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December 2017 Moms
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GTKY: What do you do?
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Hey Friends!
Here's a GTKY for you all, since we all are fresh in getting to know each other, let's start with the basics!
What do you do?
How Long have you been in that career/profession/position etc?
What are your career goals?
What did you do before this career/profession/position?
Re: GTKY: What do you do?
What do you do?
I am a Registered Nurse and I work in the Emergency Department, as well as my side gig as a Personal Trainer who specializes in Prenatal and Postpartum fitness (feel free to spam me with your pregnancy fitness questions! It's definitely my passion)
How Long have you been in that career/profession/position etc?
I have been an RN for 6 years, in my current job for 4 years. I've been personal training for just over a year!
What are your career goals?
I'd like to get into labour and delivery or public health one day, though I've always talked about going to med school! Who knows if that will ever happen though.
What did you do before this career/profession/position?
I was a waitress/bartender for 10 years (age 14-24) and absolutely loved it at the time, it was the PERFECT job to work while going to University and allowed me to graduate and pay off my student debt within a year!
DX Diminished Ovarian Reserve, Factor V Leiden Mutation, Secondary Infertility
MFI (SA #1Count 11mill, Motility: 18%, Morphology: 1%)
AMH .328 | FSH 13.2
What a great GTKY!
What do you do?
I teach 9th and 10th grade. I'm in my 5th year of teaching and I just adore my kids, love my school, and love my subject. The downside is allllllll of the many, many hours of grading a planning required. I'm anxious about how that will all work with baby.
How Long have you been in that career/profession/position etc?
I've been a teacher for 5 years and at my current school for 4.
What are your career goals?
I want to go back to school for my master's degree but I'm so undecided about which path to take. I go back and forth between special education and administrative leadership. They're both so different and I'm having a hard time committing.
What did you do before this career/profession/position?
I subbed for a year before moving to SE Florida for a full-time position. I also worked in the homes of kiddos with autism throughout college as a therapeutic staff support aide for 4 years while working as a server during that time as well.
High School Teacher * Reluctant Floridian * Steelers Fan
Family info in Spoiler
DS 11/2017
MMC 10/2019 @ 12 weeks
Planning to try for our rainbow 01/2020
What do you do? I am a partner for a small insurance agency. We specialize in all lines of insurance and are hoping to franchise.
How Long have you been in that career/profession/position etc? 5 years
What are your career goals? My goal is to build up a good book of business that I can live comfortably on
What did you do before this career/profession/position? Prior to this position I was an administrative assistant at a tech company
What do you do? I'm an HR Administrator in a Manufacturing company.
How Long have you been in that career/profession/position etc? 2 years here, 7 years total.
What are your career goals? Not really sure, I still change my mind a lot. I don't want to start a new direction until I know for sure that's what I want. For now, I'm comfortable where I am, and I think I'll keep trying to grow in this for awhile.
What did you do before this career/profession/position? I was a lifeguard for almost 10 years. In high school I did that and swim lessons, in college I started running small aquatics departments and coaching swim teams. I thoroughly enjoyed it while I was there, but by the end I was just ready to no longer smell like chlorine.
2 Dogs / 2 Cats
IUI #2 10/2016 BFN
IUI #3 11/2016 BFN
IVF #1 03/2017 - 23 Retrieved / 22 Fertilized / 11 at Day 3 / 1 Beautiful Embryo tf on Day 5 / 7 Frozen on Day 6 - Beta #1 4/5/17: 104 Beta #2 4/7/17 224
What do you do? I'm a retail pharmacist, and the manager of my pharmacy.
How Long have you been in that career/profession/position etc? I've been working as a pharmacist for almost 7 years, and managing for 6. I've been with my current company for 2 years now after leaving one of the major chains because it was hell on earth.
What are your career goals? I'd eventually like to get a job working part time in our university hospital. My commute would be 5 minutes, it's significantly less stressful than retail, state benefits are amazing...but it's a major pay cut so that's not in the cards right now.
What did you do before this career/profession/position? I've been working since I finished school, so other than scooping ice cream in high school and college, nothing!
What do you do?
I'm a firefighter paramedic working for the fire department and I currently got a second job working for an oral surgeon as a paramedic.
How Long have you been in that career/profession/position etc?
I started my career in 2006 but have been in EMS for a total of 13 years.
What are your career goals?
Umm I might go back to school and become a Fire Marshal but that would be at least a year after the new baby is born. Not only would I have to finish up the classes to be a fire marshal but I would also have to go to the police academy. So that's going to take a lot of time.
What did you do before this career/profession/position? I just did random jobs..... waitress, fast food, and so on.
What do you do? I work in the philanthropy/fundraising department for a children's hospital
How Long have you been in that career/profession/position etc? 2 years
What are your career goals? actually, this. I've been with this hospital for 6 years with a few various jobs, and worked my way to my current position and am very happy here.
What did you do before this career/profession/position? after I graduated college I worked in publishing for 2 years in NYC
Married: Oct 2015
TTC #1: Sept 2016
BFP: 10/19/16 ~ blighted ovum ~ D&C 11/23/16
BFP: 3/24/17
TTC #2: July 2018
BFP: 8/26/18
How Long have you been in that career/profession/position etc? I've been a stay at home Mom since my son was conceived at the end of 2012 and had a side business for about 5 years now.
What are your career goals? Eh... not really planning on taking a career path. I enjoy working and climbing the ladder in whatever job I have but for now I'm enjoying being with my boys. I like the idea of homeschooling and just keeping up my little side business when things are slow. Thankfully my husband has a nice job with a local railroad that supports our lifestyle pretty well.
What did you do before this career/profession/position? Before actually opening a storefront I owned an Etsy shop for my hand knits called Britknits11 for about 3 years. Before that I worked a lot of different jobs lol. Trap and Skeet range, Blockbuster, 3 different pizza places, Once Upon A Child, a cupcake bakery, waitress, audiobook packer and ended at Hostess where I worked as a temp until they shut down.
What do you do? I work in higher education- administration at a university
How Long have you been in that career/profession/position etc? about 10 years
What are your career goals? I love higher ed, so I'll be here for a while. maybe move around different positions.
What did you do before this career/profession/position? worked in retail during my college years as a student.
edited to add, I also have an etsy shop but it's not really a career path for me, just for fun!
Together since May 19, 2001
Baby #1 was born in May 2013.
How Long have you been in that career/profession/position etc? 11 years
What are your career goals? I finished my masters in 2013 no more plans to do anything but teach
What did you do before this career/profession/position? Started this right at graduation
What do you do? I am a technical recruiter
How Long have you been in that career/profession/position etc? 10 years
What are your career goals? To quit after this baby! I hate recruiting, I am ready to stay home with my babies
What did you do before this career/profession/position? nothing, I have always been a recruiter.
What do you do? I've been a SAHM since my son was born in Oct15. I occasionally substitute teach, drive for Lyft, and provide homecare for my momma. Gotta pay those student loans somehow!
How Long have you been in that career/profession/position etc? About 2 years!
What are your career goals? To go back to school and get certified to teach SpEd (middle/high).
What did you do before this career/profession/position? I've worked since I was 14 - I've been a waitress, barista, bank teller, ministry staffer. I have my BA in English and Masters in Teaching and have taught middle school ELA, reading intervention, and ESL and high school ELA. I LOVE getting to stay home but there are some days I really miss having my own classroom.
*TW*
30 January 2017: Loss at 6+2
8 March 2017: Loss at 5+4
im an RN at a hospital. Started 6 years ago on a cardiac unit, but have been in float pool since January 2014.
How Long have you been in that career/profession/position etc?
See above.
What are your career goals?
I don't actually have any at the moment. A third child will drastically change my involvement since I won't be able to afford the daycare for all three.
What did you do before this career/profession/position?
I have a degree in journalism as well and I was working for a healthcare best practices research company as an executive assistant.
How Long have you been in that career/profession/position etc? Been a SAHM for about 18 months. Spent several years in research at a marine lab.
What are your career goals? I plan to go to Vet school when my husband retires from active duty in a few years.
What did you do before this career/profession/position? See above. I also worked as a dog trainer in grad school and had a house-sitting/pet-sitting business.
What do you do?
I'm a hairstylist
How Long have you been in that career/profession/position etc?
I've been doing hair and working at the same salon for almost 8 years
What are your career goals?
We have the ability to become shareholders of the company eventually and that's something I'm interested in! It's a locally owned salon, quite a big operation though. We have a staff of around 50 women and it is amazing. I love being a part of such a supportive and empowering environment. I am very grateful for my job.
What did you do before this career/profession/position?
Dabbled in college lol, worked at a bar!!
Married: Nov 2015
Team Pink!
What do you do? I'm a marketing manager for a healthcare startup.
How long have you been in that career/profession/position etc? I've been in marketing for 5 years, and at my current job for 2 1/2 years.
What are your career goals? I think I'd really like to be self-employed in something event focused that allows for me to be home with the future kiddos.
What did you do before this career/profession/position? Before I really started in marketing I was working as a college financial aid counselor and bartending while I got my MBA.
What do you do? Academic Advisor at a college
How Long have you been in that career/profession/position etc? I received my master's in Student Personnel Administration in 2010, so I have been in various higher ed positions since then. Mainly in International Education (Study Abroad) and I miss that!
What are your career goals? I just took this position, so I plan to stay in it for a while and eventually move on up the ladder. I'd like to get back to International Ed again though.
What did you do before this career/profession/position? I was a Study Abroad Advisor and I was working for a company traveling doing Sales to universities.
How Long have you been in that career/profession/position etc? I've been with my current company for about 5.5 years, but been doing some sort of data analysis since I graduated college.
What are your career goals? Honestly, not too much. My job is so flexible with hours and working from home so I definitely wouldn't want to leave until all of my kids were older. I don't really want to move up much more either because that would require a lot more travel. I like what I do too so I'm happy where I'm at.
What did you do before this career/profession/position? I worked retail for a few years in college as well as some other random jobs.
How Long have you been in that career/profession/position etc? Almost two years
What are your career goals? Probably moving into more healthcare management or changing fields and doing something with kinder hours
What did you do before this career/profession/position? I was a registered dietitian for 5 years prior to going back to graduate school.
I started out as a CNA and then realized I hated healthcare, so I dropped out of nursing school, but still spent the next ~8ish years as a CNA and then became a HUC on a cardiac step down unit with telemetry and the ICU. It wasn't until I met my husband that I realized I wasn't getting any younger and couldn't stay on a field I hated. I quit and started helping a friend open a raw juice bar. I took on the role of operations manager there and stayed until we decided to move closer to the school I planned on attending for mortuary science and funeral directing, which had been a dream of mine for a very long time. I ended up getting a job at a bookstore and getting pregnant instead, so I scrapped the mortician plan. I left my job at a bookstore the day before Thanksgiving (DD was born 1/13/16). I'm sure Black Friday would've put me into labor! I initially wanted to work as long as possible, but I was having really bad BH for weeks before I left.
I have no idea what I'll do when the kids are older. I really won't have any marketable skills at that point, but I don't think my husband should be the only income. I thought about going to school then to become a mortician, but I think it'll be too late. The time commitment will just be too much. I still want to be present, even if I'm not home full time anymore. I'll cross that bridge when I come to it, though!
What do you do? I'm a full time student -- taking 18 credits this semester! When I'm not studying and doing homework I get to be home with my DS.
How Long have you been in that career/profession/position etc? I'm wrapping up my fourth year and hoping to graduate in December which will be tricky to take of finals with a newborn.
What are your career goals? I will hopefully have my BS in health education and promotion in December and then will go on to nursing school the following fall. Eventually I plan to do health education in a clinical setting.
What did you do before this career/profession/position? I was a dental assistant for 5 years before DS was born last May.
What do you do? I'm a sahm
How Long have you been in that career/profession/position etc? Since my oldest was born in august 2012, so nearly five years.
What are your career goals? I have a bachelors in English and I want to go back and get my teaching credentials eventually. When I got my BA, they were laying off teachers so I postponed my credentials. Now they desperately need teachers and I have 3 semesters of classes to take
What did you do before this career/profession/position? I worked at an insurance company and was working my way up in underwriting.
What do you do? Right now I'm working from home for Under Armour. I design and sell cheerleading uniforms for them and really like it!
How Long have you been in that career/profession/position etc? This is my third year doing it.
What are your career goals? I love to quilt and craft, so I'm hoping to move into doing that full-time from home with this baby as well.
What did you do before this career/profession/position? I worked in Parks and Rec and before that owned a cheerleading gym... My masters is in Sport Administration, so mostly everything I've ever done has been in that general area.
I really enjoy teaching but would like to specialize more in SpecEd or Mental Health. Most of these jobs are administrative in my board though, and I don't really want to leave the classroom.
Before teaching, I did IBI therapy, worked in group homes for youth with a dual diagnosis and waitresses.
This is my first year teaching.
My goal is to move to a different grade level. Probably 2nd or 3rd. My kids are so cute but I would prefer to teach kids that are able to understand humor. In kindergarten they are SO literal. Also I have just started my masters (for the pay bump mostly, ha ha ha)
Before teaching I worked in childcare. I have always been a kid person.
from Seattle(ish)
5 years married
FTM and PGAL
EDD is 12/23/17
-- It's a BOY! ---
What do you do? I work in Academic Affairs at a college. I'm the person who makes the catalog, and manages curriculum approvals from our local committees to the state level, and then back into our database.
How long have you been in that career/profession/position etc? I've been in this position for about 15 months, and it's been a really great fit. I've had many previous positions in different parts of higher ed, from student services, to orientation, to teaching a bit as a grad student, to what I'm doing now. I guess I'm a jill of all trades
What are your career goals? I think eventually I'd like to transition into institutional research--keeping track of stats for the college to measure its success (or not), and finding better/more equitable ways to measure performance.
What did you do before this career/profession/position? Immediately before this I was in grad school. I finished my masters in 2012 and then started a phd in information & computer science...about halfway through I realized it wasn't for me. I loved my colleagues and what I was learning--but I knew I didn't want to be a tenure-track professor, and that anything else I wanted to do didn't require a doctorate. So I left, got engaged/married, and moved from the city back to my old college town in the woods. No regrets.
What do you do? I work in the treasury department of a big bank.
How Long have you been in that career/profession/position etc? I've been with the bank for 4 years, but in this position for just under a year
What are your career goals? Not sure where I want to go next, but I love working for the bank, so it would be an internal move.
What did you do before this career/profession/position? I was a district training store manager for Blockbuster for 10 years before they went bankrupt, then went into furniture sales for a bit, but it wasn't my thing.
TTC for the second time
7 IUIs, 1 cancelled due to too many follicles, 6 BFNs.
IVF #1 & 2 Failed
2 blasts transferred 7/17
Beta #2 7/28 271
9/29 - MMC
12/21 - Baby Boy born
12/10 - FET transfered 1 3BB blast
Beta #1 12/19 - 88
Beta #2 12/21 - 230
Beta #3 12/18 - 3066
What do you do? I'm a project administrator for an electronic security company
How Long have you been in that career/profession/position etc? about a year and a half
What are your career goals? I'm currently re-evaluating things. My job is a job and I happen to be very good at it, but it's stressful and doesn't fulfill me.
What did you do before this career/profession/position? I was in healthcare on the admin side in various capacities. I have a degree in Healthcare Management.
#2 due 12.23.17
What do you do? I'm an ESL teacher for grades 9-12 in an urban high risk district.
How Long have you been in that career/profession/position etc? 4 years
What are your career goals? I've reached my goals! It feels crazy and amazing to say that. I got my Master's degree in 2015.
What did you do before this career/profession/position? Wellllll.... LOL... I worked in TV production which was my dream job and what I went to college for. Then I quit and volunteer taught in india. When i came back I got a job at the non profit company thru which I had volunteered. After a few years there I quit to do more international travelling. Upon my return I worked at a media monitoring company. Then landed in ESL teaching, where I will stay. Although I wish I could be a stay at home mom but we can't afford it.
Together since May 19, 2001
Baby #1 was born in May 2013.