What do you do?

[nh23]

At the moment, I'm STILL waiting to hear something back from the Social Security office on whether or not I got the job that supposedly starts in 3 weeks that I interviewed for last month. (Damn government.) Other than that, I'm still an undergrad business student who loves taking pictures.

I hope you hear back soon!

High school teacher.

But that's only in the last year. Before that I worked for nearly 7 years in accounting in the adult entertainment industry. I've done (in no particular order) database administration for a telecom reseller, worked as an office manager, executive assistant, bank teller, tele-surveyor, data entry clerk, waitress, pre-school teacher, actress, theatrical director, acting teacher, fast food server, cashier, help desk, corporate trainer, purchasing agent, house-sitter.....umm, there's probably more but I can't think of them.

Teaching is like nursing I think. A very important job, where you work your ass off for very little pay.

stay at home mom

I've been a waitress, a office slave (answering phones, filing stuff, cleaning, data entry, etc), nanny, care giver, CNA, house keeper, and day care provider. I've also done extensive volunteer work. Once, when I was looking for work, and DHS was helping me they suggested I have two resume's because I've done so much.

I'm also going to school to be a Journalist. I might, possibly, double major in English, we'll see.

I saw an article once that said what the salary of a stay at home mom would be if she were paid for every job she did. Cook, nurse, etc.. It was six figures.

 

[rosco rathbone]

Ironworker.

 

[graceanne]

I saw an article once that said what the salary of a stay at home mom would be if she were paid for every job she did. Cook, nurse, etc.. It was six figures.

I think I read that article. What I know is that I save us money by staying home. I only have a highschool education, so I'd be making minimum wage if I were working. The amount I would have to pay for three kids to go into daycare would end up costing us another $200 on top of what I'd make.

But, honestly, I like being home with them. I like knowing what's going on in their lives and being there for everything. I like taking care of my house, and being a 'soccer mom'. lol *shrugs*

 

[nh23]

I love this thread!

Professionally, I'm a sign language interpreter. I went back to school for my bachelor's in 2007, so I only work a few months out of the year, desperately trying to scrape together enough money to not have to work during the semester! It would be a fabulously well-paying job if I did it full time; as it is, I make just enough to survive and pay tuition. Not really socking away any savings right now.

Prior to my hearing loss, which was in 2006, I worked in all kinds of different settings. Medical, educational, government, retail, any place that needed an interpreter. Since that happened, though, I've been restricted to working in video relay only. It's partly a convenience issue - the center is on campus, so I'm there all year, and I can pick up hours during the semester if I want - but it's also partly due to my hearing loss. I wear hearing aids, but an interpreter needs to be able to hear in any situation, and I can't always guarantee that. If the acoustics are good, if the room is quiet, etc. then I'm fine. If not, I can't do the job. With VRS, though, I wear a binaural headset and my hearing aids and everything is straight into my ears, so there's no concern about being able to hear. I've done a couple of leather community jobs since 2006 because that's my community, and I've done one hospital job because it was for the boss of the VRS center and he wanted people he trusted. (A hospital room for an extended stay patient is usually pretty quiet.)

So yeah, I'm a hard of hearing person interpreting for deaf and hearing people. That's me!

That is awesome Etoile! I learned sign a few years ago, it really helps in my line of work. I've spent the last year or so teaching my children. My four year old son goes to a special needs school. (they take 3 typical kids per each preschool classroom) A few of the kids in his class use sign, so he really needed to know. My daughter has one child at her school that uses sign. Everyone really made a big deal out of my daughter knowing sign because she's the only one who can talk to the little girl. My daughter is really proud that she can.

I used to be a nurse (RGN, A/E and then Renal) but left due to a number of reasons, some of them my own health issues. I could always go back but I'd need some re-training as I've been out of the loop.

Now I co-own a mobile vegan cafe (soon to become a chain!) that is currently off on the summer festival circuit. My role in the company used to be more hands on but now I handle the accounting, marketing and the logistics of sending my baby 1967 Routemaster double-deck bus all over the UK. After the summer we'll be back in central London and by then we should have another 2 buses converted and ready to roll.

Do you miss nursing?

Me too. I trained as a nurse and technically still have RGN status, but it's almost 10 years ago.

I'm a reference librarian and author (yes, I get paid to write!). I love my job

Have a job you love and you'll never work a day in your life.

 

[tamaran]

what do I do....
Well I am a Security Guard
I also have very good knowledge of Web site creation and graphic artist
Going to take a course on the program Maya soon.

 

[nh23]

As most of you probably know by now, I am Sir's full time carer, for which the Australian Government pays me a pension/benefit. I'm probably saving them thousands of dollars more than what they pay me though

Sir is having haemodialysis at home which is also saving the Government a mint, although the machine and all the medical supplies are given to us free of charge. I am chief machine setter upper, cannulator, and blood test taker, on top of everything else.

In the past though I have been a receptionist/typist (in the days when we had typewriters not computers ), farmer/bookkeeper (for over 20 years), volunteer school librarian and I am also a qualified teacher aide, which is how I picked up that Sir is dyslexic

You're a good woman.

I work in a small IFA office and handle clients (a lot of hand holding in the past 9 months or so), business contacts and paperwork.

Before that I taught Italian and also worked as a saleswoman in department stores (Imported Italian fashion) while studying for my Japanese proficiency test.

Before that I also did some interpreter work for my mother export company and her buyers in Japan.

My very first paid job was a week stint as a blue-collar worker in my uncle's tights factory at 16.

My major was Astronomy, although I never graduated (I probably took enough exams to have the equivalent of a US college degree).

What made you stray away from the Astronomy?

Well so far at least, I am the only one like me! Such interesting jobs you guys have, I would be jealous if I didn't like my own so much.

I am a meatcutter, though I don't have my certification yet. I am going to school in September to get that and make my job a career.

How interesting!

 

[nh23]

own a landscaping company

Hard work.

I'm an independent designer/crafter and periodically still do some phone stuff, (domination, phone sex, listening for hours, whatever you want to consider it) but I'd say it's about 90 percent the former at this point. That means etsy, ebay, my sites, and going to shows.

I've got an interesting resume. Interior faux finish painter, gallery assistant, sales bitch, assistant to commodities brokers for way longer than I should have been (2 yrs) temp, long-term temp at Big Ag, ProDomme, illustrtation paid gigs along the way, writing paid gigs along the way.

Have you heard back from the company that wanted to buy your stuff yet?

I'm a staff writer/editor for a multi-national publisher. I used to write books and do a bit of editing on the side but as time went on I got to enjoy the editing more, so now I only do that. Not saying I'll never write again but for now I'm finding editing more satisfying.

Oh, do you get to edit for anyone popular?

 

[CurlyKat]

I think the best way to list this is by dividing it into a "during education" period and a "post-college" period.

During high school and college I've worked as or in....
1. kennel tech, receptionist, and student advocate at the humane society
2. every position available at three different sandwich shops (not all three at the same time, though)
3. writer for my college yearbook (yep, this actually paid!)
4. chemistry lab intern
5. school ID card maker (among other things... greatest job EVER)

After graduation (which was in 2006, by the way)....
1. assistant editor of a newspaper
2. administrator for a neuropsychological assessment, grand data compiler of assessment results, and face-of-the-program PR type of person to commanders, units, clinics, and whoever else might want to know

Right now I'm looking for a new job, too. My ideal would be some sort of medical public affairs since it would tie my experiences and interests together.

 

[nh23]

Like Sir W and Keroin, my resumé looks a bit like the Yellow Pages: cooking instructor, dishwasher, garbage man, street cleaner, factory worker, poultry processing plant worker (yuck a thousand times over!), teacher at four different levels, insurance salesman, stock broker, road construction worker, lifeguard, editor, proofreader,radio announcer, freelance writer, voice-over artist, and stay-at-home dad. I'm still not precisely sure what I want to do when I grow up (which needs to happen next week, I think).

Beyond these things, for which I've been paid, I've learned another three or four dozen jobs in order to write training programs on those jobs. This would include such things as servicing high-performance race-car tires, selling mortgages, collecting on credit card debt, programming proprietary inventory-management software, programming computerized switches for large-scale factory circuits (try to imagine a switch that would turn on a 200 foot long paper making machine), blending motor oil, running a Christian bookstore, running any number of different automotive service franchises, and being a customer-service operator at WorldCom.

Currently I write courses for an online university and present workshops on how to improve learning in the workplace. I'm also available as an emcee for public events.

Wow! You've been a busy man.

I've worked loads of different jobs, forestry worker, chef, warehouse man, forklift driver, youth hostel warden(great job) green keeper and general dogsbody. Now I'm a Gardener/handyman in a shopping mall. It keeps the wolf from the door.

Probably get to see a lot of interesting people too!

I am currently a professional student who does nothing to earn money since it magically appears in my checking account every month.

I am becoming less and less sure everyday that I'll one day be a succesfull adult. All my attempts at finding a job more "real" than babysitting has lead either nowhere or to disaster. I know that I have two more years to figure it out, but I'm terrified that I'll end up a bum without any real career. Fingers crossed that my degree gets me somewhere.

Something will come up. I'd like to know the trick of having money magically appear every month though.

 

[graceanne]

That is awesome Etoile! I learned sign a few years ago, it really helps in my line of work. I've spent the last year or so teaching my children. My four year old son goes to a special needs school. (they take 3 typical kids per each preschool classroom) A few of the kids in his class use sign, so he really needed to know. My daughter has one child at her school that uses sign. Everyone really made a big deal out of my daughter knowing sign because she's the only one who can talk to the little girl. My daughter is really proud that she can.

Sign is so awesome with special needs children. My son responds quicker to me signing 'no' and 'come here, now' than if I said it. At awana's there's a little boy who's highly functioning autistic, and he signs quite often when he can't communicate.

 

[nh23]

i'm a homemaker, and once or twice a week i do sex work. to my surprise i have thoroughly enjoyed the sex work for the most part, especially as my clients are very specially selected. they must be within a certain age group and they must have a real need in their lives for the kind of service i have to offer them. it goes so far beyond the physical that it amazes me sometimes, and it's awesome to see the positive difference i've made in the lives of many.

I think if I had the body for it, I would enjoy sex work myself. Sadly I don't though.LOL

Ironworker.

*fans self*

what do I do....
Well I am a Security Guard
I also have very good knowledge of Web site creation and graphic artist
Going to take a course on the program Maya soon.

Graphic artist..like video game design?

I think the best way to list this is by dividing it into a "during education" period and a "post-college" period.

During high school and college I've worked as or in....
1. kennel tech, receptionist, and student advocate at the humane society
2. every position available at three different sandwich shops (not all three at the same time, though)
3. writer for my college yearbook (yep, this actually paid!)
4. chemistry lab intern
5. school ID card maker (among other things... greatest job EVER)

After graduation (which was in 2006, by the way)....
1. assistant editor of a newspaper
2. administrator for a neuropsychological assessment, grand data compiler of assessment results, and face-of-the-program PR type of person to commanders, units, clinics, and whoever else might want to know

Right now I'm looking for a new job, too. My ideal would be some sort of medical public affairs since it would tie my experiences and interests together.

What would a job in medical public affairs entail?

 

[jockdom]

Wow! You've been a busy man.


Probably get to see a lot of interesting people too!Something will come up. I'd like to know the trick of having money magically appear every month though.

Yeah I did the youth hostel two seasons running met interesting people from all over the world some of them I'm still in contact with.

 

[nh23]

Sign is so awesome with special needs children. My son responds quicker to me signing 'no' and 'come here, now' than if I said it. At awana's there's a little boy who's highly functioning autistic, and he signs quite often when he can't communicate.

*nods* I've also read some articles that said learning sign early can raise IQ.

 

[graceanne]

*nods* I've also read some articles that said learning sign early can raise IQ.

At the very least it aids in communication. Children can learn signs long before they can say the word.

 

[tamaran]

Graphic artist are artist that do logo for companies, make websites, banners, stuff like that.

 

[Luna_Wolf72]

I work in the hotel biz. Learning front desk and housekeeping management. My official title for the nonce is Assistant Housekeeping Manager. *shrugs*

Before my mum passed in 2004 I worked as a CNA and was going to school for my LPN. I dropped out after she died. My nerves couldn't handle it.

I prefer customer service type jobs which means in my past I have worked as a:
cashier, stocker, housekeeper, sales associate, customer service rep for a major credit card company. You know the jobs everyone hates and few people are good at? I am good at them. I prefer them.

 

[nh23]

Graphic artist are artist that do logo for companies, make websites, banners, stuff like that.

Oh, ok. Sorry, I don't know a lot about computers.

 

[nh23]

I'm really curious to know what WD does. However his price was phone sex. I'm unable to do it ,but Bunny is willing to take one for the team for 1.99 a min.

 

[BiBunny]

I'm really curious to know what WD does. However his price was phone sex. I'm unable to do it ,but Bunny is willing to take one for the team for 1.99 a min.

Always.

 

[nh23]

At the very least it aids in communication. Children can learn signs long before they can say the word.

Yep!

I work in the hotel biz. Learning front desk and housekeeping management. My official title for the nonce is Assistant Housekeeping Manager. *shrugs*

Before my mum passed in 2004 I worked as a CNA and was going to school for my LPN. I dropped out after she died. My nerves couldn't handle it.

I prefer customer service type jobs which means in my past I have worked as a:
cashier, stocker, housekeeper, sales associate, customer service rep for a major credit card company. You know the jobs everyone hates and few people are good at? I am good at them. I prefer them.

Good for you. The world needs more people like you Luna.

 

[HisSexyPet]

I'm a web designer. I plan and create web pages for a research center at a large state university.
It lets me stay on the internet all day and read between doing actual work. I love it!

 

[ownedsubgal]

I think if I had the body for it, I would enjoy sex work myself. Sadly I don't though.LOL

your body would be plenty desirable as is, there is a market out there for every conceivable body type/shape/weight/height. i think you could be good at it. the way i approach it, it is very similar to nursing and other caregiver-type fields.

 

[nh23]

I'm a web designer. I plan and create web pages for a research center at a large state university.
It lets me stay on the internet all day and read between doing actual work. I love it!

Interesting!

Oh DVS I didn't miss you. I"m still processing! You've been a busy man too!

 

[Luna_Wolf72]

Good for you. The world needs more people like you Luna.

Thanks pretty lady. I like the type of work that I do and because I like it, I get paid well and learn other stuff that has absolutely NOTHING to do with my job title. One wonders though: I stripped for a year and a half, I considered it another aspect of customer service. I wonder if anyone else would see it that way.

 

[nh23]

your body would be plenty desirable as is, there is a market out there for every conceivable body type/shape/weight/height. i think you could be good at it. the way i approach it, it is very similar to nursing and other caregiver-type fields.

*nods* My only fear would be that it would feed the nympho, fucked up part of me. It's something I've been working to get past for a very long time. However if I were ever at a stable point with that, I think I would love it as much as you do.