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In reply to the discussion: What have you done to earn money in your life? Here's my list. [View all]pink-o
(4,056 posts)90. Wow, a LOT of Airline folk here!!
Myself included. But here's from when I was 12 in 1967:
Babysitting.
City Census Taker
Hotel Concierge/Maid/Food Server (in London)
More food serving (this time with tips, in the US)
Graphic arts/publishing/PR/advertising.
Rhythm Guitarist/vocalist/principal songwriter for an 80's punk band (not exactly a fortune,
but it was a paying job!)
Airline Ticket agent in SFO
Airline Ticket agent supervisor in SFO
Same company since I was 36 in 1991. The artistic career fell by the wayside--and believe me, no one is any worse off for my having failed at it!
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And yet, there you were. I hope you felt as equal as you all looked! (P.S. I LOVED Theodore Bikel!
WinkyDink
Jul 2015
#80
tutor, fast food, hotel house keeper, random office jobs before long time career
Liberal_in_LA
Jul 2015
#50
The Gazette newspapers were acquired by the Washington Post several years ago
LiberalEsto
Jul 2015
#59
Started working at 14 in the local flower shop, then in the antiques shop that it transmogrified
underahedgerow
Jul 2015
#54
Some people want to be good at math; some at science. But EVERYBODY wishes they could draw, so good
WinkyDink
Jul 2015
#71
The joke is, if it dosn't get over your head then there is nothing to worry about
nolabels
Jul 2015
#64