What do you do for a living?

**eriedearie** · May-02-09, 04:48 PM

Whatever you teachers earn in the US...is not enough! Sorry for the threadjack, but this I truly believe. Teachers are well paid in Ontario.

Tammypio - You are so right that kids remember their teachers. I would love to be able to tell my 9th grade typing teacher how many times I've thought of her over the years. And to tell her how grateful I am for what all she taught me. Her lessons have served me well. I've made quite a good living using my typing abilities.

In my former life I was supervisor at a law firm and did some independent contracting at other firms and a Fortune 500 company.

I am soon to graduate from Trios College in Windsor, and look forward to being a Medical Transcriptionist. I've reinvented myself for this new career at the age of 61. Onward & Upward!!!

**cman710** · May-02-09, 05:04 PM

I work as an attorney at a large law firm in Boston, generally doing securities-related stuff. In my free time, I like bowling and reading about/visiting Detroit, as well as photography. [[Gsgeorge, I love your work!)

Linda, I will keep you and your husband in my thoughts.

**galv** · May-02-09, 05:16 PM

not by choice! Born and raised in East Detroit, moved to Redford 1960.
Live in Sun City az. now [[since 71)

I work at Banner Health in Sun City, switchboard opr. here for 15 years.

Would love to move back to Michigan, but my current husband [[former Detroiter) won't budge.

This is a great blog!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love to hear from any of ya. Miss Michigan

**douglasm** · May-02-09, 08:38 PM

Grumpyoldlady.....
.....you know Dale Pegg?

**Dustin89** · May-02-09, 08:53 PM

I'm a full-time college student at OCC, mostly the Royal Oak campus, and graduated from Brandon HS in '08. I've been a citizen adviser to the Oakland Press Editorial Board since 2006 and work part-time as a freelance writer. I'd like to transfer to Wayne State. I always thought I wanted a B.A. in Journalism, not so sure about that now that the news business is tanking.

**umtim** · May-02-09, 10:01 PM

Wsu som: I teach cardiology and medicine and see and care for detroiters

**reddog289** · May-03-09, 01:04 AM

Custodian, but you can't tell it by the inside of my house.

**ddaydetroit** · May-03-09, 03:29 AM

Worked on prototype to production Military vehicles and equipment in the Detroit metro area most my life .
I am now working about a hundred miles east of Kandahar Afghanistan for the next 1 to 3 years

**STEELWORKER** · May-03-09, 09:45 AM

I am a Steelworker who does heavy machine operating on a steel slitter and shipping clerk. We use to supply all of the big three and some general products. Now we only supply general products, construction, and sea walls. But I am always a student aswell I will be done with OCC soon with an associate in business, but I will be going back to wayne state in the fall to get an urban studies or geography degree.

**Alfie1a** · May-03-09, 09:49 AM

collision repair tech.

**SMRJim** · May-03-09, 11:17 AM

Originally Posted by tammypio

I've been teaching at a Catholic school on the west side of Detroit for 17 years now. ... When my students ...remember their first grade teacher... :-)

For what it's worth, I still remember my 1st grade teacher Miss Kelly, and 1st grade was 1966-67 for me! Back in those days I learned to read via the Dick and Jane books [[and Spot and Puff...). I imagine by now they've come up with something different. First grade for me [[as well as 2-12) just happened to be at a Catholic School in Northwest Detroit - St Marys of Redford, which just closed down last year.

**Bobl** · May-03-09, 12:19 PM

tammypio:
"...Plus...I figure the Catholic school teachers will have mansions in heaven one day too!..." LOL :-)

I hope so. My three aunts, who taught at Detroit parochial schools for decades, deserve it! [[Especially for putting up with this wayward soul.)

**grumpyoldlady** · May-03-09, 04:01 PM

Olddetroiter.....yes, it was ANR, formerly known as Michigan Wisconsin Pipe Line. I started with MWPL in the One Woodward building, then moved to the Guardian Building and then to the Ren Cen over the course of 20 years.

**Bobl** · May-03-09, 04:03 PM

G:
You must have worked with my brother there all that time....

**grumpyoldlady** · May-03-09, 04:11 PM

douglasm....I remember the name Dale Pegg from my TV2 days, but can't put a face with it.

**douglasm** · May-03-09, 07:00 PM

That's where you would have known him. Dale and I were roomates at Northwood Institute. He was with WJBK for a long time as a photographer and then producer. We ran the NI carrier current radio station back when I knew I was going to be a Top 40 radio star.....

**grumpyoldlady** · May-03-09, 07:57 PM

Bobl....if i didn't work WITH him, I probably knew his name...I worked in the Corporate Communications and Employee Publications departments, as well as the mail room and corporate records departments. What is his name?

**Bobl** · May-03-09, 08:31 PM

Jim L.
Works at Red Cross now..

**d.mcc** · May-03-09, 10:35 PM

Originally Posted by Lombaowski

I sell Astroglide door to door.

Do you knock on the front or the back when you make house calls???

I am a design professional...

**exdetroiter** · May-04-09, 08:20 AM

I am a paralegal.

**jams** · May-04-09, 08:33 AM

Originally Posted by ddaydetroit

Worked on prototype to production Military vehicles and equipment in the Detroit metro area most my life .
I am now working about a hundred miles east of Kandahar Afghanistan for the next 1 to 3 years

Been wondering why I haven't seen you around!