What Type Of Work Do You Do, Or retired From Doing?
By Angie
@andriaperry (116860)
Anniston, Alabama
July 25, 2017 8:11pm CST
I wanted to be a race car driver when I was a little kid because I loved to go fast in the car. I wanted to be an attorney or a psychiatrist when I was a teen just before getting out of school.
But then I got married and that was that, except I did lean more about mental problems early on, with several people (in-laws) that were schizophrenic and more that is bi-polar, late in life my sister became bi-polar. Many I know have anxiety and panic attacks. I have to say after dealing with those in-laws I no longer wanted to be a psychiatrist.
But the law, I just cannot step away, I still to this day love it. Although I am getting up in years I would still love to go to college and get that degree. Criminal of coarse but I would even consider wills and estates since I have dealt with the probate courts for the last 20 years.
Now I have retired from two jobs, one was my own lawn care service but no SS will come from that because I did not pay any in. Another was the industrial roofing business (no house roofs) at one time I just ran it and then I was made partner, years later we sold it.
Now I am a rental property owner, renting out houses. But I have began to sell a few, maybe buy more in another place. After all the world is changing and I will change with it.
But I am thinking of retiring from this job also, so what will I be next?
What do you do for a living?
Photo of one of my rentals houses
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14 responses
@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
26 Jul 17
I was a secretary for a propane company for a couple years and I loved it but we moved and had more children. Now I love my job of being home with my kids and Home Schooling them.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
26 Jul 17
Do you think that you will go back to being a secretary when the children are grown.
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
26 Jul 17
@andriaperry I would love to do that! =) I really enjoy customer service work.
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@Hannihar (129579)
• Israel
27 Jul 17
Jennifer, tell us what it is like to home school your kids? Did they go to school and it was so bad that you decided to home school them or what brought you to that decision?
@sallypup (58186)
• Centralia, Washington
26 Jul 17
@andriaperry I found caregiving to be not super hard but emotionally it could be horrible if I landed with a nasty tempered senior.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
26 Jul 17
@sallypup Everyone I have worked with these past few years were old, 90`s or terminal.
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
26 Jul 17
I wish I had less weeds also. Some good jobs. I am a caregiver right now too but its the last one I hope. Its hard work.
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@hostessman (11871)
• Tucson, Arizona
26 Jul 17
i worked for Hostess Cake for 30 years, retired to take care of my 11 year old grandson, 2 years later went to work at the airport in security for 12 years and then retired for good
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@hostessman (11871)
• Tucson, Arizona
26 Jul 17
@andriaperry my daughter set up mylot for me and put the name on it also
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
26 Jul 17
So that is how you got that name, I thought it was because you like to eat hostess cakes. Good jobs!
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@Hannihar (129579)
• Israel
27 Jul 17
Bobby, what was it like working in security at the airport? Did you ask lots of questions to people? I know our security here in Israel at Ben Gurion airport is great. They ask the right questions.
@teamfreak16 (43419)
• Denver, Colorado
26 Jul 17
I have been everything from an on-air DJ to a soldier to a quality monitor in a call center. Dishwasher and burger flipper too. And paperboy when I was a kid.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
26 Jul 17
I am not sure if I will ever retire.
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@RubyHawk (99423)
• Atlanta, Georgia
27 Jul 17
@andriaperry I didn't mind working really and I did go back to work awhile after I retired but I decided it was time to do things I wanted to.
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@GardenGerty (157678)
• United States
27 Jul 17
Oh man, you had to ask. I seriously thought I wanted to be a ballerina, no hope of that ever, no encouragement or lessons for me. I wanted to be a mom, and I am oh, and a wife. You never retire from that. I have worked as a bus driver, which I never would have imagined as in Driver's Ed I could not keep the standard transmission simulator running. I have had my own daycare, done mystery shopping, merchandising. I always swore I did not want to be a nurse, or a teacher, but most of my working career has involved one or both of those aspects. Sometimes combined.Like now. . . I work with special needs kids who have physical needs as well. If I were to retire, I would be broke and also at my sister's beck and call.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
27 Jul 17
I would be broke in no time but I have lived before broke. I moved so I would not have to live in the car taking my sister and others everywhere.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
26 Jul 17
I was an administrative assistant for three different major companies...one of which was Dunkin' Donuts Regional Office and my last job was for a major pharmaceutical company.
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@lovebuglena (43092)
• Staten Island, New York
27 Jul 17
I am currently out of work. Whatever earnings I manage to get come from my own book sales, sites I write for, and the publishing services I offer to authors. But this doesn't pay the bills though as the clients are not on a regular basis. Wish they were though.
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@Dena91 (15909)
• United States
26 Jul 17
I have worked in a variety of factories (making Levi's and cables for medical equipment were my longest) I've been a Dj on a small (at that time) Christian radio station. I worked in restaurants as a bus boy, dishwasher, waitress, short order cook and sous chef and for a catering company. I worked in gas station, as an EMT, at a dry cleaner. I also worked for Prudential Insurance and for the college in maintenance (how I paid tuition to go to school).
A lot of these jobs were worked at the same time (before Mike and I married I was working 7 days a week at 3 different jobs. I'm glad those days are behind me). My favorite though is what I do now, mow yard and clean houses. I learned from all of my jobs and some I definitely loved more than others.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
26 Jul 17
I used to do the house cleaning between seasons, I had a few clients that were ... hmm.... I would say rich and I loved working from them I learned so much from all those people.
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@Hannihar (129579)
• Israel
27 Jul 17
Dena, my parents owned a laundry/dry cleaners so that was my introduction to the work force. I worked there quite a number of years. I did not much like it. Don't get me work. I am a good hard worker so that taught me how to work hard in my life. There are times I over do it and then get worn out.
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@kobesbuddy (74831)
• East Tawas, Michigan
26 Jul 17
Yes, I do remember you from Bubblews! Some of my adult life, I worked at an assisted living home, it was a rewarding job! The relationships were unbelievably valuable, like an extension of my own family. Also, I worked as a teachers aid, with mentally challenged children. For about six years, I ran a Christian Daycare home, while my own kids were quite young. Today? I'm a grandma specialist! lol
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@Hannihar (129579)
• Israel
26 Jul 17
Wow, I wanted to do something in Social Service but did not. I wanted to do something in criminology or be a paralegal, but, did neither of those things. I worked at regular jobs and about 11 years ago or more I took a course in computer graphics and after my last job closed working in a Thrift Shop I decided to go out and see what people thought of my work. My work was not great at that time so I expanded and I still make calendars and greeting cards, but, I also buy jewelry and toys and other things and sell on a table at a place but for the past years my clientele dwindled and got some new ones but do not make that much. I try and sell my calendars on facebook and do a blog about them and send to other places too but lately have not gotten much business so I had to find other ways to make money and I am on My Lot and Timebucks. I am self-employed and feel I may never be able to retire.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
26 Jul 17
I do know the feeling of never retiring. Well I might if I met the right rich man 
@Hannihar (129579)
• Israel
27 Jul 17
@andriaperry
I had one husband and that was not good and do not want another. I just wish I could find something where we would feel secure enough and could retire. I do not know what I would do if I retired though so I will continue the way I am but look for more means financially for us so we will be fine the rest of our lives.
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