Whats your profession? And Why?

[HonestPirate]

Pirate that story is just incredible. Kudos brother you're an inspiration.

Hah thanks mate; aside from the fact it happened so quickly I'm sure my story is nothing special; I just happened to luck out with music which suddenly put me in a position to negotiate and secure design work within the very market I was trying to break into; things just fell into place- the only part I played in the success of it all was an inability to sleep or do anything by halves, which meant I was constantly creating something; whether it was music or art or design stuff- I had a sweet portfolio before I'd secured a single client.... !

And those of you still at school can thank me for that pain-in-the-neck animated program you have to endure at QLD Transport when you go for your L-Plate license; you know, the one with little animated cartoony cars and roads that ask things like "Who has right of way in this situation".....funny we created something so cute that no doubt ticks off every teenager going for their L's. Sorry guys ! If it makes you feel any better we spent all that money on snakes and toys and guitars and vinyl and a big TV !

I may have also inadvertently convinced you to drink cola, buy surfwear, subscribe to cable or eat junk food at some stage haha take that you fickle consumerist rascals.... !

 

[Trouble]

That was very inspirational, Pirate. Wow mate. Sorry for your loss. Congrats on making it so far in your life

Newtolovingsnakes - Stay at home parents (mothers in general) do have it tough, and don't get thanked enough for it. I know growing up I was a little terror to my mother, especially when she is also classed as my disability carer, too! The trips back & forth to hospital, trying to get me to take my tablets and eat properly, and then do my physio twice a day. I look back now and think "wow, I don't know how she did it"
So, every now and then, I walk up and just randomly give her a big hug and kiss and say "thank you" .. I think that is the best reward a mother can get when her children realise how much work she does put into looking after them and raising them to be great adults.
Great work, hun

Myself, I work 2 Casual jobs in admin. 1 I work 2 days a week doing general office duties, and the other is whenever the boss needs me to enter invoices into the database (which, honestly, isn't enough. Thank goodness for the 2 day a week job).
I am currently teaching myself photography as I can't find any decent (and affordable/my price range) photography courses in my area.
I want to aim towards being a nature/sports photographer when I'm a lot healthier

 

[Bel03]

I can only hope to do something that amazing!!! Have a great marriage and a beautiful husband and daughter and IMO, that makes life pretty damn good!!I am planning on doing some sort of course in the near future, but no idea what to do. So Bel you arent alone, im 32 and i have no idea what to do with my life! Except for be a mum

Being a mum beats anything i have been or could ever be! We may be underpaid in dollars, but we are paid so much more then any amount of money could ever be worth with just one smile from our babies! My kids will always be the best thing to ever happen to me, they are the beautiful result of a time in my life when things were far from beautiful!

 

[HonestPirate]

That was very inspirational, Pirate. Wow mate. Sorry for your loss. Congrats on making it so far in your life

Awww, thanks. Still uncomfortable thinking it is anything but the norm; necessity is the mother of all invention they say; there was no other choice but do everything I could to succeed.

And you are VERY correct Bel- all the money in the world couldn't buy you a single smile from your kid. That right there is priceless. When I look back at any achievements, the first things that come to mind are my wedding day, the day both kids were born; the day I fed my son for the first time (like 3 days ago)... and the first giggles, the first steps......

IMHO money in the bank and gigs and recognition come a distant 208th place on the list of achievements,but somehow they are the weird accomplishments that status is built on in society ! I still cant figure it out. I'm not concerned with celebrity or wealth or awards; that's someone else's idea of happiness. Just keep a baby alive for more than a week and I'll stand up and clap.

 

[$NaKe PiMp]

i did my apprenticeship as a fitter machinist,but later in life started working with animals and studying captive animal husbandry,but these days i work as a Snake catcher solving many different type of snake problems companys,orginisations and private homes have in regards to snake "pest control".
I do it cause i really love looking for snakes,and i like handling them,and to learn about them.

 

[Bel03]

Tone, i say exactly the same to people who tell me 'my strength is amazing' etc.......i have done nothing special, i have simply done what i have had to do to deal with the crappy cards i was dealt. Yep, it may have been easier to just 'give up' when the man i loved decided i was good for a boxing bag, & it would have been easy to give up when losing my child...... but life isnt meant to be easy. I believe that bad things happen, for good reason. I wouldnt be who am i today if i hadnt been through the things i have.

 

[Nighthawk]

Another stay-at-home mother here, a little less edgy about saying it here as I can see now that I won't get the usual follow-up question "is that all...?"
Yeah, sure; have my 3 for a fortnight and ask me again. No, seriously, I could do with the break lol
I'm hoping to do some study myself, kind of tossing up whether I want to expand the knowledge I've gathered throughout my pregnancies and study midwifery with a goal toward becoming a childbirth educator, or follow another keen interest of mine and continue back down the biology path, specifically genetics. Lately I've been up all hours of the night (days being mostly taken up), soaking up random bits of info and following little trails. My mother raised me to be an asker, and the main problem with that is should I not know the question bugs me until I do.
Thank goodness my youngest is a good sleeper otherwise finding answers would take me days...
Meh, I've got some time. I'll figure it out one day

 

[sara_sabian]

When I left school I started working in a bank, I hated the mentality of preying on everyone for sales and the job bored me to tears. I saved up, left the bank and get myself an education in graphic design.
I love it, it's a challenge, I'm super competitive and like to be the best and do my best. Every job and client are different and it's a chance to be creative. Plus I like to think us graphic designers make the world a little prettier to look at, even if we do fuel the fickle consumerist market honestpirate mentioned, lol. Also like honestpirate I'm up working all hours so being your own boss is a neat fit.

 

[Nighthawk]

Tone, i say exactly the same to people who tell me 'my strength is amazing' etc.......i have done nothing special, i have simply done what i have had to do to deal with the crappy cards i was dealt. Yep, it may have been easier to just 'give up' when the man i loved decided i was good for a boxing bag, & it would have been easy to give up when losing my child...... but life isnt meant to be easy. I believe that bad things happen, for good reason. I wouldnt be who am i today if i hadnt been through the things i have.

This is true, but having helped my sister out of a boxing bag sort of scenario I have to say: you're allowed to be amazing. You can deny it all you like, but you are, so claim it

 

[Bel03]

Mothers (& fathers) are cooks, cleaners, nurses, protectors, santa, the easter bunny, the tooth fairy.......we are even god damn super hereos when our kids need us to be! So how anyone can still say 'is that all' is very puzzling!

Nighthawk, im glad your sister got out of the situation, & with you there to help, she is very lucky! It took me over 7yrs, i spent a long time in hospital, & i am sure the angles were coming for me, before i realised 'enough'! I have no doubt in my mind i would not be here today if i didnt get that 'wake up' call, so although i appreciate the nice words, i still look at it more so that i just done what i had to........i didnt want to die, so therefor i made sure i stopped taking the risk!

 

[Black.Rabbit]

I am teacher (almost). One more year of uni to go, although I can casual teach now. I will be a TAS teacher which covers Textiles, Food tech, metal work, wood work, computing, graphics, tech drawing, robotics.... among other things.

I will be doing my masters in 2013 in Special Education: Behavioural problems and emotional disturbances. I was kicked out of school when I was 15 and ended up on the street soon after, so it is an area I really want to focus my attention towards, I think it'd be more fulfilling. Hopefully I will eventually work with kids who are at risk of going to prison, becoming homeless or at risk.

3 degrees in 5 years will be pretty impressive for someone who didn't finish school, is a single mum, a widow and lives a great distance from any family. Quite proud of myself actually Hopefully this gives the kids I will work with, some hope in their future.

 

[HonestPirate]

Yeah it's pretty lame not recognising parents as a class of human all of their own.

Parenting is RAD !!!!!! I for one have beaten up monsters, scared away ghosts; Ive been Santa, I have even been walked over by the Easter Bunny who left prints (flour) on my chest because I was sleeping on the lounge; Ive been bodyguard, security blanket, cook, cleaner, defender of the House, taxi, and tooth fairy. I also can stop thunder from being scary, can catch neighbours burglars next door and have dished out the odd butt-kicking to over-exuberant bully's Dad's. All of these roles make me a hero in my kid's eyes. You don't get that kind of status working at Centrelink.

 

[Pineapplekitten]

Im a Personal Fitness trainer, have been since 2004 except for a 3yr break when i did child care as a childrens sports coach... Now i train casually and only train chicks, which i luv cos it keeps me fit helps girls reach their goals and feel better about themselves..

makin em throw up or cry sometimes is a plus also haha.. nah jks, I fully console those poor buggers!!

 

[Sezzzzzzzzz]

hahaha! i fought off crocodiles in a moat around our bed last and when we caught them we patted them cos "I WUV DOCDILES MAMA"!!!

Sorry poggle, way off topic!

 

[longqi]

My last school report basically defined my working life
"Peter has an interesting and rather intriguing potential"
Left school at 15
Went deer culling and used the money to buy a crayfish boat
Went gold diving in Caribbean and searched for General Grant treasure ship way way down south
Joined Telstra became telephone technician
Started Alarm and security company
Arranged Adventure tours all over the world long before it was fashionable
Played blackjack and was paid by casinos to play there
Had a stroke after doing too many things too fast for too long
Doctor said relax
Demonstrated snakes for 17 years
Now organise Bali Reptile Rescue

Wouldnt change a thing

 

[Snakewoman]

I help with reptile displays, I love being able to work with snakes and crocs

A totally different thing I would like to pursue is private investigation. My interests are kind of all over the place lol.

I've always been a very curious person and I'm not satisfied with having a superficial knowledge of things. I don't bother with newspapers for that reason and the fact that a large portion of what they print is mindless garbage that hasn't been properly researched in the first place.

 

[Poggle]

hahaha! i fought off crocodiles in a moat around our bed last and when we caught them we patted them cos "I WUV DOCDILES MAMA"!!!

Sorry poggle, way off topic!

No please conitnue it is not off topic at all.. I am about to be a first tome parent so i like to hear these stories. Pirate and you all inspire me. I still want to grow an individual and further my self. I am still not happy just being a youth worker and have looked into organising camps for kids with severe issues and helping direct these issues in the best possible way.

I also own 3 horse properties between me and my wife. 2 years ago i had an accident at work and it resulted in 54 grand mal siezures over 24 hours..... it took me 4 months to talk an walk again. So i am thankful to have what i have got. Unfortunatley running the properties meant a big mortgage also, and due to money running out quick my wife made the decision to sell alot off, including nearly all my herp. I have no regrets, she kept things afloat for me. Over the past 2 years i have now had approx. 200 siezures with another 45 occuring in June this year. For the first time in a couple of years i finally have snakes again, and am getting my permits back to work with vens, was never steady enough previously, but finally have my reactions and speed back. So i look at life in a matter of so many things change all the time. I always wanted snakes from a kid, and hopefully my collection will only increase in time again. Every day i am thankful to my wife though and for what i have

 

[ryanm]

I am currently a Property Portfolio Analyst working for an institutional fund manager, in English, I run the numbers on the purchase and sale of shopping centres (BIIIIG shopping centres) and CBD office buildings. Previous to this I was a commercial property valuer and a draftsman. As for why, I'm not really sure, was always good with numbers during school, came out of school with no idea what I wanted to do, ended up doing an online quiz on the QUT website which recommended I do a degree in Property Valuation, I thought that sounded good and so I went and did it.

Some really interesting stories in the thread, keep them coming!

Ive been Santa, I have even been walked over by the Easter Bunny who left prints (flour) on my chest because I was sleeping on the lounge; Ive been bodyguard, security blanket, cook, cleaner, defender of the House, taxi, and tooth fairy.

You were looking for a new name a while ago, I think ToothFairy would be fantastic!

 

[hrafna]

i was an electrician but an injury forced me out of the game, had a massive amount of badluck in personal life that has kept me out of a full time job. been doing freelance photography for a long time, since i am seemingly unable to get a full time job i have decided to start my dream and start my own photography company. i mainly do weddings and portraits but i am hoping to expand and add reptile photography as a steady source of income too.

 

[Sezzzzzzzzz]

You were looking for a new name a while ago, I think ToothFairy would be fantastic!

mmmm then ill be drooling and thinking of The Rock everytime he posts!