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Dec 9, 2007 1:37:34 GMT -5
Post by misaki on Dec 9, 2007 1:37:34 GMT -5
I'm curious about what everyone does for a living. I'm aware that some people here are still in high school or college, but do you work on the sides? Do you have more than one job? (And perhaps most importantly, how do you feel about your job? ) Me, I've been a librarian in a small town's library for almost four years now. I don't like my boss that much, but we get along well enough, and I really enjoy doing what I do, especially talking to people about books. I'm also a student majoring in Baking and Pastry Arts (tada! misaki408.deviantart.com/art/Wedding-Cake-70688523 tada! misaki408.deviantart.com/art/Plated-Design-70688344), but more than that I'm not willing to say, except that by the time the next school year begins, I hope to be at another university entirely, doing something completely different.
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Dec 9, 2007 2:14:00 GMT -5
Post by Clover on Dec 9, 2007 2:14:00 GMT -5
I'm a full-time university student, majoring in Political Science with a side of Psychology. I used to work, but quit my job in September to accomodate my (exceedingly harsh) school schedule. Before I quit, I worked in a restaurant. Next summer, I'll be working in a factory building cardboard boxes.
Oooh. Pastries. They look tasty and. . . is that a KOI on that plate?
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Dec 9, 2007 9:28:22 GMT -5
Post by alba on Dec 9, 2007 9:28:22 GMT -5
I'm a full-time student, studying English and possibly either minoring or double-majoring in Scottish History. I worked as a lifeguard in my grade 12 year and last summer, and will either return as a lifeguard next summer or will work as a camp counsellor.
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Dec 9, 2007 14:41:57 GMT -5
Post by Trey on Dec 9, 2007 14:41:57 GMT -5
I'm pretending to go to school, fifth semester doing so too. Needless to say I'm on MAJOR academic probation(I sign up for classes then just don't go, thus failing them. =D?)
BUT I know I need to kick myself into gear (one of my friends is almost out of college, another just got engaged... WTF am I doing with my life?) so next semester, it's two classes for me. I not only need to start small to get back into doing school(or else I'd just quit again), but I also CAN'T take more than two classes. XD What with academic probation and all.
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Dec 9, 2007 16:07:56 GMT -5
Post by misaki on Dec 9, 2007 16:07:56 GMT -5
Oooh. Pastries. They look tasty and. . . is that a KOI on that plate? Why yes, it is! XD A dedication to all my beautiful butterfly koi that got eaten by my rotten crayfish. >:[ alba: Ooh, history! I loooove history, but I hate American history, and that's all they taught in our high school. If I had the option of doing something like that, I definitely would! Trey: Sounds like an unhappy situation. What's your intended area of study?
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Dec 9, 2007 16:52:17 GMT -5
Post by The Star Fox on Dec 9, 2007 16:52:17 GMT -5
I thought we already a thread of this? Ehh I will say it again. I am a college first bio proffessour teaching in a high school along with working at the hospital part time. I used to be the aquatics director when I was going to school and then I worked at school and taught swim lessons and guarded at different YMCA.
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Dec 9, 2007 20:46:10 GMT -5
Post by Rick Garcia on Dec 9, 2007 20:46:10 GMT -5
I used to work at Kohl's as a cashier. I quit, not just because I despised it, but also because I found another job as a math tutor for the summer. I find sixth and seventh graders really funny. Then I ended up going to Monterey Bay for college. And here I am now! ...I'm hoping to get a job by next semester, preferably on-campus so I won't have to worry about transportation stuff.
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Dec 9, 2007 20:54:45 GMT -5
Post by Jones on Dec 9, 2007 20:54:45 GMT -5
Baking and Pastry Arts sounds like a WICKED program I "work" for the university... I hold office hours and no one shows up, mark some papers, and they give me a hefty paycheque at the end of the month. But I treat school itself like a job, since it requires about the same amount of time, even with just two classes. >_o; Plus they pay me for that too, wheeee!
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Dec 10, 2007 0:10:13 GMT -5
Post by Clover on Dec 10, 2007 0:10:13 GMT -5
@jones: AMEN TO THAT. What bugs me is when people go, "Oh, well, what do you do OTHER then university? What's your REAL job?!" Seriously. University shouldn't be a lark. Its a lot of money that determines the rest of your future. It is a job. I see kids that haven't started studying their shit for the calculus exam tomorrow and I just want to laugh-- I almost want to thank them for fucking the bell curve.
Misaki: CAN YOU MAKE A BOMBE!? (I can't. They kill me.)
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Dec 10, 2007 22:52:55 GMT -5
Post by child-of-fae on Dec 10, 2007 22:52:55 GMT -5
i don't have to gt a job for another 4 months, give or take. some of my younger friends already work 2. =o
i wanna work in the supermarket. =]
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Dec 10, 2007 23:04:01 GMT -5
Post by misaki on Dec 10, 2007 23:04:01 GMT -5
Baking and Pastry Arts sounds like a WICKED program It is. I'm kind of reluctant to leave now because today they were explaining to us about our co-ops, and there were some wicked fun sounding ones...but I still would rather go to art school. *sigh* Misaki: CAN YOU MAKE A BOMBE!? (I can't. They kill me.) I know how to make...a pate-a-bombe...? (Not the same thing at all. *shame*) @child-of-fae: Why a supermarket? That's...no offense, just knowing from my friends who've worked in supermarkets...a really bad place to work.
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Dec 10, 2007 23:09:26 GMT -5
Post by child-of-fae on Dec 10, 2007 23:09:26 GMT -5
it pays well. it's either that, or my mother is forcing me to work at the same place my sister does. she helps small superbrainy children do school work 5 years ahead of them. i dislike most children to the point of hating them, sooo, i'll take the supermarket. it's also better compared to some of my friend's jobs. a few of them clean out tanning beds. Dx
Srsly, i'd rather be a waitress, even though it's hard work. but i'm a bit young. i also wanted to work in the pet store, but since i'm mildly allerigc to cats, i really shouldn't. (my eyes get really wattery and my nose runs. i still had 2 cats, though.)
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castell
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Dec 11, 2007 9:14:32 GMT -5
Post by castell on Dec 11, 2007 9:14:32 GMT -5
During the summers I work at the renaissance festival here getting paid exact minimum wage. I suppose it's alright since I got paid more than the others since I was the only one willing to work... but now I'm job hunting for a job either at Barns N Noble or World Market. The job hunt though will probably be put on hold for a few weeks until the new year rolls around....
She'll be comin round the mountain when she comes.... She'll be comin round the mountain when she comes...
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Dec 11, 2007 12:26:58 GMT -5
Post by Aindel on Dec 11, 2007 12:26:58 GMT -5
I worked at Tim Hortons before the school year. Right now, I work for the Theatre Department at my school, doing their publicity stuff (postering, programs, press releases). I'm hoping to work for the city back home this summer, since it's too expensive for me to stay in Toronto to work for a theatre company. Which is what I'd really like to do, since Evil Dead: The Musical is coming back for an extended run.
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Dec 11, 2007 15:41:48 GMT -5
Post by misaki on Dec 11, 2007 15:41:48 GMT -5
Oh, some of my zombie-obsessed friends saw that a while back. They sat in the front row with plain white t-shirts on purpose, so they'd get covered in blood.
If anyone's interested, though, go to humanmetrics.com and take the Jung Typology test. I recently had to take it for a class, and it's an interesting test. Once you get the results, tell me, and I can tell you what type of job that you're good for. I was an ISTJ, which is an introvert/sensor/thinker/judge, and the types of jobs that are best for me are jobs like property manager and office manager (aka: jobs that are detail oriented). Despite my feelings about those jobs (boring!), I think they'd be a pretty good match for me if I really wanted to work that sort of job.
And basically I figured out that being a pastry chef is the exact opposite of what's fit for me (but I figured that out a few months ago XD).
Try it out~
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