Tell me about your job :)

What do you do? I'm an Aged and Disability Program Manager. Basically I manage two aged care programs delivering in home services so the elderly can stay in their own homes for as long as possible. And I manage two disability programs that assist people in the community to identify and find meaningful roles in the community.

How long have you been doing it? I have worked in this role for 2.5 years, but have worked in the disability sector (in community and government roles) for 10 years now.

How did you get into it? I was working in the finance sector and hated it, decided to change and it was actually my mum who said i should apply for a disability worker role in the community. I loved it and have not looked back!

If you could do any job in the world would you still do it? I love what I do. It has its challenges, basically managing 18 staff sucks balls, but it is so rewarding. I am also currently studying a bach of social work and a bach of law so ideally would love to work in an advocacy role sometime down the track.

What do you do? I work for Telstra as a Change Capability expert. Basically that means that I develop policies & processes for Change Management, train it, and ensure that other groups in the organisation follow them. I also maintain the intranet & document management system for our function, and the ISO9001 quality management certification

How long have you been doing it?This particular role for 3 years, although I've been with Telstra for 12 years now.

How did you get into it? I went to uni where I was studying science / software engineering and ran out of money - there was casual work going with Telstra in credit management, and I hated it, moved into full-time with mobilenet and from there down to melbourne as a communications chick for the operations centre. From that I moved into emergency / major event management and when that was taken over by another group hated it, so found a role that looked interesting ... and it is!


If you could do any job in the world would you still do it? It's never what I thought I'd do, but I really enjoy it. It suits my personality although I am looking for a different role within Telstra, either as an IT domain manager or project manager. I've done team managing previously, and it just isn't me :)

What do you do? I'm an embryologist at a fertility clinic

How long have you been doing it? On my way to two years but have been working in science for seven years.

How did you get into it? I did my undergraduate science degree, worked in a path lab for a while, then moved into quality assurance while doing my master in forensic science. Decided that there were no career prospects for me in Aus in forensic science. Had my DDs and found that commuting wasn't ideal when you had a family so started looking for work closer to home and found my dream job.

If you could do any job in the world would you still do it? I have found my calling. I couldn't imagine doing anything else. To help people achieve the dream of parenthood and play an active role in achieving someone's pregnancy and actually making these babies is such an honour. I am truly privileged.

MS - DH's cousin is an embryologist!!! Now I "know" another one! :D

What do you do? I'm a student nurse/midwife

How long have you been doing it? since February

How did you get into it? I have wanted to be a midwife for 5 years, and since my local uni does not offer direct entry midwifery I took this as the only route into the job I want

If you could do any job in the world would you still do it? So far the course has told me I am on the right track with my career. I enjoy the nursing to some extent, but I wake up excited if I have any midwifery to do. I spend my spare time reading and researching. I honestly can't see myself doing anything else, but it is very early days in my career so far.

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MS - DH's cousin is an embryologist!!! Now I "know" another one! :D

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OP - I'll keep an eye out for him/her at the next meet up ;)