How many of the posters on /g/ actually have a job in the tech industry?
Post proof if you can, the more outlandish your claim the more people won't believe you.
OP is J-STD; IPC certified solderer. I also do a lot of the machining for my business. We are a small electrical engineering manufacturer in fly-over America.
Bump for interest
>>53640512
I work in a NOC.
Is it tech industry?
Linux is pretty much my job. I can install Arch without even needing to look at the wiki.
>>53640512
Cool setup. Still a student so I have nothing to show.
>>53640678
Wow the opposite of what I thought I'd here
>nice 40 year old milling machine
>does that lathe even work
>tfw no CNC
Thanks though. My machining jobs are not rocket science though. I really want to step up and find a better job running CNC's
>>53640665
I assumed most people are going to be in the software end of the tech industry.
>>53640698
>inb4 hear
>>53640512
OP is Japanese-STD?
>>53640512
PhD student
Worked full-time during my masters as a sepples developer, and did half a year as an embedded developer after my masters before I got disillusioned with the field and went back to my old research institute.
working for a car company in the maintenance area. dealing with PLCs and keeping all those automated machines running.
>>53640745
Nope lol. J-standard is what it's shortened from.
>>53640793
This anons doing gods work.
Currently doing my CE degree and work in a elecrtonics repair shop part time, not allowed to take photos at work though.
>>53640642
Same. I work part time at my University's NOC, and I slowly work my way to finish my Engineering Degree.
I've also done some minor freelancing gigs.
I work for a provider and am responsible for the entire net in a region
would just look like any ordinary office job from the outside
even if there were pictures
even if that was permitted
even if I'd own a camera of any sort
I do
Controls Enguhneer. Currently working on a project for a paint maker nearby. Also pissing off Finance department at the same time
>"Quit ordering stuff from eBay"
>no
>>53640760
What made you disillusioned?
>>53641077
GIS! My cousin's doing GIS/aerial photo analysis work for the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGIA).
I myself am a technical writer for a medical and industrial robotics systems integrator in northern illinois.
>>53640512
You shouldn't be allowed near heavy machinery if you have Parkinson's.
>>53641444
>GIS
exactly right
>>53641470
Lol I don't think I've ever taken a steady picture with this phone. This is not an admission of illness and don't have Parkinsons, as far as I know.
>>53641515
>as far as I know
I have some bad news for you, anon...
>>53641544
Thank you for your Internet prognosis, but reflowing a 100 pin connector wouldn't be doable with parkinsons. I just play life fast and loose.
>>53641585
... you've got the shady hand syndrome.
Also good work on reflowing that connector. To get my computer's motherboard to work I had to do substantial repair work on my socket 1366 LGA pin grid interface; worked for hours with a needle, tweezers, and a magnifying glass in my basement. Not fun, but satisfying to finally see the machine boot up.
I can't imagine reflowing a 100 pin connector would be much easier.
>>53641585
(also technically it's not a prognosis, it would be a diagnosis)
>>53641668
>>53641682
Nice! Hope you observed the esd standards and grounded yourself. Just kidding I don't give a fuck. Although latent defects are retarded.
Also yes it's challenging. Especially if you've worked with lead free solder, it made me want to rage.
>>53641755
no latent defects in this case; I bought the board for super cheap off ebay once I saw that the only problem its owner described was pin bending and some light scuffing on the PCB.
In the end, I paid $40 for a $150 motherboard, repaired the pins completely with careful re-bending as previously described, and then dealt with the fact that scuffing on the PCB had made my SATA III controller and 2 of my 6 RAM slots too buggy to use.
>>53640512
Military software contractor here... Hardly outlandish; it's low tier software development.
Working in tech is easy, especially if you have low standards.
Software testing. About as low as you can get.
>>53641817
It's not. We are subcontracted by the military as well. Which may explain the entertainment I get out of propagating hate on /pol/.
Keep them mad.
Stay in wars.
They renew contact.
I'm an electromechanical design engineer for a small startup
>>53641934
There is no shortage of mil-contract work. Not like you'll ever do anything exciting, but it's steady work (always someone to kill or liberate).
All the people bitching they can't find tech work obviously haven't tried applying to a single mil-contractor.
>>53641913
Most of the people in the test team (at my office) didn't even know what a USB port was before working here. Finding one of them who knows what the fuck they are doing is a godsend.
I work in IT at the University of Wisconsin Madison.
Can't really post proof atm. I have my ID badge but that's given to all UW Madison students.
>>53642032
Why would someone like that get hired? Also I suppose I'm a little bit higher than that since I also do web automation, but still one of the most entry level tech jobs.
AIX admin
Previous Linux admin ( had a brush with AIX ). Now I will transfer TAD4D application to my company from external vendor and hopefully go back to being an admin.
>>53642072
Most places view software testing as pretty useless. Gov and Mil both are notorious for paying next to nothing for the testing part, so we end up hiring people who'll work for $30K maple syrup dollars.
>>53642084
I was thinking about going from Linux to AIX but seeing os zOS guys are dying out I am wandering.
Do you work for IBM ? Can you advise on going the AIX road?
>>53640760
Another PhD student here. Spent the three years between my undergrad and graduate work doing computer security research. I have no desire to leave academia, desu.
>>53642145
Well of course it is going to be useless if you hire stupid people.
>>53640512
repairing and maintaining military Mil-Mi8MTV1..
don't have any proof as I am as home and can't take a picture of my badge (not stupid..)
>tfw not living in a country with a huge military, IT and aersopace sector
>tfw median salary is $12k, in the US and Canada $12k is considered "below the poverty line".
>tfw you'll never have an easy life
Bog standard backend Django work.
>>53642196
>apply for internships in the US
>easily get accepted because of foreign language skills
>make $20k in a few months
>go back home with over a year's salary
>>53640642
I work for a NOC too. So much time to lurk and shitpost on 4chan on night shifts.
>>53642196
salary means nothing, monthly living costs are what matters.
I'm an architect/construction manager at the moment
>>53642196
damn, I would kill for $12k yearly salary
WinSvr SysAdmin
manage backups, sun setting of old equipment, and assist and perform implementation of new services and hardware.
>>53642218
It's that easy, but it's doable and I'll give it a try after finishing my degree.
Got temporary job as elecrical engineer in public sector, about 34k€/ year.
>>53644560
The cucklord himself hath graced my thread.
I can only assume that you are moot. Please confirm.
>>53644893
I wish :(
I'm on my lunch break right now, my office is a mess right now
>>53644915
Go find moot on campus and put a timestamp sticky note on his face please.
MOOT MOOT MOOT MOOT MOOT MOOT MOOT MOOT MOOT MOOT MOOT MOOT MOOT MOOT MOOT MOOT MOOT MOOT MOOT MOOT MOOT MOOT MOOT MOOT MOOT MOOT MOOT MOOT MOOT MOOT MOOT MOOT MOOT MOOT MOOT
>>53644926
Thisssss.
Or give him a friendly pat on the back, placing time stamp, then take picture. When he takes off his shirt he will find it. And realize there is no escape from this.
Not hard to believe I'm a web dev. Really hating where I am at the moment. The lack of proper project management is pretty apparent.
But leaving for Denver in about two weeks so hopefully things clear up there.
![IMG_20160323_152524241[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/GXZZDg4.jpg "IMG_20160323_152524241[1].jpg")
>>53640512
>IT field support
The saddest face when neets won't report in
>>53645321
>Vitsuba
>4:3 Ratio monitor
>meme keyboard
nice fedora
>>53645752
Its a 240, but a mate put that logo on it.
the rest is what i have from scrap parts.
i used to had 2 1600x900 monitors on my old desk, but stock went to shit and had to give it to users.
Im waiting to get a Dell keyboard, this is not that bad, but those dells are better.
I'm a student assistant to my school's science department's sysadmin
>>53645813
I did the same thing. It's pretty interesting what you learn and see once you work there.
>>53645841
Oh, it's a great job that's introduced me to a lot of people. I've also been able to work on some awesome hardware in my school's data centers.
>>53642267
In the tech industry it limits directly what toys you can buy... Though live in a simillar situation as that poster i cant complain.
>>53640512
Im a database admin at a local isp
u3d Game Developer for a eastern europeian studio. ( does that count as tech? ) The pay is good locally, shit globally.
>>53640512
CNC machinist/programmer. Started as just an operator, pushing the start button and making parts for air conditioners and refrigerators.
Learned some stuff and moved on to a bigger company, running CNC's and making automobile parts, learning more everyday.
Eventually got a CNC Machinist certification from my company (don't know if it's actually legit, but has impressed in interviews before) and learned CNC programming.
Now I set up and program CNC routers that cut wood furniture parts while also interning with the same company for an IT + Software + Webdev position.
>>53646091
Okay I am jealous as fuck. Too bad you answered one of my only questions, which is what kind of machining certifications are there available to me. Sounds like a bitching life though. Well done so far tbqh lol.
>>53640793
Cheers to that! I used to run third shift at a magna plant and it was awful, kept that bitch running though. I now work at a lovely machine building shop on the electrical side but I want to get back into ma PLCs so I have to come up with a few of my own projects first.
I work IT at a manufacturing plant. I image new computers, manage use accounts/access, and repair dead laptops/desktops all day.
AKA I do fucking nothing requiring skill or critical thinking.
Side note, my repairs workload has increased about 4 times since we switched to Lenovo from Dell. Thinkpads are garbage in terms of reliability and I cringe when I look at thinkpad jerkoff in the basement threads.
(inb4 msi gaming backpack. was free.)
>>53646163
We're working with Toyopucs here, and they're darling little things.
The software's a little expensive for private use, but unlike AB it's a one-shot deal I think.
>>53645720
I return to neetdom tomorrow if you consider volunteer work applicable to escape being a neet.
I did about a week at a refurb centre, though in actuality it was simply a place permitted to slap new win7 COA stickers on things and shoot them with compressed air while shilling AVG and office licenses.
Their methods were inefficient and confusing and the improvements were not time or cost effective to implement though they had the means.
What did I learn? Companies tend to donate some pretty nice clobber and it's well worth getting wind of when they plan to dump those stupid sexy xeons for even sexier xeons for little to no reason.
>IT jobs
50k organ harvesting per individual
>>53646220
>Thinkpads are garbage in terms of reliability and I cringe when I look at thinkpad jerkoff in the basement threads.
That's because even thinkpad general hate lenovo thinkpads, all they use are the IBM models.
>>53646372
Its always flooded with 410s, 420s, and 430s, all of which i deal with.
"420 was the last good thinkpad" is common.
It needs to be 420 was the last acceptable* keyboard
Sysadmin, Windows/Linux/Azure/SCCM
CNC Programmer/machinist for robotics, 3d bioprinting and customs on automatisation processes in a leading German company
>>53640512
I'm a database developer in a small but prestigious bank.
We only have customers with >1M EUR in assets.
>>53644967
oh god that would be awesome
