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Well I was in IT administration b4 9/11 but that put me out of a job, so I had a nest egg and decided to go back to school and get my Computer Engineering degree
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Good for you!   ;)  That's a good degree to have.  We all know computers aren't going anywhere for a LONG time.  

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Well, as some of you may or may not know (depends on who read my "venting" post), I am searching for a job.  The market absolutely sucks right now.  Even w/ a college degree I'm having a horrible time.  I'm going back to get my Master's either in the Fall or Spring.  (I have nothing better to do.)   :-[

To pay my bills, though, I work at a Gymnastics Club.  I've been there for almost 5 years.  The pay is horrible, but I absolutely love everyone I work with, and the hours aren't bad at all.  
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I haven't worked since mid febuary, Maybe my standards are to high?

(By the way my standards are no sales or tellemarketing and no less than $10/HR)

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I haven't worked since mid febuary, Maybe my standards are to high?

(By the way my standards are no sales or tellemarketing and no less than $10/HR)
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I feel like my standards are too high sometimes, too, but it's good to be picky.  Jobs are like relationships - you want to make sure you choose the right one.  I like to keep jobs for years (it looks better on a resume), so I'm not going to jump into a job where I don't think there's any security, room for growth or challenge.  Jobs like that don't come along too often, so it's better to wait for the right one instead of jumping into the first offer you receive.  I have to keep telling myself that, otherwise I'll feel like a loser.  ;)

I don't think your standards are too high at all.  Have you ever thought about working for Cintas?  I'm not sure where you're from, but Cintas is a work uniform supplier and they look to hire former military people.  From what I've heard, the benefits are great, and the pay is wonderful.  Here's a link if you're interested:
http://www.cintas.com/hr/hr_app/default.asp

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I feel like my standards are too high sometimes, too, but it's good to be picky.  Jobs are like relationships - you want to make sure you choose the right one.  I like to keep jobs for years (it looks better on a resume), so I'm not going to jump into a job where I don't think there's any security, room for growth or challenge.  Jobs like that don't come along too often, so it's better to wait for the right one instead of jumping into the first offer you receive.  I have to keep telling myself that, otherwise I'll feel like a loser.  ;)

I don't think your standards are too high at all.  Have you ever thought about working for Cintas?  I'm not sure where you're from, but Cintas is a work uniform supplier and they look to hire former military people.  From what I've heard, the benefits are great, and the pay is wonderful.  Here's a link if you're interested:
http://www.cintas.com/hr/hr_app/default.asp
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Thanks For the link. :) I just sent them my Info.  Hopefully they'll respond soon, or its back in the Navy for me.  :(

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I'm a registered nurse, specializing in premature and sick infants.
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Props to you...this has to be a hard job...it takes a special kind of person to take care of sick babies.   :)

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Props to you...this has to be a hard job...it takes a special kind of person to take care of sick babies.   :)


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It can be terribly difficult at times but at other times, the rewards outweigh the terrible stuff 2:1!! The smiles and happiness of the parents of the really sick babies that we save make it all worthwhile! Can you tell that I really love my job?  :D

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It can be terribly difficult at times but at other times, the rewards outweigh the terrible stuff 2:1!! The smiles and happiness of the parents of the really sick babies that we save make it all worthwhile! Can you tell that I really love my job?  :D
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Yes, I can.  I think I would love that kind of job...if I could handle the attachments to the babies.  That would be the hard part.

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Yes, I can.  I think I would love that kind of job...if I could handle the attachments to the babies.  That would be the hard part.
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Sometimes that's the best part! It's the death of the infants that is the hardest part. But if you let those get to you too much, you would be terminally depressed!

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It can be terribly difficult at times but at other times, the rewards outweigh the terrible stuff 2:1!! The smiles and happiness of the parents of the really sick babies that we save make it all worthwhile! Can you tell that I really love my job?  :D
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I certainly can.  That's a wonderful job; I know when my daughter was sick, the great nurses taking care of her made it so much easier for us.

I think it's important to love your job.  I've had jobs that paid well, better than I'm getting now, but I was miserable because I hated  the job.

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I'm an Asst Manager in a Government Payroll section, and believe me, people never ring Payroll if everything's going well with their pay.

So when the phone rings it's CRINGE time !

;) :) FBVP
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Truer words I've never heard.  In our place we tease new employees with:  "you must make friends with the Payroll Accountant.  If he starts to feel neglected, he'll give you a reason to come chat with him."

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Co-owner of the states largest copier and computer networking business, plus I also own a full service printing and copying company!

HEY TV9..if you are willing to re-locate..we are always looking for good techs!!!!!
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Depends on where the re-location is to!  I'm listening!

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Depends on where the re-location is to!  I'm listening!
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Always the killer!!
Little Rock, Arkansas

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Co-owner of the states largest copier and computer networking business, plus I also own a full service printing and copying company!

HEY TV9..if you are willing to re-locate..we are always looking for good techs!!!!!
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I repaired Xerox copiers when I was in the Navy.  I also am pretty good at repairing PC's.

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I'm a registered nurse, specializing in premature and sick infants.
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I'm the mother of heathy triplets thanks to people like Goldie. :)  And yes, it's a full time job.

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I'm the mother of heathy triplets thanks to people like Goldie. :)  And yes, it's a full time job.
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That's great! I'm glad to hear that all three of them are healthy. There's another one of those rewards that I was talking about!

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I am a 9th grade English teacher for one of the largest schools in TX (currently close to 5000 high schoolers).  So, I guess you could also consider my job "crowd control" :)
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Or "combat pay"?   ;)(joking, joking!, please don't throw anything)

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I feel for those without jobs :(    

I was fortunate to finish school in December 1979 and start my job with Queensland Railways in January 1980. I have worked my way up to a station master at Redbank, in Ipswich Queensland. I failed school and will have absolutely nothing to fall back on if I left the Railways. I have been in the Railways for 22 years now.
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Aha RR !  Don't you now wish you'd listened more to such educationary luminaries as Messrs Shrubsole, Kazoullis, Muzurkiewicz and Smith (guess the odd one out) when they told you to ?

Instead of having an interesting well-paid career with QR, you could be in jail as I have long suspected some of our former classmates have spent time (and we went to a 'nice' school too......!)

FBVP  :)

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LOL! Im sure this will cause a bit of a stir - I am a Graphic (print) and wesite designer, and I design internet adult sites.
*bows head and traces foot in a circle on the floor*

Its a dirty job but someone's got to do it.
Besides, i think im about past my "due by" date in this job. Who knows how long I can keep it up (no pun intended).  ;)

Have i shocked you all???   :-/
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Doesn't shock me.   Wish I owned a couple of internet porn sites.  maybe then I wouldn't be desperately seaking a job right now.  

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LOL! Im sure this will cause a bit of a stir - I am a Graphic (print) and wesite designer, and I design internet adult sites.
*bows head and traces foot in a circle on the floor*

Its a dirty job but someone's got to do it.
Besides, i think im about past my "due by" date in this job. Who knows how long I can keep it up (no pun intended).  ;)

Have i shocked you all???   :-/
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I always wonder who creates those sites.  Um, er, uh, not that I've ever been to them or anything.   :-/  

Perhaps you can answer this for me - why do I continually get e-mails from porn sites saying  "My name is Tiki, me very horny, please click here to see me naked."  Do companies like Cingular or Amazon.com give out my e-mail address to porn companies in exchange for money?  

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Is there such thing as an adult site done in good taste? I mean, like, with *class*?
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You can bet there are some class scenarios.  :D

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Is there such thing as an adult site done in good taste? I mean, like, with *class*?
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Sure, mine is.  I only ever pose naked if it's artistic.  


What I really meant to say is that I tutor; all grades, all subjects (mostly high school math)...  Not so much for a living, but because I really enjoy doing it.  I spend more time in my volunteer positions.

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I spend more time in my volunteer positions.
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...but only if it's artistic?

;-)

Phil

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...but only if it's artistic?

;-)

Phil
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Honey, I think you need to change your personal text from "En gard!" to "Touche!"...

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Honey, I think you need to change your personal text from "En gard!" to "Touche!"...
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;-)

As you wish

Phil

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;-)

As you wish

Phil
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Does she get 2 more wishes?  ;)

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Does she get 2 more wishes?  ;)
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Do I have to make them come true?

Phil

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Do I have to make them come true?

Phil
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Ooooh, my very own genie!  And I didn't even have to rub anything...  ;D

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Ooooh, my very own genie!  And I didn't even have to rub anything...  ;D
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:-)  But you could, if you really wanted to - I'm sure I have a lamp in one of my pockets here somewhere...

Having said that, as a genie, I'm rather limited: I only do things like making sure the Sun rises on time, keeping the moon spinning round the Earth and making sure John Prescott and George Bush keep talking sense.  Ah, maybe not the last two: I don't do miracles ;-)

Phil

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I'm a Covenants Counselor by day and a writer by night.

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Sorry, moron here. What's a Covenants Counselor? All sorts of fun images spring to mind...

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Sorry, moron here. What's a Covenants Counselor? All sorts of fun images spring to mind...
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Wish I could confirm those fun images, but in reality, I'm one of the "bad guys".  The town I live in is one of the biggest  planned communities in the U.S. and I'm one of the people responsible for making sure the people who live here follow the design and maintenance covenants.  It's not always the best job, but I like the people I work with, the benefits are decent, it's only 5 minutes from where I live and I get to spend half of my day outside with a camera.

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Wish I could confirm those fun images, but in reality, I'm one of the "bad guys".  The town I live in is one of the biggest  planned communities in the U.S. and I'm one of the people responsible for making sure the people who live here follow the design and maintenance covenants.  It's not always the best job, but I like the people I work with, the benefits are decent, it's only 5 minutes from where I live and I get to spend half of my day outside with a camera.

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You mean you make sure everyone's house is painted the same color and no one has a junk car dripping oil in the driveway? Oh my God! You are my worst nightmare!  :o

"White Trash" Zella

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You mean you make sure everyone's house is painted the same color and no one has a junk car dripping oil in the driveway? Oh my God! You are my worst nightmare!  :o

"White Trash" Zella
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Surprisingly, a junk car in the driveway is okay, it just can't be in the grass!  The weird thing about my town is that there are detached houses and then there are the townhouses, which we call clusters.  Each cluster has it's own color palette (only a few have houses painted the same color) and each cluster is it's own Homeowners association in addition to ours (we're the Mother ship, though, and they can't do anything that doesn't match our guidelines).  You'll be happy to know that the state of Virginia has a law that requires anyone who sells a house in a planned community to provide disclosure documents to the buyer so they know what they're getting into and can opt out if they want.

I only rent a condo here, when I decide to buy, I'll decide whether or not I can live in a planned community or not.

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I'm also a nurse that works with sick babes and with Goldie!!
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That's right! At work we are known as the terrible twosome!!  ;D

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That's just because she's always getting me into trouble ;)
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Hey!! I don't think so!! Should I remind you about..... :D