How many/what type of jobs have you worked?

Tarheel Baptist

Tarheel Baptist

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I've worked at everything from janitor to school administrator to Pastor.
The most interesting job I had was while in college in Lynchburg.
I worked as a 'grunt' on the kill floor of a meat packing plant.
 
Paperboy, lawn mowing, car washing, house painting, printing, convenience store clerk, printing, landscaping, printing, warehouse stock handler, printing, printing, printing and printing.
 
I started babysitting and after high school I worked in the office. I worked in a nursing home as cna, I worked in bucket and bows cleaning classrooms and bathrooms. I worked at the hospital in crown point for 7 years. I taught first grade for 19 years. I worked as office manager since 2002.
 
Janitor, Bus Aide, Wendy's, Music Library Technician, Grocery Store Deli / Bakery, Pastor, Music Minister, Youth Pastor, Daycare, Band Director, Choir Director, Gifted and Talented Coordinator, and Elementary Music Teacher.  I'm sure I have probably missed something, but that is all I can think of right now.
 
Worked at HAC grounds department summers beginning age 9. In college, started my own lawn care business, worked grounds at HAC and as a security guard at a local business protection firm. Graduated and got a summer job as a painter. Got laid off two weeks before my wedding then got hired as a police dispatcher. Worked that a year and a half (absolutely hated it) then got a job as a security guard full time.

After doing security work for almost two years, was asked to pressure wash semi tractors and trailers which I did for about 5 years. Company folded and I got hired as a shipper/receiver for an ultrasonic cleaner manufacturer. Got laid off after 5 years and worked at Square D for a year and a half creating work orders and organizing and maintaining inventory for the warehouse. Moved to NC where I became a corporate parts manager over 16 Volvo construction equipment stores. Recession hit and at 11 months, was laid off again when the company cut over 50% of their corporate positions. Then 6 years ago this coming fall, will have been with Land O'Lakes/Purina Animal Nutrition as a materials planner/inbound logistics specialist.
 
Power-washed commercial trucks one year.  Gas station attendant one year.  Video store clerk 1.5 years.  Lab tech then radiochemist 23 years.
 
* Fuller Brush Man
* Bank reconciling checks from midnight to 6AM
* Substitute teacher
* Convenience store help
* Christmas help for various department stores
* Assistant Manager, Mall Clothing Store
* Taught piano class at community college
* Guitarist/Violinist/Singer in a band
* Librarian
* Recorder/Producer/Writer for Greeley Philharmonic and Music of the Rockies radio programs
* Late night DJ
* Guitarist/Singer again for a different band
* Assembly Language Programmer for R&D company
* Programmer for another company DoD projects
* Admin for microcomputers at a College
* Programmer for an obscure NJ company
* Computer salesperson (never sold a single computer)
* Computer literacy teacher at a prison for sex offenders
* Contract Teacher of various computer programs (Lotus 1-2-3, etc.) for various companies
* Contract programmer
* Columnist
* Part Time DJ for Christian Radio Station
* Lead database reviewer for computer magazine
* Editor for computer magazine
* Columnist for computer magazine
* Co-manager of the computer magazine Test Center
* Editor in Chief of various web magazines
* Single Dad (hardest job ever)
* Editor in Chief of a PDF-based magazine
* Editor in Chief of a Linux magazine
* Freelance writer
* Technical writer, Animated cartoon creator
* Web site programmer
* Current job:  Grunt do whatever they ask, and I put up with it because I'm happy I have a job, as rotten as it is, as miserable as my co-workers are, as badly as they treat me.
 
babysitter, worked in the kitchen at HAC, then secretary, worked on a worm farm, substitute teacher, cafeteria lady, data entry, teacher at a business college, kmart, CSR for insurance company and now my current job, secretary for a family run real estate office. Planning on going back to college when my youngest graduates from high school, which will be in two years, figure by that time I will know what I want be when I grow up!!
 
Cut lawns as a boy
Senior year of high school, janitor at Royal Buick's body shop in Tampa, Fl.
Westhinghouse atomic plant in Tampa florida, tool crib attendant and then floor sweeper
Fairchild Hiller aircraft plant in Pinellas County Florida, working on C130s shot up in Vietnam. Had to be weight less then 130 lbs for job to crawl inside wings of C130s and replace fuel pumps.
Janitor at THCS, had to train  someone on this  Forum the fine art of janitorial work. (If you only knew how hard it was to get him to use the mop correctly, not mentioning any names)(TB)
Orderly at Centro Asturiano Hospital in Tampa
Orderly at BJU hospital my freshman year
LBC, mail room clerk, bottle sorter and then auditor at Pepsi Cola bottling plant in Lynchburg Va
Tampa, fl, Parts delivery, 89 day worker at USPS, PE teacher at Christian high school, computer operator at Peoples gas company, IBM computer operator, the lvl1 and lvl2 PSR, then VTAM system programmer, then AIX/WMQ administrator, Commercequest WMQ support, then laid off for 18 months
Moved to NC, WMQ admin for BofA, laid off, currently working for another company as WMQ administrator.



 
Library assistant, draftsman, factory-floor helper on various summers, kitchen help, technical writer, office manager, and a few other odd jobs here and there.
 
How many/what type of jobs have you worked?
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Well, let's see. I've assembled bicycles, been a hamburger flipper, Communications Specialist while in the Air Force, discount store stocker, did a short stint as a travel agent, Christian bookstore sales clerk, bank teller and a hotel night auditor / front desk clerk / overnight manager. My current job is trying to find full time, or even part time, employment.

:)
 
My first job was stocking a bread outlet for a bakery. One week into the summer job, the manager quit and poof I was he manager.

Later worked in a 'hosiery mill' dying ladies hose and leotards...nastiest job ever, including the slaughterhouse.
 
4everfsu said:
Cut lawns as a boy
Senior year of high school, janitor at Royal Buick's body shop in Tampa, Fl.
Westhinghouse atomic plant in Tampa florida, tool crib attendant and then floor sweeper
Fairchild Hiller aircraft plant in Pinellas County Florida, working on C130s shot up in Vietnam. Had to be weight less then 130 lbs for job to crawl inside wings of C130s and replace fuel pumps.
Janitor at THCS, had to train  someone on this  Forum the fine art of janitorial work. (If you only knew how hard it was to get him to use the mop correctly, not mentioning any names)(TB)
Orderly at Centro Asturiano Hospital in Tampa
Orderly at BJU hospital my freshman year
LBC, mail room clerk, bottle sorter and then auditor at Pepsi Cola bottling plant in Lynchburg Va
Tampa, fl, Parts delivery, 89 day worker at USPS, PE teacher at Christian high school, computer operator at Peoples gas company, IBM computer operator, the lvl1 and lvl2 PSR, then VTAM system programmer, then AIX/WMQ administrator, Commercequest WMQ support, then laid off for 18 months
Moved to NC, WMQ admin for BofA, laid off, currently working for another company as WMQ administrator.
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You fail to mention I was always getting called to the Pastors office to help him write his sermons.
And I carried you for an entire year....
 
Fast food, banking -- teller to branch manager, small business owner, municipal government employee, church staff.  Next stop, either I will retire or I will die in my office (not literally, I hope).  ;D
 
Residential /Commercial Painter- Age 14-17

Guard at Juvenile Hall - Age 18
(job promised me while incarcerated there the year before. Juvenile record wiped clean automatically at age 18)

Teachers Assistant at Juvenile Hall- Age 19

Painting Contractor - Age 19 to Current. Lied about experience and my age but passed test. We had a newborn.  A school district contract was promised to me by a good friend if I became licensed Painting Contractor. I still hold a current Painting Contractor License & am a Lead Renovation Specialist. Employ 3 Journeyman Painters part of the year at 6 schools. All childhood friends.

General Contractor- Waste of time. Built and sold two homes then learned I didn't need a license to do that in California

CPS Worker - late 30's ( Construction slowed)

Foster Parent. Mid 30's to Current.  Calif Dept of Social Services exempted my Criminal Record years back because I was also a CPS Worker at the time. But she said if anything else happens…blah blah blah. Old bitty still works there. A recent altercation via a police report may end it, though it's clear who's at fault. They probably want $$ (but could technically remove our Foster Teen)

Pastor/Elder (if that's a job)

I started a company representing the Health Food Industry about 3 yrs ago. Employ about 60 people. 

My wife teaches p/t at Juvenile Hall. We are both 42
 
HeDied4U said:
How many/what type of jobs have you worked?
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Well, let's see. I've assembled bicycles, been a hamburger flipper, Communications Specialist while in the Air Force, discount store stocker, did a short stint as a travel agent, Christian bookstore sales clerk, bank teller and a hotel night auditor / front desk clerk / overnight manager. My current job is trying to find full time, or even part time, employment.

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You may want to consider being a Foster parent to ages 18-20. The Stipend is pretty high. The Feds extended Foster Care to age 21 via a 24 month program. The teens get their own money for food and incidentals. Feds set the stipend at $850 per month. Pretty good actually. It's more likely than not you could qualify for the earned income tax credit also, which equates to about $260 per month. Most of the kids stay with you over 6 months (required for the tax credit) and don't work a job. It's usually a stipend they get for interning or something like that. Or in school f/t. Unless they are disabled. Check the earned income tax credit requirements for yourself to verify that part

And... you can get food stamps, up to $350 per month for two people. A credit card looking thing. only go in to the food stamp office about every 6 months. They don't count the stipend as income. ANd you can make up to like $800 a month at a real job before they cut the food stamps. Maybe that is for a couple. This is what my neighbor does, pays bills working just 1-2 days a week at min wage while helping an adult teen. And a few of my office employees whom say I don't give them enough work started doing this. You must have an extra bedroom. Just a thought....in reading your posts for the last years, I think you'd be awesome at it.
 
Tarheel Baptist said:
Later worked in a 'hosiery mill' dying ladies hose and leotards...nastiest job ever, including the slaughterhouse.
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But what a tremendous ministry position you served in to aid all of the truly godly women in America! ;D
 
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