Whats your day job?

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penguiness

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I'm a professional bum. My depression and associated maladies that come with it plus my arthritis and fairly destroyed cervical spine make it hard to be gainfully employed. Luckily, I have the world's most loving and understanding wife who sees fit to support my habit.

That doesn't make you a bum!
 

George Ogilvie

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I would say "I'm sorry" but I imagine your clientele have a higher IQ, considering the industry
:)

For the most part, yes. However there are still a few who are IT challenged just like any other industry. What I really love about my job is the patriotism that is displayed every where you look. Where I work, you are not judged by how you look but by how you do your job. Hair, ink, piercings, doesn't matter. Our motto, "We pioneer flight solutions that bring people home, everywhere... every time." OOHRAH
 

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Hi George, you're a lucky guy, the Co. I worked for had the opposite point of view:mad:, although it seems like I always pressed things to the limit:D.

BTW, I just checked your "About Me" page, I think we may be long lost brothers...

Hee hee. I saw that same thing on George's page. Gotta love a prankster...


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I have a unique story.

I was a registered nurse for many years at a major University Hospital in Columbus. Made great money.

About 12 years ago (around the time of my daughters death), I had to have 3 major abdominal surgeries, all back to back.

I was on prescription pain killers for a long time. I ended up getting addicted to them. Because I had so many friends who were doctors, I was a master of manipulation and for 10 years I got them to prescribe me opiate medication to fuel my addiction. They did an intervention with me, kinda like the ones you see on TV, but without the family and about 4 of my friends who were physicians.

I started purchasing them on the street. That escalated quickly into H. I was a nurse, I knew what to do, I knew how to keep everything hidden. I was such a good secret keeper. I managed to keep my addiction a secret from my husband of almost 20 years for all that time.

A life changing event happened. I took all of my paraphernalia and threw it on the kitchen table for my husband to see. He couldn't believe his eyes. He had no idea.

That night I checked into inpatient rehab. I was there for 30 days. I then went into an intensive outpatient rehab for 3 months. I still see someone on a weekly/bi-weekly basis.

I surrendered my nursing license because the inpatient rehab was required to report me to the state board of nursing. I would have narcotic restrictions. Too many hoops to jump through. AND, I did NOT want to be around opiate medication ANY LONGER!!! I wanted out. So, I gave it up.

So many social workers made such an impact on my life. One of them told me I should go into social work. That stuck with me. I wanted to help other addicts.

So, I'm a full time student in the college of social work. My internship is working with adolescent boys in an inpatient treatment facility. I love it and I cannot wait to have that LSW (Licensed Social Worker) behind my name.

I was so used to making the upwards of 85-90K/year as an RN. Now we survive paycheck to paycheck and I have simple luxuries such as Nicoticket. Cigarettes were my last demon to conquer and I've conquered it, all from the help from you folks and Nicoticket.

Sorry for the long post, it's just been a journey and all of you are a part of it. <3

xoxo,
Dani

I'm an RN and we have very similar stories! Kudos to you! I know how hard it is! I'm not on here much, but if you ever wanna talk I'd love to!


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I'm an RN and we have very similar stories! Kudos to you! I know how hard it is! I'm not on here much, but if you ever wanna talk I'd love to!


Tasha
Thank you, Tasha! I'm glad you still have the RN after your name. When I striped the RN after my name, it hurt for a while. So glad you made it and still in the game.

Likewise, if you ever need to talk, I'm here, too. Even though I'm not an RN any longer, I still have nursing in my blood.

xoxo,
Dani
 

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I bug the NT crew :D

ok well besides doing that I am also a Storage support engineer for all your data storage...thats right all your data belong to us :D



I have been tasked to keep tabs on DB, Pen', and Hawk' . . . . . :blink:

When I'm not doing that I help manage a small trucking company.
 

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Can you do super cool backflips?
Nope! ...not at all!

Because I can't and I ain't having anyone show me up. :p
I may be Batman, but I never said I was a good one.
...but you get to play with super cool toys! :rolleyes: :)
batman.jpg


......'Super Secret Jersh Edition' ! :blink:
 

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I work at Nicoticket! :D

My night job is being Batman.

I laughed so hard when I read this, I started choking on my vape I was VOKING (©69CamaroSS 2014) :lol::laugh::lol:

Can you do super cool backflips?
Because I can't and I ain't having anyone show me up. :p
I may be Batman, but I never said I was a good one.

I've heard that she can punch and kick people and make the words "KA-POWWW" and "BLAMM-MO" magically appear in neon orange above them!!

You can't beat my meat :laugh:

At the university of South Carolina, our mascot was/is a Gamecock. We ALL had bumper stickers on our cars that read "You can't beat our ..cks" (without the dots!) :facepalm::blush::lol::ohmy: I STILL haven't figured out how we never got pulled over for those!! :shock:

Obligatory, In our business's, aren't we all! View attachment 393278

I NEEEEEEDD that emoticon TOO COOL!!! I played drums for 20 years...then had kids... :D
 
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