What's your Job?

Options
1235

Replies

  • dakitten2
    dakitten2 Posts: 888 Member
    Options
    I'm a long way from my college days. I am retired now and loving it. Being able to travel anytime I want is a big plus. My major in college was business administration. My creer specialty was disability retirement. I was Director for our State's disabiity program and retired with 29 years at the same place. While it was financially rewarding it was not my passion and required many long weeks of 70 hours or so. Was an extremely stressful position and I burned out. Luckily I had great retirement benefits and retired at age 47. I obtained my college degree while working full-time and carrying 12 hours of classes per semester and during the summer also. I was able to retire on full benefits and full health insurance. Luckily I was able to pay for both of my kid's college without them having to take any loans, etc. I retired when my last child, my daughter, graduated from college. LOL

    Knowing what I know today, I would have gone in a total different direction. I wished I had gone to culinary school and become a chef and restaurant owner. Cooking is my true passion. I've thought about going into catering but decided I wanted to do retirement my way. Almost 10 years since retirement and I've not missed working one bit. I love my life and my flexibility to do as I please. I also love wearing shorts and t-shirts everyday and not having to dress in a suit, heels, hose, bra, etc,
    every single day. Give me a pair of shorts, an old t-shirt and sandals, and I'm set for the day.

    Good luck in your career. Hindsight is always better than foresight. You just have to go with what feels right at the time.
  • Gatorjrm
    Gatorjrm Posts: 54 Member
    Options
    I went to school for Elementary Education .Have a Masters in Elementary Ed.. taught for 2 years then transitioned into corporate america... best thing I ever did! I am in Human Resources and just transitioned into a new job . I do corporate recruiting. For the past 4 years I was a corporate trainer. I LOVE HR and wish I majored in it in college, or at least did an MBA.
  • Diary_Queen
    Diary_Queen Posts: 1,314 Member
    Options
    I'm the Assistant Director of Marketing for a huge arts and humanities non-profit organization. For 10 years prior, I worked at newspapers as a graphic designer. I have a BFA that was pretty much a waste of time. Everything I learn was on the job practical experience and I taught myself how to use every program that I've encountered. A college degree on my resume at my first job meant squat, as well as on the resume for my second job. I think my current job took that a bit more seriously.
  • abfit4life
    abfit4life Posts: 220 Member
    Options
    Graduate Degrees in English & Communications. Worked in journalism as writer, editor, publisher and adjunct professor. I am now a WAHM who freelances. I am also the co-owner of DCMETHOD, a company that provides short term furnished housing (rooms, apartments, houses) to folks coming into the DC Metro area for work, internships, school or simply to visit. I wouldn't have it any other way. Love every chaotic moment of it all!

    7838983.png
  • jnhu72
    jnhu72 Posts: 558 Member
    Options
    Here's a new one to add to the list of diversity here... I work on a sheep farm. Not exactly what I had planned to be doing at 21, but I can't complain my bills are paid. =)
  • ohnogogo
    ohnogogo Posts: 110 Member
    Options
    I've worked at the funeral home for 5 years and even though people think it's strange or morbid, I think it is hands-down the best job in the whole world!

    As the daughter of a mortician I don't find it strange or morbid at all (go figure) and know exactly the kind of reaction you probably get. Some of the most funny, interesting and quirky people I have met were involved in the funeral business.
  • ohnogogo
    ohnogogo Posts: 110 Member
    Options
    I run a small software company and have for the past (almost) 9 years. Love my job and the people I work with, but the hours are long and it can be somewhat stressful. The stress and how sedentary the job is how I put on so much weight over the years. The same has been said by a few of my employees when we have casually chatted. The past few months I have been encouraging them to actually take some breaks in the day, get away from their desks and MOVE...even if it is only for 10 minutes. Not only is it good for all of us to move our bodies, I want them to take those mental breaks too and feel better overall.
  • vs1023
    vs1023 Posts: 417 Member
    Options
    My degree is in communications, but I ended up in clinical research and I do love it. I deal with safety issues. I wanted to work in radio, be a ccorporate ommunications specialist or something in marketing, but the pay wasn't good.

    My husband is a systems administrator at the same company that I am at. He likes his job, right out of college he got a job with IBM. He has a computer science degree.

    We both work from home.
  • jecka31
    jecka31 Posts: 284
    Options
    I got my B.S. in Biology and got a job as a lab tech. Hated it so much that now I'm back in graduate school. I should be finishing my Master's in Biochemistry this May and will begin my Ph.D. in August. I plan to go into academia and teach at the college level.
  • meagalayne
    meagalayne Posts: 3,382 Member
    Options
    Degrees in Canadian Politics and Media Studies and now I work in logistics and sales coordination and support for a major television and media outlet...

    If I could do anything, I'd want to go back and do project management instead. I taught for a while during graduate school, and did mentoring as well, and found that very rewarding but also extremely challenging and emotionally exhausting some days.

    I'm still trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up :wink:
  • mcneesbit65
    mcneesbit65 Posts: 60
    Options
    Right now I work at Ross as a retail associate and it's super fun. But I am going to college to become a mental health nurse which is where I want to be career wise. (:
  • chevy88grl
    chevy88grl Posts: 3,937 Member
    Options
    I am currently a jewelry sales associate. Need some jewelry? I'm your girl! ;)

    I've worked in the same place for 6 years and most of the time I don't mind my job. There are ups and downs (aren't there in ALL jobs?) but overall, it is a good place to work. They are flexible with my schedule - which is important with my kids, pay me pretty well and offer other little 'perks'.
  • tchrnmommy
    tchrnmommy Posts: 342 Member
    Options
    My undergrad is in Elementary Education, My masters is in Education: Curriculum and Instruction. I worked as a public school teacher for 10 years and am currently college adjunct faculty. I'd like to move into corporate training or a dean position.

    If I was going to do it ALL over again, I'd probably do law school or forensic scientists.
  • Deathscall
    Deathscall Posts: 31
    Options
    I've worked at the funeral home for 5 years and even though people think it's strange or morbid, I think it is hands-down the best job in the whole world!

    As the daughter of a mortician I don't find it strange or morbid at all (go figure) and know exactly the kind of reaction you probably get. Some of the most funny, interesting and quirky people I have met were involved in the funeral business.

    I actually wrote my MA thesis on the stigma associated with our field of work. It's worth all that though, I feel like it's so rewarding, fascinating, and unique to do what I do for a living!
  • LindseyDD
    LindseyDD Posts: 160 Member
    Options
    I am a teacher and I love it!
  • garlic7girl
    garlic7girl Posts: 2,236 Member
    Options
    Hi, I'm a college student, finishing up all my core classes and i'm still am undecided. I would like to hear from you what's your job, do you love it, do you wish you could go back and change it, was it worth the school/ degree? I would love to hear back. Thanks!

    I am a nurse. I like certain things and hate others. Yes I do only because if I could only have taken the career placement tests to gear me in the right direction.
  • Bridge_CG
    Bridge_CG Posts: 435 Member
    Options
    I'm a nanny to the two sweetest little girls and three giant dogs. I love it!
    But, currently I'm a Senior in college, I'll be getting my degree in English and Political Science. I wouldn't change it for the world.
    I plan on getting my massage therapy license after I graduate next December...
  • Malani2010
    Malani2010 Posts: 245
    Options
    I am a stay at home mom and wife. That's a hard job in itself!!! :happy:
  • busymnmom
    busymnmom Posts: 133
    Options
    I used to own a pizza shop (way too much stress nowadays. was much more fun and profitable back in the day) . Now I am a gate agent with an airline. I LOVE my job and all the people I get to meet. Some days it does suck because I swear, when some people check their bag, they also check their brain! There is NEVER a dull moment! And The travel benefits help!
  • Malani2010
    Malani2010 Posts: 245
    Options
    I've worked at the funeral home for 5 years and even though people think it's strange or morbid, I think it is hands-down the best job in the whole world!

    As the daughter of a mortician I don't find it strange or morbid at all (go figure) and know exactly the kind of reaction you probably get. Some of the most funny, interesting and quirky people I have met were involved in the funeral business.

    I actually wrote my MA thesis on the stigma associated with our field of work. It's worth all that though, I feel like it's so rewarding, fascinating, and unique to do what I do for a living!

    I respect people who work in odd fields such as funeral directors and morticians. People always look down on people like that and I think that is just mean!!! :drinker:

Categories