Where Do You Work?

[steelhealr]

Does fatherhood count?

It's harder than any job I've ever had, longer hours, always on call, very tiring, so much that most of the time I'm left wishing I had a normal job so I could get a break from it.

However it's also the most rewarding job too.

Great response and yes it DOES count. "It's the hardest job you'll ever love."

It's not a job, it's a doody

SH

 

[lljdma06]

It's not a job, it's a doody

SH

Having changed my share of diapers, I agree with the above statement.

I work at two campuses. A university and a community college where I teach voice lessons and other music classes. I also am an alto soloist at church. I also do solo work for a small opera company. I also teach private voice lessons.

As much work as that is, still, it is not nearly as hard as motherhood or fatherhood.

 

[onebto]

My Job: Marine search and Rescue I posted in this thread some pictures:

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/308089-what-is-your-job/page__hl__lifeboat__fromsearch__1

Regards onebto

 

[GAB99]

No? I go to school as well, it's still possible to have a job.

i know, but i cant have a job because im moving in about a month, and school is a really big PITA with AP and a bunch of crud

 

[stoneagedinosaur]

Teacher at a Middle school in Dorset. Head of Year 6, Assessment Leader and on the Senior Leadership Team. Looking out for deputy headships at the mo.

My Mrs is a stay at home mum - I have the best deal. My hours are shorter than hers (I only do about 60 hours per week) and I get paid for it!

 

[Tacklebury]

I work for NATS or National Air Traffic Services as we are more commonly know.

You may have heard of us over the last few weeks!!!

My role is not to talk to the planes, I’m responsible for the FDP (flight data processing) system that drives the whole show.

Interesting work, pays well so I’m happy!

 

[Ludwig Venter]

I'm in the mining Industry... - this is South Africa (currently in Platinum mining, but have been on gold- and diamond mines as well) and my job title is "Shaft ventilation and Occupational health Engineer"

Primarily, my "employees" measures the ambient environmental conditions (including temperatures/ noise levels/ Illumination levels/ (drinking and service) water qualities/pollutants like gases and dust in the underground location and then also general Occupational Hygienne aspects (in offices and ablution blocks) like ergonomics and anything else that may have a detrimental affect to the health of (about 6,000) employees, My task is then to make recommendations for improvement where anomalies and sub standards are detected.... Been doing this for 41 years now, so it's basically routine, but allows me some leisure time to persue my hobbies.

 

[backtotropical]

I'm an accountant (don't throw things at me ), and a father of two. Fatherhood is the much harder occupation.

 

[chrisbassist]

I'm glad I'm not the only one here who thinks that.

Before stopping working for my daughter I was doing 2 jobs.
I was teaching bass. Again fairly hard and rewarding.
I was also a sound engineer. Usually in house at a venue but occasionally going out on hires.

A day doing sound could be getting up at 6, going straight out. Taking van/truck to location. Setting up the pa, lugging heavy speakers and cases around and up onto stages (my last one luckily got crane lifted since they had the crane for the stage construction, and it was pretty high) wiring up, testing, eq the system, soundcheck bands, do sound, the pack everything up, doing all the heavy lifting again, taking everything back and getting home for 2 or 3 am

but that was still easier mentally than raising a child.

 

[kaivalagi]

I'm an accountant (don't throw things at me ), and a father of two. Fatherhood is the much harder occupation.

No no, you might be one of those nice creative accountants that can bring tax bills down

Now if you said tax man, I wouldn't have replied

I don't know, I find fatherhood difficult at times but I wouldn't say harder than a job and the mental strain it can induce (normally corporate politics does that to me) . With being a dad there's so much good stuff coming back at you it takes the edge off it all (most of the time). I guess I'll revisit that statement when my son reaches his teenage years

 

[chrisbassist]

My daughter is only 2. Very active, easily distracted, very intelligent (but I would say that) strong willed, stubborn like her mother, has been known to go without food for days just because she wants chocolate, not any of the stuff we cook. As independant as she can be she still looks for approval. Even though we live with my in laws, she is scared of them so can't be left with them. It also means the house isn't particularly child friendly, with breakable ornaments in reach. Since moving here she made us replace the tv because she broke the screen, can no longer use the laptop because it has no keys left, her room is missing half of the wallpaper, the wallpaper in the living room has been drawn on, she is scared of the dog barking, and he barks all the time, the back garden isn't safe for a child, and I could go on...

Most of these wouldn't be an issue in our own place. The tv wouldn't have been touched for a number of reasons, we don't do wallpaper...

But living with in laws just makes things harder. In my situation, raising a child is a nightmare.

 

[kaivalagi]

Fair enough Chris, you've made a fair point, living with the in-laws is something I did for a while in Fiji for about 3 months. The house was one big room (with curtain dividers) so no privacy what-so-ever and my in-laws command of English isn't all that good so you can imagine...still they meant well

I hope it gets easier for you as it has for me

 

[chrisbassist]

Cheers. And obviously they mean well, after all they're doing the massive favor of us living with them.

It is however the hardest job I've ever had. Luckily every issue we've had she been told off, then understood it was wrong, and not done it again. But that doesn't stop her doing something new she doesn't yet know is wrong. Lol.

As she learns it's getting easier though. And sometimes I get to leave the room she's in to have a cigarette...

I think I should start a campaign to get full time parents lunch breaks.

 

[star4]

Chris I sympathise I am a stay at home mum also with a 5 year old and 3 year old, I have done office work, bar work waitressing and ran my own business for a while, nothing compares to having kids, I use to think people just made it up till I had my own.

 

[chrisbassist]

Would you like to get a lunch break too? An hour out in the middle of the day would be good.