What do you do for a living Sup Forums? Quick survey and careers general thread. Students and hobbyists welcome, good to get outside peoples perspective.
I work in software development for a company that makes COTs and bespoke applications for the fresh produce industry. We deal mostly with stock control, quality assurance and traceabillity, to help pack houses pass audits faster and with less room for error, but we also try to automate certain jobs and encourage a paperless environment. It's challenging and for the most part interesting, but can be quite stressful when a bug you create could end up costing a business millions. The company is a small startup, and I'm the first employee (apprentice software developer), so it's just me and two directors, so great for me with my social anxiety (I'm on Sup Forums on Saturday night, what did you expect). Same guy who posted the apprenticeship thread btw, thought I'd open up the subject a bit.
Pay ain't great, £1200 a month, but get moved onto salary next pay check, travel expenses and mileage, Christmas bonus and private health insurance which is rare in the UK.
Questions for everyone:
>Whats your job title?
>Who do you work for (no need to name companies)
>Does your company provide you with training and the change for upward mobility?
>How much do you get paid?
>Do you enjoy your job?
>How long have you worked in your field, and how long in your current job?
>Highest level of education
>Would you recommend your career path, and what would you do for a job if you had the choice of anything?
>Why are you not doing that thing?
>Ever take drugs while programming?(unrelated, just curious if it helps)