Poll of the Day > What jobs have you had in your life thus far?

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I was surprised to figure that I've had 7 different jobs in my life. Doesn't feel like that many. If you want, you can say how long you had them for, too.

Paper boy (6 years)
Dishwasher (2 months)
Caretaker (1 month)
Building Maintenance Worker (4 months)
Confined Space Gas Analyst (1 month)
Liquor Store Clerk (2.5 years)
Math Teacher (1.5 years to present)
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Retail, pizza delivery, beekeeping, tech support, writing, editing, and now retirement. I like this one best of all.
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Telephone survey whatever person
Jiffy Lube lower bay technician
Hollywood video guest service rep -> shift leader
Home Depot Cashier/Lot guy -> Garden sales associate
New construction plumber/pipefitter laborer -> Apprentice
Security guard
CBT Module Developer
Tour guide -> Trainer
Construction dump truck driver
Charter bus driver/School bus driver
IT Helpdesk specialist -> Jr. Sys Admin
Systems Administrator
IT Auditor
IT 'Manager' for lack of a better term

I've done a lot of random shit. A lot of these jobs were concurrent though. It's how I paid my way through school.
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Grocery store bagger
Detasseled corn
Food expeditor
Line cook
Security guard
Parts inspection
Machine Setup/operate/supply.

Party store employee 1 month
Waiter 4 months
Kroger's deli starting next week.

I'd love to be a cook at some point, just as a temporary job.
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Strawberry plant cuttings warehouse 1 month
Cookie factory slave 1 week (40 hours of hell)

yep that's it. The rest are about 3-4 years of college with no degree. Life is great when you're sad and lonely as well.

"paper boy" as you put it: ~15 years
photocopier attendant (high school job): 6-8 months or so
on-call home IT support: 2 weeks
accounting assistant/sys admin/programmer: 19 years and counting
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I didn't have a lot of jobs where I lived as part-time jobs, sidelines and underage work (below 21) are illegal.

But! I did assist my friends from the university in terms of dropping them off and picking them up from home.

I also tutored kids (somewhat). The money I earned from these were mostly just "allowances" and not deemed as salary.

So, car-pool service (Allowance): 2 yrs
Grade school tutor for English: 1 yr

I worked:

Bank Loans Executive: 3 yrs
Finance Analyst: 2 yrs
Senior Finance Analyst: 6 yrs (the Senior part is just a title and a bit of an upgrade on the salary and role band.) >.>
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Dollar store shift leader / basically manager when no other managers were around except they didn't have to pay me like a manager (2 years)

Walmart deli (1 year), Walmart electronics (1 year) (same store)

And this week I'm starting at a different Walmart as a "customer experience associate", which to be honest I don't actually entirely know what I'll be doing because it's a new position created by recent restructuring (that I completely dodged in the months I was gone)
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sandwich artist: 2-3 years
software qa intern: 8 months

currently doing sandwiches after I got back from my internship. it sucks so I'll quit in September and speed through school. then I can get a nice job like my internship but I get paid twice as much because I'm not considered a subhuman. :)
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tutor
baseball scorekeeper
burger king employee
dishwasher
waiter
grocery store bagger/cashier
blockbuster clerk
lawn and garden clerk
gas station attendant
truck team at shopko
backroom at sears
target overnight truck
footlocker call center
overnight gas station attendant
construction site helper
home depot returns counter

off the top of my head. May have missed one or two.
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Office assistant (two jobs)
Student tutor
Courtesy clerk
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Oh boy, here we go

Freelance Repo Guy
Junior Associate Pimp
Private Investigator
VFX artist (though most of that time was spent doing conventional video editing and basic compositing)
Gofer for an Urban Planning company
Newspaper Layout
Building Superintendent

I've also worn a lot of game development hats: level designer, programmer, artist. I've stayed with it over the years, but it's never really worked out for me.

If you want to get technical, all of that was under the table, some of it questionably legal to begin with. The only real job I've ever had, where I had to give my Social' for tax purposes, was Dishwasher at a Mexican restaurant. I lasted one day. I wasn't fired per se, but I had a talk with the owner that went something like, "If you want to come in tomorrow, I won't stop you but you probably shouldn't".
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Sure:
Retail (6 months collectively at different places)
Fast food chef(2 months)
Warehouse (a month)
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Barista/Waitress (1 year)
Data Entry (3 months)
Supermarket cashier/night fill (2 years)
Administration (1 year ongoing)
Different data entry (6 months ongoing)
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Factory job - Various things like loading/unloading, pulling orders, putting stuffing in the pillows, boxing them up for shipment, embroidering stuff. Lasted about a year and a half.

Cashier at Dollar General - Lasted about 6 months.

Cashier at gas station - Lasted over a year iirc.

Current job, maintenance/groundskeeping - Like 6-7 years iirc.
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Wow, have to try and remember

Team leader/partner - leafleting company (3 years)
Delivery drive - Chinese takeaway ( same time as above)
Shelf stacker - Super market (seasonal)
Warehouse worker - Store (seasonal)
Tech Support - ISP (2 years)
IT Sales - Distributor (3 years)
IT Sales - Vendor (6 years)
Customer service - Windows an doors (6 months)
IT Sales - Reseller (6 months)

McDonald fry cook (1,5 year)
Assistant Cook (1 year)
Bone saw operator (3 years, summer only)
Assistant Chef (1 year)
Flavourist (1,5 year)
Freelance R&D consultant (1 year, still do some from time to time)
R&D food technician (3 years in total, and still going)

I went and made a chef build, but I didn't like the cash drop rate, the skills are cool and the equipment is super useful. but all I did was put some time (and money) to boost my Int and went into food research. so now like all my chef skills are skill usuable but scale with Int (guess what my favorite game is?).

for the future, I plan on going into further studies, Engineering...finance and become a microbrewer, wish me luck!
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Welder 2 years
Caretaker(and other janitorial stuff) 2 years

Now I deliver meals to old and sick people and have done it for a couple of months.

I have to say, that welding job I had was the best job yet. At least that job felt more rewarding.
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Umpire (2 years)
Food server at an amusement park (3 months)
Customer service at a gym (2 years)
Lab/research assistant (2 years)
Cashier at donut shop (6 months )
Math/science tutor (6 months)
Substitute teacher (6 months)
Science teacher (2 years)

Kana posted...

Dollar store shift leader / basically manager when no other managers were around except they didn't have to pay me like a manager (2 years)

Walmart deli (1 year), Walmart electronics (1 year) (same store)

And this week I'm starting at a different Walmart as a "customer experience associate", which to be honest I don't actually entirely know what I'll be doing because it's a new position created by recent restructuring (that I completely dodged in the months I was gone)

I thought you were working in a shoe store?

green dragon posted...

Kana posted...

Dollar store shift leader / basically manager when no other managers were around except they didn't have to pay me like a manager (2 years)

Walmart deli (1 year), Walmart electronics (1 year) (same store)

And this week I'm starting at a different Walmart as a "customer experience associate", which to be honest I don't actually entirely know what I'll be doing because it's a new position created by recent restructuring (that I completely dodged in the months I was gone)

I thought you were working in a shoe store

Also, my Jobs:

-Dock Hand
-Dock Hand Supervisor
-Ice Skating Guard
-Toys R' Us Sales Associate
-Democrat Telephone Rep (Lasted one day)
-Unpaid Intern at Restaurant consulting Group (Lasted One Day)
-Dishwasher at Campus Dining Hall
-Prep Cook at Campus Dining Hall
-Busser at Campus Dining Hall
-Host at restaurant (Lasted One Day)
-Random person who stands at carpet on ski track
-Accounting Tutor
-Accountant (Wish it lasted One Day)
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green dragon posted...

Kana posted...

Dollar store shift leader / basically manager when no other managers were around except they didn't have to pay me like a manager (2 years)

Walmart deli (1 year), Walmart electronics (1 year) (same store)

And this week I'm starting at a different Walmart as a "customer experience associate", which to be honest I don't actually entirely know what I'll be doing because it's a new position created by recent restructuring (that I completely dodged in the months I was gone)

I thought you were working in a shoe store?

Yeah I was but they were gonna give me like 8 hours a week to start, fuck that shit. The Walmart like 2 blocks from my house had a hiring fair and they practically hired me on the spot.
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Data Entry (2 summers). Did this in high school. I goofed off the whole time. I didn't actually get fired, because my dad was basically my boss, but his boss didn't want me back after the 2nd summer.
Pizza Delivery (~2 and a half to 3 years). I've worked for papa johns, pizza hut and dominos at different times. Dominos for a year and a half, papa johns for a couple months and pizza hut for the rest.
Trucker (8 months). sort of, same basic job. I wasn't actually in a truck, it was a cargo van. I was doing expedited deliveries around the mid-west. Stopped because I fell asleep driving and crashed.
Courier (4 or 5 months) This paid worked out to being less than minimum wage, albeit they paid me under the table.
Telemarketers (2 days) This was actually two jobs. Both times I literally walked in and a had a job by the time it took me to fill out their application. Both times I hated it too much to go back after the first day.
Realtor (1 week) I needed a job, and my parents wanted access to the realtor's listing because they just bought a moving company, so I took the exam and got my real estate license. I had the license for awhile, but I didn't really do anything with it. I went into a real estate company and they kind of showed me the ropes for like a week then I decided I really had no interest in doing this for a living.
Gas station cashier (~6 weeks). I was just doing this when I got up to Tennesse until I found something better.
Factory worker (~6 weeks). Quit because they required me to work 12 out of 14 days and I couldn't stand that much work without a break.
Warehouse Worker (9 months, current job). I was a receiving clerk for the first few months, but I switched to driving the floor scrubber in march because the hours were more reliable than receiving.
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Cashier, cake decorating, deli, pumping gas, selling toys
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Before 16

Archery teacher.
Cook (both at camp mendicino)
Christmas Tree lot worker.
Dishwasher
Little Ceasers (mostly washing dishes)
Put out flyers on cars.
Door to door air conditioning sales.
Construction worker
Department store cleaner assistant (After hours).
Hot dog salesman (Great America through young life).
Few others I can't remember.

After 16

Carls Junior (Graveyard while going to vocational school).
Electronic tech (manager)
Head of Shipping and Handling for Value Media (first salaried position).
Sanders and Sanders Landscaping ($50 an hour)
Sales at a variety of places (Sears primarily) after moving to Vancouver WA with my wife).
Legal assistant (Criminal law, Unlawful detainers, Family law).
Teacher (1st and 3rd grade)
Champions after school program (K-5).
Nanny (3 kids).
Retired.


Few I missed in there in between jobs that didn't last that long. For instance was a manager at Sam Goody for a brief time after working for sears etc.
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From the earliest...some was seasonal or help when needed...
Cattle and broiler family farm
Stable work/horse care for race horses
Veterinarian assistant
Flower shop/Funeral home
Pizza Hut
Lifeguard
Art department receptionist
K-12 Art teacher
Adult education classes
Environmental and Spatial Technologies
Restaurant owner

Early retirement from last 2 (sold restaurant) to take care of elderly grandmother and my child who became disabled

Tim Hortons 1 month
Save-on foods 1 year
Water store delivery (Manager) 1 year
Chemist and Shipper 1 year
Vinyl and trailer repairs 6 years
Pressman (Currently 4 weeks)

6 jobs.
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Retail/Fast food ~4-5 years while a student

Insurance Claims Adjuster - 13 years

Not terribly exciting, but whatevs.
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i've worked at a small amusement park, in a dining hall at my college, student worker at the registrar's office at my college, gamestop, a liquor store, fedex office and now my current job where i handle fire casualty insurance claims.
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Early teen years: odd jobs like car detailing, electricians apprentice, and lawn maintenance.

Mid teens: retail at a Frank's Nursery and Crafts. A real shit show but I had some good friends that worked there too. They layed everyone off and closed for good.

Later teens: construction excavation, flagging and laborer.

Have had my current job since I was 19. 17 years and counting.
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green dragon posted...

Lab/research assistant (2 years)

What qualifications did you need?

mastermix3000 posted...

-Random person who stands at carpet on ski track

wut?

wolfy42 posted...

Sanders and Sanders Landscaping ($50 an hour)

How does that work? :P That's what software developers get paid.
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Frozen custard stand: Four years (summers only though because I was in school)

Summer camp counselor: One summer

--graduated college--

Business development representative: 1 yr, 2 months

Corporate sales rep: 8 months - present
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Oh I forgot to mention I worked at Target for a month while they were closing all their stores.
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I'll start from college on, and will include internships:

Macy's sales cashier (seasonal)
Tutor for first-generation students (seasonal)
HS summer program assistant (seasonal)
Non-profit marketing and management assistant (internship)
Statistical data collector (short-term)

First job out of college:
Social policy research assistant (2 years)

Back to grad school:
Bookstacks assistant (work-study)
Professional development & training research assistant (work-study)
Social services assistant (internship)
Program and management analyst (internship)

At least the last one could turn into my career for the next 20 years >_>
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Bus Boy / Waiter / Cashier at a family owned Pizzeria/Restaurant - 9 years
Project Accountant - 3 years
Credit Manager - 3 years
Internal Auditor - 2 years
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Student (long time)
Library Assistant (2 months)
Ride Attendant (half year)
Merchandising Intern (half year)
Valet Boy (1 day)
Basement Dweller (long time)
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Pizza box maker (1 summer)
Retail (7 years)
EMT (3 years)
Marine (4 years)
Deputy (6 months and going)

Gas Station Attendant/Cashier
Car washer at a car rental place
Industrial Machine Mechanic (Summer job)
Production Engineer (Internship)
Project Engineer (Internship and currently)

Worth noting that I've been a Project Engineer for 2 different companies. I did an internship with both of them, got an offer from both, but chose the one in town so I wouldn't have to move.
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eating4fun posted...

Valet Boy (1 day)

I always assume there's a good story behind holding a job for such a short period of time but it's usually just "Showed up, hated the job, quit".
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mcdonalds from 14-15
party city from 17-18
car dealership from 18-18 (summer job before going to college)
gamestop from 20-23
supermarket from 20-25
bathroom remodel salesman from 22-22 (only 3 months, was a crap job)
call center job 25-current
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Dynalo posted...

eating4fun posted...

Valet Boy (1 day)

I always assume there's a good story behind holding a job for such a short period of time but it's usually just "Showed up, hated the job, quit".

No good story. I worked one day, and was told they'll tell me when there's work again. They never scheduled me to work for two weeks. I called and they said sorry, we don't have any work for you. They valet for events like weddings and stuff.
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Person106 posted...

What qualifications did you need?

well, it was during college. so has long as you had a degree or were obtaining a degree in some sort of lab science (biology/chemistry perhaps even physics) things were looking good.And obviously other factors played a role

Person106 posted...

green dragon posted...

Lab/research assistant (2 years)

What qualifications did you need?

mastermix3000 posted...

-Random person who stands at carpet on ski track

wut?

wolfy42 posted...

Sanders and Sanders Landscaping ($50 an hour)

How does that work? :P That's what software developers get paid.

I was their sons friend (sanders and sanders), and ended up moving in with all of them for a year or so, while me and their son where working at a software company (nother job I didn't mention, I was just copying floppy disks back then).

Anyway it was a high end landscaping company but both of them were to old do do alot of the work, so I took it over. They charged 50$ an hour, and that is how much I got paid for the work I took over. Considering I had run a company before that (well the shipping and handling department), and had another job driving luxury cars (only for a few months but man that was fun), it would have taken alot for me to take a job doing Landscaping. For me $50 an hour (in the late 90's) was alot heh.
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ssj4supervegeta posted...

mcdonalds from 14-15

How did you get hired at that age? McDonald's doesn't hire below 16. Are you old?
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Gamestop Game Adviser - 3 months

Next job didn't really have a job description, but I did the following: 8 years
- Delivery Driver
- Paint Technician
- Inside Sales
- Outside Sales
- Assistant Office Manager
- IT

English Teacher - 5 years
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Usher at a movie theater, basically glorified janitor.
Variius delivery driver jobs
GM at a jimmy johns. We had two GMs at my store for some reason
Now I'm an assistant manager at a diner

Person106 posted...

ssj4supervegeta posted...

mcdonalds from 14-15

How did you get hired at that age? McDonald's doesn't hire below 16. Are you old?

im 26. i was hired with parental approval. not sure you need much else to work below a certain age.
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Skating rink
Wendy's (fast food)
Risk analyst
Drug development


wild ride
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