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  • #61
    I spend my days at the local prison. But get released each day in time to see my horse.

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    • #62
      Originally posted by threedogpack View Post
      Police Dispatcher, good job, excellent pay for my area but not a job I'd do just anywhere. I deal with Stoopid all day long. Most are somewhere below the top of the food chain. Work holidays and weekends as well as shift work. However, when I have time off, I usually have time off. problems.

      The downside is that I used to think people were mostly good. Now I assume they are stupid till they prove otherwise.

      Ditto this!!! I agree people are stoopid until proven otherwise. Just remember, you can't fix stoopid!!! I am a 911 public safety dispatcher and handle police /fire and EMS.

      To give you an idea of the types of stoopid we get. We had to send the fire department out to help a woman who was locked INSIDE her car...yes INSIDE!!! She left the keys in the trunk got in the car and then her alarm system kept going off and locking the doors when she tried to get out. the really stoopid part...the car was a convertible.......need I say more???
      "You are under arrest for operating your mouth under the influence of
      ignorance!" Officer Beck

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      • #63
        Originally posted by LoriO View Post
        Ditto this!!! I agree people are stoopid until proven otherwise. Just remember, you can't fix stoopid!!! I am a 911 public safety dispatcher and handle police /fire and EMS.

        To give you an idea of the types of stoopid we get. We had to send the fire department out to help a woman who was locked INSIDE her car...yes INSIDE!!! She left the keys in the trunk got in the car and then her alarm system kept going off and locking the doors when she tried to get out. the really stoopid part...the car was a convertible.......need I say more???
        that's funny - though it struck me that the stoopidest person involved is the car. I mean, why go into hysterics if someone is trying to get OUT? Maybe convertible is the automotive equivalent of blonde....

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        • #64
          Originally posted by LoriO View Post
          Ditto this!!! I agree people are stoopid until proven otherwise. Just remember, you can't fix stoopid!!! I am a 911 public safety dispatcher and handle police /fire and EMS.

          To give you an idea of the types of stoopid we get. We had to send the fire department out to help a woman who was locked INSIDE her car...yes INSIDE!!! She left the keys in the trunk got in the car and then her alarm system kept going off and locking the doors when she tried to get out. the really stoopid part...the car was a convertible.......need I say more???
          Last night I got a call from a gentleman who had a car for sale. The car didn't run. Dude comes to look at the car, asked for the keys, would not start. Dude goes and gets a battery, then asked to take car to his house to work on it, without transferring title. Dude never returns with the vehicle to transfer the title and now it's been 2 weeks.

          owner never got his name, where he lives or a phone number, but still thinks we can find his car for him.



          amazing.

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          • #65
            Pseudo-administration at a large, urban high school. My background is teaching math, but I have my administration degree and now work in support services. Mainly, I work with teachers to help them improve their teaching practice, analyze data and help develop & implement new programs to improve our students' achievement. Basically "Other duties as assigned"!

            I love my summers, and that I am off by 3:30 every day. I can ride and be home before DH most days.
            A proud friend of bar.ka.

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            • #66
              I'm an Emergency Vet Tech( small animals and exoitcs). I work overnights 3 12 hour shifts. Plenty of time to ride the horse
              However its the kids schedules that mess me up!LOL
              Formally Marinewife91

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              • #67
                I <3 numbers

                I am a staff accountant at a mid-sized CPA firm in a small town. The hours are 8-5 M-F most of the year. We work 8-5 M-F & Sat 8-12 Jan through April 15th. BUT from Memorial Day to Labor Day we only work 8-5 M-Th and 8-12 on Friday to make up for tax season craziness.

                I get to ride everyday if I so choose.

                I actually am starting a new job in a new town the middle of September. My new title will be Senior Accountant (I got a HUGE raise (think double)! ) at a hospital, actually it is a system of about 10 hospitals. The hours are 8-5 M-F with full benefits and more paid timeoff. I am not sure how riding will work (timewise) but I will have more money to show so I am excited.

                Background: I have a BS in AgriBusiness and an MBA (finished it in May). I have 5 classes until I can sit for my CPA, which I plan on taking online so I can get my CPA I was always a math nerd in school so I am now putting it to good use. I would love to go to law school and practice Tax Law but I am unsure if that is in my future b/c the SO is planning on starting vet school (food animals) next fall.
                Last edited by tx3dayeventer; Aug. 18, 2009, 12:07 PM.
                RIP Kid Gloves (Holly) 1992 TBxHanv CCI*** mare.
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                New mare: Miss Bunny Express (Missy) 1995 AQHA Jumper mare.
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                • #68
                  Another graduate student checking in. I am going into my fourth year in my PhD program studying Human Factors Psychology - I specialize in training systems. I have a research fellowship working for a government research agency which is a 20hr/week position during the Fall and Spring and 40hrs/week in the summer. I actually started riding again after several years off in my first year of grad school and it is what keeps me going. When I finish my PhD I will probably try to find a research job in either a government agency or industry.

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                  • #69
                    I work in Inter-library Loan and Cataloging in a college library - my hours are 7:30-3:30, which would be fantastic if I actually had a horse, but I'm unfortunately in eastern MA, which has THE most insane board prices I've ever seen! So no horse for me. I did start taking lessons again after many years off, and I've found that getting off work earlier than most people means I have lessons at a time when the barn isn't TOO overrun with other lessons and boarders coming to ride.

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                    • #70
                      Work as a sales rep for a manafacturing company. Job isn't very interesting at times, but the pay is good, and I get to travel a lot.

                      ETA- I'm also involved in Operations. So if something in the building breaks, I'm the one who gets to make phone calls and get it fixed. It started out as a temp thing, covering for illness, but I seem to be stuck with it! Keeps life interesting though.
                      Last edited by kookicat; Aug. 18, 2009, 02:13 PM.
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                      • #71
                        I'm a marketing manager for a large insurance company. Interesting sometimes because I get to use my creative side, but lately I've been feeling a little dissatisfied...could be all the crazy re-structuring and re-orgs we've gone though (thankfully I am still employed) or it could be that I am essentially marketing a product that couldn't be more boring if it tried.

                        I've actually started the grad school application process. I have a degree in Literature and would like to teach High School English. Total career change, and a pay cut, but I know I would enjoy it more. And it would give me free time over the summers to ride and show :-)

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                        • #72
                          Administrator in the Financial Service Group of a VERY large Appliance company.

                          It's okay... nothing to write home about.

                          Hours are good (M-F: 8-4:30pm) so I can ride after work and on weekends. And the benefits are fantastic. Pay could be better... but don't we all feel that way???

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                          • #73
                            Graphic Designer (RGD) at a major pharmaceutical advertising agency. We do a lot of facial aesthetics design work for Botox, for example, along with products that are coming onto the market to compliment it (Soft Lift, Juvederm, etc). There are LOTS of "Before and After" photo shoots!

                            In addition, we handle work for anti-depressants, hospitals, neurosciences, several eye-care products, and other brands that I can't legally mention. During our "off season" we take on significantly more fun and creative pieces to keep us designers happy, and function as a regular studio.

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                            • #74
                              I'm an independent Financial & Administrative Consultant - I currently have 3 clients, all government contractors, all involved in things like CyberSecurity, which means business is good I can work for two clients from home; the other wants me to report, but the hours are very flexible. It's a nice gig, but I had to pay my dues to get here, I did the report to office M-F thing steadily for 15 grueling years +/- My clients have seen my name around for most of two decades and so trust me with their confidential records and to get the job done.

                              I'm making more money now than I did as a full time CFO, but it can be scary being self employed - no paycheck, just monthly invoices that you pray you don't have to get aggressive about collecting on, can buy my own health insurance but I've found it is impossible to get Long Term Disability insurance on one's own the minute one mentions "horse", lol.

                              The good thing is I don't have all my irons in one fire now, and having realized job security is a thing of the past, it's kind of nice to be depending only on myself, my skills, & ability to solicit & satisfy clients.

                              I don't relish working with numbers, spreadsheets, accounting databases, & political suits all day, but I am reconciled as I've realized its the best way for me to a) pay off the farm mortgage & afford some toys along with my horses and b) have time to ride said horses & take care of small farm.

                              Arcadien
                              PS I read every post on this thread so far, what a bunch of interesting people we are. And I for one vote that those two police dispatchers have to entertain us with more stories about the STOOPID people on the next off-topic day, I have a feeling they are gold mines of hilarity!

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                              • #75
                                I'm still laughing about the guy driving the car to his house to "work on it".

                                My day job is that of an agricultural extension agent and I'm working on my masters degree in soil science. Low level pay and low level of appreciation

                                My horse is in semi-retirement but I could probably make it out to the barn 3-4 times a week with no problem if I was motivated. I usually head out 1-2 times a week to check on him - more so in the winter when I'm riding more.
                                "Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil, and you're a thousand miles from the corn field." --Dwight D Eisenhower

                                Boston Terrier Rescue of NC - www.btrnc.org - Adopt for Life!

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                                • #76
                                  Wow! It's cool to see so many University professors and grad students on here as lately I've been considering throwing school back into the mix and heading off into the world of Academia.

                                  But... until then...

                                  Mornings I work at a large boarding facility and evenings I work as a technician for Cirque du Soleil.

                                  And people laughed at me when I declared my Equine Science/Technical Theatre double major back in the day! HAH! Pick a "real" major they said...

                                  Well I did. :-p

                                  :-)
                                  The ninja monkeys are plotting my demise as we speak....

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                                  • #77
                                    LOL. LoriO, threedogpack, and I work with the same group...I am an ER nurse. Love the stuff you guys bring in

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                                    • #78
                                      I am a chartered accountant in a smaller town. Hours are flexible. I generally work 8 to 4 and take my lunch at my desk. From January until the end of April we are really busy, so work longer hours and Saturdays.

                                      I love the flexibility and if I am going to have a busy season winter time works for me. We are slower in the summer, so if I was showing I would be able to get the needed time off.

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                                      • #79
                                        how cool, propspony!

                                        I'm a PR exec, specializing in high tech. Have also handled retail, construction/development and restaurant accounts in the past. Our agency president is also a horseperson so she is very understanding, and its great to be able to share that part of our lives in a workplace setting

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                                        • #80
                                          Originally posted by myvanya View Post
                                          I do back office work for a broker-dealer firm...if you know what that means....well...that is pretty impressive.
                                          I know what that is! But that could be because I work for a 3rd party money manager......anybody know what that is? Basically I work with a bunch of people that contact financial advisors that use our services to tell them what they did wrong, and tell them how to fix it. Honestly anybody that does investing would be appalled by the number of mistakes and trade corrections are done on their account without them ever knowing, directly caused by their paid financial advisor. Hours are good, 6am-3pm, but there is a 7-4, and an 8-5 shift as well. Hate the job, not fond of the company, but generally like the co-workers. I am currently looking for something else, but know these markets are bad and will definately be looking before I leap!

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