What do PS''ers do for a living?

[MakingTheGrade]

Date: 6/4/2009 9:18:24 PM
Author: SeaStar
I''m a staff nurse on a pediatric/maternity floor. Hoping to start med school reqs in the fall. Like nursing but really love medicine.

That''s great! One of my classmates is a nurse, and it''s great having her in my groups because she knows all the practical things that none of us nerdy bookworms do, lol.

 

[DivaDiamond007]

I am a paralegal for a prominent bankruptcy attorney and a full-time mom of an 11 month old boy.

 

[marcy]

I have 2 jobs. My full time job is a supervisor of an editing department and my part time job is adjunct teacher at a community college.

 

[mochi]

Dominatrix

 

[IdLikeToBuyAVal]

Payroll Administrator & Accountant for a nationwide appliance parts distributor. I have 540 best friends every other Friday

 

[LtlFirecracker]

medical resident - aka professional scut monkey

But I am almost done!!!!

 

[sparklyheart]

pediatric nurse + grad student trying to become a pediatric NP

 

[misskitty]

I''m a software engineering grad student, and I fuel my J. Crew addiction by picking up a few hours a week there.

 

[Gailey]

Date: 6/4/2009 10:07:30 PM
Author: mochi
Dominatrix

Yeah, right! And I''m the Archbishop of Canterbury.

But perhaps you''re a wanna be!

 

[JSM]

Unemployed.

I have a MS degree, so you''d THINK I''d find something suitable soon... ugh.

 

[pennquaker09]

I am a SAHD, and I love it to pieces. I have certification to teach high school math and any science, even though I personally prefer chemistry. And then once upon a time, I was a PM for a home builder. The plan is to get a doctorate one of these days.

 

[AdiS]

General manager of a big investment company. Sometimes I love it - I have basically no one to give account to, no bosses around (well, I''m the boss

), just occasional meetings with the partners in the company here and there, in a word - I have the freedom I''ve always wanted.

Sometimes I just get tired of the responsibility though. Whenever there''s something wrong and the managers can''t deal with it, they just come over to you and expect you to find an ingenious solution to every problem. And sometimes you just don''t feel like saving the day, you feel like crap and want to be left alone. But you have no right to that.

Ok, I''m whining, ain''t I? Ah, well, vent over.

 

[SapphireLover]

Mental health nurse. After 8 years of clinical work I''m spending a year developing mental health clinical pathways for the Stategic Health Authority. Not sure if I''ll go back to clinical work at the end of the year or if I''ll stay in policy/ management etc.

 

[Imdanny]

Jewel thief/ male model/ trust fund baby. It''s hard work but someone has to do it.

 

[klewis]

Date: 6/4/2009 10:07:30 PM
Author: mochi
Dominatrix

Saddler

 

[Dreamer_D]

Right now I am the VP of milk production and diaper renewal for my 3 month old son!

But in January 2010 I start a tenure track faculty position at a major university! I''m very excited... 10 years of post-secondary education and 2 years of post-doctoral work finally paid off! LOL!

 

[princessplease]

Date: 6/4/2009 4:08:02 PM
Author: Lekde
Criminalist in the fields of CJ and Forensic Science.

I''m so jealous!!!!!

That''s what I wanna do!

 

[Deelight]

Right now I work for the government...it is interesting and I like it

 

[Dandi]

Date: 6/5/2009 7:46:52 AM
Author: dreamer_dachsie
Right now I am the VP of milk production and diaper renewal for my 3 month old son!

But in January 2010 I start a tenure track faculty position at a major university! I''m very excited... 10 years of post-secondary education and 2 years of post-doctoral work finally paid off! LOL!

DD, you''re awesome

I''m a theatre nurse, I do scrub/scout, anaesthetics and recovery, and am dabbling in some management at the moment too. My specialties are Cardio-Thoracic, Urology and Anaesthetics. I love, love, LOVE my job!

 

[Dannielle]

I''m a university student studying Psychology.. working towards being a Psychologist (obviously) and I work part time at a mobile phone store, selling phones/internet

 

[D&T]

Date: 6/5/2009 5:11:17 AM
Author: Imdanny
Jewel thief/ male model/ trust fund baby. It''s hard work but someone has to do it.

lol....

 

[Porridge]

Date: 6/5/2009 4:04:07 AM
Author: SapphireLover
Mental health nurse. After 8 years of clinical work I''m spending a year developing mental health clinical pathways for the Stategic Health Authority. Not sure if I''ll go back to clinical work at the end of the year or if I''ll stay in policy/ management etc.

SL I''ve been looking into the policy/management route recently. I''m about to graduate from physical therapy and definitely want to work for at least a year before further study. But I was looking at the possibility of a masters in Public Health down the line. Problem is I don''t know anyone working in that area. Mind if I ask a few questions? Do you like that area of healthcare? Are there good opportunities for advancement? I love working in projects, and with a team. I''m one of these impatient lets-get-up-and-do-things people

any input appreciated!

 

[Liane]

Date: 6/4/2009 10:07:30 PM
Author: mochi
Dominatrix

Are you joking or can we talk shop?

 

[SapphireLover]

Date: 6/5/2009 9:41:13 AM
Author: Porridge

Date: 6/5/2009 4:04:07 AM

Author: SapphireLover

Mental health nurse. After 8 years of clinical work I''m spending a year developing mental health clinical pathways for the Stategic Health Authority. Not sure if I''ll go back to clinical work at the end of the year or if I''ll stay in policy/ management etc.

SL I''ve been looking into the policy/management route recently. I''m about to graduate from physical therapy and definitely want to work for at least a year before further study. But I was looking at the possibility of a masters in Public Health down the line. Problem is I don''t know anyone working in that area. Mind if I ask a few questions? Do you like that area of healthcare? Are there good opportunities for advancement? I love working in projects, and with a team. I''m one of these impatient lets-get-up-and-do-things people

any input appreciated!

I''ve sort of fallen into it by accident- career wise I''ve taken a very different route in than most people and also I am based in the UK which will have an effect. The NHS is working on developing clinical leadership throughout the country and wants to develop better skilled clinical leaders. The job that I am was open to nurses, doctors and other allied health profs (dietician, OT, PT etc) and was to be a Leadership Fellow developing pathways in certain clinical areas for a year, hoping you will go back to your clinical area a better leader and change facilitator, or be a clinician working in management. They pay for us to do project management qualifications, plus a module from the Universities MBA course, amongst others. It does train you up well, and when I look at job specs for roles that I want to move onto, the skills I will learn in the enxt year are going to be priceless.

On a day to day basis- I am on my own in an office. They have put me in a building where all the other staff are clinicians. I can go 2 days without talking to anybody in the building! On a day to day level, at the moment I feel that I am writing my dissertation again. There is a lot of report writing that nobody will read any of, except for the exec summary which is the front page. The policy stuff is good. I sometimes wonder that there are too many people writing policies, with no incentives for people to implement them, and too many middle managers sitting around having meetings about meetings.

To be honest I might stay in it. It sounds awful, but clinical work involves shifts, weekends, having to work bank holidays, fighting to get time off in school holidays etc. I would loose sleep worrying about patients all the time and ruminating on decisions that I had made. The stress was making me ill at times (2 months with gastritis at 28!). In my current job I get slightly more money (although the commute I know have eats up any real increase in salary), regular hours, less stress. I get married in a year and want to start trying for kids, so policy work fits in much better with that. I know it sounds selfish. Also, I do think that there is so much mis-management and wasting of money, that if you develop good policies and guidance, in the long term you are helping patients. You can actually help more people with one good policy that is implemented well, than nursing and seeing one patient at a time.

 

[SparklyLibra]

Another SAHM in the house!

 

[Scorpioanne]

Date: 6/4/2009 9:03:52 AM
Author:princessplease
I''m just curious

I''m a social worker for mentally ill adults and a PT grad student.

I''m a social worker too. I work at a sexual assault centre and also teach as a sessional for the faculty of social work.

 

[CaliSun]

Commercial Insurance Underwriter for a large insurance carrier.
And, I''m studying for my business degree. I like a full plate.

 

[mimzy]

Date: 6/4/2009 4:21:57 PM
Author: Tuckins1
I am a special education teacher at an inner city elementary school. Some days I love it, some days I don''t... But it''s never boring!!!!

ooh Tuckins, aren''t you in MI? what school district are you in??

 

[mimzy]

I'm a speech language pathologist

and i am in absolute love with my job

 

[icekid]

Date: 6/4/2009 9:18:24 PM
Author: SeaStar
I''m a staff nurse on a pediatric/maternity floor. Hoping to start med school reqs in the fall. Like nursing but really love medicine.

SeaStar- good for you! I also had a classmate who was a nurse.

Another resident doc here..... though unfortunately NOT almost finished, unlike Ltl.