What Is Everyones "real" Job?

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joyofcakes Posted 7 Sep 2008 , 12:56am
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I'm a wife of 36 years and a mother of three girl 34 and twin sons 28. My second job is managing a ninth grade center school cafeterial of about 650 14 and 15 year olds. icon_biggrin.gif My third job is the 187 acer farm that my family and I live on. Then my parents live next door to me and I take semi. care of they. Then there cake decorting that I wish I could do 24/7, icon_smile.gif

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iramirez94 Posted 7 Sep 2008 , 12:56am
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Taught for 11 years in a bilingual classroom. Currently i am the Parent Coordinator for my school district. I have 4 kiddies (16, 4, 4, 2)

I am a hobby baker. It started because i just couldn't afford the prices of cakes and i wanted to make them for my children. i bake for family and friends. Would love to be good enought to do it full time, at least in the summer when i am not working.

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Chef_Rinny Posted 7 Sep 2008 , 12:56am
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Well.... I have managed many fast food restaurants, worked with donuts, waited tables, and worked at a dry cleaners. I get bored with jobs way too quickly. I went to Johnson and Wales to get my degree in pastry arts and worked at multiple bakeries. However the bakeries I've worked at were all about the $ and wouldn't put a limit on how many orders we took so I would have to do 5 wedding cakes plus regular cake orders on a Saturday which I just didn't feel was right since I couldn't take the time to do them the way they should have been done.

Currently I am basically a SAHM. I plan on going back to school soon to go into nursing to hopefully work one day in a pediatric unit. Children and cake have always been where my heart is.

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michellenj Posted 7 Sep 2008 , 12:58am
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Director of Sales for a hotel, and mommy of a 5 y/o girl and 3 y/o boy. I bake nearly every day, but my stuff's not pretty like everyone elses. I can make BC roses like nobody's business, and that's about it!

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paulstonia Posted 7 Sep 2008 , 1:10am
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rural letter carrier for 20 years.

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mprout Posted 7 Sep 2008 , 1:21am
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I rum a soup kitchen and feel about 500 peps a day. Love my job and I love cake too icon_smile.gif

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rstml Posted 7 Sep 2008 , 1:21am
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I am the billing manager for a home health software company that oversees the billing for nearly 13 different home health agencies...as well as being a girl scout troop leader and a mother of two - 8 year old girl and an 11 year old boy. I get my sanity from baking.

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grumpyx07 Posted 7 Sep 2008 , 1:22am
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I like this topic!

I'm a college student, co-owner of an online entertainment magazine/promotion company, and web designer.

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janelwaters Posted 7 Sep 2008 , 1:23am
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I used to be a commercial real estate lender and worked on multi million dollar deals. It was fun - I'm out on disability from that job now.

I only bake and decorate for family and friends.

currently I work for free for Cake Central in the addiction services department. JUST KIDDING!! I am on here most every minute of every day!!

This is a fun thread!! I also have a 2 year old and am married to the love of my life!!

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CIndymm4 Posted 7 Sep 2008 , 1:23am
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Administrative assistant for a major transportation company in Orlando. I am the mother of 4 children, 27, 25, 22, 15 and 3 grandchildren, 5, 1 1/2, and 1. I love to bake and because I loved baking, I decided I wanted to learn to decorate the things I baked, so I took the Wilton classes 4 years ao when I lived in Texas.......I mostly just do it for fun, occasionally I get a order to do a cake, but I call it a hobby.....everytime I bring something to work they ask me why I'm there and not doing cakes full time......cause I have to pay the bills of course. LOL

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tperks Posted 7 Sep 2008 , 1:35am
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2nd Grade teacher and mother of 2 girls. My DH is a police officer. I sell cakes mostly to my teacher friends and others I know.

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JMarieSweets Posted 7 Sep 2008 , 1:40am
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This is a fun topic. I am currently disabled due to work injury. I was on patrol with the Sheriff Dept in California until I hurt my back. So 3 back surgeries later I am a housewife. I do cakes for family and friends as a hobby.

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teacherandbaker Posted 7 Sep 2008 , 1:42am
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I am a third grade teacher. This is my eighth year teaching. I find it interesting that so many people that have posted are teachers or have been teachers.

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tenleysmommy Posted 7 Sep 2008 , 1:42am
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Until last week I was a stay at home mommy,now I am a ccake decorator at Publix Supermakert!Finally getting paid to do what I love.

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diamondsonblackvelvet13 Posted 7 Sep 2008 , 1:51am
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I am a stay at home mom. I am taking 9 hours at the local college. I am seriously considering working for our local grocery/ bakery. We need the income and it's about the only thing I could tolerate. (there are other issues involved)

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prtyinduo Posted 7 Sep 2008 , 1:54am
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I recently went back to work after 9 1/2 years on disability icon_smile.gif . Got the go ahead to go back part time.. I am the cake decorator at our local Dairy Queen icon_biggrin.gif ...and love every minute of it....

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jo_ann Posted 7 Sep 2008 , 1:59am
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Right at this time I work for a factory doing piece work making $8.00 a case for which I make 5 cases an hour.

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baycheeks1 Posted 7 Sep 2008 , 2:15am
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At the current moment, I am sort of a free lance everything person, Subsititute teacher...working on my teaching certificate, babysitter, baker, sewer...like I said I do a little of everything!

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levinea Posted 7 Sep 2008 , 2:17am
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I'm an attorney (currently working in a tax and finance practice group at a mid-size firm). No kids or anything like that, and I just bake and decorate for family and friends (and the fun of it).

I would LOVE to quit my job, take some real pastry arts classes and decorate cakes professionally after I get some more classes. But hubby's not so keen on that idea after we paid for law school. Oh well.

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mysweetconfetions Posted 7 Sep 2008 , 2:18am
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I'm a deputy for our local Sheriff's dept. Mom to 4 kids and Granny to 2 grand kids. Oh...and lets not forget Farmer's wife and cattle hand... thumbs_up.gif

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CCCTina Posted 7 Sep 2008 , 2:19am
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It is so interesting to see how cake decorating is a passion for such a diverse group of people. I work full time as a biochemical engineer/scientist for a major pharmaceutical company, but my true calling has always been in the art field. I stumbled in to this when I saw my $800 wedding cake and thought that I could do better than that! After having two sets of twins (3 year olds and 1 year olds), life is finally getting into a routine where I can do this more. I just applied for a license and hope to one day decorate full time and give up corporate America! Probably wishful thinking with 4 little kids, but miracles happenicon_smile.gif

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MadeYaLook Posted 7 Sep 2008 , 2:29am
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I teach Family and Consumer Science (home ec to all of us old foagies out there ; ) to 180 9th-12th graders every day. Its a stinkin' blast!

How could I forget I am married to a Harley-Davidson sales manger and the proud mommy to two beautiful girls. Payton is 6 and Liberty is 4.

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dedra_w_1980 Posted 7 Sep 2008 , 2:35am
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I'm a MA (medical assistant) at a local doctors office...bake whenever asked by someone....in 2 years I will be attending RN school so I do believe my baking will be put on the back burner for a while....but will probably get back into it after I finish with school...Single momma with 3 kiddos (8,5,2)....They are a full time job in itself...lol....gotta wait 2 years for my mother to retire so she can help me with my kids....I think I can sacrifice not being around my kids all the time for 2 yrs to make that $60.00 an hour. ~Dedra~

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debbed Posted 7 Sep 2008 , 2:35am
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I am a childcare provider to 8 children daily, mother to two grown children..son 28 and daughter 25. I decorate cakes for family and friends...also for my day care children. When I make cakes it is usually in the evening or I would have lots of "helpers".

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debbed Posted 7 Sep 2008 , 2:35am
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adunfag Posted 7 Sep 2008 , 2:36am
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I'm a School Psychologist and my husband is a Police Officer. We have a 7yr old.

I love baking and I am learning how to decorate. I also like to sew and make scrapbooks (anything artsy). I would really love to be a chef in my next life. I only bake for my family and friends and can't wait to get better at it.

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martmarg Posted 7 Sep 2008 , 2:37am
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I am a part time SAHM and part time teacher at a Children's day out program at a church. Previously I was a social worker until my 1st child was born. Took a year off and went back to school to get my teacher's certification. Went back to work as a special education teacher, mainly working with children diagnosed with autism, got pregnant again. had my baby finished off the school year and relocated to west texas and stayed home again. Until a year ago I found the perfect job , except for the pay, but my kids get to go with me. Well, now my oldest started kinder, and I love it. I only decorate for my kids, family and friends.

it has been interesting to read how people come from so diverse backgrounds and love to decorate cakes. this thread is fun

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thedessertdiva Posted 7 Sep 2008 , 2:38am
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Originally Posted by mysweetconfetions

I'm a deputy for our local Sheriff's dept. ...




Now that is cool thumbs_up.gif

I am the Sales Manager for my husbands marketing business and I run my own decorative vinyl company. I also help out at my DS daycare 2 x a week... boy, am I busy...

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CakeRN Posted 7 Sep 2008 , 2:39am
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I am a RN working in Neuro Critical Care at a level 1 trauma center in Indianapolis, IN. I have been a critical care nurse for 21+ yrs and got into cake decorating when I lived in Louisville, KY. I bake for friends and family with the occasional paid one too..

Oh..have 2 grown children 26 and 30 with one grandson and my DH...oh and my big boy THOR..our 1 yr old German Shep pup..

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cvoges Posted 7 Sep 2008 , 2:40am
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I teach middle school students who have learning and behavior disorders. I'm also mom to three daughters, ages 18, 20, and 22. I just sold my first wedding cake, but I usually stay busy baking cakes for family and friends.

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