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Jun 07, 2007, 09:33 PM
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I was thinking tonight about all the jobs I have done over the years. I was surprised to come up with so many.
What kind of work have you done in your lifetime? Here's my list: Made pizzas Cashier-JC Penny's, Kings Dept Store Asst Manager-Convenience Store Chain 5 stores Clerk-State of CT Insurance Dept Typist-Same as above Office Clerk-Trucking Company Meat Packer-Huge Food Store Assembler-2 different factories Home Day Care Provider Waitress-Italian Restaurant Sold Vacuum Cleaners- Now there was a fun job....NOT! Short Order Cook Italian Deli Clerk Newspaper Business (16 years) Support Developmentally Disabled Home Provider Dev. Disabled Title Clerk-Car Sales Office Clerk - UCONN Dean of Students Office Laundry Aid Nurses Aid House Cleaner (other peoples...yucky!!) Delivered Meals on Wheels Office Clerk-Board of Educatioin Bartender Office Clerk-Heavy Equipment Co. Sold Avon & Tupperware That's about all I can think of at the moment.....I think it's plenty! LOL So come on, tell us, what have YOU done for work...Hmmm???  
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#2
Jun 07, 2007, 09:48 PM
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Hmm.
In no particular order: -- cashier at fast food Chinese place (because I was the only one who could speak English, LOL) -- assorted clerical temp jobs -- salad bar girl at Shoney's (also a nightmare job! Kudos to all the restaurant workers who put up with it!) -- typesetter of medical books and journals (pre-desktop publishing days) and later of church bulletins (worst job of my entire life, bar none) -- editor and ghostwriter for a group of crazy "church people" -- editor for a medical publishing company specializing in international travel health (very cool job) -- newspaper reporter (for weekly and daily papers) -- research assistant for two university professors -- stockboy for JC Penney (close second as worst job of my life, LOL) -- freelance writer |
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Jun 07, 2007, 09:59 PM
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I was thinking wow, thats alot there sabau. But you made me think of my jobs too. Here i go
Super Fashions, sold clothes Super Fashions, warehouse manager Movie Theatre, sold candy and popcorn Day Care Center, teacher assistant Calloway's Nursery, asst. mngr of bedding dept Schwegmann's, speaks for itself Alliv Records, indie label video director AVW, hotel a/v manager Sound Warehouse, sold records WZRH 106.1 fm, traffic manager CGES, asst. manager Dollar Deals, manager (family business) What you asked for!, my own video production business Construction Co. (homegrown), operations manager Im up there with ya sabau. lol
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Jun 07, 2007, 10:03 PM
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WOW!!! Sab and Candy...Ya'll have had quite a variety of jobs! I'm truly impressed! I think this gives you more insight into human condition...truly!
A few of my jobs...in order Gift wrapper at Ben Franklin store College library book order writer... Table wiper in cafeteria college job.. Traveling art teacher Sp. Ed teacher Cartoonist Freelance artist/sign painter Craftsperson Art teacher |
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Jun 07, 2007, 10:06 PM
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Good ones, Chalmette!
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Jun 07, 2007, 10:52 PM
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Let's see:
-Burger King - for 3 1/2 years of high school -Manager of Extra Mart (gas station) -Cashier Dunkin Donuts (only job I ever quit without having another job lined up!) - Secretary at a Lutheran church -Ames Department Store - lots of positions starting with Cashier and ending as Manager of Automotive Garage (yes, I changed tires and oil - only female in the company and had to wear a man's uniform - not comfortable!) -Cumberland Farms - second job while at Ames -Douglas Drug Store - second job while at my current full-time job -Health Insurance Company - starting my 19th year. Tranquility
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Jun 07, 2007, 11:18 PM
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Tranquility, and Sabau...
It's fascinating to me to hear what y'all have done! Patty |
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Jun 08, 2007, 12:27 AM
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Oh, I forgot one -- I taught (college level) for 4 years! Miss it, too.
I also worked in my alma mater's registrar's office, but that fell under temp jobs. 
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#9
Jun 08, 2007, 12:44 AM
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Well, I have far more volunteer experience than paid work experience but for paid work:
- Credit greeter (person who sold credit cards) ... didn't last long at all as a job - representative for the responsible gambling council in Ottawa at my university - administrative paid positon at my university's chaplaincy not a lot of experience... (for volunteering I've done work at races/charities, telethons, senior citizen retirement residences, working at a school, working on boards as a representative for various purposes, babysitting/pet-sitting/house-sitting, volunteering at a religious insitution as an administrator, working at a hospital, working at my schools library) ... I'm almost 21, but I guess I never really have figured that having a paying job was important yet. I enjoy volunteering much more.
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Jun 08, 2007, 01:12 AM
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IN ORDER:
with Wendy's being while I was a Senior in High School... and then rest of them being an adult. Wendy's - cashier Ponderosa - waitress Montgomery Ward - sales clerk Steak & Shake - waitress Student (again) Travis Technical Center - HUC Winter Haven Hospital - Health Unit Coordinator Pediatric Therapy Services - Main Receptionist/Scheduler & Billing Clerk Volunteer Work - Wings of Eagles Wings Of Eagles, Inc. - Prayer Partner, Public Aid Asst, Public Rep and Gifts & Kinds Manager Cornerstone Magazine - Editor and Sales Team Manager Plus ...... FULL Time MoM - Homemaker - Wife -
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#11
Jun 08, 2007, 06:09 AM
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Wow, I'm loving the diversity of all the different kinds of jobs we've done
Whether paid or volunteer, they are stepping stones to who and what we are in life. Thanks so much for sharing everyone. I hope we get more input....I'm really enjoying this Hugsssss J |
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#12
Jun 08, 2007, 07:38 AM
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Rich's Dept. Store ......Lady's Dept clerk, cashier, customer service desk clerk, layaway clerk, jewelry dept clerk.
KFC (my fisrt job ever) .... cashier and drive thru and packaged orders. Hallmark store..... stock clerk, cashier Three times at current employer, a huge grocery chain store... bagger, cashier, supervisor, office clerk, asistant bookkepper, office supervisor, cashier trainer Worked half day in the billing dept of hospital... Worked three days at another grocery chain... craft organizer for kids church events and bible study....
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#13
Jun 08, 2007, 04:51 PM
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I have real respect and admiration for all the jobs y'all have listed here, most of which I know I couldn't do!
 And talk about multi-tasking!!! Those fast food restaurant drive thru cashier jobs! I'd have a nervous breakdown after just a few hours! Patty |
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#14
Jun 08, 2007, 05:28 PM
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Thank you
I have had a few meltdowns and have had to take leaves of absences from work b/c of anxiety and such.... but for the most part it helps keep my active brain going...That fast food place did me in though.... That was were I started my up hill climb gaining weight. At that particular branch our then manager would allow us to eat anything we wanted for free.... It got so bad that we literally ran out of nuggest b/c I ate them alL!!! Plus we were allowed to bring product home... course I am not sure if he was suppose to allow us to do that or not.... it was bad....
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Jun 08, 2007, 05:32 PM
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Serenity...I totally understand about the food! I've put on a shameful amount of weight myself by eating the school lunches! I look forward to it each day as a break from the stress! Maybe now that school's out, I can start to be more conscientious!
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Jun 08, 2007, 05:35 PM
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Let's see...
High School Database Management Bank Teller before College College Resident Halls Maintenance and Development Tutor Cad Programmer "Maintenance Engineer" for Theater building Leasing Consultant Assistant Apt Manager Finally finished college Apt manager Regional Apt Manager Senior Property Manager (switch to office buildings)
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Jun 08, 2007, 05:41 PM
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Hmmm... don't know if I'll post this or not. Just want to see how much I can remember. LOL
First job ever - Baptist Publishing House - taking in invoices. Learned to do book binding and run memeograph machine. (OOPS! Just dated myself! LOL) My mom worked there as proofreader at the same time. Waitress in a little hole in the wall Student - cosmetology college Beautician for a few yrs, managed one shop State of California Unemployment Dept assessing claims and payments Student - business course Ventura County - Depts of Building and Safety, Air Quality Control and Planning Commission as "Reproduction Expert," LOL this time it was a HUGE Xerox machine that reduced large maps. Typing pool. Retired to be a Stay At Home Mom for the next 20 yrs. Temp jobs and Licensed Day Care Provider - Off and on in those 20 yrs. Secretary to Base Commander and Civil Liaison Nany to two of my grandkids. Got paid for it. Became disabled and retired from everything except gardening and being full time grandma and wife.  WOW! I remembered! Sometimes I amaze myself!! 
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Jun 08, 2007, 05:45 PM
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<font color="black">as "Reproduction Expert," LOL this time it was a HUGE Xerox machine that reduced large maps. Typing pool. </font>
<font color="purple">LOL whe I fisrt saw this and it being in parenthesis....LOL I thought you were going to say sex expert or something along those lines... LOL </font>
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#19
Jun 08, 2007, 06:11 PM
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I thought, given the air quality control part, maybe you got to work on the sex lives of bugs and toxins
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Jun 08, 2007, 06:55 PM
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Omg....you people are so funny! Thanks so much for responding here. I am having such a great time seeing what folks have done throughout their lives. I think it's amazing how our lives take twists and turns in the employment field.
 Big Hugs to you all!xoxox Jean |
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Jun 08, 2007, 07:19 PM
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I'm not nearly as exciting. My mother preferred we focused on our school work. I was lucky!
Mine include: - Babysitter - Cashier, Wal-Mart - Substitute Teacher/Tutor/Summer School Teacher - *NEW* Beginning this fall ~ 4th grade teacher
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#22
Jun 08, 2007, 07:25 PM
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Great for you, 1Day!!!!
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#23
Jun 08, 2007, 08:28 PM
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Wow, that's great 1day!! I wish you much success and rewarding times in your new job.
It matters not if our careers have been exciting to anyone else, what counts is if you got something out of those positions  Yes you were lucky that your mom had you focus on your school work...she's a smart lady Hugsssss J |
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#24
Jun 08, 2007, 08:29 PM
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many factories much experiance of automotive, printing, electrical; till told cant do factories anylonger.
clerical (few) office manager, general clerical, receptionist and stuffed envelopes plus fill in for other. Facilitated group for outpatient treatment center. Attendant for inpatient drug and alcohol treatment center, and House manager for halfway house. Meat packer, cleaned houses, cleaned and cut grass at affiliate camp of YMCA. Nursing home as aid and one as activity manager. One day at a gas station, lol! (not sure if that counts). Retail as manager trainee. Gee I think that is it until I finally said that was enough. No longer employed think it has been atleast 4 years maybe 5 or more since last worked outside of home. Some times I want to laugh thinking of all the jobs I've had and other times I want to cry. |
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#25
Jun 08, 2007, 08:36 PM
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AWww mlyn...no tears hon....it's all a part of life as we live it!
Look at all the different and varied experiences you've had. Sometimes we have to try a bunch of different things until we find what we are suited to, or what is suited to us. We've done a few of the same kinds of jobs....I know I learned bunches about people and myself during those crazy years of job hopping Hugssssss J |
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