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The Chewbacca Defense
Joined: 29 May 2004
Location: The ROK and a hard place
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 Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 10:18 pm Post subject: The most prestigious position you have ever held. |
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I am 28 years old.
The highest position that I have ever held is Foriegn Supervisor at LCI Kids Club.
That and Professor of English Studies.
This is why I drink at 3:30pm on my vacation.
Yours? |
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PolyChronic Time Girl
Joined: 15 Dec 2004
Location: Korea Exited
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| Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 10:58 pm Post subject: |
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Grad Assistant. Well, not prestigious, but it leads to better things (namely, college teaching)
Except the job paid in peanuts. But I loved my last job before I came to Korea. I helped the instructor in the freshman composition classes, helped graded essays, and guided students with writing. Teaching college students back in the US is a pretty cool job. I'm going back this August to finish the last year of my Master's and hope to land a job at a community college. It's funny, but teaching in Korea(particulary teaching out-of-control kids) has helped me really appreciate my job back home. |
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chiaa
Joined: 23 Aug 2003
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| Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 11:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Oil Boy |
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Swiss James
Joined: 26 Nov 2003
Location: Shanghai
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| Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 11:33 pm Post subject: |
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Not prestigious, but the best job title I ever had was in the summer vacation between my second and third year of university
"Internet Researcher" @ Pricewaterhousecoopers.
1200 quid (2.4 millionish won) per month to see what kind of stuff was on the internet.
Sweeeeeet |
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thorin
Joined: 14 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 11:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Proprietor, lemonade stand. |
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coldcrush
Joined: 02 Apr 2004
Location: melbourne.... Posts: 1
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| Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 11:51 pm Post subject: |
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| president of the united sta... wait. that wasn't me, that was jimmy carter! |
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buddy bradley
Joined: 24 Aug 2003
Location: The Beyond
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| Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 12:38 am Post subject: |
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| ESL Teacher, kindergarten level. |
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Gopher
Joined: 04 Jun 2005
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United States Marine
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Wrench
Joined: 07 Apr 2005
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Help Desk Team Lead for Fluor Daniels @ IBM.
Senior Administrator for a Large Oil Driling Company |
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The Bobster
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 1:41 am Post subject: |
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| buddy bradley wrote: |
| ESL Teacher, kindergarten level. |
Prestigious, debatable, but I'm one of the few who think it is important work in the world. Dunno if you are being sarcastic, but I'll take you at what you say, anyhoo ...
I've been told I should care more about prestige, which is all about worrying whether other people think you are important. If that's the definition, my most prestigious job was probably as an unpaid moderator for Dave Sperling's ESL Cafe Korea Board.
I'm not sure I really thought it was that important, but I tried to treat it that way, most of the time, and I think the other mods did as well, and also the people who came to me to complain about this or that seemed to feel there was something worthwhile going on here ... offhand, I think treating 7-year-olds with love and respect and helping them learn a few things at the same time ranks a bit higher on the cosmic scale, though.
But maybe that's just me.
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Teufelswacht
Joined: 06 Sep 2004
Location: Land Of The Not Quite Right
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| Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 2:47 am Post subject: |
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dad - 24/7/365
faithful husband
friend during the tough times
In the grand scheme of things anything else (for a man) is BS. Just my opinion. |
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desultude
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
Location: Dangling my toes in the Persian Gulf
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| Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 3:04 am Post subject: |
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My favorite job title was;
Sex Equity Specialist
There are so many possibilities there. Unfortunately, I no longer have the groovy business cards.
My job? Recruit women into the crafts training program at a community college. Not really very exciting, but a great job title. |
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guangho
Joined: 19 Jan 2005
Location: a spot full of deception, stupidity, and public micturation and thus unfit for longterm residency
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| I don't know. I used to pursue prestige with a vengance but it sort of felt like being on a never ending flight of stairs which, at the ancient age of forty-five, fifty I may ascend just in time to keel over. Or worse to be pushed back at the last second, fall flat on my arse at the bottom and start climbing all over again. |
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inkoreaforgood
Joined: 15 Dec 2003
Location: Inchon
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| Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 3:31 am Post subject: |
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| Teufelswacht wrote: |
dad - 24/7/365
faithful husband
friend during the tough times
In the grand scheme of things anything else (for a man) is BS. Just my opinion. |
I agree with that. Decent Human Being is what I aim for. |
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OiGirl
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: Hoke-y-gun
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| Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 3:38 am Post subject: |
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I want to make it quite clear that this is a different position from OiBoy.
Chiaa's a great guy and all, but... |
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