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Currently I am cleaning, sometimes I serve in a tennisclub.

i'm contemplating to study chemistry or possibly find a job as process operator.

As much as i'd love to find some government job... My cards weren't dealt for it in life hehe.

So what do you do !?

You can also include cool jobs you did once  :-*

Nicest one was a volunteer job for camps for really young children with issues. Sometimes when I think back to some children I cry, it's astonishing how cute little people can be, despite some difficulties.

Electronic assembly, mostly military avionics. Mazda says zoom zoom, Devlyn says boom boom!  >:-)

I have been in the past:

Fast Food Cook
Computer assembler
Hard Drive Torture Tester
Computer Retailer shop owner
Stockbroker
Compliance officer for a Securities firm
FM Radio Engineer
Call Center Employee
CISCO CCNA
Farm Machinery Operator
Post-Harvest fruit inspector
FedEx truck loader
Small Claims Legal Advisor
Law Clerk for a Judge
Solo Practitioner Attorney
Legal Aid Attorney
Counselor to other Attorneys

I've been somewhat lucky in the past in that I could get a job just by walking in and saying "I want to work here."
I haven't been able to do that for almost 20 years.

Vicar of a small rural parish

It always amazes me what a spectrum of people are in this little boat.

@Swayallday.  If you have the inclination, chemistry is a very versatile degree.  Of course, I am biased, because I am a chemist, and I work for the government, lol!  I work for the Navy, formerly for the Naval Research Laboratory, and now a Naval Surface Warfare Center, by way of Afghanistan (looking at you, Devlyn Marie, lol). Chemistry, physics, mathematics, biochemistry, and virtually any engineering degree are good investments.

@Sigyn.  Wow, I am impressed.  A background in electronics and law.  You should be ruling the world by now!   

@Metanoia. I can see where your screen name comes from.  Is your spiritual conversion related to your ->-bleeped-<-, or the other way around?  That's a serious question. I would love to know.

With kindness,

Terri

Mazda says zoom zoom, Devlyn says boom boom!
LOL :laugh:

Hehe Sigyn you know what's up. Nice to see you've landed somewhere comfortably.

Cool Meta :). I like farmwork :P.

& yeah those days are over, i've tried all companies in and around my area.

On the subject of Chemistry, i've taught myself mostly, kinda read Vogels handbook for fun. Now I just challenge myself on Bluelight in some experimental discussion revolving possible pathways & pharmacology of chemicals yet to be known. It's sufficient.
I'd prefer to go into research but...
-Negative results are not noted.
-How many excerpts i've read where the researchers did not say anything about the raw data.
-If you don't pay, you don't publish. That's so backwards that it weeds out the majority of "genuine" people.
-Three publishing companies (Reed Elsevier, Wiley-Blackwell, and Springer) account for 42 percent of all published articles. This oligopoly has obscenely high profit margins of 30 to 40 percent. That's higher than most of the biggest companies in the world except Pfizer.
-You can't share your work without losing it. When scientists can't get papers from their peers, they have to rely on subscriptions owned by their employer.
Predatory publishers are corrupting open access...

So it's sorta like "I want to cure illnesses but i'll end up in a soapfactory"

Getting a grant a la Shulgin, those days are long past too but with the recent uproar of MAPS it certainly is motivating.

Maybe if I win the lottery someday ::)

never had a decent job. cook, dishwasher, gas station attendant, modeled for an art class, liquor store clerk, stocker for a grocery store, rock breaker for a rock specimen supply company, waiter, clothing salesman, encyclopedia sales man, road crew for the city of Santa Fe N.m., nursing home worker, care giver, fast food clerk and bus boy/girl . I'm retired working on a mathematical solution to unify all the Universal fundamental constants and using prime numbers for the quantification of gravity and an extension of the Schrodinger Equation for the application of a more refined approach to the understanding of the way atomic orbits follow paths defined  by laws governed by prime numbers. Hopefully the paper will be completed by the time my I pass from my present state of being to the next.

Quote from: Maybebaby56 on August 19, 2015, 06:27:45 PM
It always amazes me what a spectrum of people are in this little boat.

@Metanoia. I can see where your screen name comes from.  Is your spiritual conversion related to your ->-bleeped-<-, or the other way around?  That's a serious question. I would love to know.

With kindness,

Terri

Well, it's basically because of my theological education that I'm aware of my Trans* status... The constant 'Who are you, really?' probing that all seminarians go through... When I reached into the core of my being... It wasn't a male answering those questions... And I've had my own Metanoia figuring myself out for the last year or two, and it ultimately comes down to a tremendous change of looking at myself and the world through a Transwoman's eyes...

Not out yet, so... the outward Metanoia will happen eventually...

In Chronilogical order

Clerk
Carpet Salesman
Storeman
Psychiatric Nurse
Disability Carer
Drug and Alcohol Counsellor
Restaurant Manager
Freelance Nurse
Bouncer
Security Officer
Barman
Car Salesman
Student
Computer Tech
Business Owner
Call Centre Operator
Debt Collection Manager
Housing Repossession Manager
Credit Officer
Forced Early retirement due to health

Whoa no wonder I am so tired!!!!

Some really suprising jobs. I have only had a few jobs:

Professional surfer
Horse Show jumping Instructor
CPA
Attorny and legal advisor
Family businesses: Private Equity, Investment management, Recruitment

I work at a college as an instructional designer for eLearning (this might out me at work ..lol)

Corporate attorney


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Film Producer (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm6913345/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1), Freelance videographer/editor. Sometimes, video journalist :)

Quote from: Maybebaby56 on August 19, 2015, 06:27:45 PM
It always amazes me what a spectrum of people are in this little boat.

@Swayallday.  If you have the inclination, chemistry is a very versatile degree.  Of course, I am biased, because I am a chemist, and I work for the government, lol!  I work for the Navy, formerly for the Naval Research Laboratory, and now a Naval Surface Warfare Center, by way of Afghanistan (looking at you, Devlyn Marie, lol). Chemistry, physics, mathematics, biochemistry, and virtually any engineering degree are good investments.

@Sigyn.  Wow, I am impressed.  A background in electronics and law.  You should be ruling the world by now!   

@Metanoia. I can see where your screen name comes from.  Is your spiritual conversion related to your ->-bleeped-<-, or the other way around?  That's a serious question. I would love to know.

With kindness,

Terri

That is bizarre.  PhDs in analytical and inorganic chemistry for me. I do research for a science based let's make 68000 products company.  Literally, 68000 products.  And I know most of them.

Last time I had any interaction with the Navy folks was around 2000-2001. 

Now I work more with degradation, metabolism, endocrine disruption and toxicity. 

Swayallday: Industry is more fun....

Hugs

Jen

MFA in directing theatre

Previously:

Paint Houses
Carpenter
Technical Director
Projectionist(film not digital or psychological)

Currently a theatrical sound designer

Joanna

Never had a job yet, unfortunately. Nobody responds to my applications  >:(
Other than that, self-applied "jobs" and things done for a living would be YouTube videos, and story writing! (Maybe the occasional courier service for a friend's snack run - I upsell steeply. 12 donuts for 3 bucks? Give me a dollar and you have yourself a donut ehe  >:-) )

Jobs done so far:

- High school teacher for senior grades - the title of subject was "Basics of Law" and yeah I was 2nd grade student at Faculty of Law then...
- Clerk/Assistant for Lecturer in the University, Faculty of Law;
- Assistant for Professor in international project hosted by Faculty of Law;
- Senior Inspector in the Register of Ships (mostly dealing with cases arising of maritime/shipping law);
- lawyer in the Governmental office dealing with human rights complaints;
- deputy head of the office - still dealing with human rights complaints :).

I'm still under education.
I'm nearly done with my AP in Commerce Management & E-Commerce, next month I'll start with my AP in Multimedia Design and Communication.

As a part of my first AP I worked with a broad variety of e-commerce for 8 months in a smaller company.
I worked as a sermon singer for 12 years ( :o ) but singing as a tenor is ruining my everyday voice. Maybe I'll return when/if I can beautifully sing as an alto, not that a beautiful voice seems to be required for that haha.

Dream job would be to be able to live off my own company RosenRed, where I sell high quality handmade (by me) jewellery. But that dream is put on hold for a bit while I start my new education.

For me:

Warehouse hand
Electrical Apprentice
Electronics Apprentice (well almost!)
Computer Engineer and Programmer
Computing Service engineer
Data Centre/Service Manager
IT Service Branch Manager
Pre Sales Engineer (IT)
IT Architect (Senior/Lead/Managing)

And now, continuing the last  ::) (You think I would want out of IT, such a fickle industry!)

Katy  ;D

I'm currently working as a food processing engineer a.k.a. I work at a McDonald's. My job is so boring and way below my skill level. But cause of the language barrier, my Dutch still isn't good enough for a better job. Now if I could just get myself to study more, which is also so boring.

Quote from: Yakayla on August 20, 2015, 05:18:42 AM
I'm currently working as a food processing engineer a.k.a. I work at a McDonald's. My job is so boring and way below my skill level. But cause of the language barrier, my Dutch still isn't good enough for a better job. Now if I could just get myself to study more, which is also so boring.

If you have troubles with Dutch, add me on steam or something or PM me. I'm Belgian/Dutch and love languages n.n . We can just chat and if I get around to going back to school I could get you an entry level introduction to Dutch.

OK good to hear there are more people who've had to work their way up from the bottom.

No excuses left.

- Sales clerk at a dollar store
- Night/weekend manager at the same dollar store
- Distribution clerk in a warehouse for audiobooks
- Target cashier
- Computer repair technician at a college bookstore
- Resident advisor/summer conference assistant at a university
- Head resident advisor/desk services coordinator at the same university
- Teaching assistant at the same university
- Cadet for the same university's police department
- Store operations support specialist for a fairly well known alcohol retailer out of Delaware/MD
- Police Officer at a major metropolitan department on the east coast
- Graduate research assistant/teaching assistant at a different university
- Alcoholic beverage control and enforcement specialist

I currently work as a consultant for bars and restaurants and do some writing on the side.

I take care of people.

Quote from: Mariah2014 on August 20, 2015, 07:28:05 AM
I take care of people.

How much do you charge per assassination?
Just kidding, I couldn't help myself   >:-)

Quote from: RoseH on August 20, 2015, 08:49:49 AM
How much do you charge per assassination?
Just kidding, I couldn't help myself   >:-)

You were not the only one - the phrase which came up in mind was "I kill people for money" ;) Kidding, of course :)

I work as a senior software developer/analyst for a small L.A. based software company.

I started working in electronics repair when I started high school (1963) and continued in that field after college/transition (1974). In 1978 I was invited to move into electronics engineering in the  medical field and continued in the design field until my retirement 3 years ago. I am proud to have been one of the first women in my field and opened doors for others who came later.

Thank you for the laugh. A sense of humor is so important though. Hugs
Mariah :angel:

Quote from: RoseH on August 20, 2015, 08:49:49 AM
How much do you charge per assassination?
Just kidding, I couldn't help myself   >:-)

I'm working with kids part time.
Before that, head cashier in a bookstore
Before that general digsbody
Before that, goit my bachelors degree and spent the first 20 years after school unemployed

Middle school teacher.

Full time white trash mom

IS Auditor
I like to say that I am a Jerk Auditor and the 'Jerk' is silent because everyone mentally prepends that to my title in their mind. ;)

As a kid - Farm Labor
               Gas Station Attendant

After high school - Corrections Officer
                           Farrier
                           Cowboy/Ranch Work
                           Horse Trainer
                           Lawn & Tree Service
                           Carpenter
                           Saddler
Current - Designer

Some jobs were simultaneous to each other, lot of years full-time job plus 2 or 3 part time jobs..........
           

Emergency Service Specialist, (retired) 27 years experience
Paramedic/ Firefighter
Reserve and full time Deputy Sheriff
Flight Paramedic (rotary and fixed wing aircraft), ACLS, PHTLS, PALS, PHPTLS
Corrections Corporal (Medium/ Max/ Death Row)

Managed a theme park...
kitchens, gas stations, clerky stuff...
Data administrator...
Apple tech, Microsoft tech, etc...
Web design...

Currently, I'm still freelancing with web design but our ultimate goal (the spouse and I) is to finish our event coordination/practitioner directory/social environment for alternative events and practitioners.  We plan to eventually franchise them out.  I'm hoping it can be additionally be used as a mouthpiece for LGBT issues.

In highschool I worked for the construction company my mom worked for cutting grass, taking out weeds, sorting out used concrete forms and cleaning up the company's storage area.
From 1973 to present I have been a computer programmer with about 7 years of Fortran programming and the remainder in Assembler. I also did some digital design. In addition for the last 5 years, I am a land lord helping to maintain the commercial property in my brothers estate for his family. My mother is in charge but I am the fall back should she be unable to continue working.

did weed eating along roads, picked up dead animals off of the road
lifeguard
satellite construction
satellite flight operations
DOD project software tester
services software tester
tech manager
tech director
program manager

So far. As per a somewhat order of things...

Clerk
Auditor
Radio repair (military)
Logistics presentation specialist
Logistics management
Telecommunications operator/specialist (military)
Information technology specialist/networking (military)
Currently while I do the networking part time in the military, I also am retail management and double slotted in an auditor position as well, and including going to school to become a Forester. While doing that I will continue school to get my Ph.D. in Wildlife Conservation and hope to get into a government job

Until this week I was just being a stay at home mom living off my retirement money from Army (Medic). I just started working as a cashier for Walmart to get some extra money, while keeping flexible hours. In January I plan to go back to school for a Nursing degree.

In order;
Army Officer
Policeman
IT Analyst
IT Business Analyst
Management Consultant IT
Sales Support Manager
Business Development Manager IT

......
Student Secretarial College (RLE)
Receptionist/Telephonist (RLE)
Office Clerk (RLE)
Secretary (RLE)
Legal Secretary (RLE)
Housewife (RLE)

-----
IT Analyst
IT Consultant
Management Consultant

I freelance in animation and concept art, though work has been extremely slow. I study part time on a masters degree in design, which I should finish sometime in spring.

Since being on anxiety meds Ive tried looking for work but I was struggling before hand. Not a great deal of oppertunity so Im looking into charity work when Im nearer done to build up skills

I work for a packaging company, but I work for HR and Marketing.

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Quote from: jaybutterfly on August 21, 2015, 09:37:53 AM
I freelance in animation and concept art, though work has been extremely slow. I study part time on a masters degree in design, which I should finish sometime in spring.

Since being on anxiety meds Ive tried looking for work but I was struggling before hand. Not a great deal of oppertunity so Im looking into charity work when Im nearer done to build up skills

Follow gamasutra on Twitter. I see plenty of jobs passing by.

I gave up on the tennisclub (old men tipping me creeps me out, this is not a tipping country), cleaning job also finished. Now i'm jobless.

Current history:
Dishwasher - Chefs little ....
Picking up linnen from hospitals
Farmwork - factorywork loading 5-10kg potatosacks
Farmwork - slaughterhouse, pigs
Dockworker
Self-employed - Cutting greens and selling them (no, not those greens)
Keeping area clean of a paper shredding company
Factorywork - linework, chocolate
Cashier for a liquor store
Filler for stores

Anxiety is through the roof, no clue what to do now.
No license, I feel my prospects are a bit bleak now.

Gotsa decide to go back to school or find work this week or i'm on the streets haha

Quote from: Mariah2014 on August 20, 2015, 10:38:04 AM
Thank you for the laugh. A sense of humor is so important though. Hugs
Mariah :angel:

No, serious! How much???  ;D ;D ;D

I work as a dentist by day and clerk at an hospital by night! A very bad temper clerk, I must say! I hate the job, but it pays well! Besides, its only 2 nights in the week!

Formerly component-lever repair person, shop foreman, service manager.
Currently software developer/tech support.
Awaiting my first call as a pastor of a church.

I work at a local convenience store as asst. manager, but I disavow any substantial claim to that title when asked in person. I have issues with some of the company's management, but I deal with it so long as they leave me alone to do my job in peace.

I currently work full-time as a manager in a McDonald's restaurant while studying a Diploma in Japanese on the side just for my own interest. I used to be studying a Bachelor of Education, but after two and a half years into it, I realised that my heart really was not into the classroom, so I gave it up.

Quote from: TigerlilyA on August 22, 2015, 08:24:16 AM
I currently work full-time as a manager in a McDonald's restaurant while studying a Diploma in Japanese on the side just for my own interest. I used to be studying a Bachelor of Education, but after two and a half years into it, I realised that my heart really was not into the classroom, so I gave it up.

Cooooooolllll I wanted to learn Japanese too but my living situation at the moment doesn't allow for higher cognitive processes.

I use Manga University
& Tofugu.
Tofugu is a great blog.
http://www.tofugu.com/videos/japanese-language-hack-to-learn-japanese-vocabulary/
1000 easy to learn words :).

http://www.tofugu.com/giveaways/genki-japanese-textbook/?lucky=21809

They currently have a giveaway too for very good (and expensive...) books. If you don't want to use my referal url delete the part after the "?"

Kanji is soooo hard but i'm very much a visual-thinker so the language makes a lot of sense to me.
You could always look into the JET program if you really want to visit but monies are issues.

My biggest wish is to visit Tamba mountains there, pretty much the entire Tamba mountains are part of private property. To look for matstutake mushrooms, you have to pay a fee to the land-owners (something like $200 USD or 20,000yen though I'm not completely sure about the price) to go mushroom-hunting during season, and you basically have to be an expert in mycology, specifically all about the matsutake, to be able to successfully find them.

Yes I like challenging myself :P

I forgot I also plastered walls and paint them.

It's nice to meet a fellow Japanophile here on Susans! I'm actually going on holiday to Japan in 59 days. :)

I find Kanji quite difficult too, but what always bugs me the most is stroke order. My assignments always come back with a couple of Kanji characters that have been highlighted, ha ha.

Also, thanks for the link, but I actually already have those textbooks! I used both of them in my first year of the Diploma. とても懐かしい〜

Quote from: TigerlilyA on August 22, 2015, 08:49:22 AM
It's nice to meet a fellow Japanophile here on Susans! I'm actually going on holiday to Japan in 59 days. :)

I find Kanji quite difficult too, but what always bugs me the most is stroke order. My assignments always come back with a couple of Kanji characters that have been highlighted, ha ha.

Also, thanks for the link, but I actually already have those textbooks! I used both of them in my first year of the Diploma. とても懐かしい〜

RAD! *highfive*
Whaaaw have fun, I bet you will ^^

Just editted post x'D. If you can, do try dobin mushi if it's on any menu, it's a lovely dish :).

Quote from: Swayallday on August 22, 2015, 08:57:59 AM
RAD! *highfive*
Whaaaw have fun, I bet you will ^^

Just editted post x'D. If you can, do try dobin mushi if it's on any menu, it's a lovely dish :).

I already have had the pleasure! (しかし、一番好きな日本料理は福岡スタイルの餃子で。) This will be my third trip to Japan, actually... I was fortunate enough to go on two government-funded study tours when I was in primary and secondary school. But I definitely will have fun!

If only one could be a professional traveller...

Let's see how vaguely I can put this without outing myself.

Manager of a web infrastructure team of a TV news media station.

In other words, IT with a smattering of streaming video and broadcast.

I hold a MSEE from a top university in the US.

My dream career would either be a racing driver, an actress or having my own TV or radio talk show.

When I was little everyone said I should be a doctor. Today my friends say I should be an attorney. Meh, I dunno. Some say I should run for office. No, just no.

I worked as :
Newspaper boy
Laundromat janitor
Stock boy and cashier for EJ korvetts
Computer operator
Programmer Analyst for IBM system 36 computer (operator and programmer 24 + years same company)
Retired due to health at 48.

At my job as a computer programmer analyst, I would kiddingly tell my bosses that I should pay them to work here. Just loved what I was doing.

Quote from: janetcgtv on August 23, 2015, 01:49:56 PM

Programmer Analyst for IBM system 36 computer (operator and programmer 24 + years same company)
Retired due to health at 48.

I have worked with this computer. We used it when I worked at a small insurance company in 1998-2000. 8 inch floppies and all. Survived Y2K while our expensive DEC AlpaServers running Digital Unix did not.

I live, with or without the dignity of a job.

I worked at number of jobs through the years while growing up and going to school:

Farm laborer (farm/ranch operation)
Construction laborer (cement/road crew)
gas station attendant
manufacturing plant worker
Legislative Aide to State Senator
English Teacher in Brazil
Unit Supply Specialist in Army National Guard
Research Assistant to law professor 

Post Law School:

National Guard NCO
Trial Attorney with the Immigration Service

Deputy District Attorney - 27 years with the same employer, 10 more to go until retirement

  Engineering associate for a small EW component company we sell stuff to Lockheed, BAE, and other larger aerospace defense company's.

Newspaper assembler (age 14).  Blew whistle and put them out of business.
Odd jobs (age 15-16)
Burger flipper (age 16)
Donut shop clerk (age 17-18)
Pizza delivery/cook (age 19-20).  Two different restaurants.   Made lots of pizzas, not so much money.
"Property management" (age 20-23)  I worked for a family business.  We'll just leave it at that...
Record store assistant manager. (age 23).  I lasted two whole weeks.
Odd jobs (age 23-24)
Guitar technician and a bunch of boring things at a startup company (age 24-29)
Started a guitar repair/dealing business (age 26)
Luthier (age 29).  Lasted two whole weeks.  Boss wasn't keen on regular paychecks.
Freelance guitar tech, musician and dealer (age 29-32).  Read: unemployed.
Guitar tech/luthier. (age 32-33) Also started another business selling guitar parts on eBay.  Quit day job...
Guitar tech/luthier. (age 34-36) Went back to old day job until they started to go under.
Retired. (age 36)  Musician/guitar dealer/house fixer-upper/housewife

   

 US Navy 1971 - 1975 A-6 Intruder aircraft radar system component level repair.
1975-1978 - Unemployed, various nickle and dime day jobs. Saw my first shrink for "transsexualism".
1979 - Worked for a mom and pop CB radio repair shop repairing CB radios and car stereos.
1980 - Idle
1981 - 2001 - Consumer electronics repair for a top electronics retailer. Laid off.
2001 - Assembler and gofer for a small telescope and accessories manufacturer. 2 months, laid off just before 9-11.
2001 - Now - Retired with disability.

Joelene

Airline pilot, 30 years. 20,186 flight hours logged with 12 years to go until retirement.

Currently an Airbus A-320 captain at a major U.S. airline. Also rated in the Boeing 747 and 777.

Green Beret
Chemical Plant Operator
Construction Manager
Project Manager
Auditor
Engineering Executive
Construction Company Owner


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Since college:

Assistant golf pro
Radio Ad Sales
Fleet Vehicle Maintenance Sales
Radio Ad Sales
Financial Advisor
Banking Customer Service

Still trying to figure out how this introvert keeps taking jobs that are opposite her personality.

I work part time operating a bungee jump machine.

Air Force pilot
Chocolate wrapper
Construction worker
College Teacher
IT Systems Analyst
Retired

In the past I have worked at a dry cleaner's, concert venue security, carousel operator, cashier, tech support, receptionist...but now I am a freelance artist and comic colorist. And next year I'll be going back to school to study theater.

I'm a medical student.  :icon_nerd:

I rent out bounce houses and inflatable waterslides.

I've been a freelance character and environment artist for a while now. I still make part of my income through art commissions. For a while I worked for a VFX company as a 3D generalist. I modeled characters, did rigging and animation.
Right now I'm splitting my time between bartending at a cigar lounge and continuing freelance work.

I have been privileged to have done a number of roles over the years across multiple industries.

• Spectrum Regulatory and Licensing
• Test Engineering
• Software Architect and Programmer
• Project Management
• Team lead and Management roles
• Product Management
• currently ........ Intellectual Property Manager

Worked in Federal Government, Military Defense, Telecommunications, Oil and Gas and now Education & Hitech.

Assistant Office Manager weekdays. On weekend scheduling I am the acting Office Manager. Soooo much responsibility ;)

I'm seeing lots of people with military experience, has everyone signed in at our  Roll Call!  (https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,96755.0.html) thread?

Hugs, Devlyn

I spent 20 years in the Army and since then have been a military and operations research analyst in the defense industry working for the Army.


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I work full time as a maintenance person for a retail clothing store. Basically I have about 4 stores that I go to throughout Virginia and I do any painting, patch work, general repairs to things throughout the store. I take care of changing light bulbs, making sure the fixtures through the store are safe, clean, and don't look like crap. I sometimes have to place work orders for things I can't control such as HVAC issues, electrical, etc. Sometimes I end up being a janitor because people don't want to clean up piss or poo out of fitting rooms. People assume those are toilets for some reason.

The best part of my job is cleaning fitting room walls and fixtures because those seem to be spots where adults and children like wiping boogers, sticking bloody tampons or pads, gum and my favorite.. bloody boogers and loogies. People are really disgusting..OH and on top of that guys like to wipe semen on curtains.. I think I need to find a new job :)

Quote from: RaptorChops on September 15, 2015, 05:50:56 PM
I work full time as a maintenance person for a retail clothing store. Basically I have about 4 stores that I go to throughout Virginia and I do any painting, patch work, general repairs to things throughout the store. I take care of changing light bulbs, making sure the fixtures through the store are safe, clean, and don't look like crap. I sometimes have to place work orders for things I can't control such as HVAC issues, electrical, etc. Sometimes I end up being a janitor because people don't want to clean up piss or poo out of fitting rooms. People assume those are toilets for some reason.

The best part of my job is cleaning fitting room walls and fixtures because those seem to be spots where adults and children like wiping boogers, sticking bloody tampons or pads, gum and my favorite.. bloody boogers and loogies. People are really disgusting..OH and on top of that guys like to wipe semen on curtains.. I think I need to find a new job :)

o.o whoa, people are nasty. I still want to work in a clothing store nontheless :P but for sales, maybe if I get a bit more fashionable ahah.
but I think it will be a supermarket
or a chocolate factory xD next (my tummy will ache a lot, i'm sure)

Quote from: Swayallday on September 15, 2015, 06:16:35 PM
o.o whoa, people are nasty. I still want to work in a clothing store nontheless :P but for sales, maybe if I get a bit more fashionable ahah.
but I think it will be a supermarket
or a chocolate factory xD next (my tummy will ache a lot, i'm sure)

Yeah people here are really disgusting but someone has to clean it up :). You don't have to be fashionable at all to work where I'm at. I have seen some pretty horribly dressed people.. I had a boss that was a total hippie, 50 y/o, stoner. Long hair, always had his smokes in his front pocket. Cool guy though, I miss him haha. I'm not very fashionable either and I can't really dress up because I get dirty 99% of the time. I only get semi dressed if we are having an important visit from the higher ups. There are a lot of trans folk too who work for the company and the people are pretty accepting.

I work at Wal-Mart, running the Deli hotbox

self  share/Futures trader .  I have to makeup   before the market open. :laugh:

Heavy and ag equipment repair mechanic

Test Equipment Calibration Engineer and Logistics Controller And am transitioning on the Job

Toni

Quote from: Swayallday on September 15, 2015, 06:16:35 PM
or a chocolate factory xD next (my tummy will ache a lot, i'm sure)

I worked at a chocolate factory for a while.  The owner allowed you to eat all the chocolate you wanted.  To prevent abuse, the rule was that you had to eat it on the premises.   It wasn't a problem for him 'cause there's really only so much a person could eat!  :)

Quote from: KathyLauren on September 19, 2015, 10:53:05 AM
I worked at a chocolate factory for a while.  The owner allowed you to eat all the chocolate you wanted.  To prevent abuse, the rule was that you had to eat it on the premises.   It wasn't a problem for him 'cause there's really only so much a person could eat!  :)

1st week on the job @ chocolate factory *hell yes!!! I want it all!!!*
2nd week on the job @ chocolate factory *yay, more chocolate???*
3rd week on the job @ chocolate factory *So this is what happens when you sell your soul. Noooooo!!!*  >:-)

Right now I'm a student studying Illustration at University, but I do artwork for commission/money as well which earns me a little amount of money alongside my student loan. I've never had any proper published work though, all my commissions have been small stuff for friends and people on the internet... never gotten more than £100 though usually I draw things for £10. But it all adds up!

Quote from: kittenpower on September 19, 2015, 11:07:28 AM

Quote from: KathyLauren on September 19, 2015, 10:53:05 AM
I worked at a chocolate factory for a while.  The owner allowed you to eat all the chocolate you wanted.  To prevent abuse, the rule was that you had to eat it on the premises.   It wasn't a problem for him 'cause there's really only so much a person could eat!  :)

1st week on the job @ chocolate factory *hell yes!!! I want it all!!!*
2nd week on the job @ chocolate factory *yay, more chocolate???*
3rd week on the job @ chocolate factory *So this is what happens when you sell your soul. Noooooo!!!*  >:-)

Ding Ding Ding! We have a winner in the Make Devlyn Laugh contest!  :laugh:

Hugs, Devlyn

I am an automotive mechanic

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I'm a graphic artist working for a commercial printer. I do DTP, so I'm mostly sitting in front of a Mac all day.

I'm also a musician and I repair and build guitars.  [emoji4]


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Right now I'm a soulless banker, but the plan is to transition and then go back to school and become a gender therapist.

Currently law enforcement

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I'm my grandmother's full time carer and I'm studying nursing part-time.
I started caring for my Nana and granddad in January after they found out that grandad had terminal pancreatic cancer and stayed on after granddad passed because he had been Nana's carer.
I want to work in either palliative care or as an endocrinology nurse practitioner.

I make trashbags

My jobs in order
- Apprentice Electrician
- Electrician
- Quality Assurance Officer (in the Government)
- Quality Assurance Officer (Private industry, but contracting to the Government)
- Configuration Manager (still contracting to the Government)

Dana


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Teacher (English / Gender and Sexuality Studies), writer, and model. I consider myself lucky.

Not a lot to show for in 32 years since leaving school but here goes.

Office Trainee - stuck that for 4 months until I had enough of the secratary treating my like dirt.

Painting and Decorating Course - did the whole 1 year, never learned much and it so wasn't me.

Office Skills Course - did the full 6 months - hoped to come away with an entry level NVQ but didn't.

Bus Cleaner and Shunter - best job I ever had and lasted 8 months until my mother got very ill and I quit the job to care for her.

Failed My Truck Driving Test - was banking on passing and getting a great job to pay for better care for my mother.

Multi Drop Delivery Driver - 5 months until I was wrongly accused of stealing from the company.

Spent the the next 5 years as a full time care give to my mother.

Since 2002, unable to work due to depression, OCD, agrophobia.

Federal bureaucrat, in the area of health policy.

Staff manager at a restaurant. I get to teach and guide new staff, while also helping in the kitchen, and doing the end of the day paperwork. Usually finish up about 10:30PM, sometimes 9:30PM if it's a slow night. Good thing about is that my hours are flexible, but the pay isn't as good as you'd think for the amount of work I do.

Playstation gamer

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I am 22 and ive been working since I was 16 and in the past i worked at
An ice cream shop
Grocery store
Penn station
Janitor/laundry/floor care for a nursing home
Direct care staff for autism children
Daycare worker
Security guard for fed ex
And now I run my own daycare. (:

Quote from: KalabLee1214 on October 06, 2015, 05:35:36 PM
I am 22 and ive been working since I was 16 and in the past i worked at
An ice cream shop
Grocery store
Penn station
Janitor/laundry/floor care for a nursing home
Direct care staff for autism children
Daycare worker
Security guard for fed ex
And now I run my own daycare. (:

Nice, nice, I did volunteercamps for children, I hope to start them next summer again :-)

Quote from: Swayallday on October 08, 2015, 07:21:35 AM
Nice, nice, I did volunteercamps for children, I hope to start them next summer again :-)

That sounds like fun. (: Good luck.

I am 50 .. my past includes
summer camp staff
fast food
stock clerk
Every job at a hotel / restaurant
Auto Mechanic
Aircraft mechanic / Lead / Inspector
R&D tech staff for nano technology
I am currently a Industrial technician for the post office.

If your going to transition on the job, I highly recommend working for the post office..
They have a lot of protections in place..

Quote from: Sspar on October 08, 2015, 07:51:29 AM
I am 50 .. my past includes
summer camp staff
fast food
stock clerk
Every job at a hotel / restaurant
Auto Mechanic
Aircraft mechanic / Lead / Inspector
R&D tech staff for nano technology
I am currently a Industrial technician for the post office.

If your going to transition on the job, I highly recommend working for the post office..
They have a lot of protections in place..

Thanks for the suggestion. I've been wanting a government job for awhile having possible discrimination in mind but i've been out of luck when it comes to the post.

I think I can turn my situation around in the next two weeks though :-)

I work for a sports memorabilia company. We don't just frame signed stuff and sell it, but we frame stuff for other people. I either design or help out with some of our main products and design most of the bespoke framing for our trade customers. I'm responsible for deciding how to lay things out.

We tend to sell our stuff through silent auctions at fundraising events and I design the bidding sheets.

I mostly like it (more than I'll realise), but needless last-minute pressure is put on everyone and the M.D. often wants to make pointless changes to product descriptions and designs when we least need it. Thankfully, a guy who's been working for us for several weeks now is employed to tell the M.D. exactly what not to do. Sadly, that doesn't always work.

I used to work as a cashier for a amusement park but now I'm just a college student majoring in English


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I'm an artist and a sculptor. Full time

I'm a student with a small job (not paid, will be hopefully soon.) It's more for fun.
I teach English online as well (pretty rarely as of late).
Considering my age, I can't exactly do much.

........... as least as possible.


;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Well for my sins, i'm an HGV driver (That's Commecial driver to Aussies and Americans), used to do European work but now i drive for a small skip company.
Sophie

I'm a trainee secondary school teacher and I teach Design & Technology :) Dream job and I love it!

I used to work at a call center. When I went on HRT, I talked to Dr Teri about my situation (how to handle when I become a girl) When I told her that I work at such & such call center, she found out that the Corporation that owns the medical research facility where I am getting my HRT done, also owns the call center I work at, I was 'in house/ lateral'
transferred from the call center to the lab section. When I told my boss at the call center I was being moved to the medical section, she must have thought I was dying. About 18 months later I, as Bridget, show up to pick up some paperwork at HR which is in the same bldg. as the call center, I walked past her & said "Hi Lisa" She looked at me & gasped. I told her not to tell anyone at the call center. I will eventually show up as Bridget & say hello.   

Seems i'll be combining two educations & a weekendjob (undecided yet but it will happen)

Wat is stress
baby don't hurt me

I'm a registered respiratory therapist. Got sputum?

Grocery store bagger
Airline cargo agent
US Navy Aviation Electronics Technician
Airline ramp agent
Airline operations agent (weight and balance)
Airline ticket agent
Airline reservations sales agent and supervisor (retired after 9-11)
Cell phone company customer service
Web site company customer service
Parental caregiver

All the airline jobs were with one airline for 34 years (military service counted for seniority by Federal law.

online sales through ebay.  and soon my own website.

Quote from: kittenpower on November 07, 2015, 09:42:14 AM
I'm a registered respiratory therapist. Got sputum?

That made me chuckle :)

Graduate student of Nutrition and Dietetics.
And Advance Auto Parts on the weekends to bring in a little cash flow.

With any luck I'll be a Registered Dietitian by summer.

EVP: Executive Vice President
Live Television Broadcast and Production in Greater Los Angeles.

1.  I am an attorney who has practiced communications law for 25 years.   

2.  Prior and partially during the above I have owned all or parts of a number of radio stations around the country.

3.  Prior to (2) I was a radio station engineering consultant.

4.  Prior to (3) I did mornings on contemporary hit radio stations in three medium markets.

All I've done is hard labor, was a trucker for 6 yrs til the Dr retired me at the age of 38,my disability got worse, now I work part time in a restaurant as a dishes consultant, I work by myself for the most part til closing time when the cooks or owner gives me a hand. The dishwasher where I work is a 3 compartment sink and normally a 2 person job but I have always done the work of 2 or more people by myself. When I was working in pizza I set a record of 65 pizzas in one hr with only a shift leader to cut the pizzas when they came out, I also set records for food and labor percentage and got bonus for that I was a manager from hell but my crew respected me.

Im a jack of all trades from low level programming, body work to hydraulic technician.

I of course started out in entry level positions at over a dozen industries.

I currently am employed at an amusement park of all places lol, i love it here the energy is positive and almost everyone is passionate about their jobs.

I really feel if or when i do come out fully they would be accepting and thats a comforting thought for the future.

~Shan~

Hi All
I'm a retired Fed and Plumbing & Heating Contractor. Now I fill in prosecuting for the DA's office. But about had enough of that crap too. So I just fit my seaplane around in the summer and wheel ski's in the winter. I try to enjoy all my grandchildren 4 grandsons and 2 granddaughters and my daughters and son

I now work full time dilating. Yahoo!!

Lyndsey

Quote from: Lyndsey on December 23, 2015, 11:47:18 AM

I now work full time dilating. Yahoo!!

Lyndsey

An occupation I hope to have soon!

Hugs

Jen

Quote from: Joanna50 on August 20, 2015, 03:53:37 AM
MFA in directing theatre

Previously:

Paint Houses
Carpenter
Technical Director
Projectionist(film not digital or psychological)

Currently a theatrical sound designer

Joanna

I have considered becoming a painter.

Quote from: Catherine Sarah on October 26, 2015, 10:09:19 AM
........... as least as possible.

LOL

I am a mycologist (fungal microbiology) by training. I worked in forest health research after I finished university.
I have been a stay home parent for the last 6 years.

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Hi All

My new job takes me all over the country. I now work with Jessica Lynn at Your True Gender Inc. out of San Luis Obispo, California I am on the board of directors with Jessica Lynn, Peggy Jones and Dr. Marci Lee Bowers and we do speaking all over the country about what it is like to be transgender and all the issues and discrimination. We help educate the public about this. Susan has been In contact with me and we are hoping to get together soon and do some work together. This is a link to the web site if anyone wants to check us out. www.yourtruegender.org

Thanks
Lyndsey Marie Burke

Self employed. Make jewelry and accessories, t-shirt art and reseller on internet.
Use to work in a machine shop. So now I have my own mini shop in my home.

Quote from: Swayallday on August 19, 2015, 07:12:22 PM
Mazda says zoom zoom, Devlyn says boom boom!
LOL :laugh:

Hehe Sigyn you know what's up. Nice to see you've landed somewhere comfortably.

Cool Meta :). I like farmwork :P.

& yeah those days are over, i've tried all companies in and around my area.

On the subject of Chemistry, i've taught myself mostly, kinda read Vogels handbook for fun. Now I just challenge myself on Bluelight in some experimental discussion revolving possible pathways & pharmacology of chemicals yet to be known. It's sufficient.
I'd prefer to go into research but...
-Negative results are not noted.
-How many excerpts i've read where the researchers did not say anything about the raw data.
-If you don't pay, you don't publish. That's so backwards that it weeds out the majority of "genuine" people.
-Three publishing companies (Reed Elsevier, Wiley-Blackwell, and Springer) account for 42 percent of all published articles. This oligopoly has obscenely high profit margins of 30 to 40 percent. That's higher than most of the biggest companies in the world except Pfizer.
-You can't share your work without losing it. When scientists can't get papers from their peers, they have to rely on subscriptions owned by their employer.
Predatory publishers are corrupting open access...

So it's sorta like

Getting a grant a la Shulgin, those days are long past too but with the recent uproar of MAPS it certainly is motivating.

Maybe if I win the lottery someday ::)

I am impressed with your intelligence. I understand the feeling of wanting to do something great and there there being obstacles in the way.

"I want to cure illnesses but i'll end up in a soapfactory"

The way I get around this is by thinking whatever job I have I'll do it the best I can and take pride in having a good work ethic even if I make minimum wage.

Bless you.

Quote from: RaptorChops on September 15, 2015, 05:50:56 PM
I work full time as a maintenance person for a retail clothing store. Basically I have about 4 stores that I go to throughout Virginia and I do any painting, patch work, general repairs to things throughout the store. I take care of changing light bulbs, making sure the fixtures through the store are safe, clean, and don't look like crap. I sometimes have to place work orders for things I can't control such as HVAC issues, electrical, etc. Sometimes I end up being a janitor because people don't want to clean up piss or poo out of fitting rooms. People assume those are toilets for some reason.

The best part of my job is cleaning fitting room walls and fixtures because those seem to be spots where adults and children like wiping boogers, sticking bloody tampons or pads, gum and my favorite.. bloody boogers and loogies. People are really disgusting..OH and on top of that guys like to wipe semen on curtains.. I think I need to find a new job :)

I love your ethusiasim about the job description.  ;) One of the jobs just starting out I was considering was being a janitor.

I'm a BSS. Building Systems Specialist. I remotely monitor stores for comfort and refrigeration issues.

Quote from: RaptorChops on September 15, 2015, 08:14:51 PM
Yeah people here are really disgusting but someone has to clean it up :). You don't have to be fashionable at all to work where I'm at. I have seen some pretty horribly dressed people.. I had a boss that was a total hippie, 50 y/o, stoner. Long hair, always had his smokes in his front pocket. Cool guy though, I miss him haha. I'm not very fashionable either and I can't really dress up because I get dirty 99% of the time. I only get semi dressed if we are having an important visit from the higher ups. There are a lot of trans folk too who work for the company and the people are pretty accepting.

I remember thinking no matter what I looked like and if I was in between transition I could get hired as a janitor, because they're usually odd looking people!

I run a unicorn breeding farm.

Quote from: KatelynBG on September 20, 2015, 07:39:30 PM
Right now I'm a soulless banker, but the plan is to transition and then go back to school and become a gender therapist.

Great plan. I wish I had it in me to be an accountant or banker, but I barely passed basic algebra in highschool.

I am currently on disability for mental illness and tourettes and am hoping to get some sheltered employment through a program that allows me to work part time and keep my government benefits.

Right now I cannot do much of anything because I care for my grandmother 24/7 and live with her. The only real hobby I have is exercise, internet, books, a club for mentally ill people 1 day a week and church.

In the past I have done volunteer work at a senior center when I was in my teens helping elderly people with hygiene and talking to the lonely ones who wanted attention.

I have taken care of many relatives who were very dependent including an autistic brother, and my terminally ill grandfather.

I worked at a fast food restaurant for 2 weeks and got burnt out, that was before disability.

I did some volunteer work and job training at Goodwill.

Whatever I do next I need to make sure is not a care taking job. I'm burnt out from care taking and it doesn't come naturally for me to nurture. I have a lot of respect for care givers though.

I need a job where I can be physically active and no just sit at a desk. I've thought about starting out as a janitor, factory assembly line (anything but a factory farm),contract/construction painter, stocking shelves, working at a gym as a fitness instructor.

I have an interest in taking a machine shop class, or learning to operate heavy equipment. I have never learned to even drive a car yet and rely on the city bus for everything. I need to establish a good driving record before I consider a job as a delivery person such as UPS, Coca Cola, Milk man, Postman. The local delivery person would be my dream job.

Bless you all for reading. If you have any input/knowledge that would help me please reply.

I'm a professional writing and marketing freelancer.

Quote from: graspthesanity on April 02, 2016, 11:26:40 AM
I'm a professional writing and marketing freelancer.

So do you market LGBT literature?

I'm a music and singing teacher, currently teaching full time in a high school alongside external work while trying to develop to the point where I can work mostly freelance and online. 


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Bless you all for reading. If you have any input/knowledge that would help me please reply.

Well have you considererd asking a social worker ?
They might know some programs, and what kind of schools might be covered.

If you'd like to be a delivery person that should not be too difficult...
many local shops deliver, or think about it ... you might offer your services, maybe even with a bike ...

I'd say just look for people who are nice and its ok to work with.


*hugs*

Web developer (programmer). I used to fix copiers. Never ever do that. A completely thankless job.


Claire (née Dori)

I am a Sandblaster and industrial painter. I had one person working for me 20 years ago that has now fully transitioned.
I am still closeted here due to the company and my reputation that I do not want to risk our employees futures for my personal gain.

It is interesting to flip through this thread and basically see a mirror of society from all walks of life.  :)

I'm a musician and composer, although I don't earn any money with it. Would be nice though... I play the following instruments: Acoustic/electric guitar, bass, piano, melodica, drums, percussion, vocals, flute, recorder, clarinet and trumpet. I read and also write sheet music, composing orchestrations, interested in musicology. Everything that has to do with music is basically my passion: from Bach to Black Metal. ;D

I do IT (programming) to make money.

Quote from: Dena on August 20, 2015, 08:20:36 PM. . . a computer programmer with about 7 years of Fortran programming and the remainder in Assembler.

Wow Dena is that still used?? I also remember "Cobal' on a DEC System 20 mainframe while in school (also in '70's)

Apple IIE 'Pascal'
IBM 8086 PC architecture (still have original 'Tech Reference Manuals")
Learned 'assembly' hacking DIRECTV's former 'football card' at Pirate Den (.com)

Cheers

COBOL and Fortran are still in common use, the varieties of C, followed their lead...

I work in the squishy bit between tech and business.

Sno

I am a former EMT and now am in nursing i work doung disease management for my members and work part time at a drug and alcohol detox

I've been pet and house siting for the past 26 years, which is to say I kiss animals and watch other people's cable for cash.

Former Operations Manager at an Engineering Company. We made, let's call them "specialist products".  I took a decent severance package earlier this year (And a big fat NDA lasting 3 years) to be a stay at home parent. It's allowed my partner to finish college at the top of her class - and I'm studying my first year of the CILEx Diploma. For those of you who don't know, it means I'm training to be a Chartered Legal Executive- the non University route to becoming a lawyer.

As little as possible for as much as possible .
If you do it any other way , your doing it wrong :-)

I work in the space industry doing various and sundry.

For now, I'm working at the local outlet of the largest grocery wholesale chain here at least till mid September. Hopefully I can continue after that since I really like the job.

I mainly stock shelves and make sure there isn't too much trash lying around, even though I'm qualified to do more than that. It's just where I'm most useful and I gotta say I'm pretty efficient. ;)

Started there with practical training for my education, did my final examination there as well. :)

Program Manager in a medium size software company, focusing on implementations and customization of Enterprise Content Management systems.

Used to run my own Event tech business for a few years, then switched to IT and IT security mostly for higher education. Also worked as sys admin at a news radio before getting into the CMS stuff...

I have been:

Postal delivery driver
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineer
Test driver
Design Engineer
CAD Engineer
Technical Illustrator
Product Specialist Manager
Sound mixer
Commercial Flying School Owner and Manager
Drummer
Off road driving school owner and manager
Truck driver
Warehouse order picker
Machine vision technician
Slip gauge calibrator
Test engineer

And am currently a Research engineer.

I really wanted to be a writer though. Maybe one day...

Frontend Designer / Backend Developer (websites)

Fluent in HTML, CSS, and JS, I love working with CMS and Adobe Products as well as responsive design and parallax effects, I'm mostly formalized with the C-Pannel server.

:)

Me...
17-23 student - p/t Woolworth salesman
23-25 unemployed
25-30 student
30-38 unemployed
38-44 miserably married - p/t book salesman
44-46 f/t book salesman
47 - entry processor, unemployed, kiddie minder
48 - kiddie minder
49 - kiddie minder, school bus driver

Hardly stellar


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A lingerie model since I was 19 years old transformed into female.All started with a dare by a couple friends of mine and love it.I am also a property manager and licenced process server,deal with complaints from renters and evict the bad renters.The process serving,I serve paperwork to people such as court orders and divorce papers

I play around with computers for Uncle (Sam, that is). Besides being lots of fun, I get to dress however I wish (as long as it is office appropriate). I can be in a dress and heels one day, and jeans and plaid the next.

Currently, I'm a handmailer for a payment company that also manufactures and personalized debit, gift, and travel money cards. So for eight hours a day I get to sit at my desk and put embossed payment cards into their bespoke packaging. Easy job, easy money. And I get to wear what I want on a Friday, which helps immensely.

My favorite job was when I worked for a company that manufactures Search and Rescue equipment for aircraft (both civil and military). I was employed as a Test Engineer, meaning I found faults and managed to get them working again, and also programming beacons with their distress codes. Fun stuff, but I failed my probation, which I think stems from the managers not understanding my Aspergers.

1975-1980	Plumber
1980-1990	Window treatment installer for Bloomingdates
1990-present	Enterprise web/desktop developer with Microsoft, IBM and Borland programming languages.

Between 1995 to present have been teaching military, law enforcement and civilians various tactics for offensive and defensive tactics (dependent on who I'm teaching).

I'm old...so here goes:

1982-1987 Military
1987-1990 Queens Univ, B.A. Economics
1991-2007 VP Fidelity Investments
2008 stopped working to live full time
2014 officially retired, but run my own small business in spare time

51 years old...but feelin' 31

I have been:

   A clammer
   A library book stocker
   A major appliance salesman (was bad at it)
   A Special Ed teacher
   A master automobile technician (long time)
   Presently a classroom aide working with students with autism and medically fragile high school students (funnest job)
Moni

I'm a professional makeup artist, YouTuber, and thinking about doing wardrobe consulting on the side!


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I work in a winnery here in Switzerland, been doing this for 5 years, love the job, but think I will be returning home to Ireland with all this trans stuff going on. I found great support back home.

What an amazing diversity of careers, educations and employment experiences we have in our community.

I was particularly struck by the number of people who have had a medley of career opportunities that are significantly independent of each other and do not follow any particular patterns or paradigms. 

Traditionally, you may see employment histories that have relational similarities, i.e. Clerk, to Accounts Receivable, to Bookkeeper, to Accountant.   Of course situations or unknown events may dictate changes in a particular career paths, however it is very enlightening for me to see so many that change the direction of their career so frequently as I have.

It is also interesting that many have held jobs related to social services and community involvement.  This was particularly insightful for me as I have, between driving big rigs, being a bookkeeper, warehouse worker, health claims processor, etc. worked, in several opportunities, with developmentally challenged adults and children.  And also went through the process to become a foster parent, which is now on hold till I have my GCS.

In regard to frequent career changes, I feel, in my case, that it is difficult to truly have known which path to follow when you are faced, from childhood, with the struggles of your own identity. 

Falsely thinking, either consciously or sub-consciously, that a drastic change in a career or home address will somehow bring a certain meaning to your life that wasn't there before.  Or, at least dampen the level of pain associated with knowing that the person you see in the mirror, is not your true self.

I also feel that pursuing a career that focuses on social services is a way to connect to, and be a valued part of the community and other people without having expose your true-self.

Hugs
Katie


 

Here is my list, mostly Tech and IT Work:

• 1989-1995 - Work at University as student worker started out by maintaining AV equipment and wrote database and checkout program for Department of Education and lead to IT and development of course applications
• 1995 - 1998 - Work developing Foreign Language software for the Learning Company
• 1998 - 2004 - Worked developing software for trucking and logistic company
• 2004 - 2010 - Joined Family Business to help my step father who was diagnosed with a form of Parkinson's and later was acting president of the company, but company failed due to economy and too many family hands in the pot. Ended up declaring personal bankruptcy as a result since I had personally signed for business loans and leases.
• 2010 - Present - Joined my wife's small web application development business she was running out of our home and expanded it to do more programing/IT and consulting for logistics, warehousing and other businesses.
• 2016 - Present - Actress and advocate, I've only had a few small roles and had my first paying role yesterday for a fashion video (as a trans character), but most of my roles have been of cis women. For now I'm keeping my day job, but I'm seeing where this is going and having fun. I'm also doing this as an advocate for our community.

I started mowing lawns in high school
Then worked in accounting while in college, and post graduation
Did Finance work for the better part of 20 years, in fact I still do that to some degree now
At present, I am a consultant, so I basically solve problems for my clients

I have run my own company for a few years, I am looking at starting a new one in the next few months as I build my plans for world domination...LOL.  Actually, I am working on my plan for what to do during my next 50 years. :)

Before high school, kept boy by my mom and dad to complete my high school diploma, good parents.
Mmmm, after high school, did the military USMC thingie, for 5 years, tough organization, honorable discharge.
After that, worked odd and end jobs, doing security and delivery driver, while going to comm. college/university p/t/f/t.
After that, been working for the local govmint, for the past 19 years, working as a legal tech/paralegal, interfacing with the public at times.

ZZZzzzzz bio compared to other more adventurous types, I like to imagine myself as a big strong oak, then a soaring adventurous eagle.

Well what currently pays the bills is heavy machinery repair, so all the good stuff from electronic controls systems, hydraulics, mechanicals, engines, ECT.

Been working on our own business for a few years. Basically I dabble in electronic and software engineering. Love to play with microcontrollers, FPGA s and all assorted circuitry. Build my own electronic components for data access in mobile equipment. Specialized in Windows applications involving the physics of measuring and calculating signal delay through ionospheric and tropospheric layers from satellites and thereby measuring space weather. Maybe someday this "hobby" will pay some bills.  ::)

Musician, composer and self-employed programmer of audio software and instruments. Everything that has something to do with music or acoustics holds my interest.

    I was a computer repair technician. I got my start in the Navy back around 1971. The return of kidney in my pancreas put me on disability. So now that I'm retired I build computer and fix them for my friends. Over 40 years of playing with computers and I am still enjoying it.

   Jeanette

Retail sales, with a charitable organisation.

I work in uniform. Not going to tell more.

I work...  :D

In chronological order from 14 to 44 years-old:
- newspaper distributor (student job)
- strawberry, raspberry & apple picker (student summer job)
- employee @ McDonald's (student job)
- cook helper at a french-style bistro (student job)
- employee at a pastrami factory (student summer job)
- technical translator as freelancer (student job)
- pharmaceutical sales representative (student job)
- physician - specialist in internal medicine & endocrinology
- physician - specialist in emergency medicine (current and hopefully future job)

I'm still pre-everything (few short experiences at self-medicating in the past, nothing of consequence) and hope for a smooth on-job transition. Fingers crossed!

I am a personal support worker in a long term care home as well as a Union president

Like a few kids I delivered papers but found it was tough to collect from some adults.  Then as a golf caddie I hauled bags around that seemed to weigh more than me.  I loved the spacious deep green places but working for the wealthy gets old fast.  I was in the US Army at 17 and was assigned several Military Occupational Specialty jobs as they needed me to be including radio operator and field medic in Vietnam.  I valued care over killing and found myself in college after the army service working toward a nursing degree.  During college I worked as a dog catcher for the city of Minneapolis, a janitor in a factory and best was working the Soo-line and Rock Island railroads.  I could work nights, it was mostly outdoors and trains are just cool.  But like too many male dominated jobs, I found guys to be hard on each other and not easy on sissies like me ;)

I finally got to my long time career position as a CRNA, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, and really loved the work and challenges.  I loved being in obstetrics or labor and delivery the most as it was just dreamy to be with women and babies.  There is nothing like being able to support a woman birthing her baby and relieving or taking the pain away.

Now my jobs are unpaid but deeply significant to me as an activist and volunteer.  I finally transitioned too and we all know that's a job. :D  Elected college trustee and water commissioner on one end and serving on a half dozen non profit boards keeps me busy.  I get to travel and wake up when I will most days with no night call, no beepers and no boss. ;D ;D ;D

I'm the national inventory control lead for a technology rental firm that deals mostly with digital displays & signage, computers, laptops, tablets, and AV equipment. The fit is great for me and it's a growing company with only 60+ people. Home base is the Chicago suburbs, but we have locations in Florida and Las Vegas that I occasionally get to travel to. I've been working here since the tail end of July, 2016 and so far it seems to be a great fit for me. I'm comfortable enough that I came out to my supervisor just prior to my 6 month review!

Prior to this, I worked for 3 years right out of college selling wine for a major chain liquor store in the Chicago area. Words can't describe how happy I am to be out of that place. I'm convinced I spent my time there focusing g on how miserable it was so I wouldn't have to think about the denial I was in at the time. Within weeks of leaving there and starting my current gig, I was exploring myself in whole new ways!

In rough chronological order.

Toy Store Clerk
Grocery Store Cashier
Salad Bar Attendant
Eye Glass Lab Tech
Apprentice Electrician
Journeyman Electrician

As an electrician I have done both construction and maintenance.  The work is far from a passion for me, but it pays too well to leave.

My dream is to be a writer.

(I will be leaving out any of my past illegal activities.)

14-17 landscaper for an office building.
17-18 I worked in a small restaurant nightshift.
18-21 I worked in a small fastfood place in the mall food court.
21-23 I worked as a stock clerk on nights and eventally the night manager at a local grocer.
23-present union apprentice carpenter and now journeyperson status for a few years.

I also dabble in prop making and amateur cosplay. Eventually I hope to do volunteer work through the 501st legion. (Visiting hospitals dressed as star wars characters..!)

Here in the UK a MOT tester,( for the people not in uk that's a 1 yearly vehicle inspection for safety legislation) and mechanic or now vehicle technician. Started when I was 15 as couldn't get out of school fast enough, now at 62 working towards retirement . Its as much part of me as being trans as my hobbies are Drag racing and hot rods.

Quote from: davina61 on February 16, 2017, 03:31:36 PM
Here in the UK a MOT tester,( for the people not in uk that's a 1 yearly vehicle inspection for safety legislation) and mechanic or now vehicle technician. Started when I was 15 as couldn't get out of school fast enough, now at 62 working towards retirement . Its as much part of me as being trans as my hobbies are Drag racing and hot rods.

Haha for anyone abroad the simple explanation for the MOT would be A Torture! D:
Damn hate us Japanese Imports :@

Oh you are not alone in the vehicle inspections department.  In many parts of the USA there are similar requirements, though the similar noise level requirement isn't something I've ever seen out this way.  It is always good to be friends with the inspector.

As for what I do?  I am a traveling savior of scientists.  I install, repair, upgrade, move, and train people on the use of extremely expensive and fairly complex pieces of scientific equipment.  It's a pretty small community so I am not going to go into more detail just yet.  But if you're a chemist or biochemist in the USA, it's a pretty even bet that you've seen one of my ~20 coworkers or even I in your lab.

The travel was fun for a while, now it's just sort of a boring routine.  I can probably make my way through Midway airport with my eyes closed now.  The money is great, but I wish I were home more.

Quote from: JeanetteLW on January 30, 2017, 03:49:43 PM
    I was a computer repair technician. I got my start in the Navy back around 1971.

I also got my start in computers in the Navy in 1969.  Served on SSBN Thomas Jefferson, maintained and ran the computers for setup/launching large nuclear missiles.  Actually got to launch one in the Atlantic Test Range.

After the military I went to work as a contractor on US Fed systems.  Started mainframes, switched to PCs and networks in the 90s.  In the late 90s I switched to, Dept of Army, mainly setup maintenance developing software Oracle database programs.  Retired in 2011.

Now I just use PCs mostly for enjoyment.

All in all that is what I always wanted to do, since I was a teen in school.

Quote from: Georgette on February 18, 2017, 12:28:42 AM
I also got my start in computers in the Navy in 1969.  Served on SSBN Thomas Jefferson, maintained and ran the computers for setup/launching large nuclear missiles.  Actually got to launch one in the Atlantic Test Range.

After the military I went to work as a contractor on US Fed systems.  Started mainframes, switched to PCs and networks in the 90s.  In the late 90s I switched to, Dept of Army, mainly setup maintenance developing software Oracle database programs.  Retired in 2011.

Now I just use PCs mostly for enjoyment.

All in all that is what I always wanted to do, since I was a teen in school.

  Georgette,

   Yep a very similar career. I was a DS on the USS Albany GG-10 A guided missile cruiser (one of the real ones)

   I chose the civilian route after 6 years service and I'm proud of them. 

   Now I build PCs for myself and friends and help them with their computer problems. I think computers integrate themselves into the lives of technicians like you and me.  I left home to learn about them and have never stopped.

  A kindred spirit,
   Jeanette

I just flew to LA with a TG MTF flight attendant. The lovely Allison. Flew Alaska Air.

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Currently teaching ESL in southern Thailand

Currently and most of my life, I make and use my own inventions to solve my problems, design my own clothes.
I even wrote out provisional patents, and contacted a few companies to do licensing deals on a few of them..got positive response, but chickened out from fear of paperwork. I have made prototypes or tested almost 100 inventions

Also
Past jobs:
High school prep teacher in Mexico for one semester in 2001
ESL teacher at a KY university, one year
Writing teacher at a community college
substitute teacher in two KY counties
Census worker in several KY counties, 2010
part-time stock options trader for 3 years
real estate investment small business owner..5 yrs
studio musician for a live music T.V. show in eastern KY, 1995
part-time exotic bird breeder, 5 years in 1980s
part-time piano teacher 10 years
secretary/marketing/media for chiropractor office
singer (in 4 languages), studio musician, radio control operator at a radio station in Haiti during the 1960s, part of 50s.
(I was born in 1952, but my dad built the radio station and I was drafted as a singer, along with my siblings back in the days where all broadcasts were live.)

I mostly worked part time and supported my husband's businesses.
Not smart. I was religious at the time.

Heavy mobile  machine operator,  dump trucks. Front end loaders etc,
Working with  a crew in remote locations bulk earthworks  building  roads ,bridges
for mining. Companies,  used to do 4 weeks on one week off but now due to the economic  downturn it's 2weeks on and one off.... been doing this for a long time

I work at a plant.

Work in the legal local government department, for the past 19 years, can't shake the legal field, even though I a graduate degree in psychology(ie.working on my 2nd one in psych too, 2/3 of it done). I was thinking, hmmmmm, maybe the legal field is calling, Law School?

I do need a break from school though, I'm kind of burned out, and do need to pay down my school loans to afford law school.

In order:
Ameteur Radio operator since being a kid (sort of a job!) wanted to be an electrical engineer or chemist since childhood.  Went to college initially for EE, changed to chemistry.

Sequentially--

College: B.S. in Chemistry, Physics, Math;
First round graduate school:  PhD Physical Inorganic Chemistry
Second round graduate school: Medical School
Residency in Internal Medicine, fellowship training in Cardiology
Practiced cardiology in community for about 20 years.
Returned to academia, now professor in a major university medical school for about 10 years
     Research in prevention of heart disease
     Research in chaos theory and information theory using big data to predict disease outcomes
     Research in lipoproteins and vascular biology
     Take care of a lot of patients.

Recently, I've become interested in studying the cardiovascular effects of HRT and testosterone withdrawal in MtFs. This has not been adequately studied and has important implications.   

Quote from: Steph Eigen on February 28, 2017, 12:32:09 PM
In order:
Ameteur Radio operator since being a kid (sort of a job!) wanted to be an electrical engineer or chemist since childhood.  Went to college initially for EE, changed to chemistry.

Sequentially--

College: B.S. in Chemistry, Physics, Math;
First round graduate school:  PhD Physical Inorganic Chemistry
Second round graduate school: Medical School
Residency in Internal Medicine, fellowship training in Cardiology
Practiced cardiology in community for about 20 years.
Returned to academia, now professor in a major university medical school for about 10 years
     Research in prevention of heart disease
     Research in chaos theory and information theory using big data to predict disease outcomes
     Research in lipoproteins and vascular biology
     Take care of a lot of patients.

Recently, I've become interested in studying the cardiovascular effects of HRT and testosterone withdrawal in MtFs. This has not been adequately studied and has important implications.

"wanted to be an electrical engineer or chemist since childhood.  Went to college initially for EE, changed to chemistry."

Okay Steph, now I have  serious case of hero worship going on here, lol.

I decided to be a chemist when I was seven years old.  I wasn't quite sure what chemists did, exactly, but I knew that is what I wanted to be.

The med school, practicing cardiologist, yeah that's impressive, but not nearly as impressive as a PhD in Fizz Inorganic!
My PhD was also in chemistry (inorganic/organometallic), and I ended up being a materials scientist for the Navy. However I do have an undergrad degree in biochemistry, and I did three years at a school of pharmacy, so I know a little bit about pharmacology as well.

Since you have returned to the hallowed halls of academia, I bequeath to a quest (request?):  to educate all those surgeons out there who think you have to stop talking estradiol by non-oral routes before surgery!  I have waved papers under doctors' noses, showing them that there is no correlation between sublingual, transdermal or parenteral E2 with effects on clotting or incidences of thromboembolism to no avail. It is cruel and unnecessary for surgeons to demand that trans girls suffer through menopausal symptoms under the illusion this will be safer. I hope you will agree.

With kindness,

Terri

There are a lot of us here with degrees in engineering, basic sciences, CS, and tech-stuff.

Back in my earlier days, I studied alkali metals in nonaqueous solutions, electrides, alkali metal anions, and the like.  I still read the literature in this field, in many ways miss the work very much.

I get a thrill out of watching numbers crunch, did my share of programming and numerical stuff, now infrequently write code, mostly direct the big picture, conceptual aspects of our projects; let the programmers do what they do.

I've generated a thread months ago noting the high prevalence of STEM careers in MtF.

To the point about E withdrawal, your point is well taken.  Truth is, there is very little rigorous data, something that is needed. 

Steph

A pre-transition electrician with 10 years residential and light commercial, and a year of heavy industrial experience.

Imagine that, want to be a androgynous electrician that leans toward the feminine side. Transitioning isnt on the table due to the place I live, and the company I work for. :(

I was also hoping to get into IT at some point in my life, but that never happened.

I'm new here and wanted to post on this because my job is my main barrier to transitioning. I work in the family business, which is a business consultancy service.

It might just be my prejudices being projected onto others but, I don't think many (if any) of my clients would be slightest bit accepting or understanding of Sammie. It's a harsh reality of the world but, im not mainstream.

Coupled with the fact that I can't risk damage to the business or the family, it's a bit bleak really.

I currently am a student and work part time at a macy's warehouse.

I' m a physician, although I' m not working right now, but studying to get into a residency program.

It's quite a few once you start adding them up! But my favourites were Library Officer, Store Mangager for an Aquarium shop and my current job of four years, Ambulance Transport Officer - we do non emergency transport and low acuity house calls. Paramedics is the end goal. There's a new intake happening now so fingers crossed. Wish me luck :)

Currently working in the bakery of a Costco Warehouse. It is a wonderful experience so far being in for almost 7 months now. Though my main operatives consist of the mass production and packaging of most if not all of our goods. One day a week I do get to deal with the cake decoration side of things, and am able to slowly hone my skills in icing and the creative side of a cake.

Also trying to fine tune my own cake recipe in baking on my own time. I can never get sick and tired of baked goods. I have already modified my current recipe to allow for a slight bit more liquid to make it less dense. Only baked my own recipe twice. Once at its base work in progress, and the second time with a slight modification of more milk in the batter.
I guess I can call my successful sale of a homemade Chinese sponge cake recipe, with a strawberry whipped topping, and strawberry chunks in the middle, a small business venture.

When I re-entered the education track back in the summer of 2013, community college, my interest in majors changed from electric engineering, to chemistry, then to forestry/environmental sciences.
I have so far stopped progress with school back in the fall of 2016, due to several adjustments in my own life. I would love to try and get back into school eventually, but being more of a workaholic, and not so much being too great academically, that may put it off for a bit more time.

Though in light of my many adjustments to life. I might either just eventually get a B.S. in Business, and open up my own bakery. Or even go back for my endeavors in environmental science.
Which I can coexist all my endeavors together, as in the span of environmental science, botany is a real relevance to my baking needs as I can eventually grow my own garden/orchard, and use it in my own baking.

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