What's Your Occupation?

[debsflo]

nurse

 

[LauraWheeler]

I'm a nanny for 2 children 11 and 6 year old. Also a groom to there ponys and mums broodmares and youngsters.

 

[Waterborn]

Accountant. Well there had to be one, sorry

 

[Fii]

Garden maintainence and hedge layer.

 

[vetsbestfriend]

Been at the same company for 13 years doing different roles from risk management consultant to managing a Claims and Technical area. Currently a Business Analyst working on a large project within the Company. It helps pay the bills (well most of them) but if I had my own choice and money was not an issue, I would work with animals.

 

[Gleeful Imp]

Director of Finance for a County Council. Which means long hours and paying lots of full livery but it keeps George in Happy Hoof!!!

 

[unicornleather]

Traditional Working Saddler

 

[indiat]

Technically, I'm a freelance business journalist but I just took a year off to do a creative writing for children MA at Bath Spa so I am hoping to get published. Failing that, to freelance in children's publishing. Husband is also a business journalist and he is keeping my girl going, bless him.

 

[0ldmare]

Account Manager for an IT services company

And

Director of a company manufacturing horsey products, which I started with a friend about 10 years ago and which is also more or less full time. So I don't sleep these days lol.

Any guesses which I prefer?

 

[now_loves_mares]

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Accountant. Well there had to be one, sorry

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Make that two

And I work for a bank

My job is fairly well paid, sometimes I have to work long hours but mostly not; but it's not very flexible. I'd like to freelance but not quite sure where to start - and I do kind of like a regular paycheck

Lots of teachers on here, it seems to be popular with horsey folk, which implies a good work/life balance.

 

[NeilM]

Area Sales Manager for a UK manufacturing company. Not on half term.

OH is a secondary school teacher, so she is on half term...cow!

Son is a graphic designer, so not on half term.

Daughter is teaching assistant (while she works out what she really wants to do), so is on half term......holiday in the New Forest (but is not horsey).

Does anyone else see a pattern here?

 

[Flibble]

Ex IT Specialist now Part-Time Gardener and Artist and as one of my ex-colleagues says - Everyday is a holiday for me because I earn money doing my hobbies but then I did do my 30 years cooped up in an office!!

 

[Mavis Cluttergusset]

Im a civil servant but I do fun things! Am also a company secretary for me and my husbands Risk Consultancy business

 

[Cazzah]

HR Manager for an engineering company. Love my job and keeps the hoss in the style he has happily become accustomed to!! Don't know how he'll cope in the few months I'm off earning a pittance on maternity leave!!

 

[Spot_the_Risk]

Owner with OH of pet and equine supplies shop - everything from numnahs and collars through to feed and bedding. We seem to have the work/life balance pretty good, just coming into the busy part of the year, lots of heavy lifting and deliveries to do! Other jobs have been general office stuff (can be good depending on the other staff), events organiser, interesting and can be frenetic, and driving instructor - I thought I could work it around my horse, but generally people want lessons between 4pm and 8pm, when I wanted to be home or riding!

 

[MrsElle]

Manager of a mobility store (yes, I sell those nuisance scooters!) and a childminder for two children after school.

 

[jvoyce]

Vet practice manager. Developing small-holding/cottage industry with oh too.

 

[Genesis]

Head Veterinary Nurse

 

[RachelB]

Currently a groom (event/livery yard), trying to break into the finance industry with the ultimate aim of becoming an accountant! I have an equine degree, too... I don't suppose accountancy could get much further from grooming...

 

[JessPickle]

I am a University Student

 

[hezza1]

Orthopaedic nurse so i help mend the bones of all the unfortunates that fall off

 

[GinaB]

I was a civil servant, but currently on a career break and hoping to eventually get into vet nursing

 

[spookypony]

University music lecturer and musician. I love it!

 

[Parkranger]

Business Manager for a NFP Members Association....

 

[brighthair]

I work for the ambulance service as an Emergency Medical Dispatcher

 

[Natassia]

At the moment I'm studying full-time for my MSc and working in a hairdessers as a receptionist 20 hours a week. Not much of a work/life balance but as long as I get to ride my horse most days I'm happy!

 

[Kirsty5150]

Secure Alarm Operating Centre Operative - what a mouthful! I basically monitor alarm systems for a major telecommunications company!

 

[only_me]

1st year physiotherapy student.

And full time procrastinator.

 

[malibu211211]

Full time night support worker to adults with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour.
Slave to OH, 2 gorgeous girls, a mad dog and one filthy but lovely horse

 

[Umbongo]

I am a final year student in Bsc(hons) Equine Dental Science, however now I am considering doing something different.....maybe go into equine nutrition after this degree?
I am interested in dentistry and nutrition....doing my final year dissertation on faecal fibre length/digestible energy available before and after dentistry in horses....but who knows!

during uni i have 2 part time jobs: working in the library to pay for my food shopping! and working at a national hunt yard to carry on working around horses as I can't afford my own!