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Tell me about your job pollesque
I'm curious. To the extent that you feel comfortable, tell me what you do for work or what you plan to do if you're between jobs and what your favorite/least favorite things are about it.
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Re: Tell me about your job pollesque
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[QUOTE]I am an admin assistant at a mid-size tech company. As of this moment, I'm the admin for a very small & quiet program (contract) and have been terribly unhappy (not enough work). I found out yesterday I'm being moved next week to support an engineering department and I couldn't be more thrilled. I've been with this company for almost 15 years and I've worked with most of those engineers as well as the director and manager at some point so I know what I'm getting into. <strong> I've already been told of new projects that the department has always wanted up & running (databases, websites, etc) and I'm encouraged to take any classes I might need to make that happen for them. </strong>
Posted by Girlie1030[/QUOTE]
I am incredibly jealous of that.
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I like the learning opportunities it provides, I like the freedom I get with this job, but on the same hand because I can do pretty much anything my boss likes to hand everything off to me. She doesn't know how a lot of things work so she makes stupid decisions because she doesn't realize the implications some of those decisions have. Also her experience is in strictly marketing, and here she has a lot more responsibilties that she doesn't have experience with, so that gets frustrating. I'm young so I don't have as much credibility despite the fact that I've been with the company longer than anyone else. Even when I have facts and figures to back up my case they often still don't want to listen, so that's been a challenge.
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I also work on a commissioned basis, and I like that I can make more money based on how hard I'm working, honestly.
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If I were "between jobs," so to say, I'd just find whatever crap jobs to work to pay bills. I like to think I'd be looking for a new job while still at my old one, but who knows. Stuff happens. If I was laid off I'd wait tables.
I like my job because it's never the same. Sometimes it's really boring, but other times it's very exciting. The coolest thing about my career so far was getting to meet and interview (privately! in his HOTEL!) Ted Sorensen. He was so flippin cool.
Job 2 - Adjunct. I'm totally loving it, teaching Creative Writing for Adolescent Lit. Their stories are creative, their discussions are really in-depth. I guess the biggest drawback is the amount of time i takes out of my day.
Job 3 - Author. I love everything having to do with writing a book, even if I bitch about it at times. I just hate what comes after - marketing, queries, rejections, etc.
I love all the different groups I get to work with (I have about 80+ contracts), from kid sports camps to week-long arts classes for seniors (80-90 year olds and older.) I get to talk to people from all over campus and beyond. I love being able to represent the university and brag it up.
I hate the red tape that comes from working as a government entity. I hate that my boss has ZERO strategic-thinking capabilities (which is my strongest point). She often makes rash decisions that we have to accommodate. I also hate that I don't get any recognition for how much work I'm doing.
ETA: When I originally took this promotion, I was told I would be handling a lot of the business management aspects and the technology stuff. Which I am, to a small extent. But because we were so short-staffed, a LOT more contracts were dumped on me, which cut down on the time I have for stuff I really want to do. (thus the jealousy, girlie.)
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[QUOTE]Dmill, do you have an engineering degree?
Posted by Girlie1030[/QUOTE]
nope, my boss wants me to though :)<div>I went to school for computer programming but I friggin hate programming. I've picked up a lot of the engineering side since I've been doing this, but I joke with everyone that the reason I work so well with our group is because I'm not an engineer so I actually have a personality ;)</div>
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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Tell me about your job pollesque : nope, my boss wants me to though :) I went to school for computer programming but I friggin hate programming. I've picked up a lot of the engineering side since I've been doing this, but I joke with everyone that the reason I work so well with our group is because I'm not an engineer so I actually have a personality ;)
Posted by dmiller9274[/QUOTE]
Ha! I will say though that in my experience, women engineers tend to be a lot more "normal" than their male counterparts. They somehow seem to also keep their common sense in addition to their advanced intelligence. There's certainly a few exceptions, but that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
[QUOTE] My new department also encourages and actually WANTS me to continue my education so they will be paying for me to get my masters and PhD after six months. I intend to apply for a web design and online communications degree.
Posted by shaydenise[/QUOTE]
I am also jealous of this. A big reason I took the crappy job I did out of college was because they paid for your education. completely free. Budget blahblahblah and now they 'only' cover 75%. I know that's still awesome, but at my school, 25% of a master's degree is a shitton of money. Especially when it's all cash.
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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Tell me about your job pollesque : Ha! I will say though that in my experience, women engineers tend to be a lot more "normal" than their male counterparts. They somehow seem to also keep their common sense in addition to their advanced intelligence. There's certainly a few exceptions, but that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Posted by Girlie1030[/QUOTE]
I agree. Although, in the aviation engineering field (around here) women are few and far between. My big department is about 350 people and there are 3 women.
If I really got in a pickle or laid off I would go back to bartending. Although I have been thinking about doing a Canvas and cocktails job, now part time. I figure adults with a few drinks are about like middle schoolers
Shay-I have my masters in instructional design and technology (my concentration was k-12 but I could have gotten an adult or e-learning cert with a slight change to my coursework.)
Downside? People are getting cheaper and cheaper.
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[QUOTE]Steph, I totally know what you mean. Paying out of pocket is the only reason I haven't started grad school yet. I'm so glad I can finally start. They won't pay for things like research hours but the degree I'm looking into is a non-thesis option so I won't need those. DNA, that's cool! The other department I'm considering applying to is Educational Technology which would encompass the instructional design aspect more than anything. The reason I'd prefer the other though, is because I don't want to necessarily be in the classroom. Annnnd I love web design and coding and all that geekery awesomeness ha ha.
Posted by shaydenise[/QUOTE]
There are so many cool options. And teaching WELL online is tricky, you can't just link a bunch of articles and say "discuss". There are so many crappy online classes out there, I get so frustrated. So it would be nice to have a real instructional designer doing the courses....
[QUOTE]I'm a radio journalist. I dig my job a lot because I went to school for broadcast journalism - emphasis on TV - and the hours and pay in this industry is pure crap. I landed a job with holidays off, 9-5 M-F schedule. I can take vacations whenever I want if I have the hours, and I basically do whatever I want. And I'm awesome at it. If I were "between jobs," so to say, I'd just find whatever crap jobs to work to pay bills. I like to think I'd be looking for a new job while still at my old one, but who knows. Stuff happens. If I was laid off I'd wait tables. I like my job because it's never the same. Sometimes it's really boring, but other times it's very exciting. The coolest thing about my career so far was getting to meet and interview (privately! in his HOTEL!) Ted Sorensen. He was so flippin cool.
Posted by AllAboutTheBenjamin[/QUOTE]
That's so cool! I worked for two years as a reporter/editor at a daily newspaper but knew the owner of the local radio station and ended up doing some news spots for him as well as appearances on his talk show. Radio is so much fun! I wish the news industry paid better! I ended going back to graduate school to earn my master's and hopefully my PH.D. to be able to teach at the college level.
The kids I work with in the morning have already graduated high school but need some extra hands on traning, so I job coach them at different locations. The child at night is in elementary school and we work on activities of daily living, social skills, etc.
I really enjoy this job- the one downside would be how stressful it can get sometimes.
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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Tell me about your job pollesque : There are so many cool options. And teaching WELL online is tricky, you can't just link a bunch of articles and say "discuss". There are so many crappy online classes out there, I get so frustrated. So it would be nice to have a real instructional designer doing the courses....
Posted by DNAtime[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div>I completely get what you mean. So many people think linking powerpoints online and letting the student thumb through them is "instructional design." I just think most instructors don't realize the different kinds of technology out there for them to use that would really make their online courses rock! It's also hard in the k-12 area because of funding. While the technology is great, it definitely isn't cheap. Here in Florida high school students are now going to be required to take an online course at some point in their high school career, so I'm hoping that there will be some budgeting to reflect that (that's a giant hope!).
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