How do you make a living?

[Kojote]

I'm a self employed trader.
In my native language it is a very noble way to describe oneself while running an onlineshop and selling those neat dragon and skull deco stuff.

But I like it.
And...
Yes. One can earn a living with this. Even for two people and a bunch of rats.

 

[satindesire]

I have sex with my husband regularly, cook his meals and clean his house.

I get my bills paid in return.

 

[graceanne]

I'm a self employed trader.
In my native language it is a very noble way to describe oneself while running an onlineshop and selling those neat dragon and skull deco stuff.

But I like it.
And...
Yes. One can earn a living with this. Even for two people and a bunch of rats.

You have rats?

My most recent rat, Moby Dick, just died. I miss him, but I'm not sure I'm going to get an more. They don't live very long, and they get so sick before they die. It's too hard on me when I lose one of my rats.

 

[Kojote]

You have rats?

My most recent rat, Moby Dick, just died. I miss him, but I'm not sure I'm going to get an more. They don't live very long, and they get so sick before they die. It's too hard on me when I lose one of my rats.

Yup. Eight at the moment. One died recently, but she was an old lady and made it about three months longer than expected (you get to know the signs of approaching death by age after a couple of years).
Luckily we have a friend who breeds regularly. So we try to have a pair of youngsters every 6 months. This way the pack remains healthy...

Formerly we got our rats from local pet shops but you don't want to know how they treat and breed rodents...
No wonder that these die from cancer early. Inbreeding is only one of several problems with these...

But the ones from our friend are healthy and reach ages of about three years regularly. Thats's okay exept for the individuals you really establish a relationship with.

But they are so cute, curious and intelligent. You don't want a mere dog or cat once you had a pet you could almost talk with...
(Not that I dislike dogs. I love dogs and feel comfortable with one or two around.
But they are a bit stupid.
And cats are... bah... egomaniacs of sort.
Best served on toast... )

Sorry.
This topic got me carried away a bit...

 

[FloggingMolly]

I have sex with my husband regularly, cook his meals and clean his house.

I get my bills paid in return.

Best job ever! This would be my ideal

 

[Lizzie_Borden]

I do a bit of everything in a small office that provides government contracted employment services.

Admin, accounts, reception, coordinate activities, etc

 

[Bandit58]

I'm Sir's full time carer. I get a Carer Payment from the Australian Government (under a Social Security Agreement between Australia and New Zealand). Sir receives a disability pension.

He is on haemodialysis and we do this at home every 2nd day for 8 hours right now, during summer it is 3x a week with weekends off. I set up and take down a haemodialysis machine, put Sir's cannulas in and look after Him during the time He is on the machine. I am able to leave Him for short periods to run errands but not for too long.

I also take His blood weekly and run it to the hospital, dispense insulin and other meds, and generally care for Him - some days He is unwell or in a lot of pain with arthritis.

 

[Etoile]

It's a good thing you're not squeamish, Bandit - I wince at the very idea of doing that medical stuff! Of course I would learn to do it if my wife ever needed it, but getting over the icky parts would be hard.

And I know it would be hard, because back when I used to interpret in hospitals, there were two times when I was suddenly light-headed and had to sit down and be fed crackers. The funny thing is, nothing gory was happening at the time! I was interpreting, and the deaf person was watching me, and just as she says "whoa, you just went white as a sheet" I suddenly felt the need to sit down, LOL.

Props to you Bandit! It can't be an easy task, but I'm sure you've got a great patient!

 

[Black_Bunny]

Job #1 - Boring office receptionist. Lots of money, no fun whatsoever.

Job #2 - Live music photographer, with a dabble in portrait and event photography. Lots of fun, a little bit of money.

 

[Bandit58]

Thanks Etoile
Yes He is a great patient - patient with me when I get flustered if the needle won't go in for some reason, or when I stress if the machine keeps alarming or if something else goes wrong

I have never been really squeamish. I can even watch if my own blood is being taken. The only time I have felt funny is when I had an infected thumb and it had to be lanced - I was sitting at the time and just after the nurse put the local in I must have gone pale because they made me lie down for the next part

 

[Cattypuss]

... double post

 

[Cattypuss]

I'm a staff writer and editor of books for a UK publisher.

Used to be 90% writing and 10% editing but those numbers have reversed in the last year or two. I prefer editing.

 

[TypicalDeviant]

Unemployed accountant/auditor
Bilingual (english/spanish)

You hiring?

 

[Keroin]

Short answer: Whatever it takes.

Someone asked me recently what I do for a living and one of my girlfriends cut in with, "It's easier to ask her what she doesn't do."

Currently: Write (short stories that occasionally get published and I'm on the second draft of a novel I would sell my soul to see published), web design, construction and handyman work, (in 1.5 hours I return to the jobsite, with my husband, to finish tearing apart the deck from hell), booking agent for trekking in Nepal, Africa & points beyond, and also hubby and I sell these physio massage units, (we liked them so much we bought the company!)

I've really only had one "career" - stunt person, 10 years - but my resume reads like an employment directory.

SW and MWY are the same, if I'm not mistaken.

 

[Etoile]

Y'know, as a student, I'm curious to know what everybody's education was like. I'm primarily interested in whether your college major, if any, is related to your current job. Mostly because I am graduating in December with a B.A. in Deaf Studies, which does not, by itself, have any jobs associated with it.

 

[Netzach]

Like Keroin I do "stuff." Less exciting stuff by far, but I've done a strange variety of sales and "stuff" since college which included painting faux leather tooled steerheads onto a wall in texas and being an itinerant indie Domme in the midwest and NYC.

I've since discovered that phone and online domination is better money than any "legitimate" job I've ever had and quite handy when chronic illness comes knocking. I've also learned that I like money more than I thought I did. So I'm an internet non-celebrity Domme.

 

[Cattypuss]

Y'know, as a student, I'm curious to know what everybody's education was like. I'm primarily interested in whether your college major, if any, is related to your current job. Mostly because I am graduating in December with a B.A. in Deaf Studies, which does not, by itself, have any jobs associated with it.

My university degree was in modern (foreign) languages. Only very loosely related to what I do now. But hey - I can go on holiday in some parts of Europe without a phrase book, so my education was not entirely wasted

 

[the captians wench]

2nd assistant store manager at a coorporate Mcd's
Pay is really good, benifits are awesome, hours suck ass

Costume designer
I love the work, pay is minimal at this point. Working on that last part

No college, graduated in the top 10% of my class in high school, but didn't have a desire to go to school. Now I have the desire but not the support.

 

[Kajira Callista]

I stick people in the looney bin with needles, prep piss, shit, and blood samples to be sent to the lab. Good times

 

[TypicalDeviant]

Y'know, as a student, I'm curious to know what everybody's education was like. I'm primarily interested in whether your college major, if any, is related to your current job. Mostly because I am graduating in December with a B.A. in Deaf Studies, which does not, by itself, have any jobs associated with it.

Two degrees, one in Spanish, one in Accounting. I haven't used the first one much (outside of reading, movies, music, and vacations) but I've used the second quite a bit.

 

[ownedsubgal]

busy little houseslave/homemaker, cleaning and organizing and laundering and folding and dusting and mopping to my little heart's content.


the Master is a graphic designer and planner.

 

[buxxxom]

Private tutor, science and math.

 

[Netzach]

Y'know, as a student, I'm curious to know what everybody's education was like. I'm primarily interested in whether your college major, if any, is related to your current job. Mostly because I am graduating in December with a B.A. in Deaf Studies, which does not, by itself, have any jobs associated with it.

there are all kinds of public policy related jobs that I think might be open doors with that among other things

My degree is in studio art, but from a liberal arts pressure cooker, BA rather than BFA. Oddly enough I'd say that I'm using it every day. Heavily. And digitally edited photo and video were glints in pappy's eye when I was actually learning them.

 

[FungiUg]

I have a bachelor of science in computers. I don't use much of the content of the degree (even though I work with computers) as I didn't study the field I work in (databases, information science). However, having the degree goes a long way to helping me get interviews, although the 20 years of experience in the field does better now.

To stay current I need to be learning almost all the time, so I think the training in how to learn and research has been of more use than what I actually learned at the time.

 

[where]

well I was told yesterday I had no job in september. I'm hoping to pick some research or lecturing work up, especially as Tescos wouldn't even give me an interview.

otherwise I buy old enamelled jewellery and renovate it and I'm in the process of setting up my own jewellery business.

I study for the fun of it.