[BrianL99]

Originally Posted by dewilson58

Over the 10 years, some posters "live in the past" and try to brag about their past.
(a/k/a: Hey look at me)

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

I did get nominated for 24 different editions of Marquis Who's Who publications from around 1992 through to just before moving to the Villages in June of 2005. But these were more for a hobby and not something I would get paid for except maybe in the idea that I am making a difference. And also invited to probably over a hundred vanity biographical kind of publications.

Wow, you were invited to participate in the pre-internet version of LinkedIn? 24 times?

That's neat. Do you get an discount at Dunkin' Donuts?

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

I worked as an assistant manager in a food service for about seven years in the Reno, NV area while in college at the University of Nevada, Reno. Worked three jobs at one point while getting a MA at the University of Denver. Was an indexer/abstractor at Information Access Company in Belmont, CA for almost two years. Worked as an Urban Corps Intern at the Minneapolis Public Library some of my 2nd year of law school. Worked as a Student Supervisor of a few law students while helping prisoners through Legal Assistance to Minnesota Prisoners. From mid 2nd year of Law School was working at the U of MN Law Library in reference as well as cataloging of all the files on WESTLAW for a national project. Did most of this my WESTLAW stuff my 3rd year of law school up to graduating. And then after was doing more cataloging of other materials and limited reference.

Did a lot of care taker work after. Like helping an Uncle get ready to go to a nursing home in Itasca, IL.

The stuff for the Marquis Who's Who volumes is for attempting to create an international discussion of the needs of survivors/victims through libraries which I believe I did after sending out a very large number of snail mail in 1990s, e-mails in early to mid 2000s, extensive use of Findlaw from 2002 through 2005 or so, and Facebook messages last seven years or so. That is a labor of love and not something I got paid for. Kind of something I paid for doing in many ways.

I did have some trouble paying the student loan for my MA in Librarianship which I got in May of 1984 at the rather expensive University of Denver. The State of Nevada's chapter of WICHE had given me a Stipend Grant that I needed to work a certain period of time in Nevada after graduating. Nevada did not have a professional librarianship program so you could get a grant that paid a lot of the money needed for an advanced degree at a school acceptable to WICHE.

I had gone to law school in Minnesota in 1986 after working in the Stanford area of the SF Bay Area from 1984 to 1986.

Since I had been doing all this work trying to help survivors/victims of crimes access practical materials in libraries all over the world I had sent the Nevada WICHE office a request that they accept all of this as work that affected people in Nevada. I sent them copies of many things and they approved my request in September of 2000 or so. I try to leave a large paper trail and document stuff. What I would do is write the victim/witness assistance providers in each state in the US to see what they would like to see in libraries for survivors/victims of crimes and then share these documents with librarians, scholars, activists, journalists, writers, celebrities, etc.

Home - WICHE

[manaboutown]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

They also told me to slow down. But, their reason was that I was making other employees look bad.

YES! Now I remember my boss told me that as well. They were angry with me.

After a couple years I went to the director of another group and asked to transfer there. Within an hour it was done which angered my old group director. Oh well... The new group contained a livelier, younger bunch, many of whom were also in law school. I lucked out and got a 10th floor office with a huge window overlooking Reagan National Airport. There were five law schools in D.C. and I met guys attending most of the others. We enjoyed camaraderie and some partying as most of us were still single. Almost all moved on to outside professional employment. A few stayed.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by BrianL99

Wow, you were invited to participate in the pre-internet version of LinkedIn? 24 times?

That's neat. Do you get an discount at Dunkin' Donuts?

Marquis Who's Who - Reliable and comprehensive biographical data

I did wish I could eat these books at times.

[asianthree]

Medical will rarely admit person to person, because your conversations turn to “what is this, should I get second, what do you know about this drug, and so on, and on and on.

[manaboutown]

Originally Posted by asianthree

Medical will rarely admit person to person, because your conversations turn to “what is this, should I get second, what do you know about this drug, and so on, and on and on.

My first SPE at the Patent Office advised me that when asked just say I worked for the government, not the Patent Office. Otherwise I would be buttonholed ad nauseam about how could they get patents on their inventions. I took his advice.

[rustyp]

Originally Posted by rustyp

worm farmer

After experiencing how difficult it was to be an independent farmer I went into corporate America. I became a professional brown-nose. On the plus side I never had to get my hands dirty again. The negative was total loss of self respect. It was a flip of a coin - corporate or politics. I tried politics for a spell but my hands still got dirty.

[Dusty_Star]

Computer Jedi

[photo1902]

I was an exotic dancer, then an ear model before retiring

[BobnBev]

Originally Posted by Guzzel

Happy Friday Everyone!

Just curious, what was your occupation prior to retiring and moving to TV?

Guzzel

Can't talk about it------top secret crypto------Black Ops.

[CoachKandSportsguy]

with a side gig as a full stack excel engineer / numerical jockey

[fdpaq0580]

Jedi! Black ops! Exotic dancer! WOW! Exciting stuff!
I milked almonds. Took a toll on my hands. Became a professional blood donor and Guinea pig. Luckily, I married well. 🙃

[photo1902]

Originally Posted by fdpaq0580

Jedi! Black ops! Exotic dancer! WOW! Exciting stuff!
I milked almonds. Took a toll on my hands. Became a professional blood donor and Guinea pig. Luckily, I married well. 🙃

An almond milker. Best post of the day!

[Guzzel]

Interesting occupations.

[Guzzel]

Originally Posted by BobnBev

Can't talk about it------top secret crypto------Black Ops.

We should talk.