NationStates Jolt Archive

What all jobs have you held? What job(s) do you currently hold?

Some of mine aren't job jobs but I'm counting them as anything I did that supplemented my income; so all considered I have been...

A Boxer
A Stand Up Comedian
A Graphic Artist
A Carny
and...
A Radio DJ

I currently work as both a DJ and a Graphic Artist

Does gambling count?

But I have been a waiter, an operator a soccer coach and a high school tutor.

I've only really had two jobs, fry cook and soldier. In high school I worked at a KFC, join the military, and worked at a KFC in college. Currently I'm a team leader in the Michigan National Guard but will soon return to being a student.

Does gambling count?


Did you do it proffesionally? Or just for fun.

I have never had a job :D

That reminds me, the med school still hasn't emailed me back about my enquiry!

Dish washer, gardener, sales, porn star, programmer and CEO

Worked as a paperboy then in a small shop, then a supermarket. Now unemployed student but starting on my own ventures.

Currently in my free time I review small bands hoping to get exposure for both of us. Just reviewing a couple of bands a day can take anything upto 4 hours to do as you listen to their songs, make contact and discuss anything with them. Also today I got my first call to help a band get a gig at my university. Considering I've only been doing this since May, I am quite excited by how fast this is moving.

porn star

That was one answer I did not expect... what was THAT like? I've only heard bad things from most people...

Data Management Person (= kid who grabs right documents out of huge archive and puts them back)
Tutor
Waiter
Pizza delivery dude (includes all other aspects of work in a pizza store)
Temporary analyst charged with study design for the local council
This summer: risk management intern at an investment bank

Library aide
Fast Food Flinger
Laboratory intern
Laboratory assistant
Report Writer
Blackjack dealer
Clown
Scrotum-seeking Attack Weasel Trainer
Messiah

Laboratory assistant


Let me guess... they ran out of guinea pigs and tested some of the chemicals on you.. and thats why we all love ya!

Did you do it proffesionally? Or just for fun.

Just for fun. So I suppose it doesn't count.

I have also worked as a Technologist during my first stint as a vacation student which was funny because I am studying economics and this job is normally taken by engineers. The reason I was asked to work with them was because I used to work in that department, the head of the technologist department knew that I am a hard worker with a good head on my shoulders so when I spoke to him he offered me the job. While I may not have had the uni teaching I knew what they were talking about and was able to do my work with ease as I had a lot of practical experience on the projects I was given.

My second lot of vacation work was with a sales and marketing team. So, yeah ad them to the list.

Scrotum-seeking Attack Weasel Trainer

Can I get your number LG? I have a few weasels that need to be trained.

Let me guess... they ran out of guinea pigs and tested some of the chemicals on you.. and thats why we all love ya!

Let me put it this way: The aren't giant red shoes I'm wearing...

Can I get your number LG? I have a few weasels that need to be trained.

Doesn't everybody?

I have never had a job :D

Damn hippy :p

Here are a few jobs and "hobbies that never worked out to become jobs"

1. Bagger, cart fetcher
2. Janitor (don't make fun, janitors make decent pay)
3. Roofer (for my friend's dad, also worst job I ever had)

HOBBIES:

1. Drummer (I played for three different bands but they all collapsed)
2. Writer (I still do poetry but it hasn't worked out yet, I only get small recognition online)

CURRENT OCCUPATION: Aviation Boatswaine's Mate - Fuels (US Navy)....I hate it.
3.

CURRENT OCCUPATION: Aviation Boatswaine's Mate - Fuels (US Navy)....I hate it.
3.

Sounds shitty, I wanted to be an aviator but I am too tall :(

Library aide
Fast Food Flinger
Laboratory intern
Laboratory assistant
Report Writer
Blackjack dealer
Clown
Scrotum-seeking Attack Weasel Trainer
Messiah

Pffft, yeah, like we believe you were library aide. That isn't even a job.

Hippie?! As a Mechanical Engineering student I resent that :tongue:

CURRENT OCCUPATION: Aviation Boatswaine's Mate - Fuels (US Navy)

Does that mean you fuel planes? Naval titles and ranks are completely incomprehensible to those of us in the branches of the military that stay on terra firma.

Does that mean you fuel planes? Naval titles and ranks are completely incomprehensible to those of us in the branches of the military that stay on terra firma.

Thats what it means, more or less.

Hippie?! As a Mechanical Engineering student I resent that :tongue:

Well I know a couple of Mechanical Engineering students as well as a few other engineering students that also go to Adelaide Uni (IIRC so do you)of other disciplines and I know they are hippies :p

Thats what it means, more or less.

Oh, I'm sure they do other things as well. My gunner enlisted as an Army fueler until the state snagged him up out of his unit and put him in my cavalry platoon to beef up our numbers for this deployment. He tells me about all the different things they do, so I imagine Naval fuelers have a similarly large range of activities.

Oh, I'm sure they do other things as well. My gunner enlisted as an Army fueler until the state snagged him up out of his unit and put him in my cavalry platoon to beef up our numbers for this deployment. He tells me about all the different things they do, so I imagine Naval fuelers have a similarly large range of activities.

Like I said, more or less. I have it on good authority that the primary job of almost all naval personell is to carry the Skipper's luggage.

Well I know a couple of Mechanical Engineering students as well as a few other engineering students of other disciplines and I know they are hippies :p

Around here the stereotypical engineers are more drunkards or party animals than anything else, the engineering society has loud and rambunctious barbecues/parties all the time. Although a lot of other societies do too, the engineering society has the loudest and drunkest of all!!

Also I don't have a job because I have a hard enough time fighting procrastination and getting things done as it is. I might get one during the summer holidays or next year, this is the first year where my money has had a chance of running out.

Like I said, more or less. I have it on good authority that the primary job of almost all naval personell is to carry the Skipper's luggage.

Much in the way that our primary job is landscaping, I'm sure.

Much in the way that our primary job is landscaping, I'm sure.

If your in artillery than technically your job IS landscaping.

The luggage was meant as a poor joke; both now and when my dad told me.

Around here the stereotypical engineers are more drunkards or party animals than anything else, the engineering society has loud and rambunctious barbecues/parties all the time. Although a lot of other societies do too, the engineering society has the loudest and drunkest of all!!

lol, I would say a few other student societies would challenge that. And I do unlike your claim that your BBQs are the only ones that gives you free food beer, and alcoholic punch we held one earlier this year doing exactly that

But trust me I know what you guys are like, I enjoyed the Prosh night (and I hope I am remembering the right uni I do to) that you guys held earlier this year not to mention a few other parties they have held. That is those I was able to get in without needing to be an engineering student. Though it does help knowing the President of the AUES. (that is if we are talking about the same society here)

Also I don't have a job because I have a hard enough time fighting procrastination and getting things done as it is. I might get one during the summer holidays or next year, this is the first year where my money has had a chance of running out.

Yeah I hear you mate, don't you guys have to have some vaction work under your belt in order to graduate?

Good question. In no particular order I've done the following:

Sales (everything from insurance to door to door steaks)
Cable installer
Drywall installer
Erotic dancer (male, in case you were wondering)
Actor
Owner of a chain of video stores
Owner of a retail store
Owner of an internet retail/graphic arts business
Dental lab technician
Dance instructor (Latin and ballroom)
Bouncer
Radio talk show host
Concert promoter
Long haul truck driver
Database administrator
IT tech
A+ certified computer builder/repair
Technical helpdesk
Customer Service
Dishwasher
Busboy
Waiter
Model
US Army
Real estate flipper (including construction)
Drug dealer (hey it made me money. And it was a long time ago. Drugs are bad)
Drummer for several rock bands

There are likely a couple things I'm forgetting, but there's a pretty comprehensive list. It seems much more exciting written down like that, I do admit.

I can't remember, did I find out that you're from here before or is this the first time?

lol, I would say a few other student societies would challenge that. And I do unlike your claim that your BBQs are the only ones that gives you free food beer, and alcoholic punch we held one earlier this year doing exactly that

I'm not a member of the AUES, and I don't attend their barbecues, I just know that I see the most people there and that I hear the loudest music there. Also they seem to be the most proud of it.

Yeah I hear you mate, don't you guys have to have some vaction work under your belt in order to graduate?

"...a total of twelve weeks' practical experience (of which a minimum six weeks should be under the supervision of a professional engineer..."

I can't remember, did I find out that you're from here before or is this the first time?

Yeah mate we had a discussion earlier that we are both in Adelaide, it may have been last year and it was your first year in uni or something, I don't remember those details, lol.

I'm not a member of the AUES, and I don't attend their barbecues, I just know that I see the most people there and that I hear the loudest music there. Also they seem to be the most proud of it.

Ah I see yeah they do like to blow their horn about it a bit, not to mention that their pub crawl every year is one of the best that is held. You should join up mate, no need to get blind drunk like some of them but from the events I have attended it is quite fun. If that's your cup of tea.

"...a total of twelve weeks' practical experience (of which a minimum six weeks should be under the supervision of a professional engineer..."

Yeah, that's right I knew you had to do some of it

Ah I see yeah they do like to blow their horn about it a bit, not to mention that their pub crawl every year is one of the best they hold. You should join up mate, no need to get blind drunk like some of them but from the events I have attended it is quite fun. If that's your cup of tea.

I would have gone on the last two, if nothing else to follow drunk people around and watch their antics, but I'm not 18 yet.

I would have gone on the last two, if nothing else to follow drunk people around and watch their antics, but I'm not 18 yet.

Ah I see mate, I bet you can't wait, then you will be drinking and partying with the best of them.

Ah I see mate, I bet you can't wait, then you will be drinking and partying with the best of them.

Drinking I don't really care about, but I've been very frustrated over the last few years that I haven't been able to follow my friends everywhere.

I have worked as:
Stock Bitch for Kroger
Fry Bitch for Burger King
Library Reference Bitch for the campus library
Assistant Preschool Teacher (what I do now).
You may notice that, after several years working at "Bitch"-level positions, I have finally moved up to an "Assistant"-level. At this rate of upward mobility, I will be President of everything in, say, 500 years. Give or take.

I'm looking into becoming a professional serial killer, but that's a very tough market to break in to (and breaking out (of prison) is even harder).

Been a paper boy for a local newsagent, then went on to being a shelf-stacker for the Cooperative Stores whilst at college. Then went on to burn stuff for npower in their fuel characterisation labs, and now work as a school science technician whilst I save up for university.

-Combat Medic
-TA combat infantryman
-Fraud analyst (not nearly as fun as it sounds)
-barman
-Nursery assistant
-muff diver

I should just go on the dole shouldn't I?

Currently I'm a team leader in the Michigan National Guard but will soon return to being a student.

ya 'know there is an exchange with the the UK TA coming up :p

-Caterer
-Military Police

I know, it's a dramatic shift in occupation ;)

Drinking I don't really care about, but I've been very frustrated over the last few years that I haven't been able to follow my friends everywhere.

Yeah I bet, oh well soon you will be able to go with them (I'm assuming your 17) and you will be their drinking your OJ. But then at least you will remember everything that you do when you go out, but the downside is you are always the designated driver.

I have worked as:
Stock Bitch for Kroger
Fry Bitch for Burger King
Library Reference Bitch for the campus library
Assistant Preschool Teacher (what I do now).
You may notice that, after several years working at "Bitch"-level positions, I have finally moved up to an "Assistant"-level. At this rate of upward mobility, I will be President of everything in, say, 500 years. Give or take.

I'm looking into becoming a professional serial killer, but that's a very tough market to break in to (and breaking out (of prison) is even harder).

Isn't Assistant just a fancy name for bitch? :p

1. Filer
2. Grocery store cashier
3. Clothes store cashier
5. Bellhop
6. Concierge
7. Assistant manager
8. Manager

I have been a grounds crew worker and a laboratory assistant.

If your in artillery than technically your job IS landscaping.

i know you can do a nice landscaping job with tank tracks :p

i know you can do a nice landscaping job with tank tracks :p

Indeed, but a 150mm Howitzer makes digging a pool really easy!

Indeed, but a 150mm Howitzer makes digging a pool really easy!

indeed

oh jobs

baker
Furniture removers
floor sweeper for home building sites

What all jobs have you held? What job(s) do you currently hold?

Let's see...

A soldier
A Marine
A factory worker
A bus driver
A septic worker / servicing portable toilets
A truck driver (my current)


Not a complete list by any means but those are the things I did for at least 6 months

Let's see...

A soldier
A Marine
A factory worker
A bus driver
A septic worker / servicing portable toilets
A truck driver (my current)


Not a complete list by any means but those are the things I did for at least 6 months

Hmm.. seems almost like the "All American" list of jobs.

Care to explain the difference between Soldier, and Marine? Did you join the Army and then the Marine Corps or what?

Hmm.. seems almost like the "All American" list of jobs.
lol
Care to explain the difference between Soldier, and Marine? Did you join the Army and then the Marine Corps or what?
Yup (okay it was actually the National Guard, not the army)

waiter
bartender
lifeguard
camp counselor
high school teacher
elementary school tutor

lol

Yup (okay it was actually the National Guard, not the army)

The National Guard IS the Army, roughly 70% of the Army are National Guardsmen. It's like working part time, no shame in it. My Brother is heading to Iraq (or Afghanistan depending on whose elected). His training, equipment, and dedication are no different than a regular US Army soldier.

The National Guard IS the Army, roughly 70% of the Army are National Guardsmen. It's like working part time, no shame in it. My Brother is heading to Iraq (or Afghanistan depending on whose elected). His training, equipment, and dedication are no different than a regular US Army soldier.

True, just differentiating because the National Guard is part-time, As far as training, equipment and dedication...
Training: same type of training, Army gets more of it though (maybe not quite so true now, but outside of when the NG is mobilized)
Equipment: Depends upon the MOS, but the Army gets the newer equipment, same addendum as training
Dedication: My experience says otherwise, but I'm willing to admit that there is a very good chance that I just ended up with a bad unit.

Cold Storage Warehouse janitor/pricer. This involved both cleaning toilets, sweeping, taking out trash AND opening packages of meat and fish, weighing each individual unit of the product, slapping a price tag on them and putting them back in the box, strapping it shut after. I especially hated fish, because their bags were not sealed and so I had to seal them. And yes, that little "hey, wait a minute, that's kinda weird" thought you're getting is true. The person taking out the trash each day was the same person who most directly handled the food. Just be glad I was more ethical than the guy who had my job previously and actually used a different set of gloves for janitoring and pricing. And no, I didn't prefer to be called a "custodian," I did not have legal custody of the building or any some such. I just cleaned the place.

Fortunately, my next job was much more fun. I did set construction and stage crew for a local theater company. The most fun was being on spotlight. That was always great. Unfortunately, this job didn't pay well at all.

The last two summers I've been unable to find a job.

True, just differentiating because the National Guard is part-time, As far as training, equipment and dedication...
Training: same type of training, Army gets more of it though (maybe not quite so true now, but outside of when the NG is mobilized)
Equipment: Depends upon the MOS, but the Army gets the newer equipment, same addendum as training
Dedication: My experience says otherwise, but I'm willing to admit that there is a very good chance that I just ended up with a bad unit.

My brother is in the 125th Stryker (I think thats the number). He's infantry and has been cross trained as a combat life saver, machine gunner, grenadier, and point man; he went to AIT in Ft. Benning with a whole platoon of regular army guys. Perhaps its different from state to state?

Oh, and I know its a minor technicality... but the word you want is Warrior, a warrior is a citizen soldier whose actual proffession is not combat. A Soldier is a proffesional combatant.

My brother is in the 125th Stryker (I think thats the number). He's infantry and has been cross trained as a combat life saver, machine gunner, grenadier, and point man; he went to AIT in Ft. Benning with a whole platoon of regular army guys. Perhaps its different from state to state?

Possibly, you also have to consider the fact that I was in 20+ years ago...

I was a tanker in the National Guard and our tanks were M48A5's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M48_Patton) (as was the case with a majority of NG tanker units regardless of state) this was when the Army's MBT was the M60A3 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M60_Patton), although the M1 Abrams (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1_Abrams) was entering service. The plan of action was that once the M1 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1_Abrams) was fully deployed the Army's M60's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M60_Patton) would go to the National Guard units and the M48's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M48_Patton) would leave service entirely.

Quite a bit has changed since the "old Guard" of 20 years ago. No offense.

Quite a bit has changed since the "old Guard" of 20 years ago. No offense.

None taken, and as I stated my unit could have just been one of the really bad ones...

One thing that I do know hasn't changed though is that the National Guard gets the older equipment (the Army gets first dibs) there are exceptions of course, such as if your MOS calls for equipment that doesn't have an older version (such as for stryker temas)

The National Guard IS the Army, roughly 70% of the Army are National Guardsmen. It's like working part time, no shame in it. My Brother is heading to Iraq (or Afghanistan depending on whose elected). His training, equipment, and dedication are no different than a regular US Army soldier.

The Guard is a very different beast than the Army. I spent 4 years in the Army (2000-2004) and I've been in the Guard since June 07. The Guard has a rather different philosophy towards things than the Army.

True, just differentiating because the National Guard is part-time, As far as training, equipment and dedication...
Training: same type of training, Army gets more of it though (maybe not quite so true now, but outside of when the NG is mobilized)
Equipment: Depends upon the MOS, but the Army gets the newer equipment, same addendum as training
Dedication: My experience says otherwise, but I'm willing to admit that there is a very good chance that I just ended up with a bad unit.

Training: We get the same training the Active component gets in the time that we get it. Of course, the Regular Army is around all year so while they will have more training we do get the same training, just less of it.

Equipment: I've got most of the same toys the Regular Army guys do. In fact, I've seen RA units with worse equipment than us. We're a cavalry unit and the RA cav unit whose area we work in has worse equipment.

Dedication: My Guardsmen are just as dedicated and motivated as my Regular Army troops were. They may not have as much experience but they picked it up quickly when we deployed.

Of course, Guard units are very much hit or miss. My unit is a rather good one and hasn't really fucked up on this deployment. One of our sister units from Ohio has managed to fire wildly into a town (luckily they didn't hit anyone but they did cause property damage) and shoot at a helicopter.

ya 'know there is an exchange with the the UK TA coming up :p

I'd love to but I'm still kinda busy in the desert.

Training: We get the same training the Active component gets in the time that we get it. Of course, the Regular Army is around all year so while they will have more training we do get the same training, just less of it.
Which is exactly what I said...
Equipment: I've got most of the same toys the Regular Army guys do. In fact, I've seen RA units with worse equipment than us. We're a cavalry unit and the RA cav unit whose area we work in has worse equipment.
Good to hear that the equipment gap has decreased
Dedication: My Guardsmen are just as dedicated and motivated as my Regular Army troops were. They may not have as much experience but they picked it up quickly when we deployed.

Of course, Guard units are very much hit or miss. My unit is a rather good one and hasn't really fucked up on this deployment. One of our sister units from Ohio has managed to fire wildly into a town (luckily they didn't hit anyone but they did cause property damage) and shoot at a helicopter.
Once again, what I said

Equipment: I've got most of the same toys the Regular Army guys do. In fact, I've seen RA units with worse equipment than us. We're a cavalry unit and the RA cav unit whose area we work in has worse equipment.



You're in the 126, I take it?

You're in the 126, I take it?

Yep.

To not threadjack, this is what I do when I'm not being a groundskeeper at a local golf course...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvhDaX9IRPo

wow our regular troops and part-time troops here don't have what going on in the USA

No paying jobs, but I worked as a volunteer for most of 5 years at the Royal British Columbia Museum. My job was basically to stand and talk to people about the exhibits. Quite fun and interesting, though I got tired of it eventually. And talking to creationists was always so awkward.

wow our regular troops and part-time troops here don't have what going on in the USA

:confused:

To not threadjack, this is what I do when I'm not being a groundskeeper at a local golf course...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvhDaX9IRPo

I'm still mad they farmed the state's units out to brigades from other states. If they'd reclass the 119th to infantry (like they were years ago) we could stand the 46th BDE back up. As it is I'm in the damned 37th "Buckeye" brigade, which makes me want to scrub myself with steel wool during my every waking moment.

I'm still mad they farmed the state's units out to brigades from other states. If they'd reclass the 119th to infantry (like they were years ago) we could stand the 46th BDE back up. As it is I'm in the damned 37th "Buckeye" brigade, which makes me want to scrub myself with steel wool during my every waking moment.

Hahaha, Buckeye brigade! Well, us and the 119th are now part of the 197th Fires BDE, which just happens to be in the 42nd ID, the damned Rainbow division. Luckily I don't have to wear that terrible patch.

What all jobs have you held? What job(s) do you currently hold?
In junior high school, I had a paper route -- inside my junior high school for the teachers.
In high school, I worked in H&R Block during tax season.
In college, I worked as a tutor in the Writing lab, and as a "gridder" and "greeter" for freshmen registration.
I worked as a cashier in Macy's.
I worked as a Editorial Assistant and proofreader for associated software in a textbook publishing firm.
I temped as a Secretary all over Manhattan.
I worked as a Desktop Publisher/Secretary in a media firm.
I became an English teacher in a NYC high school, where I have been, most happily, for the past ten years.
I am a full-time wiseass, and have been an admin on one board and a moderator on another thus far.

Hahaha, Buckeye brigade! Well, us and the 119th are now part of the 197th Fires BDE, which just happens to be in the 42nd ID, the damned Rainbow division. Luckily I don't have to wear that terrible patch.

I'd wear the Rainbow patch in full color before I'd wear this.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/37th_Infantry_Brigade_SSI.svg/150px-37th_Infantry_Brigade_SSI.svg.png

And I know a lot of people don't immediately catch what it is, so this is the flag of Ohio.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Ohio.svg/180px-Flag_of_Ohio.svg.png

Every day is a constant battle to keep myself from ordering my gunner to shoot me with the Mk19.

:confused:

Army Reserve

I'd wear the Rainbow patch in full color before I'd wear this.



Ahh, so that's were that one comes from. The guys from the 237th BSB out of our Armory in Bay City wear that one.

Gofer / Supply Tech.
Telemarketer.
Customer Service for a cable company.
Fiberglass Column Maker
Pizza boy.
Cornerside Pharmaceutical Salesman
Long Haul Trucker

Ahh, so that's were that one comes from. The guys from the 237th BSB out of our Armory in Bay City wear that one.

Yeah, we own their D company. In fact, my gunner was a fueller in D 237th until we snagged him up.

Pin setter (bowling alley)
soda jerk
restaurant worker
Boilermaker
Pipe fitter
Construction
US Marine (ret.)
Movie theater owner
UPS package handler

Staff Summer Camp
Newspaper deliverer
Salesclerk
Bookseller
Stock boy
Production Assistant
Production Assistant Manager
Cameraman
Reviewer
Writer
D.J.
Event Coordinator
Data Control Specialist
Computer Operator
Computer Repair
Printer Repair
Tech Support (Call Center)
Tech Support (Desktop support)
and this is only the stuff I did that I got a paycheck from.

Army Reserve

Your post still makes no sense to me what-so-ever :(

Your post still makes no sense to me what-so-ever :(

sorry bad school mix dyslexia make it hard for me to get ot clear so other under stand :(

what i mean is our Army Reserve Don't get second hand like your NG and AR

sorry bad school mix dyslexia make it hard for me to get ot clear so other under stand :(

what i mean is our Army Reserve Don't get second hand like your NG and AR

Ah, okay...

what i mean is our Army Reserve Don't get second hand like your NG and AR

That's changed the last few years. The Regular Army still gets the equipment before us but the Guard does generally get the same equipment.

That's changed the last few years. The Regular Army still gets the equipment before us but the Guard does generally get the same equipment.

As they should now, since they are seeing as much actual action.

That's changed the last few years. The Regular Army still gets the equipment before us but the Guard does generally get the same equipment.

well most of our gear is second hand from the USA any how

1. Worked at a kids' book store (opening/closing, register, stocking, etc.--it was a little independent one)
2. Agate monkey at a newspaper (I designed the layout for the scoreboard page and styled and entered all the various data)
3. Sports correspondent at a newspaper (same job as before, plus covering local high school/college games and writing stories about amateur, collegiate and pro athletes)
4. Substitute teacher, elementary
5. Kindergarten teacher--present

Baby Sitter
Zoology lab assistant
Library Aid
Restaurant Hostess
Library Assistant
Sales Clerk
Receptionist
Secretary
Bookkeeper

Now I'm retired.

Most recently: Respite Care Provider, Special Education Paraprofessional.

Most strange: Operated a giant animatronic moose (named Kris Moose) who sang Christmas songs, told stories, and generally entertained children in the local mall around Christmas time.

I have only had like 3 jobs. I know...exciting....:(
Oh well here they are:

Carpenters Apprentice - Started when i was about 10 and i still learn stuff to this day.

Cashier - Only had that for a few months before i blew out my knee and couldnt really work for a while.

US Navy Sailor - Tis my current job. Im an aviation electricians mate. I work at AIMD repairing flight instraments for a few diff types of aircraft.

Does being in a band count? Impart from that, during my whole, lengthy 18 years of life, I've been a:
Paper boy
Cleaner
Library Worker
Sound Engineer

College music professor*
Music camp curriculum coordinator*
Choral music clinician/adjudicator*
Arranger*
Lyricist*
Proofreader/editor*
S.A.T. Essay scorer (six months -- wept for the future most nights)
High school music teacher
State licensing agent
County records agent
Airliner blueprint record digital conversion drone [Boeing]
Office supplies/printing/mail assistant [work-study]
Driver [financial records to the airport, bank deposit records, retail, pizza, newspaper route manager, office supplies]
VHS movie rentals/cassette & CD retail [The Wherehouse]
Waiter
Pizza cook
McDonald's (only lasted six months)
Telemarketer (NOT proud of this -- first real job)

Too many people with too many interesting jobs for me to comment on...


I'm up to the challenge to see if I can make a complete list...

Construction laborer (essentially, I drug around a fire hose and wet down the grounds because it was a desert heat and dust would kick up all the time. And, almost as a caricature, I dug ditches.)

Dishwasher

Movie theater usher

Weekly paper distributor.

Assistant Stage Manager at a recital hall

Children's performer (dressed up as popular kids characters and went to their birthday parties-mostly Ninja Turtles)

Racing Kart parts laborer

Tele-surveys (Yay! I did push polling before I knew what it was...)

temp

Jazz musician

Canvaser

Perfume salesman

Pizza cook

Bus boy at a salad bar

Projectionist

Buyer at a Record Store

Supervisor at a ticket center

Book store clerk

Telemarketer

Easter Bunny

Set worker for television and film-mostly as a Production Assistant, but also as camera, audio, grip, and transportation. That's my current job.

Playwright, also current but not nearly as frequent.

Let's see...

Professional website critic - my dad payed 5 bucks for every website I'd review for a science based news letter of his.

Camp Counselor - Air Cadets, worked 4 days a week and got payed for 7. Spent most of my money earned eating Tony Romas instead of the crappy camp food.

Hotel Maintenance - Yea I was the asshole you put to much chlorine in the pool just so your hair would turn green.

Vac/Steam Truck Swamper - got shafted and did a job dirtier than anything Mike Rowe on the Discovery Channel has ever done.

Vac/Steam Truck Driver - slept while the swampers did all the hard work. EDIT: that should read, slept "off hangover" while the swampers did all the hard work.

Professional Euro Bum - Bummed around Europe for a few months.

'Sticking up' (essentially a pin-setter for old-fashioned 9-pin bowling)
Grocery store shelf stacking
Grocery store cashier
Film reviewer for university paper
Spot-welding lampshade frames (a career highlight I can assure you)
Invoice-matching building supplies in a not-yet-built Royal Opera House
Admin for trading department in a retailer
Assistant Buyer
Retail analyst
Product Assortment Planner (Visual Merchandiser)
Consultant
Retail Insight Manager

I thought it was bad when I was a "PAP" but now I'm a "RIM"!

I thought it was bad when I was a "PAP" but now I'm a "RIM"!

job...


:p

Retail Insight Manager

I thought it was bad when I was a "PAP" but now I'm a "RIM"!

HC&S litterally has a RIM Job!


Best job title ever!

1. Worked at a kids' book store (opening/closing, register, stocking, etc.--it was a little independent one)
2. Agate monkey at a newspaper (I designed the layout for the scoreboard page and styled and entered all the various data)
3. Sports correspondent at a newspaper (same job as before, plus covering local high school/college games and writing stories about amateur, collegiate and pro athletes)
4. Substitute teacher, elementary
5. Kindergarten teacher--present

Which newspaper?

Dishwasher
Laborer
Shipping/Receiving clerk
Library Page
Assistant Librarian
Librarian

Nothing too interesting, but nothing terrible. :tongue:

Dishwasher
Laborer
Shipping/Receiving clerk
Library Page
Assistant Librarian
Librarian

Nothing too interesting, but nothing terrible. :tongue:

I always had to wonder... if you don't have thumbs how do you hit the psace bar when your typing?

I always had to wonder... if you don't have thumbs how do you hit the psace bar when your typing?

It's just one long mass of continuous text until I go back with the mouse and add the spaces. It's really only a minor inconvenience. :)

It's just one long mass of continuous text until I go back with the mouse and add the spaces. It's really only a minor inconvenience. :)

Ooooohhhh... never thought of THAT.

I once spent a week holding a golf sale --> sign.

I didn't get paid, I just like misdirecting golfers.

'Sticking up' (essentially a pin-setter for old-fashioned 9-pin bowling)
Grocery store shelf stacking
Grocery store cashier
Film reviewer for university paper
Spot-welding lampshade frames (a career highlight I can assure you)
Invoice-matching building supplies in a not-yet-built Royal Opera House
Admin for trading department in a retailer
Assistant Buyer
Retail analyst
Product Assortment Planner (Visual Merchandiser)
Consultant
Retail Insight Manager

I thought it was bad when I was a "PAP" but now I'm a "RIM"!

"RIM", eh? i'm hoping to potentially move into retail consultancy as i've been shadowing a retail consultant for some time now and know a ton of contacts... i figure it'd be quite a cool job. i'll either try and do that, or do something completely different after my current job ends in a few years... like try to get into food photography, or work in film somehow like CtoaN. frankly, i have no fucking clue what to do when this job comes to an end (the company is planning to sell itself in 5-6 years), but i want to at least try to get into something i might actually like to do


my jobs list is pretty short
1. burger flipper
2. student (doesn't count but meh)
3. tech-guy at small business (technically Creative IT Manager but that's BS) doing all sorts of tech/creative jobs