What is your job?

jojoof4

I'm a nurse supervisor in a long term care facility. I also am the mother to four beautiful children ages 2, 4, 11, and 13. I must say that so far, raising a teenager is the hardest job I've had to do.

jojoof4

My job is a very important one! I am a very busy wife and Mommy to 9 wonderful children They range in age from 1 yr old (just had her birthday on Wednesday) to 21 years old...5 boys and 4 girls. I LOVE my job soooooooooo much and am so thankful that I am able to stay home with my children and manage our home

My husband is a personal trainer (what a nice perk for me!), distributor for Visalus, and corporate sales manager for our gym

9??? 9 children? How on earth do you do it? Kudos to you! That is amazing!! I absolutely love my children, but don't think I could handle any more than the 4 I have.

mrk34

I'm a nurse supervisor in a long term care facility. I also am the mother to four beautiful children ages 2, 4, 11, and 13. I must say that so far, raising a teenager is the hardest job I've had to do.

I agree with you. Being a parent is the most important job, while being a parent of teenager is the most difficult one.

pinkgirlzoe

I am an Audiologist working in London. Have been doing this for 16 years this year

TheGoktor

I am a criminal investigator (commander over an investigative unit in a municipal police department). The best part of the job is seeing the guys put together an iron-clad criminal case and sending the perp(s) to prison...and the best part of that is seeing the look on the defense attorney's faces when they lose.

But so frustrating when they walk away. I have a close friend who's a DS; it's bad enough that he has to see the bodies of tortured and ritually-slain children (amongst other terrible things), but even worse when the justice system can be exploited/manipulated so that the people responsible are found not guilty. Obviously it doesn't happen all the time, but even once is too many, as far as I am concerned.

I know I couldn't cope with a job like that, so I genuinely have the utmost admiration and respect for anyone who can. You have to be strong in so many ways, and keep on even when you know it's unlikely to end in a conviction.

My job on the other hand, is far less gruelling! I make bespoke corsetry, theatrical costume, and reproduction historical clothing (mostly for history societies). Occasionally I make bridal wear too, although I have been phasing this element out for the past couple of years (it's just too stressful!). I've been designing and making clothing for over 35 years, so it's great to be able to make money out of something which started as a hobby because I wanted to dress like the characters in 1940s and 50s movies! I've had some of my work featured in Marie-Claire, Vogue, and on the BBC too!

I've recently finished costuming a production of Macbeth and am about to start work on The Country Wife, and then it will be Sophocles' Electra, and Salome (which I am really, really looking forward to).

Also, because I used to work in the games industry and still keep in touch with a lot of my old network, I sometimes still help out friends by proofing and editing their p-mats, publicity materials, wikis and in-game text. Occasionally I am asked to liaise with format-holders on their behalf (usually Nintendo and Sony), and sometimes they contract me to do a couple of months of PR work for them here and there. I keep telling myself I'm going to stop doing it but it's nice to keep my hand in, as it were! Plus the extra money comes in very handy, and I like having a variety of work!

TheGoktor

i'm like a ninja! i'm a mental health nurse in the crisis team here in new zealand. it does require some ninja-like skills from time to time!
i spend chunks of my work time between hospital, the custody suite (when people have been picked up by the cops and they think they need further assessment and input), and clients homes (where we do everything we can to manage risk and keep them home).
i usually love my job. but sometimes i think i'd rather work in a subway sandwich shop.

LIKE a ninja isn't the same as actually being a ninja. Your job is cool, too, but, well, NINJA.

Bwahahahhhaaa....I like your sense of humour!

TheGoktor

Program/Milieu Director for a private therapeutic boarding school and working ranch. We have 48 students 40 staff and about 45 horses. I love most that we get to work with these young men for the better part of a year and get to watch them grow from angry teenagers to confident, mature well prepared young men. It's frustrating at times, but so rewarding. I also love being a mentor to staff and watching them grow as well.

What a fantastic-sounding job! Kudos to you and everyone like you for doing such amazing things for fellow human beings. :flowerforyou:

StevLL

What a fantastic-sounding job! Kudos to you and everyone like you for doing such amazing things for fellow human beings. :flowerforyou:

Thank you. I have been in the field for 17 years and with this organization for 6 and it is just a blessing to work there. I work for an amazing family run organization where the owners are hands on and the team of people is just the greatest. The kids are what makes it all come together. They run their community and we provide support and guidance, while they find their way.

Cindib13

I'm a neonatal nurse. I get paid to care for, cuddle, love, feed, and diaper babies all night. However it is a noisy job.( :sad: )

AtticusFinch

I work in IT, but dream of being Penelope Cruz' Gynecologist :happy: (Everybody needs a dream)

AngieM76

I work with technicians and salesmen all day scheduling repairs on their vehicles. I work alone most days and it can get BORING!

brattyworm

I am an engineer student and intern for the local power company. I love being able to help plan the future system for keeping the lights on.

TheGoktor

I work in IT, but dream of being Penelope Cruz' Gynecologist :happy: (Everybody needs a dream)

I'd have thought that with a name like that, you'd have been a lawyer! (TKaMB is my all-time favourite book!)

dave_in_delaware

I have a few jobs....

In my regular fulltime job, I'm a CADD/GIS Technician at an engineering firm that specializes in hydrographic surveying, coastal engineering (wetlands creation, beach restoration, island creation, etc) and dredged material management. I work on construction drawings, survey drawings, create maps, do property research, make report diagrams and presentations, calculate volumes, etc. I enjoy it because I do many different things so I'm not usually bored. I went to school for CADD and GIS is a hobby I get to incorporate every day, and get paid for it! LOL.

I'm also a Dredging Inspector (a small part of my regular job above). When there is a dredging operation on the Delaware River, I'll stay aboard the dredge to make sure things are going well. I make sure they're dredging in the correct spot and to the correct depth. I document progress (advance), any stoppage in work (vessel traffic, chokes in the pumps or pipes, equipment maintenance, etc), weather and environmental conditions, and visit the disposal site on occasion. It's awesome having a floating office aboard a vessel like a dredge. Never a dull moment!

In my side job, I'm the owner of a CADD Services company. I provide CADD and related services to architects, engineers, interior designers, etc. I'm actually an architect by schooling and earlier career (not registered though), but ended up in an engineering firm. But in my side business I get to do what I learned in school, so that makes me happy. And I can set my own hours and charge a little more than what I make in my FT job. That makes me happer. LOL.

I'm also training to be a BEA (Bail Enforcement Agent), which is basically a "bounty hunter" but it's technically "fugitive recovery." This will be an additional side job when the CADD job is slow. I'm working on getting more physically fit to be able to handle the job better, and I'll be taking my weapons courses soon so I'll be certified to carry a firearm for the job. There are other mandatory courses to take as well. All in good time. I chose this side "career" because I wanted to give something back to the community in some way and help others. And it puts my interests in firearms, shooting, self-defense and daily carry to better, more every day use.

SarahLovesCheesecake

Im a peanut smuggler :blushing:

BerryH

I'm the editor and chief reporter for a defence website. There's some very interesting tech to write about, but when most of it is new ways to kill people it can get you down.

AtticusFinch

Im a peanut smuggler :blushing:

Do you get job satisfaction Sarah ?

mrrodriguez

I am a forensic psychologist. I do a lot of evaluations for court purposes, like competency to stand trial, etc. I really like my work. I get to be sort of a "sleuth" in my job. Took me forever to finish school, but now it feels like it was worth it.

Nice to meet you!

SarahLovesCheesecake

Im a peanut smuggler :blushing:

Do you get job satisfaction Sarah ?

No lol

satch45

Environmental Consultant

Solat37_Neil

Im a peanut smuggler :blushing:

I thought they were fruit pastilles tbh

SarahLovesCheesecake

Im a peanut smuggler :blushing:

I thought they were fruit pastilles tbh

Fried eggs lol

helenium

It's great reading all of these - such a variety of professions!

I'm a full-time student at university but I also write iPhone/iPad apps on the side and sell them. I'd say the thing I like most about it is the lack of time constraints - no extra deadlines - but also my interest is moving away from them but I still need to answer support emails from customers.

As for my job of being a student - that's far more rewarding. I'm reading biochemistry and I am very hopeful to make a career out of it... I'm hoping I get to work on some disease relevant to my life - e.g. obesity, psychotic illnesses. Or I could be predictable and go into cancer research! It's the limitless possibilities I like.

My dream would be to go into protein crystallography - working out what proteins look like at the atomic level. Then I get to spend 36 hour stay-awake marathons in SYNCHROTRONS (best name for a building ever?) shooting x-rays at really small crystals of protein! :laugh: And what better excuse is there to drink LOADS of coffee!? :drinker: (I like coffee)

One job I don't think I could ever do - be a mother. Hats off to anyone who can stand the thought of mothering children :noway: ... they scare me!

hazelbliss6

I am a Physician Assistant, currently working for the DoD; Navy. I do health screenings for Marines when they get back from overseas; make sure all thier health needs (mental, physical, emotional, social, ect) have been addressed and if not give them the resources they need. It's a great stable job to support my family, but especailly feels good to help out our Marines to get them the care they so deserve.

redfroggie

I own my own business. I am a Virtual Assistant. I have provided phone support for online retailers (Very, Littlewoods) I also do proofreading for a large mystery shop company here in the UK. I proofread the reports that come in before sending them to the clients. I am also an executive admin. for a wedding photographer, I handle all the filing, do promotions, find opportunities to grow the business.

I love proofreading because I don't have to deal directly with people. I do the work from my kitchen table and can do it in my jammies if I feel like it. I like the wedding photographer gig because I do all the behind the scenes stuff and get first glimpses of wedding pics.

I am also a wife and mom with 2 teenagers in the house currently. I also chase after the 3 dogs and 2 cats.

Twylyght

I am a head chef at a restaurant and I am going to school full time and I'm a wife and mother...not sure how I do it all, but I am. I love being creative with food and making people happy by making something they haven't had since childhood.

mixtapemusings

I also work in circulation for a newspaper, but a big one. I do social media customer service and a TON of other stuff. My job description is quite lengthy but I love it.

I love working for a company that I respect and admire with amazing coworkers. Our Pulitzer prizes speak for themselves.

smileyface45

Emergency road service operator. Very high stress. Be nice when to us when you call in

smileyface45

Emergency road service operator. Very high stress. Be nice when to us when you call in
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daybyday

Wow - there are some really interesting jobs out there!!