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Career Changes
Published on February 26, 2008 By fontinalis In Networking

How many careers have you had? It's amazing. Think about it. How many jobs have you had, how many times have you said; "I'm tired of this shit. I'm going to do something else with my life."?

I'm changing careers, and have been there and done that; so I was wondering how many people out there have dropped it all just to start something new. 

From high-tech to natural resources, from restaurants to university, from parenting to construction...

What changes are you going through? Please post your stories and experiences here because they may give hope to others going through the same changes you're going through right now.

Now is a time of change. So feel good about yourself and your decision to make a change in your life. A change for the better.

Peace,

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on Feb 27, 2008
I have just been granted full US Permanent Resident Status by the US Government


Welcome to the club   Just don't lose your Green card.. they want an arm and a leg to replace em   
on Feb 27, 2008
Good for you Leo

Worked for CETA 13, 14 & 15
Winn Dixie 16 & 17
US Navy at 17
Commercial Construction Electrician
Civil Engineering/Survey Draftsman 1982
(first computer for doing survey closures and the like)
Civil Engineering/Survey CAD operator (talked my boss into purchasing AutoCAD v2.1 1985)
Self-Employed Civil Engineer 1991
Father
President/CEO/HMFIC Medium size Civil Engineering Firm
Still a Father
on Feb 27, 2008
err...ummm....

was a cook for 7 years and a certified chef for 3 (went to culinary school for 2 years to leard I hate cooking in restaurants  )

Contruction for 5 years

Landscaping for 2 years

Now I work for Ashley Furniture Industries...yay.
on Feb 27, 2008
Started working at age 14 at a Florist, at 16 I was a personnel clerk and left 7 years later as an administrative assistant. Next job was as a secretary (back then we actually used shorthand with dictation) in the import department of a textile company. After another 7 years and two babies, I worked nights at a local grocery store as a cashier, customer service clerk and safe manager for 13 years. When third child was 3, I went back to school (continuing to work) and earned my RN. Been taking care of wonderfully crazy older folks for 11 years, and, I'm looking enviously at Jazzymjr who is so close to retirement   
on Feb 27, 2008
Only one "real" job . . Exotic Dancer
Everything else is side-work
on Feb 27, 2008

Here's my list:

  1. Dishwasher
  2. PC Technician
  3. Telemarketer
  4. Farm Worker
  5. Computer Lab Supervisor
  6. Network/Systems Admin
  7. Asst. Project Manager
  8. Infrastructure Engineer
  9. Web Czar
on Feb 27, 2008
1. U.S. Marine
2. Other
on Feb 27, 2008
once I'm outta Italy.


Stationed around Naples are you?
on Feb 27, 2008
I've had a lot of various jobs but they fall into three major sets.

Electronics Engineer
High School Teacher
Professional Truck Driver
on Feb 27, 2008

1.  Worked in an iron works factory. (1 1/2years)

2.  BusBoy (1 mo)

3.  US Army (20+years)

4.  Cash register/computer repair (1 year)

5.  MailMan (12 years)

6.  Retired (and loving it)

on Feb 27, 2008
More like in the hell known as Naples.


ahhh Naples...They still serve "Smashed Sandwiches" in the tunnel near the pier?
on Feb 27, 2008
I've had too many jobs to list, but I've had 3 careers.

~U.S. Army (Parachute Rigger, Radio Operator, Artillery, Airborne, Combat Lifesaver Instructor, Disaster Recovery, Retired).

~Paramedic, Search & Rescue, Disaster Recovery.

~Guitar Teacher (Acoustic, Electric & Bass).

Maybe someday we can organize a JU band. :~D
on Feb 27, 2008
Mason, what did you teach in high school? I could totally see you as the coolest teacher in the school. You and Ock share a past career...he was a high school band director before he joined the Navy.


I taught the Electronics program and applied mathematics. I also taught some adult ed computer classes in the evenings.
on Feb 27, 2008
Graduated High School (Barely)
Inside Sales For Bearing/Industrial Power Transmission Distributor Until I was 22
Founded my own Bearing/Industrial Power Transmission Distributorship at 23
Been there 26 years this year. Whew!
During that time became a full time single dad with a 5 yr old and a 10 yr old -- now 21/26
This year (2008) going to the PGA Champions Tour Qualifying School and hopefully live my dream of playing golf professionally. (Fingers Crossed)
on Feb 27, 2008
And here I thought I was the oldest kid in class.

On May 15th, at 43 years young, my beautiful wife and I will both graduate (I know I broke the cardinal rule about not revealing a woman's age, but we're both 43). Oops!

She's getting her Art Education Licensure (K-12) for Colorado, and I'm getting a BS in Fishery Biology. CSU is one of the best schools in the nation for fishery biology, and I'm looking for my first 6mo fisheries technician position. A BS only qualifies me as a temp, believe it or not. I might even go to grad school some day...???...but, we'll have to see what our 12 yr. old son has to say about that.

I think he misses the paychecks more than I do!

Gotta go do some MicroBiology cramming ASaxyGirl. Argh!!! Don't ya just love us whiny undergrads?
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