When I graduated high school I thought I wanted to be a lawyer. Got certified as a legal secretary and gained a lot of paralegal experience working at a prestigious law firm. The last straw was when one of the senior female partners insisted that I wear my hair in a bun. This and various others reasons led me to a career in public service working for Government.

I’ve held various positions throughout my career and the last 13 years have been investigating allegations of welfare fraud. I work with a few retired RCMP officers - seems to be a natural progression for some of their careers as well. The pays not bad but I think the diversity of the job is what keeps me there. There’s not much that doesn’t fall under investigation in these matters.

My duties have taken a bit of turn as systems are upgraded and new technology is being introduced. I’m currently a regional lead on an ever evolving project. Always gotta stay one step ahead.

But as with most here, my passion is dogs. Far from what I do for a living at this point but would also like to close that gap, on a full-time basis, someday.

Thought I wanted to be a pediatric surgeon and took all the pre-med requirements, MCATS, and internships. Then I realized how much time I would be spending inside. I still think it's a terrific profession, but generally I'm glad I went a different route.

Now a wildlife biologist/science writer. I've worked lots of field jobs in some of the most beautiful places in the nation, and really enjoyed it, now it's a lot of NEPA documents, which are sometimes a headache, but also interesting.

Ideal jobs: full time writer, full time competitive musher. There are some fairly self sufficient people around here (milk their own cow, hunt/raise their own meat, raise vegetables and chickens, pick wild berries, heat house with firewood, dogsled). I wouldn't mind at all buying 40 acres out in Willow and making 20K to get buy, and living simply. It's an artsy community in Willow without some of the genuine crazies in other small communities out here. Andrew might not like that so much... still working on him.

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County Coroner.

I applied to work in the Coroner's office once. I'd have loved it!

Well, It's a dead end job........

I kind of fit in with Will's job, just not on that same level. I install headstones for a living. It became apparent that I love my job when I had an opportunity to buy a local business and pretty much turned it down. I enjoy that it is just me and one other guy traveling around... I would say about a 75 mile radius from our shop, from cemetery to cemetery installing a piece of art that will last the family a life time. I get to install a stone that a family will visit to remember a loved one..

I get a lot of odd looks, and wierd comments when I tell people what I do, but I enjoy it.
Would I love to train dogs for a living, of course... but this is a pretty sweet deal. I get paid to travel the state and see a lot of interesting things.

Stay-at-home parent, for now.
After 8 years on Active Duty, I'm taking some time off, getting my new life in order, and going back to school.

 Quote: Will Rambeau

 Quote: Dana Martin

 Quote: Will Rambeau

County Coroner.

I applied to work in the Coroner's office once. I'd have loved it!

Well, It's a dead end job........

Oh, groan....

Embaressed to say I work at walmart in sporting goods. I really would like to work at an animal shelter. Ive worked at a petstore and was a assistant manager at wendys once.

I worked in management at a pet superstore for about 7 years, totally miserable, before I took the plunge to become a groomer. I'm just finishing up school and grooming on my own and I love it. I'm just lucky to have a supportive husband who was willing to pick up the slack when my salary got slaughtered from my schooling. Its so nice not to be stressed from my job every day of my life. The worst thing that can happen in my day now is a squirmy or agressive dog. I can handle that.

Began as a sec'y in a no-kill shelter, moved into being a vet surgery assistant w/o school (it could be done in"68).
Moved to Colorado, for pre-vet/vet school. Hooked a great man who became an MD (will be 36 yrs married in June). Did dairy/equine medicine in Minnesota for 20 yrs, few yrs of pets at the end. Adopted 2 boys. When that started to get tough (adolescence) quit work and bought a farm,raising registered Angus, a few colts for the track, turkeys. With time, boys left. Now just a housewife with a few cows and a farm; body kinda shot . But, our farm is beautiful, husband still loves me, life is good.

Can I send our adolescent to your farm??? LOLOL