[What do you do?]

What do you do?

Stay at home parent/homemaker

15 (16%)

Education (preschool, high school, college)

12 (12.8%)

Business (sales, marketing, accounting)

18 (19.1%)

Healthcare (physicians, nursing, personal care aides)

14 (14.9%)

Arts (entertainment, performance, fine arts)

1 (1.1%)

Service Industry (clerical, cashier, food service, cleaning, maintenance)

6 (6.4%)

Computer Occupations

6 (6.4%)

Engineering

3 (3.2%)

Legal (lawyer, paralegal, court occupations)

4 (4.3%)

Farming or Animal Care

0 (0%)

Construction/Production

1 (1.1%)

Transportation (trucking, airline, public transport)

1 (1.1%)

Social Services (case management, counseling, psychology)

7 (7.4%)

Other.

6 (6.4%)

Total Members Voted: 93

[Sideways]

 
I voted "other" as I am a Gardner's assistant,  I work at a Nursing home\assisted Living center with the master gardner there. But I am also an artist,  also a Level II Reiki practioner and I do some other things of a spiritual nature for people as well.

But I was a stay at home mom for the years my daughters were in school.  Up until my youngest was in Jr High.  I then was a custodian for the next 12 years.  Then home again. Now gardening.
Sideways

[tinydancer]

I am the City Clerk for a local municipality.  In my former life I was in Public Relations and that is what I have my degree in as well.

My job is great because it is local and I can "be there" for my daughter.  It is somewhat flexible but it does get to be monotonous(sp?).

[Mamma Bear]

   I'm a Pharmacist/Director at a Hospital.. We have a psych floor. I am kind of mad at myself that when H was depressed as a Stay at Home Dad I told him to "suck it up"  I know...I know This was NOT my fault.
 I'm learning. On my journey I now have learned to be more considerate to the feelings of those closest to me. I actually thought all the "I want a motorcycle, I want to take helicopter lessons.." was a phase. Never saw the OW sneaking in to be a band aid. Live and Learn.

[stayingthecourse]

I am not sure how to vote.  I guess technically right now I am a SAHM, but I have two teenagers and am going to school for nursing. Prior occupation was as an accountant.

[stayed]

I worked for a healthcare agency, coordinator, receptionists, data input, girl Friday, I guess you would say.  I even worked in the pay office, when one was on leave or sick.  I loved it, enjoyed the variety. 

Before that, I took whatever job I could get as we moved every two years, so having a career was really not possible.  I have worked in packing factories, nursing homes, Tim Horton's, you name it, I have probably done it.  When I finally got back into an office position in the healthcare industry, I was thrilled.  My kids were pleased for me and my h seemed delighted as well.

Then he pulled the plug on me.  He left the military and accepted a job here in Europe, where I cannot work, as I do not have a work visa.  I was not a happy lady.

hugs Stayed

[Love being on higher grounds]

WOW! how in the world did I miss this?

I voted stay at home mom. however my career is in optics. Eyeglasses, contacts...making selling fixing you name it I can do it! All except signing an RX!!! lol

I work for our school district now, and have for the past two years. I do love it and the hours are perfect for someone with small children! Summers off, snow days off, all of it makes it so much easier to co ordinate schedules with children, and make a few bucks without having to hand over your whole paycheck to childcare!

hugs!
L

[Still]

Bumping up for Synicca.

[good4me]

I was in banking when husband's MLC began. Now switching to admin patient coordinator for the cancer center if it all works out.

[kikki]

I run our Company - H photographer (travels often), and I do production and business.

Hey Mamma Bear - don't beat yourself up about the 'suck it up' attitude.  While it's great that we are all learning too, I have to say that it wouldn't matter one iota if you'd been there listening and empathising with the 'poor me's'.  The MLCer still turns away from you and won't let you in.  They're in escape mode, and nothing seems to stop them.  Not even an 'angel' partner.

[arp1]

The closest option on the poll for me was engineer.

I'm a metallurgist and corrosion engineer - a very specialised field of engineering. I work for a materials consultancy organisation in Manchester UK. I spend most of my time trying to find out why pieces of metal have either cracked, disintegrated or otherwise fallen to bits. I also look at paints and other protective coatings that have gone wrong. 

A rational, scientific, skeptic - that's me!