Just dropping in to say that I still check once in a while.

Thanks all for your replies!

1. What do you do?
I am a dietetic technician at the local health dept.

2. How did you get started in that kind of work?
I found out in college that I wanted to work in the nutrition field. As for my job, I dropped off my resume one day after an interview at a nearby nursing home.

3. Did you plan to work in this area?
I wanted to do work in the community; I found out very quickly in clinicals that hospitals were not for me.

4. Any requirements?
At least an Associates degree in Nutrition and Food Management, ability to let stressful people and situations roll off your back; lots of patience and love what you're doing.

5. What do you enjoy about your work?
Teaching others about basic nutrition and seeing them grasp the concept and running with it.

6. What do you dislike about your work?
Unfortunately, there are some clients who complain about the wait, about the services they get (for free), about the fact we don't cater to their every need, etc.

7. What does your work involve on a day-to-day basis?
It depends on the day....some days I help the intake clerks determine eligibility and put info in the computer, and counsel clients on the importance of eating correctly. Other days, I'm in the lab...checking heights, weights and checking iron (have to poke fingers and toes), doing filing and generally putting together information for local health fairs. Some days I'm also a social worker, listening to what's going on in a client's life and helping them find shelter/food/appliances/reduced or free medical care. Other days I'm doing all of the above and interchanging them at the drop of a hat!!

8. Who else do you know who does similar kinds of work or uses similar skills?
Just the crazy group of people I work with.

9. What can you tell me about the employment outlook in your occupational field (with a particular firm, locality or nation generally*)?
Locally there isn't much around here in my field; but there is quite a demand in the larger cities within the state.

Bonus question!

In your opinion, is there anything for an easily distracted, generally non-commitmental, whole-brained-thinker with misanthropic tendencies and too many interests?
Not in my line of work, unfortunately.

1. What do you do? I was a graphic designer
2. How did you get started in that kind of work? my brother was into it
3. Did you plan to work in this area? yes
4. Any requirements? at least a BA degree
5. What do you enjoy about your work? I enjoyed designing cds,flyers,etc
6. What do you dislike about your work? low pay
7. What does your work involve on a day-to-day basis? I designed whatever was required.
8. Who else do you know who does similar kinds of work or uses similar skills? my brother
9. What can you tell me about the employment outlook in your occupational field (with a particular firm, locality or nation generally*)? its saturated, which is one reason why I quit.

Hope it's not too late to help you with your coursework.

1. What do you do?
I am a programmer

2. How did you get started in that kind of work?
I've been doing it since I was 7.

3. Did you plan to work in this area?
Yes.

4. Any requirements?
Logic, mathematics, lack of a social life.

5. What do you enjoy about your work?
It's mentally challenging.

6. What do you dislike about your work?
Corporatization by the 'powers that be', the general population's perception about the work I do.

7. What does your work involve on a day-to-day basis?
Planning, designing, coding, erroring, screaming.

8. Who else do you know who does similar kinds of work or uses similar skills?
Aside from my coworkers? Nobody.

9. What can you tell me about the employment outlook in your occupational field (with a particular firm, locality or nation generally*)?
It's an ever growing field with the increasing presence of computers in all fields of a capitalistic economy. Nation - UK.

In your opinion, is there anything for an easily distracted, generally non-commitmental, whole-brained-thinker with misanthropic tendencies and too many interests?
Get a job that helps pay for and supports your hobbies. I've had similar tendencies, but being in my current job pays well and lets me explore other areas of interest.

1. What do you do? - Informatioon Technology for local Government

2. How did you get started in that kind of work? - Started as a summer temp outreach worker.

3. Did you plan to work in this area? - No I didn't. Once the computer dept. noticed that I was easing their workload by more than 50% when I was in the office by solving user issues they decided to get me into the I.T. deptartment. Of course I took the job, it paid close to $20,000 more per year than what I was currently making at the time.

4. Any requirements? Basic High Scool education and general knowledge of computers, file systems, networking, and Operating Systems.

5. What do you enjoy about your work? - Never the same job 2 days in a row. I get to work in our Forensic dept as well and learn many really cool things by example.

6. What do you dislike about your work? - The politics of government spending

7. What does your work involve on a day-to-day basis? Being a Government worker; standing around and drinking coffee all day... No - only kidding. Many things from networking to printer jams to purchasing.

8. Who else do you know who does similar kinds of work or uses similar skills? - My Co-Workers in my dept. Most suprisingly I find that many of my musician friends are in the computer field as well.

9. What can you tell me about the employment outlook in your occupational field (with a particular firm, locality or nation generally*)? - The I.T. world is constantly changing - what is a popular field today could be dead by next year... what is an 'innovative' field today could be BOOMING by next year. I conisder it to be a very stable field overall... you just have to keep yourself educated in it.

*Note* - Much obliged if nation is mentioned. Not much I can do if the outlook is good halfway around the globe! - U.S.A.

Bonus question!

In your opinion, is there anything for an easily distracted, generally non-commitmental, whole-brained-thinker with misanthropic tendencies and too many interests? - Go work in a Pet Store [/quote]

1. What do you do?
I am a stay at home mom and freelance writer.

2. How did you get started in that kind of work?
My kids need me, and writing is a hobby.

3. Did you plan to work in this area?
Yes.

4. Any requirements?
Yes

5. What do you enjoy about your work?
I get to be with my kids, and when something I write sells I contribute to our household.

6. What do you dislike about your work?
Childraising is a BIG responsability. And when I write something that does not sell over and over again, it can get to me.

7. What does your work involve on a day-to-day basis?
Playing, planning, typing, accidentally spending to much time surfing the web and not getting anything done!

8. Who else do you know who does similar kinds of work or uses similar skills?
Most of my friends are Moms.

9. What can you tell me about the employment outlook in your occupational field (with a particular firm, locality or nation generally*)?
As for being a mom you know how that works. A freelance writer, you can work from anywhere, write about what you see and hope someone likes it.

In your opinion, is there anything for an easily distracted, generally non-commitmental, whole-brained-thinker with misanthropic tendencies and too many interests?
Find something you enjoy and you will be able to stick to it. My kids are my passion and my writing on somedays is a blast, and when it is not I don't bother, I guess I am like you, easily distracted.

Do you still need this for your research, Chaostrom? Have you completed it, or is your research still being completed..... For the record, here are my responses:

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1. What do you do?
High School teacher - Drama and Music

2. How did you get started in that kind of work?
Technically I haven't yet. I'm 2 weeks from finishing my prac-placement from university. Then I'll be qualified.

3. Did you plan to work in this area?
I always did want to be a teacher, and in High School, I was always intending to teach Music. Then when I started a music degree at university I found it completely useless and took a few years off from study. When I went back, I did my degree in Theatre studies and decided to be a Drama Teacher instead. It wasn't until six months into my Teaching post-grad that I was informed a year of university-level music was sufficient to teach it as well.

4. Any requirements?
As mentioned, a Teaching degree is a must. Each subject I wish to teach also has its own requirements, based on the units studied in your first degree. There is also a 4-year integrated Teaching course which gives the same accreditation, but since I took the post-grad path I don't know much about that one.

5. What do you enjoy about your work?
Seeing a young person learn new things. The look on their faces when they discover they know how to do something they didn't know before is amazing.

6. What do you dislike about your work?
Disciplining students. I'm still new at it, and I feel like I'm looked on as a "spoil sport" when I have to tell students to stop talking (that's the mild part of it - when students are outright rude and disrespectful I wonder how they could ever have been like that - I'm sure I was a good little boy when i was their age, lol).

7. What does your work involve on a day-to-day basis?
I don't know if I can describe this in a short answer. As short as possible though, I teach students about the intricacies of Drama and Music, and link this learning experience into their life outside of teh classroom. This requires planning lessons, setting out units of work and scheduling each class throughout the term/year. Creating assessment's that are both accessible and demanding, then carrying out those assessments based on standardised criteria (and of course marking said assessments). It involves meetings with other staff, meetings with students, meetings with parents, meetings with educators from outside the school. But primarily, it involves preparing young people to move beyond the classroom and to interact with the larger world outside of school

8. Who else do you know who does similar kinds of work or uses similar skills?
Besides my work colleagues, one or two old school mates, one or two people from church, and..... well, that about covers it really. There aren't a great deal of us.

9. What can you tell me about the employment outlook in your occupational field (with a particular firm, locality or nation generally*)?
The career path is quite open to my own needs. In broadest terms, there is the Public Education sector (the NSW Department of Education), and the Private education sector (Independant schools, religious schools, etc). The chances of getting a job depend on what subjects you teach. PD/Health/PE teachers are on a 7-year waiting list and spend most of their early years doing Casual work. People who can teach both English and Drama or Music and Drama are in particularly high demand, as are males (the education sector is dominated by females). Personally speaking, that puts me in a very good chance for employment straight out (being male, and teaching both Music and Drama).

*Note* - Much obliged if nation is mentioned. Not much I can do if the outlook is good halfway around the globe!
I'm an Australian, from New South Wales to be exact.

Bonus question!

In your opinion, is there anything for an easily distracted, generally non-commitmental, whole-brained-thinker with misanthropic tendencies and too many interests?
~You could always try professional Idiocy. I hear there's a village in South-West England looking for a Village Idiot. A friend of mine went for the job, and he got down to the final two before failing the final interview. Unfortunately, he showed up on time. The other guy was such an idiot that he forgot to turn up, so he got the job

@ gabolai

Oh wow, a freelancer. Thanks for your input, I've considered freelance writing. Unfortunately, I've a mental block that really screws with me when it comes to expressing myself (reason why I failed my English subject at school, despite having a larger vocab and better comprehension than many of my peers ).


@ Paranoid Android

Professional Idiocy, hmm? Doesn't sound like it requires much... Not sure how well a job I'd do of it though, I'd probably be fired the day I start

Seriously though, the course is long finished, but I'm still researching, so replies are very much appreciated. I still have absolutely no idea what I want to do, much less how well I'd like it/do it :/


Thanks all!

1. What do you do?

I work in Security.

2. How did you get started in that kind of work?

This is a question I still ask myself.. I guess I don't know anything else, I have tried in the past other work options but I end up back doing what I do best.

3. Did you plan to work in this area?

Absolutely.. I trained and trained and trained from being a kid, I spent all my time in the woods, the Gym, learning tracking, survival.. you name it I was doung it from an early age.

4. Any requirements?

Proper training and backgrounds, commitment and take the rough with the smooth?

5. What do you enjoy about your work?

The pay is definately a bonus, Job satisfacton, whne you Recover an abducted child back to the legal custodial guardians... there is a great sense of satisfaction to that or sfaely extracting a kidnap victim back to the family, generally a good outcome is rewarding.

6. What do you dislike about your work?

Time wasters that can't afford me, People that think I am acharity and will protect them for nothing, celebrities, they are too far up their own backside, I just turn them all domw now.

7. What does your work involve on a day-to-day basis?

I spend (when at home) 15 hours ish, infront of the computer, writing, planning, pricing, putting proposals together, downloading Sat images, booking flights, hotels, paying contacts for information.. etc etc etc.

8. Who else do you know who does similar kinds of work or uses similar skills?

Many many people.

9. What can you tell me about the employment outlook in your occupational field (with a particular firm, locality or nation generally*)?

My outlook is "I will do this until I am too old" I work for myself and the firm is Bodyguard Services International, I have survival sites and child recovery sites run along the main company.

Hi,

1. What do you do?- Iam a Carpenter / Contractor
2. How did you get started in that kind of work?-=====I started, when I was a Boy and I woke up on the Floor When My water bed I bought at A garadge sale broke and ruined the kitchen cieling (No Frame)
3. Did you plan to work in this area?--Probably
4. Any requirements? Must like building things and being Creative , Finding solutions to probs.
5. What do you enjoy about your work?--Building and creating Things and Making others happy.
6. What do you dislike about your work?- Dealing with uptight Homeowners who watch and ask why this is not done this way, when I have barely started Working on the project.
7. What does your work involve on a day-to-day basis?--- Figuring out which tools to bring to the Job, and Materials Plus the order that everything goes.
8. Who else do you know who does similar kinds of work or uses similar skills? Lots of My Brothers, Good guys.
9. What can you tell me about the employment outlook in your occupational field (with a particular firm, locality or nation generally*)?--Everyone will always need a house to live in or repair, I have no problem bartering for services.

Love Omnaka

Im unemployed

1. What do you do? Marine Biologist/Micro-Biologist
2. How did you get started in that kind of work? Worked in an aquarium when I was in High School, Peaked my interest so I applied to the Naval Academy to start courses
3. Did you plan to work in this area? Absolutely
4. Any requirements? Sadly yes, a degree is required. Check your local university for degree requirements
5. What do you enjoy about your work? Always been interested in the Oceans of the world. Untamed and always changing. Every day is like the first day
6. What do you dislike about your work? Parts of it can be dangerous. Many of the animals of the deep are carnivores and more then a few can swallow you whole. Long periods of time away from land. I love the sea, but it takes a toll being out there too often.
7. What does your work involve on a day-to-day basis? At current, explaining to others what to expect on deep sea dives. But there's a lot of research into many plant/animal species, as well as first hand experience with many aquatic animals
8. Who else do you know who does similar kinds of work or uses similar skills? Oceanographer's are underwater/at sea pretty often as well.
9. What can you tell me about the employment outlook in your occupational field (with a particular firm, locality or nation generally*)? Excellent the world over. Most of the planet is ocean, and no where near all of it has been explored. Until every inch of it is mapped, and every organism documented, I'm pretty secure

1. What do you do? A little bit of everything, my main job is Professor of Computer Science, but I also do graphic design and web development/ code monkey, write computer programs for companies.
2. How did you get started in that kind of work? I hated my job so I bought a ton of books, viewed a ton of sites and made myself learn it. After a few years I was able to get a job with out a degree, my former job sent me back for a degree which is always helpful.
3. Did you plan to work in this area? Yes/No, I always wanted to be a computer programmer from age 10 so I knew one day I'd be in the field, as for teaching nope that was the last thing I wanted to be.
4. Any requirements? Either years of experience or a Degree in Computer Science. I have a Master of Computer Science and a Bachelors in Graphic Design. Oh yeah math you better learn to love it.
5. What do you enjoy about your work? Depends I love teaching young and old students alike. I'm able to take something complex and make it easy for the young and old to not only grasp the theory, but the act of doing it on their own. I also love the interaction with my students. With the other contract work I love meeting new people and getting to be creative and just go do my thing.
6. What do you dislike about your work? Students! So many of them are lazy as all get out. Now I'm only 28 and average age of my students is 22, but god they want everything handed to them, no sense of work ethics.
7. What does your work involve on a day-to-day basis? It's like a circus, I never know what I'm going to expect really. With contract work I have a set plan of get up write code, design layouts for the project, and do graphic design. At the University I try and have a set plan, but I found out it's more fun the be spontaneous and just do whatever.
8. Who else do you know who does similar kinds of work or uses similar skills? No one really, I'm in a small city and don't have many people with my talents in this area, that's why I'm always busy w/ work.
9. What can you tell me about the employment outlook in your occupational field (with a particular firm, locality or nation generally*) From what I've read w/ Software Development and Web Design the future is really positive. Plus it's one of the best jobs one can do from home. With the high salaries most companies will hire contract programmers and keep them forever. Sure you may not get benefits, but with the money that can be made you can afford private insurance. Starting salaries I think are around $45,000 and can hit around $120,000.

1. What do you do? Scribe for the ER docs
2. How did you get started in that kind of work? My Dad is the project manager of the hospital.
3. Did you plan to work in this area? Yeah but as a nurse. I'm going to school though.
4. Any requirements? Hard-working
5. What do you enjoy about your work? Sit at a comp the whole time.
6. What do you dislike about your work? Nothing
7. What does your work involve on a day-to-day basis? Putting xray reports into patient charts.
8. Who else do you know who does similar kinds of work or uses similar skills? Uhh idk.
9. What can you tell me about the employment outlook in your occupational field (with a particular firm, locality or nation generally*)? I dont know.

1. What do you do? Stack 60 pound boxes on pallets all day...
2. How did you get started in that kind of work? Its a job
3. Did you plan to work in this area? No
4. Any requirements? Being able to lift heavy boxes 12-16hrs none stop
5. What do you enjoy about your work? Other than the money nothing
6. What do you dislike about your work? Nothing other than 1 day off a week and some weeks none..Shifts are not set could be 12-16 hour shift
7. What does your work involve on a day-to-day basis? Just stacking boxes all day nothing else
8. Who else do you know who does similar kinds of work or uses similar skills? No one
9. What can you tell me about the employment outlook in your occupational field (with a particular firm, locality or nation generally*)? I dunno

1. What do you do?
I'm a Registered Nurse & I work in a maximum security correctional facility.
2. How did you get started in that kind of work?
I'd always wanted to be a nurse, so I took the required courses.
3. Did you plan to work in this area?
Nursing, yes. In a prison, not so much.
4. Any requirements?
Take the proper courses, then take the states board of registered nursing exam and pass.
5. What do you enjoy about your work?
It's never boring.
6. What do you dislike about your work?
I hate paperwork, no one realizes half the job is charting what you have done & your pts reaction/outcome to your efforts.
7. What does your work involve on a day-to-day basis?
Daily assessment, lots of patient teaching, starting IV's, giving meds, checking wounds & changing their dressings, assisting Dr with bedside procedures, breathing treatments. Emergency care if needed.
8. Who else do you know who does similar kinds of work or uses similar skills?
Just my co-workers, many of which are good friends.
9. What can you tell me about the employment outlook in your occupational field (with a particular firm, locality or nation generally*)?
RN's are always needed; with the 3 strikes law in my state, the inmate population is not only increasing, we are also now having to deal with older inmates. I think sometime in the future there will have to be some sort of prison/nursing home to care for our aging population. For years we've heard rumors that we will eventually have a large hospital built that is only for inmates.

1. What do you do?

Investigator for sex crimes

2. How did you get started in that kind of work?

During the time I was working on my B.A in Criminology I was beat cop (paid my bills, etc,.) Then, I was asked to assist in that specific unit.

3. Did you plan to work in this area?

No. I originally wanted Homicide Investigation.

4. Any requirements?
Two years beat minimum

5. What do you enjoy about your work?

One less predator on the street, for the time being anyway... The relationships I've made through our victim's advocates.


6. What do you dislike about your work?

Seeing the impact of these crimes, and how they take its toll. Seeing/feeling (experiencing) the Victimology within the victim.
Facing these predators more times than I would ever like to.
It's almost an impossible thing to do to NOT personalize a victim. That's only way to get through it without losing your mind, or wanting to blow up the world. It's coping with those that you do personalize with.. hard to explain, but let's just say I have my own way of coping with those things I detest. I despise, so far it works. I hate that about this job-- just cope.

7. What does your work involve on a day-to-day basis?

Reports, investigations of those complaints, preparation for hearings/trials, some decoy work.


8. Who else do you know who does similar kinds of work or uses similar skills?

My co- workers. They're my brothers/sisters.. my family.


9. What can you tell me about the employment outlook in your occupational field (with a particular firm, locality or nation generally*)?

As long as there is sex, I guess there is always gonna be sex crimes...and someone putting the predator where they belong, or trying to.

Very impressive credentials along with inspiring & noble work you do Sunni...(sometimes dangerous also i take it?)

1. What do you do?
Design cross-country, high pressure pipelines. Mostly natural gas, but some liquids.

2. How did you get started in that kind of work?
I was working as a clerk for a major pipeline and when my job got eliminated, they let me on
the drawing boards to pacify me. Who knew I could do it?

3. Did you plan to work in this area?
Not at all, it was a lark. I'm in my forties now and still don't know what I want to do when I
grow up.

4. Any requirements?
You have to be breathing. A monkee, or monkey could do it.

5. What do you enjoy about your work?
Designing a Horizontal Directional Drill beneath a large body of water, or some other obstacle.

6. What do you dislike about your work?
Outrageous deadlines.

7. What does your work involve on a day-to-day basis?
A. Report to design coordinator and project managers.
B. Interface with clients.
C. Coordinate work with other designers who may be working on my projects.
D. Youtube.
E. Unexplained Mysteries forums.
F. Other forums I visit.

8. Who else do you know who does similar kinds of work or uses similar skills?
My co-workers.


9. What can you tell me about the employment outlook in your occupational field (with a particular firm, locality or nation generally*)?
Probably for the next five or so years, the energy business can support a lot of capital projects.
When those run out, there is a lot of infrastructure in the U.S. that will need to be upgraded or replaced.

1. What do you do? Human Resources Information Systems Administrator


2. How did you get started in that kind of work? My best friend's mum works in HR and her department needed a temp for data entry. That gig lasted 3 years, progressing from data entry to being in charge of the HR systems.

3. Did you plan to work in this area? No. I wanted to go to the Olympics. Still have that dream.

4. Any requirements? A few years experience and most places want a Human Resources Management Certificate (I'm working on that)

5. What do you enjoy about your work? Not having to deal with a lot of people, but getting to know the people who do call pretty well.

6. What do you dislike about your work? When things don't work cause I know it's something I did wrong.

7. What does your work involve on a day-to-day basis? Updating employee information (pay info, address changes, job changes, etc) Setting up new employees. Running reports for management. Helping dumb people LOL

8. Who else do you know who does similar kinds of work or uses similar skills? My two co-workers.


9. What can you tell me about the employment outlook in your occupational field (with a particular firm, locality or nation generally*)? I would think it has a pretty good future. Technology isn't going away so people need to know how to use the systems and be able to find the information right away. Around here (Toronto area) the pay ranges from $45,000-50,000/year, so it's decent money too.

Oh, fun, fun!

1. What do you do?

I'm a volunteer at an adult education center.

2. How did you get started in that kind of work?

My mom is the coordinator for the program and has worked with the organization for twenty years, so it's sort of been in the family for a while.

3. Did you plan to work in this area?

Not initially, but teaching has always been something I've liked so... I guess it was bound to happen.

4. Any requirements?

I sort of got in easy, because my mom is high up in the program. Generally you have to be eighteen with some college experience, but I'm none of the above. But, because of that, I won't be able to actually help instruct until I'm eighteen--which will be next month. Right now all I'm able to do is create assignments and do general volunteer work, and I also write a weekly article for the local paper concerning the organization.

5. What do you enjoy about your work?

I love helping people, I just do. Don't know why, but it makes me happy, especially to see some of these people come in and WANT to learn.

6. What do you dislike about your work?

The only thing I can say I don't like is that it's a Christian organization, and I'm not Christian so... I guess that sums it up.

7. What does your work involve on a day-to-day basis?

Not a whole lot, really. Since I can't work with students right now there's a lot of sitting around. I went to sleep at my mom's desk about two days ago... I don't recommend it. What I do varies, really. One minute I might be making copies of a text book, the next I might be cleaning bottles, fixing printers, or--as I've been doing a lot lately--running away from bees.

8. Who else do you know who does similar kinds of work or uses similar skills?

Since my mom's been involved with the center for a long time, I've made a lot of friends there before I got involved. So, really, most of my friends I guess. Co-workers...

9. What can you tell me about the employment outlook in your occupational field (with a particular firm, locality or nation generally*)?

Our organization is strictly for the Appalachian region, so we're not going to span very far. We're non-profit, and seek to help rural communities in need. Beyond the adult education center, there are a lot of other programs that offer free food, free supplies, toys, clothes, etc to unfortunate families. I think, since there are so many people depending on it, I really can't see anything in this program going anywhere but up (if not in a straight line, at best). So really, as long as there are people that need that sort of help--and as long as the government is willing to fund it.

IM A HOOKER!!!! LOL WUT!!?

1. Student
2. Had to..
3. No
4. Intelligence of some form.
5. the ladies...And oh the learning is ok
6. Incompetent teachers
7. school
8. Hmm..Others in my class
9. Very good (LOL!)

Bonus question:
Nope not here in this country, try more of a brain dead zombie and you could become a boss here!

1. What do you do?

I am an administrative assistant at a coffee service company.

2. How did you get started in that kind of work?

I had been working as a nurse, it went sour, I wanted out of the medical field and I got this job via craigslist!

3. Did you plan to work in this area?

I didn't, but I am enjoying it and there is room for advancement.

4. Any requirements?

Basic computer knowledge, excel, word, outlook and typing.

5. What do you enjoy about your work?

I enjoy the people that I work with and I enjoy the fact that I can come in everyday and know what I am doing.

6. What do you dislike about your work?

It can get very very boring because there is NEVER enough to do.

7. What does your work involve on a day-to-day basis?

Answering phone, helping with Account Recievable and Accounts Payable, dealing with the mail, reconcilations, filing,
taking service calls, taking orders, and other similar tasks.


8. Who else do you know who does similar kinds of work or uses similar skills?

Every receptionist on the face of the planet?

9. What can you tell me about the employment outlook in your occupational field (with a particular firm, locality or nation generally*)?

There is room to move up from a receptionist to Customer Satisfaction Manager to Office Manager, if you have stuff together.

1. What do you do?

Retail.

2. How did you get started in that kind of work?

I wanted a year out of education, to decide what I wanted to do. My mother didn't realise I meant a year of doing nothing. And told me to go get a job. I got one at a photographic retail branch.

3. Did you plan to work in this area?

No, but. I like photography. And it's a first job. I don't plan to work as close to public people forever, I'd probably resort to going all serial.

4. Any requirements?

Knowing people who know people to get a job. Appariently, you need that for a first job, as I found out after applying for over 100 places...

5. What do you enjoy about your work?

I enjoy the lack of seriousness you need. And the fact that - in my department - we can have a laugh along with doing very little. And you get a lot of hot women who come in.

6. What do you dislike about your work?

It's retail. Figure it out. Okay, I'll tell. People are idiots, no manners, grumpy, and look down on you. People also ask for specifics too much for things they only need to be processed. Oh, and they're all idiots. I also don't get payed well, and spend too much time at work - around 2 hours break, which means you don't get payed for that.

7. What does your work involve on a day-to-day basis?

Printing, processing, hitting out-of-date machinery that cannot handle modern day photography, ignoring customers while serving them, battling my way to serve the hot women, hating public people, day dreaming and messing around when the assistant-manager is busy elsewhere.


8. Who else do you know who does similar kinds of work or uses similar skills?

Work-mates.

9. What can you tell me about the employment outlook in your occupational field (with a particular firm, locality or nation generally*)?
Steady, but it's low pay, sneaky hours I have to spend at work and not get payed for most of them. I plan to work a year there. Just so it looks like I can keep a job to the next employer. To hell if I stay here any longer than that.

I was one of the first people to reply to this thread... since then, I've changed jobs! About 8 weeks ago now.

i've gotten out of the consulting business and I'm now working for a small and newish company that has two divisions. One being business intelligence applications the other part of the company is a marketing and advertising agency. I work both sides of the business.

I officially have the title and job I've ALWAYS wanted now. I'm a User Experience and Human Factors Engineer. I design online business intelligence applications, and test users throughout the development cycle to find out whether or not the application is intuitive, usable and goal oriented.

Usability and Human Factors is a relatively new discipline in the software industry, most people who have this type of job are psychology majors--I'm a technical communications major so the title is important for my career since I don't have the education most people have for this discipline. I love designing usable software interfaces and even more so, love developing the tests for the users to work through and compiling the results.

This is the best job and I have renewed interest and excitement for my work that I haven't had in years.