What was the most FUN job you have had?

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  • lizdavis07
    lizdavis07 Posts: 766 Member
    At a library. Oh my goodness, that sounds so lame, but it seriously was awesome. I still work in the library system, but not in an actual library anymore.
  • smokeyg01
    smokeyg01 Posts: 1,064
    read my profile and you would know!
  • Newtyshoes
    Newtyshoes Posts: 5
    I guess I'd have to say my current "job". I'm a scrimshaw artist and run my own business out of home (mostly commissioned work).

    I love what I do - I'd do scrimshaw in my spare time if I had any! I can take time off whenever I want/need. I travel to knife shows (Atlanta, GA and Janesville, WI) where I rent a table and meet so many nice people. My clients have such great ideas for what they want scrimme(knife handles, pistol grips, pendants....).
  • Candi_land
    Candi_land Posts: 1,311 Member
    My first job, I was 15 and working as a cashier at Mcdonalds. I met one of my current good friends there, and we'd goof off a lot. We'd take breaks to smoke pot which resulted in serious munchies and us creating our own odd meals like "hamburger/chicken sandwiches" when the store closed and we had to clean at night.

    Second would have to be Eckerd Drugs. I was 17, and made friends with my manager who at the time was about 25. Lots of laughs and silliness like dancing on counters to "ymca" or pizza parties in the breakroom..or looking at all the "naughty" pictures customers would bring in to be developed from photo. Working there never really seemed like work. Ahh to be young.
  • Jerrypeoples
    Jerrypeoples Posts: 1,541 Member
    3 jobs

    burger king and pizza hut. so many fun times and not a care in the world

    also worked on golf course. the thing about caddy shack is that all country clubs are like that. all.
  • joakool
    joakool Posts: 434 Member
    Many years ago, I used to deliver parts for a small company. I was really young and I was making more money than I ever had. I couldn't believe someone would pay me to drive a truck around and listen to the radio. :smile:
  • EMTFreakGirl
    EMTFreakGirl Posts: 597 Member
    My time in the ARMY was a blast, but I would have to say my job now is the BEST fun. I am a paramedic (20+ years) and work with 2 agencies, teach for the county (and am actually working on starting my own business as a traveling instructor for our required refreshers.) and I ski patrol in the snow and work the racetrack when it's warm. I LOVE what I do!!!! :love:
  • tyrsnbdr
    tyrsnbdr Posts: 234 Member
    I was a snowboard instructor in college. No lesson = 1 hour of riding. Plus all the instructors would ride together, and every ride was a progression riding session. I learned so much about balance and techinique that year.
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  • WeepingAngel81
    WeepingAngel81 Posts: 2,232 Member
    The university I went to was very conservative. I got fired from my on campus job because I was a DD for some girls who lived on my hall. So....I got a job at the local bar :) It was a very small town so there was typically the same crowd, but we also had a lot of people traveling through doing construction work and other things so I was always meeting new people. I worked there for 3 years until I graduated. If I could survive the hours I would totally go back and do it again.
  • bookworm_847
    bookworm_847 Posts: 1,903 Member
    I would say either waiting tables at a pizza restaurant or unloading freight & restocking the floors at a department store.Both jobs had awesome people who made work fun, and both were really busy, physically demanding jobs. I'm one of those people who is happier when I"m really busy and working my butt off! :smile:
  • MozzarellaSheep
    MozzarellaSheep Posts: 100 Member
    My first job was working as a magicians assistant.
    We worked on multiple cruise ships and did contest performances together in Vegas, in addition to doing childrens birthday parties..
    Definitely the best job I've ever had
  • EMTFreakGirl
    EMTFreakGirl Posts: 597 Member
    I worked as an exhibit docent at Mystic Aquarium. It was awesome-- hanging out near the beluga whales, penguins, or sea lions and just talking about them with the guests? Very cool.
    Awww, you just made me a bit homesick. I went to high school in CT and :heart: Mystic! That sounds like it was an awesome job! (My fave exhibt was that giant BLUE lobster...although I kept picturing it with drawn butter.) And I have always loved the penguins.
  • JustinAnimal
    JustinAnimal Posts: 1,335 Member
    Teaching high school English. Goddamn is it taxing, but it's easily the most fun I've had in a job and I definitely want to get up in the morning.
  • boobeey
    boobeey Posts: 78 Member
    Working at the Q arena stand supervisor I got to see how the concerts, basketball games while making money
  • Erin_goBrahScience
    Erin_goBrahScience Posts: 1,215 Member
    I have two favorites. In the mid to late 90's I worked in a video store. We were a group of a**holes but it was so much fun.
    The other was being a server then a bartender in my early 20's. Making lots of money, cool people, lots of partying.
  • cjanaro
    cjanaro Posts: 33
    Prior to moving to Tampa I worked multiple jobs, It's a toss up between 3:

    1 - Cook - I was a cook for 9 years each shift usually resulted in something ridiculous happening followed by getting drunk.
    2 - Bouncer - I was a door man who got to mess with drunk people all night, what's not to love?
    3 - Lumberjack - Chainsaws. Need I say more?

    The Army was a blast too but these were more fun where the Army was a bit more serious. Now I am a banker... I am currently at work... bored.
  • Sinisterly
    Sinisterly Posts: 10,913 Member
    Amusement park, at the water park.
    I kept active chasing people out of the water that couldn't get off the flotation devices. I was the only one that didn't mind getting my work clothes wet, it was fun and it was hot out. I was basically getting paid to have fun! :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:
  • Mia_RagazzaTosta
    Mia_RagazzaTosta Posts: 4,885 Member
    Working at the Q arena stand supervisor I got to see how the concerts, basketball games while making money

    Justin Timberlake rocked the Q hard :drinker:
  • RockWarrior84
    RockWarrior84 Posts: 840 Member
    Wildland Fire Fighting
  • FitWarrior7
    FitWarrior7 Posts: 332 Member
    Line cook at Hooters :)
  • snow00774
    snow00774 Posts: 62
    Conceesion stands for my City at both the baseball diamonds, pools and hockey arenas - always a good time. That ties with working in a photo lab...also very very fun days. man things were so simple back then.
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member

    Second would have to be Eckerd Drugs. I was 17, and made friends with my manager who at the time was about 25. Lots of laughs and silliness like dancing on counters to "ymca" or pizza parties in the breakroom..or looking at all the "naughty" pictures customers would bring in to be developed from photo. Working there never really seemed like work. Ahh to be young.

    This was my first job! A regional chain though not Eckerd. I was 16 yrs old and took it SO seriously...LOL. I don't know where I got the work ethic I had, but I was all business like it was my freaking lifelong career.

    Also...lizdavis07 I have ALWAYS wished I could work in a library (behind the scenes even). It seems so well-suited to me. Unfortunately in my area you must have an advanced library science degree to even be a circulation desk clerk :-( Totally not kidding. Even for part-time page there are 2,000 applicants for every position posted - so they pretty much have the pick of the litter. I know this through a friend who works there, she was recruited from another state.
  • _Fenrir_
    _Fenrir_ Posts: 471
    When i used to DJ In a Club every weekend, i'd have done that for free, in fact, i'd have paid them to do it!!!!!
  • Frank_Just_Frank
    Frank_Just_Frank Posts: 454 Member
    Accounts rep at the call centre. The job itself was dull but the coworkers were so much fun to be with jokes all day.
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    I worked as an exhibit docent at Mystic Aquarium. It was awesome-- hanging out near the beluga whales, penguins, or sea lions and just talking about them with the guests? Very cool.
    Awww, you just made me a bit homesick. I went to high school in CT and :heart: Mystic! That sounds like it was an awesome job! (My fave exhibt was that giant BLUE lobster...although I kept picturing it with drawn butter.) And I have always loved the penguins.

    I won't tell you my thoughts on the penguins then. :flowerforyou:
  • traerjudy
    traerjudy Posts: 36 Member
    I currently have the best job in the world(according to me). I work for an organization called SIP KIDS. The gals in the office contact auto dealerships all over the US. For a fee, they set up a kids safety fair. There are folks from the local humaine society teaching animal safety, a martial arts club with interaction for the children that attend and demonstrations, the local police and/or fire dept., possibly someone from a local wildlife center and maybe a booth from a mentoring program for kids. There is usually a bouncy house. face painting and snacks.
    This is put on by the auto dealership as a way to give to the community, Some dealerships sponsor the event every year. This is all free to the parents and kids. They go home with many handouts.
    Then comes my job. I have a table and take a picture of the child, all ten prints...print it out and give it to the parent in case of an abduction. It is all done with a computer and printer. No yucky mess.
    The company flies me to the event, pays hotel and car rental. I work about 10 hours in 2 days and have a great mini-vacation.
    I love it!
  • ohpiper
    ohpiper Posts: 697 Member
    Bagpiping for a beer rep. They paid me to pipe these cute co-eds into a bar where they handed out beads and t-shirts after I piped a couple of tunes. Then we got into a limo and went to the next bar. Nice gig.
  • EMTFreakGirl
    EMTFreakGirl Posts: 597 Member
    Bagpiping for a beer rep. They paid me to pipe these cute co-eds into a bar where they handed out beads and t-shirts after I piped a couple of tunes. Then we got into a limo and went to the next bar. Nice gig.
    Those abs are quite nice, but the fact that you play bagpipes is sexy as H3LL! I think I'm in LUV! :love:
  • JenniCali1000
    JenniCali1000 Posts: 646 Member
    MOST fun? Working at a local theater, doing costumes and other odd jobs. Ok this is going to sound bad but the reason it was the most fun is because that summer there was a bad fire in the mountains surrounding our town, so there were firefighters from all over staying in the area that entire summer...and, well, you get the idea ;) Yum.

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