Professions

[маразм1]

I graduated college with a degree in comp science and applied math and statistics.  Started my first job in September 2005.  As of right now, I'm working my 3rd job, where I'm a manager of application support at a software company.  Application support in the sense of actually fixing problems, not talking to clients on the phone.

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[Archaic Torso of Apollo]

I'm a legal translator, living in a large foreign city and actually putting my linguistic education to work. I also do various bits of writing and journalism, as time allows (nowadays, it mostly doesn't).

[Harpo]

Susan,

You are a wonderful role model for society!    Volunteers like you help make this world a much, much better place.  0:)

Merci! I used to think that I had to have a prestigious, paying job in order to be "worthy," but I finally realized that I was privileged to be able to do what I like and value. Of course all this is made possible because Sonic, a medical school professor, is still working at a job which he basically likes.

I hope you can find a job which you can look forward to when you wake up in the morning.  

[karlhenning]

Ameriprise set to buy another asset manager or broker
(InvestmentNews.com Current Issue Headlines) - Jun 28, 2009
Columbia Management Group, Inc. - Colin Devine at Citigroup Global

In fact, Ameriprise of Minneapolis is aiming for a transaction in the range of $1 billion to $2 billion, and a leading potential candidate could be Columbia Management Group LLC, Colin Devine, an analyst with Citigroup Global Markets Inc of New York, wrote in a research note from . Bank of America Corp of Charlotte, N.C., has put the Boston firm on the block. Such a large acquisition, however, would not be the typical deal for Ameriprise, another analyst noted. "The $1 billion capital raise was large relative to Ameriprise's balance sheet, and a potential acquisition in the $1 billion plus range would be large relative to Ameriprise's historical standards," Jeffrey Schumann, an analyst with Keefe Bruyette & Woods Inc of New York, wrote last Monday

Job Status of a Top BofA Exec Unclear, Reports Say
(New York Times - DealBook) - Aug 07, 2009
Columbia Management Group, Inc. - New York Times - DealBook

The job status of Keith Banks, the Bank of America executive in charge of U.S. Trust and the asset manager Columbia Management, was unclear on Thursday, with one published report suggesting he might leave his position and another saying he was leaving. The Wall Street Journal said Mr. Banks told employees this week that he would stay in his job for an undetermined transitional period. Citing people familiar with the situation, the newspaper said Mr. Banks did not specifically state that he was leaving the bank.

[ChamberNut]

DavidW, aren't you supposed to be teaching a class right now? 

[DavidW]

DavidW, aren't you supposed to be teaching a class right now? 

They're doing a lab.