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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2014 15:41:39 GMT
I have a job. When I leave work, I turn it off. While it is a very nice job, home and family takes priority. Just curious about everyone else. I have some friends whose job takes priority over their family life.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2014 15:42:53 GMT
A job and I enjoy it for the most part.  |
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Post by gar on Aug 7, 2014 15:48:34 GMT
Now? A job. I had a career but tired of it.
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cakatie
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Post by cakatie on Aug 7, 2014 15:49:46 GMT
Great question! I have a career in teaching, although some days (May and June come to mind!) I wish it were a job and I could turn it off at the end of the day.
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Post by scraphollie27 on Aug 7, 2014 15:51:49 GMT
I have a career and I structure it to minimize interference with family time. There are times during the year when I am unavailable for family things but my family is always informed in advance and my husband is amazing at filling in where I am missing. My employer preaches work/life balance and walks the talk so that makes it easier for me.
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back to *pea*ality
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Post by back to *pea*ality on Aug 7, 2014 15:53:37 GMT
I had a career but got off the corporate track to take the best job in the world, my title was MOM!
I do wonder sometimes if I stayed where I would be now. DS is grown and away at college. I have a job now that I very much enjoy - no regrets!
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tiffanytwisted
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Post by tiffanytwisted on Aug 7, 2014 15:54:03 GMT
Over the years, I've done both. Right out of college I did keypunch/data entry (job) until I got my first teaching gig. I taught for 10 years (career) and then did at home parties (thought it might be a career, but fizzled out), was a teacher's assistant (again, thought it might be a career, but it wasn't the right time), did daycare (job) & worked retail (job). Right now, I am the SAHM (career  ) to 2 teens and am trying to figure out what my next career will be. |
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Judy26
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Post by Judy26 on Aug 7, 2014 15:54:42 GMT
I have a never ending career. I am a teacher who has been moved from position to position in the last few years with more and more added to my plate at every turn. I now am doing the job that four positions covered only 2 years ago. I love working with my students but the pressure I put on myself is overwhelming. I need to try to compartmentalize a bit more for my own sanity.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Aug 7, 2014 15:54:46 GMT
A job.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Aug 7, 2014 15:56:15 GMT
I have a job. I am an administrative assistant. But I am working on a masters in accounting so I hope to have a career when I'm done.
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MDscrapaholic
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Post by MDscrapaholic on Aug 7, 2014 15:56:22 GMT
Mine is a job. I don't think I have the time to devote to a "career" unless it's in scrapbooking!
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Dani-Mani
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Post by Dani-Mani on Aug 7, 2014 15:56:40 GMT
I have a career that I absolutely love.
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Post by giatocj on Aug 7, 2014 15:59:28 GMT
A job. I've been here almost 27 years and love our little cast of 8 like family, but it is still a job...one I am very happy to still have!
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Post by theboydbunch on Aug 7, 2014 16:01:23 GMT
I have a career, I'm starting my 25th year as a teacher, it's a part of our life, although some days I really wish it was a job.
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Post by Barbie on Aug 7, 2014 16:03:18 GMT
Right now--neither. But in the past, it was mostly jobs. Jobs I didn't really like very much. I thought I had a career going at one point (photography) but that just didn't work out if I needed to actually, you know, make a living. Now I am about to start looking for a job again.  |
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Post by gmcwife1 on Aug 7, 2014 16:11:52 GMT
Mine is a job for me, a career for others.
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River
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Post by River on Aug 7, 2014 16:15:37 GMT
A career. I've been in this line of work for almost 20 years and can't imagine ever doing anything else. I love it!
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scrapngranny
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Post by scrapngranny on Aug 7, 2014 16:16:17 GMT
A job and I loved it, now retired. I always had jobs I could leave at anytime it became a bigger hassle to stay than leave. My family a always came first. I only worked to pay for the extras and fun stuff. I was at my last job for 7 years before it was time to move on to retirement.
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anniebygaslight
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Post by anniebygaslight on Aug 7, 2014 16:18:11 GMT
Mine is a job for me, a career for others. That about sums it up for me. I'm as far up the ladder as I want to be. |
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Post by ljsmom on Aug 7, 2014 16:28:19 GMT
Career. Some days I look at my staff and wish I could finish processing payables or receivables and go home for the day. Even when I leave the office I take the stress with me. Then on Wednesdays I get the paycheck and I realize why I have the stress- I'm paid to.  I do dream of doing something else.... the whole question of what that would be stops me from moving forward. |
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Post by ChicagoKTS on Aug 7, 2014 16:31:24 GMT
Mine is a job for me, a career for others. Same here. I am only a few years away from retirement so I am just coasting at this point. I am not looking for any advancement or more responsibilty. I continue to do my job to the best of my ability and there are times when I have to make life adjustments to get it done properly but I do it because that is the right thing to do. I am not out to impress anyone. |
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akathy
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Post by akathy on Aug 7, 2014 16:37:26 GMT
I don't have either and am perfectly fine with that |
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Post by gmcwife1 on Aug 7, 2014 16:37:53 GMT
Mine is a job for me, a career for others. Same here. I am only a few years away from retirement so I am just coasting at this point. I am not looking for any advancement or more responsibilty. I continue to do my job to the best of my ability and there are times when I have to make life adjustments to get it done properly but I do it because that is the right thing to do. I am not out to impress anyone. That is exactly it for me too I'm 9 yrs away from retirement. So I'm not looking to advance or take opportunities away from others. |
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Post by missysauter on Aug 7, 2014 16:46:58 GMT
I've been in the same job with the same company for 18 years and it is definitely a job. This is what I got because I didn't finish my college degree.
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Post by pierkiss on Aug 7, 2014 16:52:01 GMT
I had a career. We moved, I was burnt out and we wanted kids. I have happily put my career on the shelf for now. I maintain my certification though, so that I can go back to it whenever I want to. |
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Post by ~KellyAnn~ on Aug 7, 2014 16:58:34 GMT
I have a job. For me, being able to stay at home while my children were little, and then work part time has been everything I always wanted.
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redhana
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Post by redhana on Aug 7, 2014 17:01:58 GMT
Many would call what I do a career. It was a career until I had kids, now it is just a job (a very good one, to be honest). I am no longer looking for advancement so I guess that's when it changed from a career to a job. I am very successful at turning it off at the end of the day |
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Post by freecharlie on Aug 7, 2014 17:02:30 GMT
I have a career, but I am pretty good at managing what I bring home with me and when. For instance, I take papers to grade and things to lesson plan while watching practices.
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Post by kristalina on Aug 7, 2014 17:02:39 GMT
Mine's a job. It's been a very good job for me for 24 years.
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Post by nesser01 on Aug 7, 2014 17:04:50 GMT
I have a job. I have always wanted a career but life didn't work out that way. There were a lot of snags along the way. Now that my son is older..I'm starting school in the fall and trying to get my own personal goals back on track.
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Refupea #1142
) to 2 teens and am trying to figure out what my next career will be.
I do dream of doing something else.... the whole question of what that would be stops me from moving forward. 
