What is your job??

[MissHoneychurch]

I am a librarian and I love it.

How about you?

[Crazy Guggenheim]

1. IT Consultant.

[Oeditpus Rex]

2. Currently, freelance editor

and sometimes writer.

Career-wise, I'm a newspaper copy editor. But the newspaper business has gotten very, very ugly.

[MissHoneychurch]

5. what doy ou write?

for newspapers or stories?

[Oeditpus Rex]

10. I don't write much at all

It's mostly editing — some for web sites, some for local publications, like the chamber of commerce and other businesses and business groups.

The last thing of any substance I wrote is here: http://www.govtech.net/magazine/channel_story.php/96817

[MissHoneychurch]

17. sounds like it gets more and more tough for you

to find work.

[Oeditpus Rex]

18. Work that I feel good about doing, yeah

[MissHoneychurch]

22. sounds like you do work you don't like also

that sucks but one has to pay its bills.

[SeattleGirl]

3. Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor

Deal with folks hurt on the job.

[MissHoneychurch]

4. mentally hurt

or physically hurt?

[SeattleGirl]

6. Mostly physically

But I have worked with head injured folks (some of my favs to work with) and with folks with PTSD.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

7. You're not a Psychotherapist type are you?

:popcorn:

[SeattleGirl]

8. Nope. No massages for you, Crazy

My job is mental in nature

[Crazy Guggenheim]

9. So you are a Psychotherapist?

[SeattleGirl]

12. No

Voc Rehab Counselor. I gather info from the worker, the doc, the employer, physical therapist, and anyone else involved, and, based on state law, determine whether a person is employable, needs retraining, or qualifies for pension.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

14. Good. Because I can't stand Psychotherapists. They eat shit ...........

:popcorn:

[SeattleGirl]

15. *pthhhh*

:spray: :rofl:

[Omphaloskepsis]

11. 60% computer repair / website stuff..

20% construction/low voltage electrical work (pulling wire)
20% Repairing projectors in movie theaters


edit -- And that is % of income. The movie gig only takes up about 2% of my time. I just charge a bunch for it.

[pokerfan]

13. Choreoanimator

[MissHoneychurch]

16. what is that????

[pokerfan]

27. What do you think it is???

[MissHoneychurch]

29. something to do with animated movies

I would say. But I can be totally off.

[Omphaloskepsis]

30. Are you the Paula Abdul of animation?

[NMMNG]

19. I have two jobs

One with adults who have developmental disabilities, and another with adults who have mental illnesses.

[SeattleGirl]

20. Wow! You really are a woman of steel!!!

:yourock:

[NMMNG]

24. Gotta pay the bills

:shrug:

[SeattleGirl]

26. True!

But there has to be more to it for you than just the bucks. Like with my job. Good money, but if that's all it was, well, I wouldn't have lasted 16 years!

[NMMNG]

32. Oh yes, there are intrinsic rewards to the jobs

But I'll admit that as soon as I can get my Master's and get one job that will pay my bills I'll be out of here. I don't want to have to be working two jobs for the rest of my life.

[SeattleGirl]

33. Absolutely!

One job is definitely enough to contend with!

[Oeditpus Rex]

21. You work at FR??

[NMMNG]

23. No. I work with people who have mental illnesses

Not people who are willfully ignorant a$$holes. There's a difference.

[SeattleGirl]

25. Damn right there is!

FR's are voluntarily ill; your folks can't help it. And bless them!

[MissHoneychurch]

31. So yours and Buffys work are related?

[Robeson]

28. Good for you Buffy. You're doing needed and important work....

...:thumbsup:

[NMMNG]

34. Thank you

:hug: