It's my job anniversary today + 5 questions for you

[RetroLounge]

Been with the same company 8 years today. So I bought Racine Kringles to celebrate.



and then mailed off my resume to someone else :D


1) Do you work for others or are you self-employed?

2) How long have you worked where you do?

3) Are you happy working there?

4) What do you do there?

5) What would you rather be doing instead?

RL

[La Lioness Priyanka]

1. ok here goes

1) Do you work for others or are you self-employed? others

2) How long have you worked where you do? i have worked here since 2000 (took a 2 year break in between though)

3) Are you happy working there? more or less

4) What do you do there? manage customer service

5) What would you rather be doing instead? be a fulltime student

[RetroLounge]

2. My Answers

1) Do you work for others or are you self-employed?

I work for the man... but not for long I hope...

2) How long have you worked where you do?

8 years

3) Are you happy working there?

I used to be, no longer...

4) What do you do there?

Sit in a fucking cubicle all day writing QA software used by people who build things to kill other people (Defense Contractors)

5) What would you rather be doing instead?

Working full time in my bookstore...

RL

[bertha katzenengel]

3. I dunno what that is but it looks decadent.

1) Do you work for others or are you self-employed?

others

2) How long have you worked where you do?

4 months + a few days

3) Are you happy working there?

Yes!

4) What do you do there?

Legal secretary by name but more of an administrative assistant

5) What would you rather be doing instead?

Hmm. Park ranger. Beach lifeguard. Run a women's shelter.

[RetroLounge]

6. We call them Racine Toilet Seats...

:D

and yes, very decadent indeed. Stuffed with fruit or cheese or walnuts...

RL

[bertha katzenengel]

9. uh... *blink*

:rofl:

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

4. I guess I'm pretty lucky...

1) I work for others, but it's a non-profit organization

2) I've worked there just over a year.

3) I've got a great boss and fun co-workers (nearly all Democrats)

4) I manage federal and foundation grants

5) This is it. I love this line of work.

Only thing missing -- RL and his Racine Kringle. Fax me a piece, would you?

[av8rdave]

5. Work answers

1) Do you work for others or are you self-employed? Large corporation

2) How long have you worked where you do? coming up on 20 years

3) Are you happy working there? depends on what aspect of the job you're talking about

4) What do you do there? pilot

5) What would you rather be doing instead? flying a Gulfstream V for an incredibly wealthy, old, frail and desperate widow (mrs. av8rdave thinks this is a good idea as well)

[1gobluedem]

7. Okay

1) Do you work for others or are you self-employed? Others; public radio station that's a department of a state university.

2) How long have you worked where you do? Just started my 16th year.

3) Are you happy working there? Very.

4) What do you do there? Marketing and Development Director; I do all station promotion, special events, and fundraising.

5) What would you rather be doing instead? At the moment I'd rather be sitting on a warm beach watching the waves roll in since it's 30 degrees and I worked an extra 54 hours last week during the pledge drive. But, I love my job and wouldn't want to do anything else. I've done the corporate PR thing and the commercial radio thing. Never again.

Edited for typo.

[PRETZEL]

8. Here's mine,

1) I work for the county government.

2) 11 years

3) yes. I enjoy very much what I do.

4) I was just promoted to Fiscal/Budget Director effective the beginning of this month. That was really just a formality as I've been doing the job off and on when my boss had medical issues.

5) When I retire from here I plan on opening a sporting goods store. I've always wanted to own one.

[seemunkee]

10. OK

1) Do you work for others or are you self-employed?
Others

2) How long have you worked where you do?
10 years

3) Are you happy working there?
Yes and No

4) What do you do there?
I wear many hats. Network admin,pc tech, db admin, sales, coder, proposal writer, etc

5) What would you rather be doing instead?
brewing beer

[LostinVA]

11. I lurve Kringles -- YUMMO!

[RetroLounge]

22. No kringle for you

until you answer the questions...

:hi:

RL

[AllegroRondo]

12. how I miss Racine Kringles

you just cant find them in St Louis.

[Pacifist Patriot]

31. Just from the picture I can tell my hips are glad I can't get them in FL

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

13. My main job:

1) Do you work for others or are you self-employed?

Others.

2) How long have you worked where you do?

7 years.

3) Are you happy working there?

Yes, except there's one guy I work with who irritates the hell out of me.

4) What do you do there?

Pilot training.

5) What would you rather be doing instead?

Lounging about on my private island drinking gin & tonic.

[Guava Jelly]

14. okie dokie

1) Do you work for others or are you self-employed?
Both
2) How long have you worked where you do?
going on 6 years
3) Are you happy working there?
Not since day 1
4) What do you do there?
I am a mold-maker
5) What would you rather be doing instead?
Working full time at my shop.
(with a few very hot du secretaries) :evilgrin:

[Jimbo S]

15. 5 answers for you

1) Do you work for others or are you self-employed? I work for THE MAN

2) How long have you worked where you do? 12 years

3) Are you happy working there? It's OK. Could be better. Had an interview this past Monday.

4) What do you do there? Quality Engineer

5) What would you rather be doing instead? IT

[Pacifist Patriot]

16. Very lucky here.

1) Self-employed "contractor"

2) Hard to date it.

3) Very

4) Minister http://www.brevardminister.com

5) Not a thing

[Chan790]

17. Jobby-job answers.

1.) I work for a large monolithic coffee company.

2.) 7 1/2 months.

3.) No...I was until about a 1/2 month ago.

4.) I'm a barista, a coffee master, the retail expert for my store, a learning coach, and our resident tea guru. I also do everybody else's jobs so that my store will not cease to function. My manager does her job exceptionally well but as soon as she leaves people start looking to me for answers and tasking. I'm not the manager, I'm not the asst. manager, and I'm not a shift supervisor. Yet apparently, I'm in charge. (If my ASM asks me one more time how to do her job, I may throttle her.) I don't want to be in charge of a high-end coffee boutique. I had the offers to be a manager-trainee and a shift, I declined. I like the free time my job provides as it allows me time to pursue training in the field I actually want to be in. (Except that it doesn't because I'm the de-facto manager at just above minimum wage.)

5.) Fundraising/Development and eventually NPO management. Unlike most people in this field, I don't have a specific cause that I want to work for. Literacy, cultural arts, animal rights/welfare, environmental protection, and civil rights would all be causes I think I'd enjoy working for though.

[NightWatcher]

18. okie dokie

1) Do you work for others or are you self-employed?
self employed
2) How long have you worked where you do?
off and on for 4 years
3) Are you happy working there?
sure
4) What do you do there?
private investigator
5) What would you rather be doing instead?
sea kayaking (I was a tour guide for a season)

[RetroLounge]

19. sea kayaking?

Sounds fun. I think there are a few others here that do that.

RL

[Left Is Write]

20. Answers

1) Do you work for others or are you self-employed? I work for others

2) How long have you worked where you do? 5 months

3) Are you happy working there? Yes

4) What do you do there? Provide daycare for the children of gym members

5) What would you rather be doing instead? Voice work and writing, preferably from home

[RetroLounge]

21. Voice work?

Like for radio? or for like the next Shrek?

:hi:

RL

[Left Is Write]

23. I did radio. Radio has changed, and local DJs are being phased out.

I have no desire to go back to radio.

I'd like to do voiceovers for radio and TV ads. My husband says I have a great voice for cartoons, but I'd say getting ad work would be much more realistic. :D

[LSK]

24. ok

1) Do you work for others or are you self-employed?

Work for others

2) How long have you worked where you do?

9 years this May

3) Are you happy working there?

Its ok, id say 7/10

4) What do you do there?

IT

5) What would you rather be doing instead?

Traveling, photography, working on campaigns, hiking, camping, mountain biking

Or working somewhere where I can really make a difference in the world.

[skygazer]

25. Wow, that looks good

*drool, slobber*

1) Do you work for others or are you self-employed? Others

2) How long have you worked where you do? Just over 8 years.

3) Are you happy working there? Yeah, pretty much.

4) What do you do there? I manage a liquor department.

5) What would you rather be doing instead? Something that's not so hard on my body - I do a lot of heavy lifting and it's screwing up my back and knees. I'm starting school next week for paralegal so hopefully in 2 years, I'll be using my brain to make my living instead. :bounce:

[chemenger]

26. Answers

1) Do you work for others or are you self-employed? - I work contract (temp) positions

2) How long have you worked where you do? - 7 months

3) Are you happy working there? - No

4) What do you do there? - Very little.

5) What would you rather be doing instead? - Fishing. If I had it do over again I would have liked to work towards a PhD in geology and then found a faculty position at a nice college or university.

[mike_c]

27. here you go....

1. I work for the California State University.

2. 10 years

3. Yes, I'm happy. There's always room for improvement, but it's the best job I've ever had.

4. I'm an entomologist and an ecologist. My title is Professor of Zoology.

5. Camping in Baja California would be nice.

[photogirl12]

28. All right...here's my answers

1) Do you work for others or are you self-employed?
I am a self-employed professional photographer

2) How long have you worked where you do?
OK, I thought about it and that question makes me feel old...11 years

3) Are you happy working there?
Yes. Photography is a very rewarding career, as long as you don't end up with the parent who wants a smiling happy child at 6 at night when the child missed its nap and is hungry! :D

4) What do you do there?
I photograph children, adults and pets; restore photos, print photos, cut mats, and customer service.

5) What would you rather be doing instead?
As long as I am involved in something where I can express my creativity, I am happy.

[NMDemDist2]

29. congrats on the milestone (do you get annual raises on your anniv?)

as for the questions:

1) Do you work for others or are you self-employed?

right now, I work for others after 5 years of self employment

2) How long have you worked where you do?

I got hired the first week of Feb, so :shrug: 8 weeks?

3) Are you happy working there?

yeah, it's ok

4) What do you do there?

tend bar

5) What would you rather be doing instead?

managing my Lotto winnings :rofl:

[RetroLounge]

30. managing my Lotto winnings

:rofl:

I like the way you think...

RL

[NMDemDist2]

32. everybody needs a dream eh??

:rofl:

:hi:

[fizzgig]

33. damn that looks tasty

1) Do you work for others or are you self-employed? a soulless huge large corporation

2) How long have you worked where you do? 3 1/2 years

3) Are you happy working there? meh

4) What do you do there? write

5) What would you rather be doing instead? same job but with a different company

[Deja Q]

34. sexy

1. others
2. a while
3. overall, yes
4. get annoyed
5. Graphic arts/photography/ad design

[Rosie1223]

35. answers

1) Do you work for others or are you self-employed?
others -- a bunch of republicans *gaak*

2) How long have you worked where you do?
23 years

3) Are you happy working there?
It is the most boring job in the world

4) What do you do there?
IT manager (the only good thing about this job is it allows me ample time to DU)

5) What would you rather be doing instead?
Write novels


Congrats on your anniversary and good luck with the bookstore!

[Callalily]

36. Congrats on your

anniversary. And OMG! I can't remember the last time that I've had Racine Kringles.

1. Not self-employed
2. Seven years
3. Most of the time
4. Non-profit stuff
5. Working as a dive/snorkeling tour guide (ha ha ha - but serious)

[RevolutionaryActs]

37. Will you share?

:9


My answers

1) Do you work for others or are you self-employed?
I work for others

2) How long have you worked where you do?
Um... since August of late year

3) Are you happy working there?
Mostly

4) What do you do there?
I screen rental applications for apartments and such

5) What would you rather be doing instead?
Working for Rolling Stone? .. :shrug:

[RetroLounge]

38. I'd share anything with you...

:9

RL

[NewWaveChick1981]

39. Happy Anniversary, RL!

:hi:

My answers for you:

1) Do you work for others or are you self-employed? I work for others.

2) How long have you worked where you do? I've been here four months but in this profession for 21 years.

3) Are you happy working there? Yes. There are times I love to hate my job, but I'm happy here overall.

4) What do you do there? Director of Financial Aid. I had been a DFA for seven years at another school too.

5) What would you rather be doing instead? I'd rather be independently wealthy, but other than that, I'd love to own a salon. :)

[Broken_Hero]

40. Congrats on your anniversary, :)

As for your questions,

1) Do you work for others or are you self-employed?Work for others, I'm a repo man now!

2) How long have you worked where you do?hmm, about two weeks now.

3) Are you happy working there?Its okay, just a little...stressful sometimes.

4) What do you do there?I repo cars/trucks....

5) What would you rather be doing instead?Drinking.

[QMPMom]

41. Congratulations on your Job Anniversary!

1) Do you work for others or are you self-employed?

I work for a very large department store group whose initials are NM. They also have a store in NYC that has the initials BG.

2) How long have you worked where you do?

It will be 2 1/2 years next week.

3) Are you happy working there?

Most of the time I am happy. There are times I feel like slamming my head through my computer - like about noon today.

4) What do you do there?

I answer lots of questions about products, solve problems, soothe ruffled feathers, resolve billing issues, track down missing merchandise, replace damaged or missing merchandise - I do whatever comes across my desk in the best way that I can. We have a policy of first contact resolution and I never know what is coming next and I am expected to handle it.

5) What would you rather be doing instead?

I'd love to write for a living or design jewellry.

[grannylib]

42. Yummy! Good luck with your job hunt! Here are my answers:

1) Do you work for others or are you self-employed?

I work for the guy who owns the Minnesota Timberwolves, but I work for the printing company he founded, not for the NBA side of his business. We're the folks on whose backs he built the fortune that allowed him to buy a bunch of overpaid underperformers.

2) How long have you worked where you do?

About 12 years total; used to be a production worker back in the college days; now in an admin position in one of the smaller companies in his empire.


3) Are you happy working there?

In some ways, yes. I love the people, and I like many aspect of my job, but I feel very underutilized, and most folks in the organization are grossly underpaid.

4) What do you do there?

HR generalist stuff mostly

5) What would you rather be doing instead?

I am working toward my goal of finding my dream position:
"Corporate Conscience; Devil's Advocate; Passionate Provider of Excellence in Training and Development, from Direction to Design to Delivery."

[flvegan]

43. Congrats to you, answers from me:

1) Do you work for others or are you self-employed?

I work for others, sort of.

2) How long have you worked where you do?

Here? Just over a year.

3) Are you happy working there?

Immensely.

4) What do you do there?

Make them thankful on a daily basis that they hired me.

5) What would you rather be doing instead?

I'd rather be Superman. Cool day job, untouchable superhero during every other hour. I'm a renegade.

[SeattleGirl]

44. Mine:

1) Do you work for others or are you self-employed?
Work for others.

2) How long have you worked where you do?
Been at my present company since October '06. Been doing this type of work for 17 years.

3) Are you happy working there?
Meh. My boss is a good guy, and I work out of my home, which I love. But I'm getting burned out on what I do.

4) What do you do there?
I am a vocational rehab counselor. I deal with people who were injured on the job. I assess their ability to work, based on the results of their injuries. If they cannot return to anything they already know how to do, I write retraining plans for them.

5) What would you rather be doing instead?
I'd rather be a florist. I have a natural talent for it. I have made the first move toward doing this, by getting business cards done. My daughter's wedding photographer has graciously agreed to let me use the photos she took of the flowers I did for the wedding on my still-to-be-designed website, and still-to-be-designed brochures. The pictures aren't done yet, so I have to wait for that.

[RetroLounge]

47. Florist?

Go for it... I love going to our neighborhood florist...

RL

[bigwillq]

45. Here it goes:

1) Do you work for others or are you self-employed?
Others

2) How long have you worked where you do?
5 years in May

3) Are you happy working there?
Most times

4) What do you do there?
Sportswriter

5) What would you rather be doing instead?
Being an activist, working at a company that promotes progressive values

[haf216]

46. Here are my answers:

1) Do you work for others or are you self-employed? I work for a large retail company.

2) How long have you worked where you do? Just over three years.

3) Are you happy working there? Depends on the day.

4) What do you do there? I am the frontend manger and the trainer for the store.

5) What would you rather be doing instead? Working with kids