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Contributor: Kim! Kim!
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Originally posted by Chilipepper
Usually by parents saying "YOU HAVE TO GO TO COLLEGE - NOW PICK SOMETHING!" So even though you don't have any direction at this point you pick something that sounds interesting, but you quickly lose interest because it doesn't feel ... more
This.

I was a really good student in high school but I don't think that I was ready for college. I mean, I thought I knew what I wanted to do but I think that it was more of being forced to pick something. After 2 years I decided to "take a year off", which of course turned into way more than a year (in my defense, though, my dad was diagnosed with cancer during that year and then he passed away and then I found out that I was pregnant).

Now I'm back in school and I feel like everything is in place and I'm right where I should be.
09/26/2010
Contributor: LikeSunshineDust LikeSunshineDust
Come May I'll get my PharmD, and I'll be a pharmacist, probably in the community (either a small chain or grocery store). Right now I'm a student pharmacist.
09/26/2010
Contributor: Madeira Madeira
I am a professional dominatrix, writer, and homemaker.
09/26/2010
Contributor: Tuesday Tuesday
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Originally posted by ToyTimeTim
I am more of the "Jack" kinda guy; construction, structural steel fabrication, mechanic (25 years), steel erection and all forms of upholstery. I also worked in a shoe repair shop as my first job and learned the joys of custom leather ... more
This sounds a lot like my husband. Many good skills, but no paying job.

I would have thought there would be a market for auto mechanics though. The poor economy doesn't make people's cars stop breaking down.
09/26/2010
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Gunsmoke
Just curious - how do end up with a degree in a field you have no interest in? I ask because my daughter is considering the study of interior design. Any insight you can offer is appreciated.
It was mostly because after sitting down and looking at all of these different majors and still having no idea what I wanted to do with my life, this was what I didn't want to do the least, if that makes any sense. If your daughter has a passion for it, she'll do just fine so long as she can find a job. My problem was that I lost most of the passion I had for it so close to the end of the program that I just couldn't give up on finishing.
09/26/2010
Contributor: ToyTimeTim ToyTimeTim
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Originally posted by Tuesday
This sounds a lot like my husband. Many good skills, but no paying job.

I would have thought there would be a market for auto mechanics though. The poor economy doesn't make people's cars stop breaking down.
There's a quite few around here, in a year I have only seen two positions open. Seems that because of the economy more people fix them on their own than take them to a shop, so the shops have less work thus they have less positions. To be honest I thought there was way to many shops to begin with for such a small town. Still you are right, there are many jobs that don't rely on the economy being good thankfully.

The nice part of "Many good skills" means more places to drop a resume.
09/26/2010
Contributor: Hot'n'Bothered Hot'n'Bothered
SAHM and Photographer.
09/27/2010
Contributor: HisLittleGirl HisLittleGirl
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Originally posted by Trashley
I'm curious :] I'm a student. Getting my B.S. in neuroscience and going on to med school next year.. hopefully in Ireland. Wish me luck! What do you guys do?
Daddy and I are both teachers with a B.S. from the same college. We didn't go to school at the same time though. He's an old guy *snicker*

He has his masters and wants to be a principal. I am getting my vet tech certification so I can teach animal science (PA teaching laws are CRAZY) and continuing on to a masters. So we are both still students as well.
09/27/2010
Contributor: nolongerhere nolongerhere
I'm an intensive care unit RN, I graduated from nursing school a few years ago. Funny, I don't see a lot of nurses on here...probably because they are too stressed out!
09/27/2010
Contributor: lamira lamira
I'm a student too and I study languages. One year left and then on to graduate school.
10/12/2010
Contributor: Onanist Onanist
I work at my towns Water Treatment Plant making the tap water safe to drink and use.
10/13/2010
Contributor: Pleasure Piratess Pleasure Piratess
Just when it was starting to look like I might be a student forever, graduation starts sneeking up on me. Should be a nurse by December!
10/13/2010
Contributor: csweatc csweatc
Boat designer and builder. Studied Art History and Biology in college. At some point soon I'm going to pack away all of my toys and sail around the world.
10/13/2010