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Office Manager @ Real Estate Firm

I've noticed that's true with me, too.

I teach history at a junior college as an adjunct. I like working part time because it frees me up the rest of the time to divulge in my passions (what others call obesessions, I guess). I will be taking grad classes in geography this fall in order to teach as an adjunct in geography, which will give me more diversity. And, I'm crazy about regional planning. Ask me about it and I'll never shut up.

To pay off my student loan, I also work full time as an admin for a museum, plus I have an AS son and an AS husband (he's into electronics and vintage video games). I HATE admin work and can't wait to dump that job in August - I've got my escape all planned out...

A long time ago, I was a social worker. That was the most painful job I ever had. I don't think people with Aspergers make good social workers, at least not me. I never knew when I could be nice, when I wasn't nice enough, when people were lying to me, what and what I could not say... it was the most confusing three months of my life.

I develop photos, and sell cameras, and other photography related paraphenalia. It's ok work, but realistically barely comes under the topic of work because of how little effort is involved.

I'm a documentation specialist (aka technical writer) at a company that makes corporate network security products.

I'm a computer programmer and am also responsible for securing the network at a university. I've probably read some of Jackie31337's documentation. =)

I'm an intern at a major environmental org in DC.

Good to know somebody reads it. In Documentation, we also keep track of the support requests to find out what users are having trouble with so that we can document it better. The bulk of the support requests are asking about stuff that's directly covered in the manuals.

I am an Interlibrary Loan Page, collecting various library materials for distribution to the various branches from the Central Coast of California to Santa Barbara. I love it and can usually find at least 90 percent of the materials.

I was trained graphic designer for the net, but I dont work in that, I dont work currently

I`m a microbiologist. I`m considered a specialist in my particular field and consult for FDA/AOAC/WHO. However the size of the `field`is more like a `grass verge`, I was just lucky to start when I did. I need to change to something else as I have annoyed nearly everybody else in said `grass verge`now due to Aspyness.

I trade stocks at home. It's worked out for me for 3 years, but lately is a little worrisome. If I get it to work consistently it's a perfect job for me. No social interaction. Can come and go as I please. No strict schedules. Pretty much the same routine every day, generally speaking. Always new opportunities. It's exciting and I like it, but past success is no guarantee of future success, and there's no guarantee of steady income, so it can be worrisome.

Worked for 10 years as registered nurse, sometimes as director of nursing. Now I work part-time as a university faculty, teaching clinical nursing at the hospital to nursing students. Love the teaching, hate the faculty politics. Also part-time grad student to get master's in nursing.

Dream job was doing HIV clinical research, so I'm focusing my job search on that specifically.

Cool... are you day-trading stocks? I have always considered something like this for myself, but I can't gamble the money I have right now, so it's tucked away in mutual funds

I'm currently a secretary.


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I am currently a Customer Service Specialist Grade III. I explain health insurance to members and medical providers. I am trained to administer several lines of business including Medicare Parts A, B and D and the companion plans that accompany them.

I speak with people over the telephone where I do not have their body or facial language to deal with. I rely 90% on words, and words only. This is my confort zone and I consider it an excellent call when they start out all charged up sometimes yelling or crying and by the end of the call they are relaxed, sharing a joke with me and feeling quite releived by my consumate customer service skills.

I can 'type and talk' but only in short bursts, I have a lot of trouble trying to multitask on computer/voice/ambient office noise, but I show up every day on time and seldom take time off.

I don't care for it much, but I do it well, and given the alternative ( last year I was living in on old friends gardening shack, hauling my own water and no electricity, this year I have an fully functioning apartment, a car and shoes) there are worse things that I can be doing.



Merle

Whee! Just got a teaching position for the summer. Let's me put off trying to find a real job, if I'm out of school. Gods, I love delaying things.