What's your occupation/job?

[SquirmyPug]

Yup, humane society is what it is Kittens are fun to transfer around the shelter. But gosh, you think you know them when you actually have to scrape their poop off litter boxes and kennel walls. Their kennels take longer to clean because of their messes. And it's beyond CHAOTIC when kitten season comes around.

This kitten is driving me crazy

[Traceur]

This kitten is driving me crazy

Lol, I know the feeling XD We raised my cat since he was a kitten and he still is a monster to this day

[Jus1More]

Ok, I will play along...! 48 and I am a cardiac nurse. Love my job, even though can be alittle stressful, but rewarding at the end of the day. Glad to have found this web site to share and discover new things about our reptiles.

[Traceur]

Ok, I will play along...! 48 and I am a cardiac nurse. Love my job, even though can be alittle stressful, but rewarding at the end of the day. Glad to have found this web site to share and discover new things about our reptiles.

Thats amazing! Don't think I've actually ever met a nurse of any sort, so this is actually kind of cool too

[Zincubus]

Lol, my bad XD

But I work at an animal shelter. I clean kennels and move cats around. I also socialize shy/nervous cats. We also do little side jobs like doing the laundry and making sure the dishes get cleaned. Sometimes I work in the dog section, but I'm mostly in cats
Its a lot of fun! It can be overwhelming, but it really is a joy to know that even a fresh bowl of food can make a cat happy

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Lol, I love it!! XD Sounds like fun!

25 or so years ...after nearly 20 years in finance I decided that I needed a complete change and being an animal lover I jumped at the chance of working at an animal sanctuary... I ended up being responsible for a section of dogs ( sixty ) but if we were short staffed we all had to do extra duties like helping with the cats or horses etc..

I started in winter and my first day or two I spent moving snow from the cages and cage doors . We had about 2 foot of snow overnight and with the sanctuary being on the hillside there were 8' snow drifts and some of the cages fronts were completely snowed under .!!!

Anyways it worked it worked out well as I was quickly able to prove that I was a real hard worker ...


I managed about 10 months as it wasn't quite as 'enjoyable' as I had hoped ...



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[Helonwheelz383]

I was working as a car/light truck mechanic for a number of years. Just started as an insurance agent (health/life) a couple months ago. It's been a pretty big change and my body definitely likes it. It's nice being indoors with AC but days sometimes drag on sitting behind a desk. Both have their pros and cons for sure.

[Bogertophis]

25 or so years ...after nearly 20 years in finance I decided that I needed a complete change and being an animal lover I jumped at the chance of working at an animal sanctuary...

That's a big life change, but maybe not as big as the one my regular doctor made...he was previously a police officer. My hat's off to anyone with the courage to change
directions when they feel the need or just the desire (or when their body says so!).

[Zincubus]

That's a big life change, but maybe not as big as the one my regular doctor made...he was previously a police officer. My hat's off to anyone with the courage to change
directions when they feel the need or just the desire (or when their body says so!).

Yep it was a massive decision as we had a very young family and I was the main breadwinner at that time ... my salary dropped by £5,000 a year ... a decent amount around 27 years ago !


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[Bogertophis]

Yep it was a massive decision as we had a very young family and I was the main breadwinner at that time ... my salary dropped by £5,000 a year ... a decent amount around 27 years ago !


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Sometimes it's about way more than the money, though obviously that's important too. Very courageous of you!

It's rough when the decision isn't really ours to be made too, like those injured on the jobs they can no longer do...

Most of us plan, but life still throws curve-balls. And life is too short to stay stuck in a job you really hate, that's truly toxic.

[mdb730]

35 years old, worked as a 3rd and 2nd officer on board commercial dry bulk ships for 5 years. Loved it but was away for about 8 months out of the year. Made a change 8 years ago and took an office job as a vessel operations manager working with tankers and dry bulk ships. I miss life at sea but on the bright side I get to go home every day to my family , still work with ships and I can fool myself into thinking i'm a herpetologist with a growing collection.