Day Job Interview: Robert

I apparently missed this great Day Job Interview among the deluge of spam. This is the seventh installment in the Day Job Interview Series. Robert, Cataloging Librarian 1. Where do you work, and what do you do? I work in front of a computer at a desk (lacking cubicle walls) in an office in a library in a large, land-grant, public university. I am a cataloger, which means I create records that go into the catalog which facilitate subject, name, keyword searching and ultimately access of library resources in both physical and digital formats. 2. How long have you worked...

Day Job Interview: Greg

This is the sixth (and final!) installment in the Day Job Interview Series. Greg, Inventory Management at a CD Shop 1. Where do you work, and what do you do? Second hand CD shop, inventory management. 2. How long have you worked there? Coming up on four years in October. 3. Does your job require regular hours? If so, what are they? Eleven to eight, which allows to me to avoid the rush hours. 4. Do you like what you do? Do you respect it? Yes, I like what I do. It's rather easy-going and free of stress, it allows...

Day Job Interview: Alician

This is the fifth installment in the Day Job Interview Series. If you're interested in being interviewed, please email me at teapot [at] dailygusto [dot] com. Alician, Product Design Coordinator 1. Where do you work, and what do you do? I am the Product Design Coordinator for a major furniture manufacturer. I basically look at fabrics and measure various parts of sofas. 2. How long have you worked there? Almost four months. I was the buyer for our sister retail operation for five years. I left for two years to work for a furniture importer and came back to the...

Day Job Interview: Karen W.

This is the fourth installment in the Day Job Interview Series. If you're interested in being interviewed, please email me at teapot [at] dailygusto [dot] com. Karen W., Customer Care Account Executive 1. Where do you work, and what do you do? I work for a jewelry designer, as a Customer Care Account Executive. Customer Care is another fancy name for the Repairs department, so on a day-to-day basis I talk to salespeople who sell our company's jewelry and try to help them expedite their customer's repairs. 2. How long have you worked there? I started there in September as...

Day Job Interview: J. Mattthew Brauer

This is the third installment in the Day Job Interview Series. If you're interested in being interviewed, please email me at teapot [at] dailygusto [dot] com. J. Mattthew Brauer, Web Designer 1. Where do you work, and what do you do? I work for myself out of my own bedroom. I design and build web sites. 2. How long have you worked there? I quit my old job about four months ago. I was at my old job for four years, doing mostly web design. 3. Does your job require regular hours? If so, what are they? Not really. I...

Day Job Interview: Kenny

This is the second installment in the Day Job Interview Series. If you're interested in being interviewed, please email me at teapot [at] dailygusto [dot] com. Kenny, Sub Shop Employee 1. Where do you work, and what do you do? I work at a toasty sub shop, where I make sandwiches for people. It says “Crew” on my paycheck. 2. How long have you worked there? A long and horrible five weeks. 3. Does your job require regular hours? If so, what are they? Yes. Every other day, 4:00 to 9:30. 4. Do you like what you do? Do you...

Day Job Interview: Steven C.

This is the first installment in what will be a regular Day Job Interview Series, with a new interview posted each Monday (from now on). While there are scores of great interviews on blogs, I hadn't read any that focused on what people do to make a living, despite the fact that most people spend more of their waking lives at work than at home. So, I rounded up some people I know to do brief interviews about their jobs. The point is not whether their jobs are particularly glamorous or lucrative, but about the idea of working -- the...