Just for fun, what is, or was, your career?

Teacher, Retired, Back to Work
I was a high school computer science teacher for 30 years and retired. Stayed out of work through the summer and decided I would be bored. Am now working at a small law office as Office/District Court assistant to the attorney. It is much different than teaching but I am enjoying it -- have been hear almost 3 years. One day I am going to retire for good.

Teacher
I taught third grade before having my 2 kids. Stayed home for a few years, then started teaching Pre-K at my daughter's preschool. Thought it would be temporary, but I stayed for 27 years! I love it because it's part=time, and the schedule worked out well when my kids were young and I had all of their activities to attend to. I became the director 7 years ago, but last year I gave up the teaching part of the job b/c of my chemo treatments, so now I am just the director, working every day, only in the mornings. Most of the time, I really love my job.
Linda

I'm currently on leave from
I'm currently on leave from a national bank, worked as a branch manger for them. I have been in banking for 5 years, and went through two mergers. I am convinced that stress was a big contributor to my cancer. Not sure what I'll be doing for them when I go back to work.

Prior to banking I worked in retail management for many years with Casual Corner and then Macy's. Somewhere in there I was home for seven years with my kids, while working retail part time.

Then if you go back to the stone age, I worked for Time Life, I managed some of their telemarketing offices. Yes, we were the people who called you at home and sold you that series of Home Repair books. And I waited tables through school.

No career, just work
For almost 3 years I have been working in a prime care clinic, mainly registering patients. Before that I worked in a vet clinic ( a dairy practice ). There were 2 or 3 vets, me and a part-time person, so I always refer to my time there as 'queen'. Oh how I loved that job! But the vets retired and we couldn't find anyone to come in to the area - large animal vets are very hard to find, especially for dairy cows.

I have worked in an insurance claims office, was a buyer in a grocery chain, a bank teller - worst job - and tended bar, in my much younger, perkier days, of course! I also worked in a physchiatric hospital - my very first job out of high school.

Great post! Thanks!

Sue

Gabe N Abby Mom said:

I'm currently on leave from
I'm currently on leave from a national bank, worked as a branch manger for them. I have been in banking for 5 years, and went through two mergers. I am convinced that stress was a big contributor to my cancer. Not sure what I'll be doing for them when I go back to work.

Prior to banking I worked in retail management for many years with Casual Corner and then Macy's. Somewhere in there I was home for seven years with my kids, while working retail part time.

Then if you go back to the stone age, I worked for Time Life, I managed some of their telemarketing offices. Yes, we were the people who called you at home and sold you that series of Home Repair books. And I waited tables through school.

I worked in banks many yrs
I worked in banks many yrs prior to having my kids!I baby sat full time for over 8 yrs

carkris said:

I am a pediatric cardiac
I am a pediatric cardiac surgery nurse. currently I am doing some research as am still recovering from treatment. I am hoping to do both.

hoops for hearts
just made me think that my school raised almost $10,000 yesterday for children with heart problems for the American Heart Association.

pinkflutterby said:

Family Law Paralegel for the
Family Law Paralegel for the last 23+ years but since DX'd I've been on disability Miss working!!!

My working life has been a series of Forrest Gump events. When I got a divorce way back in 1971, my father said "get yourself down to that University and get a job - you need hospitalization"! How right he was. I worked at UC Davis from 1971 until I retired in 1998 at age 50. I started as a secretary in the School of Medicine and progressed to retire from a mid management position in the Office of Medical Education. That job and retirement package provides both me and my husband health insurance for life. My father would be pleased.

After what I call my first retirement, the rest of the Forrest Gump scenarios really took off. I decided to go back to school and enrolled in a program in fashion design and construction. Then I stumbled into interior design. I did not complete either program, but I took the classes that interested me the most. That's where I learned that interior designers pay people well to sew custom soft furnishings for their clients' homes (window treatments, bedding, cushions, pillows, slipcovers, light upholstery, etc.). So I said "I can do that!" and I've been doing that out of my home since 2000.

In 2004, I was in Home Depot and I ran into my former boss from UCDavis. In the course of conversation, asked me to come work for him on an academic journal that he was editor for. I was hired as managing editor for that journal from 2004-2008, when I retired for the second time.

I now take jobs if I feel like it. I currently have 6 Roman shades on my table. Roman shades are my favorite window covering. Being old has its advantages.

Suzanne

I am retired now but I
I am retired now but I worked 37 years for the government as a Civil Service Employee. My last job was 13 years as the Quality Assurance Manager for Finance.

Donna

Teacher
Great question!! I was a jr. high/high school English teacher for MANY years and loved it. I took a 5 year break when we adopted our youngest (she was born with a hole in her heart and needed some extra TLC), worked another 3 years and had to stop due to Meniere's Disease (chronic inner-ear condition that is made worse by stress and movement). The year after that I was diagnosed with bc. Not bad timing... Now I quilt, sew, knit, and crochet to my heart's content! I miss my students, but I love the time with my family!

Physician

I'm in residency program and looking for locum job as I want to explore all aspects of medical career. One of my senior friends recommended me this website that offers job opportunities to freshly graduated physicians. I'm very much excited for the new stage of my career where I can see more modes of management and experience a much broader group of the medical field.