What Jobs did you have while growing up?
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Gosh..Ive held down a steady job ever since I turned 14 years old. Ive always been very career oriented.
I wont bore you with the earlier jobs (I must have had over 20 jobs up to this day). My very first job was being teacher assistant to children with disabilities when i was 14 years old.
In a nutshell - the past 15 years, Ive worked as:
Researcher at National Institute of Health in Maryland
Reproductive Health Counselor/Educator
Community Educator/Trainer for AIDS Education for the Deaf
Training Specialist for the State of Oregon
Breast and Cervical Cancer Program Analyst/Researcher
Now assistant director of an assisted living facilty.
I wont bore you with the earlier jobs (I must have had over 20 jobs up to this day). My very first job was being teacher assistant to children with disabilities when i was 14 years old.
In a nutshell - the past 15 years, Ive worked as:
Researcher at National Institute of Health in Maryland
Reproductive Health Counselor/Educator
Community Educator/Trainer for AIDS Education for the Deaf
Training Specialist for the State of Oregon
Breast and Cervical Cancer Program Analyst/Researcher
Now assistant director of an assisted living facilty.
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* age 12- now babysittin off and on
* mowed lawns, raked leaves , others for old people when i was 9 -18 yrs old
* at 19 yrs old... I was Server, Waitress and Cooking @ Apple Dumpin' Dine by highways *most of truckers always come in *
@ 21 ... I was dishwasher @ The Sandwich Shoppe for 1years
@ 22 I was the CHEF @ The Sandwich Shoppe for 3 years
@ 24, I was Housekeeper @ Super8 Motel for a year
@ 25 , worked at Ewing Elementary as Teacher Aide for short time cause of health dues by dr. order
been off , which no working for near 2 years cause of following the dr's orders... I hope that my dr let me go and work part time or whatever! so i can gettin my ass out of damn house!! hee hee
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* mowed lawns, raked leaves , others for old people when i was 9 -18 yrs old
* at 19 yrs old... I was Server, Waitress and Cooking @ Apple Dumpin' Dine by highways *most of truckers always come in *
@ 21 ... I was dishwasher @ The Sandwich Shoppe for 1years
@ 22 I was the CHEF @ The Sandwich Shoppe for 3 years
@ 24, I was Housekeeper @ Super8 Motel for a year
@ 25 , worked at Ewing Elementary as Teacher Aide for short time cause of health dues by dr. order
been off , which no working for near 2 years cause of following the dr's orders... I hope that my dr let me go and work part time or whatever! so i can gettin my ass out of damn house!! hee hee
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1. 16-18, worked with my dad stocking organic fruit and veggies early in morning
2. 18 ish, worked at Home Depot as a garden aide
3. 19, Target, secure clothes with alarm device, got fired...lol who gives a fuck
4. 20-22, Toys R Us as a RGD clerk (scan out damaged or defective items)
5. 23, Mojo Musical Supply as a tube printer for old amps (musical equipment)
6. 25-26 Lowe's as a garden aide once again
7. 27-28 Post Options Business Center, doing mail sorting in the mail room
8. ???? who knows, hoping for something with better pay.
2. 18 ish, worked at Home Depot as a garden aide
3. 19, Target, secure clothes with alarm device, got fired...lol who gives a fuck
4. 20-22, Toys R Us as a RGD clerk (scan out damaged or defective items)
5. 23, Mojo Musical Supply as a tube printer for old amps (musical equipment)
6. 25-26 Lowe's as a garden aide once again
7. 27-28 Post Options Business Center, doing mail sorting in the mail room
8. ???? who knows, hoping for something with better pay.
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I've held volunteer jobs. Lesee....
from ages 15-25 I was a candystriper/adult volunteer at our local hospital
age 26-28 I volunteered at our park's nature center
Then, my health deteriorated. More recently, I baby sat for the kids and also volunteered my time at our local Nature Conservancy. I'm pretty good at data entry, and I can file things like nobody's business!
from ages 15-25 I was a candystriper/adult volunteer at our local hospital
age 26-28 I volunteered at our park's nature center
Then, my health deteriorated. More recently, I baby sat for the kids and also volunteered my time at our local Nature Conservancy. I'm pretty good at data entry, and I can file things like nobody's business!
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Ooooh, Oceanbreeze. 
Nature Conservancy sounds like a good place to volunteer at.
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Lessee....
YMCA junior counselor - age 18, summer job
Buff n Blue staff writer '98-'99 (Gallaudet), aged 18-19
P/t short cook/stock at D and 8th in DC - 19 or 20?
English dept's teacher assistant (Gallaudet) - 20-22
English Works tutor (Gallaudet) 'o1-o2 21-22
Art dept comp lab assistant 21-22
web designer, freelancing as of now-hope to get a more permanent job once im done with the required language classes in a few months
Nature Conservancy sounds like a good place to volunteer at.
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Lessee....
YMCA junior counselor - age 18, summer job
Buff n Blue staff writer '98-'99 (Gallaudet), aged 18-19
P/t short cook/stock at D and 8th in DC - 19 or 20?
English dept's teacher assistant (Gallaudet) - 20-22
English Works tutor (Gallaudet) 'o1-o2 21-22
Art dept comp lab assistant 21-22
web designer, freelancing as of now-hope to get a more permanent job once im done with the required language classes in a few months
Oh boy...
Babysitting (started at 12)
Hallmark (1 month - hated that bitch boss-16)
JCPenney HQ-(college intern)
JCPenney HQ-(college intern)
Toys R Us (aft college)
Veterinary Assistant
Data Entry for auto dealerships (1 yr)
Freelance Graphics (1 yr)
CSC (7 1/2 yrs as Multmedia designer - contract with Pentagon)
Babysitting (started at 12)
Hallmark (1 month - hated that bitch boss-16)
JCPenney HQ-(college intern)
JCPenney HQ-(college intern)
Toys R Us (aft college)
Veterinary Assistant
Data Entry for auto dealerships (1 yr)
Freelance Graphics (1 yr)
CSC (7 1/2 yrs as Multmedia designer - contract with Pentagon)
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1988-1991 Stuart's Department Store
Toys, Fashions and Fitting Room
1994-1997 City Hall, Senior Clerk Typist - filing and bookkeeping
Personnel, Building Inspector, Collectors and Budget Dept.
1997 - present City Hall, Accountant (promotion) - payroll & bills payable
Auditor's office
Toys, Fashions and Fitting Room
1994-1997 City Hall, Senior Clerk Typist - filing and bookkeeping
Personnel, Building Inspector, Collectors and Budget Dept.
1997 - present City Hall, Accountant (promotion) - payroll & bills payable
Auditor's office
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Stuart's was similiar to Caldor, Ames, and KMart. Unfortunately Stuart's went out of business in 1995.Sabrina said:
http://www.geocities.com/zayre88/R_stuarts.html
I didn't have time to have job during school years or summer times till graduated. Due to being busy during school year cuz of cheerleader and etcs as sports and during summer times I was away to visit my grandparents.
18 yrs old after I graduated I had summer job as temporary before went to college. I worked at Vanderbilt University Medical Center as worked in office.
After college. I went to work at Kroger to become cake decorator till when ppls at Kroger went strike and I resigned to go to work for Foodmax and have stayed there till 2001. Foodmax was changed name from it to Bruno's till they filed bankruptcy and sold to Albertsons and I only worked there short till they closed the stores in Tennessee and I moved to Hawaii and worked for university.
I was formed director of the university (Institution) and recently retired (Jan.) and maybe think about start business but not now.
So looked like that I had three jobs...
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18 yrs old after I graduated I had summer job as temporary before went to college. I worked at Vanderbilt University Medical Center as worked in office.
After college. I went to work at Kroger to become cake decorator till when ppls at Kroger went strike and I resigned to go to work for Foodmax and have stayed there till 2001. Foodmax was changed name from it to Bruno's till they filed bankruptcy and sold to Albertsons and I only worked there short till they closed the stores in Tennessee and I moved to Hawaii and worked for university.
I was formed director of the university (Institution) and recently retired (Jan.) and maybe think about start business but not now.
So looked like that I had three jobs...
PurrMeow
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I forgot to add two more jobs...Katzie said:
1998-2001 City Hall, Disability Commission Member
Had to give up the position because I moved out of the City.
2000-present Side business, Photo/Document Restoration Artist
On hold due to my 15 mos old daughter who's very active right now.
Sometime around 15-17 Alarm System Assistant Technician (I was the "resetter", I'd stand by the panel, wait for a light to light, mark it off on my sheet and push reset)
20-27 Webmaster for a Disadvantaged Youth Program
25-27 Content Specialist for Healthcare Dotcom
27 - My own consulting business, some web programming, some small business computer work (tech support, networking)
20-27 Webmaster for a Disadvantaged Youth Program
25-27 Content Specialist for Healthcare Dotcom
27 - My own consulting business, some web programming, some small business computer work (tech support, networking)
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Liza said:Ooooh, Oceanbreeze.
Nature Conservancy sounds like a good place to volunteer at.
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Actually, Liza, of all the stuff I've done over the years, I found the Nature Conservancy to be the most boring.
I sat and entered numbers in a computer all day, or I filed away shit I had no interest in or knowledge of. BORING!!!! I really prefer medicine. Medical stuff of any type, (even the blood, guts and gore), gets my juices flowing...
Oh boy..... this could get long..... 
1. Not sure how old I was, but I delivered papers for a little while....
2. At 15 I worked at a roast beef restaurant.
3. When I turned 16, my first job with a paycheck was at Showbiz Pizza Place. Worked there for a year. Also had 2nd job a Fuddruckers hamburger place for few months. Cant remember offhand where I worked next......but...
4. When I was 17-18, worked for italian restaurant doing deliveries and also worked at a dry cleaners. Ended up smashing up my car and lost both those jobs cause no transportation. Worked at cleaners within walking distance from house, but hated it.
5. Then started working at a childrens furniture store (like lullabye lane or the baby's room) and worked there for around 9 years, with some second jobs during that time working at gas stations or whatever.
6. When I was 27, left the furniture store to work in computers where I did phone support for 3Com/USRobotics for almost a year.
7. From 28-30 I worked various computer related jobs, many were temp jobs as this was around the time tech jobs got hard to find with the dotcom bust. Ended up in contract job and the place hired me on right away, refurbishing computers for online auctions, I was put in charge of servers and answering any questions whole refurb department had about computers.
8. The grandfather died and my father's back got really bad (crushed vertebrae) and my roomate was moving out of state, so rather than try and get my own apartment (rent was insane where I lived) I moved to where I am now to help my father and operate taxi service he bought here.
9. Drove taxi and did courier runs as well as roofing with my brother since then.
Roofing and pizza delivery I have done off and on throughout time since I was 18 for extra income while working at other places, as well as other construction work as our family was into contracting after father retired from MCI in 91. Also do computer work on the side now and then for people or businesses thru the last 5 years or so.
I know there was other work I've done, but having trouble remembering atm. In any case, I been pretty busy until this last year..... We sold Taxi service and don't feel like roofing in winter, as well as personal issues have been giving me problems for a few months now so haven't been doing much work lately.
*takes a breath*
kk, probly more than needed, but it just kept pouring out of my head.
1. Not sure how old I was, but I delivered papers for a little while....
2. At 15 I worked at a roast beef restaurant.
3. When I turned 16, my first job with a paycheck was at Showbiz Pizza Place. Worked there for a year. Also had 2nd job a Fuddruckers hamburger place for few months. Cant remember offhand where I worked next......but...
4. When I was 17-18, worked for italian restaurant doing deliveries and also worked at a dry cleaners. Ended up smashing up my car and lost both those jobs cause no transportation. Worked at cleaners within walking distance from house, but hated it.
5. Then started working at a childrens furniture store (like lullabye lane or the baby's room) and worked there for around 9 years, with some second jobs during that time working at gas stations or whatever.
6. When I was 27, left the furniture store to work in computers where I did phone support for 3Com/USRobotics for almost a year.
7. From 28-30 I worked various computer related jobs, many were temp jobs as this was around the time tech jobs got hard to find with the dotcom bust. Ended up in contract job and the place hired me on right away, refurbishing computers for online auctions, I was put in charge of servers and answering any questions whole refurb department had about computers.
8. The grandfather died and my father's back got really bad (crushed vertebrae) and my roomate was moving out of state, so rather than try and get my own apartment (rent was insane where I lived) I moved to where I am now to help my father and operate taxi service he bought here.
9. Drove taxi and did courier runs as well as roofing with my brother since then.
Roofing and pizza delivery I have done off and on throughout time since I was 18 for extra income while working at other places, as well as other construction work as our family was into contracting after father retired from MCI in 91. Also do computer work on the side now and then for people or businesses thru the last 5 years or so.
I know there was other work I've done, but having trouble remembering atm. In any case, I been pretty busy until this last year..... We sold Taxi service and don't feel like roofing in winter, as well as personal issues have been giving me problems for a few months now so haven't been doing much work lately.
*takes a breath*
kk, probly more than needed, but it just kept pouring out of my head.