Do You Guys Like Your Jobs? Really? Come On, Be Honest.

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--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Cindy C." <cindysphinx at c...> 
wrote:
> Hey,
> 
> I've been contemplating getting back into the job market one of 
> these days, hopefully not too soon, mind.  And every time I think 
> about it, it depresses me.  Does *anyone* like their job?  What 
kind 
> of job is it, and why do you like it?
> 
> In my profession, the really fun jobs require you to kill yourself 
> with long hours and travel, and the stable jobs are worse than 
> watching paint dry.  Are other professions/jobs like that?
> 
> Just idly wondering.
> 
> Cindy

Cindy,

Great question!  I'm a Medical Technologist.  What is that you say?
Well, you know when you have blood drawn for those dreaded blood 
tests and sent to "The Lab", well, that's me.

My training was pretty intense though:  I have a Bachelors'in Biology 
and a one year internship on top of that.  I felt like I could have 
gone into med school if I wanted too with all the stuff we had to 
know.  And, of course, 90% of what I learned has fallen out of my 
brain cells because I don't use it. 
 
But I LOVE what I do.  I specifically work in a Blood Bank, and have 
done blood banking almost exclusively (i can't spell tho) for the 
past almost 20 years. 

 It's really satisfying to me to know that I like what I do, and am 
good at it, and I can help someone when they really need it. Even 
though it can get really stressful at times, the adrenaline rush is 
worth it! 

And Med Techs can pretty much write their own ticket these days:  
there is a HUGE, nationwide shortage of MT's and MLT's (that's the 
Associated Degree level).  Ever since 1985 when AIDS became known, 
people stopped going into laboratory medicine.  And then a lot of 
techs went on to either nursing, or high tech (biomedical research; 
drug companies) or even teaching.

But, fortunately, or unfortunately, there will always be sick people, 
so you're garranteed a job, somewhere.  It may not be the pay or the 
hours you like, but at least it's work.  A lot of ex-techs still work 
part-time or so because it's pretty predictable work, and a steady 
paycheck, and the pay is not bad.  A new grad starting in the city 
can probably get $15 an hour or so. 

Anyhow, I hoped I perked your interest, although I realize it's not 
something you can decide to do overnite.  But maybe somebody out 
there will decide it sounds good!

Good luck in whatever you choose, and remember, as a fellow co-worker 
of mine says to all of us when we are feeling down, "B Positive"!!
HA!HA!, little blood bank humor!!

Anna . . .(who has the next two days off!!)