What do you do for a living?: I'm a SAHM right now but before that I was an HR Manager for a Home Health Agency. Hiring & Firing, yo.
Is this your dream job?: No, I'd love to be a pediatric nurse but there's many reasons why that won't happen. I loved my job & wouldn't mind getting back into it after LO is born...
Where do you live: about 20 minutes from where I grew up and went to university. But I did live in Germany for a year after uni and then I lived in northern Alberta for about 9 years for work.
Job: SAHM. But I was a teacher prior to that
Was it your dream job: I miss teaching. I miss working with high school kids. But the job market and political climate for teachers in my province sucks right now and I may have to find a new profession when I want to go back to work.
Post by sapphyre0702 on Feb 20, 2015 9:43:42 GMT -5
I currently live in the middle of Connecticut but I was born in western Massachusetts. I am in-house counsel at an insurance company and it is my dream job.
Born: Hampton VA, only because my father was stationed there with the AF. I claim NM as where I'm from.
Work: I'm a child welfare attorney.
Dream Job?: It's not glamorous but since I am a contractor, work mostly from home, set my own hours, and do it 20-25 hours a week, and get to help families, it comes pretty close.
Where do you live? Midwest. Planning to relocate to the Gulf Coast when this baby is a year old.
Where where you born? Small town hour south of where I live now. We lived in the south for 5 years while I was growing up.
What do I do for a living? Part time realtor, spinning instructor, and stay at home mom. I also volunteer as a director of promotions for a local non profit and as a personal shopper for Dress For Success.
Is it my dream job? You bet. Living the dream over here, bro.
I'm a long term substitute elementary teacher. While teaching is my dream job, the substitute thing is NOT - and after four years (and a very expensive master's degree), I'm running out of patience. If we had to pay for childcare I would be quitting and trying to find something else - a thought that terrifies me.
Where do you live? Just outside of Houston, TX Where were you born? Groton, CT (I miss New England, but it's so much cheaper down here...and I hate the cold.) What do you do for a living? I teach high school English Is this your dream job? Yes and no. I love my school, and the kids are amazing. It's an early college high school, so they're super motivated and engaged. But teaching is exhausting, and I don't think I'll be able to stay in the classroom forever. Teacher burn out is real, and I think it's so sad when teachers who don't care anymore stay in the classroom. It's not fair to the kids. I'll probably stay in education even when I leave, though.
@littlechivette You should look into an alt cert program. I didn't realize that I wanted to teach until I was halfway through my masters in English, and I managed to get into a school on a probationary contract until I finished my program.
Post by turtletyme on Feb 20, 2015 10:00:26 GMT -5
Where do you live? Where were you born? MI/NY What do you do for a living? Is this your dream job? PR Research. I fell into it but it's a good fit for my skills and allows for a better schedule/work life balance than working in PR, or journalism (which is what my degree is in.) I would rather stay home at this point, honestly, and do an easy work from home job, but we aren't quite at a point where we can make that work yet. Hopefully someday!
I was born and raised in the suburbs of NYC, northwest of the city. Now I live in the same county, but a different town (and I did go to college for four years upstate). I'll be delivering in the same hospital I was born in.
I'm a freelance court reporter/stenographer - I'm not in the courthouse (a steady 9 to 5 job), but I do the pre-trial depositions, as well as random hearings, local governmental meetings, etc. Before that, I was a music teacher, and teaching band had always been my dream job. I loved my job (most days ) and was damn good at it, but due to the crappy economy, I got laid off and couldn't find another job. Our area is so competitive that even schools way out in the farmland of the northern suburbs would have over 700 applicants for every opening. Subbing sucked and was taking its toll on my mental health, so I decided I needed a change, and that's how I got into court reporting. I do enjoy my job, and the flexibility is awesome, but it was never really my "dream".
In my FFFC I confessed that I wanted to know more abut everyone, yep I'm a super creep.@pcrunk said I should start this thread to get some purple ribbons so here goes!
Where do you live? Where were you born? What do you do for a living? Is this your dream job?
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I'm about an hour West of Toronto. I've lived elsewhere, but currently live 5 minutes from my childhood home (where Ma and Dad still live). I'm VP of Marketing at an IT company. Could be worse, but if I could do/be anything I'd be a choreographer/producer or photographer. It'd give me an excuse to get the half/full sleeve tattoos I always say I would get with a non-corp job!
Post by holliberry28 on Feb 20, 2015 10:15:23 GMT -5
Where do you live? Brooklyn, NY
Where were you born? Queens, NY (I went far, I know).
What do you do for a living? I worked as a Speech Pathologist in a preschool for 7 years, but this past October I started a new administrative job for the State Education Department.
Is this your dream job? I don't love it, but I guess I'm still trying to figure out what I want to do when I grow up.
Post by mrskblack11 on Feb 20, 2015 10:16:38 GMT -5
Where do you live? Central Texas
Where were you born? On the border of Mexico and Texas.
What do you do for a living? Media Buyer/Planner specializing in political advertising
Is this your dream job? I kind of fell into this position and I love it. I get to work from home which is awesome. I feel like I have some impact on the world. I think my dream job would be something I got paid ridiculous amounts of money for and I could help out people in need.
Born, raised and still live in St. Louis, Missouri.
I am an office manager for a podiatrist office. I wouldn't call it my "dream job", but it is a hell of a lot better than where I was before. I can see myself staying here for a while, though.
Post by sordidvolition on Feb 20, 2015 10:24:14 GMT -5
Where do you live? Austin metro area
Where were you born? Outside of Shreveport, Louisiana but raised just outside of New Orleans
What do you do for a living? Speech language pathologist specializing in birth to 3. I get to drive around and provide services in the community
Is this your dream job? Well, since I couldn't be independently wealthy or a trophy wife, this is it. I love my job and can't imagine doing anything else.
What do you do for a living? Property Manager for a commercial office building
Is this your dream job? Pretty close. I studied to be an architect, and instead of drawing windows for some random firm I decided Property Management was the way to go. I wound up managing a historically significant building, and now I kind of scratch my head architectural design, because a lot of design features aren't particularly easy to manage on a day to day basis even if they look great.
Where do you live: Ann Arbor, MI (a bit west of Detroit)
Where were you born: Ann Arbor, MI. Love it here, never want to leave!
What do you do for a living: Legal Assistant for a criminal defense attorney. He handles everything from drunk driving to murder, but he specializes in Criminal Sex cases (rapes, molestations, etc.) Very interesting.
Dream job: Kinda. I actually got my undergraduate degree in architecture. While I was in school, I got a summer job with my current boss as a file clerk. I loved the job, stuck around and eventually become his assistant. It's a great job, pays well, and I'm allowed to bring my babies to work with me after they are born. (I brought DS until he was 5 months and I'll bring this one for the first few months too). I've been here over 11 years and it's comfortable and I'm happy. I guess I can't ask for much more!
What do you do for a living? Property Manager for a commercial office building
Is this your dream job? Pretty close. I studied to be an architect, and instead of drawing windows for some random firm I decided Property Management was the way to go. I wound up managing a historically significant building, and now I kind of scratch my head architectural design, because a lot of design features aren't particularly easy to manage on a day to day basis even if they look great.
Yay, me too! Where did you study? I graduated from Lawrence Tech.
Post by bendherova on Feb 20, 2015 11:36:53 GMT -5
I was born in Harrisburg, Pa, but I'm from Virginia, having spent 16 years of life there.
We live in Pittsburgh for another 16mo, and then DH will get his first real job at the age of 38.
I am currently a SAHM. While not my dream job, it's a lot of fun. previously (like less than a year ago) I worked with student athletes (academic side) at a a D1 school. It was the only job with consistent hours that I could find when we moved to Michigan, and then I had DS1, and they were very flexible with my hours. (I have a civil eng degree, but quit to become a middle school math teacher-- couldnt find a job in MI bc credentialing took place out of state, MI's economy in 2007 was total shit)
My dream job somehow incorporates math education, stem and empowering women in stem fields. Havent figured out what it is yet.
Yay, me too! Where did you study? I graduated from Lawrence Tech.
I did the two year Architectural Technology Program at Ferris State, with the intentions of finishing the degree at another school. For a while I considered Lawrence Tech too! Ultimately, I stayed at Ferris and transferred into their Facilities Management program.
Where do you live? Northern Virginia Where were you born? Pennsylvania What do you do for a living? manage auditors and audits Is this your dream job? I hope to continue to climb up the food chain, but I like what I do from a technical standpoint and feel lucky that I kind of fell into something I am so good at
Post by littlegrapey on Feb 20, 2015 12:20:23 GMT -5
Where were you born? Houston, TX Where do you live? Still in Houston What do you do for a living? I am a Coordination of Care clerk for a Home Health agency Is this your dream job? Nope, but it by far the best job I've had so far.
Born in Long Beach, CA Living in Fontana, CA I'm an attorney, mostly probate and trust (which means I deal with money-hungry people fighting over the assets of their recently deceased loved ones) Is it my dream job? Eh. I thought it would be, and in some ways I really love my job. I'd like it a heck of a lot more if I could find a new firm, though.
Is this your dream job?: No, but it's better than I thought it would be. I'm waiting to make the jump to something more meaningful until after I pay off my student loans and take advantage of great maternity leave benefits.
Where do you live? I live in central Connecticut (Southington, to be exact).
Where were you born? I was born in Hartford, Connecticut. Sad to say, I've lived here my whole life, minus four years of college (outside of Philly) and two years of grad school (New Orleans - my favorite place on earth)
What do you do for a living? Until Friday, March 13 (aka 15 working days from now, but who's counting?), I am a grant writer at an art museum. I've been writing grants, both in-house and freelance, for about eight years now.
Is this your dream job? Nope. My dream job changes every time I hear about someone else's cool job on NPR - like a policy analyst for XYZ think tank, or foundation director, or anything that involves living overseas...
pbubblegum, my mom is a librarian, my stepmom is a librarian, and my best friend is a librarian. Librarians rock!
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