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I didn't see this anywhere, and for some reason I can't do a search right now....

SO - what jobs have you held (or currently hold) - thought it would be an interesting read!

Me -
Newspaper delivery (as a kid)
mowed lawns (again, as a kid)
auto parts delivery person - also worked the counter in sales
eviction notice server
salesperson - kitchen store
'pack out' person at large department store - actually worked for a vendor and put the merchandise out on the shelves.....
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
Caretaker - live-in for a house/animals
house-sitter
Emergency Services dispatcher (Fire/EMS)
Police dispatcher
Fire Protection Specialist (current position) - specializing in fire prevention
antiques/collectibles dealer (current)
defensive driving instructor (current)

And the biggest non-paid one - volunteer firefighter (about 20 years)

hmm.....I'll add to this if I think of more jobs I've had!

oh yeah.....
I worked in a pizza restaurant (still moonlight on occasion) - while I was in high school...started as a diswasher, then moved up to cook/waitress.....
 
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Let's see in order
Dishwasher
Line Cook (Fine Dining: eclectic fusion)
Selling ice cream at a Rodeo
Car Wash Attendant
Line Cook (pub)
Line Cook (Fine Dining: French)
Line Cook (Casual: Dutch-Indonesian)
Barrista
Bookseller
Tech Support
Assistant Buyer (non-fiction books) - current
 
Shelf stacking
Shop assistant at a corner shop
Shop assistant in a soft furnishings shop
Playworker at a summer holiday scheme
Teaching assistant (special needs)
Teaching assistant (general classroom)
Playworker for an ASD weekend playscheme
Teaching assistant (general dogsbody!) (current)
Library assistant

I think that covers all the paid positions! I have also been a Brownie young leader, worked in various schools, been a tour guide at uni, on a voluntary basis. I also used to be a 'guinea pig' letting uni students run experiments on me for a bit of extra cash. Not as scary as it might sound, mainly it would be things like watching a film and filling out a questionnaire after.

Oh, and I often had 2 or even 3 jobs on the go. I think my record was going to uni as a full time student, one job in my spare time in the week, one job at the weekends and another job in the school holidays.
 
Cashier/cart pusher at a wholesale store (pushing carts was so much better than dealing with the people who shopped there). I worked as a sales associate at Radioshack for a few weeks before they cut my hours because the manager wanted to give the job to his nephew.
 
Telemarketer
Church choir section leader
Extended care teacher in before and after school program
Barista
Shift supervisor for Starbucks
Soon to be bank teller!
 
Everybody's had more jobs than I have. My list is going to be short and boring!

Fast food worker (during high school)
Call center phone answerer (during college & for a few years after college)
Office worker (clerical & reception type stuff) - current
 
fast food in high school
team trainer at fast food
bookstore shelf stocker- lasted a week
barista
shift supervisor at fast food
jewelry associate
cashier
lass prevention associate
merchandising and customer associate
bank teller
 
baled hay
shoveled cow poop
worked in an Ice Cream factory
made wire harnesses for automotive company
made dipstick tubes for autos
Assistant service manager kmart automotive
Cabinet builder/construction (last 23 yrs)
 
Arby's-general worker
Local grocery store- bakery/deli
Papa John's Pizza- Phone girl...Shift leader...Assistant Manager
Long John Silver's- Assistant Manager
Nursing Home- CNA
Seno Formal Wear- fitted guys for tuxes
Dale's Place- bartender
Pape Memorial Home- Funeral home...making funeral arrangement/pre-arrangements, helped with body prep

that's a walk down memory lane...many of those jobs I had totally forgotten about
 
Dishwasher/Busboy - Palace Fine Foods
Dishwasher/Busboy/Cook - Max's Deli
Chicken Man - Kentucky Fried Chicken
Dishwasher-1 day- Uncle John's Pancake House
Phone Sales - Fly By Night Inc.
Salesman - Publix Store's for Men
Swimming Pool Repair Helper/Acid Washer/Chlorine Bottler/Pool Vaccumer/Truck Driver - Steelecrete
Warehouse Boy/Pool Table Installer Helper/Truck Driver - BelRay Pools
Dishwasher/Busboy - Grant's Plaza
Cook -1 Day - Sambo's
Janitor 90 day summer help - US Post Office
Undergraduate Lab Assistant - Northern Michigan University
Graduate Teaching Assistant - Northern Michigan University
Research Assistant - Kresge Eye Institute
Cook/Food Prep - Big Al's Full House
MT (ASCP) FA Bell Hospital
MT (ASCP) Largo Hospital
MT(ASCP) Saratoga Community Hospital
MT(ASCP) Crystal Falls Community Hosital
Phlebotomist - Baxter Caremark
MT(ASCP) last 19+ years same place
 
Most of my time was spent going to school and got my Masters degree last year so I have a fairly short list of jobs.

Telemarketer
Waitress at an old folks home
Taco Bell employee (register and line cook)
Gardener/Landscaper for a wealthy couple
House keeping for an elderly man
Schlotzsky's employee (register)
Teacher's Assistant for a Sculpture 1 class at Pomona College
 
Lot technician at a Ford dealership
Lab assistant at my dads work.
Animator.

Not a long list but I'm banking on my artist skills to support me forever till I die. Gonna see how that goes heheh.
 
fast food cashier in high school
Receptionist
stay at home mom for a few years
Pick/packer for Levi Strauss
Front desk for physician offices-years and years
Medical Secratary-orthopaedic
Admin. Asst.-orthopaedic
 
-Snack bar attendant
-Electronics technician tv/video
-Electronics technician mobile phones
-Biomedical Engineer (Clinical Engineer)
-Engineering Manager (Clinical Engineering)
-Clinical Applications Specialist Aust & NZ
-Biomedical Engineer/Clinical Applications Specialist Aust & NZ (Robotics programming)
-Biomedical Engineer Aust & NZ (Bio-sciences and Diagnostics)
-Biomedical Engineer/Clinical Applications Specialist Asia Pacific (Diagnostics)
 
Cook/Cashier - Kentucky Fried Chicken (High School Job 1989-92)
Soldier (Military Police)-United States Army (1992-Present)
 
Ha this is a good wee thread!

Started off my working life as a dishwasher in one of the village pubs
-then was a chambermaid in the same pub/hotel
-then a babysitter in the same pub
-then dishwasher in a DIFFERENT pub (v small village, choice of 3 pubs, go me)
-then did food prep in the same pub
-then was a cook in the same pub
-but did waitressing on some days
-and bar work on others!
-cleaned a holiday home for a bit
-worked in a scottish woollen mill (had to wear a kilt, v fetching)
-waitress/barista in a restaurant
-cook in the same restaurant for a bit
-then went to uni and became a nurse, now work in NICU!Bit of a change!Remained in Dundee apart from last year where i nursed in NZ.

not much variety when i was growing up in a small scottish village reliant on tourist trade! until i moved to the big city! still miss the banter we used to have in the pubs though, good fun.

x
 
GI Joe said:
Cook/Cashier - Kentucky Fried Chicken (High School Job 1989-92)
Soldier (Military Police)-United States Army (1992-Present)
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Thank-you for your Service, GIJoe. Because of our Military men and women in the military, I am able to enjoy the internet and every Freedom I enjoy.
 
This is a great thread to see.

I haven't exactly held any full time jobs yet as I've been studying when I'm well enough. I've done odd bits of casual work including running a micro business with a friend which has since closed down, but all of these are still somewhat current
  • Desktop Computer Sales/Support (end user builds/upgrades & repairs, plus a couple of school clients)
  • Server/Network Administration (web hosting mainly, but some small ISP grade stuff too)
  • Audio Engineering (mostly studio/onsite recording [solo 'cello up to orchestra & choir], but some small live stuff too)
  • Musician when needed, but rarely paid (only singing now, and increasingly more out of practice)
  • and hopefully some more in depth electrical/electronic engineering jobs to come when I finally finish my B Eng (Telecomms) :D
 
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I have been:

-A door to door salesmen. Worst thing EVAH!
-Worked in Boots (Pharmacy chain in the UK) as a shelf stacker and stock room guy.
-Writer, Editor then Head of News for a international gaming website.
-Assistant in an exotic pet shop.
-Currently work in property maintenance, painting and repairing houses. Also do a bit of admin work (off on the sick though whilst I try and get into remission).
 
When I was 14 I worked loading a alorry and 2 vans EVERY morning before school with pub snacks. I hated it! Haha!

Wardhouse keeper for the NHS

And then my last job was a trainee project manager/sales and graphic designer for a sign makers. I was made redundant 8 weeks ago, I see it as a blessing in disguise as it has made me realise that I want to be my own boss and I want to make something of my self and not settle for an average job with an average wage with an average house!!
 
-Busboy at a Japanese steakhouse
-Retail selling electronics
-Website developer (current) which lets me work from home when I have a flare up. Plus I only need my laptop.
 
Mowing lawns/ shoveling snow (high school)
Assistant registrar (voting)
Computer Technician (current)
Also full-time student studying finance at University of Connecticut
 
I love this thread!
Farm worker (did what ever the little old lady told me including kills chickens, yuck)
Packed tomatos for shipping
Shop girl in a high end ladies department store (wanted to slap most of them)
Stocker in a grocery store
Door to door insurance sales (lasted exactly 3 hours. I so agree with Squadinho)
Greenhouse worker
Nail tech
Receptionist/personal assist.
School speech pathologist
In pt/out pt speech pathologist
Home health pediatric speech pathologist- love it!
Michele
 
What a great thread...so interesting...let's see now:

Babysitter
office cleaning service
fry cook, I mean french fries
store clerk
delivery driver for a print shop
worked doing everything in my Dad's screen print shop
insurance processor in my doc's office (sweet man gave me a job!)
Business manager for an Envelope printer
Sales - envelope manufacturer
Clerk in Conferences Dept of the Barbican Centre, London
Exec Assistant to Reg VP at Marriott Facilities Management
Exec Assistant to Director of Christian Non-profit housing agency
Customer Service, Office Furniture manufacturer
Customer Service, Contract fabric manufacturer
Now: Office Furniture Sales - I rule my own time, can work from home if needed.
 
Newspaper delivery (through Junior High)
Wendy's - Crew, then Supervisor (3 years)
Post office - call centre agent (3 years)
Inside Sales Rep for electronics manufacturing company (3 years)
Short order cook/Mobile food vendor (1 year)
Cook 1 (1 year)
Sous chef (2 years) current
 
Clean a soap factory
Meat factory
Stores man
Filing Clerk
Buyer for oil company
Consultant SAP
Consulting Manager
Senior manager IT
Systems analyst - for toilet paper manufacturer - yes I get cheap product :)
 
Construction Engineering Inspector (5 summers in University - undergrad)
Junior Engineer / Urban Planner (1 summer during my Masters)
Consulting Civil Engineer / Urban Planner (5 years)
Consulting Urban Planner / Civil Engineer (7 years)
Senior Urban Planner for a municipality (15 months)

Mark
 
Candy Decorator (we put together the packaged goods for The Sweet Factory)
Filing Clerk/receptionist at a medical billing company
Commission sales
Stock replenishment for a dept. store
Postal store manager/notary public
Merchandiser
Merchandise Team Manager


Lots and lots of retail...haven't enjoyed Christmas time for years now!
 
Demo Girl
Video Rental Clerk - 18
Ophthalmic Tech - 26
Receptionist @ a law firm - 28
Legal Assistant - 29
Paralegal - 31 to present
Mom of 7 kids - starting 21 years years ago!!!
 
Day Care assistant (high school)
McDonald's (high school)
clerk at a local grocery store (after graduation and before college)
clerk at a local gas station/fast food stop (after graduation and before college)
Nursing Assistant- Adult In-Patient Ward (when I was 18 years old)
Nursing Assistant- Pediatric In-Patient Ward (when I was 19)
Tour Guide and Hostess for a local Riverboat Tour (Summers throughout my college days- 1993-1997)
Fairbanks North Star Borough School District- Tutor (college days)
Anchorage School District- Teacher (1998- 2011 present; my 13th year of teaching)
 
Baby-sitter
Journalist
Secretary (since 1997)
Student at the Greek Open University (Since 2009)
I also bake and sell gingerbread houses and I organize origami lectures and workshops (Supplementary income)
 
Professional baseball player - Medically retired
Warehouse worker - quit after 5 days
Equity trader - blew up my portfolio
Maximum security jail guard - fired
COO of a startup - company bombed
Juvenile halfway house counselor - fired
Army - kicked out
Founded a few internet companies - A couple successful ones, a couple bombs
Sustainable Farmer - Lost my ass

See a trend here?
 
Australian Army - joined at 17 as soon as I finished school -medically discharged due to crohn's

Apprentice electrician for the govt - current job
 
sold chocolate bars as a child (turned out illegally)
worked with children with special needs
worked with adults with special needs
worked in drug and alcohol treatment centre
nanny / two adorable little boys
domestic violence / children
YARN and OnPAR (Youth anti-racism network.Ontario partners against racism - research and communications co-ordinator)
Field traumatology
Childrens Aid society
ER (social work)
ICU (Social work)
mental health/sex trade workers/drug addiction/at-risk youth... you know... human rights stuff :)

I love medical social work (when Im not in need of medical care) and I am also passionate about social activism and community development.
 
Such an interesting thread

Babysitting
Home help
Insurance clerk
Customer services for a wheelchair company
early childhood teacher
Kindergarten head teacher
Early childhood lecturer
Manager 14 early childhood services
Ministry of Education - project manager
Professional development facilitator
Owner of a now failed company - professional development
Lecturer
Base Coordinator and Lecturer (current)
 
Began mowing lawn & babysitting (as a kid)
Child minder (as a teen)
-then was a Hotel kitchen help to chef
-chambermaid in the same hotel
-then Laundrymat
-then telemarketer/timeshare marketer (had my 1st baby so it was part time work)
-Temporary work through Agency as Reception / secretary
-then landed a permanent position as Bank receptionist
- teller / homeloans
- corporate wardrobe co ordenator and branch secretary same Bank
-then retrenched and started own home maintenance business
-then Glorified Personal Assistant to Road construction company
-NOW: moved to Holland and back to basics as cleaner / supervisor


Came from a big family so i was on my own. So adventurouse and accomplished much of my dreams. Just did not hit the JackPot yet!! LOL! ANY TIPS.... chuckles!
 
ah, what the heck...

As a kid I did a TON of volunteer work (my father is/was very active and involved in the local community, especially when we all used to go to church)
so I did a lot with parish activities; festivals, breakfasts, brunches, Lenten fish fries etc... I used to babysit kids when I was in middle school for PTA meetings and the like. My father used to manage a local nonprofit community theatre, so with that I was always hanging around gettingintoasmuch troubleashumanlypossible *ahem* :shifty-t: so I got to be an actor/performer every year when they turned the theatre into a haunted house, along with helping out backstage whenever I could.

With High School, I had to do more voluntary/community service hours (it was mandatory that every year we do 30-40 service hours) which involved everything from custodial work, landscaping, more line cook/prep work, and other various community outreach programs....

now that THAT'S out of the way, here's the official list.

-Carpenter/Stagehand for H.S. productions
-Line Cook at an amusement park (put me off working Food Service for the rest of my life!)
-A/V Tech Support
-Stagehand
-Sound Designer
-Sound Engineer
 
Left school at 16 and flipped burgers for rugby players
Then worked in a typing pool for 2 years
Worked as a news manager at the newspapers wholesalers for 10 years
Stayed at home for 5 years with 2 kids
Went back to college for 2 years and got a HND (oldest in class at 34) shock horror!
Now work with kids with ASD as a Senior Teaching Support Assistant, 14 years and probably stay there til I'm old and knackered
Hang on, I AM old and knackered!
 
-Babysitter
-Coffee and Bagel shop (where the owner hatted me and compared me to her dog who she said had colitis, shit all over the rug and had to be put down)
-Another coffee shop that closed down soon after I got there (not my fault I swear!)
-Water resource management assistant for the University I attended (not great at science, but I had a huge crush on a guy who worked there)
-Subway- worst job ever with the worst boss ever!
-I think there was one more coffee shop somewhere in there
-Writer/ Editor for a government agency (if you can believe it with my spelling!).

Home sick today, but I can work from home with my job. It is pretty hard to work with this disease though I have to admit.
 

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