What do you do for a living

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Re: What do you do for a living

Postby galaxyrocker » Wed Apr 13, 2022 7:15 pm

I did my bachelors degree in physics, turned into a teacher even though Celtic Studies was my passion. Taught for a few years, currently doing a masters in Theoretical Physics and Applied Mathematics in Ireland. Goal was originally to go back to America and teach and/or stay in Ireland and try to get citizenship through a tech job.

I've really discovered I enjoy teaching, especially having the time off to pursue my own interests. I'm also super passionate about Celtic Studies and linguistics and would like to further pursue that but I have to worry about jobs later. Right now, I'm likely going to do data science/mathematical modelling stuff after graduating, and try to see about teaching internationally for a while. Or, if I can get my French to a good enough level, maybe do that masters anyway. But it's highly likely I'll return to teaching in the end, as I just find it enjoyable, and the general holidays (at least in the US and Ireland) and hours give me time to pursue my own interests (language learning, pure mathematics).
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Re: What do you do for a living

Postby CarlyD » Sat Apr 30, 2022 7:43 pm

I worked for many years for the government helping people solve problems with their govt. paperwork, as well as fraud, scams and identity theft. Sometimes fascinating, sometimes frustrating--people will literally fall for anything--and it's a government worker's fault if they don't get their money/property back. Spent too many years dealing with the dregs of society.

I went back to college and got an accounting/finance degree with a minor in taxation and now I do investment analysis. Much more rewarding and no one tries to kill me anymore.
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Re: What do you do for a living

Postby Saudalmansour » Thu May 11, 2023 3:31 pm

I will use this thread to introduce myself, because the account has been registered a few years ago, but I wasn't active. First of all, I'm glad to rejoin the community.
I run a business in the travel industry. As part of my work, I often interact with clients from different parts of the world, and I've realized how important it is to be able to communicate effectively in their native languages.
Learning foreign languages has been a goal of mine for a long time, and I believe that joining a community of language enthusiasts like this forum can be a great way to achieve that goal. I'm looking forward to connecting with people who share my passion for languages, and learning from your experiences and insights.
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Re: What do you do for a living

Postby PeterMollenburg » Fri May 12, 2023 12:24 am

I'm a nurse.

Early on I didn't know what to do with myself, and was ill-equipped to handle the world, so I did some 'casual' jobs - waiter, worked at a newspaper doing the dirtier work there on the printing press, worked some seasonal work at a fruit canning factory and realised I didn't like any of this kind of work, so went off to a private college and completed a course in tourism, moved interstate and became a travel agent (thinking it would scratch the travel/language itch) and quit after a few weeks, realising I didn't want to be a salesman for crap money.... so I moved back to my state and worked in a local take-away food store for my parents, which was quite good for a while.

Then came share trading (day trading), which didn't work if you tied all your money up in trades but realised you needed money to live off as well.

I had become more and more interested in health and wanted to do a health related bachelor's, so I ended up choosing nursing in the end and graduated in my early 30s. Since, I've worked in medical and surgical nursing, speciality wards/areas including respiratory, infectious diseases, theatre, cardiology, emergency departments, community nursing (house visits), looking after a single client with some complex needs in government supported care in the community and corrections a.k.a. prison nursing. I've also done some shorter term contracts (agency/temping) in many other settings as well.

What I do now is a combination of the occasional shift in corrections, but mostly I work in a small local hospital tending to patients on a medical/post surgical-like ward usually with patients transitioning from a bigger hospital (often post surgery) assisting them getting back to their home in the local area. We also have the occasional palliated patient who we help through their last days.

And we see patients who turn up to our small emergency dep, which isn't equipped for the more demanding presentations, as we are small, don't have the equipment nor the specialties/specialists that bigger hospitals have to deal with such presentations. Suits me, as I'm happy for now to do my work and go home without being run into the ground in a larger hospital (been there), and sometimes I find time for studying languages when it's quiet - bonus!
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Re: What do you do for a living

Postby jimmy » Fri May 12, 2023 5:29 pm

Saudalmansour wrote:I will use this thread to introduce myself, because the account has been registered a few years ago, but I wasn't active. First of all, I'm glad to rejoin the community.
I run a business in the travel industry. As part of my work, I often interact with clients from different parts of the world, and I've realized how important it is to be able to communicate effectively in their native languages.
Learning foreign languages has been a goal of mine for a long time, and I believe that joining a community of language enthusiasts like this forum can be a great way to achieve that goal. I'm looking forward to connecting with people who share my passion for languages, and learning from your experiences and insights.

Hi,

welcome to the forum!
could you share some more details ?
I also want to work globally but still cannot. Money (job) is the main problem to my opinion but ...
I invite you either get in touch with me in private or share some more details here.
Thanks,

(apart from the content: I work these days Arabic , so, if you are open or give potentiality to accept ,I shall be very willing even for whatsapp contact.)
Kind Regards
jimmy
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Re: What do you do for a living

Postby diaconia » Fri May 12, 2023 7:15 pm

I did administrative work in Los Angeles back when office clerical jobs were well-paid and plentiful. I worked as a paralegal at Bill Gate's dad's law firm. I used MS-Access queries to help gather evidence against companies engaged in software piracy (this was the mid-nineties). They wanted me to travel more, but my private life pulled me in another direction. I decided to quit my job, got married, moved to Germany, and had a family. I learned German with my kids and devoted myself to being a homemaker. It was bliss! When it came time for me work again, I didn't have a qualification. I taught English and German privately for a while. I had fun creating my own learning materials, and I still make a bit of passive income selling those materials online. But that wasn't enough to pay the bills. So at 50+ I went to the employment agency and basically asked them, "What can I do?" They set me up as a caregiver. Now I'm working on my nursing degree. I wish I had tried nursing sooner, because it's very fullfilling! Now I'm trying to keep myself physically and mentally fit, so I can work as long as possible. Learning languages will be good for the mental fitness part!
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Re: What do you do for a living

Postby Ichiro » Sat May 13, 2023 2:16 am

I work in a bank.
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Re: What do you do for a living

Postby Saudalmansour » Sat May 13, 2023 6:29 am

jimmy wrote:Hi,

welcome to the forum!
could you share some more details ?
I also want to work globally but still cannot. Money (job) is the main problem to my opinion but ...
I invite you either get in touch with me in private or share some more details here.
Thanks,

(apart from the content: I work these days Arabic , so, if you are open or give potentiality to accept ,I shall be very willing even for whatsapp contact.)
Kind Regards
jimmy

Hi jimmy!
What details do you mean?
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Re: What do you do for a living

Postby księżycowy » Sat May 13, 2023 12:12 pm

I'm currently a PhD hopeful student. It's complicated as far as me continuing on at the particular university I have taken courses as this past year, due to things other than the academics. But that's a story for another day.

Beforehand I was in the education sector as support staff in a local public school. I was in that position for 6 years, if I'm remembering correctly. I am of a similar mind as galaxyrocker in that I love the time and space you get in those kinds of jobs to pursue other things, and I envision returning to it sooner or later in some capacity.
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Re: What do you do for a living

Postby jimmy » Mon May 15, 2023 8:23 am

Saudalmansour wrote:
jimmy wrote:Hi,

welcome to the forum!
could you share some more details ?
I also want to work globally but still cannot. Money (job) is the main problem to my opinion but ...
I invite you either get in touch with me in private or share some more details here.
Thanks,

(apart from the content: I work these days Arabic , so, if you are open or give potentiality to accept ,I shall be very willing even for whatsapp contact.)
Kind Regards
jimmy

Hi jimmy!
What details do you mean?



Thank you for a response!
The details are alike these:

1)have you graduated / read any university program (accounting, maths, linguistics, etc) (if so, which program and which level (BSc,Msc, PhD)?)
2) to what do you think that you should refer your reasons of accomplishment if you believe that you were successful ?
3) how old are you?
4) Do you believe that you are autodidactic ?
5) are you knowledgeable sufficiently about copyrights & does your job have relevance to this issue ?
6)are you knowledgeable sufficiently about technical developments and does your job have relevance to this issue?
(more details please if the response iis "yes")
7) if the last two questions are irrelevant , then follow these :
are you working about tourism ? (national or international?)
8) you have already said that you use foreign languages , ok, then could you express the conditions about your own (personal) properties. which of level do you believe you speak & write any foreign language you use. & which level the official exams shows for your that/those foreign language(s)?

9) do you work with a specific corporation ,if yes, how did you pursue that job position and if you believe that you were sustainable on that position (I mean you worked for long time) to what you refer to as reason?

10) other details (if you ask I can provide more clearance)
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