Jamie Parlier:
CLASS OF 1994
Bamberg American High SchoolClass of 1994
Bamberg,
Ansbach American High SchoolClass of 1995
Ansbach,
Pine Forest Junior High SchoolClass of 1995
Fayetteville, NC
Saunders Middle SchoolClass of 1995
Manassas, VA
Henderson Elementary SchoolClass of 1995
Dumfries, VA
Jamie's Story
Life
Well, life is good. I live in a great home in a city that I love. I enjoy my work, I love my husband, we make good money, I get to work from home, we have 2 cats and a chocolate lab puppy - Ally. I live close (enough!) to my parents and brothers. I have great friends from ALL over, who I love dearly. What more could I want?
School
Hmmm...a bio about school? Well, that's a little difficult since I attended 9 different schools before I graduated from college! I have to say though, that my Kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Huettman - from La Mesa Elementary in Montery, CA has stuck with me over the years. I always remind myslef to enjoy the simple things because of her. I've had several wonderful teachers along the way - Mr. Brunelle and Mr. Hunter stand out from my last year of HS when I could be quite a brat! I can't say that I would do HS over again (who would?!?), but college was another story! Although I started at a college that I absolutely hated, I did manage to make some wonderful friends while I was there. It was VERY sheltered though, so when I jumped from my small pond into the ocean at the University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa, I made up for lost time in a BIG way! I'm not sure how I managed to keep up my grades AND stay alive, but I did, and I enjoyed every second of it. I would do it again in a heartbeat if I could return to being the night owl/party animal that I used to be! Alas, I'm an married adult now (sigh....) and it's lights out by 11 on the weekdays! I still LOVE LOVE LOVE to go to Alabama footbal games and watch my boy Shaun Alexander play for the Seahawks (he's such an awesome guy - I love to watch him succeed). So, does that count as a school bio?
College
I thought most of this was covered in the 'school' bio, but I guess I could add a bit more....So, my first 2 years of college were wasted in PA. However, I must stress that although I hated school there, I treasure the great friends that I made. With one exception - my very first roommate. She felt like it was OK to share EVERYTHING!!! Like toothbrushes and bathrobes! Yuck! She was really good at doing hair, and she would put weave in several of the other girls' hair. Well, that's fine and dandy except that weave would float all around the room and land on my face as I lay in bed at 4 in the morning! Waking up to weave on my face was not a great expereience for me. She was a real sweet girl, but it was just one of those matches that just didn't work. Moving on to the University of AL - my first year there was great! It was one huge party! I got along great with my roommates, met great friends, and still managed to get good grades. Over the years, though, roommates changed, roommates got arrested (I'll tell ya'll the story later if interested - I will say it revolved around a missing hot dog....and leave it at that for now), roommates got a little crazy. It was still, overall, a wonderful expereience. I met and befriended so many different kinds of people, and was exposed to so many new things. Of course, there are always a few regrets along the way, and people that I wish I would have stayed in contact with, but in the end, it was perfect. However, now that I have college-aged brothers and I KNOW what they are most likely up to, it makes me worry about them all the time!
Workplace
I am proud to report that I have worked my way up the ladder and am now my own boss! Here is a summary of all the stuff I've done for a paycheck over the years:
Summer of 1993 - I worked in an EEOC office in Bamberg. It was the most BORING job EVER! My boss didn't know what to do w...Expand for more
ith me, I would just take off for the schwimbaad with friends in the middle of the day. I'm not sure he ever even noticed I was gone.
While in college in PA, I worked at a CVS pharmacy. I didn't have a car though, so I would have to walk to work. That really sucked.
Later, I continued to work as a pharmacy tech at CVS in VA when I was home on holidays from college. It was so weird filling birth control prescriptions for people I hadn't seen since elementary school - it was a great conversation starter!
While in school at AL, I worked part time as a receptionist at a beauty salon. The owners were wonderful people (they have since sold the store), but it was a great experience! Who knew so many cute boys actually went to salons for haircuts and tanning?
Also while in school, I worked for an auctioneer and sold my plasma (when money got tight). Just and FYI to anyone else who has considered the plasma market - DON'T DO IT!!! It's not worth it! I have terrible scarring on my arms now and when I need to donate blood or have tests done, it hurts SO BAD to get that needle stick! I am happy to report that I managed to escape that phase in my career disease free.
Moving along, I interned during the fall of my senior year in the HR department of the local hospital. Again, pretty boring, but I did soak up a lot of information. During my last semester I interned (and then was hired on) for a general practioner who was bipolar. That was quite an experience. Again, I soaked up a lot of knowledge, but quickly outgrew the job. I think that I may have hated that job more than any other I have ever had.
From there I moved to Mobile, AL where I worked in the ER at a large private hospital. My very first night there (Thanksgiving night) I was puked on. Despite all the puke and blood and poo and other bodily fluids, I actually really enjoyed working there. I never knew what would walk in the door each night. However, because it was a private hospital, it was very difficult to make your way up the ladder unless you were 'family'. So when my next opportunity presented itself, it was a logical step to move forward in my career.
I began working for CPSI as a software rep. I was a person who would travel to sites all across the U.S. and teach medical staff how to use our software in the clinical settings. It was very exciting and I sure did rack up the frequent flier miles. As time went on, I was put in charge of making these install work. I loved the responsibility and being able to walk away at the end knowing we had a successful implemenation. I enjoyed leading and mentoring the others on my team. However, the more you shine, the more in demand you become, which was hard for me to deal with, espcially after getting involved with my now-husband. I didn't want to be gone 3 weeks out of each month. So, when he was offered a great job opportunity in Nashville, I made the hard decision to leave CPSI, although I had wanted to work remotely for them (although they wouldn't let me). It was a VERY hard decision, but one that I am 100% sure was the right choice, knowing what I know now.
So now, I work for myself. I used the connections that I made at CPSI and am now a consultant for some of the hospitals that I helped to install. Healthcare workers are so overworked as it is, it is impossible for them to be expected to not only fulfill their clinical duties, but to also be experts in computer software and troubleshooting. I come in and ease that burden for them. So far, it's been great. I basically work when I want from home. It's a pretty sweet gig.
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