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Out of one house and into another.
I worked at a clothing manufacturer for a year after high school because I had no idea what I wanted to be when “I grew up” and didn’t want to waste money going to college if I wasn’t sure. It was an eye-opening experience for sure and one that I am glad to have been through. During that year, my Mom and I were having a conversation about working, She had not worked outside of the house since before we were born and was looking for a way to make some money of her own. I suggested she try to get a job where I worked, she didn’t drive and…
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What is the best piece of constructive criticism you got as a young person?
Most of us when we were younger (and possibly still!) weren’t too thrilled to receive any constructive criticism, but was there a time as a young person when you received some that you can now recall as the best you ever received? I was barely 21, doing an internship at a clothing manufacturer in Brockton as a computer programmer. My boss was a young soft-spoken man whom I had grown to respect and was hoping to get a permanent position from when I graduated. As time went along, they allowed me to work with live files/ programs and I appreciated their confidence in me. Until. After finishing a project, I…
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What do you love doing that you wish you could get paid for?
Most of us have something that we LOVE to do. Getting paid to do it would be the icing on the cake. Can you think of something that falls into this category? Crafting would be it for me. Any type. I just love repurposing “stuff” into something I see as more appealing. I suppose that working with my hands in any type of crafting/DIY brings me the same joy as working in a garden does for a gardener. If only I could live off the profits. There was a day that I loved planning so I became an Event Planner. There was another time when I loved organizing…
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Can you think of a time when you had more responsibility than you could handle?
Responsibilities. We all have them in varying degrees and they change as we age. The question we are posing today is about feeling overwhelmed in those responsibilities. Have you ever felt that way? Ellen and Pam have – scroll down to see when. There was a time in my professional career when I was promoted from programmer to Programming Manager. Three programmers and an assistant now reported to me and while I felt 100% capable of handling this new position and all that it entailed, there were certain things that it added to my life. Extra hours each week were devoted to the managerial/admin duties that came with having people…
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What job taught you the most about yourself as a person?
Jobs. We have all had them, some we liked, some we hated, some we just tolerated. But this question is about the job that taught us most about ourselves. My gap year. The one where I worked as an order picker in a clothing company. The one where my ideas on how to do my job better were greeted with disdain and sarcasm. The one where I realized that I needed a job where I could use my brain, one that afforded variety, one where I would have the opportunity to voice my opinion/ideas and script the work I would be doing. I will be forever grateful for that year. …
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If I could have changed professions midstream, I would have become a _________.
Have you been happy with the career you chose or that chose you? Or have you changed careers over the years? Click below to see how Ellen and Pam feel. <<long post alert>> My career as a system analyst/programmer started not because that is something I dreamed of being, no it chose me. I can remember feeling very confused as I edged up on the end of my high school career and not know knowing what I wanted to do as a job for the rest of my life. I made the decision to take a year off, work and hopefully then decide what I wanted to be when I…