. I've been at this job for 20yrs. But worked in IT for 25ish.
6 Jul 2026 14:15
I used to teach, now I wait tables. I've also been a computer tech, event security, summer camp counselor, and lay minister.
I'm thinking about switching it up again. Maybe electrician?
6 Jul 2026 14:15
“AROO!! AROO!! AROO!!”
No, not really. I’m an English teacher & childcare provider.
Used to work in IT, but preschoolers are generally easier to please.
6 Jul 2026 14:29
Former rock star, now retired, living on my private island, occasional public speaker, industry leader consultant when bored.
Just kidding. IT of course.
6 Jul 2026 14:45
Environmental health officer, aka health inspector.
Most people don't know who we are, but we play a huge role in the background on education and prevention for public health issues like food safety, communicable diseases (gastro, outbreaks, pandemic, tattooing, beauty parlours, mosquitoes, rodents, flu, covid, etc.), health of the environment (soil, air, water),... We are a jack of all trades kind of profession.
6 Jul 2026 14:46
I'm a cashier. Are you proud of me mom and dad?
6 Jul 2026 14:52
I’m a professional do-nothinger!
6 Jul 2026 15:15
I have no idea what is called in English. I just work at a car park. Just above minimal wage, it pays my bills, finances my hobbies, is stable and once I'm out of the door at the end of my shift it is not my problem anymore.
6 Jul 2026 15:32
Parking lot attendant, unless you drive the cars too, in which case valet parker.
6 Jul 2026 15:39
I used to be a scientist, lived the startup (hardware) dream, now thinking about next moves - world needs housing, right? Maybe reskill to civil engineering?
Surprising thing: hardware startups face so much upfront capital cost that they're almost impossible these days, also, I'm starting to wonder if we maybe have enough Science/Tech and that investment could be better directed to short term material needs of people and the planet
6 Jul 2026 15:42
I make knives. I write about knives.
What? Those are totally
some of my professions.
6 Jul 2026 15:44
Welcome to the IT help desk, im here because you broke something.
And I cosplay as a sysadmin at home for fun. Would like to make the jump professionally, but being able to turn work off at home and not be on-call is too important.
6 Jul 2026 16:03
Lemmy
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