Do you enjoy your job?

I work part time with mental health and substance abuse patients.  It is emotionally draining, but rewarding at the same time. 

I'm a certified Pharmacy Technician. I love my job. I can do without a lot of the customers. I have dedicated my My Space blog to "Pharmacy Follies" in which I tell tales from the pharmacy front. People think they're hilarious. Here's some excerpts....
 
A customer comes to the counter and requests a refill on her medication. I ask...
 
Me: "What's the refill number?"
 
Customer: "I don't know. Don't you have it in the computer?"
 
Me: "Ok, I'm in your profile. Which medication do you need a refill on?"
 
Customer: "I don't know the name of it."
 
Me: "What's it for?"
 
Customer: "I don't know."
 
Me: "I can't help you if you don't know the name of the medication or what it's for."
 
Customer: "Would it help if I knew what it looked like? It's a little white pill."
 
If she only knew that we only have about 500 medications that can fit the "little white pill" description.
 
This one still cracks me up. I'm walking to the pharmacy and this man literally jumped in front of me and asked....
 
Customer: "Pregnancy tests?"
 
Me: "For you or for someone else?"
 
and he actually had to think about that question before he answered "Someone else".
 
This is also something I deal with on a daily basis. People call to inquire about our hours. One customer called and asked...
 
Customer: "What time is the pharmacy open to?"
 
Me: "10pm."
 
Customer: "What about the drive thru?"
 
Me: "10pm."
 
Customer: "What about the store?"
 
Me: "10pm."
 
Customer: "The whole store?"
 
Me: "No, aisle 5 is open 24 hours."
 
Sometimes I think I need to find a new job because my mind is beginning to atrophy. []

I'm a 2nd grade and playground paraprofessional at a K-4 school.  Most of my day is spent on the playground with 1-4th graders (a half hour each grade).  That's approx. 80- 100 kids at a time, depending on the grade.  Do I like what I do?  Well, I just finished my 10th school year, so you all decide.  []

LOL, Meilani! That's too funny. People are dumb sometimes.

I love both of my jobs. I'm learning to groom dogs at a small, but good, grooming shop. I also work at the local health food store. Small businesses are fantastic to work for, especially after dealing with corporate hell.

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During the winter, I'm a ski instructor and work with the 4-6 year olds. I enjoy the job, although, to be honest, it sometimes proves to be very trying. We often end up with nightmare children in the program [&o]. Or, parents put their children in a level too high and one of us intructors ends up having to bring the kid down with him/her between our skis so he/she doesn't go flying off down the hill and get hurt/hurt someone. So now we hav eto "test" the kids on the bunny hill before we take them out to do the chairlifts... unless of course, they are bunny hill level [].

now that would be awesome, iv'e never actually seen snow except on television but it's looks so nice and iv'e always wanted to try skiing...sigh, maybe one day []

I do home therapy with children with autism. Mostly we're working on the same goals as in school, unless of course there is a goal that is home specific. I LOVE it! I think it has a lot to do with the families of the kids I work with. They are great. They are so nice to me. I couldn't ask for better. I feel like I am so spoiled by working with great families, because I will probably never again be dealing with such great parents, who are willing to get whatever they need to get, or do whatever they need to do. I also doubt that I will ever be dealing entirely with parents who love me so much either, but instead i'll have some people who hate me for one reason or another.
It also pays well, but it would be better if I got paid more often, and more quickly. I only get paid about once a month, most of the time. There have been times when it has taken longer to get my check, and one rare time when it was actually less than that.

i have a friend who's autistic, he used to be really bad, cry whenever he saw people etc but a few friends of mine took him in and slowly introduced him to their circle of friends and he is so much better now, he has heaps of friends and is a really funny guy, no shame at all, i was actually at the markets a few weeks back trying to seel some portraits when Jeff and i saw him heading our way, he was actually dancing in front of everyone until he saw us, then he hurried over to say hi. he's a really talented poet and a good friend, i guess you don't think about the autism once you get to know him.




everyone here has really interesting jobs hey, iv'e been told being a full time mum is a hard job []

it's nice to know what everyone else does.


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i have a friend who's autistic, he used to be really bad, cry whenever he saw people etc but a few friends of mine took him in and slowly introduced him to their circle of friends and he is so much better now, he has heaps of friends and is a really funny guy, no shame at all, i was actually at the markets a few weeks back trying to seel some portraits when Jeff and i saw him heading our way, he was actually dancing in front of everyone until he saw us, then he hurried over to say hi. he's a really talented poet and a good friend, i guess you don't think about the autism once you get to know him.






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Not to take the subject too far off topic, but well, I guess it isn't because this will be job related. One boy, who goes to the daycare I used to work at, and who is a huge reason why I have my current job, when I met him he was about 3 1/2. He barely talked then. He's 6 now. A few weeks ago my friend and I went over to house, and we brought food over from my Star Wars cook book. He was so excited by the fact that we came over, and the Star Wars food that he just couldn't decide what toys to show us and what to tell us about. He was telling us about his friend, and he had been at a birthday party. It's almost hard to believe this is the same kid.
One of the kids I work with right now should be nicknamed Giggles, because that's what he's doing most of the time. He asked to be tickled, and then he either runs away, or falls over laughing. He's got one of those contagious laughs too. He's also pretty smart about working people. He knows certain stuff will only work with women, and he doesn't try it with men. He knows that giving me or his mom a hug, or climbing in our laps is a good method of stalling when he doesn't want to eat something, but he never tries that with his dad. Cause even though we know what he's doing, it's pretty hard to say no to a hug from such a cute kid.

I'm a manager in a large retail store and my husband runs his own junk removal business (trash-it.ca)....
I enjoy the fast pace and the new customers every day and my husband loves running his own business....

Wow! It is really cool seeing the variety of interesting things people do for a living!
 
I am a graphic artist for the school board here. We do everything from ads for the local newspapers, to the usual business cards, logos and brochures to graduation programs, to booth displays, to full scale sets for events and even make props for our TV station. It is wonderful because each day brings something new and fun to do. As a side job/hobby, my boyfriend and I have a glass studio where we make lampwork beads, do glass fusing and stained glass.

i really like my job, i make dog biscuits for a local high-end dog food store/dog hiking program.

i work for a surveying and construction company. i draw plats for the company. it is very enjoyable and i work with some great people. i have been doing drafting for quite some time and have worked mainly for architects in the past. i have to say this job is much more enjoyable, except for having to deal with real estate attorneys.

i agree with jennie_c_d, small businesses are great to work for. i have only worked for small businesses, and dont think i would have it any other way.

I work as a medical secretary in an MRI facility.  I've worked for many different doctors over the past 15 or so years.  This is one of my favorites.  And, I can totally relate, Meilani!  How about the phone call TO you and they then say "oh, you're open today?"  NO. . .we are closed but I came in ANYWAY!!  Or, "have you had any surgery?", "No, I just my gall bladder out." 

I also run my own pet sitting business around my other job.  My hope is that within the next year or so to be able to just do that or at least work from home and focus more on expanding the business.

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I work as a medical secretary in an MRI facility.  I've worked for many different doctors over the past 15 or so years.  This is one of my favorites.  And, I can totally relate, Meilani!  How about the phone call TO you and they then say "oh, you're open today?"  NO. . .we are closed but I came in ANYWAY!!  Or, "have you had any surgery?", "No, I just my gall bladder out." 

 
I just love those phone calls. I love it when they come in on holidays and say...
 
Customer: "It's such a shame that you have to work on the holiday. I bet you would rather stay home and be with your family. Anyways, I need 12 refills."
 
I guess it never dawned on these people that if they could just get their medication filled the day before the holiday and not come in on the holiday, Corporate wouldn't see the need to keep the pharmacy open but as long as people are willing to come in on Christmas Eve because they just have to have their medication, one that they haven't had filled in 11 months, because they might need it we'll always be open.
 
When it comes to calling the pharmacy, you'll get an automated message stating the name of our pharmacy, where we're located and gives you a list of options with "press 0 to speak to the pharmacy staff" being last. With that said, I lost count of how many calls we've gotten where I'll answer the phone...
 
Me: "*** pharmacy, how can I help you?"
 
Customer: "Oh, I have the wrong number."
 
You mean to tell me that they couldn't figure it out when they heard the automated message and they waited all the way til the end to press 0 just to tell me they dialed the wrong number?! Crazy people. []

Oh, ONE BETTER, our office is in the basement, we are the only thing down there.  There are two floors above us.  The entry is on the first floor with a huge sign directing you where you need to go.  But, they still come downstairs, to the BASEMENT, and then get all up in arms when I tell them they are in the wrong office.  They missed not only the entry way sign but the big MRI sign on our waiting room door didn't tip them off that they weren't at Dr. so and so's office either.  How do they get thru life??

I work as an engraver in the mall.  Most of the time I love my job.  Its great to see peoples faces when you show them the work you have done.  They are almost always happy.  Once in a while you get one that isn't happy , but those ones you can usually pick out before they even finalize the order.  You just know they won't be happy whatever  youdo. 

Right now its wedding season so our orders are getting bigger and more complex.  And every one is in a hurry and cheap.  A lady yesterday was told 10 minutes for an engraving.  Oh I can't wait that long, she said.  And people will bring me in a $2 frame and want in engraved, then get pissed when the cost is more than the frame cost.  Sorry but our prices dont go down just cause you bought cheap crap.  And for some reason wedding couples only want to shop a half hour before the mall closes.  This really puts a damper on me getting out of there on time.  I don't get paid after hours.  And another thing I hate is when people come in with the tiniest little charm or pendant or something to be engraved, that maybe able to fit an initial and they want "Thank you for joining us on our Special Day, Samantha and Jonathan, Always and Forever, January 23rd, 2006."  I always feel like saying,"Do you want to be able to read it?"  Lately I have found myself very intolorant of stupid people.  We also cut keys and people come in constantly asking if we engrave keys.  I always want to say sure what would youlike on them.  Or someone will give me a car key to cut and I have to looke up the year and model, so I ask what its for.  Their answer is ALWAYS "A car"  Duh!!!  Oh and can we engrave blankets?  NO WE CANNOT.  Blankets get embroidered.  They just will not stay in the vice long enough to engrave and even if they did, as soon as you moved them the engraving would dissapear.  Sorry this turned into a rant.  I'm pregnant so thats my excuse lately.  Or maybe I need a vacation.

I just moved to Canada in November and am in the process of applying for permanent residency (my husband is Canadian), so I'm not legally allowed to work.   But I am allowed to volunteer.   I was volunteering at a therapeutic riding centre, which I love.   I'd done that for years in high school in Chicago and it really is the most amazing thing.   Unfortunately, this stable is too far away and last week I finally decided I had to stop volunteering at that location (1.5 hours each way!).   Now I'm about to start volunteering for a cat rescue organization, which I'm very excited about and have contacted several other rescue organizations about possibly helping with adoption days and screening adopters.

I hope to continue doing this even after I have my work permit, but I'm going to be applying to MSW programmes in the fall.