Question of the day 10/28/15

Good morning TCS!

The question of today is:


44. What kind of profetion, do you have? (I mean the way you earn the life ) Example: Dr, Architec, Seller, Nurse, etc, etc, etc, ..¿Why chose this profession? :indiff:


Have a nice middle of the week!

I'm a domestic engineer. I homeschool my 3 children, plus manage the house and the fur kids.

I'm in government healthcare. We handle the SCHIP (state children's health insurance programs) for several southern states in the US 

Why? it pays the bills and I'm putting a kid through college and then grad school by myself. 

For those out of the US:

The State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) is a partnership between the Federal and state governments that provides health coverage to uninsured children whose families earn too much to qualify for Medicaid, but too little to afford private coverage.

I'm the Office Director of an architectural firm.  I am in charge of the finances/billing/accounting along with payroll and managing the office staff in general.  

I didn't choose my profession.  I just kind of drifted into it.  I dropped out of college and went to work.  Worked my way up from being an administrative assistant through the years.  I'm really happy with my job and lucky that it turned out this way.  

I work for a great group of people; I never get up thinking "Darn, have to go to work today!".  

I am a community planner working for my county. When I went to college (at the ripe old age of 40), I decided I wanted to major in Geography with a focus on Environmental Planning. Did my internship by working for a state agency for a semester, followed by staying on for the summer to do a fellowship there as well. When I left there, a county planning position was open and I applied. And I've been here now for 15 years. 

I really liked my geography and geology classes; they were very interesting and I had a great time in college, esp when you consider that I was a non-traditional student (i.e. Old  ). I enjoyed my internship and I like my job right now, too. I'm lucky in that I actually got hired for something in my field of study. 

I have a diploma for medical office assistant, however I have never had a job in the field. I've been a stay at home mom for 3 years. I got pregnant with my daughter while I was in school (I was 25 at the time though). I graduated in August and she was born 2.5 months early in September. My original plan was to go back to work fairly quickly but doctors said she shouldn't be in daycare so I stayed home....and here we are 3 years and another baby later.

Ballerina, Ballet teacher, and cosmetician/beauty boutique expert 


Clearly love dance, and becoming a cosmetician was a bit unexpected. Was hired due to my background in makeup and skin care tips from the stage, and sales/people experience. I am enjoying it, likable coworkers/boss, being able to do makeovers, learning new things, and helping people with their cosmetics, skin, fragrances and beauty needs in general is rewarding. I get to work with a lot of really high-end brands!  and get perks!

I also have a University Degree in History, and worked at museums for many summers. Passion for history is has always been there.



In any case, I love being a working girl.

I was very unhappy at my highschool so when I was 14 I moved to a technical college. My mum said I could do whatever I liked but having shorthand and typing would always be something I could fall back on so in.England I was a secretary and ended up as a legal secretary. Here I became a typist!!!!!
I'm so glad I'm retired.

I do medical insurance billing for ambulance service.  Before taking a tech course for what I am doing now I had a physically demanding job that was also a 12 hour night shift.  At 55 I had reached the end of the line with that.  I wanted something that was a sedentary office type job to finish out my working time with.  Health care is one area that is growing and will continue to for a number of years because of the baby boomer generation.  I did pick it but for purely practical reasons.

i'm retired now. but during my working years i held jobs mostly in accounting/auditing, and one job as a professional piercer.

i think i chose accounting/auditing because i'm very good with math/numbers, and i'm very precise and detail oriented. that's probably why i was a good piercer too -- because i'm very precise and detail oriented.

I've had my share of retail and waitress jobs when I was younger. But I got a degree in Optical Science and worked as an Optician for a few years. Then I went on to further my education and became a nurse, where I focused my attention in Geriatrics and Hospice for 22 years. 

A lot of people question how I could work in Hospice (I actually did that my last 8 years) and all I can say is that it was the most rewarding job I've ever had. I worked in Pain Management and Crisis, and did 12 hour shifts one-on-one with patients. When a patients pain became uncontrollable, I would monitor them and work with the doctors to adjust their medication and care.

Along with that, I learned a tremendous amount about death and dying. As nurses and doctors, we are taught to 'make them eat; make them walk; make them better', but we aren't taught in nursing or medical school how to accept the cycle of life and death and how to know when to acknowledge they aren't going to live forever and that we are not God. I provided palliative care and dignity - often to patients who had no one else but me!

I also provided counseling, guidance and teaching for family members. It's difficult to watch a loved one go through the process of death when you don't understand what is happening or why. But I did more than that - I was a listener - and I heard some wonderful stories from both my patients and the families. I laughed with them, and I cried with them. I held their hands and I even crawled in bed and held a few of them. I read to them and I prayed with them. Working in private homes, I often ate meals with the families and even cooked for some who were physically and emotionally unable to. And I was rewarded with knowing I made a difference in the lives of many people. I loved what I did and wish I could still be doing it.

Because of a spinal cord injury incurred when being hit by a drunk driver, I am now 'retired'. So, my job now is to provide care for my two boys. But, that is minor compared to what they provide for me on a daily basis. 

My goodness! wonderful! Paritcipation!

Thank you so much for read! :bigthumb: