Have you had lots of jobs or one career in your lifetime
By raydene
@raydene (9871)
United States
March 21, 2007 7:09pm CST
I have worked at lots of different jobs but continued taking classes whenever possible.My first job was being Annie Oakly at a theme park.I got the job over the other applicants because my braids were long and I could run up behind my horse and jump on.I got to help the marshal bring in the bad guys to the jail.It was the most fun.I have been a waitress,bartender,served cocktails,cooked,drove an ice cream truck,painted murels in Mexico,sketched portraits on the peirs and streets,managed bars,stores,made crafts for craft stores,freelanced photography,shilled,dealt black jack,served cocktails,horse groom,many factory jobs,chamber maid,child care,cut hair,groomed dogs and cats,raised and showed cats,horses,dogs,shoveled manure,milked cows,sold cars,worked sewing in a factory,taught social skills,owned a number of businesses,runway and fashion show model,hair & clothing ad model. worked at a spa,emt,.......many times having more then one job at a time.
What are yours?
R
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22 responses
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
22 Mar 07
wow that is a very interesting first job,
I worked in factories,
I worked in offices,
I worked as customer service rep
I worked as a therapist in a hospital
I worked as a advocate for children\s rights
I work as a writer
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@alfonseelric (894)
• Malaysia
30 Mar 07
You must have a great and wonderful journey of life.
Currently i am working related to my degree. But after secondary school, every semester break (~3 months) i worked to get an extra money. I worked as a clerk, in the factories, and at the bakery.
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@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
25 Mar 07
OMG you have lived a full and exciting life career wise, that is what life is all about, career wise was a bit boring for me I stayed with the same company, I don't think I would have had the confidence in myself when I was young to do what you have done, I say good on you what a lot of lovely memories you would have.
@sweetdesign (5142)
• United States
23 Mar 07
I have worn many hats over the years. I have been a cook, server, cashier, worker on a horse farm, breaker of mustangs, child care, deli lead, freelanced photographer, crafter, ceramist, tax preparer. I am curently a ceramist and seasonal tax preparer.
You have done a whole lot in your life. WOW!!
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@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
25 Mar 07
Due to my Ex Husband being X Army I have had a few
I started at Nursing at the Age of 17 but had to quit that one as I could not handle People dying, I then went on Check outs and when the Kids where born I had to do cleaning as that was the only Part time Job I could get with the Kids. I worked myself from a Cleaner all the way up to an Area Manager. And that was my last Job and I adored that job.
Love and Hugs to you
@marty3888 (2355)
• Acme, Michigan
23 Mar 07
I have worked at alot of differant companys. My first job was at Mcdonalds which lasted about 2 or threee monthes. I was too slow and was let go. Then i got a job at Ponderosa steakhouse where i worked as a dishwasher - for 9 years! I was going to school getting into radio. One class had us doing a survey, then writing a report on the results. For the next several years I did telemarketing for several differant companys. I am currently contacting by phone, GM employees who are purchasing company vehicles. I've been there for six years
@DeeBloomers (688)
• United States
22 Mar 07
Mine were not as many or as glamorous as your list, but I have had a few. I was a waitress for short time, very short, a man got fresh with me and I let him have it! I was an aerobics instructor for a while, and a clerk typist, but my job now is my very favorite! I own my own small jewelry store. I just love going to work now! I told my husband that it should be illegal to enjoy your work so much! hehehhehee
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@cutepenguin (6431)
• Canada
22 Mar 07
I've had quite a few jobs - daycamp leading, program assistant, retail jobs, web content writer, knitting things for a clothing store, entertainer at kids birthday parties, etc. I hope to try lots of other things in my life.
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@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
22 Mar 07
I have worked at alot of places also. When I was 18, I used to work for a factory that shelled and bagged popcorn on the cob. I worked there for 3 years and then left when I had my daughter. I then found a better paying job in another factory in another factory that made vacuum cleaner parts. I have worked in Walmarts snack bar also. I worked as a housekeeper at a motel, worked in housekeeping for the state of Indiana, worked in a factory that remanufactured gas engines, worked at a grocery store, worked cleaning house, and a few other pleaces. I got tired of being drove nuts by the people that I worked with so I decided to stay home and try to earn online.
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@smilingurvashi (1151)
• India
22 Mar 07
phew! those are hell lot of jobs that you did! well, life is like that. if you want to live, you need to earn your bread somehow. i've also changed my jobs like crazy but not like you. i worked as a front office receptionist, then as an art gallery co-ordinator, then as a retail sales executive.after this i thought of working in the higher management levels and have a prestigious job so i did MBA. now i'm working as asst. sales manager while side by side, i'm having own business and am also a part of an MLM.
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@lestat_m (377)
• Philippines
22 Mar 07
wow..that was a very long list...
as form me I once become a network admins, then a product dev't staff, the product dev't section leader.. and now i'm a cadd engineer..
my experience is no match to you.. you are a very experienced one..
cheers.
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@ganwn071 (1116)
• Singapore
22 Mar 07
I only work for one company after I finish my degree and I had worked for the company for 10 years this year Jan. Well, it is a US MNC and they take care of me well.
The job and the company gave me the flexibility of time and work life balance is good. I enjoy it, while making enough for my life style and I can balance my time with the family and work.
Look like, I will not leave the company unless they give me the pink slip and ask me to go.
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@xenybb (168)
• Philippines
22 Mar 07
Year 2005 I graduated as a Social worker here in the Philippines. My father is an army and most of the time when i asked him that i wanna go on the job even i am in school, he also say NO. I really love to experienced those things you have than in your life..
I have many dreams in my life w/c i think i can only reached that if ill be working their in abroad...huh...but i kept in asking it.., when will it be?
How lucky you are to have experienced such things like that...
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@kate44 (100)
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22 Mar 07
Yes i have had loads of jobs! i get very easily bored and afer just a few months of being in one job i start to feel very restless and bored and start looking for another job! Im 24 and have had at least 20 jobs, my longest job lasting just a year! Im hoping this problem will get better as i get older and eventually i can settle down to a job i enjoy.
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@ichurn (611)
• Philippines
22 Mar 07
I had very few jobs before I finally settled with the one I'm doing now. The jobs that I had were all very much different from one another. One thing good about this is that, when you combine the experiences that I had in my previous jobs, they all are present in the job that I do now. Everything is just accurate.
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@linda345 (2661)
• Canada
22 Mar 07
My list is not as big as yours but it is long. I babysat and worked in a cornerstore while in highschool. I joined the military at 17.I worked in a video store part time and then started bartending at the mess. I was still in the miltary. I got out of the miltary tp be a stay at home mom but I caught my husband cheating on me. I moved to Newfoundland where I started college and worked part time at the radio station. (CBC) After graduating, I started teaching electronics at a private school. That private school went under and I decided to go back to school and get another branch of electronics. I was one project short of finishing the course when I got a call from the federal goverment to start work immediately. SO we packed up an moved to Ontario. My husband found work right away. We were lucky. I am on disability now because of my illness.
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@rubygloom28 (40)
• United States
22 Mar 07
I have had about 25 jobs in 14 years. Thats alot but I am going to college to become a social worker. It is my passion. Most of my jobs have been as a waitress though or as a stripper. My very first job was a sacker at Albertsons when I was 16.
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@myklaire (437)
• Philippines
22 Mar 07
wow! you are such a hardworking person...in our country, we couldn't get a decent job until one reaches 16 years old or at least high school graduate.
so far, the jibs i've through were being a part time waitress in Kentucky Fried Chicken, then telemarketing, went to sales for herbal products, Avon and Triumph. Then, I worked in Taiwan as a production worker. When I came back, I got a job in n an American company as market researcher until this time.
@kurtbiewald (2625)
• United States
22 Mar 07
ok, first, wow, what a history !!!!!!!
I would like to meet you ;)
I guess i had it pretty easy
as a kid I; painted houses, mowed lawns, raked leaves, shovelled driveways
as an adult: security guard, helped a blind student in class, made 4 track tape players for blind folks, sold products for blind people, made photocopies, managed a copy shop, fixed copy machines, It manager for brothers company when it was starting, fixed computers, went crazy, got my mind back, invested succesfully in real estate, gonna be a massage therapist next
@lucy67 (819)
• China
22 Mar 07
it's amazing to see you have done so many jobs. you have such colorful life. i think you an write a book about your jobs. it must be interesting. compared with yours, my life is rather dull. i have been a teacher for more than 20 years. though sometimes i think of doing some other things, i give up at the last point because i love my job. however, doing one job all one's life is monotonous.
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