TTC #1 since August 2013 DX: Endo November 2014: Hysteroscopy, D&C June - September 2015: Clomid + Novarel + IUI #1-3 January 2017: Laparoscopy - endo removed
It's interesting to hear how diverse everyone's jobs are.
I'm a scientist for a large biotechnology/diagnostics company. I develop antibodies and antigens that are used in diagnostic assays. I like my job, but do not like my department's director and some of my coworkers. I love the day to day lab work, and I love that this job is such a perfect fit for my education, job experience, and interests. I really love the company I work for and could see myself staying there for my entire career.
I'm a high school English teacher (sort of). I have my teaching degree and currently work as an interventionist. Pretty much I spend my day working with the lowest kids in the building as a second teacher in their ELA classes. I also run an after school tutoring program and next trimester I'll be doing reading intervention.
Some days I love my job. Working with the low kids can be so rewarding when you have little victories and I get to work one-on-one and really get to know my students since I only have about 20 on my caseload.
However, some days I hate it. I often get pulled to be a sub which is annoying and as a third party employee there's nothing that I can do about it. I also don't get paid for holiday breaks, snow days, and during summer which stinks. And I still want my own classroom so it's not my dream job.
I did this for a year and felt the same. I also then spent 4 years teaching preschool and needed of course my education to do that but was compensated not in public school teacher pay, though I was employed by the public school. So the same no pay for holidays/snow days/sick days etc.
In regards to the OP, I have changed careers somewhat. My degree is in elementary education. I was a teacher. I spent 7 years in various public school teaching positions, the last 4 as a preschool teacher. Last summer I changed jobs. I now do parent education. I work with young parents doing home visiting and teach them how to teach their child. I love it. It's different every day which I loved about education and I am STILL teaching but doing it differently.
It's so much less stress and I love my life again. My last job was killing me.
Post by snakefisherbub on Feb 24, 2016 23:10:47 GMT -5
I do security at a high rise building. I hate it. Being security we are there all the time. 24/7/365. I've worked most major holidays more than once. My hours suck, I have no life. Tues-Wed 3-11 and Sat/Sun 7am-3pm. I'm doing OT this Friday and Saturday from 3 am to 3pm. I'm on the look for a day job.
I worked in publishing for several years and loved it. But the job was starting to wear on me (industry in upheaval, office politics, etc.) and so I recently moved into communications. It's been a learning experience, but I'm much less stressed and really enjoy the new skills I'm gaining. My heart is still in acquisitions/editing, but this is a good move for me.
Post by gabride2010 on Feb 25, 2016 6:26:36 GMT -5
I'm a Nurse Practitioner. My passion is Adult Hema.tology/Onco.logy (which I'm doing now). I deal with benign heme (blood) problems like anemia, low white blood cell counts, low platelet counts, and iron/B12/folate deficiencies. I also see onc.ology patients with all different kinds of cancers.
Most days my job is fine, but here lately it has been tough because we are short staffed, so I'm doing my job, plus being an office R.N for one of our docs, plus training a brand new doc on our charting system. I also am over the Infu.sion Center where they give che.motherapy and a lot of of their meds for other providers (treatments for Crohn's, MS, osteoporosis, etc...). All of this is why I'm not usually on TCF during the daytime hours.
I love helping people, even if we don't/can't cure everyone. We give people time to see and do things that they wouldn't be able to do without treatment. My patients have such a strength that I'm in awe of. I love their fighting spirits. Usually, I can go to work having a rough day, and my patients make me feel better.
Saw RE 1/11/17 HSG x 2 - 2nd revealed both tubes open and arcuate uterus Cycle #1-2 Femara 5mg + TI = Cancelled - poor response Cycle #3 - Femara 7.5mg and Dex 0.5mg - another poor response - waiting to see when I O
I am an adoption social worker. I always knew I wanted to be a social work but I let other people's comments get to me so I changed my major a few times before landing on social work. I also have my masters degree (pretty much required in the state I live).
I love my job most days. I love licensing homes for adoption/foster care and working with the youth as well. However it is highly stressful. I like to say I spend most days putting out fires. I have a flexible schedule but that also means I don't clock in/clock out at regular times everyday. It has also been more difficult since Ttc as most of the families I am working with have experienced infertility.
I am an Employee Benefits Insurance Consultant. I work with HR directors and CFOs to design, implement, communicate, manage, review, and change their employees' insurance benefits. At the same time, I work with the insurance carriers on the back end to make these things happen for the client.
A normal day consists of:
(A) Renewals - intaking the initial renewal from the health/dental/life/disability insurance carrier, reviewing it, and identifying reasons for the increase in rates or changes to the plan. Then get a current employee census from the client (an employer) and send the census and plans out to market (to all the other insurance carriers) in an attempt to get more competitive rates, plan designs, and value adds. When the proposals come in I review for accuracy and competitiveness and send the best proposals to the incumbent insurance carrier(s) to negotiate their renewal rates down. I prepare a presentation with all the plan/carrier options and a few different scenarios for employee contributions. I then present to my clients' HR Director and CFO to discuss and determine how they want to proceed, what changes they want to make to the plan or carrier or employee contributions etc., carefully balancing cost/budget with taking care of their employees. I go back and prepare employee communications and set up changes with carriers. I hold meetings with the clients employees to advise of changes, explain the coverage, answer questions, and help them enroll and make changes.
(B) Reviewing constantly changing regulations so that I can keep my clients advised and in compliance with the Affordable Care Act, ERISA requirements, etc
(C) Working with a producer in my office to bring in new clients, go on sales calls, prepare proposals/presentations.
(D) Intake and assist with issues from my clients' employees regarding insurance claims, enrollment changes, understanding their coverage etc. The employees can call me directly and I will help them with their claims or gettin things approved with an insurance carrier.
(E) Mid year meetings to discuss how the plans are running, big claims the employers' employees have going on (no employee names used) and how this will affect their upcoming renewal.
I work for an insurance agency that is the subsidiary of a huge bank. I love what I do but not really the agency I do it for. Its not the worst place I've ever worked but the agency has many issues that cause concern.
The best part is being able to help people with insurance questions. They might call me distressed because they reveived a huge bill or are being sent to collections etc OR they need a procedure and the insurance company won't authorize it OR they're at the pharmacy trying to pick up and Rx and insurance isn't going through etc - being able to help these people and hear how truly grateful they are makes my job worth it.
The worst part is having to present to my client a 10-15% health insurance increase and knowing their only real option is to make the plan crappier to lower rates or take more contribution from their employees. Many employees don't understand what's going on behind the scenes and just think their employer is the worst.
I'm a Nurse Practitioner. My passion is Adult Hema.tology/Onco.logy (which I'm doing now). I deal with benign heme (blood) problems like anemia, low white blood cell counts, low platelet counts, and iron/B12/folate deficiencies. I also see onc.ology patients with all different kinds of cancers.
Most days my job is fine, but here lately it has been tough because we are short staffed, so I'm doing my job, plus being an office R.N for one of our docs, plus training a brand new doc on our charting system. I also am over the Infu.sion Center where they give che.motherapy and a lot of of their meds for other providers (treatments for Crohn's, MS, osteoporosis, etc...). All of this is why I'm not usually on TCF during the daytime hours.
I love helping people, even if we don't/can't cure everyone. We give people time to see and do things that they wouldn't be able to do without treatment. My patients have such a strength that I'm in awe of. I love their fighting spirits. Usually, I can go to work having a rough day, and my patients make me feel better.
Post by legalbeagle on Feb 25, 2016 11:21:35 GMT -5
wannabmama, have you thought about going back to your old firm? Since most big firms ranks thin as they go up maybe they'd be happy to have you back even if you had to take a step back in years?
Also have you thought about trying to make the switch to a transactional attorney? I love my job and it encompasses some of the skills you mentioned.
Post by TheEleventhHour on Feb 25, 2016 11:23:21 GMT -5
I am a nurse, specifically in oncology. I absolutely love it. It is challenging but rewarding. I love the hospital I work in and I work on a great unit with awesome co-workers. There are definitely days where it is sad, stressful, or overwhelming but it is by far the best job I have ever had. I actually just had two really tough shifts in a row where I cried after work but I still love my job which is how I know I am in the right career!
I used to be in social work (I got my first B.S. in psychology) but I really didn't like it. I am so happy I went back to school for my BSN. It was a lot of work but worth it completely. If anything I wish I just got my BSN the first time around so I could have been a nurse longer (I'm only about 6 months into my very first RN job)!
wannabmama, have you thought about going back to your old firm? Since most big firms ranks thin as they go up maybe they'd be happy to have you back even if you had to take a step back in years?
Also have you thought about trying to make the switch to a transactional attorney? I love my job and it encompasses some of the skills you mentioned.
Thanks! I don't think my old firm would take me, they have a bottleneck of people at my level right now and have been asking people to leave. I'd consider going back in a more administrative role, business development or training or something, if something comes up. I'm really trying to get something transactional/in-house but it's hard with my litigation background to get an "in"...but I'm definitely trying. I'm happy to hear that it might be a good fit...motivates me to keep applying even though I generally get no response so far!
TTC since July 2014. CP March 2015. IVF #1 March 2016, 5R, 3M, 2F with ICSI. Transferred 2 on day 3. CP. Surprise BFP and then CP August 2016 (prep cycle for IVF). IVF #2: zero eggs retrieved IVF #3: 6R, 5M, 5F, 3 (2 8A and 1 11A) transferred, one "B" graded embryo frozen on day 5. BFP (at home 7dp3dt, confirmed 14dp3dt with 1552 beta) and U/S at 5w5d, 2 sacs and 2 yolks!
wannabmama , have you thought about going back to your old firm? Since most big firms ranks thin as they go up maybe they'd be happy to have you back even if you had to take a step back in years?
Also have you thought about trying to make the switch to a transactional attorney? I love my job and it encompasses some of the skills you mentioned.
Thanks! I don't think my old firm would take me, they have a bottleneck of people at my level right now and have been asking people to leave. I'd consider going back in a more administrative role, business development or training or something, if something comes up. I'm really trying to get something transactional/in-house but it's hard with my litigation background to get an "in"...but I'm definitely trying. I'm happy to hear that it might be a good fit...motivates me to keep applying even though I generally get no response so far!
Yeah it is hard. Even as a transactional attorney, I have a fairly specific practice area (securities law) and it is difficult to get people to consider me for corporate generalist positions since I don't have M&A experience as well. Kinda silly. Good luck!
Thanks! I don't think my old firm would take me, they have a bottleneck of people at my level right now and have been asking people to leave. I'd consider going back in a more administrative role, business development or training or something, if something comes up. I'm really trying to get something transactional/in-house but it's hard with my litigation background to get an "in"...but I'm definitely trying. I'm happy to hear that it might be a good fit...motivates me to keep applying even though I generally get no response so far!
Yeah it is hard. Even as a transactional attorney, I have a fairly specific practice area (securities law) and it is difficult to get people to consider me for corporate generalist positions since I don't have M&A experience as well. Kinda silly. Good luck!
I have lots of securities law experience on the litigation side so I'm trying to parlay that...and otherwise just generally BSing and being willing to take massive pay cut (which I already had done to come to this crap job...) oh how I wish I had either never taken this job or gotten out over a year ago...I just kept hoping it would get better (not to mention TTC considerations)
TTC since July 2014. CP March 2015. IVF #1 March 2016, 5R, 3M, 2F with ICSI. Transferred 2 on day 3. CP. Surprise BFP and then CP August 2016 (prep cycle for IVF). IVF #2: zero eggs retrieved IVF #3: 6R, 5M, 5F, 3 (2 8A and 1 11A) transferred, one "B" graded embryo frozen on day 5. BFP (at home 7dp3dt, confirmed 14dp3dt with 1552 beta) and U/S at 5w5d, 2 sacs and 2 yolks!
Post by hullabalou on Feb 25, 2016 11:35:53 GMT -5
I work in a medical billing office for an urgent care clinic. I hate every second of it, but I worked the front desk during college and they offered me a promotion after graduation so I have stuck it out. My schedule is somewhat flexible which is nice, but I really want to do something different. I graduated with a degree in Communication mainly because I had no real plan and just wanted to finish college before having my son, not because of any particular interest in the field. I'm thinking about going back for a more career specific degree once I determine a field that is actually interesting to me.
Saw RE 1/11/17 HSG x 2 - 2nd revealed both tubes open and arcuate uterus Cycle #1-2 Femara 5mg + TI = Cancelled - poor response Cycle #3 - Femara 7.5mg and Dex 0.5mg - another poor response - waiting to see when I O
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