As you may all be aware, I'm going to be a teacher. A profession which seems to be wrought with scandal. I'm currently reading a book which explores the hidden secrets of the world we live in when we apply ecomic and statistical data. It would appear that in higher stakes education there is a great deal of cheating when it comes to marking student papers.

What about your trade?

I kill bugs...

I know it'll be a surprise to all of y'all but it's neither glamorous or scandalous...

I work as an Information Security Consultant ...

you don't even want to know

and I can't write it cuz I would lose my certification and probably my job ... so

In my old job we used to waste LOADS of tax-payers money "jazzing-up" business plans can you imagine, our department charged the others $75 per hour, for about 25 hours of making an internal document (circulation of about 20) look pretty.

There are a few "tricks" to marking large numbers of papers, but I don't subscribe to the "I know an A when i see it" school of marking.

Scandel....how much fucking money universities make that the students never see turned to benefit their education.

As an individual that has worked in the arena of entertainment (radio, music), I know that all of you know of the dirt that is already out there.

As minor my role was...I saw a lot. I had a boss that was on blow...talk about a moody man. He also got pretty high in a limo with a recording artist outside of the station, in the station parking lot.

Well...entertainment is an excuse to not grow up, and that's what it is. It's a lot of flash and it doesn't pay worth a damn...seriously, unless you are top execs.

And yeah, payola is out there too. Oh yeah, you will never have random drug tests in this business

KatSkrizzle said:

Same experience with me in the same kind of field. Drugs, drugs, drugs. Although, I never saw my boss do anything.

I did work in Clinical Research...Big Pharma sponsored studies...(some small pharma as well though). Need I say more..all about the $$$$$

shanti0608 said:

My sister is in healthcare, and it is depressing all the things she tells me. It's so bottom line in that field and they are playing with people's lives

Occasionally I work with a private investigator. I see lots of dirty secrets.

I manage other peoples' wealth. If you try a dirty trick with their money, you will be and should be drummed out of the industry.

Honesty is the only policy that works in this business. And now that I think of it, this may be one of the only businesses in which I could confidently say that.

JustErin said:

I knew I liked you for a reason! What kind of arena/area did you work in?

All of this is the makings of a GREAT book

I work in the financial industry. I personally know a guy that went to jail for stealing 3.5 million dollars from his clients.

KatSkrizzle said:

Large annual music festival.

I am in IT...we turn everyone over

JustErin said:

Sounds fun, do you still put it on?

KatSkrizzle said:

It's on every year in July. Runs an average of 10 days, but this year is was 12.

Fun times indeed.

Working in a blood bank is so incricately monitored by the FDA (foreigners: Food and Drug Administration) and AABB (American Association of Blood Banks) that we obviously don't have the option to mess around. That's not saying there aren't illnesses and deaths that occur due to blood product transfusions, but it's a known risk and waivers are obviously signed, as far as I know.

There are additional things I could say here, but there's no way I'm saying them.

I work for the government.....







'nuff said

I work for a lawyer. what always surprises me and angers me is the fact that clients confidentual information, is passed along from desk to desk to desk for all to see. I would hate to see all my worldy problems spread out in black and white for all the office riff raff to look at and gawk.

I'm an Architect and there's nothing dirty in the construction business

There's LOTS of dirt in my trade.

In my trade of nonfiction writing, you'd be amazed all the places where you find fiction.

I have to sit this one out. Everyone knows religion is squeaky clean.

ummmmm the "special" shampoo we used in my school to try an lift out color was woolite and water

butterfli25 said:

Federal, state or municipal? I work for a Federal organization. It's all about wasting money and time. I used to try to be efficient and pro-active, but when I found out it won't get me a salary increase I said, "Fuck it" and embraced mediocrity. That's why federal employees often do only the bare minimum they have to--because it doesn't matter if you get 'outstanding' or 'sufficient' on your performance reviews, you don't get a raise--so why bust your ass?

EverSoulicious said:

omg!!!! my ex's grandma used to wash woollens with shampoo!

my ex's sweaters always smelled of apple

sexxydancer said:

oh really?