What is your occupation?

man its great to see everyone keeping their jobs and having great attitudes, whether it be outside or inside the home.

by the way, I forgot to mention...I LOVE MY JOB!!

SPARTAN!

Lol aye wish I had a body like Gerard Butler!

Final year law student, bartender, waiter, legal researcher and Muay Thai boxing instructor.

With very little social life!

I work for a local government. I am the administrative assistant for the D.P.W. (Dept. of Public Works) The hours are great and wonderful people!

I've worked for Marriott Global Reservations Sales and Customer Care for almost 2 years (fancy words for "i make reservations all day for rich people going to beautiful locations and resorts"):grumble: .......I like my my job but it gets very repetitive and some people are very very rude!

They are building a new resort just across the hwy from our building and i can't wait till they open. By then I will have worked here about 3 years and i could get a job there!:ohwell:

I am an administrative assistant to a fabulous consultant at an investment firm.

And I absolutly LOVE my job!

I'm a full-time military-technician at an Army Reserve Unit Facility in Kansas. I'm on a term-position right now in the equipment department (get my foot in the door) and hoping to move into a mechanic position before my term is up. I'm also a CH-47D Chinook Helicopter mechanic and crewchief in the Army Reserves. Weekend warriors!! Working for "the man"!

I am the assistant to a financial advisor for a major investment firm, but before that I worked in Army Oil Analysis processing your Chinook oil samples Sarge!!!! (before the Army closed all labs on each base and went to regional labs)

Right on. Your in LA...were you stationed at Fort Polk or somewhere else? I'm over here at Aviation Support Facility on New Century Airfield in Olathe Kansas; our Reserve Unit is Bravo Company 7-158th AVN REGT/ 11th TAC/244th Brigade. If that rings a bell. Ah, oil samples. I HATE `EM.

Nope, I wasn't in the military, AOAP is contracted out to civilians. You might hate em, but they keep your
equipment flying!! There were labs at every base,but then the Army decided to streamline and regionalize the progam so there are only a few open stateside now. You were correct though, I did work at Ft Polk. If you ever came down to JRTC for training....we processed the samples.

I am in sales. I sell the Sleep Number Bed by Select Comfort. I am a 45. What's your Sleep Number? LOL No, I haven't met Lindsey Wagner.

I am a bump on a log. :frown:

I'm a student and an optometrists assistant.

After 8 years in the Air Force, I decided to start my own business. I became a professional full time pet sitter & dog walker in Nov 2007 and I am LOVING it!

Being self-employed is challenging, though...

I envy you!!! I so want to do some kind of work with animals but I can't afford the change. What I would really LOVE to do is pet photography but I know nothing about photography, I know lots about animals but not photography. I would love to spend my days surrounded by dogs!!!!!

If you love it so much, I am POSITIVE that there are ways you can get into it. Of course, you would want to keep your current job while you are learning and building clients... but ... anything you have your heart set on is worth trying for. I was very lucky that I have a supportive fiance that covered the initial costs. Now that I have been in business for a year and a half, I'm pulling in a steady paycheck. Without him, it isn't enough to live on, but it is a very good supplement. It has the potential to be a lucrative business, but I prefer not to be working long hours all the time. The only drawback is that I must work major holidays - and they are usually really busy!

Maybe you could take up photography as a hobby for a while until you get really comfortable with it. Pet Photography is good business, as more and more people treat their pets as their own children!

I am the main bread winner in our relationship so it would definately have to be something on the side. I have thought about looking into photography classes. I just haven't found any that fit my schedule, budget. I will keep looking though. I just love being around animals. I would rather be around them then people. Is that weird?

Absolutely not! Why do you think I chose to be a pet sitter? I typically have to meet new clients only once or twice... and then I get to spend gobs of time alone with their pets! I relate very well to pets, especially cats. But people can be tricky sometimes.

I did really well in the military, but I'm not a social butterfly. I'm very happy with animals and I also enjoy meeting other people who are as crazy about animals as I am!

Oh... also, rather than looking for structured classes, why don't you try to find a photographer that is willing to spend some time with you and mentor you? You might be able to set up a schedule that is better than structured classes... and you may pay a lot less if you find the right person... just a suggestion. Or maybe you can volunteer at a local no-kill shelter and bring your camera along and practice taking pictures of the homeless pets?

I am a bump on a log. :frown:

No sweetie, you profile says that you are the married mother of 2 children....that's WORK!!!!!!!

Where in LA are you?

haha, actually I work for State Police, I am a Criminal Analysts, we look at fingerprints all day. But I sit on my butt, it drives me crazy! (I am in Baton Rouge)

HAAAAAAAAA, that's funny!!:laugh: Ok, just didn't want you to be down on yourself if you were a stay at home mom/wife.

Distribution Supervisor/Fleet manager for a local company that makes various types of food.

I am a Program Administration Officer for a Government funding program focused on Agricultural Bioproducts research. I love my job, but it is an office job where I end up staring at email or spreadsheets for most of the day. Not the best thing if you are trying to loose weight

I am a bump on a log. :frown:

No sweetie, you profile says that you are the married mother of 2 children....that's WORK!!!!!!!

Where in LA are you?

haha, actually I work for State Police, I am a Criminal Analysts, we look at fingerprints all day. But I sit on my butt, it drives me crazy! (I am in Baton Rouge)

HAAAAAAAAA, that's funny!!:laugh: Ok, just didn't want you to be down on yourself if you were a stay at home mom/wife.

I would love to be a SAHM! I envy all who do, thats a hard job for sure tho! I am considering a career change, real soon!

I did the SAHM mom thing and went nuts I was soooo bored- No matter what I did or what me and the kids did- I much rather work then be at home- I guess I like the busy lifestyle and hecticness of working outside the home maintaining the house, taking care of kids, and running errands= call me crazy-- My sis in law is a SAHM and she doesn't understand

Being at work is the only time I really get to communicate with grown ups, so I would miss that.

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