Over 30 questions for folks over 30
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siderea by way of cvirtue
1. Do you prefer solicitors and service staff to address you by first name or by title+last (e.g. "Ms. Smith", "Dr. Adams", etc.)?
title+last
2. How many careers have you had?
Just the one.
3. How many jobs? How many employers?
Since college, I've had three bosses in six companies.
4. What was the best employer you worked for?
They've all been good. For "best" it is a toss up between the brain monitoring company and the first ultrasound company.
5. What was your favorite job?
I'm hoping it will be the new one :)
6. How many companies, businesses or incorporated organizations have you founded?
None.
7. Did you grow up to be what you wanted to be when you were 5? When you were 10? When you were 15? When you were 20?
I don't recall being 5 and I wan't making plans for the future when I was 10. By 15 I knew I wanted to be a programmer and by 20 I was working as one.
8. Have you published any books or academic papers? How many?
Nope.
9. Do you hold any patents? How many?
Co-inventor on one.
10. Are you licensed or certified to practice a profession(s)? If so, what?
Nope.
11. Ever served in the military? What branch and how long?
Nope.
12. What's the largest number of employees you have ever managed at a time?
About 5 or 6.
13. How many countries have you lived in?
Just the one.
14. How many times have you been married?
Just the once.
15. How many kids do you have? How many grandkids?
None and none.
16. Whom do you observe Thanksgiving with?
Usually a combination ofviolet_amy's and my family.
17. How many parents have you had?
Technically four, but the "steps" I don't really consider parents.
18. How many of your parents are still alive? How close are/were you to them?
Both of them. Not real close, but I see them and talk with them regularly.
19. What's one way you were surprised to find out you turned out like one of your parents?
I've been surprised by the number of attitudes I share with my father.
20. What's one way you expected to turn out like your parent(s) and were surprised not to?
Can't think of any.
21. Do you own or rent your home? If the former, how many years on your mortgage, if any?
Own. Technically about 15 years are left, but if we keep at it the rate we are going it will be payed off in 7.
22. Do you have roommates (i.e. non-family adults living with you)? If not, how long has it been since you had roommates?
Nope. About nine years.
23. Have you ever sat on a jury?
Nope.
24. Have you ever run for office? Held office?
Nope and nope.
25. Are you a member of a political party? Do you volunteer with it? Do you donate money to it?
None of the above.
26. What's the nicest restaurant you've been to in the past year?
I can't recall one in the past year...
27. What's the nicest item of furniture you've bought? (Gifts don't count!)
The bedroom set.
28. What kitchen appliance are you most happy you bought? (Gifts don't count!)
Well, the microwave is the only one I use regularly, so I guess that would be the one.
29. Do you have a preferred airline? How many frequent flyer miles do you have?
Nope. No clue, I just collect them - haven't used them much yet.
30. Where do you like to go to vacation?
Las Vegas :)
31. Women: Do you wear skirts or trousers on the job?
n/a
32. Men: Do you currently have facial hair?
Yes, a full beard and mustache.
33. Do you have grey hair yet? If so, do you try to hide it?
Nope. I'll probably go bald quicker then I go grey.
siderea by way of cvirtue1. Do you prefer solicitors and service staff to address you by first name or by title+last (e.g. "Ms. Smith", "Dr. Adams", etc.)?
title+last
2. How many careers have you had?
Just the one.
3. How many jobs? How many employers?
Since college, I've had three bosses in six companies.
4. What was the best employer you worked for?
They've all been good. For "best" it is a toss up between the brain monitoring company and the first ultrasound company.
5. What was your favorite job?
I'm hoping it will be the new one :)
6. How many companies, businesses or incorporated organizations have you founded?
None.
7. Did you grow up to be what you wanted to be when you were 5? When you were 10? When you were 15? When you were 20?
I don't recall being 5 and I wan't making plans for the future when I was 10. By 15 I knew I wanted to be a programmer and by 20 I was working as one.
8. Have you published any books or academic papers? How many?
Nope.
9. Do you hold any patents? How many?
Co-inventor on one.
10. Are you licensed or certified to practice a profession(s)? If so, what?
Nope.
11. Ever served in the military? What branch and how long?
Nope.
12. What's the largest number of employees you have ever managed at a time?
About 5 or 6.
13. How many countries have you lived in?
Just the one.
14. How many times have you been married?
Just the once.
15. How many kids do you have? How many grandkids?
None and none.
16. Whom do you observe Thanksgiving with?
Usually a combination of
violet_amy's and my family. 17. How many parents have you had?
Technically four, but the "steps" I don't really consider parents.
18. How many of your parents are still alive? How close are/were you to them?
Both of them. Not real close, but I see them and talk with them regularly.
19. What's one way you were surprised to find out you turned out like one of your parents?
I've been surprised by the number of attitudes I share with my father.
20. What's one way you expected to turn out like your parent(s) and were surprised not to?
Can't think of any.
21. Do you own or rent your home? If the former, how many years on your mortgage, if any?
Own. Technically about 15 years are left, but if we keep at it the rate we are going it will be payed off in 7.
22. Do you have roommates (i.e. non-family adults living with you)? If not, how long has it been since you had roommates?
Nope. About nine years.
23. Have you ever sat on a jury?
Nope.
24. Have you ever run for office? Held office?
Nope and nope.
25. Are you a member of a political party? Do you volunteer with it? Do you donate money to it?
None of the above.
26. What's the nicest restaurant you've been to in the past year?
I can't recall one in the past year...
27. What's the nicest item of furniture you've bought? (Gifts don't count!)
The bedroom set.
28. What kitchen appliance are you most happy you bought? (Gifts don't count!)
Well, the microwave is the only one I use regularly, so I guess that would be the one.
29. Do you have a preferred airline? How many frequent flyer miles do you have?
Nope. No clue, I just collect them - haven't used them much yet.
30. Where do you like to go to vacation?
Las Vegas :)
31. Women: Do you wear skirts or trousers on the job?
n/a
32. Men: Do you currently have facial hair?
Yes, a full beard and mustache.
33. Do you have grey hair yet? If so, do you try to hide it?
Nope. I'll probably go bald quicker then I go grey.
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Date: 2006-10-13 02:20 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-10-13 05:55 pm (UTC)title+last
2. How many careers have you had?
Too Many to count
3. How many jobs? How many employers?
At least 15 but not sure of exactly
4. What was the best employer you worked for?
So far it is a toss up between the new vets office and the Y.
5. What was your favorite job?
So far it is a toss up between the new vets office and the Y
6. How many companies, businesses or incorporated organizations have you founded?
None.
7. Did you grow up to be what you wanted to be when you were 5? When you were 10? When you were 15? When you were 20?
I did not know what I wanted to be at 5, but at 10 I wanted to be a lawyer. I am now in the process of obtaining that goal.
8. Have you published any books or academic papers? How many?
Nope.
9. Do you hold any patents? How many?
No
10. Are you licensed or certified to practice a profession(s)? If so, what?
I was a certified EMT, Lifeguard, Lifeguard Instuctor and soon I will have my Paralegal degree.
11. Ever served in the military? What branch and how long?
Nope.
12. What's the largest number of employees you have ever managed at a time?
15-20
13. How many countries have you lived in?
Just the one.
14. How many times have you been married?
Just the once.
15. How many kids do you have? How many grandkids?
None and none.
16. Whom do you observe Thanksgiving with?
My family which includes my husband and sometimes his family too
17. How many parents have you had?
Two, everyone only has 2-however, my father remarried so I have a step mother that I have only seen once when I was about 11
18. How many of your parents are still alive? How close are/were you to them?
All three are still living. I am only close with my natural mother.
19. What's one way you were surprised to find out you turned out like one of your parents?
I am surprised about many things.
20. What's one way you expected to turn out like your parent(s) and were surprised not to?
Can't think of any.
21. Do you own or rent your home? If the former, how many years on your mortgage, if any?
Own. About 27 I think
22. Do you have roommates (i.e. non-family adults living with you)? If not, how long has it been since you had roommates?
Nope. Since right before I got married. I lived with my fiance
23. Have you ever sat on a jury?
Yes
24. Have you ever run for office? Held office?
Yes-college societies.
25. Are you a member of a political party? Do you volunteer with it? Do you donate money to it?
Technically no.
26. What's the nicest restaurant you've been to in the past year?
The Melting Pot, in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia,PA
27. What's the nicest item of furniture you've bought? (Gifts don't count!)
The computer desk
28. What kitchen appliance are you most happy you bought?
The Microwave
29. Do you have a preferred airline? How many frequent flyer miles do you have?
Nope.
30. Where do you like to go to vacation?
Pennsic and/or Disney World---dream vacation Europe
31. Women: Do you wear skirts or trousers on the job?
Scrubs
32. Men: Do you currently have facial hair?
N/A
33. Do you have grey hair yet? If so, do you try to hide it?
Yes-not hide it really but I like to color my hair for the color change
funny
Date: 2006-10-16 04:11 pm (UTC)