I used to be a hand model.
(Which they paid for of course!
Also paid for the time it took to get the manicure.)
Laura Chouette
1.I work in QC (Quality Control) for media.
I got the job by going to film school.
2.I spend about 80% of my day designing those large overhead signs you see on the highway.
3.I design water parks.
I went to college for Graphic Design and Advertising.
10 years later I am a project manager and create resort deck and water park programs.
4.My boyfriend is a high rise window cleaner.
There are only 4 in our city.
He loves his job!
5.I used to work on a lavender farm!
I tended to the plants, took care of goats, and did processing for the herbs and honey.
7.I work in a lab where I raise moths!
I got it by telling my lab partner that I love bugs and he hooked me up.
8.Im a chyron operator.
I trigger motion graphics on live TV.
I was an art student and also was in stage crew in high school.
These kinds of jobs are getting rarer because they are being automated.
9.I used to be a hand model.
Apparently I have really really good looking hands.
Although they look completely normal to me.
(Which they paid for of course!
Also paid for the time it took to get the manicure.)
Mostly did TV commercials.
Had to learn like four different alphabets just to label them properly.
I key in everything everyone says in court.
I was told about it in high school and thought it sounded cool so I went for it.
13.Cameraman for Live PD.
Found out I have a perfect blend of art and athleticism that can be hard to find.
It took a shit load of time, luck, skill and perseverance to get where I am.
I set up everything from huge concerts and Broadway shows to small private events and interviews.
Its a wonderful job and I love the people I work with.
16.I was a puppeteer for many years and I actually got that job from an ad in the classifieds.
17.I have been an online Community Manager for over 20 years.
I started in video games and moved into technology companies.
Ive worked on everything fromStar Warsto telecommunications networking equipment and software that help companies move data fast.
It started as a hobby.
I was a web developer so very fluent with the web.
Started a fan site and grew up it large.
Moved on to volunteer for another game company who eventually hired me full time.
18.My parents are escape artists and escape consultants.
19.I have a job tracking rodents in restaurants.
20.I used to cut pictures of weewees and hohas off packaging of adult toys.
All day every day.
I got the job by being able to pass a drug test.
21.I mix fire retardant for fighting wildfires.
Everyone who works at my base started by working at the local ski resort.
22.In the summer I guard and clean the toilet units (not the toilets) for festivals.
Another part of the job is making sure no one dies or passes out in such a unit.
I used to be the manager for a museum art school, and began taking classes there years ago.
Eventually transitioned into being a full time potter and pottery teacher.
24.I work as an Air Traffic Controller.
Not weird but not many of us around.
I pretty much fell into it after passing an aptitude and its just been swell since.
Albeit, the classic phrase from strangers: isnt that the job with the most suicides?
It might be, but I dont know anyone.
Its actually super chill and rewarding when you get it right.
(We always try get it right, but when you get it super right youre dead pleased.)
But what I do isnt very common.
I build Virginia Class Submarines.
I go around and collect samples for various testing to ensure the water meets the state standards.
I got lucky and met someone who was volunteering at my previous job and she told me to apply.
Was not the direction I saw my career going but it was definitely worth it.
27.I cleaned grills for super rich people in Palm Beach.
Even got to clean Michael Jordans at one point.
And it was recommended to me from a friend who was in sobriety with me after I got clean.
28.Im a House Manager for a family of four, basically Im a female butler.
Ive worked for them for 14 years starting as the kids Nanny, theyre my second family pretty much!
I just started this month.
Very interesting work because concrete is engineered rock and theres A LOT more to it than you think.
We are testing for chloride level.
Increased chloride in sweat is one of the diagnostic markers for cystic fibrosis.
I am a clinical laboratory scientist.
