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Jobs you have worked

miss.jawrightmiss.jawright member
Tenth Anniversary 100 Comments
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So I was thinking about all of the strange jobs I have had in my life (including my current one) and was wondering what strange jobs other people have had.

My jobs in order:

Ballroom dance assistant
Welding assistant and Machinist
Cook and Cleaner at a Bed and Breakfast
Bus driver (city transit)
Bartender and waitress
Graduate student researcher (Injecting DNA into flies and mosquitoes most days)

So let's hear it what jobs have you worked?
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  • MissLeahMMissLeahM member
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    Um.. When my mom was the editor I was the Kid's Page Maker.
    I also used to call out the Numbers in Mohawk for Radio Bingo. I didn't get paid but we got free pizza.
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  • AlexiaANDRobertAlexiaANDRobert
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    edited April 2010
    Babysitter, nanny
    Kennel Tech
    Office Assistant for Chiropractic Office
    Office Assistant for Construction Company
    Cafeteria server, dish washer, food prep in college cafeteria
    Hostess in Sport's Bar in Hotel
    Valet for Hotel
    Project Coordinator for Construction Company
    Server at Restaurant
    Office Manager / Site Coordinator for Brick Paving Company
    Assistant Project Manager for Construction Company

    ETA: Assistant food prep for catering company
    Landscaper
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  • salt78salt78 member
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    edited April 2010
    Not in order:

    Lifegaurd.
    Dry cleaner.
    Hat embroiderer.
    Candle shop manager.
    Grocery store checker.
    Cocktail waitress in a strip club.
    Barista.
    Kinko's copy bitch.

    Then 11 years of graphic design jobs. 


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  • NebbNebb member
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    starting when I was 16
    - room service at a hotel
    - clothing store
    - telemarketing selling vaccums and then windows
    - starbucks
    - call center
    - retirement home receptionist/companion
    - property manager
    - customer service at sears
    - cashier at a cheese store
    - admin at a tent store
    - admin at a clothing warehouse
    - admin at a marketing company

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  • miss.jawrightmiss.jawright member
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    Alexia you have really worked your way up in an interesting manner!
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  • Brie2010Brie2010 member
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    Pee tester at the gynecologist's office
    Maker of funnel cakes in pioneer garb
    Golf course beer cart driver

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  • shellydiane820shellydiane820 member
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    I was a bagger at a grocery store in high school.

    And I folded cashmere at Banana Republic...that's about it.
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  • Kati0105Kati0105
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    edited April 2010
    Swim team assistant coach
    Swim lessons instructor
    Old Navy sales clerk/cashier
    Pool monitor
    Research assistant
    Advertising intern
    Customer service rep
    Biz Dev rep
    Account manager
    Campaign manager

    ETA: I did some babysitting/nannying during HS and college as well.
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  • AlexiaANDRobertAlexiaANDRobert
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_jobs-worked?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:1b05c9c5-c49c-45c4-becf-2d2a97f847dbPost:ed2369dd-3b34-4d10-b490-9e30f3d254a3">Re: Jobs you have worked</a>:
    [QUOTE]Alexia you have really worked your way up in an interesting manner!
    Posted by miss.jawright[/QUOTE]

    Yeah, some were fun, some were obnoxious, and some I almost always try to forget about...
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  • FutureMrsTRFutureMrsTR
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    edited April 2010
    None of mine are strange, but:
    Starting at 14...
    - Salesperson in weird gifty-type shop.  My boss was certifiably crazy, though.
    - Worked at a pet food/supply store. We didn't sell animals, though.  It was funny when grown men would have me (at 16yo) carry their giant bags of dog food to their car for them.
    - Waitress (first at Ruby Tuesday, then a family owned pizzeria)
    - a community assistant (then resident director) at a university apartment complex
    -  sales associate at American Eagle
    - golf shop attendant at a golf club
    - Ass't manager at American Eagle
    - Marketing & Brokerage Assistant at a commercial real estate company

    Ugh, this list makes me feel boring and sad.

    EDITED because I forgot some
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  • miss.jawrightmiss.jawright member
    Tenth Anniversary 100 Comments
    Nebb- you must be great at selling stuff and talking on the phone.

    Brie- I love that you were a golf course beer cart driver! Was it fun?
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  • marateamaratea member
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    busboy/dishwasher at restaurant
    gas station attendant
    cemetery lawn mower
    house cleaner
    car-part maker at factory
    volleyball team assistant
    news reporter- college PR
    financial aid assistant
    hotel manager
    liquor store cashier
    event planner at college
    copy editor
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  • Koopa17Koopa17 member
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    Hostess at a restaurant
    To-Go server
    Cookie decorator at cookie-bouquet bakery
    Finance intern and then co-op in the defense industry
    Financial analyst in the defense industry
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  • SnShne322SnShne322 member
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    edited April 2010
    1)grew herbs at an herb farm (legit herb farm ;) )
    2)delivered newspapers
    3)coffee girl and dunkin donuts
    4)landscaper
    5)receptionist
    6)and currently an accountant.

    EDIT: I also worked at a book store.
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  • NebbNebb member
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_jobs-worked?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:9Discussion:1b05c9c5-c49c-45c4-becf-2d2a97f847dbPost:18101670-fc39-418c-8b3c-badf68b76ec7">Re: Jobs you have worked</a>:
    [QUOTE]<strong>Nebb- you must be great at selling stuff and talking on the phone. </strong>Brie- I love that you were a golf course beer cart driver! Was it fun?
    Posted by miss.jawright[/QUOTE]

    Not at all, I only lasted in telemarketing/call center about 6 months at a time before I went crazy and quit. I will never, no matter HOW desperate I am, EVER work in a call center again. Ever. Working in an office I tolerate the phone, because its far different than a call center.
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  • Brie2010Brie2010 member
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_jobs-worked?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:1b05c9c5-c49c-45c4-becf-2d2a97f847dbPost:18101670-fc39-418c-8b3c-badf68b76ec7">Re: Jobs you have worked</a>:
    [QUOTE]Nebb- you must be great at selling stuff and talking on the phone. Brie- I love that you were a golf course beer cart driver! Was it fun?
    Posted by miss.jawright[/QUOTE]

    It wasn't fun, per se, but it was a great job.  I made more doing that than I do now, but it's seasonal.  I made an hourly wage, plus an automatic 20% gratuity on anything I sold, PLUS cash tips.  I would walk out of there on weekends with hundreds of dollars in cash in my pocket.  I once got a $100 tip for getting a guy a bottle of beer and an apple because he "likes redheads."

    The downside was that there was a fair amount of leering and inappropriate comments, but whatever. 
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  • ExpatPumpkinExpatPumpkin member
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    edited April 2010
    I've done it all:

    - waitress
    - teacher
    - tutor
    - restaurant kitchen assistant
    - toy factory machine operator
    - financial planner (current)
    - professional speaker
    - legal assistant

    I'm sure there are more ;)

    ETA:  telemarketer, customer service for a cable company, translator
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  • goheels05goheels05
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    server at a 1950's style diner

    receptionist for a CPA firm

    Bath and Body Works

    Finance, Economics, and Accounting tutor

    student assistant for Academic Resources for Students with Disabilities

    tax intern

    grad assistant for an accounting professor

    multistate tax planning consultant at a large firm

    tax consultant for Bobcat's parent company's headquarters

    staff accountant at a small firm

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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User]
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    Daycares - LOTS of them.
    Dairy Queen
    Host at a resort restaurant
    Server at various restaurants
    Golf course... everything?
    Admin at financial office
    Systems admin at electric warehouse
    Lifeguard
    Mowed and other lawn work
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  • shellydiane820shellydiane820 member
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    Oh we're listing everything?

    Well besides above...
    I was a "denim expert" at Old Navy
    and I was Assistant Manager at Things Remembered

    Grocery store was my first job, and BR was my last.  Now I am a legal secretary.
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  • Stackeye210Stackeye210 member
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    edited April 2010
    crystal light drink server booth at the fair ($5.15 an hour) - suckiest job ever, but I was only 15.
    swim instructor
    diving coach
    lifeguard
    nanny
    hostess at don pablos
    potential claims coordinator
    institutional review board assistant
    research data specialist
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  • TurtlesAllTheWayDownTurtlesAllTheWayDown member
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    Cosmetics counter at discount drug store
    Mexican fast food restaurant worker
    Nanny
    Child care teacher assistant
    Receptionist at newspaper office
    TV Master control operator
    Slide projectionist
    Radio deejay
    Marketing assistant
    Cash handler
    Barista
    Telemarketer for movie surveys
    Housing office assistant
    Email marketer

    That's a lot of jobs. To be fair, a lot were high school and college. And some were at the same time.

    And I've had 2 internships, which I didn't add because they were unpaid - one at a newspaper group (of 9 weekly papers) and one in the marketing and PR department of a museum.
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  • goheels05goheels05
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_jobs-worked?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:1b05c9c5-c49c-45c4-becf-2d2a97f847dbPost:566677cf-bef7-4c4d-82b4-34c2a90c49d5">Re: Jobs you have worked</a>:
    [QUOTE]1)grew herbs at an herb farm (legit herb farm ;) [/QUOTE]

    haha.  Mr. Heels planted herbs (like basil, dill, rosemary, etc) in our garden 2 days ago (yes, on 4/20) and I made jokes about it all day.  He was not amused.
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  • penguingal06penguingal06
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    Mine seem very boring in comparison!
    -radio engineer
    -radio DJ
    -computer lab monitor
    -teaching assistant (college level)
    -research assistant (running computer simulations of pump designs)
    -no formal title, but i typed out a calculus textbook and wrote the solutions manual
    -graduate research assistant (computer simulations and engineering experiments)
    -MEP/FP engineer and energy modeler
    -Mechanical(HVAC) engineer and commissioning
    -adjunct faculty in the mech.engineering department at a college (starting this fall)
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  • lannerjarvlannerjarv member
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    in order:

    babysitter
    retail at mens work wear store
    retail at mariposa
    retail management - mariposa
    retail management - bentleys
    pub - server
    retail - wedding dress store
    claims assist for insurance company
    phone company customer service rep
    telemarketer
    real estate assistant
    administrative assist - insurance co
    marketing assistant - insurance co
    sr. admin assist - insurance co
    operations manager - insurance co.


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  • kikibabykikibaby member
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    edited April 2010
    Oh man, I have had a ridiculous number of jobs.  Let's see...

    Ticketmaster call center
    Sailing Instructor
    Summer Camp counselor
    Cookie maker at Mrs. Fields
    Kitchen biitch
    Girl Scout day camp delivery driver
    Bookseller/Barista
    Hotel Concierge
    Accounts Receivable
    General Cashier for hotel (I was in charge of $70,000 in cash!)
    Control room operator
    Parking garage cashier
    Day care
    Bank teller
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  • mandybear7mandybear7
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    edited April 2010
    babysitter/nanny/tutor
    scheduler at the Chicago Bulls/White Sox Training Academy
    lifeguard/swim lesson instructor
    cocktail waitress
    campus literary magazine editor
    teacher

    edit: forgot one, salon coordinator (basically, front desk wench)
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  • MeaghanandMichaelMeaghanandMichael
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    Denist Office Admin
    Event Planning Intern
    Camp Counselor
    Camp Counselor at a different place
    Doctors Office Admin
    Dean's Office Staffer
    Event Planner

    pretty basic actually, nothing too crazy!
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  • kate51485kate51485 member
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    edited April 2010
    Busser at coffee shop
    Babysitter
    Clarinet teacher
    Summer nanny
    College bakery
    Professor's assistant for French and Italian
    French tutor
    Summer music camp counselor
    Secret Service intern
    Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs intern
    Security clearances
    Intelligence
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User]
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_jobs-worked?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:1b05c9c5-c49c-45c4-becf-2d2a97f847dbPost:ce2dbae4-6b37-44b4-825e-9ef7173d1bfb">Re: Jobs you have worked</a>:
    [QUOTE]Oh man, I have had a ridiculous number of jobs.  Let's see... Ticketmaster call center Sailing Instructor Summer Camp counselor <strong>Cookie maker at Mrs. Fields Kitchen</strong> biitch Girl Scout day camp delivery driver Bookseller/Barista Hotel Concierge Accounts Receivable General Cashier for hotel (I was in charge of $70,000 in cash!) Control room operator Parking garage cashier Day care Bank teller
    Posted by kikibaby[/QUOTE]

    I want this job!
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