How do you spend your day?

[wowhead]

What do you do for work?  Do you love/hate your field?  What's your dream job (paying or non paying)?

I'm an eminent domain appraiser.  I love my field and love my job most of the time.  There is always something new to try and figure out.

If income really didn't matter, I'd love to be a foster parent.  With my weirdo schedule and no family living nearby, I just don't see how we can make that work for at least another 10 years.

[ProfessorArtNerd]

I'm an adjunct art history professor. I love my job, id teach more classes if I could, and be full time in a heartbeat if offed the chance.

If money didnt matter, I'd still do what I do. My dream job is to either teach in Rome for a semester or two, or tO have a tv show where I talk about scandalous art history or something like that. Or maybe a historical fiction writer.

[iamgrace]

Nursing.  Also, sitting on my ass with a sleeping baby on me. 

[Deleted]

I'm a family law attorney (mostly divorce and adoption).  I absolutely love the work and can't imagine doing anything else.  My problem has been finding a job that pays well where my co-workers aren't bat shit crazy.  I've had jobs where the work environment was awesome but the pay was ridiculously low, and then others with great pay but it's like working in the twilight zone.  So I'd say my dream job is doing the exact work I do now while making good money (I don't care about it even being great, just good!) with sane co-workers.

[speckledfrog]

Jul 11, 2013 14:35:16 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

I GBCN. It's great.

Same.  Except that in my case it might border on negligent. 

[sewf]

I work at a used bookstore. I like most of the job. If that will continue for the foreseeable future is up in the air because there are a lot of changes happening with management.

If I could do anything, if I had to have a job, I would work behind the scenes for a major theatre on Broadway.

[sergey]

It would bore you to read. On my to do list today: re-pot a plant (not done) post blog entry on business website (done) and hope the guy comes to change the light bulbs (done).

[midnightrae]

I work in a chocolate shop.
My dream job is to be a writer/poet. I would also love to be a librarian or a music therapist. There is no market for either of those jobs in AZ though. I also miss volunteering with the youth ministry at church.

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[Deleted]

Higher ed - mostly admin with some teaching sprinkled in. I technically have summers off, although I always do some grant work or prep for the next year. I have no idea what my dream job is.

[sugarbear]

Jul 11, 2013 14:35:46 GMT -5 iamgrace said:

Nursing.  Also, sitting on my ass with a sleeping baby on me. 

Pretty much, thus. 
Come September, I'll be teaching 7th and 8th grade Humanities all day.
If money was not an issue, I'd still teach, but I wouldn't mind being part time.

[wambam]

I'm a materials engineer at a super tiny company. We disperse nano-particles into plastic.

We are in production mode maybe one day out of the week and then I'm pretty busy. When we're in development mode the other days of the week, I set up experiments then sit around for hours until those experiments are done. So I dick around on the internet a LOT. My job is okay. It pays well and it's easy. It generally does not get in the way of my training.

My dream job is to be a strength and conditioning coach, maybe even a dietician. I realized my true passion in life about 6 months after graduating with a chemical engineering degree. *sad trombone*

[Gato]

I am a SAHM. Today, I drove DH to work, did some grocery shopping, did an art project with DD1, brought her to the doctor, then over to a friend's for a play date. Then I took the baby home, put her to sleep, and now I am here. I pick DD up in 30 minutes, then pick H up. It's a roller coaster of excitement over here!

[RoxMonster]

I'm a teacher. I enjoy my job and love my subject area.

My dream job would be to make enough money to be a full-time author. Writing for my profession would be amazing.

[mrsukyankee]

I quit my job as a high school counsellor to go into private practice and go back to school - this is my dream job and I will definitely be making a lot less money than I was, but I will definitely be a lot happier and calmer. I already am!

[W.T.Faulkner]

Jul 11, 2013 15:07:49 GMT -5 RoxMonster said:

I'm a teacher. I enjoy my job and love my subject area.

My dream job would be to make enough money to be a full-time author. Writing for my profession would be amazing.

This is me, exactly.

[Deleted]

I am in-house counsel for a large corporation.

My dream job is no job.

No dream of mine has work in it.

[luckyval]

Jul 11, 2013 14:34:54 GMT -5 @beagle said:

Porn.

But do you like it?

[luckyval]

I'm a govt. clerk. For most part I like it, but at times it makes me twitchy. It's less stress, more gbcn time and I still get to geek out on general statutes, so that's cool

If I had my way, I'd be a photojournalist/novelist

[picaflora]

Current field - accounting, with most of my experience in inventory accounting. I like the nature of what I do, but I'm not sure about at my new job. I moved from a retail inventory to a production (manufacturing) inventory. I thought the production would be harder...but this job is all rinse and repeat. No analysis or problem solving at all.

Dream job in my field - reporting and analyzing, with some budgeting thrown in.

True dream job - running a non-profit dog sanctuary/shelter.

[joshlyman]

I work in commercial title insurance.

I hate it (mostly). My coworkers are pretty awesome, and the variety in each day is nice. But it is insanely stressful, long hours, company cut my commission and its just not anything I even remotely enjoy.

I want to get into the nonprofit sector and take a massive paycut lol Im going back to school for my MPA. The dream would be to work in the domestic violence sector, but I am open to a lot of things.

[BlackCanary]

I sell stuff on eBay and Amazon. I spend my day making auctions and shipping items, answering emails and whatnot.

I love my job and my bosses/co-workers are awesome.

[Deleted]

Jul 11, 2013 14:34:54 GMT -5 @beagle said:

Porn.

Snort

[Deleted]

I'm a school nurse for a public school system. I like that it is easy, I don't like that I teach people how to use the system. I love having time off when my children have time off.
My dream job is to do this part time.

[Stingyshark]

Technically my title is Office Manager for a Surgeon - but I do it all... I'm the only employee, so if it needs to get done, I do it - short of surgery. 

Some days I really hate what I do.. I love the Dr.. but the patients, GAWD.. people are idiots.  4/5 days a week I enjoy it. 

Dream Job: I would love to have some sort of non-profit org that would help uninsured cancer patients get the treatment they need. 

 

[Deleted]

Uhm, I am a lowly retail worker. I build computers for people and sell parts.

My dream job? I'd love to either A) work in back end development/do network security for a company or B) Run a bird/animal sanctuary. Too many birds are tossed away or let go because they aren't "ideal" pets. They may be too hard to maintain, become moody/bite prone, or another pet comes along and replaces them in the household. Cockatoos and other large birds are prone to this, but also smaller common pet store varieties are subject to this as well. My absolute dream would be to help develop and test at Microsoft.

I would like to get paid $$$$ for dicking around with computers.

If money didn't matter I would run my own parts and repair business, plus have an elderly animal/bird sanctuary and rescue. 

[bania]

Jul 11, 2013 15:16:33 GMT -5 @beagle said:

Jul 11, 2013 15:14:36 GMT -5 luckyval said:

But do you like it?

It can be hard sometimes.

Well obviously.

[bania]

Office admin

I do office work

It's not my dream job.

[joenali]

I'm a teacher. So right now I sleep until about 8 and slowly get myself together. Today I swam for 90 minutes and then I go I a 90 minute bike ride this evening. I take naps, hang out with dh who is also a teacher. We get coffee etc. I pink puffy heart summer!!

[snickers]

Right now working as an early hold good educator. LOVE the children, hate the job. There is such a lack of respect for ece's, I get sick a lot, there is little money in the field, and its a lot of drama!

I love my job working as a youth care worker. The job is physically demanding and requires physical restraints, counselling, and a lot of shift work. Seeing the youth grow, learn, and flourish makes it work it.

[sunshineray]

Right now I'm unemployed and on vacation. Last week I worked as an analyst investigating potentially fraudulent claims for a large insurance carrier. I did a lot of internet searches, read claim notes and scheduled surveillance. Then I got laid off and went to go visit family for a bit.

I would love to be a novelist but obviously that wouldn't pay the bills, and if I do decide to leave H I'll need to be able to support myself. So, I'll end up going to another carrier and adjusting claims most likely. Long hours and incredibly stressful but it pays well. Shrug.