Hi Ladies,

I'm at work at the mo but have been given some time to study for my training course next week - but my mind's boggled!! So in true addict fashion i turned to BE!!

Anyway, i got to wondering what everyone does for a living? I know we have a lot of teachers in our ranks, but there must be others?!

I work on a PFI project for the NHS, rebuilding a mental health hospital in the North East. It's a great job, no two days are the same - but the workload is intense!! I'm not sure i could keep it up, and certainly couldn't go much further up the career ladder, with a family to look after too - so once my contract ends i am considering going into further education to teach business studies (that's my background). I could qualify on the job and still get paid, plus would have holidays off with the kids!!

So what about everyone else? xx

hmm well i have done all sorts. at the moment i am a stay at home mum but before jake i was a youth worker by night and worked for lloyds tsb in the day! and im only nineteen!

i'm qualified as a primary school teacher but not gone into it yet, so at the minute i'm a receptionist in a hotel x

Hi, I am an Office Manager for a Building Consultants. Been here 9 years for my sins!!! I do like working here though!

I'm a part qualified Accountant (which basicly means I've got a degree and some experiance but need to pass a few further exams - one of which is Tuesday AHHHHH so no BE for me this weekend) I work in a really small practice which need me so would probably be quite flexible re: maternity etc!! I've also been thinking about retraining to teach- perhaps Accounting and Finance as that's my background! I'd quite like to be : An estate agent or travel agent though cos I'm very nosy lol and love holidays : )

Hi, when i'm not spending time on BE or YAYW I'm supposed to be "massaging data" as OH calls .... basically I'm a number cruncher. Not very glam, so for my sins have been here 10 yrs come Sept.

I'm a clinical nurse specialist for infection control. I've been in my job exactly a year today - i was a staff nurse on a surgical ward before that.

I'm a Paramedic and have been for 7 years. Was a Veterinary Nurse before that. They are fairly similar jobs but you get bitten alot more by the humans!

I'm a primary teacher - I love it but daren't log in to BE during the day so am only able to lurk :(

I do the same Jellytots! Another teacher here!

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Snap - well the qualified as a primary teacher and not doing it bit!

I am "working" as a supply teacher at the moment, I say "working" but I only did 4.5 days last half term and so far this half term I have had no phone calls to pre-book me.

I'm an Accountant, been at my current job for 5 years.... I'm thinking of starting my own business as an Accountant and business advisor so I can have more flexiblity when I have a family - not sure if I'm brave enough though!

Mrs Kangaroo doing more than me school wise. Last time I was in a classroom was on my 4th yr placement 2 years ago!!! Took time out to have my little man and been applying for september but getting nowhere

Hi, I am an Office Manager, but I also run my own virtual secretarial business, trying to build that up before ttc.

wow enterprising ladies. Go for it choc muffin, apparantly this is the best time to start a business with the recession and stuff x

Evening all,
I'm a nanny, anyone else in childcare?

Aaaahhhh, thanks Jellytots! I've studied for ages to get AAT and CIMA qualified and it's something I've always fancied doing....it's just a it scary!

I'm a Carer in a Nursing Home!

I'm a Carer in a Nursing Home!

I'm half-IT Consultant / half Entrepreneur

basically i used to work for a big IT Consultancy - then i got fed up of being a tiny cog in a big machine so quit and started working freelance as a contractor (better pay and better hours for same work)

Finished my last contract in january and now i'm working on writing a custom software program in the hopes of selling it to get a bit of an income stream when we have babies - unfortunately i'm not being paid for it right now though

(although just had a call from someone i used to work with saying they might have some paid work on a short-term basis so might be doing some full-time work again soon)

ChocMuffin i can HIGHLY recommend setting up a business - it's so liberating to only answer to yourself! plus i just filed my first set of accounts and i felt so grown up

MrsRaf - wish I had enough guts to give up big coporate life and go contracting. Dont think the time is right now we want to start a family