People Who Love Their Job Explain What They Do For A Living

Cartoon Cartoons

I think up and draw cartoons. Every day. A syndicated comic for newspapers. Only learned to draw at age 43 so it's been a cool midlife turn. I'm one of those handful of people trying to be at least a fraction of what Gary Larson was/is.

lpsguy

Virtual Yet Practical

Matte painter for film.

It's fun and lives at the intersection between having to have artistic talent and technical experience. Honestly sometimes it can be maddening as I come from a creative background (traditional illustration and sculpture) so certain programs are like going from speaking French to speaking Chinese.

But all in all it's fun to see your work when it's composited into a film and get to see the shots before any VFX goes in.

Frankly it's surprising just how many movies use VFX and I can assure you it's almost everything you've seen including smaller independent films.

whereegosdare84

-Insert Jurassic Park Theme-

I make replicas of dinosaur fossils for museum display. The company I work for does full sized replicas, but I primarily work in the division that creates teeth and claw replicas, and a few scaled down skull replicas, for gift shops.

Katy-L-Wood

Carpentry Became Her

Facilities—a glorified janitor.

The position has morphed, I started by cleaning floors and toilets. Now so many of my creative strengths are used. We're updating our campus, so we build furniture, construct new walls and stages, choose paint colors, engineer unique solutions for an aging campus, and so much more. I've learned electrical, concrete work, welding, sound engineering, drywall, installation of floors, ceilings, doors, stage backdrops, you name it. If something needs be be done, we get it done. I love it.

comicalcameindune

Come Back Broadway!

Before the pandemic shut everything down I was a Broadway dresser! I got to work backstage on some awesome shows with pretty costumes and be a part of the magic, it was such a rewarding feeling.

Mowglis_road

Corporate Weather

I'm a Meteorologist. I look at weather all around the world and work directly with Fortune 500 companies to help them prepare for natural disasters.

Considering I've wanted to be a Meteorologist since I was 5, it's a dream come true and I feel blessed.

amark96

Sexy Librarian Status

I was a college librarian for 21 years up until recently and loved my job. Interacting with students, faculty, technology, having access to any normal article or book, having a sense of helping appreciative people. It was a dream. My commute was 7 minutes. Decent pay, good benefits. (I can't do chats. Sorry! My iPad can't handle them.)

The_Possessor

Happy Place

Public Library

Everything is free.

I don't have to sell anything.

People come in because they want to be there.

I get to help people who want to be helped, or provide and environment where they can chill and relax.

They only owe money when stuff is late.

Metallic-Blue

A Hard Time For This Work

I'm a social worker. Currently I work with seniors who live alone with a disability and have no family to take care of them. I plan on getting my masters and becoming a therapist. After working construction for 8 years and getting a degree in business I said screw it and followed my passion regardless of what everybody in my life said. I am so. Glad. That i made that decision.

It was really hard to get myself into the mindset that it's not too late. Once I was there though, I wasn't leaving. I put my foot down and was determined. Went to a community college, got 12 credits, working an entry level social work job and will be applying for my masters once this shit show of a pandemic is over... or maybe when i cave and decide to do online classes. Either way I feel like i'm living my dream, even though i'm not nearly where I want to be... yet.

HauntedCroissant

Art Isn't Easy

Freelance illustrator and graphic designer.

I've always liked the idea of making things that are useful to people in any way, and I always try to apply this mentality into my work. Not to mention that stimulating my creativity is something I've always enjoyed, and something this line of work requires on a constant basis.

Of course, creative blocks are an issue occasionally, but it's still something I truly enjoy.

RussianSpaceSkeleton