what is your job

[Duck on Wheels]

I am several things:

To make money, I am one of the most hated people in the hospital, lol. I'm a phlebotomist, aka "Vampire."

I, for one, do NOT hate the "vampires"!!! When a doc or nurse has jabbed me black and blue and we're both sweating from the stress cuz she/he can't find a vein, along comes a "vampire" and gently, smoothly, solves the problem.

[LBTC]

I agree with Duck on this one....I'll take the expert on vein poking every time!

H&B
~T~

[stella]

my former career: therapist specializing in treating people with post traumatic stress disorder and addictions. I did this for over 15years and needed a change. ...

Law student UNTIL MAY 19, 2007: then I will be a law school graduate! then...just another schlump wasting away studying for the bar exam(s).

[stella]

Technical illustrator (Patent & Trademark drawings)

cool job! my so is a patent attorney...I think your job is quite interesting! we have a few patent illustrations hanging up in our home office.

[Daydrummer]

LOL, thanks for showing the Vampire some love... after the past two days at work, I needed the smile

[Aggie_Ama]

LOL, thanks for showing the Vampire some love... after the past two days at work, I needed the smile

And here is a third! I almost passed out after a doctor barely caught the vein but keep going. I will take someone who does it all day over that experience any day!!

[Trek420]

Ooh! Cool! We had one "in the family" ... sorta. Dad's cousin's ex's second wife, but we were all still close friends.....Her family name (Hopea) means silver in Finnish.

Sorry for the hijack, TE. Duck, I wasn't aware that she was Dad's cousin's ex's second wife. (I'm serious TE )

Means we're kinda sorta distantly related to Oppi? Unfortunately I don't have your or our mutual Mom's head for geneology.

Ok, I'll get us back on track; I work for da' phone co, in customer service now but might transfer to tech side of the house. And no, I don't want to hear about your bill right now, it's my day off.

[chickwhorips]

now that i have a job change, and upgrade, i am a budget technician.

[Hub]

Day Drummer I send you much love for being a expert at getting blood from a turnip. My husband is on week three of hopsital stay (for who knows how long) and we both love the phlebotimists (even if I can't spell it) He's a hard stick and we would rather someone that knows what they're doing draw his samples!
I am a secretary at a small state university in Mississippi, (Delta State, home of the FIghting Okra) also a non tradtional student, working on a second degree (Psych). I want to teach somethingm, just as an adjunct- I need to keep my day job! I am also Mom to 2 fluffy pomeranians and these days I spend a lot of time driving back and forth from Cleveland to Jackson to see my husband who was just diagnosed with Leukemia.

[makbike]

First, let me state I'm insane for no sane person would do my job, really! I'm a middle school science teacher. Wait, let me add I teach 7th graders. You know those little ones with raging hormones. The ones that think school is for socializing, who needs an education. I typically get in the way of their socialing (this translates into "you're mean" which means I'm doing my job) thus hindering the development of their networking skills. I must be crazy to think that my discussion of genetics is more important than knowing who just broke up or who was sent to the office for sticking french fries up their nose at lunch. Back to the insane part - I must be for I've been doing this job (and loving every minute of it, well most) for the past 18 years.

Only 24 more days to go until summer vacation (I'm not counting).

[Shimpie]

Wow!! Someone else does what I do. I'm a biologist too. I restore all kinds of rare Southern CA habitats when another highway, home, school, etc. is built. If an oak tree is wiped out for development, I make sure as many as five more are planted to replace it. I also do rare plant and tree surveys, which means I count plants for a living.

I work for my two feline babies and to indulge my roommate's two dogs. Work also helps support my fiance's undergrad degree in computer engineering. Soon as he graduates, we're getting married and having human babies! We can have kids while he pursues a master's degree right?

Biologist for US Government, currently working on coastal restoration projects and "flood damaged reduction" projects in urban areas. This pays the bills and keeps the furry beasts in kibble.

The other me - renaissance era lace maker (bobbin lace mainly), gardener, cyclist.

[Raindrop]

I'm a full time Personal Trainer (I own my own In-Home Personal Training business) and then a part-time Fitness Instructor that only teaches indoor cycling classes (5 - 6 weekly), but I can, if asked nicely, sub kick-boxing, sculpting or aqua classes.

[fultzie]

i'm graduating with a BA in cultural anthropology/ spanish lit/ latin american studies in... 4 days. WOO!

then i'm staying at the same university forever for an MS in Environmental Justice and a PhD in Anthropology. fingers crossed-- don't want to jinx anything (i will not purchase a "Michigan Alumni" t-shirt until i hold my degree in my hand, i swear)

i also work at a bike shop-- sales associate (but i'd like to learn to wrench)

[HillSlugger]

Delta State, home of the Fighting Okra

Are you serious?!? How well do vegetables fight? You must instill fear into the hearts of opposing teams (not).

[HillSlugger]

Wow!! Someone else does what I do. I'm a biologist too.

I was trained as a bench scientist in genetics and molecular biology but I was not well suited for the emotional ups and downs of research. I never enjoyed it much and I got only a single publication. These days I do informatics database work for the National Cancer Institute.