What do you do for a living and how did you end up in that field? SAHMs welcome, I think that is a fabulous job!
Me - I work for a financial services company as a project manager and a process architect/improvement specialist. I've been with that company for 11 years now. I heard about the job through a friend and applied as a sales rep. After 2 years I became a manager and the got into some project work working more as a business owner / business analyst then my role just shifted and I ended where I am today. Not too exciting of a story but hey not too bad for a communications major in college.
Oh and I can't post from work that is why I post in the evenings.
Re: In the spirit of keeping the conversation going
I am currently a SAHM thanks to my DH having a good job with a decent salary and the big boy pictured below.
Prior to this I was an elementary school teacher teaching 4th grade. I had always wanted to be a teacher since 2nd grade, so that's the path I took through college. After getting out of college I ended up teaching 4th grade my first year, 1st grade for 10 years, 2nd grade for 2 years, 3rd grade for 1 year and then finally teaching 4th grade for that last year before staying home.
Great idea for a thread!
My DH and I both work in high tech. I've been in this field since 1995. I'm getting a little tired of the industry, but the pay is good and my mortgage is huge, so I'm not going anywhere anytime soon.
I am a nurse, I work for a transitional care center. ?I was a SAHW/M for almost 3 years.
Not too exciting either but what can I say.?
I am the CEO of a Communications/PR firm. I love what I do, and business is very good.
(About now I should be knocking on wood. Sometimes I think my head should do nicely for this purpose.)
HA!
I am a writer. Both a journalist and a novelist.
I started at 16 as an intern at the local paper. By 30, I was the regional editor of that paper. Today, I freelance for a larger paper, part of a major media chain, and have written three books. I love what I do.
A writer! Good stuff.
BTW, that DS of yours is adorable!
I am a Registered Nurse. After working in oncology for 8 years, I went to work for the family business. It is a pharmacy with medical equipment. I have been there for 12 years now full time and have worked there for 23 years if you include part time. We are busy and I love my job.
I am in client relations/marketing for a local appraisal/title mgmt company. I love my job and the mid-size company I work for. We are actually very busy contrary to what you hear on the news.
I do outreach and education/marketing for a gov't office. It is exactly as exciting as it sounds. I would love to find a new job closer to home but I stay here for now for a) good infertility benefits and b) the dream of using FMLA which requires you to have been at your job for a year.
I would love to be a SAHM but I'm not a mom (yet) and DH is a teacher and I have become accustomed to the finer things in life ;-).
What kind of books have you written?
I am a writer, too.
I've spent most of my career working for newspapers, starting with a small daily in Central PA, and then on to Rochester, NY; Ft. Lauderdale, Fla; and finally, Philly.
I was laid off (occupational hazard these days) two years ago in January, and went through this emotional upheaval, because I thought I'd retire from the newspaper biz.
But now I work mostly from home, still writing news, but now for a website, and also doing a regular feature for the paper I was laid off from. I have the best work/life balance I've ever had in my life, and wouldn't change a thing.
I'll be the underachiever!
I worked at one of the Big 3 as an administrator but was laid off. So now I'm taking advantage of a program Michigan offers which helps pay for school. I will be going back hopefully in the summer. I'd like to go sooner but there's a process you have to follow and I don't think I'll be through it in any sooner.
I will be going back for early childhood education.
That's not underachieving!
Underachieving is having 2 Master's degrees and working as a glorified secretary. And doing it badly- like me.
I work as a marketing assistant for an agricultural organization. I kind of fell into this industry. I was unhappy at my job at a software company about 7 years ago (I was hired for marketing, but basically was the office manager/receptionist, and I would do nothing all day until the boss dumped "urgent" work on me at 4:30pm and I had to stay late to finish it), so I started answering want ads from the newspaper. One of them was for an agricultural company, and they hired me as a marketing assistant. I was there a couple of years and then moved to this organization after I got an offer I couldn't refuse!
I like my job. It's a laid back environment, and I'm rarely stressed out. I only work 35 hours a week, and I think I'm pretty efficient because I usually have extra time to surf the internet during the day! Heh! I'd love to be a SAHM if we could afford it. But, for now, the plan is for me to keep working.
I probably shouldn't laugh but you're response make me giggle.
I really mean that I was underachieving because I was unemployed.
I know. We think we'll keep him.
And as long as we're at it, he's a big fan of your dogdogdogdog.
I work at a Student Health Center for a University....I love working on a college campus, the summers are great, not too many students around, and we get two weeks off at the holidays!
My DH also works for a University....so we have NCAA Bball fever going on right now in our house. EXCEPT, we work for competing Universities! Go Blue (Carolina that is!)