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RACER X
03-09-2009, 08:27 AM
paperboy
lawn mower
chic-fil-a
bank teller
NTB
car sales- Toyota

outside sales:
dictaphone
industrial cleaning supplies

MSF rider coach

elec. drafter
elec. designer

Rider
03-09-2009, 08:31 AM
In high school:
Machinist for a pet supply manufacturing company
Movie theater assistant manager and projectionist

After Highschool:
Avionics tech

After College:
Engineer

Racerboy
03-09-2009, 09:09 AM
Jr High...
Strawberry Picker
Paper Route
Taco Bell

High School
McDonalds
Bus Boy then Waiter at a Country Club

Post H.S.
US Army
Long Distance Sales MCI
Parts Delivery
Pool Table Installer
Bar Tender
C/S for Amex
Owned Business
Swim Instructor
C/S Amex again
Airline Mechanic
Caterer

azoomm
03-09-2009, 09:10 AM
Waitress
Bartender
Bouncer
Cashier

Stage production
Singer/Performer
Voice

Receptionist
Customer Service
Call Center Manager
Business Analyst

Accounting Manager
Office Manager

Mother
Babysitter

Business Owner

not in any particular order

Amorok
03-09-2009, 09:17 AM
Wow, and I thought I was eclectic. In no particular order:

Lawn mower
paper boy
ditch digger
stock boy at grocery stores and mall
mcdonalds
wendys
taco bell
worked in an animal shelter (for 350 hours)
bar security
collections
avionics technician
flying crew cheif
unit education and training manager
pizza hut
papa johns
wing zone

Fuck, I should make up my goddamn mind, huh?

wildchild
03-09-2009, 09:26 AM
paper route
restaurant - dishwasher/cook/maint
farm labor
sheet metal fabrication
military
machine rebuilder
factory maint man
union assembly line
elec designer
mech designer

Lucky3623
03-09-2009, 09:29 AM
Not in order:

Brahms Ice Cream (my 1st job, the day I turned 16)
Lawn mowing
Discovery Zone worked myself though high school (easiest job ever)
Journeyman electrician
Veterinary tech
Office Depot computer and peripheral sales
Tow Truck driver for 8 different police departments
Built online web courses for an insurance training company/staffing company/golf expert
Experian (credit bureau)
Long haul truck loader for UPS deep nights
Network Admin for one of the largest insurance brokers in America
Network Admin for physician staffing/recruiting company (Top 10 places to work in Texas)
Baseball Coach
Bartender

PhiSig1071
03-09-2009, 09:35 AM
Well, here goes:

Tutor
Stockboy at Publix
Mowed Lawns
Shop Monkey for an Indian Dealer
AV Tech/DJ for a college athletics dept
Salesman at a Suzuki/SeaDoo shop
Finance Manager at a Suzuki/SeaDoo shop
Tank Filler for a diveshop in Islamorada
1st Mate on a '46 Dive Boat in Islamorada
Divemaster in Islamorada
2nd Mate/Divemaster on a '60 Schooner liveaboard dive boat in the Keys
Dive Boat Captain in Islamorada
Scuba Program Manager for the largest recreational dive operation in the world.
RiderCoach
Captain and Salvage Diver for Sea Tow Jacksonville.

I think that's about it.

zed
03-09-2009, 10:09 AM
no order either

mechanic in the US Army
Military Police in the MORANG
lawn mower
McDonalds
soldered coper pipe for radiant heating also some welding
electronics tester for fire alram manufacturer
building maintanance
QC for a casket manufacturer
setup tech in a dealership
tech in a dealership
parts and service manager in a Ford dealership (title was only because I was the only one there LOL)
farm hand for a cattle farm and a hog farm
dish washer
warehouse/parts delivery
furniture distribution warehouse order picker
order picker at main warehouse for Bass Pro
office furniture installation
suppervisor in a reglazing plant
cell leader in a magniesium diecasting plant
two or three temp services, too many jobs to list from there

Curb
03-09-2009, 10:24 AM
In NY:
Paper boy
Caddy
Pizza delivery

In FL:
Bouncer
Silk Screen printer
Sales and service for a Triumph dealer (current)

pauldun170
03-09-2009, 10:29 AM
I want to reply but I cannot because then that would remind me that my resume needs to be updated\redone

smileyman
03-09-2009, 11:05 AM
Mechanics apprentice (Dad owned his own garage) from age oh, 13 up till college) We only did mechanical, no paint or body, but we did it all save that.

In college I was a stock boy at Piggly Wiggly. 30 hours a week plus whatever my class schedule was. 15 hours usually plus out of class study. I figure I was doing 60 hours a week combined.

In College summers I was contract construction fitting and refitting commercial conveyor systems. Everything from bakeries with their oven and bread lines, Little Debbies, to donuts...All the way up to Heavy Duty Lumber Mill log/lumber moving systems. You got the gammut there too, welding, cutting, layout, pipefitting, electrical, concrete, plumbing, fun stuff.

Then I got lazy and did the work study/School of Business/computer lab stuff until I graduated and went into banking. I did everything from bookkeeping, teller work, mail room, courier, internal audit, appraisal, loan officer, compliance, floor plans, credit card servicing, marketing, trash and kitchen detail, collections and repo work, now to Branch manager/business development/loan officer. Been doing it 15 years while I wait on HRC or Yamaha to call me:whistle:

Porkchop
03-09-2009, 11:19 AM
Kroger- bag boy/carts
Grove City Family Dentistry- maintinance/office aid
Flyers pizza and subs- fryer/grill/ovens/pizza/subs and then driver
(UTT) flipping houses- painting/tearing shit apart/landscaping
(UTT) finishing basements- acid washing/sealing
Cyber Cafe- coffee and bagels
Casual Male Retailers- Closing Manager

t-homo
03-09-2009, 11:27 AM
landscaping from the time i was 12 till 16. (my parents owned the business)
brookstone warehouse for a summer, then the next winter,
birdhouse warehouse for a summer
graf and son's gun reloading warehouse
bookstore now. Actually sitting in the bookstore typing this.

Adeptus_Minor
03-09-2009, 11:29 AM
Hrm... let's see.

If did mow a few lawns as a kid, but I wouldn't call that a proper job.
Real jobs didn't start until college.

-Night stocker at a grocery store
-cook at a taco place
-cook at a cajun/seafood restaurant
-cook at a taco place again

After that I moved to Austin and worked scads of temp jobs, doing everything from secretarial to maintenance work, until:

-Temp to perm, administrative assistant/shipping/receiving/billing/etc etc for a label company (3 or 4 years)
-Contract job for IBM doing Y2K upgrades
-A few other short term IT contract jobs, basic stuff
-Contract to perm doing helpdesk/deskside support for an insurance company (~5 years)

And now my current slack-ass job where I monitor network & computer systems, watch TV, and wake up higher level techs in the middle of the night.

Archren
03-09-2009, 11:57 AM
Let's see... I never worked any real jobs while I was in school.. my mom didn't believe in it, she thought I should spend all my time focusing on studies. Yeah, I didn't understand it then either, since I didn't do what she thought I should do and ended up playing a shit ton of video games... but I digress.

After HS..
US Army Reserve (Paralegal Specialist)
Cycle Gear
USATMC-E (CPPSO Granfenwoehr - GS-6)
USAR (this time reclassed to be a Transportation Movement Coordinator - 88N - so I could be an instructor)

After I moved back from Germany and joined the national guard..
HEB - Healthy Living "Lead" (assistant manager)
Been on ADOS (active duty for operational support) for the TX National Guard since March 2007.

Hoping to get AGR (Active Guard/Reserve) orders as soon as I finish my 42A (Human Resources) course and am MOS qualified. Of course all that may not be finalized until after I return from this next deployment. :panic:

Fleck750
03-09-2009, 12:00 PM
Pizza maker
Babysitter
Taco Bell
Casket maker
AMC prototype test driver
Parts delivery
Warehouse consolidation
Wire cutter
Solderer
Battery maker
Truck driver
Labeler and shipping in pharmaceuticals
Motorcycle tech
Motorcycle parts counter
Too many temp jobs to list

askmrjesus
03-09-2009, 12:08 PM
In no particular order;

Headhunter
short order cook
building contractor
set & stage builder/rigger/roadie
navigator
zebra wrangler (just the one time)
dive instructor/resort manager
motorcycle shop owner/mechanic
photographer
bouncer
1st mate on a yacht
night clerk at a motel
TV/Radio advertising sales and production
customer service rep
bidness owner
personal savior

JC

CrazyKell
03-09-2009, 12:21 PM
riding instructor (horses)
Elementary teacher
Freight/Import specialist
Office Manager

Cashier at various places.
Waitress
Membership sales at gym
Psychometrist assistant
camp counsellor

supply teacher
dietary aide

And my weirdest job......

Setting up the targets at a shooting range! :runaway:

Amorok
03-09-2009, 12:34 PM
Holy shit, almost forgot, I worked in a slaughterhouse for...almost a day.

lauralynne
03-09-2009, 12:39 PM
babysitter
movie theater - popcorn counter
pizza delivery
tannin salon manager
scab in the deli when Safeway went on strike
burger king prep cook
shovel cedar chips into baler and then stacked bales (I was in KICKASS shape after that summer!!)
burger king manager
coffee shop employee
coffee stand owner
wife
burger king manager
baker at a cookie shop/bakery
nanny
mom
buger king manager (sigh)
mom again
bagel baker/prep cook
daycare worker
drafter for structural engineering firm
single mom
drafter for civil firm
drafter for MEP firm
drafter for arch'l firm
drafter for structural firm
fiancee
business owner

*sigh* wow.

Papa_Complex
03-09-2009, 01:04 PM
High school through college, all in the same place (Toronto airport):
- parking attendant
- cashier
- assistant manager

First two years after graduation (concurrent):
- assistant manager, weekends at the parking lot
- photocopier refurbishing technician

After that:
- computer repair technician
- technical writer + quality control
- senior computer assembly technician + certification technician
- service manager, Eastern Canada
- PC hardware, software, and network support

Oh yeah, and occasional photographer. Not really what I consider a job though, whether I make anything at it or not.

KwayZeeyT
03-09-2009, 01:48 PM
Mowing Lawns
Paper Boy
Stock Associate - Kmart
Temp Job - Building assembling and filling candy displays
Warehouse Worker for a warehouse subcontracted to M&M Mars
Radio Shack (Got me through tech school)
Software Test Tech for Heikemian Labs (Telecom Test Equipment Mfg)
Electronics Tech/Network Admin for a small machine build company
Home A/V sales - Tweeter Audio Video
Network Admin/Data Entry/Handheld Support/whatever else they decide I should be doing this week - Covenco Vending (division of Canteen Vending)

njchopper87
03-09-2009, 03:04 PM
In NJ

Electrician apprentice (Dad owned his own business)

In SC

Temp Goody's stockboy

I think I had it rough so far. :p Although I really do need a new job..

MissHell
03-09-2009, 03:14 PM
Bakery clerk
Video store clerk
Charity booth clerk
Dairy Queen clerk
Long-distance operator
Customer service
Telemarketer
Admin. assistant
Data entry clerk
Retail clerk
Car dealership receptionist

rogue
03-09-2009, 03:26 PM
In high school:
Mc Donald's
Burger King
Gas Station
Used Tire Shop

After:
Vinyl Siding
Roofer
Sheetrocker
Waitress
Head Server
Bartender
Dancer
Stock
Attic Rat
Wire Puller
Security Technician
Office Personnel
Customer Service
Personal Assistant
Sales Liason
Operator
Supervisor
Wife
Mother
Housekeeper

Note: Aside from the last three, alot of these jobs I've held two at one time. At one point I was going to college, working two jobs (one full, one part time) and coming home to a slacker husband, two babies, and a dirty house. :td:

Rsv1000R
03-09-2009, 04:16 PM
I'll stick to jobs I got after I got out of school.
Electronics assembly
Electronic Component Sales
LCD Assembly & Repair
IC Failure Analyst tech
Component Engineer
Field Engineer
ASIC Designer for NASA
Application Engineer
Finally Senior Principal Consultant.

Corey
03-09-2009, 04:26 PM
Subway "sandwich artist"
Tuxedo rental
Go Kart attendant
Library computer room attendant
Circuit City slave
Telemarketer (for 4 hours)
Structure clothing
Valet
Environmental Services (LOL janitor)
Insurance CSR
DJ at a night club
Grave digger, body removal, licensed crematory operator and other fun jobs at a Funeral Home
Walmart slave
Xbox360 phone support
Hotel front desk
Toner cartridge repair
ER Registrar

That's most of it. I'm sure I've missed one or two odd jobs, but that's been the bulk of it.

Tsunami
03-09-2009, 06:03 PM
Holy crap, we are a bunch of people with no direction!

In high school:
Retail at a novelty store in Times sq
Admin
volunteered at a AIDS education center

College:
Admin for a fashion designer
Admin for another fashion designer
Freelance work for a hairdresser doing admin duties

After college in NYC:
Personal trainer and a bunch of different places
Admin for outdoor media company
Started my own business as a print broker for media companies
Odd jobs as a hostess/print modeling/promo modeling/bartending
Volunteer at the hospital

In Vegas:
Customer service / acct manager for print vendor
Telesales
Volunteer at Pug Rescue/Foster pug mother

2up
03-09-2009, 07:12 PM
There is no way in hell I am listing jobs as far back as high school. I'm too old for that shit! lol Also in no particular order...

Band Manager
Band Booking Agent
Local Marketing Rep for record label
Production Assistant for concerts/events
Promotions Assistant for concerts/events
Person who helped other people write their "I really need a date" ads before the internet was commonly used
Computer Hardware sales
Commercial Telephony and Data sales
Recruiting Manager for event security/staff company
Inside Sales Coordinator/Semi-conductor industry
Inside Sales Coordinator/plastics machining and fabrication industry
Engineering Technical Assistant/automotive industry
Makeup artist
Account Administrator/computer network security industry
Account Manager/Audio-visual industry

Method
03-09-2009, 07:18 PM
Hmm lesse here. Starting at age 14:

Shop bitch (Cleaning, helping techs, washing cars) for my dad's shop
Truck Loader
Cashier/Customer Service
Warehouse Manager
Software Sales
Computer Sales
Customer Support (Cellular company)
Tech Support (Software)
Config Engineer (Software)
Development Engineer (Software)
Implementation Consultant (Software)
Sr Project Manager (Software)

Cutty72
03-10-2009, 04:42 PM
Here we go

Grew up on a farm
Farm hand for neighbor
Joined ND ARNG (weekend warrior 62B, Const Equip Mechanic)
Sales/stock associate for Best Buy
Research assistant for NDSU new crops division
On site mechanic for the ND ARNG
Sales/Freight for RCC
General grounds for NDSU
Bartender
Bouncer
Bartender
Pharmasutical Production
Transportation/Inventory Manager
Aftermarket Dept Manager
Farm hand/production manger
ADOS orders with my deploying unit in the ND ARNG.

In that there has been a lot of random schooling and ADSW orders with the guard.

Archren
03-10-2009, 04:44 PM
Here we go

Grew up on a farm
Farm hand for neighbor
Joined ND ARNG (weekend warrior 62B, Const Equip Mechanic)
Sales/stock associate for Best Buy
Research assistant for NDSU new crops division
On site mechanic for the ND ARNG
Sales/Freight for RCC
General grounds for NDSU
Bartender
Bouncer
Bartender
Pharmasutical Production
Transportation/Inventory Manager
Aftermarket Dept Manager
Farm hand/production manger
ADOS orders with my deploying unit in the ND ARNG.

In that there has been a lot of random schooling and ADSW orders with the guard.

ARNG ADOS bitches FTW. :lol:

Cutty72
03-10-2009, 04:47 PM
ARNG ADOS bitches FTW. :lol:

Truth!

Hey, it's good money (but drill weekends suck, lowering you hourly wage FTL) and good bennies. And with luck, a good foot in the door to me getting an AGR position.

I applied for 6. Have for sure 2 interviews.
Wish me luck!

Archren
03-10-2009, 04:49 PM
Truth!

Hey, it's good money (but drill weekends suck, lowering you hourly wage FTL) and good bennies. And with luck, a good foot in the door to me getting an AGR position.

I applied for 6. Have for sure 2 interviews.
Wish me luck!

Luck! I'm in the pipeline to hopefully get an AGR job with the unit I've been working ADOS for the last year.. after I get phase II of 42A in April, everything should be good to go.

JoJoYZF
03-10-2009, 04:51 PM
Middle School and high school-
Lamn mower
Landscaping

During high school-
Marc's (grocery store)
KFC
Hometown Buffet

College-
Home Depot

Now-
Home Depot until I find a real job to put my degree to use.

Cutty72
03-10-2009, 04:51 PM
Luck! I'm in the pipeline to hopefully get an AGR job with the unit I've been working ADOS for the last year.. after I get phase II of 42A in April, everything should be good to go.

The spots I'm interviewing for are 42A slots. I'll have to MOSQ if I get the job.
Hoping for good things as the full timers I work with are pretty well respected, and gave me letter of rec, and I'm pretty good in the eyes of the Major that is the selecting OIC.

Archren
03-10-2009, 04:56 PM
The spots I'm interviewing for are 42A slots. I'll have to MOSQ if I get the job.
Hoping for good things as the full timers I work with are pretty well respected, and gave me letter of rec, and I'm pretty good in the eyes of the Major that is the selecting OIC.

You should be good to go. I do highly recommend the 42A school at Camp Parks (but def. get your unit to authorize a rental car.. you'll have enough time on the weekend to go check out the Bay Area). I'll let you know how Phase II goes in Hawaii. :D Don't know if you'd be able to get it out there.. I had to work a drug deal there since my kids moved out there with their dad (he just got title 10 orders until Sep 2010.. it works out better for the kids to be with him since I'm going to be away so much between pre-mob training and deployment).

Cutty72
03-10-2009, 05:05 PM
You should be good to go. I do highly recommend the 42A school at Camp Parks (but def. get your unit to authorize a rental car.. you'll have enough time on the weekend to go check out the Bay Area). I'll let you know how Phase II goes in Hawaii. :D Don't know if you'd be able to get it out there.. I had to work a drug deal there since my kids moved out there with their dad (he just got title 10 orders until Sep 2010.. it works out better for the kids to be with him since I'm going to be away so much between pre-mob training and deployment).

Not sure where they normally send us? :idk: I think it is somewhere in CA though.
And why would I need a rental car? I'd driving out there! Bike in the back of the pickup and I'm good to go, it's only 1800 miles from here to there.

Archren
03-10-2009, 05:07 PM
Not sure where they normally send us? :idk: I think it is somewhere in CA though.
And why would I need a rental car? I'd driving out there! Bike in the back of the pickup and I'm good to go, it's only 1800 miles from here to there.

Whatever spins your wheels. My ass flew. :lol: Unless you get both phase 1 and 2 back to back at Camp Parks, I didn't see the point in driving out there, but that was me (I only did phase 1 out there). :D Hell, it's like 1800 miles just to get out of Texas from Austin (exaggerating.. sort of.. :panic: ).

Anyhoo... I'm a threadjacking fool today. :whistle:

ETA: As far as where they normally send you, it just depends on what's available in the time frame you want to go and what the State is willing to pay for (at least here in TX). There's another school that does 42A in Georgia, I believe.. hell, there's one that teaches it in Germany (3747th MFTB-E.. I used to be an 88N instructor in that unit). It just all depends upon availability, and how desperate they are in getting you into that school.

Cutty72
03-10-2009, 05:13 PM
Whatever spins your wheels. My ass flew. :lol: Unless you get both phase 1 and 2 back to back at Camp Parks, I didn't see the point in driving out there, but that was me (I only did phase 1 out there). :D Hell, it's like 1800 miles just to get out of Texas from Austin (exaggerating.. sort of.. :panic: ).

Anyhoo... I'm a threadjacking fool today. :whistle:

ETA: As far as where they normally send you, it just depends on what's available in the time frame you want to go and what the State is willing to pay for (at least here in TX). There's another school that does 42A in Georgia, I believe.. hell, there's one that teaches it in Germany (3747th MFTB-E.. I used to be an 88N instructor in that unit). It just all depends upon availability, and how desperate they are in getting you into that school.

ND has it's schools that it "likes"
Maintenance is Camp Dodge IA or Camp Ripley MN
Como is Sacramento, etc.

I drive, cause they pay mileage, so it's covered, and I can have my bike out there. Putting on 1000+ miles of new roads while getting paid to be at school is awesome. I drove out to UT last Aug, that was about 1500 miles.

If they have one in Germany though, I may be able to get it while on deployment. Good way to get out of Kosovo for awhile. :D

Sixxxxer
03-10-2009, 05:40 PM
Wow I Feel Like I dont like to leave Jobs that often...

Supermarket (Cashier/Cartboy/Grocery Stock)
Goodyear Tire Guy
CVS Wharehouse Worker
Manager at Wawa

Cutty72
03-10-2009, 06:28 PM
Wow I Feel Like I dont like to leave Jobs that often...

Supermarket (Cashier/Cartboy/Grocery Stock)
Goodyear Tire Guy
CVS Wharehouse Worker
Manager at Wawa

Of all of mine, only 2 were voluntary. All others were seasonal jobs, I had to leave for school, or I got laid off.

AquaEv77
03-10-2009, 06:38 PM
Dunkin Donuts cashier/finisher
Stein Mart cashier/floor girl
Golf Country Club cashier/cater
CAD technition: cable drafting(ft. laud, boca raton, sarasota, FL)
CAD technition: civil drafting (sarasota,ft. laud, FL)

SIDE JOBS:
babysitter
call girl
arts and crafty girl
service girl
nude poser girl
drawing nude possers (male or female)
POV viewer girl
lush girl
dancer:whistle:

askmrjesus
03-10-2009, 08:43 PM
SIDE JOBS:
call girl


Really?

What's it like to work for the phone company?

JC

2up
03-10-2009, 09:23 PM
Wow I Feel Like I dont like to leave Jobs that often...

Supermarket (Cashier/Cartboy/Grocery Stock)
Goodyear Tire Guy
CVS Wharehouse Worker
Manager at Wawa

Some of mine were part-time jobs I held while also having a full-time job. Plus I'm old.:lol:

Cutty72
03-10-2009, 09:56 PM
service girl

nude poser girl

lush girl

dancer:whistle:


Ok, need some clarification and proof please.

What type of services?

Pic proof on the nude poser... PM box waiting.

What is a lush girl? A drunk?

and what flavor dancing??