so whats your gig?

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I work for my local county Historical and Genealogy Society. I work in the library helping people reseach their family trees. I also work on the different fundraisiers since we are a non-profit organization.
 
Thanks for the warm welcome. Yoou can see I have lurked around for a good 2 years. I think I registered here in 2002. Maybe even October for that matter. Anyways, I guess I am suited for I what I get to do as a therapist. It is somewhat of a voyeuristic occupation. Makes sense why it has taken me so long to post here. I like to test the water before I jump in. Otherwise, things can get really crazy, and I already spend 50 + hours a week on a psych unit. Thanks for making it a small jump for me.
Also, it is pretty cool to see the mix of occupations in this community. U2 seems to draw fans with good heads on their shoulders.
 
hey a good band breeds a good fan:wink:
so you going to analyze me after reading all my posts?
:D has abnormal obsession with one rockstar, namely bono. spends far too much time with plebans in an unhealthy balance between normal life and cyber life.
lol. that about sums it up.
how would you analyze bonosleeves?:eyebrow:
:wink:
welcome to pleba
 
MY FIRST BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL ASSESSMENT OF PLEBANS.

SOURCE OF INFORMATION: IT SHOULD BE STATED THAT THIS ASSESSMENT WAS MADE BASED ON SHORT SUPPLY OF INFORMATION PROVIDED BY ADMISSIONS FROM THIS THREAD ONLY. HOWEVER, THE SOURCES SEEM TO BE RELIABLE HISTORIANS.

PLEBA FAMILY ASSESSMENT: A WELL INFORMED GROUP CONSISTING OF AT LEAST 2 GENERATIONS THAT HAVE VARYING INTERESTS AND OCCUPATIONS BUT HAVE FORMED A WELL ADJUSTED FAMILY UNIT IN AN ATTEMPT TO SUPPORT THE "BIGGEST BAND IN WORLD". THE FAMILY UNIT SEEMS TO BE A SUPPORTIVE BUNCH ENSURING THAT EVERY MEMBER'S VOICE IS HEARD WHICH FOSTERS AN ATMOSPHERE OF ACCEPTANCE AND LOVE.

FAMILY FUNCTIONING: OVERALL, I BELIEVE THIS IS A HEALTHY FAMILY SYSTEM THAT IS ABLE TO FUNCTION AS INDIVIDUALS WHILE SHARING A SENSE OF UNITY THAT IS HEALTHY AND EMPOWERING. HOWEVER, THIS CLINICIAN HAS PICKED UP ON SOME ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF ADDICTION "TO BLUE CRACK" AS WELL AS SOME INCIDENCES OF OBSESSIVE THOUGHTS. TO SUM UP, IT SEEMS THAT DESPITE THESE MILD EXAMPLES OF PSYCHOTIC FEATURES, NO INDIVIDUAL HAS EXPRESSED THAT THESE FEATURES IMPEDE OR INTRUDE ON THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE OR ABILITY TO FUNCTION. IT IS MY PROFESSIONAL OPINION THAT PLEBA IS A HEALTHY FAMILY UNIT THAT SHINES AS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT A COMMUNITY SHOULD BE.

WOW, THAT WAS WAY TO CEREBRAL FOR ME AT THIS HOUR.
THANKS FOR MAKING ME FEEL AT HOME.
I CAN'T WAIT TO GET TO YOU ALL BETTER. I PROMISE, I DON'T REALLY DO THIS OFTEN OUTSIDE OF WORK. MY GRANDMOTHER ALWAYS TOLD ME "EVERY TIME YOU POINT A FINGER AT SOMEONE, YOU HAVE THREE POINTING BACK AT YOURSELF". SO UNDERSTAND, I AM PROUD TO BE A "BABYFACE" IN THIS COMMUNITY AND TO ACCEPT IT'S IMPERFECTIONS AS WELL AS ITS GIFTS. SO FOR FURTHER ASSESSMENTS, IT MAY BE BEST TO SEEK ANOTHER SOURCE AS I AM SOMEWHAT BIASED AT THIS POINT, BEING ADDICTED TO "BLUE CRACK" MYSELF.
 
kmccabe4 said:
THE FAMILY UNIT SEEMS TO BE A SUPPORTIVE BUNCH ENSURING THAT EVERY MEMBER'S VOICE IS HEARD WHICH FOSTERS AN ATMOSPHERE OF ACCEPTANCE AND LOVE.

:yes: :D:up:


kmccabe4 said:
HOWEVER, THIS CLINICIAN HAS PICKED UP ON SOME ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF ADDICTION "TO BLUE CRACK" AS WELL AS SOME INCIDENCES OF OBSESSIVE THOUGHTS.

:shifty: I have no idea what you're talking about! :shifty:





Thanks for your little analysis and welcome to "the family"! :hug:
 
Unemployed. :sigh:

I used to work in politics in DC on Capitol Hill, but quit to move to England and get my MA in Modern History, and now I can't find a job. :slant:
 
:lol:
obsessive thoughts? nooooo
that was great. you hear that girls? were a healthy family unit.
thats something i have never experienced until now:eyebrow:

meegannie: you had such an important sounding job! now you cant get one? thats terrible. even with all your qualifications.....whats the world coming to?:(
 
It's so fun to read about other's interests and careers! Before kids, I was a nurse for in a Peds clinic. I'm a stay at home Mom now. Youngest is 4 so I am seriously thinking of going back to school to become a Nurse Midwife. Everything at this point is still up in the air:confused: Approaching yet another stage of life!:wink:
 
meegannie said:
Unemployed. :sigh:

I used to work in politics in DC on Capitol Hill, but quit to move to England and get my MA in Modern History, and now I can't find a job. :slant:

i'm in a similar boat (except without the former capitol hill experience, wow). being unemployed sucks, but it has been nice to have the time to think about what i really want to do with my life. all i need now is the opportunity to make it happen...

what area of history did you study? i did my undergrad in modern european history, mostly german and russian history. i did a lot of studying about the holocaust, fascinating but so dismal...
 
dandy said:



what area of history did you study? i did my undergrad in modern european history, mostly german and russian history. i did a lot of studying about the holocaust, fascinating but so dismal...

Mostly WWII (Vichy France and the Asia-Pacific War), but I also did a module on Europe and America in the 1960's. :)
 
meegannie said:


Mostly WWII (Vichy France and the Asia-Pacific War), but I also did a module on Europe and America in the 1960's. :)

:up: cool, another WWII history girl! there are so few of us. sending good job-finding karma your way...
 
Wow, this has been a really interesting read :up:


Um my "first love" is IT, but the economy's first love right now is layoffs and outsourcing so :madspit:

I finally gave in and started working for our family business. We sell knives. My dad and brother design them and a factory in Germany makes them for us. I'm mostly just doing web design right now, running our online store. Not exactly what I ever saw myself doing after college but I can't complain. :)
 
nurse chrissi said:
Can you guys guess what I do? :wink:
officially - RN/BSN critical care/trauma specialist
which means I never get to sit down at work



:up: I thought about doing that at one point. I really wanted to be an EMT until I found out they make around $8/hour here. Some fast food places here pay more than that. :tsk:
 
Hi!
I'm chemistry and I had been working in Research & Development Depart. of Cosmetics Industries. I had to stop to work when my first son was born, because I had to visit a lot of places and traveling a lot. Now I'm mother of three little kids and I hope to return to work as soon as my kids grow up a litle more.:wink:
 
shy said:
Hi!
I'm chemistry and I had been working in Research & Development Depart. of Cosmetics Industries. I had to stop to work when my first son was born, because I had to visit a lot of places and traveling a lot. Now I'm mother of three little kids and I hope to return to work as soon as my kids grow up a litle more.:wink:

I consider being a mom as a gig!! :applaud:
 
I work at a dog groomer's.

That sounds so uninteresting but it's pretty good. I get to meet lots of adorable dawgies and pretty them up! Hehe.

I also study Psychology from home in my spare time.
 
Lucy3011 said:
I work at a dog groomer's.

That sounds so uninteresting but it's pretty good. I get to meet lots of adorable dawgies and pretty them up! Hehe.

I'm game. What kind of qualifications do you need for that?

I have this issue with large dogs that began as pure fear (I was bit in the face by my uncle's crazy Rotweiler when I was 4) to a more respectful fear. But I've always secretly loved dogs and would love to work around them someday.
 
shy said:
Hi!
I'm chemistry and I had been working in Research & Development Depart. of Cosmetics Industries. I had to stop to work when my first son was born, because I had to visit a lot of places and traveling a lot. Now I'm mother of three little kids and I hope to return to work as soon as my kids grow up a litle more.:wink:

I spent fourteen(wow!) years staying home with my children. That was the most difficult and challenging job I ever had.
 
u2granny said:


I spent fourteen(wow!) years staying home with my children. That was the most difficult and challenging job I ever had.

kudos to all the stay at home moms out there--it's the most important job on earth.
 
LivLuvAndBootlegMusic said:


I'm game. What kind of qualifications do you need for that?

I have this issue with large dogs that began as pure fear (I was bit in the face by my uncle's crazy Rotweiler when I was 4) to a more respectful fear. But I've always secretly loved dogs and would love to work around them someday.

Yeah, I guess I've just always wanted to work with animals since I was little.

Qualifications? Well, I don't know just yet. At the moment I have none. I'm doing a hands-on job and being taught along the way. Next year I'll go to day-release college to get some sort of qualification - but I'm not sure of details yet.
 
Lucy3011 said:

Qualifications? Well, I don't know just yet. At the moment I have none. I'm doing a hands-on job and being taught along the way. Next year I'll go to day-release college to get some sort of qualification - but I'm not sure of details yet.

Cool! So you didn't have to have to be a vet tech or anything? That helps! (I'm studying Business Communications, lol)
 
LivLuvAndBootlegMusic said:


Cool! So you didn't have to have to be a vet tech or anything? That helps! (I'm studying Business Communications, lol)

Nope.

All I have are a few GCSE's that are all pretty much irrelevant to anything animal-related.
 
I work in biomedical research in the research institute of the 3rd ranked pediatric hospital in the world. Most of our work is centred on the study of the roles specific proteins and signalling systems play in a number of cancers and the diagnosis of rare genetic mutations in immunodeficient children.
 
anitram said:
I work in biomedical research in the research institute of the 3rd ranked pediatric hospital in the world. Most of our work is centred on the study of the roles specific proteins and signalling systems play in a number of cancers and the diagnosis of rare genetic mutations in immunodeficient children.

wow, that is truly impressive.
 
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