GTKY: Jobs

[jnetx]

What do you do when you aren't moming? Or before you became a mom? Do you have a degree?

[jnetx]

I have a degree in elementary education.

I taught 1st grade for two years and then kindergarten for one year before having my first kid. I stayed home with him and then my second full-time until the youngest was two.

Then I started teaching three year olds at my kids' preschool two days a week. I am leaving after this year though...our nursery doesn't take babies until they are 12 months and it doesn't make sense to pay for other childcare.

I told my H that if we decided to have a third, I didn't ever plan to go back to public school. By the time this baby is starting kindergarten, I will have been not teaching for eleven years. I may decide to go back to something part time like what I'm doing now when this baby is older but we will see what our situation is like. We are moving, so I would be starting over somewhere new.

[sarahh]

I have a bachelors and masters in accounting and am a CPA. I worked for 5 years in public accounting and have been in the corporate world for 10. I currently work for a large manufacturing company as a manager in accounting doing financial reporting and overseeing the accounting staff.

I'm definitely not in love with my job but it pays pretty well and I like the people that I work with. DH was in the Army and got hurt overseas so when he got out, we got married and he went to college to get his bachelors. He moved around jobs after that and started his own business 2 years ago. A large company found out about him and what he specializes in so hired him to start up a division for them. He loves his job and makes pretty good money but I still make almost double so I will definitely need to continue working after this baby even though having 3 in daycare is going to be nuts.

What I do currently is not really an option to work part time so unless I change to a smaller/different company and take a major pay cut, part time work isn't really in the cards.

[notblanche]

I have a bachelor's in English lit and creative writing, and a master's in publishing. Currently I work as managing editor of a monthly magazine; it's basically my dream job. When M was born in 2016 I worked in digital marketing doing content creation. The experience gave me a lot of great skills and it was fun for a while, but long hours and a frat house corporate culture drove me out. I quit that job when he was six months old and stayed home but I was ready to go back to work pretty quickly. I began the job I have now two weeks after M's first birthday and I've worked full time since.

There are a lot of reasons to come back to work. I make a difference. I sold an additional several hundred copies of a recent issue, which would have been unthinkable a year ago. My work is successful and it's valued; that's a big part of my own self worth, for me. But I do hope to negotiate some additional flexibility, maybe a reduction in hours - but like I said in the other thread, I carry our health insurance so... only time will tell.

[run4fun]

My degree is in Medical Assisting. I love working as a MA, but being a military spouse makes holding a job down tough. We lived overseas for 3 years and using my degree wasnt an option then.

My current job is as the nursery supervisor in our church nursery. I wasnt even looking for a job when it came across my plate, but I love it. It's so easy and I love the kids. I will absolutely go back after taking some time off to recover after having this baby.

[muskiefan]

I have a BS in Biology and Chemistry. I also have a master’s of Physician Assistant Studies. So, I work as a PA in orthopedic surgery. I love my job. It’s not flexible as far as working from home is concerned, but I’m well-respected and I work for the highest volume total joint arthroplasty hospital in the region. My job is unique in that I don’t work for a specific surgeon or group. I work for the hospital alongside the orthos employed by the hospital. This means I don’t take call or work weekends/holidays... which is rare in a surgical specialty. I am one of the only females in my role in the entire hospital (most of the other APPs are NPs and do not scrub in surgery like I do), so it comes along with some challenges with pregnancy/postpartum expectations from my male counterparts 😉

I’ve worked in my current job for almost 8 years now. It has been a great fit for our family as my hours are early (I get to work by 5:45) so I can do pickup for the kids by 4. H does the morning solo and I do the evening solo until about 7:30. It really is my dream job!

[sundog]

I also have BS in Biology! But with the timing of me finishing school and us starting our family (quite close together, accidentally), I never put it to use. I have toyed with the idea of going back to school, but at this point I really don’t know what I’d like to do professionally.

So, I’ve embraced the SAHM life! It’s challenging at times, but I’ve established a routine with the kids, found a good moms group, and joined a community choir to have an activity that is only for me. I also love baking and hiking, which are things I can do with the kids if I don’t have time to do it alone. My H has been completely supportive of me getting time for myself, though, and I am so grateful!

[alpies]

I’m a labor and delivery nurse. I love my job, I can’t imagine ever doing anything else. It’s emotionally and physically exhausting, but there’s nothing more fulfilling or rewarding.

I love my schedule for the most part, too. Three 12 hour shifts per week is full time but it feels like part time. The only thing I’m not crazy about is the fact that I have been doing swing shift for the past couple years, so 6 weeks on days and 6 on nights. Nights are tough, especially with a newborn. I’m hoping by the time this one comes, I’ll have a full time day position.