BAs, What do you do for a living?

my "other" career (main being winemaker) is working in a finished product pharma lab for J&J. Where everything tested must exactly meet spec. It's like the opposite kind of pharma work. But like your job, probably a lot of HPLC/UPLC/GC.

 

America-hating warper of human minds.

Also known as a professor and researcher in the social sciences.

 

I started teaching high school social studies this year. Prior to teaching I worked in a few call centers, as a wine salesman and bartender. Aside from teaching I brew beer, judge beer competitions and am working my way up through the ranks of the BJCP. I took the BJCP written exam last month so knock on wood I will be a national judge when I get my scores back in the spring

 

Nice line of work!!

 

I think i'm doing it wrong....instead of making money, my wallet keeps shrinking!

 

Respect to the fellow teachers, I imagine you have had to teach on Zoom, I can't imagine having to teach math in an online format

 

Economics? What in the hell is wrong with you?

 

It is tough, but I’m figuring it out enough. I will say I am a little jealous of social studies and ELA right now, seems like they are doing good better with moving things over to virtual learning without rebuilding all their resources.

 

HS science teacher. Physics, chemistry, environmental science.

 

I'm a general merchandiser for T.J. Sheehan distributing company. I drive to about ten different stores in a roughly five county area to stock and rotate beers, neaten shelves, build displays, etc.
Our portfolio within this distribution footprint includes some of the major craft beer brands--Bell's, Lagunitas, Dogfish Head, Stone, etc. I don't know how many brands I stock, but a lot. Probably fifty or more. It's pretty crazy.

 

My wife was a group health underwriter at Mutual Benefit and Prudential. Our son is an actuary in the healthcare area. They have great conversations but I understand none of it.

 

Sweet. I was inspired to get into science as a career by high school teachers. Now I have two jobs, the one that makes money (pharma chemist for J&J) and the one that makes me happy (winemaking), both of which are all chemistry.
You make a difference.

 

mudlark

 

wait....noise? Based on some of the places I have been and the corresponding "vibe" ratings in BA for Places that isn't "noise", its "vibe"

 

Strategic partner for Wine & Spirits clients.

 

First I was a dairy farmer, then switched to sheep/ veg/flower farming. Firewood buiz for 25 years, fur trapper for 35 years till 3 cases of Lyme forced me out. Thru all this worked part time for the town as asst town clerk, on site septic officer, zoning administrator, justice of the peace and janitor.
Currently water/ wastewater operator and still farming flowers and garlic.
And have been producing maple syrup over 40 years.

 

You forgot to mention that you also homebrew. How often do you brew a batch? It doesn't sound like you have any time for that.

 

So in other words, you're just a typical VT resident, only you're leaving out the growing pot part(or maybe that's the "flower farming part!)...

And I mean that with all due respect

 

When I was getting my biochemistry degree in the late 90's we had a chemist from a pharmaceutical company come talk to us. He said because of the the high failure rate it costs $1 billion to bring one drug to market. I can only imagine how much more expensive it is today. That's why I never complain about the cost of prescription drugs.

 

Wow the IIT drawing competition - the spring board for many an engineer. I remember thinking that getting a favorable consideration in the contest would translate to an easy A in engineering graphics as a freshman there - the first of many rude awakening during college.

@moodenba I thought the lounge was called "The Bog" - so named because the site of the student union (the building it was in) was a bog prior to development. I was there from 76 - 80 so I think we are only a couple of post away from hijacking the thread.