What Is Your Profession?

[Omaslover]

I sold several pens and nib units here in FPN and noticed that almost all of them went to doctors. I am curious to see if fountain pen lovers are predominant in particular fields.

 

I am personally an engineer, and the only person using a fountain pen in my office.

 

What is your job and are people using fountain pens around you?

[Kataphract]

Retired. Was a computer game designer (fountain pens? Ha - you type like mad). Later the Jet Propulsion Lab - I'm sure someone there had to use them just to be Old School, but I never noticed (I was always working on their computer). Artists for the computer games - nope, never saw one (I also animated some games).

[Orpilorp]

I manage the entire custodial staff of a very affluent school district with a total of 17 buildings (counting schools, admin buildings, etc). With all the teachers, administrators, parents, visitors and vendors I deal with one would think that at least one person beside myself would use a fountain pen, but nope; I have never seen nor heard of anyone else using a fountain pen. I am in my own little ink bubble within a world of Ticonderoga pencils and Bic ballpoints

[ParramattaPaul]

I am twice retired from full-time white collar careers. Now I am currently my wife's full-time domestic servant, home maintenance contractor, porter, chauffeur and personal body guard. The pay sucks and the hours are long, but the fringe benefits are good.

 

 

 

'Wink, wink, (nudge, nudge) say no more.'

[ISW_Kaputnik]

Lead electronics technician for a satellite communications company. One other fellow used to bring out a Pilot Varsity that I gave him when he needed to sign something, but he doesn't seem to have done that for a while, and there are no other FP users around. We do take a lot of notes and record a fair amount of data on paper, but everyone else uses ballpoints, gel pens, or pencils.

[OmegaMountain]

Environmental Inspector Specialist for a state Dept of Environmental Protection. But, I am a microbiologist by way of education. Nobody else in my office uses a fountain pen that I have seen. Of course, I am not enamored of my profession (mostly the bureaucracy) and will probably move on once my student loans are forgiven in two more years.

Edited January 2, 2017 by OmegaMountain

[jazzmd]

Guilty! General and emergency surgery:)

 

Happy new year!

[WmEdwards]

Attorney. I know several others who use "signature pens," but none other than me who takes notes/work with a FP.

[Nosferatualso]

I'm a psychiatrist and yes I use fountain pens constantly

[Freddy]

Still doin' the same............Post #57 page 3 of 15 pages.

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/286290-what-do-fountain-pen-owners-do-for-a-living/?p=3294413

 

Fred

Edited January 2, 2017 by Freddy

[RocketRyan]

Gas engineer by trade, but currently a site manager for a facilities management and maintenance company, on the projects side. Doesn't that all sound rather grown up. Sometimes I miss driving around London on my own just going from job to job.

[RocketRyan]

Also no one else has fountain pens where I work, they all think I'm a freak.

[ThomasB]

My name is Thomas B, and I am a bureaucrat...At my place work I am the only one who uses fountain pens, but, I do occasionally see others throughout government that use them

Edited January 2, 2017 by tbickiii

[omad119]

Military; and a few colleagues use FPs as well but then again we are at staff at a HQ. I'm likely to never see other users when at operational units.

[BillH]

Retired, not medical or legal. And like PPaul, serve my wife. Also walk the Yorkie, keep house and yard and vehicles, and manage a large and growing flock of Pelikans.

Edited January 2, 2017 by BillH

[SirVival]

Engineer/scientist and currently a project manager at the largest chemical company worldwide. And my coworker next door owns a couple GvFC and FC fountain pens, converted our scout with a Geha school pen 😎

[yubaprof]

Retired history professor. I was the only person at my small college who used a fountain pen. It was a lonely existence!

[rogerico]

Writer, teacher and corrector. I write all the time!

[theoddcopy]

I work in auto-sales and I do some copywriting on the side.

 

Definitely the only person at the dealership who uses a fp, but I carry a rollerball with me should there be a need to share with someone.

[Highbinder]

Half way through an Environmental Management degree I am the only person in any of my classes that uses a FP. I also work as a van driver, again, no one uses one (not even me, not worth the risk of damaging/losing a pen jumping in and out of the cab all day)