I thought this might be a fun thread - list your occupations.

[LeftyFingerPop]

List all the crap that employers have paid you to do in your lifetime.

I'll start...in chronological order. I started working when I was 14.

1) Shoeshine boy in an actual storefront shoeshine place (Go get your fucking shinebox philboy! Hey Billy, maybe you haven't heard...you been away for awhile...I don't shine shoes no more).

2) Ran a poolhall/arcade.

3) Pharmacy cashier/stockboy.

4) China shop / wedding apparel store stock boy.

5) Pharmacy manager.

6) Commercial demolition worker.

7) Carpenter

8) General Accountant at a hospital.

9) Budget and Cost Accountant at a hospital.

10) Financial Program Administrator - defense contractor

11) Proposal Administrator - defense contractor

12) Cost Estimator - defense contractor

13) Senior credit Analyst - Commercial bank

14) Travel accountant / cost accountant - another defense contractor

15) Highway construction (quite a change, I know, but the money was fantastic)

16) Business Manager for a financial consulting firm (human resources, accounting, facilities)

Whew!

Post yours please.

[Droopy]

1. Blue collar all the way, baby

Newspaper delivery boy

Dishwasher

Pizza maker

Printer

Machine operator

Truck driver

[eyesroll]

2. Hm...if you count babysitting, I started working at 12.

1. Babysitter
2. Day-camp junior counselor
3. Store clerk at Kids R Us
4. Office temp
5. High-school English teacher
6. Trade magazine editor
7. Some freelance writing scattered in
8. Summer law clerk, employment/labor law (plaintiff's side)
9. Part-time and summer law clerk, municipal and general practice firm (current)

[Chan790]

3. Okay

chronologically:

Barista/Bartender

Language lab proctor (workstudy)

Student Activities assistant (workstudy)

Facilities and Services Manager for University Center (This is the exact same job as the previous one, except not work-study and salaried.)

Networking and Security Assistant to the Digital Media Coordinator (I actually got paid to hack my employer (a major university) and break software and "steal" data. Pretty Neat)

Database/Development Assistant (literacy NPO)

Grantwriter

Barista/Coffeemaster

[TZ]

4. lets see

1) Drug store clerk
2) Bird behavior video observer
2) Luggage/leather goods/travel salesperson
3) Bath and bedding sales
4)Lab animal health testing
5)Malaria vaccine R+D tech
6) Botulism vaccine R+D temp
7) Investigational Drug researcher/associate

[madinmaryland]

13. What does a bird behavior video observer do?

:shrug:

[TZ]

26. Oh you are gonna like this

I studied films of Bower Bird mating behaviors...(google them they are neat birds) and I got to do such exciting things as count how many times a male bird squawked before mating....and things like did he display his red spot and how many times and how long did courtship last. But the squawking thats what I remember the most.....:crazy:
On edit: I suppose you could say I was an expert in bird copulation behavior..Yes I watched birds having sex all day....

[madinmaryland]

30. So does that make you a

bird pev??2??

:rofl:

[XemaSab]

32. Sounds more fun than watching SWWA nesting or LBCU eating

"2:37: 2 cm bivalve. 2:39: 10 cm polychaete. 2:43: 1.5 cm bivalve."

For HOURS. :crazy:

[TZ]

33. Yeah thats not terribly exciting there

At least I had lots of sex and violence...I liked it when another male would come in and start destroying the local male's bower..then the owner would come home and BIRD FIGHT!!Woo-hoo!!!:rofl:

[NMDemDist2]

5. hmmm

Geriatric Care Aide
Janitor
Laundromat Attendant
Physical Therapy Aide
Dancer
Pizza Maker
Cocktail waitress
Bartender
Waitress
Office Machine Sales
Shipping Clerk/Copy Machine Attendant
CSR (Office Furniture Sales)
CSR (Credit Card Call Center)
CSR (Tour Company)
Graphics Design and Marketing
Small Business Owner (Barista/Snack Bar)
County Asst. Clerk
Bartender
Housewife

[MorningGlow]

6. Now that's a trip down memory lane

Started working when I was 15--got drafted by my mom, who was my first boss.

1) Evening/weekend receptionist at a nursing home.

2) Work while an undergrad: Cashing checks at the financial aid office; information desk; writing center assistant; English tutor.

3) Lots of temp work between college years, mostly answering phones.

4) Camp counselor.

5) Bookstore employee.

6) Work while a grad student: Bookstore employee; research assistant.

7) Bookstore employee.

8) High school teacher.

9) Proofreader (advertising).

10) Writer/editor.

11) Web site content manager for a local TV news station.

12) Associate editor for a university PR office.

13) Freelance writer and Web site designer.

On edit: Keep remembering other jobs I've had.

[Bake]

7. Sh*t, I'm too freakin' old to remember 'em all!

Working backwards, let's see ...

Lawyer
Musician (still am)
Research assistant
Law clerk
Bank commercial loan officer
Bank branch manager
Preacher (yeah, I know. "You?!" Everybody says that. LOL)
Chalkboard assembler (college job)
Gorcery stock clerk
Yard mower

I'm sure I've left some out.

Bake

[skygazer]

8. This may take a while

1. Stablehand

2. Salad bar person at restaurant

3. Leadout (person who brings greyhound onto racetrack and puts in starting box)

4. Greyhound trainer

5. Boxer of books at book bindery

6. Clerk at grocery warehouse

7. Veterinary assistant

8. Flagger

9. Construction laborer

10. Snowmobile salesperson and mechanic

11. Rough carpenter

12. Heavy equipment operator

13. Farmhand

14. Grocery clerk/liquor department manager

I'm almost positive I'm forgetting something significant but I can't seem to come up with it. :hi:

[av8rdave]

9. Not many unless I break them down

1. Babysitter

2. Housesitter

3. Lawn mowing/maintenance

4. Egg picker/packer and chickens#!^ shoveler

5. Military flight school student

6. Military flight instructor

7. Contract manager for flight simulator facility (simulator maintenance and operations)

8. Training program developer

9. Air refueling crew commander

10. Airline flight engineer

11. Airline first officer

12. Airline Captain

[lost-in-nj]

10. I'm so freekin boring

1) worked as cashier/floor person at Bradlees

2) secretary at husbands office

3) A/R at same said office

4) travel coordinator at same said office...

bleh

boring


lost

[BarenakedLady]

11. ok

supermarket cashier
drugstore cashier
movie rental clerk
temp secretary
clerk typist (state employee)
sr. clerk typist (state employee)
temp secretary
pet sitter
mom

[auntAgonist]

12. trying to remember all ...

Retail sales clerk

Factory worker (assembly line)

Truck driver

Truck owner/operator

Transport truck driver trainer

Transport safety loss prevention officer

Economic development counselor for a consumer survivor self/help group.

Funeral director-assistant not licensed.

Microfilm, microfiche specialist /trainer.

Wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, aunt, sister, cousin .. neither of which are 'jobs'

aA

[livetohike]

14. If I can remember them all

Babysitter
Short order cook in a bar
Cashier in a grocery store
Cashier in a "five and dime" store
Short order cook in a college cafeteria
Line prep worker in a college cafeteria
Student manager in a college cafeteria
Substitute teacher
Kindergarten teacher
Elementary teacher
City worker - day camp program
Manufacturing supervisor
Manufacturing Manager
Museum worker (many hats)
Manufacturing manager
Temporary government employee

Retired! Hey, it's a job keeping busy all day :-).

[datasuspect]

15. prostitute

in one form or another.

[PRETZEL]

16. Nothing special about mine,

Paper boy when I was a kid,

Janitor at Greater Pittsburgh Airport (midnight shift because my dad was the boss). did get to drive the big old (smelly, dirty) riding vaccuum. I did this for a few years on weekends and when school was out.

My first job after college was managing a leather crafts store that Radio Shack used to own. That job got me to the Philly area.

Bookkeeper at a Wonder Bread factory.

Accounting clerk at a mortgage servicing company. Was promoted to Commercial Escrow manager and did that til the RTC took us over.

Reconciled portfolio sales for a RTC contractor after leaving the mortgage company.

Took the civil service exam after the RTC shop left for Maryland. Got on the list and got a job as Fiscal Officer at a county agency. Got promoted to Fiscal Administrator last year.

[SKKY]

17. This will be a rather mundane list...

1. General Helper at a liquor store
2. Stock Boy at Walgreens
3. Cook at McDonald's
4. Clerk for a Law Firm
5. Pizza cook/delivery boy
6. Waiter at Ruby Tuesday's
7. Package sorter at UPS
8. Carpet Cleaner
9. Clerk in a Gas Station
10. US Navy since 1992

[flvegan]

18. Good question. Let's see...

2 paper routes at 12 years old

Dishwasher

Pizza cook

Temp jobs in college

Gangsta rapper (Ice flvegan...very hard to rhyme anything with it, too, hence my failure)

MTV veejay (doodle doodle dee, wubba wubba wubba)

Energizer Bunny stuntdouble (what a diva that one is)

Panflute tech/roadie for Zamfir

Paid republican operative to disrupt liberal message boar...uh, forget you saw this one

My current job? Yes, as you may have guessed...I am The Stig.

[grace0418]

19. Currently: Graphic Designer/Trained Seal

Prior to that I was a...

- Wallcovering Designer for a high-end wallcovering company run by an extremely mentally ill man
- Picture Framer
- Art Museum Gift Shop Clerk
- University Student Center Employee
- University Library Book/Pamphlet Repair Person
- Dorm Cafeteria Employee
- Bakery Employee
- Baby-sitter

God my career path is depressing.

[Westegg]

20. Full-time dreamer.

[Lautremont]

21. Long, eclectic and weird:

Babysitter

Drugstore delivery lad (not far removed from regular drug dealer - those old folks really wanted their pills!)

Warehouse worker (Interesting way for a 16 year-old to learn a bit about the world)

Video store clerk (A dream job at the time - free movies!)

Warehouse again (actually about three different warehouse jobs after moving to Montreal)

Cutlery counter (Counting knives, forks and spoons does get boring after a while, believe it or not)

Stripper (Okay, okay, FURNITURE stripper)

Dishwasher (one and only flirtation with the food service industry - lasted three shifts)

Camera assistant (dream job time again - working in the movies!)

Props buyer/maker (ditto)

Actor (Nude scene - so the stripper gag above sort of applies here for real)

Artist's Model (ditto)

Cinematographer

Writer (books, articles, screenplays etc. - ongoing)

Director (movies, music videos, documentaries, what-have-you - actual dream job time, also ongoing)

Newspaper editor (an interesting detour)

[Fire Walk With Me]

22. Togo- but I pretty much leave them alone and don't make a fuss about ruling them.

They can and do as they please.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Togo

[sinkingfeeling]

23. Ok. Here goes:

1) Raised hogs and steers
2) Worked in a family owned grocery store
3) Sold clothing
4) Key punched stuff the Ohio Dept. of Finance
5) Operated IBM System 360 computer
6) Programmed in RPG and COBOL
7) Program Servic Representative for IBM
8) Service Planning Representative for IBM
9) IBM First Level Manager
10) Operating Systems' Specialist for IBM
11) Instructor for IBM Education
12) IT Specialist for IBM
13) Salesperson for Cracker Barrel
14) System Programmer III for state

[Pierre.Suave]

24. Lets see...

In no specific order...

a) Marine.

b) Ski instructor

c) Dishwasher

d) Pizza Cook

e) Pizza place manager

f) washing rental cars

g) Mac/Apple IT

h) Ski Shop/Golf Shop employee

i) Pizza delivery

j) Lawn mowing (started when I was 14)

k) Student... Been in school for far too long.

l) I cant say because of an NDA... (this one is for Orrex) :rofl:

m) Cashier

n) Intern on a congressional campaign

I am sure there are more...

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

25. I've had so many jobs...hard to remember

1. Babysitter

2. Ice cream slinger at Dairy Queen

3. Secretary at cable TV company

4. Grocery store cashier

5. Library assistant at community college

6. Typesetter - ditto

7. Typist for lumber company

8. Personnel assistant at hospital

9. Secretary at Pizza Hut Franchise Holders Association

10. Medical secretary/residency coordinator at abovementioned hospital

11. Independent medical transcriptionist

12. Research assistant for law professor

13. Legal intern at legal aid firm

14. Paralegal for insurance company

15. Legal aid attorney

I think that's all..seems like I'm forgetting something.

[From The Ashes]

27. I'm boring:

1. Babysitter
2. Pizza maker
3. baby sitting (again)
4. Mom
5. cashier (CVS)
6. Photo clerk (CVS)
7. Shift Supervisor
8. CSR (Tech support)
9. Paper Carrier
10. unemployed :grr:
11. CSR (Tech Support)

[Aristus]

28. I started working when I was fourteen, too.

1. Newspaper delivery.
2. Golf caddy.
3. McDonald's.
4. Furniture assembly assistant.
5. M1A1 Abrams tank crewman, U.S. Army.
6. Bookstore clerk.
7. Sales and fitting clerk, men's clothing.
8. Car salesman.
9. Sales rep for a sales training company.
10. Jewelry salesman.
11. Bank teller.
12. Bank officer, new accounts and loans.
13. Certified Medical Assistant. (Currently).
14. Future career: Physician Assistant.

Quite a varied career there...

I'll tell you, retail sales and commission sales are the 9th Circle of Hell. If you want a pretty good idea of how mean, petty, vindictive, selfish, profane, stupid, thoughtless and misbegotten human beings can be, try one of these jobs; customers and co-workers both fit these descriptions. I'll never, ever try either ever again. I'll starve first.

[zanne]

29. OK

1 Hospital cafeteria worker
2 secretary
3 shoe worker
4 warehouse worker
5 teacher
6 temp worker
7 law librarian

Edited to include egg inspector and pickle quality control between jobs 4 and 5.

[XemaSab]

31. Here:

1. Murrelet surveys/point counts

2. Biologist for environmental consulting firms

[Broken_Hero]

34. hmm,

Bakers Assistant

Construction Laborer

Bag Boy

Student Residential Advisor

Deli worker

Donut Fryer

Mati of Alaska, a tourist trap jewelry store

Dishwasher/errand boy for a Hospital cafeteria

Mail Room laborer(stuffing envelopes)

Wm. B. Meyer a moving company, I worked for their book moving division.

Residential Advisor

Substitute Teacher

Thats about it...wait

Two temp agencies, Spherion, and Adecco...I did a lot of odd jobs for both, most them only last a day or two, sometimes a week.

ETA:
Barrista worker as well, man I didn't like this one at all.

[sagetea]

35. No particular order...

1. Babysitter
2. ice bagger
3. bar back
4. hostess
5. bus girl
6. medical records clerk
7. dietary tech. old folks home
8. retail
9. gift shop girl
10. waitress
11. black jack dealer
12. craps dealer
13. roulette dealer
14. bartender in a brothel...very exciting
15. security at a brothel
16. pre-school teacher asst. (glorified babysitter)
17. babysitter for prostitutes that worked at the brothel very good money!
18. Keno girl
19. cocktail waitress
20. office mgr.
obviously, alot of these jobs did not last long!!!

[Javaman]

36. Okay, this might be a long list....

*before age 20*

owner of a lawn cutting biz

dishwasher

waiter

bicycle repairman

t-shirt design company

fireman

freelance sound man for the news

*after age 20* lol

profession clown

professional juggler

tech at a low grade nuke facility

assistant manager at a dept store

Mail room attendant

on air tech at a major cable company

special effects make up artist

part owner in a production company

production assistant

camera assitant

camera operator

director of photographer

cinematographer

construction worker

owner of wedding video company

director of archives

facilities manager.

damn I've done a lot of crap. LOL

[last_texas_dem]

37. Here goes...

1) Worked the box office/concession sales area at a movie theater. Later became the janitor for a while; it paid substantially better.

2) Internship in Congressman's office.

3) Field organizer for the League of Conservation Voters

4) Cashier/carryout at a grocery store (least favorite job ever...)

5) Worked at a "remote encoding center" for the U. S. Postal Service

6) Worked as a standardized test essay grader

7) Currently a full-time graduate student/graduate assistant.

Not really sure, what I'll be doing in a few months.... which is kinda scary!

[5LeavesLeft]

38. Get edumcated

1)Lifeguard/ swim teacher
2)mover on a moving truck
3)Lots of waiter/busboy type jobs
4)Office Depot "sales associate"
5)Quit smoking dope
6)Student/Food service worker
7)Actuarial Analyst
8)Research Analyst
9)Report Developer
10)Application Developer IV (not I, not II, not III, but IV count 'em IV!)

[RainDog]

39. pretty much everything, as far as I remember... but not now

started babysitting at 10 y/o
bookstore clerk
giving tours of my fair city
outdoor equipment stuff store clerk
little red riding hood (an obnoxious "theme" restaurant... no flair, but with cape)
sales then asst. man. wedding crap/Burdines
bank teller
supervisor of bank vault operations
night auditor of a private club
party planner for same private club
publicity for same private club
production asst. for doc. co.
doc filmmaker
writer-for-hire
staff writer
freelance writer
reviewer
reader
editor
writing teacher
preservation tech
manager of dorm library
reference asst. at library
freelance appraiser (for books)
mom
professional student

(some of these overlapped)

[DarkTirade]

40. Hmm... I've got a rather odd list.

1) Can't really call it a job, but I did get paid every now and then for various things related to music in high school. A string quartet here, something for chorus there, ect. ect.

2) Worked at Target. Mostly in the Toys and Sporting Goods department, but a little bit in Electronics and Health and Beauty and all the other non-clothes areas.

3) Little Caesar's. Sucked. First (and to date only) job I've ever just walked out on. Every other job I've had I've either given two weeks notice before I left, or in the case of the next job, the job itself went under with no warning.

3a) At the same time I started making prop lightsabers and selling them on eBay. Didn't make a whole lot of money off of it, but it was a few extra bucks here and there.

4) Small pizza place. Great until the business was sold to a guy who had a habit of trying to 'fix' things, even when they weren't broken. It takes a LOT of work to drive a pizza place near TWO college campuses (Community college on one side, regular college on the other.) into the ground. So the job went under suddenly, I didn't get my last month's worth of pay, and at the same time my phone company made a 200 dollar mistake on my bill and cut off my phone, making it rather difficult for me to find a new job. No phone, couldn't afford gas, and I didn't live near any shopping or business centers... not a pleasant situation.

5) UPS - Warehouse work. The irony of how I found this job has not been lost on me. In the aforementioned paragraph, my phone got cut off. Well... the mistake on the phone bill was in the internet portion of the bill. The irony here is that they forgot to cut off my internet for another two months. So I found this job online. Although I would have found a job anyway because a few days later the gas station around the corner and the pharmacy across the street both put up 'help wanted' signs. But I stuck with the warehouse job because it had free health insurance.

5a) At the same time as I was working nights at UPS, Freelance computer programming/interface design. Just some freelance stuff, didn't get a whole lot out of it. My programming knowledge isn't really up to snuff, so I was just doing some of the grunt work while the regular programmer did the in depth stuff.

And now the freelance work has run out, and I quit UPS to move up here. And I'm back in school. If I can find a part-time job that'll fit my whacky schedule I'm game. I don't even care what it is, since I don't have much in the way of bills to pay. So I don't have to be picky. Just needs to fit around my schedule.