I assemble cellular survey equipment for a company that takes lots of government contracts. I plan on actually attending college sometime in the future.

All I have is a high school diploma with some cool sounding computer classes that I took junior and senior year, but I have a sweet job at a fast growing company doing things I'm not even allowed to talk about. My point is that(IMO) interviews, social connections, and personality matter way more than GPA(in most cases) because those are what determine what kind of impact you will have on the company. I'm not saying you should say screw it, and drop your GPA a point and a half, just that you shouldn't stress out about applying to a job with a "dreadful" 3.4 or something. Unless your GPA blows, it only really matters when you're competing against people with the same qualifications as you and you have little to no personal interaction with the people reading the resumes.

Take this all with a salt shaker because I haven't actually gone to college, and I'm probably just really lucky to have such a sweet job right now.

Software/tech engineer in the arts (most of my job is music production software but occasionally it's other stuff too).

I dropped out of college (by accident) but my bosses are fine with it (this is a boon of being in software). They're encouraging me to go finish my last semester while working part time.

My GPA is horrible (it's part of the reason for the drop out). Some software places will kinda scoff at you for that (Google/Facebook/Microsoft/etc. in particular), but smaller places that don't necessarily have the "big name" factor will consider much more than just that (because they don't have thousands and thousands of applicants). However, at a certain point in a career, GPA doesn't matter. I'm considering grad school within maybe two years; what I've often heard is having a job really kinda negates GPA (it's the experience trumps grades point everyone is making).

I also do music production (it's the reason I went to college too) but I haven't really kicked that too far yet. I do some writing as well; I've done some game journalism, personal and as a writer (though I never took it as far as being paid, but I know a decent amount of people who did). Nowadays, all my writing is here. :) I do dance, as well, but I never quite got to the stage of being competitive. I think I'll get back into that, though.

Tips to the engineers here (since that's all I know about): get internships. I had one literally every summer of college and it very obviously helps when finding a job. If you can't do that, work on a personal project and GET IT DONE. Rough, or not, it's still work. If you're in software, it helps to be able to show some code, or do it on GitHub or equivalent place (doesn't even have to be clean; it's just super easy to look at and is standardized in evaluating potential applicants).

What software?

Degree an Animation, working retail. Art Degrees, etc.

cratering

I ask if people want fries with their orders. I'd love to be a veterinarian after high school, though.

High school represent

I am a currently unemployed medic, though I do a ton of volunteer work on ambulances and in emergency rooms.

and a bio/premed student. 0 fun allowed with that degree. 0 fun.

Full time student

i worked at a motel around 2 years ago and now i'm doing nothing :c

The primary thing is Tabletop for iPad (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tabletop/id436080882?mt=8). We also were responsible for iMPC and iMini (with AKAI and Arturia, respectively). Apparently we've done some work with a lot of other tech places too (hi John), but that was long before my time (and John's, I think).

Game Designer. I make games for PC casual, iOS, and Android markets.

Write, design, produce/project mgmt at a company with 15 friends. It's great.

"Your papers say something autism"
"I'll handle school"
"Not when your papers say no"
:c

Yeah, I went to school thinking I wanted to be a doctor. Then I worked in a hospital.

I just started a full-time job yesterday at a factory that makes fiber glass windows. Ive been kinda doing odds and ends stuff there, but soon I'll be in the paint department, which should be interesting.

After i was done high school, i became a firefighter, i left 2 years later to go back to my one true love......

The canadian fucking army!?!? (thats right, canada ACTUALY has an army)

Was an infanteer for 4 years and am now a technician.

I modify/repair/set up/maintain various land based communication systems, As well as outfit/maintain our vehicles communication setups. Its a good time.

im a political science major at amherst college, currently taking a semester off and trying to become a paraprofessional for the nyc department of education (essentially a teacher's assistant in schools for children with learning disabilities, mental handicaps, etc.)

http://www.icethetics.info/storage/blog/LeafsCamoKaberle.png

Kidding! Anybody that joins the armed forces is a special human being. Even though I'm not from Canada.. thanks!

Student, majoring in Chemical Engineering and Business Management.

I hear ya, instate sucks too (but less)

current
massage therapist (certified/licensed/insured)
bakery

past.

dental lab tech (intern)
zumiez (retail)
personal assistant/scheduler

i had a piercing apprenticeship but I lived too far from the shop for it to work long term.

Software engineer.

Did the games industry for a while, worked for a government contractor working on military simulations, and currently working in the financial industry.

wtf denmark doesn't let autistic people go to college? that is FUCKED.

if you were trying to say something else i'm sorry but i figured that's what you're saying

I aspire to be Mumbo.

Sans sloth.

Whoa, a lot more political science majors than I thought there would be. Unfortunately, I am a political science major, about to graduate after this semester.

Also a janitor.

I know that feel. I started off in political science, but now I'm in the same computer networking boat as so many others here.

You really like working long hours, don't you? :)

They want me on a special college, i'm not gonna ride buses and trains for 4 hours a day

College student studying business administration. Worked at a pharmacy as an pharmacy assistant. Currently working at Bank as a customer representative.

Python web developer for a furniture company.

:)