What do you do for a living?

[coda72]

I own/manage a restaurant bar. I have a couple of degrees that I''ll probably never use again, but it''s worth it to be my own boss.

 

[MayFlowers]

I''m currently finishing up my BS in Elementary Education. I work part time at a daycare with sweet (at least most of the time..

) darling little kiddos. I can''t wait to graduate though and hopefully get my own classroom!

 

[PumpkinPie]

Thanks for all the welcoming comments. I love this place but how addicting!

I have just made a purchase from Brian Gavin Diamonds (the first diamonds I''ve ever bought) and will be starting a new thread in the next couple of days - with pictures!

 

[risingsun]

Date: 1/21/2010 10:42:54 AM
Author: redfaerythinker
I am a student, graduating in August with a BA in Psych. Please Freke don''t say it''s worthless! That would be bad. But then I can go and work in a jewelry store and sell pretty things all day, and that wouldn''t be so bad.

What you can do with this degree is the following: enter a 60 credit Masters in Mental Health Counseling program. It generally takes about three years to complete. Following completion, you will need ~4000 hours residency in your field, as well as documented supervision hours, progress reports from your supervisor, and a passing grade on the national counselor''s exam. After you are employed, you will put in your application with the managed care panels in order to be able to collect third party payments. I''m not writing this to put you off, but to encourage you to move forward. It is a lot of work, but it will allow you to work in a practice or to practice independently. It is well worth the effort!

 

[pancake]

I like threads like this - a reminder of reality amongst the diamond hysteria

I'm a doctor - graduated 6 years ago and have been in pediatrics for 5 of those. I am also doing a Masters in public health and I have a degree in violin performance (although sadly I don't play much at the moment). I teach violin to a couple of littlies each week - it's something fun and totally different from my "day job" (which I love, but it has a tendency to be all-consuming unless I consciously prevent it from being so!). My partner is in pediatrics too.

We're about to take a year off to travel - I can't wait!!

 

[Tacori E-ring]

Date: 1/21/2010 2:30:41 PM
Author: risingsun
I''m a Licensed Professional Counselor. One of my areas of interest is working with adults dealing with attachment disorders that occurred during childhood, which have affected their mental and emotional development. Unfortunately, I am on an extended medical leave of absence from my practice and don''t know when, or if, I will be able to resume my career...but that''s a whole other story

This is my career goal as well. Hope your health improves soon.

 

[LabRatPhD]

I am working on my PhD in cell and molecular biology (I''m at the halfway burnout point). I have no idea what I am going to do when I am finished...

 

[Collee]

I used to work in ad sales for The Weather Channel and an online ad agency. Decided to switch careers and now employed (past 9 yrs) as a college professor. LOVE my job!

 

[icekid]

Date: 1/24/2010 7:16:30 PM
Author: pancake
I like threads like this - a reminder of reality amongst the diamond hysteria


I''m a doctor - graduated 6 years ago and have been in pediatrics for 5 of those. I am also doing a Masters in public health and I have a degree in violin performance (although sadly I don''t play much at the moment). I teach violin to a couple of littlies each week - it''s something fun and totally different from my ''day job'' (which I love, but it has a tendency to be all-consuming unless I consciously prevent it from being so!). My partner is in pediatrics too.


We''re about to take a year off to travel - I can''t wait!!

Wow, good for you pancake! I am still a resident (anesthesia) and cannot even imagine a point in the forseeable future that would include a year off for travel. Retirement, maybe?

Where are you planning to go?

 

[pancake]

Date: 1/24/2010 9:07:42 PM
Author: icekid

Date: 1/24/2010 7:16:30 PM
Author: pancake
I like threads like this - a reminder of reality amongst the diamond hysteria


I'm a doctor - graduated 6 years ago and have been in pediatrics for 5 of those. I am also doing a Masters in public health and I have a degree in violin performance (although sadly I don't play much at the moment). I teach violin to a couple of littlies each week - it's something fun and totally different from my 'day job' (which I love, but it has a tendency to be all-consuming unless I consciously prevent it from being so!). My partner is in pediatrics too.


We're about to take a year off to travel - I can't wait!!

Wow, good for you pancake! I am still a resident (anesthesia) and cannot even imagine a point in the forseeable future that would include a year off for travel. Retirement, maybe?

Where are you planning to go?

Hey icekid!

I'm in Australia so our system is pretty different from yours, more like the UK system. I haven't finished my training - here for pediatrics we do basic training (minimum 3 years) and then advanced (minimum 2 for general paediatrics, 3 for subspecialty). I've just done my first year of advanced training after our hurdle exams and now I plan to do a further 3 years in paediatric endocrinology - a looooooooong road (made longer by me, lol - I took a year off a couple of years ago to do some refugee health work in SE Asia)! How far through are you?

Fortunately training here is pretty flexible, hence the year off being possible. We're going to Europe - plan to start in Spain, drive around the south through to Italy, up through Austria and Switzerland, then fly to Rome (?) before heading across to Croatia +/- more of the Balkans +/- Greece +/-...? All up we probably have 5 months, then we're working in SE Asia for 4 months. Exciting but kind of scary also!

 

[Arkteia]

I am a psychiatrist - treat adults, children and adolescents. Addicts, too. My main area of interest is Pervasive Developmental Disorders. I trained in Boston under Dr. Susan Folstein, a renowned expert in the area of Asperger''s disorder. Hence my interest in this disorder. All for the best, because my 6-year old who was born after I left Boston was diagnosed with Asperger''s. Luckily, there is a clinic for ABA (Applied Behavioral Analysis) just across the street from my office. My insurance doesn''t cover the treatment, so I am very lucky to be a psychiatrist - not everyone can afford paying out-of-pocket for ABA. But I see huge difference in my son. He is much more social, very friendly and sweet.

 

[chiquitapet]

I`m a doctor as well - just started specialty training in anatomical pathology a couple of weeks ago. Very difficult 5 years ahead of me, but I love my new job!

 

[bee*]

I''m a veterinary student (just over two years left!!) and currently I work as a veterinary nurse part-time.

 

[ang3199]

I''m a school psychologist by day and working on my doctorate in neuropsychology by night..and weekend...and sometimes during the day...

My dream job is to become a professor of psychology at a university. I''ll get there someday!

 

[AGBF]

Date: 1/29/2010 7:03:12 AM
Author: vanillalatte0816

I'm a school psychologist by day and working on my doctorate in neuropsychology by night..and weekend...and sometimes during the day...

My dream job is to become a professor of psychology at a university. I'll get there someday!

Dreamer (dreamer_dachsie) just achieved her goal against incredible odds (as she mentioned earlier in this thread). I know that you will, too!

She wrote in a thread on January 18, 2010:

"I'm a professor at a Canadian university, in a psychology department. I teach 4 courses a year and the rest of the time I supervise graduate students, honours students, and run my own research. This is my first position after 6 years of graduate school and two years as a research fellow, so I am *very* happy to have it. Especially in this economic climate, it was a long time to land a tenure track position. Only 5 in my field in my country in the last 3 years! So I am thanking my lucky stars."

Deb/AGBF

 

[orbaya]

Date: 1/18/2010 10:07:24 AM
Author: joflier
I''m a radiology/CT technologist.

Me too! I''m working per diem in CT and will start study for the registry soon. I haven''t done any diagnostic x-ray in close to a year though.

So, I''m a CT Tech in training and a SAHM as of 3 weeks ago.

 

[tberube]

I am an Art Director for a stationery/invitation company in Boston. I get to design art for all sorts of products, and I get to help design new products. It''s pretty cool.

 

[ang3199]

Date: 1/29/2010 10:20:25 AM
Author: AGBF

Date: 1/29/2010 7:03:12 AM

Author: vanillalatte0816


I''m a school psychologist by day and working on my doctorate in neuropsychology by night..and weekend...and sometimes during the day...


My dream job is to become a professor of psychology at a university. I''ll get there someday!

Dreamer (dreamer_dachsie) just achieved her goal against incredible odds (as she mentioned earlier in this thread). I know that you will, too!


She wrote in a thread on January 18, 2010:


''I''m a professor at a Canadian university, in a psychology department. I teach 4 courses a year and the rest of the time I supervise graduate students, honours students, and run my own research. This is my first position after 6 years of graduate school and two years as a research fellow, so I am *very* happy to have it. Especially in this economic climate, it was a long time to land a tenure track position. Only 5 in my field in my country in the last 3 years! So I am thanking my lucky stars.''


Deb/AGBF

Wow, Deb. That was so incredibly nice of you to say! That makes me feel great!

 

[ang3199]

Date: 1/18/2010 2:22:24 AM
Author: dreamer_dachsie
Psychology professor at a university.

Can you tell me more about this? This is where I ultimately want to end up...but perhaps teaching graduate courses in school- or neuro- psychology.

I''m currently ABD with just a 300 hour neuropsychology internship and a dissertation to do. I just feel so burnt out with it all.

 

[Porridge]

Date: 1/24/2010 7:16:30 PM

Author: pancake
I am also doing a Masters in public health

I hope to start my MPH in September! How''s it going? What area would you like to ultimately end up working in?

 

[pancake]

Date: 1/29/2010 6:59:03 PM
Author: Porridge
I hope to start my MPH in September! How''s it going? What area would you like to ultimately end up working in?

Hi Porridge! Well - my MPH is the "degree that wouldn''t die" (or get finished, ha) - I started it in 2005 and got halfway through before taking extended intermission/hiatus in 2007. I didn''t pick it up in 2008/2009 as I was preparing for my paediatric hurdle exams, but I''m off to SE Asia to work in the second half of this year and I think that I should be able to get a research project out of that which will finish off the degree once and for all.

I haven''t decided what to do with it yet. I''ve always been interested in international health, preventive medicine, indigenous health etc - but I''m also training as a paediatric subspecialist, which for the moment dominates my "work time". At the moment it seems that I''m doing a couple of years of work at home, then a year or a several-months stretch of international work, then repeat the cycle We''ll see where it all goes...hopefully I''ll find a way to marry the two.

 

[Amethyste]

Daytime: Insurance Assistant Underwriter
night time: Nail Technician
Weekend: Recording Artist voice-over/vocalist.

 

[Porridge]

Date: 1/30/2010 9:16:14 PM
Author: pancake

Date: 1/29/2010 6:59:03 PM

Author: Porridge

I hope to start my MPH in September! How''s it going? What area would you like to ultimately end up working in?

Hi Porridge! Well - my MPH is the ''degree that wouldn''t die'' (or get finished, ha) - I started it in 2005 and got halfway through before taking extended intermission/hiatus in 2007. I didn''t pick it up in 2008/2009 as I was preparing for my paediatric hurdle exams, but I''m off to SE Asia to work in the second half of this year and I think that I should be able to get a research project out of that which will finish off the degree once and for all.


I haven''t decided what to do with it yet. I''ve always been interested in international health, preventive medicine, indigenous health etc - but I''m also training as a paediatric subspecialist, which for the moment dominates my ''work time''. At the moment it seems that I''m doing a couple of years of work at home, then a year or a several-months stretch of international work, then repeat the cycle We''ll see where it all goes...hopefully I''ll find a way to marry the two.

Wow Pancake...when do you get time to sleep?!

 

[BeachRunner]

I work for my county assessing and authorizing Medicaid services for a vast population (mainly elderly, blind, disabled, mental illness, brain injury )

I have a BA in Psychology.

 

[MichelleCarmen]

My new job. . .professional coordinator to Paper Shredders, LLC. I found three boxes of old bills and receipts, dating even as far back as 2002, and have been having my kids shred everything. It''s taking FOREVER because the shredder overheats after about 10 mintutes and we have to let it cool off before beginning again. (It''s crazy that this has been keeping my kids entertained FOR HOURS!).