  Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge Post Number: 2751 Registered: 10-2003 |
If this is too personal I can understand, but I'm wondering what Michiganders do for a living these days. Perhaps everyone can give a generalization of the industry they are in without being too specific. I'm a designer in advertising/marketing, I don't have any automotive clients. My household income is sufficient for a middle class lifestyle, but right now it requires we both work to sustain that. | ||
Gazhekwe Member Username: Gazhekwe Post Number: 640 Registered: 08-2007 |
I am an education consultant, retired from the state. I work with health care providers statewide. | ||
Danny Member Username: Danny Post Number: 6592 Registered: 02-2004 |
I'm a STREET PROPHET doing my street preaching for The Ghettoman and assist other community and urban developments. | ||
Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge Post Number: 2753 Registered: 10-2003 |
1 Advertising/Marketing 1 Education 1 Street Prophet | ||
Rb336 Member Username: Rb336 Post Number: 2553 Registered: 02-2007 |
my main source of income is as a freelance consultant (cultural issues), but i have a second job that gives a steady check and health benefits. I have also published poetry from time to time, usually to buy toys. (i am not a fan of poetry, but it's a skill I developed somewhere in college) | ||
Gazhekwe Member Username: Gazhekwe Post Number: 641 Registered: 08-2007 |
Hey RB, I do cultural issues too! | ||
Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge Post Number: 2754 Registered: 10-2003 |
I'm not exactly sure how to categorize your job Rb. Do we call it social sciences? | ||
Ffdfd Member Username: Ffdfd Post Number: 201 Registered: 09-2006 |
I am a tax robber ... er, I mean government worker. | ||
Rb336 Member Username: Rb336 Post Number: 2554 Registered: 02-2007 |
I'm technically a business consultant with a specialization in anthropological issues | ||
Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge Post Number: 2756 Registered: 10-2003 |
1 Advertising/Marketing 1 Education 1 Street Prophet 1 Social Science 1 Government Worker | ||
Pam Member Username: Pam Post Number: 2724 Registered: 11-2005 |
What schools have a degree program in Street Prophetizing? Sounds interesting. (Message edited by Pam on September 26, 2007) | ||
Danindc Member Username: Danindc Post Number: 3357 Registered: 10-2003 |
quote: The now-defunct School of Shakey Jake Woods. | ||
Gannon Member Username: Gannon Post Number: 10402 Registered: 12-2003 |
I'd be a Street Prophet, but gravity is not great enough to keep both my feet on the ground! I think General Gadfly, Rogue Philosopher, and Mystic Prophetic Teacher fit best...but economically I am a Consultant and Critic in the Home Entertainment Electronics marketplace. (once in a while, I'll mount a flat-screen TV for you if you're really cool...and I do this killer 'calibration' of televisions and projectors that extract the absolute best performance out of any set...making most TVs look like 'windows to the world' with accurate colors, and no problems at either end of the illumination spectrum...bright whites and deep blacks are usually clipped and crushed making involving picture detail vacate the experience!) I am a tweak, and can busy myself fine-tuning most anything that can be improved. I stayed in the Hifi business because it is pure fun...and turning people onto great reproduction of music and video in their own homes is a total blast. Plus, I'm an entrepreneur...an idea hamster, as it is now called...and will soon be engaging a few of my ideas to spark more than a few jobs in this city. (oh yeah, and I'm working on my haiku poetry...) | ||
Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge Post Number: 2761 Registered: 10-2003 |
1 Advertising/Marketing 1 Education 1 Street Prophet 1 Social Science 1 Government Worker 1 Audio/Video | ||
J_stone Member Username: J_stone Post Number: 393 Registered: 10-2003 |
I sell Elephant Ear's at the Gibraltar Trade Center. | ||
Ptero Member Username: Ptero Post Number: 133 Registered: 12-2005 |
Various things including motorcycling, but for a living (for a living! Who knew?) I work in live theatre - in lighting design and special effects/pyro. I enjoyed lighting the current "Escanaba in Love" which just opened at the Gem. (Message edited by ptero on September 26, 2007) | ||
Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge Post Number: 2762 Registered: 10-2003 |
1 Advertising/Marketing 1 Education 1 Street Prophet 1 Social Science 1 Government Worker 1 Audio/Video 1 Entertainment So far no manufacturing! Lots of service/consulting type jobs. | ||
Jt1 Member Username: Jt1 Post Number: 10246 Registered: 10-2003 |
I live in Detroit so from reading the local papers (and some here) I am obviously unemployed and living an existence on government assistance since I feel I have a right to entitlements. | ||
Professorscott Member Username: Professorscott Post Number: 799 Registered: 12-2006 |
J_stone, which Gibraltar Trade Center? The original one downriver, or the one in Mt. Clemens? I love elephant ears. For the record - and you could have guessed - I teach college students. (And one of my names is "Scott", just to close that loop.) | ||
Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge Post Number: 2764 Registered: 10-2003 |
I will leave the two comedians off for the time being. Unless they want to be included in "Entertainment".  | ||
Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge Post Number: 2765 Registered: 10-2003 |
1 Advertising/Marketing 2 Education 1 Street Prophet 1 Social Science 1 Government Worker 1 Audio/Video 1 Entertainment | ||
Detroithabitater Member Username: Detroithabitater Post Number: 42 Registered: 10-2006 |
looks like i'm the first from the auto industry... Engineer at FoMoCo | ||
Gannon Member Username: Gannon Post Number: 10404 Registered: 12-2003 |
(J_stone! damn man...just got that voicemail from my old phone...can you fire me a quickie e-mail? jjgannon at earthlink dot net) | ||
Mind_field Member Username: Mind_field Post Number: 789 Registered: 10-2003 |
I work in non-automotive manufacturing. | ||
Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge Post Number: 2766 Registered: 10-2003 |
1 Advertising/Marketing 2 Education 1 Street Prophet 1 Social Science 1 Government Worker 1 Audio/Video 1 Entertainment 1 Engineer (automotive) 1 Manufacturing (non automotive) I'm curious as to what you manufacture Mind_field, but if you'd rather not say, that's fine. | ||
Susanarosa Member Username: Susanarosa Post Number: 1694 Registered: 11-2003 |
I do what ffdfd does. Except for that whole running into burning buildings part... | ||
Professorscott Member Username: Professorscott Post Number: 800 Registered: 12-2006 |
I'm with you on that, Susan. I always felt the proper direction to run, when dealing with a burning building, was "away from". But God love those who have to do the other. | ||
Gravitymachine Member Username: Gravitymachine Post Number: 1828 Registered: 05-2005 |
automotive design sculptor (at one of the local car concerns) furniture and lighting designer graphic designer (Message edited by gravitymachine on September 26, 2007) | ||
Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge Post Number: 2769 Registered: 10-2003 |
1 Advertising/Marketing 2 Education 1 Street Prophet 1 Social Science 2 Government Worker 1 Audio/Video 1 Entertainment 2 Automotive 1 Manufacturing (non automotive) I think I'll put you and DH together in Automotive, even though you may do different things. It is still based on the same industry. | ||
Gannon Member Username: Gannon Post Number: 10406 Registered: 12-2003 |
I'd rather be included in Entertainment...I'm 'trying' to get Audio/Video to that status after more than fifteen years of a very unstable technological marriage through a new on-line magazine called AudioVideo INsanity...launching December, if things go right! |
