Sometimes on Lemmy these seem like the only jobs that actually exist, but I’m sure there’s a lot of people here with different and unusual lines of work.

  • Monster@lemmy.world
    18·
    6 months ago

    I’m a storyboard artist/3d generalist. Basically I draw all day, everyday for short films and TV shows. I find it pretty awesome because A) I love to draw and now I get paid to do it which is, from what I understand, very uncommon for artists. B) I’m helping shape a story from basically beginning to end. C) I also get to do silly voices sometimes when they need someone to fill in.

    But, a big downside is that I’m sitting and staring at a screen around 6 to 7 hours a day which destroyed my eyes and I get leg strain sometimes from sitting. I want to get a stand up desk eventually.

  • it_depends_man@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    6 months ago

    I helped design large-ish electrical grids. 30-100k cables

    Without the actual calculation bits, unfortunately.

    Not very interesting. Bad software. Management didn’t really care about the problem. I was there so the problem was “managed” from their point of view.

  • QuarterSwede@lemmy.world
    352·
    6 months ago

    Branch manager at a 3 trade business (HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical). Very much enjoy beating the competition and taking all of their great talent because they can’t treat them well. It’s not hard to actually give a damn about your people. Turns out, if you do that they like working for you and end up performing even more.

  • Specal@lemmy.world
    11·
    6 months ago

    Whilst I am doing a CS degree now, for the last 9 years I was a 5 axis CNC machinist for stone products. I still do It part time as they haven’t found a replacement yet (after a year lmao).

  • FrowingFostek@lemmy.world
    13·
    6 months ago

    Sound and communications technician. I put cables in the walls, floors or ceilings for structured cabling projects.

    Not glamorous work but, I get to be in large buildings and, most of the time I work in climate controlled occupied space.

  • Sheldybear@lemmy.world
    15·
    6 months ago

    I’m a museum curator based in Europe (very different from the Americas). It’s a wonderful job of travel, being close to history and bringing some goodness into the world, if you don’t mind the salary of working for a charity.