What do you do for work?

KittenKrazy · Oct 14, 2009

Funny- I'm three semesters shy of having a Accounting degree......will I go back? Nope, I hate it....if I were to go back, would rather study psychology and such. As it is, I'm part owner of a catering business with my hub, and am about to become a partner in my mom and dad's silk flower business...yeah, I like to work from 3 a.m. until at least 5 p.m. 5-6 days a week lol!!!

dragulescugirl · Oct 14, 2009

Currently I'm a Project Manager for my own small husband and wife design company. Though, ideally I will continue to PM in the themed entertainment industry. Unfortunately, when economies take a dive the first things that get cut back on are recreation venues. Hopefully Asia will pan out and I'll be able to do some work abroad.

essayons89 · Oct 14, 2009

I'm an equipment operator for the USPS. For the most part, the job I do is okay, I just can't stand the PO. It's hard working for people who can't fit the square peg through the square hole. I'm 38 credit hours shy of my AA but I'm taking next term off to recharge and wait until the changes taking place at work are finished. By next winter I should be working on my BA.

esrgirl · Oct 14, 2009

I'm a 911 dispatcher. I love my job! I have a BSW (social work), and just four classes left in seminary- but that is on hold at this time. I love having a great amount of variety- no day is the same. I like rotating between dispatching fire, police, and ems. I have a pension! I enjoy the people I work with. I plan on staying in this profession for the duration even if and when I do finish my masters.

fifi1puss · Oct 14, 2009

Originally Posted by TigerOnTheProwl

I know exactly how you feel. My aunt and uncle work on a farm in a small town called Dinsmore (about a 3 and half hour drive north west of me). They've done a bit of everything. They started with wheat and then went to barley. They're the co-founders of Golden Grains barley flour. Then they did grass seed for a while and now are doing canola.

As for me, I'm a prison guard. It's a decent job if you can stand the guards spitting and urinating on you

but it's good money($100,000+ per year for 3 days of work a week), full pension package, and benefits. But it's not what I want to do for a career. I'm in school training to be a vet.

I'd let people urinate on me three time a week for $100,000 a year!

snake_lady · Oct 14, 2009

Originally Posted by fifi1puss

I'd let people urinate on me three time a week for $100,000 a year!

me too.

bazkitty · Oct 14, 2009

I work at a bank. I don't get to keep anything, I just get to pass it out all day. Also take loan apps, open accounts, etc. I don't come close to $100,000 a year, but I get yelled at, cussed out, and called every name in the book, and I'm sure there are some that would like to urinate on me, too

What I would like to do? Something I enjoy...lol But have no clue as to what it may be, except for something with no stress.

snosrap5 · Oct 14, 2009

I am the embroidery supervisor at a small sportswear manufacturing company. My parents are the owners and on most days I love my job. I prefer to be behind the scene with NO customer interaction.

I really enjoy the digitizing side of the house. Taking a design from paper to stitch is amazing to me.

spudsmom · Oct 14, 2009

I am a worker bee for USPS.

I am a rural mail carrier in a non-DPS office, so I spend agood part of my day sorting mail in order of delivery, then pulling it all down and delivering it. I like the money, though the job is hard physically on this ol' body. I love my customers...well, except for two of them. The interaction I have with my customers is really the best part of the job, and when I am done with my job, I get to leave. No clock punching!

footersownsme · Oct 14, 2009

Originally Posted by TigerOnTheProwl

As for me, I'm a prison guard. It's a decent job if you can stand the guards spitting and urinating on you

but it's good money($100,000+ per year for 3 days of work a week), full pension package, and benefits. But it's not what I want to do for a career. I'm in school training to be a vet.

dude me and the hubby have to move to where you are....hes a CO and yea hes got to deal with the same things but doesn't even make anything close to that. Good Luck with vet school. As for me i am an overnight vet tech at an emergency animal hospital and I wouldn't want to do anything else. Working emergency means every night is something new. Always love saving animals and and helping make the sick ones healthier. Its an awesome job.

zoeysmom · Oct 14, 2009

I'm a teacher. Currently teaching Kindergarten every other day and supply teaching on my alternate days. I love having my own classroom...I don't so much love supply teaching, although it's not too bad when I'm at my own school teaching for other teachers. I'd like it if someone would give me a real job at some point - or at least something fulltime!

We're going to the pumpkin patch tomorrow!

kimberleigh · Oct 14, 2009

I have three jobs, in a way.

I work part time as a cashier at Sobey's. It's pretty self explanatory, LOL.

DH and I also own a rental property that is looked just up the hill behind our house. I clean it, advertise it, show it and do the generally up keep such as yard work.

I also baby sit the neighbor's two children 2-3x a week. It's an 8+ hour job, but I like it, since I don't have any kids of my own. I feed them, play with them, bring them to the beach, put them down for naps, etc. Everything child rearing entails.

I make pretty decent money, doing all three. Seems like a lot, but it really isn't. It's like working full time.

tigerontheprowl · Oct 14, 2009

Originally Posted by FootersOwnsMe

dude me and the hubby have to move to where you are....hes a CO and yea hes got to deal with the same things but doesn't even make anything close to that. Good Luck with vet school. As for me i am an overnight vet tech at an emergency animal hospital and I wouldn't want to do anything else. Working emergency means every night is something new. Always love saving animals and and helping make the sick ones healthier. Its an awesome job.

Well I only make that because we are so understaffed that I have to work between 16 and 20 hour shifts.

It sounds like you have a great job yourself. I'd trade mine for yours in a second.

lizzie · Oct 14, 2009

I am a training coordinator for Wal-Mart and have been with the company for 23 years.I work in personnel,and do everything from review applications,and bring new hires in to taking care of the files.There is so much that goes on in a personnel office,I don't even know where to begin.We have a busy office in my store.I can't imagine myself doing anything else at this point in time.I've done just about every job in the store there is,and I love what I do.I look forward to going to work every day!

snake_lady · Oct 14, 2009

Prior to becoming disabled, I was an industrial cleaner/maintenence..... which means that I cleaned heavy machinery to bring it up to CFIA standards, as well as maintaining said machinery.

I went through retraining for web design/development, which I love....unfortunately my body does not love it.

I'd like to do something that I can physically do LOL. I love manual labour, but it is not something I can do anymore.

I guess I'd say: staying with web design/graphic design/ and web development on a part time basis is something I'm happy with.

If I had no physical limitations, or monetary limits I would love to become a reptile veterinarian.

as well as my reptile breeding of course.

catkiki · Oct 14, 2009

Originally Posted by Sneakymom

Ah student loans. Fun, fun (NOT!)
I had to chat with the financial aid office at my school.

Don't get me started with the financial aid offices at the schools. They give the students and their parents the WRONG information and we get yelled at about it. Where are your loans located?

calico2222 · Oct 14, 2009

Originally Posted by Catkiki

I work in a call center, specifically a Student Loan center. I take calls from borrowers but mostly from other reps who have a question or want me to look up something. I also take the dreaded supervisor calls. These are the ones that 1) the rep gave them wrong info and they are mad. 2) the rep gave them correct info and they are mad. 3) They didn't pay their bill and now they are mad and whining about their credit report. 4) The actually want to compliment a rep.

Right now I am training someone to do what I do. I get to sit back and listen to her on the calls. (I had 4 hours vacation time today to take DH for his Dr's appointment. Don't have to be in until 1pm)

LMAO!! I'm sorry, you and I HAVE to get together for a beer someday! I just love Sup calls. #2 calls, the rep tells you up front "I'm sorry, I know you're going to tell them the same thing, but they don't like the policy." I love saying (after going back and forth for 20 mins and banging your head against a brick wall) "I'm sorry, but that is the policy. If you want to lodge a formal complaint you can put it in writing to the company...here's the address. I can't change policy for you. Thank you for calling and have a GREAT day!)

And comp calls...I have NO idea what to say...ummm, thank you? I will make sure it goes in the reps permenant record (which of course makes it sound like he/she has a police record, but that always comes out of my mouth for some reason.)

I can't handle having a linkup for training. I just want to take over the call. If you are training for helpline/supcalls, that's better than training new hires. They give me a nervous breakdown. Of course, I remember when I was being linked up in training, and I'm sure I caused a few myself.

Oh, I also work in a call center (if you haven't guessed) dealing with a government retirement plan. Most people are very nice, and some I will remember forever. I had one talk with an elderly women that used to live in our area and we got into a long conversation about what was still here from 20 years ago. Yeah, the sups weren't to happy about that, but I LOVED the call! It made my day. The job isn't bad but it gets boring after a while. I also take sup calls, and actually enjoy the really mad ones when the fault wasn't ours but theirs. It breaks up the monotony.

What I would LOVE to do is start an actual animal rescue (small to begin with) and got back to school for vet tech to start out with. My current job was only supposed to be temporary...but I've been there for almost 5 years so unless we win the lottery I just I'm stuck for now.

catkiki · Oct 14, 2009

Originally Posted by calico2222

LMAO!! I'm sorry, you and I HAVE to get together for a beer someday! I just love Sup calls. #2 calls, the rep tells you up front "I'm sorry, I know you're going to tell them the same thing, but they don't like the policy." I love saying (after going back and forth for 20 mins and banging your head against a brick wall) "I'm sorry, but that is the policy. If you want to lodge a formal complaint you can put it in writing to the company...here's the address. I can't change policy for you. Thank you for calling and have a GREAT day!)

And comp calls...I have NO idea what to say...ummm, thank you? I will make sure it goes in the reps permenant record (which of course makes it sound like he/she has a police record, but that always comes out of my mouth for some reason.)

I can't handle having a linkup for training. I just want to take over the call. If you are training for helpline/supcalls, that's better than training new hires. They give me a nervous breakdown. Of course, I remember when I was being linked up in training, and I'm sure I caused a few myself.

Oh, I also work in a call center (if you haven't guessed) dealing with a government retirement plan. Most people are very nice, and some I will remember forever. I had one talk with an elderly women that used to live in our area and we got into a long conversation about what was still here from 20 years ago. Yeah, the sups weren't to happy about that, but I LOVED the call! It made my day. The job isn't bad but it gets boring after a while. I also take sup calls, and actually enjoy the really mad ones when the fault wasn't ours but theirs. It breaks up the monotony.

What I would LOVE to do is start an actual animal rescue (small to begin with) and got back to school for vet tech to start out with. My current job was only supposed to be temporary...but I've been there for almost 5 years so unless we win the lottery I just I'm stuck for now.

I love the comp calls because I get to write it out and it is sent to their sup. They usually will get kudos from their sup (maybe a candy bar if they have them) and a balloon the beginning of the next month.

What I find funny is the one's that say that they thought their loan was in forbearance/deferment, so they didn't open the mail. They say that they didn't know it was a bill. I tell them to get one of the unopened bills and tell them that it states right on the envelope that this is a bill. Then they say they didn't get our messages and that we didn't call. I tell them the dates and times we called and either left a message on their answering machine or with a relative. It is not out fault their mom, husband or whoever didn't give them the message! It is usually when they are trying to buy a house or car that they come crying to us because they can't get the house/car of their dreams because WE messed their credit up. Um, hello! YOU were the one's that messed your OWN credit up by either not paying or making arrangements to postpone the payments.

As for the linkup, my trainee has been there almost 5 years, so she knows the company. She is just training for the assist/help line. I have been where I am for 9 yrs 6 months and 11 days! It is frustrating to train someone though and then THEY get the promotion. I have been on the assist line for over 8 years now and keep getting passed over. The only reason I stay is that the pay is decent and the health benefits that DH and I really need!

momofmany · Oct 14, 2009

I just had my 30 year anniversary in IT a few days ago. I'm retiring from the field at the end of the year. The equipment that I used when I started my career has been in the Smithsonian museum for at least 10 years now. I laughed when I saw it there.

For the last 5 years I've dabbled with creating cat and dog products from cloth materials and recently purchased an embroidery machine to take the business in a new direction. I'd love to get into digitizing as I love to see a blank slate turn into something beautiful. Once I'm fully retired from IT, I'm going to see if I can push that business far enough to make a living from it.

I have pondered working part time at my vets (get a discount there), perhaps take a part time job at a building supply store (discounts on home improvement supplies which I love to do), and maybe around Christmas get a part time job at a retail store (Christmas presents).

I will never, ever again take a job working in big corporate America behind a desk. I'm as happy as I've been in 10 years now that I only have 53 days left to work my current job.

white cat lover · Oct 14, 2009

I'm in retail. I love the work part of my job, just not most of the co-workers, environment, pay, or hours.

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