What Do COTEP Members:

[DrHenley]

Where do you want me to start?

Among other things, I have been a hospital orderly, high school teacher, packaging designer, quality control supervisor, assistant plant manager, computer programmer, college professor, computer consultant...and for the last 16 years, an IT director.

Still haven't decided what I want to be when I grow up

[Boats]

Originally Posted by DrHenley

Where do you want me to start?

Among other things, I have been a hospital orderly, high school teacher, packaging designer, quality control supervisor, assistant plant manager, computer programmer, college professor, computer consultant...and for the last 16 years, an IT director.

Still haven't decided what I want to be when I grow up

No need to hurry deciding

[Sheepdog]

Never grow up. It leads to growing old.

[VanCamp53]

It would appear that I am a whole lot of late coming to this party ... but what the heck, someone may actually read it

I graduated from high school determined to be a CPA. My advisor my first year of college was the Director of Computing Services. He talked me into taking Intro to Data Processing. That three hour course changed my life! I changed my major, graduated with a degree in Computer Science with a minor in Accounting. I spent the first half of my career in various software development capacities and the second half in Management.

In 2003 I was diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure, two years later my Doctors retired me. For the last eight years I have been a stay at home dad, shuttling kids, helping with homework and cooking meals. This is NOT what I ever saw myself doing after I retired, but it affords me a lot of time to play with my toys when the girls are in school. In all, it isn't a bad gig if you can get it

[sdmc530]

Originally Posted by VanCamp53

It would appear that I am a whole lot of late coming to this party ... but what the heck, someone may actually read it

I graduated from high school determined to be a CPA. My advisor my first year of college was the Director of Computing Services. He talked me into taking Intro to Data Processing. That three hour course changed my life! I changed my major, graduated with a degree in Computer Science with a minor in Accounting. I spent the first half of my career in various software development capacities and the second half in Management.

In 2003 I was diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure, two years later my Doctors retired me. For the last eight years I have been a stay at home dad, shuttling kids, helping with homework and cooking meals. This is NOT what I ever saw myself doing after I retired, but it affords me a lot of time to play with my toys when the girls are in school. In all, it isn't a bad gig if you can get it

I married a CPA most boring parties ever.....glad you got out, saved one soul that way. Your curse in the end was your blessing, your family is the best way to spend time....good gig!

[Caleb]

I am a professional bum and a troll on FLOTEP.

[TLE2]

I'm a consulting actuary at present. I've sold paint, taught school, worked with plumbing, electrical, HVAC, etc. during my 66 years. For the last 35, I've been an actuary.

[GD2A]

After many years in the restaurant indusrty and a couple "real jobs" in the corporate world, I started my dog training business in 2008. I'm very fortunate to have a wonderful wife that's a damn good attorney with a salary that allows me to do my own thing

We're in the home stretch of trying to have a baby and the outcome of that will determine what's next for me. I could end up being a F/T Dad and do the dog thing on the side or I might go in a different direction altogether if a family isn't meant to be. The way I see it, it's all in God's hands and I just need to have faith!

[Caleb]

Originally Posted by GD2A

After many years in the restaurant indusrty and a couple "real jobs" in the corporate world, I started my dog training business in 2008. I'm very fortunate to have a wonderful wife that's a damn good attorney with a salary that allows me to do my own thing

We're in the home stretch of trying to have a baby and the outcome of that will determine what's next for me. I could end up being a F/T Dad and do the dog thing on the side or I might go in a different direction altogether if a family isn't meant to be. The way I see it, it's all in God's hands and I just need to have faith!

Hope the best for you bro, just keep on trying (thats the fun part anyways).

[milkmanjoe]

According to my neighbors I am a retired hitter from the northeast who they never saw work a day since they knew me. Rumor has it I am on the witness protection list, I retired from the mob(nobody retires from the mob), I leave periodically to take special hits(I really go to our SC house to shoot) and that I won the lottery.
The truth is I grew a great HVAC business and sold it in 1996, after fifteen years of delivering milk for a family business.
Now I play with our kids and beagles, plant vegetable gardens, shoot alot, chaperone school trips and am a fixture at Little League.

Will be 56 in a few weeks, almost time to start round two of work life as kids get bigger. I am thinking Beaufort, SC Deputy Sheriff.