What do you do for a living?

Carla Hurst-Chandler · Post by **Carla Hurst-Chandler** » 17 Jun 2012, 07:25

The library is like my second home...well...at least an annex

And the librarians? Literary goddesses. Now if only they had coffee and tea in the reference room again...

Fran · Post by **Fran** » 17 Jun 2012, 07:31

Carla Hurst-Chandler wrote:The library is like my second home...well...at least an annex And the librarians? Literary goddesses. Now if only they had coffee and tea in the reference room again...

I made that suggestion in my local library but they had concerns about books ending up coffee stained .... and they have some quite irreplaceable local history reference works, so I had to concede they had a point.

Carla Hurst-Chandler · Post by **Carla Hurst-Chandler** » 17 Jun 2012, 08:33

Ours used to have both and sometimes gingersnaps...or thins...

It was heavenly

My favorite old bookshop in Lebanon has a collection of heavy pottery mugs and coffee on when you step in

Feels like home!

primrose777 · Post by **primrose777** » 18 Jun 2012, 03:00

I tried to move to a suburb of Sydney once solely because of the local library. It was amazing. Lounge chairs, coffee shop, internet, and the biggest display of books I have ever seen. ( I am a small town person with, well, a small town library). My family however did not agree and I was outvoted 3-1.

Carla Hurst-Chandler · Post by **Carla Hurst-Chandler** » 18 Jun 2012, 15:38

Sounds like a great library, though

Teesie · Post by **Teesie** » 25 Jun 2012, 01:29

Presently I'm a student. Looking for a job. Nothing special just something to cover gas back an forth to school... I do work in the school's salon, although I don't get paid for it, I am allowed to accept tips and that helps. Soon, however, I will be done with school and I can take the State Board exam to get my Cosmetology License. I can't wait!

Carla Hurst-Chandler · Post by **Carla Hurst-Chandler** » 25 Jun 2012, 09:22

Salon, hair then?

StephenKingman · Post by **StephenKingman** » 25 Jun 2012, 10:26

Still a lab tecnhician, still have no passion for it and still only there for the paycheque!

RuqeeD · Post by **RuqeeD** » 25 Jun 2012, 14:27

StephenKingman wrote:Still a lab tecnhician, still have no passion for it and still only there for the paycheque!

We are in a time where we can't always pick and choose so I get the feeling.

I work in marketing and business development. It's a small online ecommerce business and because it's a small operation I often have to do more than what my job calls for - i.e. the admin and the customer service. But I don't mind, it keeps things varied (so a definite improvement from my previous job) and keeps me on my toes. So I like it.

I've also started volunteering at my local library, there were plans to shut it down due to limited funding unless they could get volunteers in - I love my library so any small part I can play to keep it going, I'll do it. I'm in training at the moment, but I think it's going to be fun

Teesie · Post by **Teesie** » 25 Jun 2012, 17:31

Carla Hurst-Chandler wrote:Salon, hair then?

Yep

@Mike, I'm sorry darlin'

Carla Hurst-Chandler · Post by **Carla Hurst-Chandler** » 25 Jun 2012, 18:10

Still staff for the cat...he says the service sucks...

Bighuey · Post by **Bighuey** » 25 Jun 2012, 19:43

I feel for you youngsters these days. Good jobs are tough to come by, and things are not getting any better. Theres lots of crap jobs out there, but nothing decent. Still, a crap job is better than nothing, it keeps the wolf away from the door.

Teesie · Post by **Teesie** » 25 Jun 2012, 20:36

I called to check on my application at a place today and they acted like I was nuts or something. The guy told me that they don't have any openings and the employment agency should never have given me an application. The last time I had called there the girl just said, "They done hired somebody" and hung the eff up on me. That place is so rude. Maybe I don't wanna work there after all.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » 26 Jun 2012, 06:15

Teesie wrote:I called to check on my application at a place today and they acted like I was nuts or something. The guy told me that they don't have any openings and the employment agency should never have given me an application. The last time I had called there the girl just said, "They done hired somebody" and hung the eff up on me. That place is so rude. Maybe I don't wanna work there after all.

@Teesie
Doesn't sound like a professional set up .... you're probably better off out of it