GTKY: What Dose Your SO Do?

meredithcarole

We've talked about our careers, but what about your SO?

meredithcarole

H is a graphic designer/illustrator for a local publication.

flyliceandcoffee

civil engineer for a water company

sonpetitlapin

SO is a chef.  He is working right now to open his own food business.  

WinoGrrl

DH is also in IT - but he works for himself and gets to handpick his projects. jealous! (he also gets to work from home in his pjs if he wants)

tmorash

My BF works at a call centre as a bilingual client services rep. So, basically taking incoming calls in French and English from employees of a large multinational who have benefits inquiries.

He doesn't love it, but it's a (smallish) paycheque. He is so capable and smart, but lacks direction and confidence. Every day I wish for him to pick a new career direction and throw himself into it with gusto, because he'd be so very able to succeed if he just put his mind to it; But...he doesn't really know what to throw himself into and he's afraid of making the wrong choices. So...that's that, for the time being.

TAT2MAMI

My DH is a General Contractor.

hooligans4

My DH works for the phone company working on the outside lines.

kindershlitz

Director of sales at an automotive supply company is his title but I'm not sure exactly what he 'does' because he seems to do lots of stuff I don't fully understand.

lcwed

@clgsquared DH does the Business Development for his company too.  Makes for late nights when projects come up.

lcwed

@clgsquared So far we have been good with the travel part.  They are a small company, so he has not had to travel all that much.  Hope it stays that way.

tlc35

My DH is a professor.  He is freaking brilliant and makes me feel dumb sometimes.
ETA: I have 2 sisters and one is also married to a professor.  My middle sis is single and we joke that we need to find her a professor, too.

pinkishrabbit

My DH is a Field Survey Archeologist. He loves being outside all the time.

CML11

DH is a finance and credit supervisor for a very large cooperation. He's interviewing for a promotion where he would be an area sales manager over a large region. I admire his ambition.

Austrogermokee

DH is a lawyer at a government agency.

Nikolie93

@CML11‌ FX to a good interview for him!

MH owns his own business. His background is graphic design which he uses in the business, vehicle wraps, banners, business cards, signs, etc. Etc.

In so very glad he finally reached his dream of opening his own shop but owning a business is hard and it's just him with one other person that helps with the car wraps. Oh and I help whenever I have the time but my job is so busy and I'm the breadwinner so I can't quit to help him fulltime. Probably a good thing, we may just kill each other if we worked together all the time lol

Radiantly

@tlc35‌ - my entire family is professors!

My DH is digital marketing in a large non profit.

wannabmama23

MH is a lawyer, too. We have very different lives as lawyers...not sure either of us like it, but he has a lot more flexibility and I'm jealous of that!

verdongirl

DH is a high school English Teacher. Adjuncted college students for a while like me, but really just loves working with 11th and 12th grade. And it's nice he gets the benefits of tenure and it allows me a flex schedule of only having to teach/work part-time.

wvarn

My DH is a corrections officer at a regional jail.  We actually met when he had to sit with a prisoner that was admitted to my hospital (I'm a RN House Supervisor).  My DH kept asking for sandwiches and food and where I am the only administration in the hospital on nights I had the keys to the kitchen.  So I kept bringing him food. Little did I know at the time he was hiding half of the food just to get me to come back into the room It was cute and I finally gave in and gave him my number. One year later we got married  

meredithcarole

@ABabyMaybe4us‌ I'm a chef, too! What kind of food business is he opening?

emsmama15

My husband is a project manager in the IT department for Target. Love the discount but I don't really get what he does.

sonpetitlapin

@mereduthcarole His specialty is meats, especially smoked meats.  But there is a couple of things he wants to embark on.  In the more touristy section of where we live near the beach or by the college we wants to do a gourmet pizza by the slice/pie.  He also wants a stand alone restaurant of southern cooking using his family's recipes.  That aspect will have a mobile food truck to cater the downtown business district for breakfast and lunch crowds.  

SillySally24

Huge perk - my FI is a chiropractor  It's fun to see the wide variety of careers!

WinoGrrl

@Silly Sally24 My DH also talks about becoming a masseuse but then I would worry he would use up all his skills on clients and have nothing left for me!! I've always been terrified to try a chiro - but if it is your H I'm guessing you know he will take care of you!!  

lcwed

@Heath&Jas Every time I hear or see the word project manager, it is followed by this:



I love that show!

URMySunshine77

My husband is a project manager for a silicon valley company.

kelley72

My dh is a sahd

Nikolie93

@kelley72‌ how does he like being a sahd? MH and I talked about that as a possibilty if it ever happens for us.

Austrogermokee

I keep reading "sahd" as "salad." Clearly I need to ease up on the painkillers.

kelley72

@Nikolie93  He loves it!  He is worn the hell out for sure, but it just happened for us wasn't planned.  He was injured and had to leave work, it is financially impossible for us to pay for other childcare so it is a win for that reason.  He very frequently states he is aware of how blessed he is to be home and not many men get/take the opportunity.  

We would however both like the roles to be reversed.

meredithcarole

Austrogermokee said:

I keep reading "sahd" as "salad." Clearly I need to ease up on the painkillers.

)

Teenie16

My BF is an actor. It's great but he keeps having to travel for projects. He's been out of town for 3 weeks now working on a film. That part sucks but it's his dream and he's getting more and more work.
@kelley72‌ he'll be the SAHD once we do have a little one, since my income is a more steady income. Unless he becomes a big star in the next year. Haha!
@Austrogermokee‌ we call frozen yogurt salad. It makes me feel less guilty eating it. Haha!

Nikolie93

@kelley72 glad he likes it! It would make sense for MH to do it but he'd worked so hard for his business. I think it would be hard for him to give that up Oh well, we have plenty of time to think about that now!

@Teenie16‌ I'm so going to call my ice cream salad now. Thanks for the great idea! :-D

peregrinefalconx

DH is an electrician...long hours and tiring work, but he loves it! I have no idea how they are all built the same...it's not just a stereotype.

MySallyGirl

My DH is an engineer.