What's your career and do you love it?

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  • dornel50
    dornel50 Posts: 3 Member
    Walking
  • EricNewark
    EricNewark Posts: 295 Member
    I started life wrenching on cars when I was 12. Went to tech school for automotive and graduated an ASE mechanic. Year and a half later I suffered a cracked C3 vertabre and from that point could not do the labor involved as a mechanic. Took a year to even get back to a semi normal life. Even changing my own oil was painful.

    Got involved in this thing called computers (talking 1989). I've been in IT now professionally since 1991. I now am "glorified title" - senior network engineer as a consultant. I mainly do servers, networks and firewalls and am heading up a disaster recovery plan for clients to provide virtual offices in case of disaster. Love AND hate it at the same time.

    It isn't life gratifying work.. neither job was really. However I was lucky in that what turned in to careers were both hobbies at the same time. Makes going to work easier at times :)

    My advice to anyone is try to find a career you WANT to do.
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  • JLAJ81
    JLAJ81 Posts: 2,477 Member
    I'm a stay at home mom
  • synchkat
    synchkat Posts: 37,368 Member
    tjiddy wrote: »
    I'm in the nuclear industry. It's a love hate relationship

    Mr. Burns giving you a hard time again?
  • Uandi328
    Uandi328 Posts: 19 Member
    Healthcare.

    I manage folks that have suffered catastrophic injuries such as traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury.

    Gratifying but requires endless self sacrifice. Including my health. And that is why I find myself here, once again.
  • TheDiaryOfAFatGirl
    TheDiaryOfAFatGirl Posts: 50 Member
    I empower people to reach their goals in health... and YES, I love it!
  • Reaverie
    Reaverie Posts: 405 Member
    edited February 2017
    Im in college atm working towards a science degree. I want to work in field ecology or wildlife conservation and would love to retire later as a professor of biology. I WANTED to be an entomologist but my son threatened to move out and disown me. Bugaphobe.. While I work towards this dream, I contend myself with pet sitting and dog obedience training. Do I love it? Eh.. I dont hate it. If I cant tag a litter of fox kits yet, I suppose working with pets is the next best thing!

    I also have two teens who help me with everything. They have helped me since they were in 1st and 4th grade. I thought it was hilarious to hear so many other adults gripe and complain how they couldnt study for an exam or complete an assignment because they had kids at home. I utilized mine! They helped me study for every test and were my audience for every paper I had to write and powerpoint presentation I had to present.
  • wadaatarek2017
    wadaatarek2017 Posts: 1 Member
    I am a medical student . I'll my degree soon then its time to revive some folks xD
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  • MrStabbems
    MrStabbems Posts: 3,110 Member
    I just noticed we have enough diversity to build our own nation from the ground up
  • subcounter
    subcounter Posts: 2,382 Member
    MrStabbems wrote: »
    I just noticed we have enough diversity to build our own nation from the ground up

    I am a structural engineer, and architect; so I'll draft us some plans, and designs.
  • MrStabbems
    MrStabbems Posts: 3,110 Member
    subcounter wrote: »
    MrStabbems wrote: »
    I just noticed we have enough diversity to build our own nation from the ground up

    I am a structural engineer, and architect; so I'll draft us some plans, and designs.

    Cool I can make those little tables you find in pizza boxes out of twigs and twine.
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  • heiliskrimsli
    heiliskrimsli Posts: 735 Member
    I'm a software engineer.

    It's great, because I get to be nerdy all day long, it's mostly guys, and I get to spend a lot of time not talking g to people. Being an engineer also means I'm not expected to be big on socializing or tact. I'm kinda of known as the weirdo who gets results, and that's more thank OK with me.
  • MAH80T50
    MAH80T50 Posts: 23 Member
    I had been working as a carer for the elderly from 1989 until 2016, when I decided I'd had enough and changed career path ... I am now a CSA (Customer Solutions Advisor) for a large international facilities management and building company, I work on the Direct Line Group contract.

    I am starting my NVQ in Customer Services in March, plus a volunteer as a school governor at a local primary school; I enjoy my job, it is challenging at times, especially as I have only just moved onto the DLG contract - I was on Virgin Media before the new year, I loved that contract, I worked my way up to being a senior CSA on there, so I hope to get back to that level on DLG in the future, but it is a tough contract because we're such a small team.
  • nomorepuke
    nomorepuke Posts: 320 Member
    edited February 2017
    I'm an accountant. I graduated from FSU. I own my own small accounting firm and I have 5 employees and subcontract 2 accountants for the overflow.
    Don't give me wrong, I love my job. It's a lot of headache and stress I deal with every single day. At least 50-60 emails and phones calls I receive on a daily basis I write 2-3 thousand dollar checks just in payroll every week. Do I make a ton of money in profit? No. Had I rather become a stay home wife and have some children? Yes.
    Am I my own boss? No. I'm a slave to my clients.
  • chrissy9382
    chrissy9382 Posts: 17 Member
    I'm a manager in a children's nursery and I hate my job, I would love to be a yoga teacher as I'm in love with my practice and it's become my life. Only problem is I have no clue how to switch career and maintain a paying bills at the same time :(
  • Xvapor
    Xvapor Posts: 1,643 Member
    Stay at home drinker
  • slimgirljo15
    slimgirljo15 Posts: 269,456 Member
    If I told you ..I'd have to kill you :D
  • BoosDimples
    BoosDimples Posts: 2,826 Member
    edited February 2017
    I work in dentistry. It's afforded me the opportunity to meet some lovely people and it's nice to help them, But, I don't generally enjoy what I do. Too much paperwork, entitlement and belittlement. I'd leave in a heartbeat if I won the lottery.
  • ABeautifulDistraction
    ABeautifulDistraction Posts: 348 Member
    Teacher/ordained non-denominational minister. Now I stay home and home school my kids. I'm seriously considering going back to school when my youngest is a little older to switch careers and go into Naturopathic medicine and Acupuncture.
  • TheArchyBunker
    TheArchyBunker Posts: 1,967 Member
    I'm a field tech for a telecom company. Great field great pay great company. Hate my job.
  • kq1981
    kq1981 Posts: 1,098 Member
    edited February 2017
    I'm an RN. I love it. It's always different. I'm in theatre but I'd love to get into general practise nursing.
  • kwph
    kwph Posts: 7,375 Member
    I'm a model ....Well ....I mean I take a lot of pictures of myself
  • wizzybeth
    wizzybeth Posts: 3,578 Member
    I am a full time Realtor. Any idiot who can fog a mirror can get a real estate license and make a few sales here or there but it is hard work to actually be able to make a decent living doing it. Most of the time I love it, sometimes I hate it LOL.

    But it is always a roller coaster...often rewarding esp when you help buyers with financial challenges get their very first home that they can actually afford. Rewarding when you sell a home that is a huge burden to the owner.

    I can choose my own hours. That is my schedule is extremely flexible, often I get to work 10 hour days for 21 days straight!

    It is full of adventure, laughs, insanity, anger, euphoria, and depression. No other job like it. 10 years doing it full time ...can't imagine any other job being this exciting.
  • motoveg
    motoveg Posts: 23 Member
    Correctional Officer(Corporal) and I love it.
  • jenneemally
    jenneemally Posts: 50 Member
    Lpn at a correctional facility. I like the "never know what you're Gonna get " and learning about gang stuff...it's not a very rewarding job though and you have to have thick skin. Verbal abuse goes both ways lol
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