Topic: What do you do for a living?
sgtpepper's photo
Thu 09/04/08 06:59 AM
Edited by sgtpepper on Thu 09/04/08 07:00 AM

Mornin Venus

Before I got sick and had to quit, I was a laser systems and photonics technician


Pardon my ignorance, but what does that mean exactly?

Pink_lady's photo
Thu 09/04/08 07:00 AM
Mornin Robin! flowerforyou

I was a laser systems and photonics technician


Yeh, i know wat that is.....of course i do....





NOT! lol!

Sounds a bit over my head!!

rara777's photo
Thu 09/04/08 07:02 AM
I am a soon to be out of work factory worker. Where I work at has given us a 60 day warn act notice. Permantely laid-off on Oct.24th.
I`m sure that they will close the plant by New Years Day.


We manufacture auto part silencing devices. The department I work in we make the dash insulators for the GM Suv`s and trucks.

I am what would be considered a "utility man". I have to know how to do every job in the department.

As for right now, I`m ridin the storm out till the end comes crashing down. After that. I don`t know. But I do know this. God will place me in a job where he wants me to be at. This is my fourth job lost to factorys and stores closing. Like I said, God will take care of me. He always has, He always will.

Pink_lady's photo
Thu 09/04/08 07:03 AM
Well i wish u luck for the future Rara!!

rara777's photo
Thu 09/04/08 07:04 AM
Thank you flowerforyou

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Thu 09/04/08 07:04 AM
I work for a newspaper here in Lincoln

Pink_lady's photo
Thu 09/04/08 07:05 AM

I work for a newspaper here in Lincoln


Cool! r u a journalist?

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Thu 09/04/08 07:11 AM
No, i work with subscribers who have problems with the paper i.e. editorials, news stories, deliveries, etc and try to keep them on as subsciberss. I am also the head of our new recycling program.

Pink_lady's photo
Thu 09/04/08 07:21 AM
Sounds like a cool job!

ledi180's photo
Thu 09/04/08 07:23 AM
I work in accounting / consulting for a large consulting firm. We do financial accounting for a large oil and gas company. It's mostly been offshored and the remainder will be shortly. I head to India later this month actually. grumble But I'm grateful to have a job - that's for sure.

Pink_lady's photo
Thu 09/04/08 07:27 AM

I work in accounting / consulting for a large consulting firm. We do financial accounting for a large oil and gas company. It's mostly been offshored and the remainder will be shortly. I head to India later this month actually. grumble But I'm grateful to have a job - that's for sure.


Now that does really sound like a cool job, and im guessin its fairly well paid?

Thepreacherswife's photo
Thu 09/04/08 07:27 AM
I am a surgical technician. Which is a scrub nurse in the surgery room. I want to go back to school and do something else. Maybe careflight. I also work at an assistant living center for alzheimers. I seem to get too emotionaly involved in the people who live there.:heart:

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Thu 09/04/08 07:29 AM

Implementation specialist for a large telecommunications company.


Wow, that sounds complex!!



It means I get to work with crazy sales people all day. grumble

Pink_lady's photo
Thu 09/04/08 07:30 AM

I am a surgical technician. Which is a scrub nurse in the surgery room. I want to go back to school and do something else. Maybe careflight. I also work at an assistant living center for alzheimers. I seem to get too emotionaly involved in the people who live there.:heart:


U got 2 real important worthwhile jobs there.

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Thu 09/04/08 07:33 AM
i work right now with my moms in home daycare

but soon i will be working in a hospital as a labor and delivery nurse.

well soon being a year and a half lol almost there!

Lily0923's photo
Thu 09/04/08 07:35 AM
Freelance technical writer but soon to be bartender and student...

Thepreacherswife's photo
Thu 09/04/08 07:35 AM
Sometimes I just want to be a mom!!I miss my kids. I work three days on, four days off but i feel so tired all the time. I would trade my job for the time i have lost with my kids.

Marie55's photo
Thu 09/04/08 07:37 AM
I am a medical transcriptionist, work at the local hospital. Just managed to land a part-time 2nd job for a clinic too (I hope).

feralcatlady's photo
Thu 09/04/08 07:42 AM




I own two businesses Professional Organizer and Computer Teacher and work as an assistant to Tom Sizemore...


R u showing off!!!?

LOL! just kidding, sounds great!



No I am just hyper as hell......lol


Are you enjoying site so far Lisa


I am!! its great to be posting again, i had been bnned from forums so long that i didnt realise how much i missed it!!

Some great ppl as well, so it all good!



I am glad.......and yea there are some really great peeps here.

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Thu 09/04/08 07:45 AM
Well at times I have quite a few "jobs"...but Im not in my career YET. When I'm finished with grad school I will be a psychologist and specialist in school counselling.

But now I am a full time mom.

I have an art business I started in college. (Mostly oil painting murals and family portraits...some sign painting & auto lettering)
"Creative Chaos Inc."

I, otherwise work at a high school. I'm in charge of the theatre arts program. Which means I do the drama club, I direct the one act play (competative program), I direct the multi-act play (non-comp), and I am the Head Speech Coach.
I love this job and hope to still help the speech/debate & theatre department even after become a doctor ...either on a volunteer basis, or help funding through charity monies.

The 3 months I am not in school or working at the high school I keep money coming in by my art business and "daycare" watching neighbor kids a few days a week. Summer is my slacker period...its like my looong well deserved vacation!