what is your job

[KayTee]

Administrator at the health sciences center of a large public research university. Among my responsibilities are management of instructional, research and administrative space in our academic facilities and several academic support services.

Nonpaid - Regular volunteer at local public library. Also after 6-7 years of working countless hours with a regional dog breed rescue group, now I just love and care for our 3 remaining rescued doggies, 2 of whom are elderly with health conditions. And during 6 months of the year DH and I lead a weekly road ride for the local bike club.

[KayTee]

fighting the forces of evil that threaten the nation, armed with a magic belt giving me tremendous strength, bracelets that can stop any bullet, a tiara that can be thrown as a returning weapon and a unbreakable magic lasso that can force anyone to tell the truth

AG, where can I get one of them tiaras?!

[AllezGirl]

ebay!

[AuntieK]

Well, I went to school to become a paralegal.
But, I currently work from home for an internet security company, and I teach indoor cycling at the local fitness center.
Aside from my paying jobs, I am Mom to four kids (who are currently making a disaster of the house while on they're Spring break and I work).
Also, I think I'm trying to make a career out of bike racing! At least it takes up enough of my time to be a career.

[sarahlou]

I used to be a boat builder in Australia (for 5 years) then the misogeny got to be too much for me to handle. Also I went from building traditional wooden boats (which I love) to building carbon fiber racing boats (which is not so fun).

I missed Alaska so much that I had to move back 2 years ago and have been a substitute teacher in the local school district. I sub for all grades and all classes but mostly for spec. ed and a lot with incarcerated kids (where I was today). On the whole I like working with the kids in the sped. program as well as the incarcerated kids.

But teaching is way too hard for me to stick with it. Kudos to those who last at it. I'm hoping to go to grad school this year- not sure if I got in yet- but want to study maritime archaeology. I check the mail everyday with my fingers crossed...

[Artisan]

I work as a personal trainer. I also occasionally help out at the local bike store by assembling bikes, doing so helps make my hobby of cycling more affordable.

[solobiker]

I have been working as an Occupational Therapist for about 13 years. I work in a rehab center with the geriatric population. I really enjoy working with this age group, I just hate dealing with all of the medicare guidelines. ugh.

[BabyBlueNTulsa]

I'm not afraid to say this now that its after April 15... LOL

I'm a tax accountant. :P (not for the IRS!) I am part of a team of accountants who take care of all the business of a large net worth philanthropic family here.

I'm also mom to four adorable cocker spaniels.

[logdiva32]

It was so great reading all of your jobs. I dodge bombs on a bad day, plan logistics support missions on the good ones.
I am an Army Officer. 14 years total, enlisted, then became a Warrant Officer. Gave up promotion and left the active army to the reserves, 3 years ago to spend time with my new born. (Could not leave her at 31 days old to go to Korea for a year) Had another baby, now totals 3 yard apes running around here. The reserves called me up full time for the past year, so I have decided to return to the active until retirement pay eligible.
After that, dunno. I have a worthless BA, in English. (and, I can't spell) so who knows. Maybe full time Personal Trainer.

[Mr. Bloom]

Government is good--at least to work for. I highly recommend it. I crumpled under the pressure of working at a large firm in Indianapolis. I can't even imagine how hard you must work given where you practice. I'm humbled.

Yeah indy, but that security at the Federal Court House in Indy...do they let you carry your cell phone in???? I can deal with the weapons checks, but I have to confiscate my PDA because it records and both my cell phones because they have cameras... What's up?

[Blueberry]

In NC, they'll let attorneys in the Federal Courthouses with cell phones. No one else (except employees) gets to bring in a cell phone - camera or no. Dunno about PDA's, though I think I've gone in with mine (and my cell phone has a record feature - not that I know how to work it until I don't want to). It seems strange to me...

[whippetgirl]

Dentist for California Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Department of Juvenile Justice (formerly known as the Youth Authority). My patients are boys age 11 through 25.
Also wife, mother and body-warmer to a 6 year old whippet.

[bike4ever]

Manager of a local bike shop.

Mom to 3 very busy boys (14, 12, & 9) - active in scouts and whatever sport is in season. Wife to very supportive DH.

[run it, ride it]

Just finished the final exam of my undergrad degree in English!

...seasonally I work in a provincial park cleaning washrooms. I get to drive a big truck around and scrape um... excrement off the floor. Not too glamorous, but I find ways to make it fun and the pay can't be beat.

Next fall? Find a job, study for MCATs, apply to grad school (pop music, media studies, cultural studies), apply to med school, finish my Equine Science certificate, RIDE BIKES AND PONIES. After that, see where I get in, and if not, plan c) is marry rich and plan z) is to live in a barn.

[smilingcat]

After grad school, I was a research engineer for Star Wars program. Resigned, after two years. It was emotionally difficult. You work in an environment sorta like the spaceship in 2001 space oddesy. White, clean, with environmental control so it was never too cold, too hot, too humid. Then after work step outside to the real world of grime, police siren, homeless people, mental people roaming the street... sorta like Charles ****ens world of 19th century England. The contrast was just too much for me.

Anyway, I've been an electrical engineer for last 20+ years. I design and manage a design team. We design micro chips. Things that go into a cell phones, radio ID tags, IR temperature scanners... Just really tedius.

Then my fun work is running my part time baking business. Money sucks but hey I get to talk to real people. Engineers are impossible to talk to.

I also foster baby kittens. Nursing kittens to larger "teenager" kittens. Then I cry when I give them away to their permanent homes.