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Post by banedrom on Jun 2, 2015 14:46:37 GMT -7
Is the one that supports a habit like playing all of the Final Fantasy games.
This is is just a place for people to talk about their real jobs if they are willing/able. I'm curious to see what population makes up Final Fantasy fans. I suspect there is a wide variety. . .
I myself am an elementary school teacher, specifically Fifth Grade.
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Post by chocobochica on Jun 2, 2015 15:26:10 GMT -7
Ooo, an elementary school teacher! How cool- I used to want to be an elementary art teacher, back when I was still big into doing art. Then I realized I didn't have the patience to go to anything longer than a 2 year associate degree school, so that never came to fruition. On a side note to that, banedrom, I think it's total BS how teachers don't get paid more. It's ridiculous that professional athletes, politicians, and a slew of other ludicrous careers get paid more than the people educating our nations kids. Huff. Rant over. As for me, my job is...a little difficult to explain, so I'll try to do the cliff notes here ^.^ So every city has a water sanitation system. The one in Pittsburgh, however, is huge- as we're at the intersection of 3 major rivers, our system requires a ton of maintenance. I work at a place called ALCOSAN, and it's basically a treatment plant for those rivers. We have a department, IW, that sends out field investigators all over Allegheny County, to different businesses, to take samples of their water output- the lab analyzes those samples for all sorts of fun stuff like oil and grease, suspended solids, and different chemicals. We then check to make sure that those businesses aren't dumping stuff they shouldn't be into the sanitation system. That's where I work- I do the database management for IW, which is a fancy way of saying I'm cross checking all the info the samplers and the lab bring back, making sure that info is logged in our system, and notifying the companies if they've fucked up. I've only been at ALCOSAN for about 7 months, but hope to be either a sampler someday, or even get my bosses job. There are whispers that he is going to retire in a few years, so it doesn't hurt to start gunning for it now, right?  |
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Post by oxbellows on Jun 2, 2015 17:09:49 GMT -7
Bartender/Red Mage
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Post by banedrom on Jun 2, 2015 17:30:44 GMT -7
Ooo, an elementary school teacher! How cool- I used to want to be an elementary art teacher, back when I was still big into doing art. Then I realized I didn't have the patience to go to anything longer than a 2 year associate degree school, so that never came to fruition. On a side note to that, banedrom, I think it's total BS how teachers don't get paid more. It's ridiculous that professional athletes, politicians, and a slew of other ludicrous careers get paid more than the people educating our nations kids. Huff. Rant over. I'm actually not too bad off. First, I live in Illinois and as a general rule we get paid more because our standards are higher (no slight against any other state). Second, I've already got my MS so I make even more on top of that. Third, and most importantly, any educator will tell you it's not about the money. This is absolutely true. I love my career and I get to go home thinking of how many times that day I can see discovery in my students eyes. There re are plenty of underpaid and overworked teachers out there who may hate their jobs. I'm not one of them. |
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Post by jakeakatheone on Jun 2, 2015 18:15:31 GMT -7
Stay-at-home-Uncle  |
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Post by chocobochica on Jun 3, 2015 4:27:15 GMT -7
Ooo, an elementary school teacher! How cool- I used to want to be an elementary art teacher, back when I was still big into doing art. Then I realized I didn't have the patience to go to anything longer than a 2 year associate degree school, so that never came to fruition. On a side note to that, banedrom, I think it's total BS how teachers don't get paid more. It's ridiculous that professional athletes, politicians, and a slew of other ludicrous careers get paid more than the people educating our nations kids. Huff. Rant over. I'm actually not too bad off. First, I live in Illinois and as a general rule we get paid more because our standards are higher (no slight against any other state). Second, I've already got my MS so I make even more on top of that. Third, and most importantly, any educator will tell you it's not about the money. This is absolutely true. I love my career and I get to go home thinking of how many times that day I can see discovery in my students eyes. There re are plenty of underpaid and overworked teachers out there who may hate their jobs. I'm not one of them. I have a few friends who are teachers, and they say the same thing- that they love what they do no matter the pay. That's definitely the reason why I wanted to do it, I love kids- I still think ya'll aren't getting your kudos and dues. But props to you for being in a good place for it And to oxbellows- I also used to bartend. Man oh man, the stories you hear and probably have from crazy customers.... |
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Post by kefkapalozza on Jun 3, 2015 7:24:20 GMT -7
Post Office worker, good pay long hours. Love my job just wish i had more free time. A teacher sounds like a great job love the idea of a summer/winter breaks.
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Post by banedrom on Jun 3, 2015 7:52:19 GMT -7
Post Office worker, good pay long hours. Love my job just wish i had more free time. A teacher sounds like a great job love the idea of a summer/winter breaks. Everyone says that until they realize that we all basically work from home during those times... |
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Post by kefkapalozza on Jun 3, 2015 7:54:33 GMT -7
Post Office worker, good pay long hours. Love my job just wish i had more free time. A teacher sounds like a great job love the idea of a summer/winter breaks. Everyone says that until they realize that we all basically work from home during those times... Yeah but for how long a day? I also guess it may be what grade and subject they teach that dictates the workload, as i imagine a PE teacher would have less to do then a chemistry teacher. |
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Post by chocobochica on Jun 4, 2015 10:48:09 GMT -7
The only downside to my job? Whole days in solitude. All my coworkers leave the plant for the day, so it's just me and my bosses. And unless they need something from me, they leave me alone in my office. Makes for quiet days. If anyone wants to say hi, feel free!  |
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Post by banedrom on Jun 4, 2015 11:58:08 GMT -7
Everyone says that until they realize that we all basically work from home during those times... Yeah but for how long a day? I also guess it may be what grade and subject they teach that dictates the workload, as i imagine a PE teacher would have less to do then a chemistry teacher. I think that also depends on where they teach. In Illinois, we have pretty strict regulations. Our P.E. is a legitimate class. Students learn locomotive theory and have a huge variety of resources including a climbing wall and class sets of things like tennis and badminton rackets. I know that our P.E. teachers hold a warm up and a full five minute cool down with yoga techniques involved. By 5th grade, my students have a full understanding of nutrition and physical fitness including muscle groups and bones/tendon identification, even if they don't practice it. I generally work my 8 hour day, then put about 2 hours into planning each day. Some of my colleagues also come in on Sundays. I can only speak from elementary school experience. I would image that planning for middle school/high school is easier, though I don't dare make that accusation... I do have summers off, but I can't turn off my brain from thinking about school and always planning and thinking about what I can do in my classroom. Something I didn't mention is that I also tutor the local university football team (the NIU Huskies). I usually spend 3-4 hours a day on that as well. Next year I am cutting back on that job though. I also work 2 Sundays a month at the local community center, but that is so that I can cheat the system and have a free gym membership. |
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Post by kefkapalozza on Jun 4, 2015 12:49:38 GMT -7
Yeah but for how long a day? I also guess it may be what grade and subject they teach that dictates the workload, as i imagine a PE teacher would have less to do then a chemistry teacher. I think that also depends on where they teach. In Illinois, we have pretty strict regulations. Our P.E. is a legitimate class. Students learn locomotive theory and have a huge variety of resources including a climbing wall and class sets of things like tennis and badminton rackets. I know that our P.E. teachers hold a warm up and a full five minute cool down with yoga techniques involved. By 5th grade, my students have a full understanding of nutrition and physical fitness including muscle groups and bones/tendon identification, even if they don't practice it. I generally work my 8 hour day, then put about 2 hours into planning each day. Some of my colleagues also come in on Sundays. I can only speak from elementary school experience. I would image that planning for middle school/high school is easier, though I don't dare make that accusation... I do have summers off, but I can't turn off my brain from thinking about school and always planning and thinking about what I can do in my classroom. Something I didn't mention is that I also tutor the local university football team (the NIU Huskies). I usually spend 3-4 hours a day on that as well. Next year I am cutting back on that job though. I also work 2 Sundays a month at the local community center, but that is so that I can cheat the system and have a free gym membership. Dam sounds like some pretty awesome PE teachers up there :-) I took a bunch of PE courses my senior years as i had all my credits and in most of them we saw are teacher once at the start of class to take attendance then they took us into the weight room or gave us a basketball and left us alone lol. Guess in Florida it is pretty different got at least 3 close people i know in the school systems and the amount of hours they put in is relatively light in the summer/winter breaks, of course they all come back sooner and leave later then the students. And they do have to spend some time arranging lesson plans and grading but from how they say it, it isn't a big deal time wise, only one of them teaches elementary she mentioned she tried teaching middle school but felt intimidated by older kids, she says she loves the job and relatively little take home work as she grades during her free period. But i guess i am biased my work hours are insane at the moment so a 10 hour day would seem a godsend to me. |
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Post by thedoors93 on Jun 4, 2015 20:22:55 GMT -7
Im 21 and currently a college student in IL working to get my degree. On summer vacation right now living in the suburbs of Chicago and looking for a summer job.
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Post by Battman on Jun 4, 2015 21:25:53 GMT -7
Pit Boss at a casino.
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Post by jakeakatheone on Jun 4, 2015 22:29:51 GMT -7
Like A Boss....  |
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