S/O where have you worked?

[mikehoncho]

BTW I've been meaning to tell you how gorgeous you are in your sig! That's a great pic of you and Melody.




I feel as though I am coming off super creepy tonight, perhaps it is my bed time.

[orriskitten]

Jan 8, 2013 23:52:37 GMT -5 mikehoncho said:

OMG! Well, what does it have to do with? I'm assuming sex

ETA: wow, again that came off wrong. I don't mean like a hooker or something but like at a sex shop?

I love you!! lol

Nope, not a sex shop. Although almost because my step bro almost became a manager of one. And I did try to be a sex educator at a really awesome shop called Babeland. Love that place. All about empowerment and pretty toys!

[orriskitten]

Jan 8, 2013 23:54:02 GMT -5 mikehoncho said:

BTW I've been meaning to tell you how gorgeous you are in your sig! That's a great pic of you and Melody.




I feel as though I am coming off super creepy tonight, perhaps it is my bed time.

Thank you kindly!!

And DH just informed me it is my bedtime and he is CH with me at the turn of this thread. I think he has a higher opinion of the people on here now because of this conversation. Especially since its not all just about baby shit (literally).

[eav2c]

I worked at a Candy Store, Hooters (as a hostess--no short shorts for me!), Gigi's Cupcakes (gigiscupcakesusa.com -- go look, they are delish), and was a teacher. I don't know what I want to do in the future. I have a bad mouth in my taste about teaching, unfortunately.

[biblionerd]

oh goodness... I was a job jumper. In order from the time I was 15 until now-

1. horse stable/shit shoveler
2. horse stable/camp counselor/jack of all trades
3. Moved across the state and started my own horse training/riding instruction business
4. server at a mom and pop's place. We called the owner "The Pizza Nazi" so that pretty much sums it up. I usually cried nightly.
5. Chilis- server- it lasted through training. They had just opened and it was newbies training me and was just a giant clusterfuck. No thanks
6. Kohls- Department supervisor- hired on as seasonal, then permanent, then department. LOVED it but spent too much money and didn't make enough.
(stopped teaching riding lessons)
7. Smokey Bones- started as a server, promoted to "Service professional"- basically hourly assistant manager. Was there 4 years. Hated it most of the time.
8. Worked pt at Kirklands as a keyholder while working at smokey bones- loved the job but physically could not stand having to climb giant ass ladders all day to put up and take down HUGE paintings and lamps. I'm 5' tall on a GOOD day and just couldn't do it.
9. Ulta- part time while at smokey bones- hated it
10. Public library- loved it
11. Children's hospital department secretary- Meh, couldn't stand seeing/hearing children die. Putting together a "death packet" and just "erasing" them from the unit was horrible.
12. Finally finished grad school and got my first real job- Librarian at an art school. LOVED most aspects of it, but it was a for profit school and a lot of the things they did really bothered me
13. SAHM and crafter extraordinaire

[creamsiclechica]

When I was 15 to age 20, I worked every summer at Rita's Water Ice (you Philly people know what I mean, FUCK YEAH). It's an ice cream/italian ice place, and it rules. I loved it so much.

I worked at Wawa for a few years too in college, again another local Philly thing. Deli, convenience store type thing, but awesome. And Walgreens overnights. That was interesting.

I was a Pennsylvania District Court clerk for a few years, and I concentrated mainly on truancy court recording and criminal, but we did all types of lower court stuff, like traffic and citations.

Then I was a bail bonds agent outside of Philadelphia and that was my last job before I moved here. That was the best job in the world and I loved it. I got paid sick money, plus benefits, and I really loved the position.

[imimahoney]

Jew camp counselor- awesome

Office assist. In college- sucked but got paid well

Intern for NY atty general Eliot Spitzer, pre-scandal- it was ok, got him a lot of coffee

Intern for NY senator Chuck Schumer- better. Again got a lot of coffee but saw cool things and met powerful people, like HRC!

Office assist. During grad school- fine

Nanny during and after grad school- good and made damn good money! 600 a week in cash for playing with a 2 yr old and a 6 yr old

Teacher- mostly rocks but has its moments.

[devonpow]

Pre- graduating college:

- A zoo (very fun! I worked in education programs. Got to give talks about the animals, feed some of them, do lots of art projects with kids, etc)

- Cocktail waitress on Cape Cod (very fun, but I was a terrible waitress! I could not carry the trays correctly)

- An internship as an instructor helping teen moms pass their GED (wonderful)

-An SAT teacher (verbal only! I don't touch math with a 10 foot pole) and teaching for the MTEL exam (MA teacher licensure exam)....this was OK

Then I moved on to my "real" jobs

[dojo]

High school: McDonald's, moto photo, filing clerk at an orthodontist office

Undergrad: summer student at a broker dealer downtown, doing basically nothing

Law school: legal aid and working in admissions filing applications

Post law school till now, an insurance defense boutique firm.

[mscatra]

In high school:
- Summer tutor for elementary school kids - Fun
- Soccer ref - I was the only girl ref and always got to ref the kindergarten field - very fun
- McDonalds - I loved working at McDonalds. My manager was great and they did a lot of fun events for the employees. I met my first DH there, worked there for 3 years, and 13 years after I left, still have friends from working there.
- Hemlock SemiConductor - was my co-op job senior year. Mixed bag.

In college:
- McDonalds
- 7-11 - at the same time as McD. Loved it.
- Gas station - was asst. manager. 1st DH was hired in and was my cashier. Other than that, the job SUCKED.
- USPS - hired in as a seasonal automation clerk, so I worked in the main branch and worked the sort machines. I liked the job, but hated the other seasonal workers and had an issue with one of the supervisors.

After college:
- online scrapbooking store - Total mixed bag. The company grew enormously in the 9 years I was there, so it changed completely. Lots of awesome memories, but in the end I literally walked out one day and never came back
- Aldi - Love Aldi. The customer interactions can be rough, but I loved working here. They expect a lot of their employees, but they also treat them well. Full-time benefits working 20+ hours a week.

[The Foozzler]

Jan 8, 2013 22:21:14 GMT -5 @therealmc said:

I worked at an alternative radio station....ROCKED

I worked at a dry cleaners....SUCKED

I worked for the NASDAQ Stock Market....ROCKED

I Worked for Avon Products, Inc. ...ROCKED

I also worked for Nobody Beats the Wiz, which was okay and I worked at a clothing store, which was awful awful awful!

Which station? Was it KROCK? If so, I love and hate you at the same time.

[The Foozzler]

I spent my high school and college years at a New England grocery store chain, Big Y.

gopher for a lawyer when I thought I wanted to be a lawyer.

Telephone surveys in college through the polisci department in college.

Tutor time while I was getting my teaching certifications.

A lot substitute teaching.

[rainbowchip]

I worked at a pizza place (Rosati's if anyone is familiar) for 10th years on and off. I had a love hate relationship. I loved it when we were busy. I loved making the food but I hated cleaning.

I worked at Younkers and hated it. Too much standing around doing nothing.

I worked as a CNA on NOCs at a nursing home and hated it. There were 80+ residents and 4 CNAs. Basically I spent all night changing diapers. Plus working nights fucked up my life. All I did was work and sleep.

Then I got my current job which I started out as an assistant and worked my way up to where I am now. There are parts that I love and parts that I hate.

[ashleydl83]

Target, data entry for a medical billing company, University of Georgia, a sign company as a production manager, Kohl's (awesome!), and Olive Garden.

[mala]

Barn assistant & riding instructor for a summer camp for 2 years, loved it, but the woman who took over the camp was a Bitch with a capital B and so I didn't go back after my first two summers.
Cook at a Noodles and Company for a summer
Then I didn't work for awhile while I was in school.
Worked for reslife at my college for a summer organizing summer conferences.
Office assistant for my last two years of college for the apt complex I lived at.
Last year of college I also worked at a Graphic Design & Marketing company doing office scutt work and writing newsletters.
Spent a year waiting tables. Loved feeding people, hated the hours and the money and half the people I worked with..
Worked planogram team at target for 4 years. Loved what I did, hated the hours. Loved the people I worked with right until the end. I quit just before B was born.

[tacokick]

A CVS 1 hr photo shop. You would not believe how many people bring in rolls of nude photos of themselves. It was when I was in college but near where I went to HS so I saw a lot of gross or awkward pictures of people I kind of knew.

I worked at a camping store without being into Camping. I made some good sales but it was boring!

[muppetinma]

Jan 8, 2013 23:16:02 GMT -5 orriskitten said:

And an odd job in between that would make many of you cringe and clutch your pearls in fear and disgust and possible fascination

Orris, did you do porn? We're you a fluffer?

When I was in college, I posed nude for art classes on occasion. It was decent money and actually kind of fun. But, nerd that I was, they found out I was the 17 year old college student. Ooops. It's not like anybody was masturbating looking at me, but they stopped using me because it was "illegal." Dumb art school prudes.

[dojo]

Whoa, I would not have been comfortable enough with my body to do that, even today! That's cool that you were into it

[petitepomme]

My first job was in a toy store. Then I had tons of various part-time jobs including: a furniture store, an antique shop, a gas station, a library, modeling, various call centers (tech support, sales, surveys...yeah..I was a telemarketer) and day camps. My favourite part-time job was when I was a bouncer/floor walker at a bar.

I now teach grade 3/4 French Immersion. I love it!

[Deleted]

I worked for the YMCA: Sucked. I liked the people, but the pay was not good, and I had to occasionally do other jobs that I was not trained for.

Appletree Christian Learning center: Not sure if thats a local company or not.. but I liked it. I liked that it was Christian based

Tutor Time Learning center (Learning Care Group Inc.): My favorite. Way better pay, and I loooved the people/my bosses/ and my hours, usually.

[laurack]

First job when I was 15 - worked at the meat counter in the english market, cork (collection of food shops/stalls). I couldn't legally work anywhere so I worked just saturday for 8 hours for which I was paid 25 pounds.

When I was 16 and could legally work I got a job in McDonalds and worked there for a little over a year. It was awesome! Making minimum wage even part time, to a 16 year old was amazing. I should note that my family was quite poor, so I never really had a lot of spending money until I worked myself.

When I was 17 my sister got me a PT job working at her accountancy office (she was training to be a CPA at the time). This was a real cushy number after scrubbing toilets in maccy ds and listening to people scream at me because I was forced to charge for ketchup. I worked PT in a accountancy office through college, doing basic book-keeping/data entry type stuff.

When I was in the USA for on a J1 visa, I worked at a walgreens for a few months.

When I was in the USA on an internship program I worked at sunlife financial in Wellesley MA, in the IT department. Really I didn't do a ton just had a cushy summer of fun and met a great friend (my boss) who I continue to be good friends with to this day.

First job out of university was as a junior dephi programmer for a small company in Cork (Sage Ireland).

First job upon moving to the USA to marry the hubs, was the job I'm in right now! I've been here almost 5 years and have no plans to leave, I like it a lot. I work in IT for a bank (website/application support and development)

[spaghetticat]

I worked on the boardwalk and one of those places where you dress up as a flapper and get your picture taken. That was my first job.

What else...The Picture People in the mall, a VW dealership, two real estate offices as a receptionist, a couple short stints at restaurants, and I was an accountant before my career change.

[orriskitten]

Jan 9, 2013 8:24:02 GMT -5 muppetinma said:

Jan 8, 2013 23:16:02 GMT -5 orriskitten said:

And an odd job in between that would make many of you cringe and clutch your pearls in fear and disgust and possible fascination

Orris, did you do porn? We're you a fluffer?

When I was in college, I posed nude for art classes on occasion. It was decent money and actually kind of fun. But, nerd that I was, they found out I was the 17 year old college student. Ooops. It's not like anybody was masturbating looking at me, but they stopped using me because it was "illegal." Dumb art school prudes.

Not a fluffer and not porn although it did make me lol a little.

I think the posing sounds like a cool job! I'd do it now, but college me never would have.I didn't have much confidence in my body until I got pregnant, strangely enough. Now I'd do it in a heartbeat. Maybe I should look into it...

I also had a bunch of people shocked when they found out I was a17 year old college student, too. The circus people would occasionally make a big (funny) deal of covering my ears to keep from corrupting me. Then send me to the store for tonic water for their gin and tonic lol

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[petitepomme]

Jan 9, 2013 9:09:45 GMT -5 orriskitten said:

Jan 9, 2013 8:24:02 GMT -5 muppetinma said:

I think the posing sounds like a cool job! I'd do it now, but college me never would have.I didn't have much confidence in my body until I got pregnant, strangely enough. Now I'd do it in a heartbeat. Maybe I should look into it...


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Do it! I know the art colleges here are always looking for more models. They need people of every height, weight, race and age to give their students a wide variety to sketch and paint. I posed while pregnant and loved it!

[spaghetticat]

Jan 8, 2013 23:24:18 GMT -5 lauranicole91 said:

Jan 8, 2013 23:16:02 GMT -5 orriskitten said:

And an odd job in between that would make many of you cringe and clutch your pearls in fear and disgust and possible fascination

Spill it!!

Seriously. That is worse than vague booking.

[christidee]

High school - mothers helper

College:
Hostess, to go, then server at Applebee's
Server at Chevy's
Cart girl at a golf course - I made bank there

Internships:
Alternative radio station
NBC - made me realize I didn't want to go onto broadcast journalism, but I didn't change my major
Public information intern - paid and awesome

Public relations was my first real post college job. It was awesome and sucked all at the same time. It wasn't for me, and I got laid off when the company decreased its workforce, so I went to school

Grad school:
Server at a local chain restaurant

Teacher

[helicase]

Grade school:
Golf caddy (I think I was 13). Hated it. I was the only girl and wasn't into golf at the time. I think I lasted 2 weeks.

High School:
Cashier at a grocery store. Alright.
Old Navy. Alright...fun people.
Victoria's Secret. FUN! Met my best friend there.

College:
Eye clinic. This was when I thought I wanted to go to medical school. I got to sit in on lasik surgery and cataract surgery. When I almost passed out during cataract surgery, I decided med school wasn't for me.

I've since worked in various labs doing a wide variety of things. I had to milk cows and culture the milk in one lab. That was....interesting.

[carawestt]

Receptionist/assistant at Coldstone Creamery corporate office when I was 17.

Art room director, computer lab teacher, homework tutor, front desk manager, etc. at the Boys and Girls Club, where I worked for 4 years.

Hostess for a hot minute at a restaurant/bar. I literally only worked there for 3 weeks while I was in between jobs.

Last but not least, receptionist at an answering service where I worked from August 2011 until I had Lincoln.

[cat19]

I've worked a ton of places...
Camp counselor - eh, it was ok
Mail room at an HMO - that was cool to do in high school
Worked at Hess for a while. Did lots of bad things... It was fun.
Worked a deli - that sucked
Worked at a dry cleaner - that also sucked
Worked at Blockbuster - that was fun
Moved to VA to take care of my niece. That was ok. I also worked at Blockbuster there.
Came back to NY and my old Blockbuster.
Worked at Hollywood Video- fun!
Worked at an assigned risk auto insurance company - that was ok.
Worked for my mom a the tax office - fun
Worked at the small equipment repair facility for a major medical and dental distributor in customer service - loved the people, but the job made me ill. Literally.
Worked as marketing for a cleaning company - had lots of potential, but the boss is not quite boss material all the time

And that's it, I think.

[cat19]

Oh - I was also the world's worst bartender for a while! I almost forgot!