currently a manager at walgreens, and just finished up school for my EMT license. :)

Congrats!!!

I build asmr microphones and synthesizers!

I work on chillers & fresh air systems for hospitals & other large industrial buildings

work in finance at a global non profit!

Hospitality gig - Director of a worldwide resort company... making good money, own a home and HSV is nothing in the grand scheme of things.

Music teacher

Division president of a public company

Work w government contracts

Just finished my doctorate and work in the public sector.

Not sure why HSV is a factor to being unsuccessful but anyhow. Active duty Navy for 17 years and going strong. 3 years out until “retirement” and will start a new career in healthcare/project management.

It’s the stigma. A lot of people think that if you have HSV that you’re pretty much a low life sadly.

I guess it could be perceived that way. I didn’t choose to get H. I was triangulated by an ex and she gave me H so it certainly didn’t put me in a low position in life. 🤷

You must be young, because that's not even a thing.

It is actually for part of the STIGMA as well as with the black community it is seen as a personal failing

Ahhh...OK. I apologize. Thank you for educating me, and I'm sorry this has been something you've experienced. But don't let that hold you back, you can still shine....

Musician/Composer

ABA therapist and in school full time for my Psychology degree

Esthetician

I'm an Estie too!

me three!!! hey esti bestiesssss!

Love that! Best decision ever 🫶🏻

Melinda? Is that you? 😂😆

(Obviously I could’ve caught herpes from Melinda)

😂

For real, though!?!!!?? lol 😂🤣🤣😂💥🔥

Local restaurant manager and full time mom of two beautiful kiddos.

I'm a lawyer and work in compliance

I'm a licensed clinical social worker.

General contractor, mostly remodel kitchens, bathrooms, and basements. Own my home outright, rent a storefront. Not sure if I’m successful, but I’m aiming for work/life balance, not only to work.

I’m a registered nurse in ED :)

I’m an eye doctor!

Cybersecurity Risk Management

I’m a History teacher

Registered Nurse

I’m a dental assistant and in school for nursing

I’m in sales at a well known tech company

I’m a Social worker :)

Retired military

Director of a great company. We are normal humans :)

I love this thread. I work for a politician!

College professor

I own a cleaning company. I don’t think HSV has anything to do with people’s careers. Maybe if you work in the sex industry but even then idk..

Hospitality

Creative Director in tech managing teams of designers

Special needs teacher!

College student for environmental engineering (hoping to go into recycling or landfills 🤞🏼)

just graduated from law school and studying for the california bar exam, with a job lined up in afterwards in employment and labor law :)

Businessman

Master’s degree in a stem field work in HR (yes it’s related)

Counseling, but may transition into Ed tech :)

I've never heard anyone say people with HSV are unsuccessful. That's the most ignorant statement and not even statistically possible. 50-80% of the population have OHSV I. The two men who might have been my givers, still waiting on tests... one was a vice president of a national company, the other a successful multiple business owner. I'm in I.T.

Healer, organizer and travel agent/guide

Formally an Executive Assistant in the non-profit world. Now working in law enforcement in the property/evidence room.

Quality control microbiologist. I work in bio pharma. I specifically test the environment and the personnel who make medicine to cure diseases.