Name every job you've ever had.

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  • Chenoachem
    Chenoachem Posts: 1,758 Member
    I have had many jobs as I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up:

    Nanny
    Farm Worker
    Ice Cream Stand Server
    Waitress
    Landscaper
    Logger (Lumberjack and that's ok)
    Marketing director
    Salesperson
    Rite Aid Cashier
    Catering Leader for Sodexho
    Activities worker for a nursing home
    Lab Worker at a University
    Research Associate for a Pharmaceutical company
    Started Pharmaceutical testing Company
    Associate Research Assistant for Corporate R&D
    Buider for Radio Telescopes
    Analyst for Radio/Gamma ray correlation data
    R&D Chemist for lab that supports the mining industry
    Quality Assurance Manager
    Marketing Consultant
  • TheLuSir
    TheLuSir Posts: 1,674 Member
    Reporter
  • zenalasca
    zenalasca Posts: 563 Member
    Housekeeper (a couple of months, with my dad)
    Painting my granddad's deck
    Viking Seafood (6 months)
    Girl Guides (volunteering, 4 months)
    ANU Ambassador (current volunteering role)
    Max Brenner (current job)
  • ValerieMartini2Olives
    ValerieMartini2Olives Posts: 3,024 Member
    Movie theater concessions.
    Cashier at Old Country Buffet.
    Various positions at a grocery store.
    Bank wire transfers processor.
    Waitress.
    Front door at Guitar Center.
    Merchandiser for frozen foods company.
    Blackjack dealer.
  • Chef at the Cheltenham Gold Cup 2012
    Chef at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
    Chef at PGL in Cayhtorpe, Lincolnshire.

    :) x
  • Its_Nat
    Its_Nat Posts: 184 Member
    Part-time job while at school: Safeways Deli

    First full-time job: Dental Nurse

    While travelling overseas: Temp Dental Nurse, Temp Secretary, Computer trainer at Manpower Recruitment

    Stay At Home Mum for 19 years (did voluntary counselling work and managing of children's soccer teams)

    Now: Dental Nurse (seems I've done a full circle lol)
  • Velum_cado
    Velum_cado Posts: 1,608 Member
    Babysitter
    Day care worker
    Photographer
    Live-in carer
    Care manager
    Wal-Mart cashier (I lasted 1 week)
    Nanny
    Violin tutor
    Afterschool club - art, drama, and poetry teacher; leading reading club
    Mental health charity volunteer - family support and delivering a course on mental health awareness
    Call centre automaton
    Customer service administrator/receptionist
    Clinical record administrator and information assistant
    Support worker in young people's supported accommodation
    Paid student ambassador role and paid student mentoring roles at uni

    Student placements:
    Working with adults with acquired brain injury
    Research placement at a children's centre
    Observation placement with adults complex care
    Young people's supported accommodation (where I now work part time)

    I think that's it
  • mspoopoo
    mspoopoo Posts: 500 Member
    Babysitter
    Fast Food
    Farm Hand
    Stripper/Exotic Dancer
    Singer/Songwriter
    Programmer/Analyst
    Trophy Wife
    Database Administrator
    Consultant
    Development Manager
    Director of Technology
    CEO of Startup
  • Ocarina
    Ocarina Posts: 1,550 Member
    Employee Scheduler/It Support Assisant for University
    IT Operator for State
    Delivery driver for pizza parlor
    Shelf stocker for grocery store
    Ice-cream shop
    Starbucks barista
    Call center for Verizon
    Call center for Directv
    Cart pusher at grocery store
    Restaurant cook
    Sandwich maker
  • First Job at 18 Secretary
    next job at 31 LEO
  • Cp731
    Cp731 Posts: 3,195 Member
    Dance Teacher
    Life Guard
    Zoo Volunteer
    Wildlife Surveyor
    Chef/Ski Resort
    Chef/Cruise Ship
    Entrepreneur
    Soccer Coach
    Chef/Casino
  • jen_zz
    jen_zz Posts: 1,011 Member
    Retail management
    Banker
    Entrepreneur
  • melb_alex
    melb_alex Posts: 1,154 Member
    Cashier
    Sandwich Artist
    Assistant
    Consultant
    Sales Executive
    Account Manager
    Client Relationship Associate
  • bushidowoman
    bushidowoman Posts: 1,599 Member
    Babysitter.
    Gas station attendant
    Carhop at Sonic
    Gave private clarinet and piano lessons
    Movie rental store
    Telemarketer
    Nurse aide at a nursing home
    Home health aide
    Registered Nurse (I've worked on cardiac telemetry, intensive care, NICU, and mother/baby)

    My next job will hopefully be Midwife.
  • PonyTailedLoser
    PonyTailedLoser Posts: 315 Member
    Sexton. McDonalds. Redners cashier. Machine operator (I'm a hotheader). Janitor. Picker packer. Resident care aide. Med tech.
  • Koshkaxo
    Koshkaxo Posts: 332 Member
    Strawberry Picker for a commercial Farm, 1 summer (age 12 awe)
    Dishwasher,
    Sandwich and Salads Prep
    Waitress (all 3 at the same place!) part time 2 years in highschool, fulltime for 2 summers.
    Cashier at a Late night pizza place, 3 months part time (fired for coming into work high and making a pizza right away lolol)
    Cashier at a Convience Store, 5 months
    Tool Crib Attendant at an Open Minining Site, 5.5 years (absolutely love my current job)

    And I grew up on a small dairy farm. If you want to count mandatory daily chores and full time summers of paid labour as a job, age 12-18
  • BathtubBadger
    BathtubBadger Posts: 217 Member
    Cashier @ a corn on the cob booth (volunteer work) - 2 summers
    Librarian @ community library (volunteer work) - 2 years, except for summer
    Treasurer for political party - 2 years
    Students board representative - 2 years
    Law intern - 1 year
    Waitress @ an Irish Pub (1 semester, quit because it was REALLY demeaning)

    Nowadays:
    Purchasing and stocking (management) for a big company (5 hours / day)
    Librarian at the university I study (only 3 hours / day)
    Engineering major :-)
  • brittyandian
    brittyandian Posts: 241 Member
    Waitress at Pizza Hut
    Hooters Girl- obviously at Hooters
    Promo Girl
    Cashier at Movie Gallery
    Senoir Staff Member at a Day care
    Sales Associate at Gordmans
    Overnight Cashier at Wally World
    Shot girl at a dance club called Whiskey Tango
    and currently I am a Mary Kay Consultant and start my job as a cocktail waitress in September :)
  • JusticeGirl25
    JusticeGirl25 Posts: 703 Member
    Lifeguard 2 years
    Dairy Queen 1 year
    Waitress at a steakhouse 3 years
    Call service rep 2 years
  • MORECHABLIS
    MORECHABLIS Posts: 164 Member
    ONLY ONE JOB - Keeping a woman happy.

    Everything else is a pleasure.... :happy:
  • conniemaxwell5
    conniemaxwell5 Posts: 943 Member
    Babysitter
    Farm Hand
    McDonalds
    Bookkeeper (for car dealership, auto mechanic, flower shop, bakery)
    Medical Secretary
    Auto Service Advisor
    Dental Secretary
    Hotel Front Desk Clerk
    Hotel Manager
    Document Controller
    Assistant Quality Manager
    Quality Service Technician
    Quality Manager
    Mom
    Wife
  • megsi474
    megsi474 Posts: 370 Member
    Retail at JC Penney and Suncoast Music
    Administrative Assistant at an electronics company, dental appliance company and life flight
    Home Depot- worked as a cashier, head cashier, special services, plumbing, decor, kitchen designer and supervised a few departments

    I currently wipe butts for no money (SAHM) and will do in home daycare starting this school year.
  • kuntry_navy
    kuntry_navy Posts: 677 Member
    Farmhand - from the time I could work - 18 (still do occasionally when my family, friends or neighbors need help)
    Goose & Egg factory night cleanup - 16-18
    Painter, Barn restoration, Masonry restoration(summers) - 16-19
    Aviation Structural Mechanic US Navy - 19-26
    Subsea Hydraulic Tech Oilfield -26-27
    Plumber Helper - 27
    Full-time student, Janitor, Airport Lineman/fueler - 27-present
  • In order

    Food cannery
    ophthalmologist office, eye glass department
    nursing home as CNA (nursing assistant)
    nursing home as CMA (medication aide)
    Attendant for MR/DD individuals at now closed state facility (mentally retarded, developmentally disabled) not the politically correct terms now I think.
    Psychiatric aide at state hospital.
    Licensed Practical Nurse in nursing home
    Registered nurse with associates degree hospital (general medical surgical)
    Registered nurse with bachelors degree hospital (perioperative)
  • Mustang_Susie
    Mustang_Susie Posts: 7,045 Member
    Babysitter
    Candy striper
    McDonald's
    Nurse Extern
    BSN earner
    Nurse
    Nurse
    Nurse
    Nurse
    Nurse
    Nursing Supervisor
    Nursing Supervisor
  • babysitter
    farm-hand
    swim instructor
    lifeguard
    special olympics coach
    lifeguard instructor
    lifeguard supervisor
    cashier/cook/waitress/busser @ a cafe (lasted 3 weeks until I got the job i actually wanted)
    swim lesson coordinator
    tutor
    waterfront director
    residential coordinator (group homes)
    respite care
    alternate residential coordinator (group homes)
    program manager (group homes)
  • I did several of these more than once. I think I listed them all...

    Age 12-18:
    Volunteer at equine therapy program
    Mother's helper
    Farm hand (I guess that would be accurate - I helped a family with the care of their horses and yard, etc.)
    Summer employee at wildlife refuge (read: hard labor, but I was able to work with biologists, too)
    Waitress
    Certified nurse assistant

    Age 18-22:
    Waitress
    Certified nurse assistant
    Intern at rape crisis center
    Intern and then administrative work at Ayurvedic Institute

    After finishing my Bachelor's degree, age 22+:
    Health educator/coach
    Postpartum doula
    Childbirth educator
    Catechist (starting this fall)
    Special education teacher (my current career) :smile:
  • danofthedead1979
    danofthedead1979 Posts: 362 Member
    17yo - first Office Desk job company went bust
    18yo - second office job Customer svcs
    24yo - went to uni, studied fine art
    27yo - worked at the Tate Britain as a gallery attendant
    28yo - went back to company I worked for at job no.2 Major Accnt Internal Sales (dogs body)
    Still there now
  • curly1986
    curly1986 Posts: 98 Member
    15yo - 18yo - Shop assistant in a small newsagent (and did the occasional paper round if one of the paper boys was sick!) When I turned 18 I was allowed to do shifts on my own :)

    18yo - 18yo - Door to door sales (lasted 6 weeks before I couldnt take it anymore!)

    18yo - 22yo - Call centre for technical support Zzz Zzzz

    22yo - 25yo - SAHM

    25yo - present (27) - Checkouts for a large supermarket.
  • zeebruhgirl
    zeebruhgirl Posts: 493 Member
    Receptionist, working on 3 years.