FROM FIONA: Your reply cordially requested

[pegkerr]

Tomorrow, as part of Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work, Fiona is going to be visiting Rob's store and spending the day with him, learning about his job. The last two years, she has spent this day with me at my office, learning about my job.

I'd like her to give her the chance to learn about a lot of jobs. Specifically, your job.

Won't you tell Fiona about your job, so she can get an idea of the vast possibilities in the World of Work out there?

If you can, please leave Fiona a comment by tomorrow night, telling her about your career. Something like:

What your job title is, and what that means

A description of a typical day

What you need in the way of training/education/experience to do this job

Why you like it and (if you dare)

Why you dislike it

What sorts of things can go wrong at your job?

What kind of person thrives in your job

Anything else you can think of that would give her an idea of what it might be like to choose your career?

I'd like her to get as many replies as possible. Thanks ever so much!

Cheers,
Peg (and Fiona)

Comments

Job #2 part 2

[resqdog51.livejournal.com]

What Goes Wrong: In training -- Rubble can fall on you. You can slip and fall and get impaled on wood or rebar or cut yourself on a sharp edge of cement. You can fall off the pile and break something, or your dog can. And your dog can have a health problem that takes them out of service for a short time... or forever. And after you put 4 years into training that dog, to have them just go out of service forever because of a slipped hip or an infection... very discouraging. I have a teammate who had 7 dogs reach qualifying level... and then have to be pulled or putdown for health reasons.

If you ever get deployed, what could go wrong -- You could, literally, have a building fall on you. You could have a building fall on your dog and they won't even TRY to save the dog. You could catch some wierd, unknown disease. You could find a living subject... and then have to realise that even tho that person is alive now, they might not be able to survive long enough for a rescue crew to come save them....

Its a very very tough job, emotionally, sometimes. Fortunately, that doesn't happen very often AT ALL. But, it could. And you have to be aware of it.

Who Thrives: People who want to make a difference and are willing to WORK at it. People who want to serve the public. People who are good at being stubborn and who are willing to learn as many ways as they can to help others.

Anything Else: I love this job. Even with the possiblities of bad things, and having to deal with bad things... I still love this job. I wish I could just do this one job all the time, and I'm working on making that happen. This job takes up more time than can really be accounted for, but I would give up even more time if I had it, for this job. This job really makes me feel like I'm making a difference, even if my dog and I never get deployed to a 'real' disaster -- just being there, and being one of the 'elite', is enough.

Oh, and being a volunteer, I have to pay for all my own gear... and when my van, filled with my gear, was stolen a couple years ago.... the gear totaled out at more than the van did, to be replaced. *grin* so if you do this, be aware that its not just hours you are spending!


Hope this helps! Feel free to ask questions if you like! (on either job)

Res