Originally Posted By -em Let's see I am a manager(in training) at deluxe disney resort in WDW in the Merchandise field- I absolutly love my job and cast, despite the long hours and long commute. I graduated in Hotel and Restaraunt management so the joke is Im 10 feet off from where I should be (but have no desire to work front desk) -em
Originally Posted By Schmitty Good Vibes My occupation, which takes up most of my time, is that I am a Transportation Engineer for the State of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). I skipped college and had to hit the books HARD to get where I’m at. I have one of the best jobs available at Caltrans in that I work in the Structures Division. There are literally thousands of engineers who work for Caltrans. Most of these people work on highway projects. I’m with a group of only six people who specialize in designing new and trouble shooting old water and wastewater systems. I had almost two decades of experience outside of Caltrans that resulted in my finding this niche. I frequently travel the entire State to provide input on old and new projects. I enjoy traveling very much. There is so much variety in what I do (surveying, designing, drafting, constructing, etc.) that it never gets dull, except for all the paperwork. Outside of work, my interests lean toward art. I dabble in it enough to be good, but not great. I’ve always enjoyed museums. I’m crazy about Disneyland and most other theme parks because of all the engineering required for the sole purpose of ‘having fun’, i.e. audio-animatronics, roller coaster physics, theme park architecture (there's a lot of engineering in that), etc. I have a lot of other interests I pursue, and they are too many to list here, but I would put at the top Bible study, music, cooking, . . . . ah, the list just goes on and on.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost ^^^A very important occupation. Could be the most important one could do. Enjoy your children, man they grow up fast.
Originally Posted By Ursula "just" a mom? Praytell, please let our friends here know how you would, say, for example, have pizza night? Here's a hint, it starts with yeast. Or the times when you work with the school to make it a better place for your kids and everyone else's? Or how you fought your builder to NOT install a microwave because you don't need nor use one. (Yes, she cooks, everyone!) Or how wonderful, smart, charming, and witty your children are? They don't just become that, you know. "just" a mom, my asterisk.
Originally Posted By MomofPrincess ^Just a mom? IMO, there is no job more important in the world. ((HUGS))
Originally Posted By Bucky N Satchel I am an LPer of many names, Kylesmom was my first, this is my BASH name (which is the only one I can use at work) and my main one is Autopia Deb, ironically it's the one that doesn't get much use lately. The most important part of what I do and who I am is my job as mom and a little bit dad to my son. I used to be a house wife with nothing but a high school education and no abition. Then after 8+ years of marraige when our son was 19 months old, my husband was in a car accident. After 13 months in a perminant vegitative state, his feeding tube fell out and we decided not to replace it, he died 3 days after my 33rd birthday. While he was still in the hospital I started back at school and earned a Network Hardware Specialist Certificate, which I used to get an MIS intern job which eventually turned into the job of MIS Technician. I've been doing PC support in coporate, tribal government and banking environments since I started that intern job back in 2000. I'm also a poor substitute of a "mom" to my late friend's son. I could never replace her, nor would I want to, but I do the best I can for him. His dad, in return also does "dad" duty for my son. We're an odd little family (new for 2007) but it's working out really well. It helps that the boys have known each other since they were 4 and have been best friends since kindergarden. Hobby wise there's LP, Disney the occasional PC game that will engulf my life for about a week and vollunteering at land speed racing events. It's all good.
Originally Posted By pecos bill I received the Nobel Prize for my groundbreaking research on Amazonian Fruit Flies in 1998...Just Kidding! After eight years as a heavy equipment Mechanic, I had to get out of the shop. I have been involved in Landscaping for fifteen years and have never looked back. I supervise the construction of landscapes in the Lake Tahoe-Truckee area. We focus on perfection in our craft, and have a solid reputation as being the best in the area. Even though we dont advertise at all, we are booked solid through word of mouth, and referrals. I was greatly inspired by Walt Disney's drive for perfection, and though it has cost our company many thousands of dollars, the customer satisfaction has paid huge dividends. I am currently single, and reside in the Reno area. Hobbies include riding my quad, home theater, mountain biking, local history, and my vintage Disney collection.
Originally Posted By tapdancemom I'm a wife, mom and grandma (Nanna). I live in the Northwest, don't mind the rain and love the green. I own a dance studio and teach tap and Polynesian and love my students. How great to do what you love every day. My grandson Andre is the light of my life and everyday he amazes me with some new thought or "Andre-ism".
Originally Posted By friendofdd I'm retired and now specialize in being a husband, father and grandfather.
Originally Posted By Lady Starlight I am a stay at home mom ( Household Referee and Domestic Goddess). Except on Tues and Wed's Those are my Disney days!
Originally Posted By alexbook I'll throw in as another programmer who got into it without a degree. I remember being told that getting into computers was a lousy career move, because there weren't that many jobs and they didn't pay that well.
Originally Posted By CrouchingTigger When I got started, I felt like I was committing some kind of crime. The manager who interviewed me was literally bidding against himself. "I'll give you $6 per hour... no, we'll make it $6.50. How about we just make it $7? No-no... $7.50..."
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 I have been married to my husband/best friend for 32 1/2 years. I'm a mother of 4 adult "kids" whom I am very proud of and a grandmother of 1 grandson who I adore. I also have a son-in-law and a new daughter-in-law and we are happy to have them in our family I went to college for 3 1/2 semesters but to be honest, getting married and having kids was my goal in life. I was married when I was 18 and had my first daughter at 20. My youngest child is turing 20 in March and I look at her and think "no way" I was a stay at home mom for 23 years doing the typical stuff, room mother for a bazillion years, Campfire and/or Girl Scout leader, team parent, ballet performance committee, PTA whatever. class volunteer, you know, the stuff you do when you "don't work" My husband was the coach of some sport for one of the kids at all times, which meant I also went to all the games as well as to all the games and practices of the other kids while he was coaching the other one. Good times and lot's of Campbell's soup and grilled cheese sandwiches. When our youngest DD was in Jr. High I started to work at DH's office part time, just to see if we could handle it. As it turned out we got along fine. Sort of a right and left brain thing. Now it's just the 2 of us in the office and we are doing quite well I LOVE Disney. Mostly Disneyland itself. I love to plan trips and themed parties for the family. I scrapbook but it tends to get put off. I love to buy the scrapbook stuff though. Oh, and I LOVE to shop. I got that from my mom and have passed it on to my girls. My mom and siblings live close to us and we all get along We tend to do things with our family members and a few close, long time friends.
Originally Posted By Stacers76 My name is Stacy and I'm 30 yrs old. I live in the north bay area of California (about 45 min north of San Francisco) and I love the area, close to the mountains, close to the beach, 7 hr drive to DL! ) I'm engaged and counting down the days, with just over 4 months until I get married to my fiancee of just over 2 yrs. We are struggling to survive in the "I'll never own" lifestyle of California. We're the nutso mom and dad to our nutso 2 yr old adoptee mutt named Boo. I've worked for almost 8 yrs now as a dispatcher for the cable company. I was one of those-went to college, didn't know what I wanted to to, and this is where I've ended up types...I love my job, and WISH I could love my co-workers so my days didn't seem to drag by. My fiancee is a CAD drafter who is unemployed for the 4th time in 2 yrs....it's HARD in his line of work in our area!! Anyone need something designed...call me! lol I've been a Disney fan forever...first went when I was 13...and going back once every year or so now and turning the fiancee on to the magic of Disney! ) That's me in a nutshell.... )
Originally Posted By LVBelle First and foremost, I'm a mom to the cutest baby in the world! He's five months old already and the sweetes thing! I've been a wife for three and a half years to a wonderful, goofy guy named Chris. I graduated (summa cum laude, thank you very much!) from Arizona State in 2001 with a degree in Early Childhood Education. I then moved here to Vegas and I taught first grade for five years. This year I have a new role, I'm doing a pull out program for literacy and working with small groups of children of all grade levels. In my little bit of free time, I like to hang out on message boards (LP and August 06 mommys), shop, and scrapbook.
Originally Posted By eww4 I'm Eric. My wife and I have been married for just under 4 years, and we have 1 daughter who celebrated her 2nd birthday on Christmas day. We live south of Phoenix, Arizona. I am a lead agent for the group travel department for an airline. I've been with the company almost as long as I've been married, but I've only been in my current position for three days (I love promotions!). Last year I was one of the top ten sales agents for my company, and this year, I'm definitely the top for not only my department, but hopefully, the whole company (still waiting on final numbers to come in). I've also worked for local TV news, the Disney Store, call centers for AT&T and DirecTV, Hollywood Video, and a costume shop. I received my BA from BYU in English Education. I grew up in southeast Idaho. Our family's big vacation was about every other year, and always to Disneyland. I love visiting Disneyland, and maybe, while I've still got my travel privlages, I'll have to visit WDW or even hop over the pond to check out Disneyland Paris (still waiting for that Tokyo route to open up). I collect movies and comic books and have recently taken up raising tropical fish. I love animation, not just the end result, but the entire creative process. The last movie I saw in a theater was Nightmare Before Christmas 3D. The last book I read was The Imagineering Workout. I often spout craziness regarding cheese dip as a result of my love of Groo comics. Let's see, what else. I'm an Eagle Scout, went on a music tour of Moscow and St Petersburg while in high school, and up until last month, had volunteered with my wife to be nursery leaders for the 3 and under crowd during church services.
