Susan's Place Transgender Resources

I am a retired carnie(no seriously) and I am currently looking for jobs in the cosmetics industry after my legal name change.

Carnie hmm?
I always wondered if the infamous "Bearded Lady" was really just a MTF right before her laser sessions :D


kidding^^
my occupation is being a lazy teenager right now.
getting sick of it though. i need to get out of this house.

I'm a plastic molding specialist. I have the pleasure of playing with molten plastic, giant molds and presses and overhead cranes. I am also a graphic designer and 3D artist.

Quote from: JoeyD on October 03, 2011, 11:30:22 PM
Carnie hmm?
I always wondered if the infamous "Bearded Lady" was really just a MTF right before her laser sessions :D


kidding^^
my occupation is being a lazy teenager right now.
getting sick of it though. i need to get out of this house.

Well I worked for the SF Giants serving hot dogs and hot chocolate. I say carnie though.

As for not having a job, I am a lazy adult currently til the legal stuff occurs. But I sure read a lot of books and watch movies.

ohhhh.
i hope you didnt take offense when i meant the other type of carnie!
i actually think both jobs are cool.

i don't do either. the internet is my husband.

Quote from: JoeyD on October 03, 2011, 11:37:29 PM
ohhhh.
i hope you didnt take offense when i meant the other type of carnie!
i actually think both jobs are cool.

i don't do either. the internet is my husband.

Naw. I did the job because my "mom worked there".  I hate baseball, boring as hell. Now boxing, extreme fighting, extreme bullfighting, UFC etc... Hell to the yeah!

The internet is preventing me from finding a husband since I've been with a married man 1.7 years.

I'm a book editor. Or at least I am when I'm employed. Took some time off to get through transition - surgeries, legal crap, moving cities - so not doing anything more than part-time stuff.

I love my real job, and I HATE not doing what I'm trained for. So bored.

Quote from: Sarah7 on October 04, 2011, 12:02:22 AM
I'm a book editor. Or at least I am when I'm employed. Took some time off to get through transition - surgeries, legal crap, moving cities - so not doing anything more than part-time stuff.

I love my real job, and I HATE not doing what I'm trained for. So bored.

Book editors edit books?

a former cop ex truckdriver and current part time meat cutter welcome to part time America
Jessi

Quote from: Mahsa the disco shark on October 04, 2011, 12:15:59 AM
Book editors edit books?

Yep! It's a variety of things - from reading through submissions, to writing rejection letters, to checking the proofs for typos, to fixing grammatical and punctuation errors, to fact checking, to rewording and condensing text, to suggesting changes to plot and character development, etc.

I'm like a midwife for books. ;)

My last few jobs were as a lab tech in medical research facilities. I've been home for years now taking care of my daughter, who is special needs and takes up most of my time and energy.

I work security at a local college.

Oh yeah, applying as a bartendress for an SF gay bar assuming the b/f doesn't throw a fit about it.

I'm in school to get certified as a veterinary technician, and I do a little pet sitting/aviary maintenance on the side.

I'm a chef.. Done various kinds of Customer Service in the past, including being a Dior boy and working for most of the Telco's here..

When I'm not at school, I work as a secretary in a diabetes and nephrology clinic.

Gorcery clerk person and merchandise for people who come through Arco Arena.

Both accepting and cool  entry level type jobs that are helping me get back on track after the meltdown.

Hi,

Retired  , 64, female,

Builder of 46 years , cabinet  makeing & joinery   truck driveing,   some farming , fixing heavy duty gear, if it had wheels i'd keep it rolling ,  steel work . & home decorating ,  hobbies wood work & turning , makeing & sewing clothes, for my self , & dressing in times past, oh forgot Photography.

...noeleena...

I used to work in the office of a medical practice. Mostly just clerical and general admin duties, but also resident gopher and lunch fetcher ;]

Now, I'm a skinflint art student living in the middle of absolutely nowhere! S'a good life :]

I'm currently a coder geek by day and a small business owner by night. Hoping to drop the day job someday soon.

I'm the head tech at the Warfield, and the regular 'special guest star tech' at the Fillmore.

I also do contract research for selected clients on selected topics.

I work in the call center of a medical practice. I have plans to start my own home-based business though.

right now I am a Pastor/Teacher/Student.

Senior Application Developer and Network Administrator

I work in a factory with rubber,molds and presses.Rachael

Quote from: tekla on October 04, 2011, 05:09:40 AM
I'm the head tech at the Warfield, and the regular 'special guest star tech' at the Fillmore.

I also do contract research for selected clients on selected topics.

SF resident too?

I worked as a jeweler in a repair shop through college.  Now that I'm done I'm looking for a pharmacy technician job and then hopefully pharmacy school.

I am a "Special Operations Manager". I am the one person in the company of 3,000 people that gets tasked with whatever everyone else can't do. Most of the time I am figuring out my job as I'm doing it or as I'm bidding it. I have a lot of latitude to do things my way and they trust me to get stuff done without too much grilling.

I'm kind of bummed though becasue just as my career is gaining momentum and going international, I am looking at leaving by the end of next year due to transition. I am headed to Africa in about 2 weeks and part of the trip will put me in Uganda alone for 5 days which makes me really nervous. It is very likely that over the next year, I will spend 8-9 months between Mozambique, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. I guess at some point I will come back to HQ and they will say , "Can I help you m'am"? lol

Maybe I will have filled their coffers enough that they just dont care?
This was 30-40 lbs ago and 6 months beforeHRT.
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Caregiver N farmer now


1960's pre adult = 1963 - 64 tipping at grocery stores while loading womens groceries in their cars,  1964 -65 newspaper delivery + recycling newspapers, 1965 washing dishes, 1966 digging graves, putting studs in tires for .50c each and made 5.00 an hour when auto mechanics made 1.60 and i was just a young teen and they were adults and had families.
1967 ran away to calif and hitched all over the usa and mendocino county calif where a hippie lived and we got free canned food from the state
1968 put in haverford state mental hospital for wearing womens clothes and spent 2 4 months stints there as just being gay was a mental illness and being trans was weirder
1969 washing dishes at NJ Y camp in poconos and went to woodstock but got stuck on NY state freeway so i went back and watched moon landing
1969 to 1974 hitch hiked the USA before there were interstates. and lived at many communes around the usa. and stayed at salvation armies in small towns which were usually at peoples private homes in their spare bedrooms but mostly under bridges and in woods.
1974 i made the oxygen nixon would breathe when flying in his air force one in USMC less than a yr in service because nixon was getting impeached so i got out too. general under honorable.
Started a recycling center in redway Calif in 75-76 and did parks and recreation in garberville's tooby park
1976 met first trans lesbian in eureka calif who had undergone electro and told me it was not for me.. but i did have my first intimate relationship with a woman who was a lesbian and she didn't touch my penis.
1977 to 1979 pot grower,  spring developer, hippie ranch developer
Purchased antique furniture from NJ and drove it across country in late 70's - early 80's and sold it to hippies in humboldt county Calif and brought back redwood and had a store on east coast selling redwood stuff i made or brought back. In 3 yrs i made over 30 round trips across country mostly going 45mph with a 26 ft box truck which took me 7 days each way.
1984 tried to transition first but was told i had to like men which i went gagghh ewww
1985 to 1996 (My sober cleans yrs) = Builder of 6 apartments and 4 homes and (I developed a 200 acre farm which i sold to transition) which i owned them all and had 6 mortgages at one time and i then Ran homes (i built) for recovering addicts for 13 yrs i was one too. Oh i had my first son then at 5 yrs clean.
1997 sold properties to recovering peeps and bought 200 acre farm in virginia which i developed and built a 1 mile drive and put in septic and springs and water tanks and built 4 story barn and almost built a B+B and got married and separated in 20 days and had second son.
1998 Transitioned and lived off savings but then gave it all away to open trans safe homes from 2000 - 2003
2004 - 2006 elder care for a hippies mom in humboldt county calif redwoods also developed their land into a farm
2006 to 2008 elder care back east and worked for anti=war effort and Obama campaign and delegate
2008 to now moms caregiver and 2010 a farmer too
Basically i have been self employed my whole life since 15.. except for washing dishes the digging graves was for each grave i dug. I was a fast digger :) 
There was also many many part time jobs doing work for people on their properties as a laborer  

I work at  a retail store that sells brand name clothes for cheap prices.  The things I do, shoes, cashier, processing, truck days, and other heavy lifting

customers who shop in retail are really annoying, but I like my coworkers, and I am employee of the month this month

I am an attorney in practice for myself.   I also work for the Girl Scouts for health insurance that covers my transition

I'm a Registered Nurse, lately have worked the ER and Long Term Acute Care Hospital's (the comatose and ventilated because they weren't wearing a Helmet when they crashed their Motorcycle!).

Pet Peeve...Motorcycle riders without helmets=perspective comatose  patient for life! Plus I ride too, and wear a helmet!

SJ

Quote from: Robert Scott on October 04, 2011, 06:18:02 PM
I am an attorney in practice for myself.   I also work for the Girl Scouts for health insurance that covers my transition

Robert, is it true that the Girl Scouts accept Transgendered girls? I found a GS site not too long ago that had an application with a box for Transgendered on it.

SJ

Quote from: SandraJane on October 04, 2011, 06:37:03 PM
Robert, is it true that the Girl Scouts accept Transgendered girls? I found a GS site not too long ago that had an application with a box for Transgendered on it.

SJ

Yup ... I have placed two transgender girls in troops this year and I know of three other ones in our council.  They have been very supportive of me transitioning too ... infact today they changed my email address without a second thought -- it's our legal name and they changed it to my preferred name

Now that I have time to breathe, I'll elaborate more on my various occupations
I'm also trained in programming 3 different types of robots we use on our presses, Machining, welding, Bench fitting, fabrication and some electronics. Other jobs I've done include PC repair -self taught- Park maintenance, Breakdown Coordinator for Celadon Trucking, Fork lift operator, Air Force trained Jet Engine Mechanic. I've also worked in Automotive A/C. I've used my graphics skills for Jenn Entertainment to design their logo and a few promo booklets for their clients. I also use Lightwave to do computer modelling and animation. my on and off project has been a detailed model of a Peterbilt 379, right down to the screws on the marker light bezels. I'm self taught on that too. I also love to write stories.

Just some examples..

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I live in SF when I'm in production, about 1/3 of the year, when I'm not I live in Sonoma County.

Quote from: tekla on October 05, 2011, 10:11:12 AM
I live in SF when I'm in production, about 1/3 of the year, when I'm not I live in Sonoma County.

I lived in the Castro for a month.

Now back in the east bay.

Currently working as a cashier at a local supermarket. It's actually my second day of training :laugh:!

I really want to become an animator though. Ever since I found the 3ds max program during CAD class I've been hooked to making animations, and I really want to become better at it. Maybe I'll also try to take up character modeling or art or something. To be honest, my drawings are pretty lousy.

I'm a support analyst for a software company that makes a PDR-like reference for smartphones and PDAs.

Quote from: Keaira on October 05, 2011, 01:25:26 AM

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Werq the anthro jedi.

I'm a yoga teacher, graphic designer, and land architect. When I'm not teaching yoga I design logos, annual reports, web sites, and gardens. None of which is making me much money right now XD

  I am a truck driver. It has its ups and downs I hate the job but cant beat the view out of my office window..lol

Quote from: Mahsa the disco shark on October 05, 2011, 12:30:18 PM
I lived in the Castro for a month.

Castro Street Fair was kinda sedated this year.

I'm a student cabinet maker right now. Planning to build a stringed instrument for my final project (working on a chair as we speak). I'll probably continue woodworking for the rest of my life 'cause I love it. Though I might study for another four years after I'm done 'cause times aren't that good and I can still get money from the government if I do! Would love to do something with biology or animals!

Quote from: Satya'sMind on October 05, 2011, 03:03:27 PM
Castro Street Fair was kinda sedated this year.

Like 3 years ago as a boy. My ex kicked me out because him and I were constantly dueling about stuff.

Quote from: Nathan90 on October 05, 2011, 03:11:04 PM
I'm a student cabinet maker right now. Planning to build a stringed instrument for my final project (working on a chair as we speak). I'll probably continue woodworking for the rest of my life 'cause I love it. Though I might study for another four years after I'm done 'cause times aren't that good and I can still get money from the government if I do! Would love to do something with biology or animals!

Why not? It will be better spent than studying the after dinner salivation characteristics of the Pit Bull during the month of May. Or funding some despot dictator... :laugh:

I like to say I'm gainfully unemployed, just without the gainfully part. I've been out of permanent work for 5 years now, doing only temp stuff when I could, and am still desperately searching for a job. What I DO is write,--- have been writing stories since I was 6, novels since 11--- cook, play music, and have big dreams. I have about 10 great, viable business ideas right now, but don't really have the self-confidence to put anything into motion. So I'm looking for some crappy, low-paying, newly "classic American" part-time to full-time job, despite having a bachelor's degree and plenty of talent. Oh well.

I am an analyst crunching numbers for call centers for a wireless company for the past 5 years. I get to make power points, use excel and vba extensively, to generate these nifty reports for upper management.

I'm a software developer for a relatively large company in central Florida.  Nothing terribly exciting, just java and c++ with creative opportunities for design, re-engineering, and problem solving when schedule allows.  And I'm going to write my own phone app at home to help with my cooking habit. :P

Babysitter, no really I take care of some big babies!

I am a  SHERIFF CORRECTIONS DEPUTY  :police: current duties are Jail Guard, Court Bailiff and Prisoner Transport.
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Quote from: tekla on October 04, 2011, 05:09:40 AM
I'm the head tech at the Warfield, and the regular 'special guest star tech' at the Fillmore.

Like sound tech?
Do you do any work with Women's Audio Mission?

I'm an auto mechanic.  German cars specifically.  I've been at it for about 20 years.  I plan on transitioning on the job. My boss is pretty cool.

I am a dancing queen ! No, I am a scientist doing technology development for a fortune 500 company. Love my job, never a dull moment. I did have to sell my soul, I work for Tekla's nemesis.   >:-)

Jen61

  I am an unemployed (early retired) electronics technician, put out to pasture too soon.  It is not economically feasible to fix anything anymore.  Throw it away to the landfills and buy the newer model.
  Joelene

I am returning to school in January. Part of the state of Floridas scheme to get this blind broad back to work.
I'm planning on a career in the mental health field.

I worked food service for 10 years. Currently doing my legal work(gender marker, ID, legal name change) then aiming for jobs in all areas of fashion. Hope to go into beginner corporate position eventually.

I might be aiming for jobs at some of the local gay bars.

Aim high! Audacity counts! :laugh:

Quote from: SandraJane on October 11, 2011, 12:09:58 AM
Aim high! Audacity counts! :laugh:

Yeah, arrogance does get you far.

Quote from: Mahsa the disco shark on October 11, 2011, 12:13:59 AM
Yeah, arrogance does get you far.

Sorry, was not trying to be arrogant! Can't Audacity be a quality? Serious. Aim high, not low...

Anyway...was wondering when I 'd get "smited":laugh:

Seriously Masha, you joke a lot, but you come off as being Audacious, sometimes that's what it takes!

Quote from: SandraJane on October 11, 2011, 12:18:07 AM
Sorry, was not trying to be arrogant! Can't Audacity be a quality? Serious. Aim high, not low...

Then why did you have the   :laugh: symbol? Sorry for the smite.

I assumed you meant something negative. I will remove the smite...

Why not? Laughing is better than crying...

We cool?

Quote from: Mahsa the disco shark on October 11, 2011, 12:21:29 AM
Then why did you have the   :laugh: symbol? Sorry for the smite.

I assumed you meant something negative. I will remove the smite...

Given the run of this thread I can understand why. But you do look great! Really!

Quote from: SandraJane on October 11, 2011, 12:25:33 AM
Given the run of this thread I can understand why. But you do look great! Really!

Doesn't matter how I look in terms of job hunting. But thanks for appealing to my sense of vanity.  :laugh:

If you're going to do fashion or entertainment it does. Even in management, and that's for cis men and women also, gotta look good!

It really does, I found that employers do look at how you present, its the first thing they see. Given your current avatar...you've got a Killer Natural Look, could you replicate that on someone else? Its like a resume, the idea is to get their attention, get an interview.

SJ

Quote from: SandraJane on October 11, 2011, 12:34:21 AM
If you're going to do fashion or entertainment it does. Even in management, and that's for cis men and women also, gotta look good!

Yeah, but did you know I don't have an AA and never finished college?

Masha,
  You do look good!  Better without the makeup in your previous avatar!  Good luck in the fashion industry!
  Joelene

Quote from: Joelene9 on October 11, 2011, 12:39:25 AM
Masha,
  You do look good!  Better without the makeup in your previous avatar!  Good luck in the fashion industry!
  Joelene

That was photoshopped drag queen makeup. But thank you... Speaking of jobs...what do you do Joelene?

Quote from: Mahsa the disco shark on October 11, 2011, 12:37:20 AM
Yeah, but did you know I don't have an AA and never finished college?

What do you want to do? I take it you live in the SF Bay Area, can you get $$'s to go back to school? The degree counts, maybe its not representative of what you REALLY know and can do ( :laugh:), but it counts. You're YOUNG!

Quote from: SandraJane on October 11, 2011, 12:42:48 AM
What do you want to do? I take it you live in the SF Bay Area, can you get $$'s to go back to school? The degree counts, maybe its not representative of what you REALLY know and can do ( :laugh:), but it counts. You're YOUNG!

What do you for work SandraJane?

I'm an RN.

Quote from: SandraJane on October 11, 2011, 12:58:58 AM
I'm an RN.

registered nurse or Ribonucleic?

Quote from: Mahsa the disco shark on October 11, 2011, 01:16:43 AM
registered nurse or Ribonucleic?

Touche'! Registered Nurse. Parsi?

Quote from: SandraJane on October 11, 2011, 01:25:44 AM
Touche'! Registered Nurse. Parsi?

The official language besides Pashto and Dari of Iran.

Knew you were (still are) smart! How long have you been in the USA?

Quote from: SandraJane on October 11, 2011, 01:37:47 AM
Knew you were (still are) smart! How long have you been in the USA?

My.....whole life. My fb profile says I am from Castro Valley, Ca...

But is anyone else gonna answer the OP's question?

Quote from: Mahsa the disco shark on October 11, 2011, 12:41:50 AM
Speaking of jobs...what do you do Joelene?

You'll have to go to the previous page to this:
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,106927.msg809848.html#msg809848 (https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,106927.msg809848.html#msg809848)
  At this time any old odd job will do.  It is hard to find a job here if you are over 50.  I am living off of my savings and has paid everything off before I got laid off.  Some of my friends who worked with me did not.  Sadly, they are in debt. 
  Joelene

Chief financial officer of what used to be a large commercial contractor.  I also handle safety issues.  I have not obviously transitioned, but am sure some noticed when the facial hair came off.   Five years of hormones have left me a bit "breasty" also.  This is not a good industry for transition, though the pay is (was) really good.  Have been taking courses to transition into another field that I hope will be friendlier. 

Extended family have a business in Wales which I'm part of. Retail Park and residential, commercial and agricultural letting. My real trade was in jewellery design, manufacture and sales which thankfully I no longer have to do.

Teacher and doctoral student in linguistics. Pretty much surrounded by women all day every day. Funny how I used to like that idea when I was in school myself in an "all boys" school. Now it would be nice to have some men around! Oh how they are going to be dissapointed when my colleagues find out that the token man of the office ain't what she appears!  :D

Omg linguistics is so cool.

Quote from: Felix on October 17, 2011, 06:26:47 AM
Omg linguistics is so cool.

At least I think so! Most people don't even know what it is. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing.  :laugh:

maybe, but only after they're done figuring out whether referring to you using a pronoun will violate all the gricean maxims in one go or not. Could take years :p

Entrepreneur
Small Business Owner
Hopeless Optimist
Father
Lover
Catalyst for change


I have lead a life I am very proud of.
I don't lie or cheat.
I started with nothing and end with it.
I only make deals where both side win.
I follow the golden rule

I am a college graduate.
I worked in the US Senate
I worked for a US nuclear weapons facility
I spent a number of years in the plastics industry
I have published papers and been cited in patents.
I owned a large power tool store.
I taught woodworking (cabinetmaking, turning, etc.)
I moved and restored an old house.
I taught myself just about every skill I know.
I realize that the more I know the more I realize I do not know.

I am grateful for my life and my time on this planet.
I accept myself as TG
I now love myself

I own an internet/catalog business
I own a plastics business
I am now teaching myself metalworking
I love building production machine and improving R&D process.

I am finally happy.
I don't care who you are or what you do or what you accomplish.
If you can not love yourself. You will find it hard to be loved.
Loving yourself is a really hard thing to do.

I accept my weaknesses
I want people to point them out so I can decide if I need to fix them.
I am independent of the good judgment of others.

I am halfway through my life, and the next half will be even more exciting than the last.
I am the weakest among you.
Smile

Quote from: melissa42013 on October 17, 2011, 07:30:02 PM
Entrepreneur
Small Business Owner
Hopeless Optimist
Father
Lover
Catalyst for change


I have lead a life I am very proud of.
I don't lie or cheat.
I started with nothing and end with it.
I only make deals where both side win.
I follow the golden rule

I am a college graduate.
I worked in the US Senate
I worked for a US nuclear weapons facility
I spent a number of years in the plastics industry
I have published papers and been cited in patents.
I owned a large power tool store.
I taught woodworking (cabinetmaking, turning, etc.)
I moved and restored an old house.
I taught myself just about every skill I know.
I realize that the more I know the more I realize I do not know.

I am grateful for my life and my time on this planet.
I accept myself as TG
I now love myself

I own an internet/catalog business
I own a plastics business
I am now teaching myself metalworking
I love building production machine and improving R&D process.

I am finally happy.
I don't care who you are or what you do or what you accomplish.
If you can not love yourself. You will find it hard to be loved.
Loving yourself is a really hard thing to do.

I accept my weaknesses
I want people to point them out so I can decide if I need to fix them.
I am independent of the good judgment of others.

I am halfway through my life, and the next half will be even more exciting than the last.
I am the weakest among you.
Smile

I guess it's time to start a resume thread.

Quote from: Mahsa the disco shark on October 18, 2011, 01:34:00 AM
I guess it's time to start a resume thread.

LOL. I would probably leave a couple of the things off my resume!

Quote from: melissa42013 on October 18, 2011, 03:23:01 AM
LOL. I would probably leave a couple of the things off my resume!

Yeah, this is just a job thread not a life story thread. I appreciate what you wrote though.

Currently I formally lack a job however I plan on becoming a pharmacist. My real dream is to be a writer, however I'll be broke and on the streets within a few months if I just tried that.

I am a pantyhose model.

I'm currently a photo editor. Digital pictures are taken and I am responsible for cleaning them up, lightining, filtering, etc. to present in a slide show for customers. I also do the first draft of card making (for the holidays).

I'm a college student graduating in December with a degree in microbiology. My plan is to apply to dental school though, in the meantime I work part-time as a pharmacy tech (which is really boring and annoying lol =P).

Astrophysicist at Harvard, will start a new job in Silicon Valley at the beginning of Nov.

I'm a full-time student at the moment. I aspire to be a psychiatrist or pharmacist.

Quote from: melissa42013 on October 17, 2011, 07:30:02 PM
I don't care who you are or what you do or what you accomplish.
If you can not love yourself. You will find it hard to be loved.
Loving yourself is a really hard thing to do.

I accept my weaknesses
I want people to point them out so I can decide if I need to fix them.
I am independent of the good judgment of others.

I am halfway through my life, and the next half will be even more exciting than the last.
I am the weakest among you.
Smile

My biggest problem was finding another who loved themself. Many wanted to just get intimate but that was going to lead to a dead end situation real fast. Yes i love me and girls like me who love themselves  ;)

Right now still unemployed following the tornado that hit Joplin, not a whole lot out there.

Prior to the tornado I was the night supervisor of a grocery store, not the most glamorous position.. but it paid the bills. 

Quote from: melissa42013 on October 18, 2011, 03:23:01 AM
LOL. I would probably leave a couple of the things off my resume!

I think you need to update your current job now.  ;D  This is going to be one hell of an adventure!

Final year Genetics student, feeling the pressure and looking into a PhD for next year. I also fill my time and pockets working evenings in a bingo club (bigger business than you would think)

30 year RETIRED airline slave. "Blue Ball" aircraft Fleet Services and real  Pan Am "Stewardess" (http://beta.abc.go.com/shows/pan-am) (lol flight attendent) between '78 and '91 defunct then Airport Customer Services for Delta from 1991 to 2008.

Cheers ("Save any complaints" also looking for something different to do)

I am an Occupational Therapist  ;D

People always ask me "what is that?" well see below if you want to know.
"http://www.youtube.com/embed/Wu2DK16hR7I

My job just changed dramatically. I am now the manager for East Africa in and enrgy exploration and production support company based out of the Houston area. Just got back from an amazing ten day tour of East Africa. I also just hired someone from this board.  :-)

I make Macs work in a windows world.

Quote from: JessicaH on October 29, 2011, 07:59:42 PM
My job just changed dramatically. I am now the manager for East Africa in and enrgy exploration and production support company based out of the Houston area. Just got back from an amazing ten day tour of East Africa. I also just hired someone from this board.  :-)

Glad you got back safely. How was Uganda :o

Cindy

admin assitance/go-fer in hospital office

  I'm currently working at this lil bakery shop as a baker/cake artisan. I luvvv baking so i've decided to go back to school to become a professional pastry chef!  :)

Marine engineer, very male dominated work  :( but on cruise ships, so plenty of women around  :)

I'm a professional moocher. :-*

Greendigger.

if you know wut i'm sayin'

Quote from: JoeyD on November 05, 2011, 11:57:10 PM
Greendigger.

if you know wut i'm sayin'

 
  I don't get it?  :laugh:

&  luv the new pic joey, you look so pretty! <3

green.
greeeeen.


think!
:icon_bong:


oh and thanks<3
but it's old!

Quote from: JoeyD on November 06, 2011, 01:27:41 PM
green.
greeeeen.


think!
:icon_bong:


oh and thanks<3
but it's old!

You  pothead  ::)  :eusa_whistle:

   :o  @ old 

Quote from: Happy Girl! on October 20, 2011, 05:30:22 PM
I am a pantyhose model.

Really? I sometimes wish to do it.

Barbie~~

Quote from: tekla on October 05, 2011, 10:11:12 AM
I live in SF when I'm in production, about 1/3 of the year, when I'm not I live in Sonoma County.

Hi, Tekla,

I will stay 5 nights at Hilton San Francisco Union Square in the upcoming December. I just hope to walk to Wal-mart or Target store to purchase some fashion items that are difficult to purchase here (Yesterday I received two pairs of athletic leggings from amazon.com. International delivery cost was $41.97, and the product cost was $43.18).

BTW, my primary task is educating college and graduate students.

Barbie~~

Computer and telecom tech. I'm the one who programs the auto attendant for press 1 for English, etc, and makes the call call go to the correct department or person.

Farmer since 4yrs back, I also run a contracting company doing some field work for a few farms around here.


Before that I was working as a pilot (stopped doing that 2010) and that was because of my identification problems. I want to go back but if I will manage? that is the big IF.

Quote from: Carolina1983 on November 06, 2011, 02:58:46 PM
Before that I was working as a pilot (stopped doing that 2010) and that was because of my identification problems. I want to go back but if I will manage? that is the big IF.

Another pilot! What license/ratings did you have?

Quote from: barbie on November 06, 2011, 02:30:57 PM
Hi, Tekla,

I will stay 5 nights at Hilton San Francisco Union Square in the upcoming December. I just hope to walk to Wal-mart or Target store to purchase some fashion items that are difficult to purchase here (Yesterday I received two pairs of athletic leggings from amazon.com. International delivery cost was $41.97, and the product cost was $43.18).

BTW, my primary task is educating college and graduate students.

Barbie~~

Go to Stonestown. Target Metreon won't be done til spring 2012.

No Target at Stonestown either.  But you can get to major malls outside of SF on public transit.  And there is Macy's, Nordstroms, Bloomies and all that near Union Square.

Let me know and I'll ride my bike alongside you on your runs.

Quote from: tekla on November 06, 2011, 07:47:06 PM
No Target at Stonestown either.  But you can get to major malls outside of SF on public transit.  And there is Macy's, Nordstroms, Bloomies and all that near Union Square.

Let me know and I'll ride my bike alongside you on your runs.

Listen, if you wanna meet up...LMK. I know we don't agree on stuff, but hey that never stopped Darth Vader and Gangkis Khan from being friends. Am I white?

Quote from: Venus-Castina on November 06, 2011, 03:01:54 PM
Another pilot! What license/ratings did you have?

So there is more of us here? :). I have missed that.

I have a JAA fATPL CPL+MCC ME/IR

Ratings so far, Saab340 and Airbus 320. Most hrs are on the 340, just started flying the 320 when I had to quit =/.

I am a bit afraid that I will be unable to go back to flying after my transitioning. Or is there anyone here that has been hired afterwards?

I am about to start flying gliders for fun now, and I will probably take up my SEP rating aswell :).

Quote from: Venus-Castina on October 25, 2011, 07:02:46 PM
I was an airline pilot a few years back, but that traditionally male occupation is a bit hard to combine with a transition so it didn't really work out as I hoped it would.
Now I am studying geology and hope to finish in 3 years. I plan to get my transition done in such way that I can present myself convincingly as female when hitting the job market again.

Personally I say it is either 11km up or 2km down, others say I have fallen from the heavens, hit rock bottom and now I start digging.

I really hope that things will go well for you :).

What and where did you fly?

I really enjoyed flying. And the F/As and I used to get along very well, I had lots of fun. Want to go back but I think it is almost impossible =/.


And now I am a farmer, not the best place to be either :P.  But I will come up with something sooner or later I think.

Currently I work in the oil/gas industry... a very male dominated redneck mentality workplace.  I can almost guarantee that I will lose my job when I come out.  I have heard several co workers state that they would 'beat the ->-bleeped-<- outta any ->-bleeped-<-'... not exactly encouraging.   :'( Because of this, I am looking to retrain in a more trans friendly environment.  I was considering being a hairstylist... but is that too stereotypical?  I could take the course telling people I want to be a 'barber'... then when I finally come out, I'm pretty sure that I would still have work... one of the many things on my 'to worry about' list...

-hugs
Zaria

Housewife.
;D

Quote from: Zaria on November 07, 2011, 01:10:30 PM
I was considering being a hairstylist...

Anyone can go to beauty school, not everyone can be a stylist. It takes talent and to be basically on top of the beauty curve. If you think the men are judging you now, wait til you go to beauty school with a bunch of teenage girls.

I wash dishes in my college's cafeteria. It's suprisingly a tolerable job.

My head is spinning right now regarding my occupation.
I am professional musician and music instructor but I had to get myself a steady job after the birth of my daughter.
So I have been a tropical plant technician or nurse if you will. I prefer the latter term myself.

But now my daughters bio mom got a job and she is gonna be working full time by the end of January and I am being faced to either pay most of my income to the child care or become a home stay mom.
However I am not romantically involved with my daughter's mom any longer but the financial necessity has forced us to remain in the same household. I have been supporting us for the past 3 years. Now I still can't move out and I am looking into being completely dependent on her. On the top of it I have an interview tomorrow for a nanny position for taking care of a 4 and 2.5 year old plus my 2.5 years old daughter. I pass fairly well by when faced with new people and their children the stakes are a bit higher and I wonder how, when and if I should come out to them. And the people wanted German speaking nanny which is what I can do but I haven,t had a chance to speak German in past 10 years and the father is native speaker! Oh sweat, sweat!

QuoteAnother pilot! What license/ratings did you have?

Quote from: Carolina1983 on November 07, 2011, 05:42:37 AM
So there is more of us here? :). I have missed that.

Very wierd indeed - the "pilot thing" - my father was rated on EveryThing as Exec VP Ops/Chief Pilot Nor'Atlantic for Pan American many years but the really wierd thing is his best Captain friend "George", who was married & lived just down the street from us growing up as kids, became "Georgette" and this was in the early 707 mid-sixties !!!

Well, ultimately lol my "coming out" to him, thus primed already, just 6 years ago wasn't as difficult as i had thought it would be! I Was Idiot Customer Service, fly free retired for life but otherwise DO NOT MISS AIRLINE FLYING at all . . .

. . . as the novelty of just getting into those "better fed cabin back there seats" has definitely worn off for sure!


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_{dad in 377 Stratocruiser uniform in front of the Long Beach apartment i was born in (a Boeing 314 "Flying Boat" / worked it's "Marine Air Terminal" 12yrs)}

I'm currently working in a call center where I'm part of a team that enrolls people in their group insurance benefits. I've done this for the past month.

Prior to this temp gig, I sold windows and doors for a large home improvement company. That job lasted 4 months, but the hours and drive time was a killer.

What both of these jobs have done is return my confidence. I was jobless for better than two years, though I was interviewing periodically.
It took me being forced to go into people's home's doing direct sales to realize that people accepted me simply as the woman I am. My fear had been holding me back, big time.

While working in the call center, I've worked hard on my voice, with much success. I will say, however, that 6 hours on the phone requires lots of constant sips of H20.

Unless I decide differently, I plan on going back into the field as an insurance saleswoman come December. (I had owned my own insurance agency for 14 years prior to transition)

I guess we don't realize how transition will be for each of us. I thought I had planned it all so well, but it took me an additional 3 years to find my footing as a woman out in the daily work a day world. I'm glad to have arrived! :eusa_dance:

Since I got married, I now work as a fulltime housewife.

Just graduated from college last spring. I have an engineering degree and hoping to get a real job soon. I'm currently doing part-time work as a surveyor. Wouldn't be so bad, but the people I have to work with are terrible people...

wow. everyone has such cool jobs. i myself am a registered nurse and paramedic. doing pre reqs for medical school

I'm currently loading and unloading aircraft with a fairly well known airline.

Quote from: Carolina1983 on November 06, 2011, 02:58:46 PM
Before that I was working as a pilot (stopped doing that 2010) and that was because of my identification problems. I want to go back but if I will manage? that is the big IF.

I know I want to be a pilot.  I have about 45-50 hours toward my private certificate and I have made my first solo cross country.  I'm afraid that being trans will keep me from my dream.  Any input?  Right now though, I'm trying to get *me* squared away before putting any more money into training.

Even if I can't become a pilot, I know I would like to stay in the airline industry, possibly as an aircraft mechanic.

Quote from: Daniel006 on November 13, 2011, 07:38:30 PM
I know I want to be a pilot.  I have about 45-50 hours toward my private certificate and I have made my first solo cross country.  I'm afraid that being trans will keep me from my dream.  Any input?  Right now though, I'm trying to get *me* squared away before putting any more money into training.

At the moment I think the worldwide recession is a much larger issue in finding a job as an airline pilot than being trans is.

Electrical/computer engineer to-be ;D

Quote from: lonely girl on November 19, 2011, 03:17:37 AM
Electrical/computer engineer to-be ;D

Representing for the engineers! lol

A Technical Director (TD) in the Film and Television industry.  Nothing to do in a Corporate sense, it's all about creating the reality behind Producers esoterical whims. Something like Christmas shopping on steroids.  LOL

Be safe, well and happy
Lotsa luv
Catherine

Something like Christmas shopping on steroids

Yeah, that sounds perfect.  Working for IATSE in theater (the poor red-headed stepchild where every penny is pinched until it screams), and in touring rock (the nouveau riche cousin were everything looks nice, but is fake) movie set and shoots are just money fountains.  While I'm sure that somewhere there are accounts blowing fuses it always seemed to me that cost was never a problem when it came to doing movies.

I work in sales :/ its pretty soul destroying

I'm an archivist. :) Just finishing up my degree now and the archives where I've been volunteering for the past year is getting a grant which means I should be getting a paid project archivist position.

I'M a stonemason.I build feature walls,houses and fireplace out of stone.

Someday im going to build a castle,looking st purchasing 50acres at the moment for it.

http://www.electricscotland.com/pictures/Inverness_Castle.jpg (http://www.electricscotland.com/pictures/Inverness_Castle.jpg)


Kristyn

Quote from: Kristyn74 on November 22, 2011, 04:15:52 AM
I'M a stonemason.I build feature walls,houses and fireplace out of stone.

Someday im going to build a castle,looking st purchasing 50acres at the moment for it.

http://www.electricscotland.com/pictures/Inverness_Castle.jpg (http://www.electricscotland.com/pictures/Inverness_Castle.jpg)


Kristyn

There is a man here in Colorado who has been building his own castle since 1969.  For years, it was a one-man labor of love, but in recent years he has had some help on secondary projects.  http://www.bishopcastle.org (http://www.bishopcastle.org)  Having visited in person, I am uncomfortable with some of his construction methods, but it is an interesting project.

The site appears to not have been updated for quite some time.

Since I last posted, I accepted a job to be a mechanical/structural engineer! I am especially happy since I got to quit the job I was at.

Quote from: shortNsweet on November 23, 2011, 04:47:22 PM
Since I last posted, I accepted a job to be a mechanical/structural engineer! I am especially happy since I got to quit the job I was at.

Are there enough jobs in your field?
I still couldn't pick between ECE and ChE... I'm actually in year 2 life-sci and I'm switching to engineering next year (So regret not getting into eng after HS :'(, but oh well)

Jobs seem to be increasing, albeit slowly. All my friends were able to find jobs a few months past graduation and they range from electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, and biomedical engineering. I know in my case I was usually interviewed for a position but then rejected in lieu of someone who has their engineering license/experience. It's not impossible to find a job.

Btw, you are ABSOLUTELY gorgeous! I'm jealous :P

Quote from: shortNsweet on November 23, 2011, 07:32:03 PM
Jobs seem to be increasing, albeit slowly. All my friends were able to find jobs a few months past graduation and they range from electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, and biomedical engineering. I know in my case I was usually interviewed for a position but then rejected in lieu of someone who has their engineering license/experience. It's not impossible to find a job.

Btw, you are ABSOLUTELY gorgeous! I'm jealous :P

thank you ^^
ahh I can't wait to graduate and get a job like you  :P I might need some advice in engineering from you if you don't mind  ;D be my mentor  ;D

Quote from: lonely girl on November 23, 2011, 07:47:11 PM
thank you ^^
ahh I can't wait to graduate and get a job like you  :P I might need some advice in engineering from you if you don't mind  ;D be my mentor  ;D

Graduation feels really good. But it's also weird when the next semester begins and you realize you don't have any classes anymore.

I'd love to help you out. Just let me know if you ever have a question. I just hope I'll be able to answer it... lol

And now a update from me.

Just got hired to fly a private jet for some locals around here. And I hope to be able to transition while having that job! I just need the money.

Hopefully the people will accept me as I am. In the end it was them who sought me out anyway.

Quote from: Carolina1983 on November 24, 2011, 09:31:08 AM
And now a update from me.

Just got hired to fly a private jet for some locals around here. And I hope to be able to transition while having that job! I just need the money.

Hopefully the people will accept me as I am. In the end it was them who sought me out anyway.

Congrats and good luck! I know I'm hoping for the same thing with my new job. It can't be worse than where I previously was. lol

Quote from: shortNsweet on November 24, 2011, 09:36:37 AM
Congrats and good luck! I know I'm hoping for the same thing with my new job. It can't be worse than where I previously was. lol

Thanks and all the same to you :).

Quote from: Venus-Castina on November 24, 2011, 09:40:25 AM
Congratulations! Do you have to pay for your type rating and have you mentioned your plans to transition in your interview?
Still no jobs here on the eastern side of the pond.

Thanks :). The TR will be paid for by the company so no expenses for me *yay :D*

I havent mentioned anything yet, mostly because I was so taken off guard when the company told me that they want me and asked if I could start in December, I mean how often do a company call you witout a CV or anytning?.

But I will talk so the HR person about it the next week when we will have a meeting. The thing is that I know the recruiter personally and he is also my dads friend, so I hope that it will be to my benefit.

And we will fly the same people all the time so I will do my best to make them like me ;).



Are you jobhunting now? if that is the case I wish you all the best :). There are almost no jobs here either, this was just pure luck because the recruiter heard about me just at the right moment.

I used to be in finance/sales and now I work in healthcare. I hope to someday by a nurse practitioner maybe...

Quote from: Kristyn74 on November 22, 2011, 04:15:52 AM
I'M a stonemason.I build feature walls,houses and fireplace out of stone.

Someday im going to build a castle,looking st purchasing 50acres at the moment for it.

http://www.electricscotland.com/pictures/Inverness_Castle.jpg (http://www.electricscotland.com/pictures/Inverness_Castle.jpg)


Kristyn

I am building a wellhouse out of stone from my property. The stone walls are only 3ft tall on top of 4ft tall basement walls made of poured concrete which will be covered with mortar to give them an aged look. My walls are 12 inchs wide and free standing with no wood frame behind them so its slow going. It will take me 5 days to go 46 ft long 3ft high on sides and higher at ends for door and window and center beam. Oh i am not a stone mason.. just need to do this for my access to my hand dug well in winter time..

I'm a Sr Network analyst for a large multi national company, I've been working in IT for over 42 years now.

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@CynthiaAnn
Dear Cynthia:
Well now, it appears that you have revived this 8 year old dormant thread...  I am glad that you posted on it now. 
I think it is quite interesting to find out what our current members and forum's friends do for a living (or did for a living if they are retired), and what their job and career related skills entail.

I notice that here on the Forums there are a lot of members, that like yourself are involved in IT related industries.

As most of my followers are aware, I am a CPA and own and operate my own small woman-owned accounting business.  I am involved in financial related work for my business and personal clients, tax and payroll tasks, and financial planning.   
Before I quit my male-mode job in December 2016 I was the head Accounting executive for a small nationwide business.  I quit that job, and in my transition journey I immediately became full-time and relocated to where I am now and started my business.   I have never looked back... it has been an enjoyable and fulfilling change in my life in both personal and work related endeavors.

Again, Cynthia thank you for reviving this old dormant thread... I am looking forward to seeing many of our current member's posting.  I am finding it very interesting.
HUGS,
Danielle

Quote from: CynthiaAnn on May 20, 2019, 02:16:49 PM
I'm a Sr Network analyst for a large multi national company, I've been working in IT for over 42 years now.

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Quote from: Alaskan Danielle on May 20, 2019, 02:33:14 PM
@CynthiaAnn
Dear Cynthia:
Well now, it appears that you have revived this 8 year old dormant thread...  I am glad that you posted on it now. 
I think it is quite interesting to find out what our current members and forum's friends do for a living (or did for a living if they are retired), and what their job and career related skills entail.

I notice that here on the Forums there are a lot of members, that like yourself are involved in IT related industries.

As most of my followers are aware, I am a CPA and own and operate my own small woman-owned accounting business.  I am involved in financial related work for my business and personal clients, tax and payroll tasks, and financial planning.   
Before I quit my male-mode job in December 2016 I was the head Accounting executive for a small nationwide business.  I quit that job, and in my transition journey I immediately became full-time and relocated to where I am now and started my business.   I have never looked back... it has been an enjoyable and fulfilling change in my life in both personal and work related endeavors.

Again, Cynthia thank you for reviving this old dormant thread... I am looking forward to seeing many of our current member's posting.  I am finding it very interesting.
HUGS,
Danielle

@Alaskan Danielle, how cool ! I knew of you doing taxes for others, by reading other threads but did not know all of your work history, thanks for sharing here in this topic. Congratulations on starting and operating a woman owned CPA business in AK, very intriguing story !

Yes, I am glad you noticed me finding these "classic posts" buried deep in the forum archives, some of them asking some really interesting questions and seeing other's responses is a fun side activity I enjoy here at Susan's. If I can add something to the conversation, I will revive a thread of course knowing the OP has most likely long since moved on, yet it gives others a chance to see new topics and answer, sometimes taking on a life of their own  ;) One classic post I answer started in 2005 and then somebody revived it 7 years into the future back in 2012, and by gosh I found it on it's 7th aniversary in 2019  :) I just had to answer it, as this topic was waiting 7 years into the future twice !! how like "rare" to find this....

https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,1265.0.html

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Well, I am retired these days.  But I have been a flying instructor in the RCAF, and then I spent many years in IT, first as an employee and then as a contractor.  I did general application programming, then moved up to systems analysis.  My specialty was security on the particular operating system that my employer used.  We never had a hacker compromise the system.

I am retired now, but I used to do medical research in all kinds of medical fields related to surgery.  My top specialty is pre- and post operative infection control and prevention.

I've been semi retired for the last 5 1/2 years. I had a 33 year career with the local electric utility in So Cal. My last position was as a Project Manager in the accounting department. We supported the work done by the guys in the big trucks. Now I work part time for a contractor to that same utility doing the type of work I did a lot earlier in my career. (wages are much better this time around and no union dues!)

Perry

Quote from: Alaskan Danielle on May 20, 2019, 02:33:14 PM
Well now, it appears that you have revived this 8 year old dormant thread...  I am glad that you posted on it now. 
I think it is quite interesting to find out what our current members and forum's friends do for a living (or did for a living if they are retired), and what their job and career related skills entail.

I clicked on this post noticing it was from 2011 and saw your comment and thought "uh oh, someone is in trouble" but your response was very positive. Lots of forums I've seen don't like it when people do this so that's really neat. Just wanted to mention that.
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As for my answer to the thread, I am a freelance video editor/creator and motion graphics artist. It's both fun and tedious but I enjoy it. So hit me up if you're in the need for such services :p Here's my metaphorical card [__] (did this count as an advertisement violation, I'll remove that part if so, just wanted to make that card joke)

@Evienne
Dear Evienne:
Thank you for your post comment. 
As I mentioned in my previous comment reply, I find it very interesting to discover the nature and wide scope of the skills, talents and professions that our members possess.
 
This is good proof of people being transgender, or whatever they identify with in the LGBTQ definition, are not pre-destined to be weirdos or freaks in any sense of the definition. 

Thank you for sharing...    and I liked your "fun" metaphorical card. :)
Hugs,
Danielle

   

Quote from: Evienne on May 20, 2019, 06:30:39 PM
I clicked on this post noticing it was from 2011 and saw your comment and thought "uh oh, someone is in trouble" but your response was very positive. Lots of forums I've seen don't like it when people do this so that's really neat. Just wanted to mention that.
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As for my answer to the thread, I am a freelance video editor/creator and motion graphics artist. It's both fun and tedious but I enjoy it. So hit me up if you're in the need for such services :p Here's my metaphorical card [__] (did this count as an advertisement violation, I'll remove that part if so, just wanted to make that card joke)

 Currently I build windows.
I have also:

Been a chef
Been a pharmacy tech
Been a paralegal
Been a manager
Been a sailor
Worked aircraft crash and salvage / industrial firefighter

And someday when I grow up, I want to design video games

https://insidetheblueprint.com/discover-todays-most-innovative-companies/

Quote from: Alaskan Danielle on May 20, 2019, 06:41:46 PM

This is good proof of people being transgender, or whatever they identify with in the LGBTQ definition, are not pre-destined to be weirdos or freaks in any sense of the definition. 

I totally agree with this above, some of the most creative, smart, funny, and hard working people can be found right here !!

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Quote from: CynthiaAnn on May 21, 2019, 07:17:49 AM
I totally agree with this above, some of the most creative, smart, funny, and hard working people can be found right here !!

Please CynthiaAnn, don't go making mentions about me like that. I'm trying to stay incognito.

@Evienne   @CynthiaAnn  @KathyLauren  @Bea1968  @Perry  @Linde
As is evident from all of the responses we all have talents and abilities that are well worth mentioning. 
For our own self-respect it is important to not only know how we can each contribute to society but also it is good to see how our forums friends and like-minded members also fit into the puzzle.
For example, I may be a good accountant, but I know nothing about what Evienne does with video editing and graphics, and as far as what you do Cynthia, I stumble along  dealing with computers and such.  And as far as flying a plane or jet, I will overwhelmingly trust you KathyLauren to take the controls.

Thank you ALL for contributing to this revived thread.
HUGS,
Danielle

Quote from: CynthiaAnn on May 21, 2019, 07:17:49 AM
I totally agree with this above, some of the most creative, smart, funny, and hard working people can be found right here !!

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Quote from: Evienne on May 21, 2019, 12:31:26 PM
Please CynthiaAnn, don't go making mentions about me like that. I'm trying to stay incognito.

Quote from: Alaskan Danielle on May 20, 2019, 06:41:46 PM
@Evienne
Dear Evienne:
Thank you for your post comment. 
As I mentioned in my previous comment reply, I find it very interesting to discover the nature and wide scope of the skills, talents and professions that our members possess.
 
This is good proof of people being transgender, or whatever they identify with in the LGBTQ definition, are not pre-destined to be weirdos or freaks in any sense of the definition. 

Thank you for sharing...    and I liked your "fun" metaphorical card. :)
Hugs,
Danielle

Quote from: KathyLauren on May 20, 2019, 02:57:31 PM
Well, I am retired these days.  But I have been a flying instructor in the RCAF, and then I spent many years in IT, first as an employee and then as a contractor.  I did general application programming, then moved up to systems analysis.  My specialty was security on the particular operating system that my employer used.  We never had a hacker compromise the system.

I am a sales manager for a national wireless company. I've been in retail since 1995. I went to college and majored in Criminal Justice Studies. Oddly enough, I make more money in retail.

Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

IT Server Specialist. I make windows work and secure in a Windows world  :)

Quote from: Kalandrina on May 21, 2019, 01:23:01 PM
IT Server Specialist. I make windows work and secure in a Windows world  :)

@Kalandrina
Wow... another IT specialist.   Lots of members here with good computer knowledge and skills.

Like most Windows users, I enjoyed XP for many years, then went to WindowsVista and was very disappointed until finally Windows7 came along.... I loved it.
I never did go with the disastrous Windows8 and I dragged my feet for a couple of years until I finally had the nerve to go with Windows10....   
....here is a cute photo that depicts of what I originally thought of changing from Windows7 to  Windows10   
The good news is that Windows10 was a refreshing success after the Windows8 debacle.

Thanks for sharing and posting.
Best wishes,
Danielle
        (https://i.imgur.com/ou0icgE.jpg)
               Windows 10, We Finally Fixed Everything

.... I'm a user interface.

@Vethrvolnir
Thanks for your posting/comment, interesting I am sure, but what do you do for work, school, or whatever?   
It would be of interest to all of us on this thread if you felt free to share with us.

Best Wishes,
Danielle

Quote from: Vethrvolnir on May 21, 2019, 02:11:40 PM
.... I'm a user interface.

My first real job was in 1969 working at YAMAHA in the computer room. I learned a little cobal. The computer we had filled a rather large room with tape reels. The computing power at the time was ridiculously limited. It was a great first job as all my friends were making $1.65 and I was making $4. Then I moved on to Northrop where I monitored the old punch card job reporting machines. During inventory we found a few million dollars in lost parts. I was then assigned to expedite for the YF 17 program. The precurser to the F18 that we lost the contract for because we didn't have experience with carrier landing gear. So we lost the contract and it went to McDonnell Douglas. The irony is that the initial F18's from MD were three years late because you guessed it. They could not develop a proper landing gear. After losing the contract I went to Allied Signal for the next 20 years. I've been Master Scheduler, Industrial Engineer, and computer guru. I created an MRP system that would automate the use of remanufactured parts if I could get the necessary system space which at the time about a half a million dollars for a gig of memory. Look what we have today. A terebyte on your PC.  I also set up a color code to identify parts before the are machined so they didn't get made into something else. We were losing over a million dollars in parts by being misidentified. I created over 70,000 item masters. Finally I trained the materials people in Mexicali who took over my job due to Nafta. Oh I was principle in our first six sigma assignment and we took the design approval time for over 90 days to 3. Getting product introduced 3 months sooner.
In 1997 I moved to Washington and worked at Boeing and was a SME for their billion dollar system consolidation. After that I worked in Purchasing where I was rated by my peers as the most productive person in the department. Then I had a heart attack and got replaced by a Desi in India. I have been retired since 2013. Notice that on all my jobs I positively affected the bottom line. That's how you make three years in college enough to keep a job and compete with graduates. Money Talks... And I have made people like Larry Bossidy, Harry Stonecipher and Jim McNerney millions and millions of dollars. What do they all have in common? They were yes men for Jack Walsh the guy who laid off 100000 General Electric employees and started the exodus of American jobs overseas and the beginning of exorbitant CEO salaries.

@DawnOday
Dear Dawn:
Thank you so much for sharing your story. 
I think that I remember reading in one of your other postings that you were "thinking" of moving back to California....   Southern California again or up North this time???? 
Do you have a city or area in mind, or are you staying in Washington State.

You have had quite a range of employment experiences and undoubtedly are quite adept at any job that you have done.... or will do.

By the way, I love your new Avatar Profile picture....

Thank you again for sharing.   
Hugs and best wishes to you.
Danielle

Quote from: DawnOday on May 21, 2019, 05:50:12 PM
My first real job was working at YAMAHA in the computer room. I learned a little cobal. The computer we had filled a rather large room with tape reels. The computing power at the time was ridiculously limited. It was a great first job as all my friends were making $1.65 and I was making $4. Then I moved on to Northrop where I monitored the old punch card job reporting machines. During inventory we found a few million dollars in lost parts. I was then assigned to expedite for the YF 17 program. The precurser to the F18 that we lost the contract for because we didn't have experience with carrier landing gear. So we lost the contract and it went to McDonnell Douglas. The irony is that the initial F18's from MD were three years late because you guessed it. They could not develop a proper landing gear. After losing the contract I went to Allied Signal for the next 20 years. I've been Master Scheduler, Industrial Engineer, and computer guru. I created an MRP system that would automate the use of remanufactured parts if I could get the necessary system space which at the time about a half a million dollars for a gig of memory. Look what we have today. A terebyte on your PC.  I also set up a color code to identify parts before the are machined so they didn't get made into something else. We were losing over a million dollars in parts by being misidentified. I created over 70,000 item masters. Finally I trained the materials people in Mexicali who took over my job due to Nafta.
In 1997 I moved to Washington and worked at Boeing and was a SME for their billion dollar system consolidation. After that I worked in Purchasing where I was rated by my peers as the most productive person in the department. Then I had a heart attack and got replaced by a Desi in India. I have been retired since 2013.

Quote from: DawnOday on May 21, 2019, 05:50:12 PM
I learned a little cobal. The computer we had filled a rather large room with tape reels. The computing power at the time was ridiculously limited. It was a great first job as all my friends were making $1.65 and I was making $4.

Cool Dawn, I remember structured cobol  :) and IBM (370, 360) main frames filling rooms with tape readers as you mentioned, along with huge removable disks (DASD), 4 MB of CPU ram was very expensive then. At my first computer job I made $2.30 (CA minimum wage) as a computer console operator (1976, large oil company), we had punch cards for JCL (job control language), in this huge room full of machines...

Have a nice day

C -

It's not my main gig, but I also have some renown as a computer person.  I am not a tech or a programmer though.  My main focus is art.

Quote from: Haley Conner on May 21, 2019, 06:18:20 PM
It's not my main gig, but I also have some renown as a computer person.  My main focus is art.

@Haley Conner
Dear Haley:

Hmmm, art and drawing are not my thing at all.... I have trouble drawing stick figures!!
 
I am much better with numbers and math... those things are my gig !!!

Thanks for sharing,
Danielle

My first computer cost near $300. Used cassette tapes for programs and had the computing power of a calculator costing $10 these days.  And yes, I remember when memory cost hundreds of dollars for bumpkus.

I was a web developer, then a software developer, and now I'm a full time student. I'm just barely getting my foothold on my education, but I'm pursuing computer science and medicine. With a goal of an MD-PhD, I'm about 11 years away from finishing my education.

RN

IWish

I was a 3D modeler and animator for 20years but now
I'm an early childhood education teacher assistant. ;D

Sonja

@Sonja, 3D modelling and animating are also among the things I do.  I started back before people had any clue about topology, edge flow, non-planar quads, etc. and things were very experimental.

Quote from: Sonja on May 21, 2019, 07:26:32 PM
I was a 3D modeler and animator for 20years but now
I'm an early childhood education teacher assistant. ;D

Sonja

@Sonja
Dear Sonja:
I am so very glad that you posted and shared here on this thread.  I recall from our many conversations during this last year that you were switching your employment opportunities and that you earned your teaching credentials.   

In my own personal experience with different jobs that have had, it is not nearly as important what I do for a living as far as a title and paycheck but it is more important to follow my passions and interests.  I am a much happier person doing that.

Thank you again for sharing.
HUGS,
Danielle

I was a field engineer for a scientific equipment company.  It's just another term for a chemist who knows how to run spectrometers and knows the difference between a wrench and a screwdriver. 

The constant travel got old and I got an offer to do the same basic job for a university while getting to work on my PhD and that's where I am now.  The pay is lousy and the hours are long but at least I'm not living out of hotels 4-5 nights a week.  Having a fun project to work on keeps things interesting.

Quote from: Colleen_definitely on May 21, 2019, 07:37:01 PM
I was a field engineer for a scientific equipment company.  It's just another term for a chemist who knows how to run spectrometers and knows the difference between a wrench and a screwdriver. 

The constant travel got old and I got an offer to do the same basic job for a university while getting to work on my PhD and that's where I am now.  The pay is lousy and the hours are long but at least I'm not living out of hotels 4-5 nights a week.  Having a fun project to work on keeps things interesting.

An one of these days, a nice big company will hire you, you will have your own lab and some lab techs to do the dirty work.  If you are lucky, they are beautiful looking people who admire you, and if you are in bad luck, they are grumpy looking old farts, who know what they need to do without you having to explain every detail.   You get a few, you loose a few!

Quote from: Haley Conner on May 21, 2019, 07:29:38 PM
@Sonja, 3D modelling and animating are also among the things I do.  I started back before people had any clue about topology, edge flow, non-planar quads, etc. and things were very experimental.

@Haley Conner
Yeah when I first started I had to prgram raytracers manually with lines of text....moved on to power animator and then Maya. Zbrush and other progs.

Sonja

@Sonja, YIKES.   :o  Was that the POV-RAY renderer?

After 30 years as a mechanic and manager in the truck and earthmoving field, I semi retired at 50 to teach children about marine life and to look after native fish in tanks. I have been doing this for 15 years, and when my boss asked when I planned to retire, I told her never! I love my job too much!

Allie

Quote from: Haley Conner on May 21, 2019, 09:16:30 PM
@Sonja, YIKES.   :o  Was that the POV-RAY renderer?

@Haley Conner

Why Yes! Yes it was!  Lol familiar I take it?
The most recent was Octane gpu rendering

Sonja

@Sonja I had a copy with which I did a couple test renders.  I knew some people who made some really impressive renders with it though.  I was more interested in trying to demystify the largely undocumented at the time software Blender.

Quote from: Haley Conner on May 21, 2019, 10:17:05 PM
@Sonja I had a copy with which I did a couple test renders.  I knew some people who made some really impressive renders with it though.  I was more interested in trying to demystify the largely undocumented at the time software Blender.

@Haley Conner

Blender! I tried learming that for a few hours one day but I just found it too confusing to get the harder stuff done.
Maya, zbrush, Moi, were my modelling staples with adobe creative cloud my editors. Renderers were maya software, mental ray and then Octane.
Most of the work i did was tv ad animations, architecture fly throughs, jewellery modelling and 3d printing for engineering prototypes and scale models for viz.

What type of 3d work do you do?

Sonja

Quote from: Alaskan Danielle on May 21, 2019, 02:34:34 PM
@Vethrvolnir
Thanks for your posting/comment, interesting I am sure, but what do you do for work, school, or whatever?   
It would be of interest to all of us on this thread if you felt free to share with us.

Best Wishes,
Danielle

Well I work for a government. People ask the  organisation  questions.  I write replies on behalf of the organisation. Me and colleagues collaborrate to assemble the content for the answers from our combined knowledge.

I n my spare time I write fanfiction ( badly but enthousiastically) .  And play the sims 4 and minecraft. I have a house and household with one partner who is a cis male and two children and two pet rabbits. I do climbing as a hobby and plan to resume karate  lessons later this year. I do live action role play and cosplay. I  have a MSc degree in biology. Plant biology. I did a lot of drawing before. I' m interested in photoshop and 3d work would like to know moreabout 3d printing. And i want to learn to fly a boeing dreamliner.

@Vethrvolnir
Thank you for sharing about the things that take up your days...
....  I always find it interesting to discover more about our other members here on the Forums.

Again, thanks for your reply comment/post.
Best Wishes,
Danielle

Quote from: Vethrvolnir link=topic=106927.msg2255186#date=1558519549
Well I work for a government. People ask the  organisation  questions.  I write replies on behalf of the organisation. Me and colleagues collaborrate to assemble the content for the answers from our combined knowledge.

I n my spare time I write fanfiction ( badly but enthousiastically) .  And play the sims 4 and minecraft. I have a house and household with one partner who is a cis male and two children and two pet rabbits. I do climbing as a hobby and plan to resume karate  lessons later this year. I do live action role play and cosplay. I  have a MSc degree in biology. Plant biology. I did a lot of drawing before. I' m interested in photoshop and 3d work would like to know moreabout 3d printing. And i want to learn to fly a boeing dreamliner.

@Sonja, Mostly boring graphics stuff like logo design, but have also made some interesting images for contests and my personal use, as well as co-authored a book on how to use blender that sold really well.  I have never used Maya, but I remember at one point they appropriated the UV unwrapping code from Blender, and we had to ask them to remove it.  They hadn't understood the licence, apparently. 

@Haley Conner     @Sonja
Wow.... you girls sure have found a common thread regarding your past work experience.....
.... I definitely do not understand much about what you are both discussing but it sounds to me like you certainly know what you are talking about.

Now, if you were talking about accounting practices, financial planning and tax laws I would be in my world of knowledge.

In my opinion this is what this thread is all about ...  learning about the skills and job experience that other members possess here on the forums.
It is a good testimony that here on the Forums that members here have a wide variety of knowledge and abilities ....

Thank you for sharing.... please continue on, I will definitively learn something as you post more comments.

Hugs and best wishes,
Danielle

Quote from: Haley Conner on May 22, 2019, 09:05:43 AM
@Sonja, Mostly boring graphics stuff like logo design, but have also made some interesting images for contests and my personal use, as well as co-authored a book on how to use blender that sold really well.  I have never used Maya, but I remember at one point they appropriated the UV unwrapping code from Blender, and we had to ask them to remove it.  They hadn't understood the licence, apparently.

@Danielle There definitely seem to be some occupational trends here!  I also get the impression that a high percentage of forum members are well above average intelligence-wise.

Yes, I am considering San Jose. Jo is leaving bread crumbs that she would want me to move out. It's a very tuff decision because of my kids and grandkids. Also my pension does not exist due to medical Bill's so ss is it.


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In 1996 I took courses for microsoft nt system eng. But they discontinued and changed the next year making my cert useless.

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San Jose CA? Nice area.  I grew up not far from there.  Lots of nice cities in the Bay Area. 

My wife keeps trying to push me into IT and that is my biggest complaint.  Spend a lot of time and money learning something and in short order it is rendered obsolete. 

Quote from: Bea1968 on May 22, 2019, 11:38:19 AM
My wife keeps trying to push me into IT and that is my biggest complaint.  Spend a lot of time and money learning something and in short order it is rendered obsolete.

@Bea1968
Not to worry .....   "IT" and various computer related skills in some form will be much needed long after you and I are gone.   Obviously the computer field will continually evolve, change and increase in the foreseeable future.

The real key is to find some kind of work that you have a passion for, have some knowledge of, and can make some income from doing it. 

There is an old and very wise saying that is sometimes contributed to Confucius.... 
  "If a man (person) has a job that he loves, he will never have to work a day in his life."

Thank you for posting your thoughts.
Best Wishes,
Danielle

Quote from: DawnOday on May 22, 2019, 11:34:38 AM
In 1996 I took courses for microsoft nt system eng. But they discontinued and changed the next year making my cert useless.

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NT 3.51 was clobbering Novell Netware during this time period, when NT 4.0 came to market in '96, the writing was on the wall for Netware. I had the Novell CNE 3/4, then later the MSCE 4.0, having those certs paid nice dividends in the 90's

Best

C -

Lol Danielle!  Don't think there is anyone willing to pay me to drink beer, hang out at the beach, play video games and sleep. 

Quote from: Bea1968 on May 22, 2019, 11:38:19 AMSpend a lot of time and money learning something and in short order it is rendered obsolete.

Actually, obsolescence gave me some job security.

I worked on maintaining the VMS operating system for years.  Once Windoze came out, everything went that direction.  Except our system.  It was all custom software (back in the day, no one used off-the-shelf software: it was all purpose-written), and every time they had someone investigate migrating it to a more modern platform, the answer always came back that the cost would be astronomical.  Since we had to keep the software, we had to keep the operating system.

Eventually, it got to the point where VMS systems were a rarity, and people who knew how to maintain them were even rarer.  I didn't have the skill set to work on a more modern system, but I had job security where i was.

Funny human pathogens never become obsolete.  And those microorganism can still be identified by gram staining, nothing has changed at all!
All the young kids in the labs are still working on the same microorganism I did a felt century ago!

Why gram stain when you can do genotype barcoding?


Other than the astronomical cost.

Quote from: Colleen_definitely on May 22, 2019, 03:09:40 PM
Why gram stain when you can do genotype barcoding?


Other than the astronomical cost.

Gram staining is pretty easy and fast, and all lab techs can do it very well!  And, wonder over wonder, it still works well!

Im a RN but desperately trying to get into engineering. (im in school for electrical engineering)

Quote from: warmbody28 on May 22, 2019, 04:53:51 PM
Im a RN but desperately trying to get into engineering. (im in school for electrical engineering)

@warmbody28
I am most interested in what is your thought process in desiring to do such a drastic change in career paths?
 
Both career paths have great employment opportunities, but i am thinking that no matter where you live, no matter how big or small the city, there is and will be a burgeoning demand for health care professionals... however if electrical engineering is your passion and interest then by all means, what are you waiting for!!!

Best of luck to you and best wishes,
Danielle

Quote from: warmbody28 on May 22, 2019, 04:53:51 PM
Im a RN but desperately trying to get into engineering. (im in school for electrical engineering)

I have a electrical engineering degree (specialized in data transmission), and that brought me into the medical field.
I went back to school and did biomedical sciences!
Electrical engineering can be a lot of fun!

Quote from: Linde on May 22, 2019, 05:03:37 PM
I have a electrical engineering degree (specialized in data transmission), and that brought me into the medical field.
I went back to school and did biomedical sciences!
Electrical engineering can be a lot of fun!

@Linde:
Dear Linde:
Fun, passion and interest... and if you can make a living at it, more power to you!!!!   
Great advice for anyone trying to figure out their employment path.
Hugs,
Danielle

Quote from: Haley Conner on May 22, 2019, 09:51:53 AM
@Danielle There definitely seem to be some occupational trends here!  I also get the impression that a high percentage of forum members are well above average intelligence-wise.

@Alaskan Danielle
Hey Danielle, I've been collating the last few months in my head so I can write you a long letter, its coming I promise  xo.

@Haley Conner
There is a girl katie Byrne who doesn't come onto Susans.org much anymore- but she has and is heavily involved in the 3d graphics scene. So much so I saw her name pop up on a whole bunch of youtube vids about advanced space concepts - that was a nice surprise.

Take care,

Sonja

Quote from: Alaskan Danielle on May 22, 2019, 05:00:55 PM
@warmbody28
I am most interested in what is your thought process in desiring to do such a drastic change in career paths?
 
Both career paths have great employment opportunities, but i am thinking that no matter where you live, no matter how big or small the city, there is and will be a burgeoning demand for health care professionals... however if electrical engineering is your passion and interest then by all means, what are you waiting for!!!

Best of luck to you and best wishes,
Danielle

Its a good question. If you are a RN depending on what you do the pay cap is hit kind of fast. the treatment on the job isnt that good. we are sometimes assaulted, ive know a few nurses that have been stabbed by patients. two who have taken a bullet (both survived). Plus they are always cutting our resources and expecting us to pick up the slack while giving us more work each year. I love nursing but hate what the business people have done to it. Plus it would be nice to not work most of the holidays and not have so much mandatory overtime. I always wanted to go into electrical engineering but thought nursing would be easier. So Far im enjoying classes and internships. Also electrical engineering qualifies me for some jobs I would like to do in other countries. My daughter and I would like to immigrate to another country if we are lucky enough to.

I'm a hairstylist.

None anymore, fired due to medical issues so now stuck home.

I'm still full time sculpting, about to branch out into web comics. Gathering an audience first.

I work in IT. Basically at the help desk for a software company

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Software engineer and architect. I can do 'full-stack',  from installing a network and server, building databases, applications and websites.
I've worked in many industries (construction, nuclear, water, education, finance ecommerce) most recently pharma, IT is IT!
I currently work with emerging tech like Blockchain for my multinational employer.

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Lab management in biotech, but no idea what I'm going to do with myself after transition. Soft retire to something less stressful, hopefully.

Retired medical researcher in biomedical sciences .

Wow. Bioengineering , software designer, sculpting . I feel stupid now. I need some water. Wait...how do you make water again???🤪

Quote from: Julia1996 on May 31, 2019, 12:17:48 PM
Wow. Bioengineering , software designer, sculpting . I feel stupid now. I need some water. Wait...how do you make water again???

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Hilarious! 😂  I can be clever sometimes though. I hate having to boil water everytime I make pasta. So one day I boiled 4 pots of water and then froze it. Next time I make pasta the water will already be boiled. 👩‍🎓👩‍🎓👩‍🎓

Quote from: Julia1996 on May 31, 2019, 12:40:57 PM
Hilarious! 😂  I can be clever sometimes though. I hate having to boil water everytime I make pasta. So one day I boiled 4 pots of water and then froze it. Next time I make pasta the water will already be boiled. 👩‍🎓👩‍🎓👩‍🎓

what a time saver ;D

Quote from: Julia1996 on May 31, 2019, 12:17:48 PM
Wow. Bioengineering , software designer, sculpting . I feel stupid now. I need some water. Wait...how do you make water again???🤪

Well, to be fair to yourself, they didn't ask what our jobs were when we were 21. 🤪 Then I would have said: library book shelver... but mostly surfer/bum/class ditcher. 

Quote from: Kate.claire on May 31, 2019, 01:39:27 PM
Well, to be fair to yourself, they didn't ask what our jobs were when we were 21. 🤪 Then I would have said: library book shelver... but mostly surfer/bum/class ditcher.

@Kate.claire
Early on well before I graduated from college
Newspaper delivery and retail stocking clerk in high school .... then while in college
bussing tables, food sever, library clerk, and a multitude of second jobs while going to college to help pay my college and other bills.
Danielle

I started out as a Tape Application Specialist .. Ok, I made that title up. I applied foil tape to the seams of recently insulated duct work behind the 'experienced' men. It was a summer job that lasted 11 years. By the time I left I was 3rd in the company. When they did work that was going to be where people could see it, I was called in before anyone else. No, it wasn't just tape by then :P Commercial Insulation ... there's more to it than most people know. Who am I kidding, most people don't even know it's a thing.

I made it a few years with another company before I got hurt and had to stop .. welcome to the retail IT world where I spent the next, hmmm, 14 years?  then on to my current position of Network Administrator for a local broadcasting company

hows that for a 'what I do' summary?

I do intend to attend college. I wanted to get my SRS first though. Then when it came time to start my dad asked if I could possibly wait until this fall because his finances were still recovering from my SRS. That's very understandable. Between my Surgery, hotel and airfare for him,myself,Tyler and Tristan he spent a total of almost $30,000. Of course I told him I would wait.  It dawned on me that you guys probably wonder how a cop can afford that kind of expense. No, my dad doesn't make a lot as a cop. He does it. Because he enjoys it. Not the power trip over other people, he enjoys helping people who need help. Actually my dad is one of the nicest policemen in Denver. You would Actually have to MAKE him get mean with you. As long as people behave he will let them use his cellphone to make a call before he takes them to jail. If they have cigarettes on them he will stop a block from the jail and let them have a last cigarette before they go in. They have to smoke in handcuffs though. Lol. But niceness doesn't apply to pedophiles, wife beaters, child abusers or people who commit a hate crime.

But anyway my dad inherited a lot of money from his grandparents. How much I don't know. It's really not my business. Tristan is so weird about money. He's not stingy by any stretch. He just HATES to owe anyone money.
My dad payed Tristan's airfare. The only reason he let him was because he couldn't afford a first class ticket at that time but he really wanted to go with me. After we got home, at the end of Tristan's work week he immediately payed my dad back for the plane ticket and his half of the hotel room he and Tyler shared. Got pride much? No one likes a sponge of course but geeze, he didn't have to pay him back all at once. Tristan also pays my dad rent. My dad has told him he doesn't need to do that but he insists. I told my dad he just not accept it. He told me that doing that to the type of man Tristan is, would be very insulting to him. Whatever. Must be another male pride thing.🙄

Quote from: Faith on May 31, 2019, 02:57:43 PM
I started out as a Tape Application Specialist .. Ok, I made that title up. I applied foil tape to the seams of recently insulated duct work behind the 'experienced' men. It was a summer job that lasted 11 years. By the time I left I was 3rd in the company. When they did work that was going to be where people could see it, I was called in before anyone else. No, it wasn't just tape by then :P Commercial Insulation ... there's more to it than most people know. Who am I kidding, most people don't even know it's a thing.

I made it a few years with another company before I got hurt and had to stop .. welcome to the retail IT world where I spent the next, hmmm, 14 years?  then on to my current position of Network Administrator for a local broadcasting company

hows that for a 'what I do' summary?

That sounds awful! I can't even imagine how hot you got doing that. Our attic is very stuffy in the winter and an oven in the summer. The A/C guy had to go in there to fix a duct and when he came out he was totally soaked. Poor guy.

Quote from: Julia1996 on May 31, 2019, 03:13:57 PM
That sounds awful! I can't even imagine how hot you got doing that. Our attic is very stuffy in the winter and an oven in the summer. The A/C guy had to go in there to fix a duct and when he came out he was totally soaked. Poor guy.

Not quite the same work, still hot and nasty from ditches to attics, pipes to duct work. The hottest attic that I remember was a school. They added a 2nd roof and we had to work between them. The thermometers in there topped out at 140F they stayed pegged at the top past the last marking. I wore wire frame glasses at the time. I had to keep them at the end of my nose because the frames would burn my skin.

Quote from: Kate.claire on May 31, 2019, 01:39:27 PM
Well, to be fair to yourself, they didn't ask what our jobs were when we were 21. 🤪 Then I would have said: library book shelver... but mostly surfer/bum/class ditcher.

And I would have said factory floor worker, assembling devices for power companies!

Right after college I worked in a beauty supply warehouse as assistant manager for about five years, then I worked with an insulation company going out and insulating homes and barns. After I got married I went to seminary and have been (get this) a pastor for over 26 years now. I am currently a pastor nearing retirement. But all this may change because I am transgender and the church I am a part of does not accept this lifestyle. So I'm kind of in a tough spot because I plan to transition soon.

I am in the automotive industry. I currently work at a Mercedes Benz dealership. That being said I have not transitioned yet.

Who knows if I will stay where I'm at or seek other employment options during and after transitioning.

After the military, I worked as an Electronics Technician. I specialized in Security and Fire Alarm Systems. That extended to commercial telephone/intercom, Master Clock systems in schools, Nurse Call systems in hospitals and nursing homes, commercial sound systems in churches, funeral homes, and gymnasiums. I slipped on some ice and injured my neck which put me on permanent disability.

I was searching for an alternative to pain management. I was popping Vicodin like Skittles and wanted to find a way to manage my pain. I stumbled across hypnosis and became very interested in hypnosis and hypnotherapy. I went back to school and became certified in both the US and the UK. I had a private practice specializing in pain management until I retired. I moved here to South Dakota and have been a gold prospector ever since.

Self-employed as a Certified Public Accountant and a Financial Advisor

For over 25 years I worked in numerous customer service roles within call centres. Originally this was probably in hindsight to allow me to 'hide'. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Only thing, due to regulations I did have to confirm with callers they were dealing with David....
I made some good friends with fellow colleagues over the years.
Currently now as Wendy I'm a cleaning contractor, cleaning offices and small business premises. I think being slightly OCD helps as to why this job...lol
Nothing prouder than wearing my polo-shirt with Wendy embroidered on chest.

I have been in technology since the industry began "back in the day". Started out as a software engineer woking on image processing applications used in manufacturing. I have been lucky enough to work on the "bleeding edge" stuff that most people take for granted these days. Today I am getting ready to retire in a few months and start my new life chapter(s) with my wife.

High school math teacher