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I got to thinking that I have done an awful lot of jobs for someone of my age. Or have I? Many of them were temp jobs and freelance/short-term film and tv jobs, but I've never tallied up until now. Is this the same for many people my age? Or is it a sign of "the new economy"?:

Conference organiser
Retail clerk
Filing clerk
Production assistant
Floor Runner/Production assistant
Post office worker
Office assistant
Collector of items for charity
Filing clerk
Production assistant
Video editor
Video editor
TV cameraman
Property claims officer
Charity worker
Charity worker
University admissions clerk
Data Entrant
Film school camera guy

While I was working in a particularly crap job, I wrote to Dan Fante, whose writing deals chiefly with the tedium of crappy jobs. This is what he had to say:

Ah, shitty jobs. I've had just one or two. 

Keep reading Adam and thanks again for your e-mail.

df


@d@ml (nordicskilla), Monday, 15 December 2003 15:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Barman.
Stylus guy.
AV guy.

Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Monday, 15 December 2003 15:18 (twenty-two years ago)

It's scary that we're near enough the same age, aren't we?

Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Monday, 15 December 2003 15:18 (twenty-two years ago)

I couldn't even begin to list them all. In fact, I don't even remember them all. Especially the temp jobs. Let's try.

ALBANY, NY
-Xerox operator at printing press
-McDonalds bod
-Wendy's bod
-Customer Service Person/Cashier at Woolworths
-Cashier at Caldor
-Data Entry/Fingerprint scanning at NYS DCJS
-Kentucky Fiend Chicken bod
-loads of other data entry jobs I can't even recall
NEW YORK CITY
-Cashier at Tower Records
-entered test results at blood lab
-several other temp data entry jobs
-accounts receivable clerk at video manufacturer
-more temp work
-accounts payable at diamond importers
-data entry to database programming at Mortgage Backed Securities due dillegence consultant
LONDON
-database admin then webmaster/web designer at ad agency
-freelance web designer
-freelance database programmer
-data entry/accounts receivable clerk
-database programmer

Wow, it's astonishing my resume is only 2 pages long, but I leave out most of the short term things.

HRH Queen Kate (kate), Monday, 15 December 2003 15:20 (twenty-two years ago)

bicycle repair man
used record store clerk
P.A.engineer
bicycle repair man w/side-order of vacuum cleaner repair man.

Currently, I could make more money stacking shelves at asda wal-mart (true) do not repair bicycles for a living.

Pashmina (Pashmina), Monday, 15 December 2003 15:21 (twenty-two years ago)

in order of appearance

Paperboy
Supermarket Shelf-stacker
Admin assistant
Sales assisant
Barman
DTP/Admin clerk
Designer/promotions assistant
Junior designer
Designer
Senior Library Assistant
Freelance designer

stevem (blueski), Monday, 15 December 2003 15:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh, I was a paperboy for a while as well. (maan, thanks for reminding me of that steve m)

Pashmina (Pashmina), Monday, 15 December 2003 15:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Jesus.

PA to: TV producer x2, film producer x 2, film/theatre agent x 2;

Researcher for famous novelist recently mentioned in ILX thread;

Audience co-ordinator for crappy gameshow;

Development manager for major children's TV company;

Freelance scriptreader, several major production & distibution cos & agencies;

Chatroom moderator & manager;

Scriptwriter, script editor;

Hairdresser's junior;

Telemarketeer;

Receptionist, dogsbody, accounts assistant.

(not in that order)

Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 15 December 2003 15:24 (twenty-two years ago)

1. Driving roller coasters & stopping sticky kids from getting themselves killed in amusement park
2. Sitting in arts gallery making sure people didn't steal paintings & sculptures (job also included sweeping the floors every afternoon)
3. Waitress/marmalade maker/shop assistant in cafe/deli
4. Translator/proof reader
5. Job at radio station

(These are the jobs I've been paid to do, I've done a fair amount of things for free as well.)

Hanna (Hanna), Monday, 15 December 2003 15:26 (twenty-two years ago)

kalamazoo:
salesgirl at bike shop
department store salesgirl
fashion victim at department store
(all the while still working at the bike shop)

ann arbor:
different department store. worked as a 'floater'.
grading standardized tests
host in restaurants
photographing frat parties
substitute teacher
(all while working at department store)

chicago:
law firm
'talent scout'
volunteer board member

london:
charity worker

probably some i can't remember. a much shorter list than kate and nordic!

colette (a2lette), Monday, 15 December 2003 15:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Freelance scriptreader, several major production & distibution cos & agencies

Haha I misread that as freelance stripteaser!

Hanna (Hanna), Monday, 15 December 2003 15:28 (twenty-two years ago)

I think about this all the time (and write about it like mad):

tv on-air personality
carpet installer's assistant
stage crew for big dumb country music festival
camp counsellor
credit card application solicitator
time-share vacation sales assistant
snow mobile trail maintenance stooge
library assistant
construction/renovation stooge
archives assistant
boucheron (french-canadian lumberjack--swear to god!)
walking trail builder
watershed conservation stooge
elementary school teacher's assistant
tramp (lived by wits and thumb for three months)
graveyard shift grocery store stocker
dishwasher
mover
drywall sander
dishwasher
freelance writer
line cook (a promotion!)
sous-chef (well, kitchen staff of two and I was not #1)
retail sales (ladies' costume jewelry)
dishwasher (a demotion!)
university student (beginning to realize work sucks)
line cook (a promotion, but hey! pay CUT!)
student press editor
mall santa
university drop-out (beginning to realize school don't pay)
busboy at bar
edit'l ass't

(probably a few more, incl. volunteer stuff and stuff I forgot about by the grace of God)

Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 15 December 2003 15:28 (twenty-two years ago)

farm worker
fast food
5-star restaurant kitchen bitch
sammich delivery boy
kitchen-manager-in-all-but-title-and-pay at shitty chain restaurant
file clerk
commercial insurance customer service representative

nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 15 December 2003 15:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Nick S., I read yr first job as "Batman" and I was like, shoot, he must've had some kind of guidance counsellor!

Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 15 December 2003 15:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Barry as freelance stripteaser, wooo!

HRH Queen Kate (kate), Monday, 15 December 2003 15:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Give me enough beer and 50 pounds an hour and I'll happily deminstrate.

Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 15 December 2003 15:34 (twenty-two years ago)

I think Sarah would disembowel us! I'm scared of her, she's bigger than me and she could make me cry!

;-)

HRH Queen Kate (kate), Monday, 15 December 2003 15:35 (twenty-two years ago)

i've had pretty good jobs I think:

kitchen staff @ christian nursing home
coffee maker & ice cream scooper @ small local ice cream place
chemistry/SAT tutor
researcher/scientist (inorganic chemistry)
researcher/scientist (toxicology)
record seller @ small indie record store
office temp
database developer/programmer

marianna, Monday, 15 December 2003 15:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Toilet Roll packer for Marks and Sparks.
A justified and ancient Ice Cream man
A car wash assistant
A student accomodation helpline staffer
A burger flipper
A student advisor
A local government Press Officer
A football administrator (sort of)

Dave B (daveb), Monday, 15 December 2003 15:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Desktop Publisher
Copy Editor
Graphic Designer
Drive-Thru Cashier and BBQ Line Cook
Daily cartoonist
Radio Disc Jockey
Program Director for Radio
Production Assistant for Radio
Electrician
Presidential Candidate
Noise Musician
Cryptologic Linguist, USAF (Korean)
Newspaper Delivery Boy, NSA
Data Security Admin, Lockheed Martin

TOMBOT, Monday, 15 December 2003 15:43 (twenty-two years ago)

I wonder whether frelance designer Stevem has completed his latest commission.

paper round
deputy garden centre manager at Texas homecare (with a side order of putting furniture together)
dishwasher at Debenhams
admin assistant for employment service
marketing analyst for a Marketing firm based at Staples corner
customer service bod
inventory controller
Logistics planner

chris (chris), Monday, 15 December 2003 15:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Hang on a sec - Hanna, you DRIVE ROLLERCOASTERS FOR A LIVING?!?!? I *so* hope you don't mean sit in a box and press some buttons.

Also, what's a sticky kid?

Kate, you are right to fear sgs - she's super strong.

Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 15 December 2003 15:51 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm sorry, it DID mean sitting in a box. But some of them had speed regulation turnwheels like a gas pedal, those were the most fun to drive. Sticky kid = kid with spun sugar all over body & face & hands & clothes.

Hanna (Hanna), Monday, 15 December 2003 15:56 (twenty-two years ago)

by job title

Paperboy
Tomato Picker
Newsagent Shop Worker
Exam Script Librarian
Book And Comic Buyer
Research Executive
European Market Analyst

Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Monday, 15 December 2003 15:57 (twenty-two years ago)

In no particular order (and not necessarily with the proper title)

Waitress
Hospital Cleaner
Barmaid
PA to Nightclub Management/Music Promotion type people
Care Assistant
Secretary
Receptionist
Call Centre drone
Data Entry drone
Filing cheques for banks (two different banks! some employment agency took one look at me and went "bet she can put cheques in numerical order")
Customer Account Management / Sales Admin for soul-destroying multinational company
Campaigns organiser for charity (the only unpaid job of my list)
Archive assistant for local council
Recruitment assistant
Assistant in a council department where people needed to know stuff about EU directives
Making up UB40s (which may also be what Chris meant by "admin assistant for employment service" as I think that was my real job title)


There must be more than this, but I can't remember.

ailsa (ailsa), Monday, 15 December 2003 15:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Waitress and sous chef for Daddy Dearest (my father has trained as a chef and runs a pub, I'll probably end up briefly behind the bar on Boxing Day, as I have done from the age of 17-ish).
Waitress for BHS cafe
Shop assistant for Oasis
Barmaid at the Ironbridge Bluegrass and Roots festival and the Wenlock Edge Storytelling festival (Dad again, Shropshire's full of hippies who like real ale).
Barmaid at The Wheel, Wolverhampton
Check out assistant, Food Fair, Sheffield
Telemarketer (never again)
Data entry/ PA for new media company
Barmaid, The Fox and Duck, Sheffield
Staff writer, M!xmag
Freelance journalist

Anna (Anna), Monday, 15 December 2003 16:02 (twenty-two years ago)

In order:

Systems analyst
Software assessor / general computer dogsbody
Programmer / analyst
Directory Enquiries Customer Services Representative
DQ Quality Assessor

Where DID my life go?

Rob M (Rob M), Monday, 15 December 2003 16:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Ailsa, I was in the research department in Sheffield, so I got to profile people and look up national insurance details for my friends (which qwas a bit naughty)

chris (chris), Monday, 15 December 2003 16:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh, missed out this spring's brief spell behind the counter of the women's clothing section of Music and Video Exchange, Notting Hill, they are evil and have employed many other ILxers. The only real trick is to stand there and act like you're cooler than the customers (ie file nails and read Vogue).

Anna (Anna), Monday, 15 December 2003 16:06 (twenty-two years ago)

I've done fucking nothing with my life, this much is evident.

Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Monday, 15 December 2003 16:10 (twenty-two years ago)

But Nick, you were Batman (in my mind, for a second)!

Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 15 December 2003 16:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Actually I was a clerical assistant for the employment service, and I was only 17 at the time. It was very very very dull indeed and pretty much convinced me that university would be a better idea than trying to earn money.

ailsa (ailsa), Monday, 15 December 2003 16:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Batman for a second (in one guy's mind) vs freelance striptease artist?

Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Monday, 15 December 2003 16:14 (twenty-two years ago)

only stuff I had to fill out tax forms for:

admin assistant at telephone company
librarian at private library
admin assistant at telephone company again
librarian at school
admin assistant at bookstore
DJ
Program Director


I've been lucky.

teeny (teeny), Monday, 15 December 2003 16:22 (twenty-two years ago)

but think of all the people who never get to be Batman at all!

and freelance striptease artist sounds like newspeak for flasher

Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 15 December 2003 16:23 (twenty-two years ago)

This is not strictly chronological, 'cause some stuff was simultaneous and some came back:

paperboy
dishwasher
tour guide
restaurant host
bass player
paralegal
bartender
legal intern
lawyer
film critic

Colin Meeder (Mert), Monday, 15 December 2003 16:24 (twenty-two years ago)

My list will no doubt prove to be the most boring. Let's see...

House sitter/Dog Walker
Babysitter
Waitresses/Hostess at gross steak house
Mailroom clerk
Concessions stand worker at a movie theatre
Temporary receptionist at a pipe company
Filing clerk for a medical waste company
Student Librarian
Food preparer/Hostess at a tiny vegetarian restaurant
Sandwhich maker at a small cheese shop
Receptionist for a government tax department
Human Resources administrator for a car company
Real Estate Assistant

Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 15 December 2003 16:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh wait! I forgot Pop Star! Even though I didn't make enough money to fill out a tax form, I still made more money than I made at some of the other jobs!

Though technically, the money would come from being a songwriter, cause that's what the royalties were for. So add songwriter to my list.

HRH Queen Kate (kate), Monday, 15 December 2003 16:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh, and bass-playing, too. Forgot that I used to do session work for money once upon a time. (Though I suppose that could qualify as temp work.)

It's amazing how much of my musical "career" (either professionally or non-professionally) I've managed to consciously wipe from my mind.

HRH Queen Kate (kate), Monday, 15 December 2003 16:33 (twenty-two years ago)

factory worker for a plastics company
lab tech at a hospital microbiology lab
temp at photographic company in Farringdon
temp for Imperial College
office junior at an accountancy firm
temp for a car parts company
temp for energy consultancy company
temp for a housing trust for the elderly
stock controller for NHS
Electronic Data Interchange Co-ordinator for NHS
Running an editorial office for a publisher
Production support for the same publisher
Electronic content quality controller for another publisher

MarkH (MarkH), Monday, 15 December 2003 16:40 (twenty-two years ago)

bicycle burrito delivery boy
camp counselor
museum guard
grant writer
arts administrator
construction worker
demolition worker
junkie
bookshop manager
music merchandiser/ buyer
tiny record label person
editor
sculptor (i sold a piece to disney once!)
publisher
lawncare specialist
freelance writer
website html asshole
used book/ cd/ etc. seller
calendar editor
online producer
disc jockey
pornographer
--and when i was a music editor at amazon they'd make us go work in the warehouse every x-mas, and the warehouse was in fernley, nevada...

yetimike (McGonigal), Monday, 15 December 2003 16:46 (twenty-two years ago)

in order:
cook
maintenance
dock master
furniture delivery guy
furniture repair guy
junior/intermediate designer
twin spindle drill operator
shipper/receiver
machines operator at a plastics company
tele-marketer
web designer
art director

dyson (dyson), Monday, 15 December 2003 16:50 (twenty-two years ago)

It's scary that we're near enough the same age, aren't we?
-- Nick Southall (auspiciousfis...), December 15th, 2003.

Yes, we are. But Nick, doing a bunch of shitty jobs != "doing something" with your life!!

@d@ml (nordicskilla), Monday, 15 December 2003 16:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Also- Huckleberry, if you haven't read Dan Fante, you really should. He's not for everyone, but he does qualify for the Nordic/Horace literary mind-meld.

@d@ml (nordicskilla), Monday, 15 December 2003 17:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Who paid you to be a junkie?

Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 15 December 2003 17:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Trail building and fire prevention with Conservation Corps
Park Ranger
Shoe Salesman
Janitor at a Synagogue
Telephone Answerer for Public Transit Company
Copy Shop Worker
Typesetter and Proofreader
Editorial Assistant at Science Textbook publisher
Editorial Assistant at a Commercial Academic press
Managing Editor at a magazine

Nemo (JND), Monday, 15 December 2003 17:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Adam: will do. I think you've mentioned him before. In return I recommend:
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0812967941.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 15 December 2003 17:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Trying to get my head around Tom picking tomatoes and Horace being a mall santa! Billy Bob Thornton to thread!

@d@ml (nordicskilla), Monday, 15 December 2003 17:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Custodial/Shop Assistant at a castle/museum
Library Assistant
Competition Assistant, P0etry Society
Clerical Officer for fundraising agency
Student Services Assistant for a language school
Leaflet deliverer
Freelance arts administrator type thing
Assistant Resources Coordinator in university language centre
Proofreading and the odd bit of reviewing/poetry

Archel (Archel), Monday, 15 December 2003 17:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Who paid you to be a junkie?

You talking to me, Mark? If so - whuh?

@d@ml (nordicskilla), Monday, 15 December 2003 17:05 (twenty-two years ago)

CJ the Unruly is not allowed to post to this thread for reasons of massive potential envy and self-doubt.

Um, no, nordy - yetimike (?) posted that as a previous career. Sorry, x-post.

Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 15 December 2003 17:06 (twenty-two years ago)

riding ponies might not pay, but it can be a full-time gig

Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 15 December 2003 17:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Have been working since I was 10:

Babysitter
Short-order cook in drugstore soda fountain
Sales assistant at clothes store
Dish busser
SPINtern
Body Shop sales assistant
Administrator for anti-censorship charity
Freelance writer
Advertising copywriter
London correspondent for US music magazine
Writer/Editor/Author

(if I ever label myself as 'broadcaster' pls shoot me thx bye)

suzy (suzy), Monday, 15 December 2003 17:13 (twenty-two years ago)

You forgot "chimney sweep"

Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 15 December 2003 17:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Ummmmm, OK so technically it wasn't a job -- no one PAID me to be a junkie, you got me. My point was that active addiction's a LOT of work, esp. when you get like a big habit, and it's of course impossible to hold down a real job once you get to that point.

So, yeah, um, remember that, next time you disparage your neighborhood crackheads and dope fiends -- they work hard too!!! (PS I am clean & sober 9 years now -- not tooting my horn, or anything else, just trying to add perspective after being maybe-flippant about a real issue.)

yetimike (McGonigal), Monday, 15 December 2003 17:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Congrats on cleaning up, Yetimike.

Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 15 December 2003 17:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Paid jobs:

File clerk, insurance company
File clerk, psychiatric hospital
Intern, textbook publisher
Intern, indie record label
Building painter, college renovation crew
Administrative assistant, telecommunications company
Fact-checker/copyeditor, textbook development firm

jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 15 December 2003 17:33 (twenty-two years ago)

clerk in comic-book store
insurance appraiser
researcher
typist
receptionist
truck driver
clerk in bookstore
temp secretary
tiny-record-label guy
copy editor
managing editor
bass player
freelance writer

Douglas (Douglas), Monday, 15 December 2003 17:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Haha, 'Broadcaster'! I very nearly posted a thread abt that after seeing old Maconie described as such on Top 100 More Bits Of Crap To Fill A Gaping Void In Our Sunday Schedules last night.

Ricardo (RickyT), Monday, 15 December 2003 17:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Camp Counselor
Assistant at iron forge making decorative furniture
Ice Cream Man
College Bookstore Clerk
Short-order Fry Cook
Pizza Deliverer (Car)
Pizza Deliverer (Bike)
Retail Intern for independent record label
Telemarketer (selling wine)
Pepsi/peanuts/hot dog Vendor at Wrigley Field
Retail Sales Clerk
Transcriber
Copy Editor
Graphic Designer
Account Manager
Training and Communication Specialist
Tour Manager
Occasional Dog Walker and Unemployment Insurance Collector

hstencil, Monday, 15 December 2003 17:49 (twenty-two years ago)

-Pancake cook in a trailer at the state fair
-Usher/concession stand worker at a cinema
-Hostess at horrible Tex-Mex restaurant (chambray shirt + bolo tie = me quitting very quickly)
-Cashier at GAP
-Golf course beer cart girl
-Telemarketer (raising $$ for Valparaiso University)
-Salesperson in shop full of Paul Frank stuff, body jewelry, secondhand sweaters, etc.
-Cashier/cook/food runner in noodle restaurant
-Grocery store checkout girl
-Cashier in a bakery

kirsten (kirsten), Monday, 15 December 2003 18:26 (twenty-two years ago)

the only real job I've ever had is my current one, as an Associate in a large law firm.

I've had two very brief temp jobs related to the New York Times, one copying old photographs from their archives for the Century issue of the Magazine, and the other doing research for a freelancer working on a New York Times travel guide re the NYC tri-state region.

The rest of my jobs were Summer Internships, in order:
U.S. Senator from NY, now deceased
NY Congressman who is now a Senator
(my) Congresswoman (still)
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Press Office
CNN Weekend Political interview division
The White House (no, I didn't know Monica)
Paralegal Assistant, large corporate law firm
Research Assistant, law professor and legal clinic
Intern, Solicitor's office of U.S. Gov't cabinet dept.
Intern, "boutique" corporate law firm

Presidential Candidate

and I was going to recommend this based upon the qualifications

gobbler's knob, Monday, 15 December 2003 18:31 (twenty-two years ago)

bicycle burrito delivery boy

What the fuck is a bicycle burrito??!!

Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Monday, 15 December 2003 18:49 (twenty-two years ago)

I bet El Spinktor would know.

Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 15 December 2003 18:50 (twenty-two years ago)

(i)What the fuck is a bicycle burrito??!!(/i)

Hah. Do I have to spell it out for you?

yetimike (McGonigal), Monday, 15 December 2003 18:52 (twenty-two years ago)

That's why I asked.

Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Monday, 15 December 2003 19:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Certified Professional Dude. (Full Time)

El Spinktor (El Spinktor), Monday, 15 December 2003 19:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, your store sells take-away burritos and you bike them over to the stoners who ordered them over the phone. Clear?

suzy (suzy), Monday, 15 December 2003 19:02 (twenty-two years ago)

How is the pay for bicycle burrito-ing?

El Spinktor (El Spinktor), Monday, 15 December 2003 19:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Things I've been paid for (not much in the realm of "real jobs")

working on a farm
babysitting
house/petsitting
model for a pediatrics textbook
working at mcdonald's
working at a bakery
housepainting
lawnmowing
camp counsellor
french tutor
working the front desk at the dorms
retail: floor paeon (arranging displays and being the salespeoples' bitch), stockperson (everyone else was boys, that was fun), cashier, salesperson.
waitress/banquet cocktail waitress
software tester
editor (sort of pre-editor, actually)
data entry
medical guinea pig

JuliaA (j_bdules), Monday, 15 December 2003 19:05 (twenty-two years ago)

medical guinea pig ~ any interesting stories¿

dyson (dyson), Monday, 15 December 2003 19:32 (twenty-two years ago)

i've been lurking and waiting for you to ask

in chronological order

leaf raker
trash dumper
dish washer
sandwich maker
vegetable farmer
wood cutter
water truck driver
septic truck driver
gas station attendant
soy milk/ice cream maker
house painter
blueprint cutter
produce delivery driver
computer operator
warehouse manager
mail room supervisor
hardware supplies clerk
decoupage artist/jewelry maker
vineyard manager
wine purchaser
crush manager
valet
temp

and for kicks, composer

Vacillating temp (Vacillating temp), Monday, 15 December 2003 20:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Nobody has said drug dealer yet!?

If you care,

Paperboy/lawn trimmer
Grocery Bagboy
Burgerbot at Der Burgher Fuhrer
Pizza cook
Dishwasher
Bagel Cook
Pizza delivery
Cabinetmaker assistant
vet/kennel assistant
ghetto convenience store clerk, night shift
shoplifter/auctioneer
Used book auctioneer
dumpster diver/salvage auctioneer
pornographer
furniture refinisher
retail cashier
arts & crafts camp counselor
video store clerk
home movie digital transfer tech
animator


sucka (sucka), Monday, 15 December 2003 21:41 (twenty-two years ago)

sort of chrono order...

farm laborer
car washer
landscaper
supermarket dude
deli manager
daily newspaper intern
university academic researcher
computer lab monitor
advertising agency intern
advertising agency writer
waiter
medical sales
promotional sales
financial auditor
freelance writer
parent

don weiner, Monday, 15 December 2003 21:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Things I have done for money that have not necessarily been a 'job'...

Sold drugs
Pirated CDs
Done impressions
Edited films
Washed dishes
Looked after dogs
Washed cars
Acted
Made speeches
Written stuff
Taken photographs

Ok so many of these were for beer rather than cold hard cash, but they all count... (and make me look like less of a profound loser!)

Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Monday, 15 December 2003 21:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Child model
Paperboy
Camp councilor
Mowing lawns
Stripping floors
Store clerk
Cook (breakfast diner)
Stockboy
Software engineer
Website designer
Lab proctor
Human psych test subject
Data entry lackey
Research assistant
Semen donor
Teaching assistant
Database developer

Galison (Barss), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:11 (twenty-two years ago)

chrono

clerk at Kroger's
clerk at Tom Thumb
food-runner at Pappadeaux
waiter " "
bartender " "
waiter at the Oasis on Joe Pool
waiter at Texas Roadhouse
painter/general construction

miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Ages 16-or-so to present, not including freelance writing gigs, in order:

coffeehouse kitchen staff
seasonal clerk for defunct department store chain: electronics dept.
grocery store "courtesy" (read: bag-hauler)
customer service representative; catalog company
college bookstore stock clerk
seasonal clerk for defunct department store chain: apparel dept. (including short unfortunate stint in childrens')
customer service representative for ticket-ordering service
data entry temp
data entry temp again
customer service representative for internet company (three guesses how I lost that job)
customer service temp
data entry for utilities service
e-mail tech support temp
one-day envelope-stuffer temp
electronic ad assembler for local newspaper
insurance collections temp
mailroom clerk

nate detritus (natedetritus), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:34 (twenty-two years ago)

customer service representative for internet company (three guesses how I lost that job)

Shagged your boss? Shot your boss' dog? Set fire to a co-workers muffin?

Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:35 (twenty-two years ago)

what is a 'crush manager'??

Pashmina (Pashmina), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Nick, the secret clue buzzword is "internet"

nate detritus (natedetritus), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:42 (twenty-two years ago)

assistant cook at Chinese restaurant (14) two weeks
grocery bagger (15-16) 10 months
night janitor, hair salon (16) 2 months
hologram salesman, Mall*of*America (17-18) 18 months
Greenpeace canvasser (18) two weeks
dishwasher, Pam Sherman's bakery/restaurant (19) five months
prep/line cook, Figlio (19-20) 18 months
line cook, some big brewery/restaurant downtown Mpls on 7th and Hennepin (19) two months
pantry cook, Sidney's (21) 6 months
cook/dishwasher, Pasqual's (21) 4 months
bagelmaker, Bruegger's (21) 3 months
counter, Sebastian Joe's Ice Cream (21) 4 months
counter, Pagliacci pizzaria (21) 5 months
cook, Rudolph's (21) 2 months
prep/conemaker/ice cream maker, Sebastian Joe's (21-3) off and on for two years
busser/VJ/etc., First Avenue nightclub (21-4) two and a half years
freelance writer, various venues (21-present) seven years plus
listings editor/staff writer, Seattle Weekly (24-5) 18 months
music editor, Seattle Weekly (28-present) six months

M Matos (M Matos), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:42 (twenty-two years ago)

hologram salesman? What a strange and mystical future we live in!

nate detritus (natedetritus), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Do I get a prize?

ihttp://www.stylusmagazine.com/staff/nick_southall.jpg (Nick Southall), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Dammnit.

(Nick Southall), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:44 (twenty-two years ago)

we prefer to use the term "severance package"

nate detritus (natedetritus), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:45 (twenty-two years ago)

John Wayne Bobbitt?!

(Nick Southall), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:45 (twenty-two years ago)

oh, shit, where'd that early-'90s-nostalgia thread go?

Anyhow: it was an internet company, it was early '01, I was downsized. This was my introduction to the 21st century zeitgeist.

nate detritus (natedetritus), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:49 (twenty-two years ago)

WTF is this, an attempt to crowbar some kind of avatar feature into the board spec??

(Pashmina), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:53 (twenty-two years ago)

I just thought it was cute.

(Nick Southall), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:54 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm sitting on that chair!

Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Exercise Assistant

Music Maven (aka Data Entry Chick

Public Television Intern

Femme/Lesbian Movie Distribution Shipper

Census Enumerator (aka "Please don't shoot me for asking a question you filled out last week")

Marketing Assistant

Senior Shipping and Distribution Clerk

Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:55 (twenty-two years ago)

General office peon

Law firm file clerk

Waitress, Ryan's Steakhouse

Waitress, Hooters

Various temp receptionist jobs

Admin. Asst. at law firm

luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 00:02 (twenty-two years ago)

From earliest to present (this list is a v. short one):

Babysitter
Math tutor
Asst. activities director at a nursing home
In-bound telemarketer (i.e. you called me)
Math tutor (again)
Payroll clerk

And various volunteer-type things.

Tenacious Dee (Dee the Lurker), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 00:38 (twenty-two years ago)

In Chicago:
Baseball Card Sorter
Telemarketer
Knife Salesman (Cutco)

In New York:
Intern at Talent Agency
Agent Trainee at Talent & Model Agency
Waiter (Kin Khao, Chez es Saada, Casa La Femme, Clementine, Genki Sushi, Heat Sushi, Uncle Pho, The Elephant, Jewel Bako, The Grocery, The Park, Lozoo, 66, Ruby Foos - guess how many I've been fired from...)
Foot Fetish "Model"
Website Development
Music Consultant


matos, you were a cook at a chinese restaurant???

phil-two (phil-two), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 00:52 (twenty-two years ago)

In order I think,

paperboy
golf caddy
grocery bagger
grocery stockboy
tombstone engraver
drummer
student librarian
prep cook
rehabilitation aide for CHI patients
expensive knick-knack shop stockboy
stockboy/sales at museum gift store
'security' at big nightclub
waiter at cheap steakhouse
waiter at mid-level seafood joint
waiter at expensive steakhouse
wine steward
bass guitarist
law clerk at private firm
law clerk for the U.S. government

webcrack (music=crack), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 01:12 (twenty-two years ago)

wine steward
bass guitarist
law clerk at private firm
law clerk for the U.S. government

Must say I love how this reads: being wine connoisseur is essential to working for the gov't, natch.

Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 01:13 (twenty-two years ago)

I didn't really cook, Phil, I chopped stuff and did prep. For two weeks. When I was 14. It doesn't really count at all.

M Matos (M Matos), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 01:14 (twenty-two years ago)

in rough chronilogical order in cities from DFW to Austin to Houston to NYC and back again:

Grocery cashier
reviewer for student newspaper
assistant to Admissions director for Honors Program (UT)
receptionist to Dean of Liberal Arts (UT)
Marketing coordinator
copywriter
website designer
internet business manager
web/graphic designer
affialiate marketing manager
substitute teacher
restaurant hostess
regional web designer
editorial writer
designer for p2p music software company
freelance web design
data entry temp for insurance company
creative director for fashion company
English teacher
expo at pan-asian restaurant
bartender

A Girl Named Sam (thatgirl), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 01:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Paperboy
Cheese Shop Clerk
Busboy
Pastry Cart Guy
Waiter
Hotel Clerk
Night Auditor
Janitor
Graduate Assistant
Drummer (but probably spent more on gas, beer, etc than I ever made)
Intern
Accounts Payable Clerk
Assistant to Town Manager
Mass Transit Planner

David Beckh0u5e (Dave Beckh0u5e), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 02:02 (twenty-two years ago)

landscaping (i was a teenage illegal alien ...)
burger-boy at local mcdonald's
janitor
file clerk
telemarketer
data-entry clerk
bookkeeper
accounting department intern
paralegal
law clerk, private law firm
attorney

Eisbär (llamasfur), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 02:06 (twenty-two years ago)

paper boy
convenience store cashier
landscaper
manager of beach concession stand
DJ
record store employee
music director of radio station
bartender
journalist (for several years, with several different beats, so in a way, I've come full circle)

Christian Rawk (Christian Rawk), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 02:44 (twenty-two years ago)

No order, and I believe have forgotten some.

Nanny
Clerk @ Pharmacy
Clerk @ smelly candle, and collectable plate store
Clerk @ over priced resort gift shop
Clerk @ University book store
Girl Friday @ caterers (I called it the " whore house of food")
Bartender
Waitress
Grip
Rickshaw Driver
Landscaper
Cook
Rabies Clerk - 2 tours
HR Assistant - 2 tours
Legal Assistant - 2 tours
Paper Maker

danielle g. (danielle g.), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 03:09 (twenty-two years ago)

childrens book illustrator
babysitter
cleaner
wedding pianist
piano accompanist
piano teacher
waitress/barperson
exam invigilator
retail salesperson (gifts & homewares)

minna (minna), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 03:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Manning cash register at my grandad's wholesale fruit/veg distribution/farm thing
unpacking and pricing crap at Fosseys (3 whole days, woo)
1-hour photo lab operator
mailroom clerk, Dept Foreign Affairs & Trade
Passport Officer, Dept Foreign Affairs & Trade
freelance web designing for a few friends and RMIT's Alumni office
customer/tech support, Sausage Software
tech support helpdesk, Connect.com.au (ahh those were the days)
provisioning (setting up ISP client stuff), Connect (or AAPT now, I guess)

None of the above is anythign like what I wanted to, or thought, I'd end up doing. Weird.

Trayce (trayce), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 03:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Odd jobs for a coffee store
Unskilled labour (landscaping)
Carwash attendant
Self Serve Gas Station (no one said this would be hell)
pizza delivery
pizza making (keyholder/asst mgr)
lab demonstrator
grocery floor worker
midnight shift factory worker
Self Serve Gas Station (No one said I could be hell)
section editor
unskilled labour (siding)
Full Serve Gas Sation (5th busiest station in Canada, they lined up onto the streets for fucksakes, 16 selfserve pumps, 8 full serve, 2 desiel, 2 propane + BBQ station and no touch wash)
section editor
music director
lab demostrator
developer
lab instructor
analyst

Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 03:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Must say I love how this reads: being wine connoisseur is essential to working for the gov't, natch.

Go fuck yourself.

TOMBOT, Tuesday, 16 December 2003 03:51 (twenty-two years ago)

in order:

janitor
day camp counsellor
telemarketer (1 day)
motor assembler
shipper
customer service guy (wholesale)
delinquent account chaser
english/math/computer tutor
web programmer
electric scooter mechanic
library help desk guy/technician

Elliot (Elliot), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 04:15 (twenty-two years ago)

babysitter
secretary at an elementary summer school
computer tutor
reporter
pagination director for small newspaper
check out clerk at Best Buy
telephone supervisor at Ticketmaster
report analyst for Citibank
showgirl for real estate company
soon to be "professional student"

Allyzay, Tuesday, 16 December 2003 04:26 (twenty-two years ago)

in b/w "accounting department intern" and "paralegal," insert "assistant benefits administrator"

Eisbär (llamasfur), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 04:46 (twenty-two years ago)

And somewhere in mine should go "Census Enumerator" also (cheers Nicole, I had forgot the horror of trekking round a drug-addled neighbourhood explaining that I wasn't from the benefit fraud squad and having scary pitbulls set upon me)

ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 12:42 (twenty-two years ago)

being wine connoisseur is essential to working for the gov't, natch

heh, got to make use of the skills you have...actually, private law firms were pretty interested in this, almost to the exclusion of any legal-related skills I might have.

Somewhere in my list insert 'Construction Technician'

webcrack (music=crack), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 12:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Jesus....

(various other less significant positions)

Markelby ([email protected]), December 15th, 2003.

So Mark, what sort of money can an entry-level Messiah Grade I expect to pocket these days?

Fred Nerk (Fred Nerk), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 13:25 (twenty-two years ago)

At entry level, you can expect a month's training & a three month probation period for AU$40,000 or so, plus conversion & healing bonuses. You need to be confident at public speaking, a solid grasp of Latin, and it's essential you're a "people person".

A tip, though - make sure your life insurance policy is up to date, and consider retiring to start your own bakery and fishmonger business.

Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 13:50 (twenty-two years ago)

I wish I could get my smart arsed "how many jobs have you had exactly Smee, is there anywhere you haven't worked?" ex colleagues to read this thread!

Babysitter
Justified & Ancient Ice Cream Person
Avon Laydeee
Shelf packer
Shoe Salesperson
Photographic Assistant
Customer Service Assistant (Call Centre Drone)
Office Manager
Civil Servant
P/t Telephone Banking Advisor (Call Centre Drone)
P/t Reservations Assistant (Call Centre Drone)
P/t Booooze Salesperson
P/t 100 & 999 Operator (Call Centre Drone)
Database Administrator
Business Systems Analyst
Temp Receptionist
Temp Typist
Technical Assistant
Admin Assistant
P/t Stock Replenisher
Admin Manager
Client Services Co-ordinator

smee (smee), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 14:05 (twenty-two years ago)

1. Newspaper delivery drone - evenings then mornings. Cold, cold mornings. My round covered the big houses with the long drives so NO TIPS at Christmas. Everyone knew that the rich pickings were from the council estates. There’s a moral there somewhere.
2. Babysitter (the baby puked. I didn't know what to do, so I kind of left her wallowing in it until her parents turned up. Instead I helped myself to their cigarettes and whisky. They didn't ask me again.
3. House clearances and furniture restoration in an antique shop. Strangely cathartic.
4. Painting and decorating an(other) antique shop. I’m scared of heights so I only did what I could reach.
5. Gardener. Naturally, the weeds grew back three weeks later so I was accused of doing a half-assed job.
6. “Kitchen porter” – various establishments. Perks: unlimited supplies of After Eights until I got caught. The occasional left-over half-bottles of champagne at weddings. Cons: The unholy smell after cleaning out the fish freezer, which remained even after marathon soaks in the bath - no wonder Katrina Stuart wouldn’t snog me. The jumped up little Nazi who ran the last place I worked at. One day I will have my revenge.
7. Cleaner at local public school. Oh, the pleasure of bumping into pupils there who’d been in my class at primary school.
8. Store assistant at a branch of a well-known electrical store. “So, sell me a freezer”. “Food goes in here. Electricity makes it cold”. I did once wire a plug for Ludovic Kennedy’s wife.
9. Hospital porter. I lived in daily dread of having to take something to the morgue, or worse, from the morgue. The VD clinic was an enlightening experience.
10. Receipt, delivery and stock-keeping for hospital instrument stores. All the syringes and needles I needed. I joke of course.
11. Structural engineer (a.k.a. glorified draughtsman). I was sacked, the crowning glory of the worst year of my life.
12. Post delivery/filing clerk for insurance company (ah, sweet temping).
13. Safety analyst/consultant - for the last 13 years, now in the railway industry. Yes, it’s all my fault.
14. Freelance film writer. A job I loved until I failed to land the Almodovar interview and got disenchanted.
15. Erm, “disc jockey”. Does this count? I've been paid for it, despite (maybe because of) my rampant amateurism.

Eagle-eyed viewers will spot the point where I finally got my shit together.

Tag (Tag), Wednesday, 17 December 2003 23:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Sifter.
Bagger.
Tagger.
Flagger.
Flaggee.
Lemon scenter.
Tetrapak enabler.
Corpser.
Copser.
Noser.
Baster.
Beamer.
Blamer.
Shamer.
Backmasker.
Chaser.
Clincher.
Crisper.
The man who broke the bank at Monte Carlo. (1901-#INVALID DATE#)

Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Thursday, 18 December 2003 14:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Matos:Hologram Salesman!!!

@d@ml (nordicskilla), Thursday, 18 December 2003 23:52 (twenty-two years ago)

In order:
Babysitter / Lawnmowing / Car Washing
Customer Service rep, circulation dept of a newspaper
Dinner Theatre grip and set sconstruction worker (part time)
Switchboard operator, newspaper
Straw Hat Pizza pizzamaker (part time)
House cleaner / office cleaner
Cable TV Production Assistant - Craft Services
Asst. carpet stain removal person
Switchboard and Night Admitting for a hospital
Switchboard Operator for a hotel
Shareholder Representative (EF Hutton)
Answering Service Operator
Telemarketer (storm windows)
Hospital switchboard operator (again)
Coat check girl at a fancy French restaurant
Hot Dog Concession worker at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk
Order Dept. clerk, toy company
Computer Operator, toy company
College Radio Library Clerk (KCRW)
Research assistant (academic)
Research for TV documentary
Film Production Assistant - Locations
University teaching Assistant
Recommendations Coordinator (university academic counseling office)
Staff columnist (music magazine)
Director of Press and Promotion (Record label)
Club booker (music) (part time)
Film Production Assistant - Art Dept/Props
University Lecturer (U.C.)
College Instructor (CSU) (Sociology)
Research Associate (Educational research)
Film - Set Dresser
Educational Advocate

Orbit (Orbit), Friday, 19 December 2003 02:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Oops, forgot one: Brand Advertising Secretary, somewhere in the middle of the list

Orbit (Orbit), Friday, 19 December 2003 02:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Hot Dog Concession worker at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk

Nice. Did you go to UCSC?

Dean Gulberry (deangulberry), Friday, 19 December 2003 02:21 (twenty-two years ago)

paperboy(got fired for stealing)
customer help at small record store(got banished to basement backstock filing for eyeing girls and not helping)
inventory for 3 hours at marks workwearhouse
guy who sells vintage clothes online

hheeeeeee, Friday, 19 December 2003 02:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Nice. Did you go to UCSC

Actually no (I went to UCLA) but I spent the summer in Santa Cruz and my roommate *did* go to UCSC, so I went up to the campus a few times. It's a very nice place, and I lurve the banana slug...

Orbit (Orbit), Friday, 19 December 2003 02:48 (twenty-two years ago)

camp counsellor
busboy (comfort food)
tutor (mathematics)
customer service/operations (retail)
dj (college radio)
inventory planner (retail)
bartender (sushibar/izakaya)
waiter (sushibar)
financial planner (retail)
strategic operations consultant (mostly retail/wholesale manufacturing)
sr. demand planner (manufacturing)
sr. account planner (manufacturing)
FASHION

gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 19 December 2003 02:55 (twenty-two years ago)

babysitter
stock inventory at The Limited
DQ clerk
accounting intern at Jockey Corp.
freelance writer
barista
college radio marketing assistant
weekday morning show host
department store associate
record store clerk
bike courier dispatcher
receptionist

Kate Silver (Kate Silver), Friday, 19 December 2003 03:00 (twenty-two years ago)

eight months pass...
studio/layout/print production
desktop publisher
proofreader
web designer/vrml programmer
web programmer
web programmer
web programmer
web programmer

kyle (akmonday), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 19:58 (twenty-one years ago)

haha

adam. (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 19:59 (twenty-one years ago)

that is called a "rut"

kyle (akmonday), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 20:00 (twenty-one years ago)

gygax was NEVER a camp counsellor

adam. (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 20:00 (twenty-one years ago)

then why was he wearing that uniform?

kyle (akmonday), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 20:00 (twenty-one years ago)

spreadsheet designer
pizza chef
van driver for disturbed teens
church choir singer
IT assistant
software tester
audit application/report writer
military logistics programmer
website infrastructure programmer
financial software programmer
opera chorus singer
litigation support software programmer

Dan Perry '08 (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 20:30 (twenty-one years ago)

ive got you all beat.

kephm, Wednesday, 15 September 2004 20:35 (twenty-one years ago)

In order:
Model for ballet/art projects of friends, etc.
Helped at ballet store
Petsitting/babysitting
Helped my dad do data entry for cash
Worked as Nursery school aid
Girl's Club Aid
Art Museum gofer
Did Childrens/elderly programs at library
Dressed up as giant bunny rabbit for pay
Student Library Worker (Archives)
Editorial Assistant for Publisher
Teaching Assistant
Student Library worker (The Mighty circ. desk!)
Waitress, short lived career
Temp: Switchboard at Volvo dealership
Temp: Secretary at oil company
Admin. Assistant at office kit-out company
Temp: Proctored Uni. Exams
Secretary in Physics Van Der Graff Particle Acc. lab
Current Job: Accounts Clerk in Uni. Library

jocelyn (Jocelyn), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 20:35 (twenty-one years ago)


Model for ballet/art projects of friends, etc.
Dressed up as giant bunny rabbit for pay
Student Library Worker (Archives)
Waitress, short lived career

Jocelyn is the queen of the sexy job!

kyle (akmonday), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 20:38 (twenty-one years ago)

babysitter
bagboy
usher
concessionaire
cashier
politcal canvaser
delivery guy
driver
production assistant
traffic coordinator
inventory manager
editorial assistant
performer/musician
archival film researcher

sexyDancer, Wednesday, 15 September 2004 20:41 (twenty-one years ago)

paper boy
pub caterer (i.e. lad who heated the pies for the football buses :-) )
barman
waiter
chef at motorway cafe
kimble tag putter-onner (the plastic thingies on clothing price tags)
conveyor belt box lifter guy
burger bar guy (ahem...retail catering assistant)
hot dog stand guy
guy wearing big bear costume at fun park
electronic technician apprentice
electronic technician
IT systems manager
IT trainer
electronic publications manager
software development contracts manager
technical publications policy manager
international standardization officer
electronic publications manager (again)
web site manager

Many of these jobs lasted less than a week. The bear costume one was for the worst 2 hours of my life (bastard kids!).

Onimo (GerryNemo), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 20:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Did any of them kick you in the nuts?

luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 21:17 (twenty-one years ago)

waitress
door person
help desk
receptionist
tutor
intern for noxious fashion type

Mine too have lasted for short periods of time. But I have a new job as of today! Be happy for me ILX!

mouse (mouse), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 21:21 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm happy for you!

luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 21:22 (twenty-one years ago)

In order:
Little League groundskeeper
Stocker/Sacker at Fred's
"would you like fries with that?"
Summer newspaper intern, sports/layout
Hotel: night auditor 3 months, banquet waiter 9 months
Typesetter for grocery wholesaler
Small printing co.: customer svc., typesetting, printing, bindery, delivery
Technical advisor, Ole Miss student newspaper.
Bigger printing co.: design, prepress (imposition/trapping/postscript error fixer)
Freelance design/prepress.

Rock Hardy (Rock Hardy), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 22:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Did any of them kick you in the nuts?

Mostly punches, until they got me on my knees, then it was lots of blows to the head that I couldn't see coming because of the crappy little eye holes in the bear head.

It was 100 degrees. Everyone else was in shorts and t-shirts. I must've lost 10lbs (which, incidentally, is also as much as I was paid).

My mate was a rabbit, they pulled his ears.

Onimo (GerryNemo), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 22:21 (twenty-one years ago)

post office worker
double-glazing telesales cunt
barman
picker/packer
off-licence assistant
lorry unloader
marketing & sales assistant
ISP customer support
annuities administrator
researcher of universities
building site labourer
college radio dj
music reviewer
band member ;-)
compère
reporter for local newspaper
web community head honcho
blockbuster video lackee
car factory workman

and they still say i haven't got enough work experience at 23. fuckers!!

dog latin (dog latin), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 22:26 (twenty-one years ago)

office assistant/secretary X 20, give or take
guy who stands in parking lot of junior college flea market pointing his arm toward nothing in particular
guy who wheels TV's from classroom to classroom at a junior college
guy who sorts football uniforms after practice and games at a junior college
guy who sorts quarterly IRS checks at a bank center
technical support for ISP
trainer/analyst for copier sales agency

tremendoid, Wednesday, 15 September 2004 22:46 (twenty-one years ago)

paper boy
printing press asst. / operator
dishwasher
fast food restaurant employee
five and dime store clerk
grocery clerk / cashier / apprentice meat cutter
gas station attendant (actually pumping gas)
bank teller
bill collector
ugh! insurance salesman
dealer
guitar player
loan officer
* house painter
hotel clerk
waiter
cinema manager
hardware store clerk
cab driver
home appliance installer
census taker
municipal clerk/treasurer
collector of delinquent taxes
* snow plower
* skating rink operator
* municipal utility dept. worker
* delivery truck driver for an organic dairy

* = ongoing

jim wentworth (wench), Thursday, 16 September 2004 01:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Hmm, let me think (and leaving our repeats):
Assistant in butcher's shop (handmaking sausages, deliveries, etc)
Postman
Washing up
Cleaning toilets
Barman
Bonus and wages clerk
Insurance salesman
Shop assistant
Credit controller
Cook (cafe food)
Printing salesman
Accountant
Magazine editor
Comic book editor
Computer programmer
Systems analyst

Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 16 September 2004 11:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Dressed up as giant bunny rabbit for pay

I like the qaulification on the end there :)

Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 16 September 2004 11:44 (twenty-one years ago)

I got a new job yesterday!

Towelette Pettatucci (Homosexual II), Thursday, 16 September 2004 11:51 (twenty-one years ago)

lab technician
secondary school english, history & geography teacher
australian government covert black-ops wetware

Michael Stuchbery (Mikey Bidness), Thursday, 16 September 2004 11:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Re-reading this thread, I am amused and touched to see that Mark was a hairdresser's junior and Huck was a mall Santa. Did any kids wee on you?

Archel (Archel), Thursday, 16 September 2004 11:55 (twenty-one years ago)

That q was to Huck not Mark. Although...

ps. congratulations mandee!

Archel (Archel), Thursday, 16 September 2004 11:55 (twenty-one years ago)

in my life, I have been:

Proofreader
Graphic artist
Tearsheet deliver-er
Legal advertisement coordinator
Marketing and Advertising coordinator
Account Coordinator
and now ---
BUH BUH BUH

CLIENT SERVICES COORDINATOR

Towelette Pettatucci (Homosexual II), Thursday, 16 September 2004 11:55 (twenty-one years ago)

paperboy
selling nightcrawlers
selling weed
corn detasseler
hay-baler
bean-walker
busboy
convenience store counter clerk
copy boy
*sportswriter
journalist
infantryman
machine gunner
driver
company clerk
maker of the donuts
legal assistant
printer
janitor
editorial assistant
copy editor
magazine editor
record store guy
book store guy
secretary
administrative assistant
youth services program director
communications director
*stringer
*temp slave
expeditor
*buyer

briania (briania), Thursday, 16 September 2004 11:59 (twenty-one years ago)

You must be really good at coordinating stuff by now mandee!

Archel (Archel), Thursday, 16 September 2004 12:00 (twenty-one years ago)

In my life I have been paid for being:

A paper girl
A dog walker
A Sainsbury's check out doll
A shop assistant in a children's clothing and toy department
An envelope stuffer
A typist (English & Spanish)
A data enterer
A telephone market researcher (English & Italian)
A cleaner for elderly people
A junior admin type in the Benefits Office (inc. switchboard operator)
A manager of a pharmaceutical information service
A Department of Health telephone answerer
A stagiaire in a pharmaceutical information company in Paris
A school principal's secretary
An administrator at Victim Support
A personnel/payroll assistant
A project administrator
A clerk in a hospital endoscopy clinic
A sales compensations administrator
A conference organiser
A DJ
A translator
A temp (this covers anything I can't remember, which is probably lots, because I was a temp for several years)

Madchen (Madchen), Thursday, 16 September 2004 12:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Archel, you'd think so, but there is SO MUCH TO LEARN in co-ordinating things!

I feel a bit shit that I've had so few jobs. I guess I was a paper girl for a bit, too - I forgot.

Towelette Pettatucci (Homosexual II), Thursday, 16 September 2004 12:18 (twenty-one years ago)

x-ray clerk
blckbuster video guy
clothes shop assistant
barman
slide refiling person
slide library manager

oh ive wasted my life

lukey (Lukey G), Thursday, 16 September 2004 12:42 (twenty-one years ago)

forgot-camera shop guy
dancer

lukey (Lukey G), Thursday, 16 September 2004 12:48 (twenty-one years ago)

paperboy
grocery store clerk
surf shop manager
technical assistance lame ass
construction worker
lawn and garden at Wal Mart
waiter
backback
bartender
bar manager
PIZZA HUT COOK
line cook
dish washer

brock (brock), Thursday, 16 September 2004 12:48 (twenty-one years ago)

glass collector
sign writer
scrap metal errand boy
voucher processor
transport office assistant
mainframe printer operator
procurement officer
helpdesk operator
software licencing officer

some of the job descriptions on this thread are superb, blckbuster video guy

Ste (Fuzzy), Thursday, 16 September 2004 13:02 (twenty-one years ago)

A nature counselor at a boy's camp.
A wild animal handler.
[A dishwasher.
[A busboy.
[A barrista.
[A prep chef.
[A sous chef.
[A manager.
A daycare center worker.
A tutor.
A waiter.
A baker.
A cake decorator.
A committee manager.
A concert liason.
A concert technician.
A roadie.
A concert tech manager.
A writing tutor / teacher.
A butcher.
A chef.
A salesman for Bose.
A salesman at Borders.
A full-time substitute teacher
A 5th grade teacher.
A math coordinator for summer school students.

ex-jeremy (x Jeremy), Thursday, 16 September 2004 13:21 (twenty-one years ago)

A tutor.
A waiter.
A baker.
A cake decorator.

I read that with Mark E Smith's voice.

Onimo (GerryNemo), Thursday, 16 September 2004 13:23 (twenty-one years ago)

That might improve it, ehh?

ex-jeremy (x Jeremy), Thursday, 16 September 2004 13:31 (twenty-one years ago)

- chinese takeaway taking money and phone answering dude
- finance assistant (keyboard monkey)
- admin assistant (keyboard monkey)
- merchant bank IT intern
- admin assistant (keyboard monkey + fun with macros)
- information analyst
- system config analyst (now)
- freelance db designer/programmer (now)

- HGV driver (in a few years)
- landlord (in 40 years)

ken c (ken c), Thursday, 16 September 2004 13:31 (twenty-one years ago)

ooh, I forgot my brief stint as a maths teacher! And a couple of lecturers made me an unofficial (unpaid, obv) tutor at university for a semester too (to my fellow students, absurdly enough)!

Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 16 September 2004 14:16 (twenty-one years ago)

I forgot, I taught Italian to fellow students in my first term at uni! £1 per student for an hour-long class = about £12 per week.

Madchen (Madchen), Thursday, 16 September 2004 14:29 (twenty-one years ago)

- clerk in department store (trampy teen clothing section, then home fashions)
- assembler at factory
- clerk at hippie grocery store
- university geology department bitch
- researching large-scale flooding events
- u.s. postal employee (lasted one week before i went postal)
- clerk at snotty coffee shop
- computer programmer/web designer

Vermont Girl (Vermont Girl), Thursday, 16 September 2004 15:19 (twenty-one years ago)

in chron. order (sorta):

starkville, miss.
newspaper clipping assistant (i was 7; my grandmother "hired" me to help out)

jackson, miss.
grounds crew, some country club
drug delivery, some pharmacy

magnolia, ark.
tennis court worker/racket stringer (was on the team at university)

jackson, miss. pt. 2
painter, mississippi state hospital (state mental inst. known to gradeschoolers statewide as "whitfield," as in "you're crazy they're gonna send you to whitfield.")

magnolia, ark. pt. 2
cook/delivery driver, pizza hut
cook/delivery driver, pizza inn
clerk for some administrator or other at the univ.

fayetteville, ark.
cook etc., jim's razorback pizza

magnolia, ark. pt. 3
cook/delivery driver, pizza inn
dishwasher, SAU cafeteria

fayetteville, ark. pt. 2
sales assoc., champs sports, fayetteville mall (went 4 days)
book shelver, some giant used textbook repository (went 2 days)

jackson, miss. pt. 3
substitute teacher
sales assoc., williams-sonoma
dishwasher/prep cook, some fancy italian rest. (ciao?)
customer service person, books-a-million

little rock, ark.
city desk clerk, arkansas democrat-gazette (i've come full circle and am back in the newspaper business)

i need a new job yesterday

andrew m. (andrewmorgan), Thursday, 16 September 2004 15:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Sales assistant
Library assistant

jel -- (jel), Thursday, 16 September 2004 16:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Cool.

adam. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 16 September 2004 16:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Checkout clerk at discount dept. store
Supervisor at same store
Avon salesperson (sucked at it)
Title I aide for school system (audio-visual aids)
9th grade remedial reading teacher
Ad sales for small weekly newspaper
News/sports writer/photographer for same newspaper
Managing editor of same newspaper
Lifestyle editor of mid-size daily newspaper
News editor of same newspaper
Lifestyle editor of large daily newspaper
Managing editor of same newspaper
Journalism professor at major university
[Journalism teacher at community college (days)]
[Copy editor at large daily newspaper (nights)]]
[Homeschool teacher 24/7]
[above three simultaneous]
News reporter for small weekly newspaper
Disabled (bipolar disorder)/unemployed
Sometime potter. Sometime writer. Sometime depressed. Sometime artist.
Tada!

Hey Jude, Thursday, 16 September 2004 18:41 (twenty-one years ago)

scaffolding painter
chemical analyst
door-to-door roofline, windows & conservatories canvasser
office junior
book packer
legal assistant
research assistant

cºzen (Cozen), Thursday, 16 September 2004 18:44 (twenty-one years ago)

electronics store clerk
electronics service repair guy
record store clerk
bookstore clerk
general homework do-er (with an emphasis on term papers... really, not picky though)
video store clerk
secretary
copy writer
graphic designer
freelance writer

firstworldman (firstworldman), Thursday, 16 September 2004 18:53 (twenty-one years ago)

eight months pass...
update since last posted:

Editor at chemical industry trade paper
Bartender
Editorial Producer, mlb.com (part-time)

hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 01:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Stencil, are you the complaint department regarding blackout restrictions at mlb.tv? Cause that shit is beyond stupid.

Rock Hardy (Rock Hardy), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 02:19 (twenty-one years ago)

no, i am not.

hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 02:25 (twenty-one years ago)

snow shoveler
paperboy
server at an ice cream stand
metallurgical engineering apprentice at a steel mill
assembly line worker at fruit juice plant (one day)
overnight grocery stocker
clerical temp worker
library assistant
school district pr department
bookseller
"cyberbroadcaster"
book manager
music store manager
editor/"multimedia developer"

mookieproof (mookieproof), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 02:26 (twenty-one years ago)

This is going to be depressing, I can feel it. Okay, here goes....

Babysitter
Mower of Lawns
Ticket-taker
Dishwasher
Gopher/apprentice for a graphic designer
Listings management assistant at a real estate office.
Receptionist (same real estate office)
Art Gallery sitter/minder/phone-answerer
Bartender
Freelance writer for several outlets
Writer/Editor for sporadic and ill-managed music mag
Part time Copy Editor for a quarterly journal
Copy Clerk
News Desk Assistant
Editorial Assitant
Administrative Assitant
News Desk Editor

Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 02:39 (twenty-one years ago)

AssisStant. Jesus, no wonder I'm having a hard time finding a new job.

Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 02:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Assistant.

Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 02:40 (twenty-one years ago)

kill me.

Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 02:40 (twenty-one years ago)

in order:

Climbing wall attendant / salesperson

Tree nursery laborer

Cook/receptionist/handyman/waiter (all at one place in the mts of NH)

Pizza delivery boy

Valet parking guy

Temp laborer

Maintenance man at a place in the USVI

Barista

Cook/receptionist/handyman/waiter (back again at same place in NH)

Assistant manager (again, place in NH)

Valet parking guy (see above)

Backwaiter

Children's ski school instructor

Independent filmmaker

Neighbor's tree cutter-downer

Roofer

Painter

...back to children's ski school

Dead body hauler (!!!)

Ski tuner

Dead beat

Copy writer (cross your fingers)

(xpost: ok)

giboyeux (skowly), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 02:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Snowshoveler
Babysitter
Synagogue office worker
Jewish Historical Society office worker
Book-on-tape studio monitor
Writing tutor
Kaplan SAT Teacher/office worker ("Student Representative")
PIRG door-to-door canvasser
Temp office worker
Reporter for shitty community weekly newspaper
Reporter for legal news service

Hurting (Hurting), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 02:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh, man. What a great thread question. In order:

1. Grocery bagger (1 day)
2. Car wash... uh... guy (Friend of family's car wash)
3. Seaman, third class (For two years, off and on, on vessels that used huge air guns and oil-filled cables to gather info about the rock structure under the Gulf of Mexico, then sold the data to oil companies for incredible amounts of money. I swept, mopped, and chipped rust. Learned to tie some knots, but I've long since forgotten.)
4. Pizza delivery driver
5. Barista
6. Pastry chef (Not professional, obviously, but I did get to work under the fine tutilage of irredeemable, alcoholic asshole losers who were such complete failures as human beings that getting up at three AM, getting home at noon, and drinking until seven was only proof of their implacable status as masters of all other humans, apparently)
7. Short order cook (Made eggs. Never got good at it.)
8. Barista again (Made some sandwiches, too. Came home smelling like tuna and onions for about a year.)
9. Mortgage loan officer (Worse job ever.)
10. Office temp.
11. Glorified office temp.
12. Office temp glorified enough to be given a job title. I'll spare you the exact nature of it.
13. Assistant editor/web designer/magazine designer (My current job, which, as you may be able to tell from vast inspecific range it covers, is more like esteemed temp than anything else.)

Hi! I'm Kenan. I have had a wide range of terrible jobs that I was not especially good at. Hire me!

Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 03:06 (twenty-one years ago)

clerk, video store
receptionist, real estate office
fundraising telemarketer
pricetag changer, major department store
paper flyer folder, printing factory
IT customer support, school library
customer service officer, government agency
web designer, distribution company
office admin, IT company

what an uninspiring list! thankfully I start my new, much better job next week.

cheeses haitch christ (haitch), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 03:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Update. New jobs in italics:

Conference organiser
Retail clerk
Filing clerk
Production assistant
Floor Runner/Production assistant
Post office worker
Office assistant
Collector of items for charity
Filing clerk
Production assistant
Video editor
Video editor
TV cameraman
Property claims officer
Charity worker
Charity worker
University admissions clerk
Data Entrant
Film school camera guy
Jury consultant
Database administrator

the D Double signal (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 03:16 (twenty-one years ago)

In order, some overlapping:
Slide library assistant
Field researcher, at a bird colony on an island in Long Island Sound. (Got the only tan of my life working there.)
Art gallery assistant
Stock photo agency assistant/picture researcher
Busgirl at French bistro
Photo gallery assistant
Bookstore drone (I did art, lit, and magazine clerk stuff--2 different stores in the same godawful chain)
Photo gallery volunteer
Office Assistant to DC society photographer
Editorial Assistant at ophthalmology journal
Production Assistant at same
Student Library Assistant
Freelance Researcher for a city-specific magazine
Associate Mentor in creative writing (supporting a talented teenage writer as part of an ongoing project on gifted kids)
First-year English Instructor
Writing Tutor
Home Office reorganizer for film director
Pre-production Office Coordinator and PA for aforesaid director
Freelance custom bookbinder

and I just got a volunteer gig for an artists' project. Still looking for paid work and still not getting any.

sgs (sgs), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 08:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Your list looks kind of cool though sgs! And congrats on the volunteer thing :)

Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 09:51 (twenty-one years ago)

I had to fill out a form last week and realised I have only done one job ever, and that for a week! Grr 6-day schooling.

Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 09:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Thanks Archel. Oddly, listing jobs that way reads better to me than my current CV versions, gah.

sgs (sgs), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 10:11 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm already depressed about my "career" so wtf

lifeguard
swimming instructor
dishwasher
furniture store stockboy
record store clerk (twice)
editorial assistant (twice)
copy writer
associate editor
deputy editor
associate editor (different place)
freelance writer (hehheh)
columnist (reviewer)
contributing editor
senior editor
freelance writer
author
dad/cook/chief bottlewasher

m coleman (lovebug starski), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 10:25 (twenty-one years ago)

I babysat but that was more a silly hobby. The only job I ever had (and still have): salesperson/manager in my parents' shop.

While I was working in a particularly crap job, I wrote to Dan Fante, whose writing deals chiefly with the tedium of crappy jobs. This is what he had to say:

Dude, you should have written to Bukowski as well. Err, he's dead. Nevermind.

nathalie's post modern sleaze fest (stevie nixed), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 10:30 (twenty-one years ago)

XPost I forget one:

music club doorman/bouncer (least threatening/effective evah)

m coleman (lovebug starski), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 10:31 (twenty-one years ago)

babysitter
tutor (latin & english)
museum security person
language lab monitor
bank teller
soon-to-be museum tour guide!!

Maria (Maria), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 11:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Mine is fairly rubbish -
Cattery Assistant
Papergirl
Babysitter
Animalsitter
Packing Factory Prole
Industrial Bakery Cake Finisher and Decorator
Tearoom Girl
Flyerer
Deli Assistant
Security Steward
Catering Assistant
Data Updater of Data.
Hatcheck Girl (possibly doesn't count)

Rubbish Posting Name (alix), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 12:05 (twenty-one years ago)

oh yeah and i did some house cleaning & "teaching" little kids karate, soccer and cooking in high school. that was just trying to get them not to kick each other or burn things or cry.

Maria (Maria), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 12:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Hmm..

Dishwasher
Cleaner
Baker
Waiter
Barman
Tour Guide
Short-order chef
Chef de Partie
Office drone
Manufacturer of garden ornaments
Labourer
Roofer
Builder
Site Joiner
Bailiff
Employment Service counter jockey
Sommelier
Bar manager
University lecturer
Restaurant Manager

I don't really see much logical progression here

Matt (Matt), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 12:33 (twenty-one years ago)

six months pass...
Revive!

In order:

Convenience store clerk
Junior news reporter for community paper
Fast food monkey at theme park
Server/dishwasher at university dorm cafeteria
Production assistant for low-budget kiddie TV game show (I played a sampler keyboard that triggered sound effects when the kids buzzed their answers in)
Barista (not Starbucks - I quit after a few months)
Night clerk at university dorm (they became a hostel/hotel in the summer)
Intern/production assistant/street team slave at shitty indie record label & studio
Intern at unrelated, cred recording studio
Barista (Starbucks - I quit after a few months)
Control room sound for small-market TV station (newscasts only)
Sales & tech support for digital audio boutique (Pro Tools, Logic Audio, etc.)
Keyboardist, composer, producer (radio jingles, Flash sites, small-label dance & urban music)

Tantrum The Cat (Tantrum The Cat), Saturday, 17 December 2005 18:36 (twenty years ago)

waitress (I lasted two days)
cleaner in a nursing home
cleaner in university halls of residence
handing out flyers
language assistant

I am pretty work-shy.

Cathy (Cathy), Saturday, 17 December 2005 18:50 (twenty years ago)

mcdonalds worker (3 months)
receptionist (1 month)
pizza hut delivery driver (3 years)
liquor store clerk (3 years)
carpark booth person (3 years)
software test analyst (6 years)
telemarketer (3 months)
telemarketer (3 months)
human atm at racetrack (3 days)
sears merchandising person (4 months)
software test analyst (4 weeks and counting)

sunny successor (katharine), Saturday, 17 December 2005 19:01 (twenty years ago)

fruit seller
fruit buyer
waitress
body guard
voluntary worker
sales assistant
(student- drop out)
telesales cow
florist
administration assistant
secretary (same thing as above!)
receptionist
(student - drop out)
sales assistant (again)
admin assistant temp type thing
journalist
student

--

my favourite was florist. it was funny

Zoe Espera (Espera), Saturday, 17 December 2005 19:17 (twenty years ago)

paperboy
worked hot glue gun at cardboard box factory (vastly underage; suffered many minor burns and heard many horror stories from co-worker with 9.5 fingers)
computer repairman at shitty, family-owned computer shop (fired on Christmas Eve!)
computer salesman at CompU$A (quit of my own accord during Christmas rush)
eyeglass salesman
front desk at college dormitory
college radio DJ
cashier at grocery store (quickly promoted to manager under mysterious circumstances)
grocery store manager
wedding DJ
federal airport security screener (amazingly, I lasted three months at this, although in retrospect, I have no idea how I possibly did so)
boom mic operator
sound editor
copy editor
content manager/database admin

d4niel coh3n (dayan), Saturday, 17 December 2005 19:35 (twenty years ago)

Add to that canvassing for the DNC last year, which was incredibly humbling and lasted a full four days.

d4niel coh3n (dayan), Saturday, 17 December 2005 19:36 (twenty years ago)

bag boy
telemarketer
web developer
desktop support analyst

Jeff-Beetle (Jeff), Saturday, 17 December 2005 19:36 (twenty years ago)

I prob have the least amount of jobs ever for a current 26 year old.

Jeff-Beetle (Jeff), Saturday, 17 December 2005 19:38 (twenty years ago)

camp counsellor
pamphlet hander-outer
music library organizer (high school)
swim instructor
asst. swim instructor
lifeguard
head swim instructor
lifesaving examiner
private math/science tutor (on and off over the years)
university lab demonstrator
university teaching assistant
graduate student

I probably embellished the aquatics stuff a bit. Despite the varying job titles, all the aquatics jobs were spent working for the same employer, and the same could kinda be said for the university stuff. So sometimes I feel like I've only had two jobs in my life.

MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Saturday, 17 December 2005 20:05 (twenty years ago)

administrative assistant with the DSS
shop assistant, warehouse assistant and cash-room assistant (all at marks and spencer)
shop assistant (poundstretcher)
theatre reviewer (unpaid)
freelance music reviewer and feature writer
freelance subeditor
staff subeditor
assistant editor
page editor
assistant production editor
production editor

grimly fiendish (grimlord), Saturday, 17 December 2005 21:51 (twenty years ago)

update since last post:

part-time warehouse dude for record label
part-time data entry clerk for digital music service
warehouse manager at record label

hstencil (hstencil), Saturday, 17 December 2005 22:25 (twenty years ago)

data entry for father's baseball card collection
book shelver at hometown library
pizzeria host/busboy/occasional waiter
data entry clerk (temp - several days)
warehouse heavy-equipment-hauler (temp - 1 day)
factory worker (started temp, became full-time until school started)
film festival intern
student assistant at special collections library
DJ

...i'm young yet.

joseph (joseph), Saturday, 17 December 2005 23:21 (twenty years ago)

Hairdresser's assistant + babysitter (her salon was at her house, so when things were slow she'd have me watch her kids)
KFC chick
Commercial laundry
Picture researcher/Editorial assitant
Commercial laundry
Admin/Sales for DVD distributor

VegemiteGrrl (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 18 December 2005 04:28 (twenty years ago)

pizza delivery dude
janitorial assistant
warehouse box stacker dude
production assistant
transcriber
post production coordinator
post production supervisor
associate producer
producer

gear (gear), Sunday, 18 December 2005 04:32 (twenty years ago)

Latest from top -

Mystery Shopper
Stocktaker / General Hands
Graphic Designer / Multimedia / Office Admin
Freelance Graphic / Web Designer
Web Designer / Editor
Program Seller
Kitchenhand

Mil (Mil), Sunday, 18 December 2005 04:47 (twenty years ago)

babysitter
lifeguard
assistant teacher
editorial assistant
ESL teacher
literacy tutor
gallery assistant
composition instructor
freelance copy editor
library assistant

Mary (Mary), Sunday, 18 December 2005 06:23 (twenty years ago)

i forgot bookstore clerk

Mary (Mary), Sunday, 18 December 2005 06:24 (twenty years ago)

in order:

babysitter
camp counselor
chain record store clerk
chain video store clerk
indie video store clerk
indie record store clerk
internet service provider intern
music trade magazine intern
record label internet/web intern
record label internet/web producer
agency web producer
newspaper web site manager
online games web site manager
agency sr. web producer
agency sr. tech web producer
freelance information architect
front-end web developer
user interface designer
technical director

Jen (nstop), Sunday, 18 December 2005 09:06 (twenty years ago)

Paperboy (Birkby)
market stall worker (Huddersfield)
Photographic Printer (Brighouse)
Care Home worker (Huddersfield)
Psychiatric Care Assistant (Southport)
Adult Social Worker (Leeds, Glasgow + The Hague)
Drugs worker (Glasgow + Leeds)
Warehouse worker (Leiden)
Psycho-geriatric nursing auxiliary (Oegstgeest)
Museum attendant (Leiden)
Sales Assistant (Oegstgeest)
Insurance Filing clerk (Leiden)
Construction Site Labourer (Manchester)
Tele-market research bod (Amsterdam)
Shop assistant Second Hand bookstore (Amsterdam)
School caretaker (Leiden)
Dish washer (York)
Social Studies teacher (Utrecht)

Not in that order.

stevo (stevo), Sunday, 18 December 2005 15:06 (twenty years ago)

McDonalds cashier
College coffee shop employee
Copywriter for alternative allergy treatment promotional magazine
Catering worker (wore penguiny stuff, carried around big trays on one hand)
Cumberland Farms cashier
Assistant editor at literary magazine
Cashier/general tech support at natural foods store
Counselor at group home for troubled girls
English/EFL teacher in Japan
Office Manager/Assistant at literary agency

Laura H. (laurah), Sunday, 18 December 2005 16:07 (twenty years ago)

Supermarket cashier
Strawberry picker
Promotion worker
Hostess
Callcenter employee
Illusionist's assistant/catering worker (combined, so it involved a lot of costume changes :P)
Shoesaleswoman
Student's representative in the University council
....all of those were sidejobs, fortunately!!

Eva van Rein (Gaia1981), Sunday, 18 December 2005 16:49 (twenty years ago)

landscaper
greenhouse attendant
christmas tree builder/decorator
retail sales staff (cookware store)
bakery
retail sales staff (office supplies)
manager (college bookstore)
freelancer writer
record store clerk
editor

u saved me (dubplatestyle), Sunday, 18 December 2005 17:20 (twenty years ago)

alternating with long stretches of being a bum

u saved me (dubplatestyle), Sunday, 18 December 2005 17:21 (twenty years ago)

flyer delivery
clerical duties at the Visitor Information Centre, Jasper Natl Park
library page
busker
clerical work at the Dept of Natl Heritage
music teacher
food court cashier
telephone solicitation
Tim Horton's cashier
grocery store cashier
telephone solicitation
traffic counter
telephone surveys
guitar teacher
graduate student/research assistant
guitar teacher
composer
telephone surveys
telephone solicitation

Sundar (sundar), Sunday, 18 December 2005 20:08 (twenty years ago)

scaffolding painter
chemical analyst
door-to-door roofline, windows & conservatories canvasser
office junior
book packer
legal assistant
research assistant

M&S cashier
M&S stock-worker
admin assistant

cozen (Cozen), Sunday, 18 December 2005 20:16 (twenty years ago)

-intern for USGS at local water dept (4 months)
-bookeeper for drugstore (3 years)
-cosmetics clerk for drugstore (2.5 years)
-admin assistant for local enviro nonprofit (1.5 years)

the last job is the best so far and i'll be sad to leave it when i move in less than a month. next up is substitute teaching.

origami snail (origami snail), Sunday, 18 December 2005 22:21 (twenty years ago)

I have a cretinously bad work history and no real skills

To wit:

-day care worker (working two days a week-- 2 months-- first summer job)
-odd job doer for a small shipyard (I was "too slow" to do any good-- 1 month-- second summer job (I was too lazy/stupid to get a job earlier in the summer))
-"waiter" for faculty dining club (really a glorified busboy-- didn't take main dish orders, no tips) (semester and a half before I got fired for not showing up for my shifts) (was too depressed to get out of bed by lunch time)
-factory worker, manning a small wax injection press (3 months-- summer job that I ended several weeks early by quitting on the spot one day) (and I never showed up on time for my shifts-- dick move, since I was supposed to be relieving the guy whose reference got me the job in the first place)
-grunt labor for in-ground swimming pool repairer/installer (3 and a half summers in 5 years-- fucked up my chance to be anything more in the first year by waffling when lead guy offered to mentor me, then had last summer cut in half because of ongoing 44r0n 4z-style psychotic break)
-catering worker (two outings-- decided it was too depressing/demeaning to do)
-dishwasher (two weekends-- restaurant owner offered to train me to be a cook after I performed the amazing feats of showing up for my shifts on time and actually doing my job, stupidly declined offer because I didn't like his "vibe" even though he liked me)
-library aide at small public library (three months-- stupidly, got so annoyed with checking the stacks for $5.50 an hour that I went back to swimming pool job I hated for $10 an hour, even though library supervisor wanted to make me full-time for the summer-- pity that, now that I'm thinking about doing library school and find myself without references or creditable experience)
-sorter of packages at UPS hub (10:30 PM to 2:30 AM, four months-- quit on the spot one night, after supervisor decided I was his best guy and subsequently gave me worst place with the most responsibility on the sorting line)
-"jogger" bundling product off the back of a printing press (rotating 12 hour shifts, 7 PM to 7 AM three or four days a week, standing on concrete floors with no breaks-- fuck, was I desperate or just stupid?) (nine months-- quit to go back to school once I had some money saved)
-loader of packages at UPS hub (same shitty shift as before, six months-- amazingly, they hired me back-- much easier/less stressful job, because if I got backed up the mess fell into the sorters' laps and not mine-- again, supervisor decided I was his best guy and I rewarded him by giving notice unexpectedly and then not showing up for my last week after accidentally napping over and hence missing my Monday shift, deciding they'd never believe that as an alibi, and then just not bothering to show/call/do anything about it)
-library aide at university library (a month? two months? started flaking out on my shifts at some point and wound up quitting by e-mail long after the point where I assumed I'd been fired-- in retrospect, this possibly due to impending psychotic break, or maybe just me being a lazy asshole who didn't want to check the stacks for $5.50 an hour any more-- pity about the library thing again, but maybe it's not for me anyway)
-pizza delivery guy (two and a half years-- by far the longest continuous period of employment for me to date-- quit after third time my paycheck bounced, despite assurances that it was just due to yet another glitch in the payroll)
-pizza delivery guy at another outfit where I made fewer tips (three months-- too depressed to keep going in after coming back from vacation, after manager decided I was the most reliable driver and hence gave me the longest and shittiest shifts, so just stopped going in last week-- will I ever learn?)

Ha ha, how the fuck do I turn this into a resumé? Why didn't I take that summer job interning at my uncle's insurance company when I had the chance? Much stupid bullshit could have been avoided if I hadn't been lazy and stupidly "noble" at the time.

Chris F. (servoret), Friday, 23 December 2005 08:18 (twenty years ago)


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