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Date: Sun, 01/29/2006 - 16:47

Submitted by Jessi
on Sun, 01/29/2006 - 16:47

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I'm nosy, I'll admit it.

Just wondering what kind of work people around here do.

I am in retail. Currently a store manager for a mattress company. I work very long hours with the general public, and the world is lucky that I have an even temper and a good attitude. (Most of the time..By the time I get off work sometimes I'm totally out of patience and will take it out on whoever bothers me first. :) But at least I wait to get home. :-P)

What's the stupidest stuff you have to put up with? Any of you who may have bought bedding recently knows it's not cheap. I can't help it, I just sell the stuff. :) It drives me crazy to hear comments like, "What idiot would pay that much for a MATTRESS??" Are you calling my customers idiots? Obviously they LIKE the bed and have the extra money laying around. Geez...


I am a Nursing Student...graduate April 13th...yeah!!! I used to work as an EMT for an ambulance service, also worked in Medical Billing/Collections...so if anyone needs to know anything about insurance, I am glad to help...if I don't know the answer, I usually know where to find it. I also did some volunteer work for the Area Agency on Aging as an Ombudsman...I visited nursing homes and helped the residents resolve disputes, and/or report claims against the facility if necessary. So I also have lots of info on resources for the elderly.


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Submitted by TMD on Mon, 01/30/2006 - 12:58

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I used to work as a retail manager myself, for several years. I know am an office manager for a major corporation. I'm actually a one person office so I have a variety of duties. I like the challenging work but I'm burn out lately. I'm trying to make some different things happen where my job is concerned so keep your fingers crossed for me. :D


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Submitted by Cow & Chicken on Mon, 01/30/2006 - 17:23

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It's nice to see such a variety around here! :)

Sales is very...different..lol Especially selling bedding, which everyone NEEDS, but they don't want to admit that they sleep...

I do well with it. Probably because I'm not pushy. And I don't necessarily push high end. Customer's appreciate that. Although if a customer is willing to hand me $5,000+ for a bed, I'm more than happy to take it. :)


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Submitted by Jessi on Tue, 01/31/2006 - 04:52

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I am a Locomotive Engineer for a large Class 1 Railroad. my current assignment has me working in Commuter/Passenger service in Chicago. When I cant hold a passenger assignment (better hours, and home every night)I work in a freight pool which runs mainly coal trains to the power plants serving the greater Chicago-Naperville-Joliet Metropolitan complex.


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Submitted by LCW on Tue, 01/31/2006 - 06:04

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Cool! Trains! Smile

I've always wondered about the trains, do you have to steer them? And how do you know when to stop?

I've been alive 25 years and never figured that one out..lol


No, we don't actually steer the train. The wheels on the trains have a flange that rides inside the head of the rail and guides the train. I have actually seen something as simple as a few inches of dirt over a rail cause a train to derail. That is a big part of the reason why railroads get upset about people putting stuff of the tracks, because of the possibility of derailment it could present.

As an engineer, I control the momentum of the train and make adjustments based on several factors including topography, signal indication, dispatcher instruction, fuel conservation guidelines and in some cases other automatic systems.

I know thats probably more than you wanted to know..hahaha as far as stopping goes, that's a whole other animal. Stopping freight trains usually isn't to big a deal, but stopping a high speed passenger train and making sure all your cars are actually on the platform takes a lot of experience and skill, both of which I'm still gaining, but I get better as each day goes by. In both cases a fair degree of advance planning and knowing how your train will react is required to achieve the desired result.

It really is kinda cool and I do get a kick out of my job, I just wish I could be home more.


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Submitted by LCW on Tue, 01/31/2006 - 09:35

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That's so cool Clay. All of that is way over my head, but that's what makes it so cool! :) I went to Hawaii a few years back to visit a friend of mine who is in the Navy on a Sub, and they let me on their to look around. The sonar guy tried to explain to me what the lines on his many screens meant, but they all looked the same to me..haha

AnnMarie--It's nice being busy, huh? My job has a lot of downtime, which can be frustrating.


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Submitted by Jessi on Tue, 01/31/2006 - 10:26

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I work part time in a Veterinary Clinic. I worked there full time for almost eight years and then quit when my son was born. Just before he turned a year old my old boss asked if I would be interested in working part time. I like my job, like everything, it has it's moments, but it is interesting and we get to help animals.

We get some very interesting calls though. One day I answered the phone and this man said "I can't find my bull, you reckon he's dead?" I wanted so badly to say "Yes, sir! You have reached the psychic hotline and I can confirm that your bull is, indeed, dead. Would you like to speak to him?" Instead, I put him on hold and told my boss he HAD to take the call! lol


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Submitted by Taquita on Tue, 01/31/2006 - 13:52

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Yeah, at least that one was funny. I hung up on a guy once. He asked how much it cost to spay a dog and when I told him (it was under $100), he said, "well, I'll just shoot her for that". :evil: I told him I thought the dog would probably be better off and hung up on him. What a (#&(*@#$&(! Then I promptly confessed to my boss, who thought we didn't really need that kind of a client anyway.


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Submitted by Taquita on Tue, 01/31/2006 - 15:24

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Oh wow!! A variety of flavors here all under one roof. Let me add myself here..

I work with the Medical Diagnostics and do investigations like CT Scan, X Ray, ECG and sometimes Ultrasonography. So, my life revolves around patients most of the time and the free times are spent doing something good.

Great to see you all here. It's fun :D


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Submitted by david on Tue, 01/31/2006 - 16:14

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Hi David! I have a question about that CT scan stuff?

Background..I broke my leg/ankle/foot about a year ago. Prior to my surgery, the orthoped. sent me to the hospital to get my foot scanned, so they could see if I needed to have surgery....It took like 4 seconds, and it cost like $3,000. (I'm insured, thankfully)

Why does that thing cost so much? Is it like super duper electro charged or what???


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Submitted by Jessi on Tue, 01/31/2006 - 16:51

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Imagine the cost of the machine and the other infrastructural costs behind the installation of that machine. Compare it with an X film. Speaking technologically, the radiations are much much stronger than an X ray machine, you just can't imagine the speed it travels into your body.

Now, take the MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) in front of it. $3000 will be a very small amount in front of the MRI investigation. :D It will be like doing an X ray. :D


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Submitted by david on Tue, 01/31/2006 - 17:08

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Jd, I am sure now your leg is perfectly alright? You know, I have had 7 fractures all in the left side in just a period of two years(1997-1998) I didn't recover from the broken collar bone and see I have yet another broken limb. But thanks heaven, I haven't had any fracture after that period. And, I am 100 percent physically fit.


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Submitted by david on Wed, 02/01/2006 - 14:31

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Everyone here is so different, this is cool! :)

Yeah, David, I guess I'm brave...My boss calles me "hardcore" whatever that's supposed to mean.

JJ--So you did like EPA guideline enforcement stuff? Or still do? We need to get someone out here to check out our water. Whatever they use to clean it here smells like straight clorox..yuck.

Waydizzy-Surgery is no fun. :( Hopefully you'll wake up a little more gracefully than I did. They asked me how my pain was, from 1-10, so I counted...1..2...3..4..5..lol And then they wanted me to eat a little to take some pain medication after, and I fell asleep..lol


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Submitted by Jessi on Wed, 02/01/2006 - 19:46

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Hi All,Im in retail management also,Ive been working alot of hours this week getting ready for the CEO to visit.I will try to visit the board on my breaks,if I get any.HA HA!One more week and things will be back to normal,for now,got to get some sleep,its been a long day,and will be a longer weekend.Talk to you all soon.
Twokid


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Submitted by twokidtwocat on Fri, 02/03/2006 - 17:15

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jd, it should not be dangerous.but it can be annoying and unpleasant.. what i would do is run a faucet for baout a minute before using it fisrt thing in the am. you can also contact whoever runs the systema nd ask then to check the chlorine levels in your house to make sure it is not too high


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Submitted by jj on Sat, 02/04/2006 - 08:56

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