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Are any of you curious what your fellow forum dwellers do/did for a living? I know I am. Sometimes people volunteer them, sometimes people say things that suggest a possible profession, other times people remain silent. Hence this survey...
Some explanations of the poll
Please read all the way to the end of the choices because more than one option likely applies to you.
You can check off more than one option
I got the broad categories from https://www.thebalancecareers.com/different-types-of-jobs-a-z-list-2059643
You can have a look at what is considered in each category. many lists of jobs listed 250 occupations...
There are two slots left in the poll where other professions can be added. (because of how few are allowed, had to make tough choices...)
if you are retired, check off the box of the profession before you retired. If you retired because of illness, then check off that box too.
if you are not of retirment age, and not working , or not working at original profession, becasue of illness, then check off the box that youre not working bcause of illness AND also the box for the profession before you stopped working at that profession.
It's tricky to know what to do if you were derailed young and was studying for one of above professions but had to leave it from illness before getting the degree or practicing in that profession. That's why I added the option that said you were studying for one of the professions but were not able to finish because of illness. I think for consistency, maybe best to just check that and NOT also the profession? or if others feel differently, can post and we can change the rule (you can change your vote once we agree on the rule). or maybe how about a :"comprimise" is if say you were in law school but coudlnt finsish from illness- then check off both attorney and didnt' make it to chosen profession becasue of illness, but if you were in college still, in "pre-law" then do not check off attorney, just the "I didnt make it becasue option". Seem ok?
I think this is the point where @Pyrrhus tells me this survey has already been done 8 times, and I'm the 9th to do so. (we can delete this survey if the same one already exists) And when a few people tell me how bad this survey is. Sorry in advance- i tried at least..
because the number of options are limited, i'm going to created a tandem survey on education level that is relevent to the issue as well.
Note that i had to include two education level questions here as well for completeness and understandability.
As far as I can tell, the poll is anonmmyous and no one knows who made/will make a particular ressponse. Mods - is this true?
Some explanations of the poll
Please read all the way to the end of the choices because more than one option likely applies to you.
You can check off more than one option
I got the broad categories from https://www.thebalancecareers.com/different-types-of-jobs-a-z-list-2059643
You can have a look at what is considered in each category. many lists of jobs listed 250 occupations...
There are two slots left in the poll where other professions can be added. (because of how few are allowed, had to make tough choices...)
if you are retired, check off the box of the profession before you retired. If you retired because of illness, then check off that box too.
if you are not of retirment age, and not working , or not working at original profession, becasue of illness, then check off the box that youre not working bcause of illness AND also the box for the profession before you stopped working at that profession.
It's tricky to know what to do if you were derailed young and was studying for one of above professions but had to leave it from illness before getting the degree or practicing in that profession. That's why I added the option that said you were studying for one of the professions but were not able to finish because of illness. I think for consistency, maybe best to just check that and NOT also the profession? or if others feel differently, can post and we can change the rule (you can change your vote once we agree on the rule). or maybe how about a :"comprimise" is if say you were in law school but coudlnt finsish from illness- then check off both attorney and didnt' make it to chosen profession becasue of illness, but if you were in college still, in "pre-law" then do not check off attorney, just the "I didnt make it becasue option". Seem ok?
I think this is the point where @Pyrrhus tells me this survey has already been done 8 times, and I'm the 9th to do so. (we can delete this survey if the same one already exists) And when a few people tell me how bad this survey is. Sorry in advance- i tried at least..
because the number of options are limited, i'm going to created a tandem survey on education level that is relevent to the issue as well.
Note that i had to include two education level questions here as well for completeness and understandability.
As far as I can tell, the poll is anonmmyous and no one knows who made/will make a particular ressponse. Mods - is this true?
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