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Cid_B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 08:22 AM Original message |
What was the driving force when you selected your career? |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 08:25 AM Response to Original message |
1. Survival |
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glowing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 08:26 AM Response to Original message |
2. My passion and degree stopped at the degree.. I've never had the chance to do what I would love to |
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Cid_B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 08:34 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Don't lose hope... |
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HysteryDiagnosis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 08:57 AM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Cubicles retain gas..... scary indeed. n/t |
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Cid_B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 09:18 AM Response to Reply #10 |
19. Cubicles retrain souls as far as I am concerned... |
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HysteryDiagnosis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 09:31 AM Response to Reply #19 |
24. A prescription for you, watch Office Space once a week for a month and then report |
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Cid_B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 09:34 AM Response to Reply #24 |
28. Seen it.. Office Space for me is like Poltergest is for others... |
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Cid_B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 11:07 AM Response to Reply #19 |
41. See my own stupid spelling after edit has expired.. |
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glowing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 09:30 AM Response to Reply #5 |
23. I assume that's when I could possibly think about getting to do what I'd like to do. |
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dhill926 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 08:31 AM Response to Original message |
3. I'm lucky...... |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 08:32 AM Response to Original message |
4. That is a marvelous question, truly. |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 08:37 AM Response to Original message |
6. Luck... |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 08:39 AM Response to Original message |
7. From the time I was a little girl in the 1950's, I wanted to be a lawyer. |
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NV Whino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 08:46 AM Response to Original message |
8. Knowing what I didn't want to do |
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MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 09:02 AM Response to Reply #8 |
14. I remember those days! |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 09:39 AM Response to Reply #14 |
31. The aptitude tests they gave for college entrance was divided by gender. |
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MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 09:45 AM Response to Reply #31 |
34. And these are the "good old days" that the repukes want to drag us back to? |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 09:55 AM Response to Reply #34 |
36. No... |
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FLPanhandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 08:54 AM Response to Original message |
9. Money. |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
11. I'm 58 and have never had a career, I've just worked jobs to pay the bills. |
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GKirk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 09:14 AM Response to Reply #11 |
17. Your memory is faulty |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 09:22 AM Response to Reply #17 |
21. My memory is not faulty. I was 18 in 1970 and was in the 2nd draft lottery. |
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GKirk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 09:32 AM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Then you must be turning 59 soon |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 09:41 AM Response to Reply #25 |
33. Couple of months. The trouble is that nobody knew until later they wouldn't be drafted. |
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MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
12. I wanted to do the one thing I was good at |
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justabob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 08:59 AM Response to Original message |
13. circumstance |
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FLPanhandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 09:18 AM Response to Reply #13 |
20. Curious, what would be your ideal career? |
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justabob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 10:09 AM Response to Reply #20 |
38. difficult question |
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DebJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 01:03 AM Response to Reply #38 |
60. 40 is young!!!! That sounds like me. But I did end up having to stay in |
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LiberalEsto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 09:03 AM Response to Original message |
15. Wanting a career that wasn't traditional for women at the time |
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cornflake_31 (88 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 09:13 AM Response to Original message |
16. Followed in my fathers footsteps. |
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htuttle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 09:18 AM Response to Original message |
18. The last career that I 'selected' was 'Famous Rock Star' |
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InkAddict (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 09:25 AM Response to Original message |
22. Fear of living under a bridge when DH's IT work vanished |
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Cid_B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 09:33 AM Response to Reply #22 |
27. Wow... |
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InkAddict (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 03:04 PM Response to Reply #27 |
44. DH=Dear Husband ... |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
26. Everyone wants to have a positive impact, to leave the world a better place, but also to survive. |
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Cid_B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 09:38 AM Response to Reply #26 |
30. Some aspects of culture might do that... |
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philly_bob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
29. 1) Learning new media 2) maximum free time 3) job portability (nt) |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 09:40 AM Response to Original message |
32. My parents |
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nonperson (901 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 09:47 AM Response to Original message |
35. The vast majority of working people never get to "select a career" |
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Cid_B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 10:08 AM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Don't worry,... |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
39. Family. Family business and one of my parents and a sibling are/were ill. |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
40. fun. ( nt) |
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Avant Guardian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 11:25 AM Response to Reply #40 |
42. Yep, it was my hobby |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
43. Necessity. Working for the feds is easier than construction work. |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
45. Dumb luck. |
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MissB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
46. Passion for math & science = engineering degree. |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 03:32 PM Response to Reply #46 |
50. well I always loved math and science |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
47. Well I quit working for the military industrial complex |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
48. Fresh out of high school, didn't prepare for college because our |
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SmileyRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
49. A career is a luxury. |
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Cid_B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 05:02 PM Response to Reply #49 |
53. Whoa there... |
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SmileyRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 11:04 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. A hem |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
51. Unemployment. I answered an ad looking for someone with a CDL and electrical experience 15 years ago |
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trackfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
52. I'm one of the ones that never had one. |
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onestepforward (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
55. For me, a passion and a decent paycheck. |
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Philippine expat (412 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 12:10 AM Response to Original message |
56. I was career military |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 12:15 AM Response to Original message |
57. the pension. |
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pipoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 12:43 AM Response to Original message |
58. I changed careers mid-life |
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iris27 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 01:00 AM Response to Original message |
59. Inertia. |
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