What do we all do for a job

[campbell]

Hi all.
We are a diverse mob on here. Just wondered what we all did.

Our family are.
me- nurse
sons at uni. One doing teaching and Indigenous studies, the other Biomed.

 

[Kochie 16]

I am an Apprentice Boilermaker, good job where you earn heaps of money and learn good skills.

 

[acuguy]

teacher

Silly career choice because

A. poor pay

B. parents

c.political

d.people expect you to be moral and an expert on most topics



Good job because

A. On holidays for the grand final

B. On holidays for the majority of cricket season

C. Always 5 weeks since your last holiday or 5 weeks until your next

D. Get to spend a lot of time with your own kids

The key to being a teacher is making sure the person you marry/shack up with earns more cash than you!

 

[campbell]

I am an Apprentice Boilermaker, good job where you earn heaps of money and learn good skills.

Yep, my cousin was a boilermaker for a can making company. He retired before he was 50, and has set himself up in his retirement. Lucky bugger.
He liked the work as well, which is always a bonus.

 

[campbell]

Nursing.

Bad points..

low pay
shift work, no say in what you work or when
if someone calls in sick, rarely replaced, so staff levels are low,which is dangerous for patients and you are run off your feet all shift.

can and have been attacked by patients.
see, some really grotty things.nasty people as well.
administrators that say, there is no money in the budget for the correct levels of staff on a shift.They expect you to be 15 hours of staff down for a shift and make do.Yet if something happens, you the staff on shift will get reamed a new one.The Torres Strait problem is the tip of the iceberg in Qld Health.

good things.

you feel like you are actually helping people, make a difference in someones life, when they are really in need of care.
learning all the time
I love what I do.
I have some great friends at work, we have a laugh, and I have converted a heap of people to AFL.

 

[notting18]

I am a Science/Law university student, but have 3 part-time jobs. As a tutor at my old high school, Office Temp and I work for a not-for-profit educational organisation.

 

[Warwick]

Final year physio student doing my honours atm.

Also work as a sports trainer for a high-level soccer club in Brisbane.

 

[campbell]

Final year physio student doing my honours atm.

Also work as a sports trainer for a high-level soccer club in Brisbane.

Did you do a general degree 1st and then the Masters at UQ. A lady at work did this. She did Human Movement with Exercise Physiology in another state and then her masters at UQ. Only took 2 years. She is an excellent physio, very diverse in her knowledge. Her breadth of knowledge brings extras to the multi dis team.

 

[Warwick]

Did you do a general degree 1st and then the Masters at UQ. A lady at work did this. She did Human Movement with Exercise Physiology in another state and then her masters at UQ. Only took 2 years. She is an excellent physio, very diverse in her knowledge. Her breadth of knowledge brings extras to the multi dis team.

No. I did a couple of years doing Human Movement subjects and similiar, and started the undergraduate program in 05.

 

[campbell]

No. I did a couple of years doing Human Movement subjects and similiar, and started the undergraduate program in 05.

oh ok.
You may know this girl. Blonde bomshell, with a great sense of humour and loves AFL.

She was saying you get offered better jobs with the Master way of doing it, maybe its the level of pay at entry.

 

[acuguy]

Good physios are few and far between, many have become like fast food restaurants serve as many customers as possible without real attention to the actual purpose of the business, people who don't need to go to physio go purely for the attention and that is also part of the problem. Apart from that rant, good luck!

 

[Warwick]

She was saying you get offered better jobs with the Master way of doing it, maybe its the level of pay at entry.

Depends what your employer is looking for.

They do the same physio subjects in 2 years as we do in 3 (with an extra year of prac).

 

[campbell]

Depends what your employer is looking for.

They do the same physio subjects in 2 years as we do in 3 (with an extra year of prac).

I work for Qld Health.
Maybe its due to the Masters, and extra degree on top in the actual area of health.

She is a 3 not an entry level person.

 

[Warwick]

Good physios are few and far between, many have become like fast food restaurants serve as many customers as possible without real attention to the actual purpose of the business, people who don't need to go to physio go purely for the attention and that is also part of the problem. Apart from that rant, good luck!

We are all aware of places like that.

That's hardly an earth shattering observation.

 

[campbell]

So Wariwck is this your last year, or are you doing post grad stuff. Where do you hope to work? A speciailist area or in General Practice?

Empathy is the most important non clinical thing you will need as a clinician.

 

[acuguy]

We are all aware of places like that.

That's hardly an earth shattering observation.

many words come to me at this moment in time, i will show restraint

 

[Hollow Knight]

Was a PA/researcher for a major independent property consultancy firm in Brisbane for 4 1/2 years.

Then went overseas for nearly two years and helped organize conferences and administration of a medical association based at the Royal College of Surgeons.

Am now studying Political Science & Public Policy at UQ. Plan is to work in policy development for a government department (unsure of whether this will be in Brisbane or Canberra at this stage.)

Maybe a tilt at running for election (Local, State or Federal) later in life too, depending on my situation.

 

[CoZi36]

I'm doing a Bachelors degree in Business, majoring in Sports Management and minoring in Occupational Health and Safety at Griffith. Once I have my degree I hope to work at a sports club or organisation.

I'm also a casual before and after school care assistant at a local primary school, it's a great job and i'm enjoying it.

 

[campbell]

I'm doing a Bachelors degree in Business, majoring in Sports Management and minoring in Occupational Health and Safety at Griffith. Once I have my degree I hope to work at a sports club or organisation.

I'm also a casual before and after school care assistant at a local primary school, it's a great job and i'm enjoying it.

How are you enjoying the course Cozi?

 

[CoZi36]

How are you enjoying the course Cozi?

Yer I am, thanks Campbell. How have you been lately?

 

[campbell]

Yer I am, thanks Campbell. How have you been lately?

Glad u ok. I have been really busy. I am thinking of changing jobs, maybe doing agency work.

 

[The Flying Belgian]

I'm a moderator on BigFooty. It pays really well.

 

[Loyal Lion]

I run a Mortgage Choice franchise in the northern suburbs of Melbourne...

Good Points:

Working for yourself & not answering to anybody.
Able to control my working hours.
Rewards (Not just monetary) are good. Especially guiding first home buyer's through the home buying maze.

Not So Good Points:

Sometimes working up to 90 hours per week; very exhausting.
Dealing with the banks; very very hard work!

My Dream

That someone in Qld will contact me for a loan!!! That way I can combine work with pleasure & claim it as a tax deduction!

 

[Panthera]

I am an Insurance broker for Nacora Insurance , specialising in Marine Cargo Insurance.....

 

[brisbanelioness]

teacher

The key to being a teacher is making sure the person you marry/shack up with earns more cash than you!

Yep, husband is a sparky so after more than a decade of teaching I've given up and had kids instead.

Should I bother saying that being a full time Mum is like working 24/7 without pay or is that just another unwanted female comment?

Originally Posted by acuguy View Post
Shit i didn't know women posted on this forum, is there an all male footy forum anywhere