Joined: 18 Aug 2004 Posts: 4107 Location: San Diego, CA
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Jobs & pregnant teens Posted: 03-17-08 10:04am
So I am super fascinated with what
everyone does for a living... yes my dream
job would be to be a wife and momy but
lets face it... it doesnt happen for
everyone plus unless my SO what a
stellllllar job I would constantly worry
about finances of not having a dual income
family, etc...
So If you work, what do you do? Full
time/Part Time?
If you go to school what are you majoring
in?
If you volunteer avidly (not that you have
in your life time but you are an avid
volunteer) what organization do you
represent?
If youre a stay at home mommy, what
hobbies/play groups do you attend?
I currently am employed at a Stock Equity
Research Firm here in San Diego. We
research for individual investors looking
to get into the stock market. Howeeeever,
I put in my notice of resignation and
start a new position this coming Thursday
at an attorneys office!!! Mega jazzed!
My major in school was business, and would
like to continue that eventually.
I am a hugeeee volunteer nerd. Its almost
creepy. Lol I have done everything from
the Breast Cancer 3day walk to chopping
off my hair for locks of love (27 inches)
and working at teh Nature Center and
Childrens hospital. However the groups I
regualrly work for are American Cancer
SOciety, which is only about 5 times a
year working at 24 hour marathon races,
Pug Rescue of San Diego, which is a daily
thing for me it is an animal rescue
organization, Soldiers Angels, and Wee
Angels which are monthly programs.
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Altari
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Nov 2007 Posts: 127 Location: Chicago, IL USA
Posted: 03-17-08 11:05am
I work online, running a few little
marketing business, and freelance
writing/programming. I don't make much
doing it ($1,000 in a good month, $50 in a
bad month), but it lets me stay at home
with the munchkins and we just use the
income to pay down hubby's student loans.
I used to be an assistant store manager at
an electronics chain (that was a sinking
ship, so I bailed), but right now I'm
looking for a part-time job as an
electronics lead at the local K-Mart or
selling cellular for the new Wally World -
glorious, I know. I've just been
doing the stay at home mom thing for a
while now, and it gets to me. I can't
stand that my husband can pull the "I'm at
work all day, and you can't get the dishes
done?". Telling him it's a little hard to
juggle our eldest's homework, and the
battles that errupt between the little two
(only 15 months apart), just doesn't seem
to work.
I am going to school online for Business
Management, but that's probably going to
stop soon (the school sucks).
As far as volunteering...I don't really do
much. Every so often I'll help out with
something, but it's really hard to get
from point A to point B with the girls.
The local food pantry has a community
garden, so I think I'll be doing that this
summer - I'm a garden-a-holic.
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Idony
Supporter
Joined: 23 Sep 2006 Posts: 1611 Location: virginia beach, va usa
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Posted: 03-17-08 12:01pm
right now im a stay at home mommy, val has
constant doctor appointments and has a lot
of special care that she needs (as a
matter of fact she may need to go back to
the hospital soon) so its a LOT easier if
i just stay home for now, hopefully when
shes about 2 or 3 i can go back to school
full time because my dream job is to be a
l&d nurse/midwife/doula or maybe a
nursery nurse (like the nursery in the
hospital) or pediatric nurse (im not sure
though)
but i need to be sure that vals health is
stable and can be easily managed by
someone else and i want her to be old
enough to tell someone when soemthing is
wrong.....does any of that make sence
stay at home mommy is SO far from my dream
job, i love val with all my heart and i
KNOW i will love my future kids just as
much i just want to do something else too
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rosejackson
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Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 4360 Location: hertfordshire, england
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Posted: 03-17-08 12:09pm
At the moment i'm a full time mum. I used
to work in Superdrug just a few weeks ago
but it got too much working there, being
pregnant and looking after William. Before
i got pregnant with William, i was
studying childcare at college
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manuftw82
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Joined: 02 Dec 2007 Posts: 364 Location: Vestal/LI, NY USA
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Posted: 03-17-08 13:30pm
I'm a manager at McDonald's and a
part-time soccer coach. I'm also applying
to American Eagle for the summer. I'm in
college for nursing though. I want to be
in L&D...as of right now.
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wildwoodflower
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Feb 2008 Posts: 62 Location: PHX, AZ US
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Posted: 03-17-08 14:27pm
I'm currently unemployed but have worked
in retail and also data entry. I'm hoping
to get a job as a stylists assistant soon,
or to work at a beauty supply store.
Right now I'm about half way to getting my
Cosmetology license. I plan to become a
Pharmacist as well later on down the road,
the sooner the better depending on how
things go after the baby is born.
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benc152
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Aug 2007 Posts: 225 Location: , Australia
Posted: 03-17-08 18:47pm
So If you work, what do you do? Full
time/Part Time? Casual employee : I'm
not guarenteed hours every week however I
get paid more than part time or full time
employees, usually get around 5 - 20 hours
a week
If you go to school what are you
majoring in? I go to school but we
don't have majors here. I study
-Health and Human development
-English
- Maths (dumb level)
- Psychology
- Photography
If you volunteer avidly (not that you
have in your life time but you are an avid
volunteer) what organization do you
represent? I used to volunteer a lot
but not so much now cause I'm in my last
year of school so study study study,
however I have been approached to help
train a disabled kids basketball team
which I'm totally pumped about doing.
If youre a stay at home mommy, what
hobbies/play groups do you attend?
I'm a boy =o ..... BASKETBALL !!!
been accepted into this really awesome
camp taken by ex olympic players and
coaches that will just be amazing... I
also spend a lot of free time running,
going to the gym... anything active.
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Lilly Ivy
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Joined: 09 Aug 2007 Posts: 1601 Location: Newell, WV
Thanks: 58
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Posted: 03-17-08 19:40pm
I'm basically just a house wife at the
moment, and in about 5wks, I'll be a stay
at home mother.
My SO is a truck driver. He's done it for
10 years, and this is the best job he's
ever had. He is very spoiled here, mostly
due to the fact they now have 8 drivers.
His last company had over 50. He works
anywhere between 1 and 5 days a week. He
usually leaves between 3-6pm and is home
between midnight and 3am. We know if he
works that day, and no sooner, so it's
kinda hard to plan ahead. But what is nice
is the fact he has Friday and Saturday
nights off.
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tiamccoy819
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Oct 2007 Posts: 585 Location: Elkton, Maryland,
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Posted: 03-17-08 21:06pm
I am a Veterinary Technician and I work
part-time while I am in school but over
the summer I work full-time.
I am going to college for Nursing, and
will graduate in 2011. I cant wait!!!
I used to volunteer a lot while I was in
middle school and high school but
unfortunalty I am really busy with school
and work so I dont get to do that as
often.
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HcoBrunette06
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Joined: 06 Dec 2005 Posts: 8005 Location: Missouri, United States
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Posted: 03-17-08 22:12pm
I work anywhere between 15-20 hours a week
as a sales associate at k-mart while I
finish high school. I work in ladies
fashions. This summer I'm going to start
college for cosmetology, and when I'm
finished with that I'm going to get a
degree in business management, and one day
I'd like to open my own Maternity Spa for
pregnant women and new moms.
I volunteer for DECA. I did the Light the
Night walk for Leukemia, and we'll be
doing more before the end of the year is
over. I guess I'm not an "avid"
volunteerer but I'd like to be.
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pregmumof2
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Joined: 13 Mar 2008 Posts: 70 Location: Gloucestershire, England
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Posted: 03-24-08 17:57pm
well I'm a stay at home mum and house wife
now but before this pregnancy which is
nearly at an end I was a trainee police
officer.I will of course go back and
finish my training but its long hours and
its 4 days on and four days off so its
very tiring and with 3 children its going
to be very hard....its good that my mum is
a young Grandma and can babysit whenever
me and my partner need her to.We were
actually paying her to stay with them
before i was pregnant and still in
training as my partner is a van driver and
also works long hours....its nice that we
both have time off before and after our
3rd daughter is born even though its due
to all the difficulties we have been
having with the pregnancy.
hobbies are cooking,being with my family
and going out for drives,slow
walks,shopping,swimming....nothing too
strenuous right now.
I've just been
doing the stay at home mom thing for a
while now, and it gets to me. I can't
stand that my husband can pull the "I'm at
work all day, and you can't get the dishes
done?". Telling him it's a little hard to
juggle our eldest's homework, and the
battles that errupt between the little two
(only 15 months apart), just doesn't seem
to work.
