Moms and Dads, what do you do for living?

Anonymous wrote:Gave up my crappy entry level job to be a housewife for 5 loooong years. Went back to school before I became a mass murderer. Am now a Fed lawyer, it's heaven compared to sitting at home 24/7.

Why were you sitting at home?

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03/03/2010 22:11

Subject: Re:Moms and Dads, what do you do for living?

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone have jobs like package deliverer, garbage collector, plumber, housekeeper, bartender, mail deliverer, pet walker, etc?

I worked at a dry cleaners (yuck!), framed paintings at a frame shop and waitressed at a bar.

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03/03/2010 22:21

Subject: Re:Moms and Dads, what do you do for living?

Anonymous

Me: Program Manager
DH: Investment broker

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03/04/2010 11:24

Subject: Re:Moms and Dads, what do you do for living?

Anonymous

me: teacher (first career) but right now at home with the kids (NOT sitting around, though)
DH: librarian (first career)

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03/04/2010 12:11

Subject: Moms and Dads, what do you do for living?

Anonymous

Me: Manager, international development
DH: IT

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03/04/2010 12:18

Subject: Moms and Dads, what do you do for living?

Anonymous

Me: Social Worker
DH: Fed gov't contractor

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03/04/2010 12:24

Subject: Re:Moms and Dads, what do you do for living?

Anonymous

Me: Fed Lawyer (formerly at BigLaw)
DH: Mid level executive.

Interesting fact, when I married my husband I outearned him 3 to 1, 6 years later we are in the exact opposite position

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03/04/2010 12:25

Subject: Moms and Dads, what do you do for living?

Anonymous

Anonymous wrote:DW: Nanny
DH: Lawyer (big law)

Interesting, was your wife a nanny when you got married?

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03/04/2010 12:25

Subject: Re:Moms and Dads, what do you do for living?

Anonymous

Anonymous wrote:Me AND Hubs: IT Project Managers (second careers). First career- teachers and we loved it but wanted to have enough $$ to own a home etc. so we switched 5 years ago.

What did you do to qualify to be IT Project Mgrs after having been teachers in just 5 years?

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03/04/2010 12:31

Subject: Re:Moms and Dads, what do you do for living?

Anonymous

Me: IT Program Manager
Husband: Federal Govt

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03/04/2010 12:53

Subject: Moms and Dads, what do you do for living?

Anonymous

me: lawyer/medium-law
him: lawyer/non-profit

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