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I'm a pre-k teacher.

I do quality assurance for an engineering design firm.

@lady grey: yay! Good luck! I work 2 days a week & it's so nice!

@Ash: love that schedule! I worked two days per week from when LO was 4 mo- 18 mo and then we moved and I had to leave my awesome job

I am currently a SAHM but I was a high school Biology teacher. I might be returning to work in the fall if an opportunity pans out so we will see. I would be teaching elementary science at the school where my kids went to preschool. So we will see how that goes.

@Ash: are you working two 12-hours? Ideally I hope when I graduate that I can work three 12-hours. Most healthcare companies consider anything 32+ full time- so that would be a perfect fit for me. I am hoping to get into pediatrics too, but I know its a little more difficult to get into (NICU specifically)

@lemondrop: I'm actually not registered. I've been teching on and off since high school (interspersed with being a horse trainer) and I have yet to work in a hospital where I feel it would be a big advantage to be registered. I've expressed interest but none of my employers have been interested in helping with the costs, so I've just stayed an "assistant" who can do most everything the techs do. If I lived in an area with bigger hospitals I think I would've gotten registered by now. My current hospital was a small family owned place with a great atmosphere and good people, until a year and a half ago when it was sold to a small corporation. Our new bosses don't care much about our dinky little clinic, and it shows in so many ways. Frustrating, which is why I'm pursuing other options!

@MrsH: both! We don't try to patent anything that isn't patentable, so I search for previous ART. Too expensive of a mistake to not. But sometimes we decline seeking patent if the business case isn't solid or something is best left as a company trade secret. We have specific things we are looking for when we recommend something for patenting.

My background is software engineering (did not love it but it opened doors to many other opportunities) that turned into a great career as a banking software consultant prior to being a SAHM. The consulting gig required too much traveling but it was fun while I had that opportunity. My goal was to be a SAHM until baby girl is 2 and she will be 2 soon. I can't believe how fast these last few years have been! Whoever wrote "the days are long but the years are short" was on point. I have so many mixed emotions right now, mostly worries about being away from DD but returning to the workforce is a must. I have been out too long and really need to refocus on my career now.

I work in an office at a state park. Forms, paperwork, a little bit of accounting, and just keep the park functioning. I also work the facilities when someone calls in it needed and I plan the recreation events that take place. I could go on and on. I'm never doing just one thing a day. I love it!

I do some artwork on the side now.

@artsyfartsy: Your job sounds like a real-life version of the show Parks and Recreation haha!

I am a third year medical student!

Phd student in a humanities field, writing my dissertation now (done with coursework and exams) and teach

@MrsYellowJacket: I love your avatar! @anagram library talk still excites me!! I took a few library and information science graduate classes about a decade ago and haven't heard of Marc records ever since. (Nearly a librarian.)