I’m asking out of curiosity mostly.
Is anyone here into digital marketing? That’s what I’m studying for right now.
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I’m working part-time as a Software Engineer and I’m doing a Master’s degree in Software Engineering at the same time. 😵💫
Network engineer. Aka systems engineer troubleshooting expert.
Pro tip. if you are ever in the situation where you think the problem is the network, think again. By all means ask for our help troubleshooting, but don’t blame us when you cant find what is wrong with your app.
Except when it’s DNS
Sounds like the sysadmin who is running the DNS server’s problem 😉
I work at a small company where I wear a lot of hats.
I audit chats, supervise a team of agents, answer billing and sales tickets as well as the phone for sales.
When theres downtime i also work on spreadsheets which we use to track agent performance and make tools to help us work. Thats probably the msot fun part. Its a good job.
Pay is way under what we should be getting but i like the company and they treat me well. Plus wfh so cant complain too much.
Programming. What made you choose digital marketing?
Thanks for asking.
My strengths lay in a love of knowledge, analytics, and my inquisitive mind. I love to see how things are connected to one another and how the system(s) is laid out. I’m often a big picture kinda guy. And have a desire to help others out when I can. Something I learned about myself about a decade ago, was that I can genuinely feel excited for others when they do well. Which is kind of a hack when you’re diagnosed with depression, and perhaps for my anxiety.
Digital marketing checks off all of those things. There is always something to be learned or improved, Google’s search ranking criteria are changed a few times a year, so there seems to never be a dull moment in the field. And just like IT or programming, being specialized in a few things is great. So I’m looking to become an expert in SEO, Local SEO, keyword/phrase ranking, and backlink generation.
The selfish part is that I realized that nearly all of the digital marketing things were things that I would benefit from knowing since I desire to start my company sometime soon. It also benefits my plan to be able to make a few hundred dollars a month through online sales of items.
What kind of programming are you into? Do you enjoy it?
Software engineer. I swear half of us are on the spectrum.
Same. And, to be fair, it’s a fairly well-paying field that requires some amount of specialized knowledge, but many applications of that knowledge are usually pretty easy to find with a bit of Google know-how, and use of Google as a resource is not only acceptable, but expected. I feel like that meshes relatively well with how ADHD brains work.
I used to do a bit of Help Desk in IT, and one of the “open” secrets of that field (and later I learned that it’s for all tech fields,) was that a lot of the job was knowing how to find the solution online. Next, was how the heck you install/apply it.
Nice. What software do you specialize in?
Financial / Superannuation (or “401K” as the Americans call it).
tl;dr: software developer
Software developer. Unable to thrive at school or university, I had phases ever since I had a PC where I self-improved with more or less intensity. A few years where I had neither energy nor motivation, but discipline to do a little bit most days. Just a solid hobby-level.
Then out of nowhere It became an obsession for 5 years, like it usually does for a substance or gaming addiction. Just wake up, immediately study, trying to get everything perfect, to understand all the competing approaches and their reasons to every problem, only sleep when I can’t keep my eyes open.
Finding mentors online, big names in their niche. Most people think that these people are annoyed from hundreds of “fans” who want to learn, but actually, that rarely happens, and when they see how much effort you put in, they are happy to help. One day, the phase ended as quickly as it had started. But I still had the knowledge.
That was 20 years ago. Much of the stuff from back then is still relevant, but there are the massive changes to web clients, and there are “clouds”. In relation to relevant frameworks and standards, I’m far less skilled now, but I have two decades of reference projects which make me LOOK better.
A problem is that working away from home really doesn’t work for me, thus having to refuse > 95 % of offers (they just come, I don’t apply). But since 2020, that is no longer an issue.
My day job is engineering in tech. My night job is in the circus. Fire and knives are my favorite fidget spinners.
Exactly what I’d expect from a Tiefling!
Sounds like you’re living your best life. =)
I’m an engineer. I don’t usually spend more than a few hours on a single job, and there’s always something to do. My favorite thing is finding out how to do an unusual job and becoming the go-to guy for it.
What kind of engineering are you in? What aspects of your job do you like the most?
Electrical engineering. I’m not in the department that does all the heavy math, I mostly just do what people tell me to do. But there’s satisfaction in making something comprehensible, even elegant, and solving the few problems I come across in my work. It’s not artistic, exactly, but it’s still very easy for the hours to melt away.
I work disability support…
I find the nature of ADHD can really help some people with other mental health issues as I tend to think about all the things, all possibilities etc and my guys are well looked after because of this
What kind of disabilities are you handling? Physical or mental?
Either way, I’m glad there are those out there willing to do that kind of job for those people. I surely couldn’t do it for long or well.
All kinds
We do creative arts based disability support
I assist people with cerebral palsy, autism, blindness, downs etc etc
Anyone and everyone :)
Packaging engineer! Foam is fun!
I always wondered how many packaging engineers were out there in the world. Haha.
Have you heard much about mycelium packaging and or plastics before?
I’ve been wondering when more common products are going to start to be shipped in such a thing, instead of one use plastics and packaging.
I actually have some! But I haven’t gotten to make anything with it yet, or see how well it performs.
Do me a solid and see what you can do about NEVER using that Styrofoam that makes my bones itch when it squeaks.
I actually don’t design with Styrofoam (EPS, Expanded Polystyrene). It’s mostly polyethylene in various forms, or polyurethane. EPS is a terrible product!
Software/Staff Engineer, as Architect and Solver. So I help design our system (from the technical side), I assist and to a degree coordinate teams, I jump in when know how or man power is needed, I rework or rebuild systems that have no clear ownership of a team, and so on. Oh and I always have an opinion no matter which (technical) topic.
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What kind of commission sales are you into? I know there are all sorts of commission sale positions out there, but I figured you were speaking as a car sales person.
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Data Architect… also management at the moment.
Holy moly. I fantasized about working that job many years ago. From what I gathered from job research sites, it takes many years of college to get into it. That’s just not a path I can take as the way I learn isn’t very cohesive with textbook learning, lecture note taking, and the like.
Am I wrong about this?
And how did you get started?
I tripped into it… I have always been database/persistence focused and joined a rather young small company so I became THE expert - years pass and I’m now managing persistence and design for a modestly sized team.
I’ve had lots of jobs, but not as many as my (untreated, but diagnosed) father.
Currently I’m working in a bakery while getting my master’s to be a German as a second language teacher for adult immigrants to Germany.
Previously I’ve been a waitress, insurance adjuster, litigation manager (fun, but soul-sucking, because it was for an insurance company), tutor and I’ve worked at a call center, shisha (hookah) bar, and tobacco farm.
The important information from this is: I need something stimulating, that can involve lots of different types of activity, otherwise I’ll get bored and either quit or slack off. Too much control of my own work is also not a good thing for me (it’s straight up illegal to not answer certain types of email as an insurance adjuster- terrifying). Physical activity helps keep me on track as well, but that’s mostly correlated to low pay jobs (hopefully I can pace enough as a teacher).
Additionally: see if you can check your boxes outside of work. I was much happier dancing and playing dnd while working in a call center (it was a bad job) than trying to make data entry work physical and involve problem solving.
This sounds like a sitcom. Hahaha.
I realize now that it was also potentially misleading! I was dancing and separately playing dnd outside of work while my job was in a call center.
Oh, hahaha, ok. Well if you or anyone you know is looking for a TV sitcom idea, there you go.
Now that I think about it, it kinda sounds similar to Workaholics. Could be different though.
Process Manager in the Client Solutions Operations department
Oh, that sounds cool.
What are somethings that attracted you to that career?
Well, as back story: I started at this company as a Member Services Rep on the phones. Somehow I got promoted to Team Lead, and then again to Supervisor, before I saw this position. I like the job because I get to analyze systems and find gaps and weaknesses, and I get to help people solve problems.
Oh nice. What does a typical day look like for you?