Jobs you've had...

[IROC]

The thread in PARF about govt assistance/welfare got me thinking about all of the jobs I've had (or things I've done to make money) and I thought it would be fun to list them and see what jobs other people have had. I've been working (or making money) almost constantly since I was in 6th grade. Post 'em up!

Me:

Paper route (Indianapolis Star)
Cut yards (had quite a few at one point that I cut all with a push-mower)
Chinese restaurant bus boy
Service Merchandise clerk/stock boy
Factory worker (book manufacturing plant)
Janitor
Hauled furniture (United Van Lines)
Fork truck driver
Mechanical Engineer (TVA nuclear plant)
Mechanical Engineer (McDonnell Douglas/Boeing)
Mechanical Engineer (Oak Ridge National Lab)

[Hugh R]

Paper route
Cut yards
USMC (Surveyor/Mapmaker for 175 mm and 8" Howitzers)
Submarine sandwich shop worker
Parts sales in motorcycle dealership
Bicycle Mechanic
Ocean biological water sampling
Environment Consultant (Air, Water and Hazardous Waste; several consulting firms)
Air Pollution Engineer with South Coast Air Quality Management District (Los Angeles)
Co-Chair Industry-Wide Labor-Management Safety Committee for the Motion Picture Industry
Motion Picture and Television Production Safety Specialist for a major studio

BTW, I went to High School in Oak Ridge.

[cgarr]

1972-1976 Cut Lawns
1976-1995 Insurance Company
1995- Now Snack Food Packaging

[onewhippedpuppy]

Mowed yards (started out towing a mower behind my bike)
Burger assembly specialist at BK
Book and copy shop employee
Mobile home park maintenance, home set-up, and remodeling
House painter
Fire and water restoration
Residential remodeler and cabinet maker
Lumber yard/hardware store manager
Diesel mechanic
Composite structural research assistant
Contract design engineer
Engineering intern
Project engineer

[Zeke]

Cut yards, washed windows, cleaned pools.
Gas station attendant
Phone co lineman
Fiberglass parts production in small shops
Painting contractor
Carpenter/contractor.
(I missed a few short term jobs)

On the side: almost everything to do with cars for over 40 years.

[Embraer]

Sold corn on the side of the road
Librarian at Diocese of Fort Wayne Cathedral Library
CNC Operator
Paid Tutor
Soda Jerk
Manager of Soda Jerks
Purdue Union Building Manager
Cafeteria Cook
Corporate Pilot (...after networking with Company VP, while giving him food in said Cafeteria)
Aerial Photographer
Chuck E Cheese Rat Suit
Production Manager, European Bodyshop
Pilot
Pilot Instructor

...soon to be ATC

[ramonesfreak]

1) golf course general grounds and building maintenance
2) short order cook
3) boat marina - gas, maintenance, yard laborer and bottom scrubber (loooong time)
4) bicycle mechanic and sales
5) advertising agency - media planner
6) lawyer

if i could go back 20 years to my $5 per hour marina job, i would - even pumping the crap-holding tank was fun compared to now. there is nothing like being on the water, out in the sun....

[TerryH]

onion picker, weeds local farms Minnesota
paper route - long beach, ca. press telegram
mowed lawns
washed dishes - local bowling alley
porter & deskman - local bowling alley
security guard for parking lot thefts - local bowling alley
mechanic helper - local bowling alley
Loading Dock
Professional Bowler
Maintenance Mechanic
Maintenance Mgr Plastics
Heavy Equipment Mechanic - Cranes, Pavers, Excavation.
Franchised in Auto Repair Specialist for Car Dealers - Current
Kirby Vacuum Repair and Resale - Current
Looking for another paper route..... lol

[mattdavis11]

Paper boy
Lawn boy
Ticket Scalper
Deputy District Clerk (Dallas County)
Seafood/Mexican bus boy
Golf cart jockey
Golf course maintenance
Painter
Plumber
Carpenter-mostly tile
Mechanic
Assistant to the Parliamentarian (Texas House)
Lobbyist aide
Worked with the mentally handicapped
Consultant
Lobbyist
Automotive A/C technician
Small business owner

[HHI944]

Army National Guard
Managed a cici's and a domino's
Sears auto tech
Bounced at a biker bar, a strip club and a college sports bar
Half owner of a small online biz

Probably going back in the army near the end of the year to try my hand at earning a more colerful cover.

[m21sniper]

Telemarketer
US Army Infantry
Bartender
Nightclub Doorman
Bank branch CSR
Auto tech
Auto sales
Small private dealership manager
Legal Courier
Subpeona agent
Private investigator
Bail enforcement agent
Auto repossessor
Nudie bar doorman

[Gooch1971]

Mowed Lawns
Cleaned Typewriters
Retail at Pier 1 Imports
Financial Information Databaser
Securities Broker mainly for institutional clients

[gprsh924]

Mowed lawns
Bagged Groceries
Catering Runner
Office Assistant
Caddy

[BeauBlues]

Outdoor Photographer
Disneyland Ride Operator
Helped out at TRE for two months
Air Traffic Controller

[Moses]

Paper boy.

Grocery bagger. (Safeway)
Laborer (Paving and general construction).
Rough carpenter (Framing)
Roofer (VERY briefly)
Cowboy.
Logging (setting chokers)
Auto and body shop.
Heavy equipment operator.

M.D.

[willtel]

Ditch Digger-family friends pipeline construction company when I was 16 GOD AWFUL
Shopping Mall Maintenance- we basically painted, changed light bulbs and fixed doors.
Hydroseeding dude- not bad but the hours were hell (92 hours in 6 days once)
Apartment Complex Punch Out-readying move out units for move in, not much fun
Apartment Complex Maintenance-new property so it wasn't too bad but it had it's days
Pest Control-mostly termite treatments, very hard work
Network Field Tech-my first IT job working for two gay dudes out of their basement
Field Support Tech-same deal but a step up without the gay basement
Systems Admin-for a small company of 28 people, 26 of them were female, loved it
Systems Admin-for a much larger company run by morons
Contract Sys Admin-I doubled my salary leaving a FT job for a 3 month contract
Sr. Systems Analyst-current, the contract worked out!

I'm glad I had some crap blue collar jobs, it makes me appreciate working in AC and having a toilet to use instead of leaning on a tree. The apartment work was also eye opening, the way some people choose to live is incredible.

[m21sniper]

Originally Posted by Moses

Paper boy.

Grocery bagger. (Safeway)
Laborer (Paving and general construction).
Rough carpenter (Framing)
Roofer (VERY briefly)
Cowboy.
Logging (setting chokers)
Auto and body shop.
Heavy equipment operator.

M.D.

Wow, you might win the jack of all trades title for PPOT bro.

[IROC]

Originally Posted by willtel

I'm glad I had some crap blue collar jobs, it makes me appreciate working in AC and having a toilet to use instead of leaning on a tree.

+1. United Van Lines did it for me. That was the hardest job I ever had. Hauling furniture every day during summers in the heat of the southeast really drove home my need to get an engineering degree.

[Burnin' oil]

Farm slave laborer

Farm laborer

Back to farm slave laborer

Machine shop/cannery worker at the same time

Construction worker

Farm slave laborer

Construction Worker

Carpenter

Other stuff

Farm laborer

[Moses]

Originally Posted by m21sniper

Wow, you might win the jack of all trades title for PPOT bro.

My dad is the hardest working man I've ever known. No one was even close. He attacks work as if he's casting out demons. I am a slacker next to him.