So, what does everyone do for a living?

[cpatow]

Everyone here is so interesting and we all have such diverse backgrounds. I thought it would be fun to see what we all do for a living (only if you feel comfortable replying, of course). I know we have some stay-at-home moms, a few teachers (meli, right?, shesherm?), a web developer (vsentz), working at a quarry (brown eyed, right?). How cool is it that we are all brought together here with so many diverse backgrounds and we wind up with one of the most important things in life in common....the (hopeful) conception and birth of a child.

I'll start:

I've been in the computer industry since '94 working mostly as a marketing manager for memory module and semiconductor-related companies. Exciting stuff (woohoo) and i fell into it somewhat accidentally and ended up liking my first company so much I stayed with them for 12 years, went away for a bit and went back to them before I had to quit for good when we moved out to the east coast. During my time away from my "first" company I went to a big processor / semiconductor company (not allowed to mention their name in forums...silly) but their "little i" logo is on gazillions of computers everywhere. And now I'm contracting for them again and am actually learning how to build websites (writing HTML and everything...so vsentz you can teach me things). Learning web programming is actually pretty fun and I get to do it from home, so that's even better.

A few years ago when my son was born, my "first company" let me go part-time and during that p/t stint I decided what my passion in life was was to care for people so I went back to school to become a nurse. I finished all the pre-requisites w/ a 4.0 and was ready to go into the nurisng program but then my DH and I made the tough painful decision that we could not be wihtout my salary for 2-4 years in So Cal while I entered the program so I had to abandon that dream. Now that we're in GA. I might go back and complete the program after the baby is born, but we're just going to wait, pray and see where life takes us.

So that's me :0)

[twokids19]

I am a SAHM of 2, ages 4 & 2 1/2...& WOW...what can I say all of you are so impressive in all different ways, especially MOMOF16...I go a bit nuts with my 2. I have to say I am most impressed w/ her, but all of you are great!  Lots of luck to everyone!

[silver82]

Hello Kellym how are u sweety

[kellym]

I'm a sucky sales rep for a commercial Screen Print/Digital printing company. In other words, we make all the graphics that hang in Victoria's Secrets/Lerner and lots of other retail/fast food restaurant graphics. Of course none of those big money accounts are mine :) but 6 weeks and I'm OUTTA THERE!!

[jenandjon]

I'm a CPA (accountant).  I work in Professional Ethics for the US oversight agency for CPAs (AICPA).  I was in public accounting for 10 years before I got tired of working 70-80 hr weeks and raising a toddler.  I now work a balanced 40 hr week and as of right this second am at home with my 4 yr old working from home.

[cpatow]

Grrrr. I had a whole post written and then hit "back" my accident. Gone.

vesntz
So the division I'm contracting for for the "i inside" company had a gal who had to leave on medical all of a sudden. She was our sudo-webmaster so my boss said, "Hey Christina, think you can learn HTML quickly?"

Yikes!!!

Off to the bookstore I went and bought 6 HUGE books on HTML, CSS and Javascript. That was a month ago. I'm now at an elementary level on HTML & CSS but haven't 4even started on any of the scripting or flash. I know just enough now to update current pages but am skittish on creating new pages. Can't wait to learn though.

The "i" company won't let you use script editors like WYSIWYG or Frontpage since they insert too many of their own lines and code so I've been using Msoft Script Editor but there is another they'd prefer we use...just haven't done it yet.

Thank Heavens we have graphics teams and branding teams galore that control all of the CSS & branding elements. All I have to do is type the code and they insert all the other stuff. I can't wait to at least be in 3rd grade with this stuff and and no longer in preschool! I'm so afraid I'm going to crash the whole entire "i inside" website. You'll hear about  me in the biz news..."Multi-billion dollar global processor company has business screech to a halt as some novice twirp crashes web infrastructure".

Sheri1972:
Man o man how do you keep yourself contained with some of the questions that come up on these forums? You probably vasciliate between wanting to chime in and really help people or chime in so you can whop them upside the head!!

...and Momof16
HOLY COW!!! Your full-time job is light-years more chaotic, demanding and crazy than any of ours! God Bless You!!!!.

[Tennesseegirl]

lol...omg.. I guess you can call me the jack of all trades.. Married into milatary so moved around alot. We moved to Germany for three years and I had my own Gymnastics center.. moved to state side and then worked for aafees accounting work. I supervised the cashiers and the cashier office. (loved it) had my dd. couldnt go back to work...  ugh...when she truned three... I wanted her to interact with other children her age so I got a job at a preschool (chruch)  really like it also.. as she got older... I went and got a job at a day care. started out as a summer job.  just so she can do the field trips to the pool.. etc. I got my class f licens to drive the vans.. didnt care much for it! poor kids are just cramed into rooms and moved around like cattle. sry...when school started I continued to work at the day care for van pickup.. after school and in the mornings worked in the infant room. sweet lol now try having 8 infants to care for. smile...
My sister and her dh.. owned two ponderosas and he was told he had cancer and wouldnt last another year. so they pretty much gave them to me to run. gulp... no training nothing in food service.. oh what a Job!! needless to say He beat the cancer for about 5 years.. they travled and took many cruises, really enjoyed life to a T.  sold one of the stores. and I pretty much left with the  other one.8 years later..... my sister sold it this past June.. so now... thus far, Im am a sham...with a surprise in my belly... and to think we were planning to move to florida and get a boat, and really sham.. lol.. so now Im pretty much trying to find myself. some days filling clueless... ugh.. something will come up Im sure.. seems to always do. guess Ill be a stay at home mom for atleast three years. We talked about opening up our own store. dh retires this May. so there will be alot of changes in our household these next few months. oh If I could just get a window peek..of how things are going to turn out. lol were going for a big change wouldnt you all agree...who would figure...25 years later..ummm ummm ummm. dh has his masters in business and accounting and also has a comershal/ pilot licenses.. I have my EMT license and working on a vet degree now... ugh... another 5 years!!!  I dont think I want to persue the vet.. just too heart breaking. I come home and just cry alot of days. my heart is just toooo soft for animals.
sorry so long... got many years going here... lol