What Jobs did you have while growing up?

If you complain about your job... but no offensive.. why not set it up your own business?

How about make money on internet? You can ask anyone here .. and see if anyone can make $$ online. It can be done.
 
Age 15 - Got a first summer job at a middle school as a janitor's helper.

Age 16 - Summer job at a middle school as a file clerk.

Age 17 - Summer job at a high school as a landscaper.

Age 18 and 19 - Summer job in Miramar Naval Air Station as a file clerk/typist.

Age 21 - Summer job in Miramar Naval Air Station as a graphic artist.

Age 22 to 24 - Worked part-time at Carl's Jr. Restaurant as a cook while I attended a community college.

Age 25 - Worked part-time at Burger King as a cook, while I attended an architecture school.

Age 26 to 28 - Worked at a construction company as a construction laborer for three summers when I was a college student.

Age 28 to 29 - Teaching assistant in the ASL I,II, and III courses for two semesters, while I attended an architecture school.

Age 29 to 30 - Worked at a construction company again for a year before I obtained an architecture job.

Age 30 to 33 - Worked at a small-sized architecture firm in Eastern Washington as an Architectural CAD Drafter. I mostly specialized in fueling facilities and sometimes commerical and residential buildings. Got laid off due to work shortage. Had no job for 5 months while I looked for a job.

Age 33 to 34 - Worked at a construction company again as a carpenter's helper for 6 months before I moved to Seattle.

Age 35 to present - Now I work at a medium sized architecture firm in Lynnwood as an architectural designer/drafter. I mostly specialize in residential and religious facilities.
 
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I was started work at Wal-Mart and it was orientation and training session.
 
2 yrs > Bakery

4 yrs > Date Entry computer

12 years > Prof Grooming and basic trained horses

1 yr> Orange Orchid greenhouse

5 yrs> Stay home "mommy"

Now >Student college

:):):)
 
Well I am an old timer and a country girl. I picked stringbeans, strawberries and raspberries most of the summer months. One summer I babysat but quit when the people did not pay me. I lived with my parents on a dairy farm (All Jersey), so there was alot of work at home to do and I had a baby brother to help care for. My first real job (where I had to punch a time clock) was at Jantzen Knitting Mills where they made swimming suits. THAT was true slave labor and I hated it!
 
What jobs did you have when growing up

16-17 Taco Bell
17-18 Receptionist at Nursing home M-F, Taco bell on weekends
18-20 Policy typist at insurance co. (My favorite job)
Age 20 got sick and lost most of my hearing.
20-40 Inside sales/Customer Service (lost job of 20 yrs)
41-44 Customer Service - TOTAL DEADEND JOB... Help I want out!!

What is out there for middle aged, over weight female, profound hearing loss with great work ethics & work history?
 
GalaxyAngel said:
Working background teenager to Adult..

15 yrs old First job: Wendy's Rst
- Wrapping foil on the baked potatoes
- Preparing the foods
-Cleaning the stupid floor and counter before closing down

16 yrs old Second Job: Crossiant Le' Lam
-Prepare the crossiant on the cookie sheets
-put into the huge oven
-cutting the crossiant and add cold cuts inside the crossiant sandwiches
-preparing the foods Veggies only

17 to 18 Third job (has 2 jobs summer and working job)
*National Yacht Club Resturant (Private yacht)
- Preparing foods
-Line Cook
-Learning Chef on the kitchen site
-Dishwasher

*Deaf Camp Counsellor
-supervisor youth children
-so many different things do..

19 yrs old fourth job: Sears Company
- Data Entry
-Data information filing
-input Name & Address tally
-Repeat boring numbers... (ugh) my worst nightmare

20 to 25 yrs old Fifth job: Self Employed "Silent Sawdust Shop"
-Heavy cutting woods machinary
-Painting crafts so many different
-Make Customer Satisfty order placement
-Inventory
-Marketing every where the stores and agreement contracts shippment

24 to 25 yrs old (another 2nd job) Volunter I-Sphere (Cailfornia)
-Salesperson dealt w/Deaf Customer for open account and closing
-Reminders to Deaf Customer for re-newal account

25 to 26 yrs old: Geogre Brown College/Nexa Computer Degree

26yrs old to present: Seventh job: Self Employed
Return "Silent Sawdust Shop"
Light work for now...
-Wedding Ossicians
-Crafts working different vary what customer regarding the order

37yrs old Seventh job: Stovers Catering Company:.. I pissy off the Boss left the town *Theft Employee's $$$$* Dispearing.. (Police still looking for him)
-Line cook
-Chef cooking
-prepare the foods
-Catering to the wedding different places
-Clean up the kitchen before closing down.

Currency: Looking for a job..
Still working ongoing: Self Employed "Silent Sawdust Shop"
Closed for a month due "Moving Day incoming way"

That's all I have....
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**Update**
38 yrs old:
Joined my newest job since Sept 28th 2006 til present...
Working Swiss Chalet
-Line Cook
-Chef cooking
-Preparing the foods (Am only)

Self Employed still ongoing non-stop (Home-based business)
Selling the crafts different events.
 
itjustmehere said:
16-17 Taco Bell
17-18 Receptionist at Nursing home M-F, Taco bell on weekends
18-20 Policy typist at insurance co. (My favorite job)
Age 20 got sick and lost most of my hearing.
20-40 Inside sales/Customer Service (lost job of 20 yrs)
41-44 Customer Service - TOTAL DEADEND JOB... Help I want out!!

What is out there for middle aged, over weight female, profound hearing loss with great work ethics & work history?
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Plenty! You might want to see a career counselor for more ideas. If you have a a bachelor's degree, you're off to a great start. If not, no worries (though if you can, I'd definitely suggest getting one -- it's the magic degree that opens a lot of doors).

I'm also a pretty big optimist. I've seen examples of people who didn't graduate high school and have become CEOs. While that path is pretty unlikely for most people, it does illustrate that whatever you want to do, you can do. You just need to figure out creative ways to get there. :)

You can also PM me if you want and we'll talk about ideas. I'm no professional career specialist. I probably won't be the perfect person to talk to, but I'll give you my best shot!
 
12-14 Newpaper boy (throw newpapers at the houses while biking)
17-18 Gross printing Company (darkroom/plantmaker)
24-26 Student assitance (A/V equipment pick up and drop off at college rooms)
29-30 Alienware Company (assembly techician)
Now I am looking for IT job in miami florida or NJ area.
 
1st.(12 -15 age- sold socks at Flea Market
2nd (16-17 age -teacher aide at CSD-fremont
3rd (17-18 age -busboy at Carl's Jr Restuarant
4th (18-19 age- Recreation Aide,worked with 6-12 ages
5th (26-27 age- Entry level,worked mailroom
6th (28-33 age- Linen Distrubution at hospital
7th (33-now - Food Service at hospital

there are many jobs but its temp for warehouse for two months or more
 
At 16 I started my job as a waitress/dinning room quartinater with the company, Holiday..they have retirement homes, and hotels, and such...I still work there :P
 
Okay.. My very first job was a newspaper boy. I do not recall how old I started.

2nd job was working at Friendly's Restaurant. Dishwasher at age 17. Just few months.

Each summer during my teenage years--1980 and 81, worked for a summer employment program--landscaping, painting, built a 20 foot 20-tons fireplace for a new local park. I was one of a few helped set up a new park at the time. Was featured in the local weekly newspapers--twice.

My first art related was when I as a Senior in high school to redesign our school mascot. That was cool! This was 1982.

After high school, worked a few months for a pizza shop--delivery of pizzas. Then a movie theater as an usher. It was fun watching movies for freeeeee!! LOL. One year at the theaters.

Kept doing art and design ever since. Did a design for a new look of an old factory turned into offices. Visually seen from the highway in my hometown. Well known building! That was 1987. Oh, I forgot. in 1985, researched for a snowmobile company with new designs and they came out with those designs in the 90s.

Still, have to have odd jobs when art or design work are slow..

1990 to 91, worked at the now defunct Sports-O-Rama Roller Rink working as cleaner, floor guard, manager, snack bar worker, pizza maker, and loved to skate at 3 AM in the DARK!! LOL!!!

Right after that, worked for a bank as Proof Operator.

Still some art and design little stuff..

In 1993 for a year, worked at Kaufmann's Department Store as sales Associates. Got a Diamond Star award! Wooo!

More art and design little stuff..

2001, worked as Internet Automobile Sales Consultant--sold cars, trucks, vans through the internet, pioneered using TTY, IMs, and relay as means of communication with customers other than just telephones, and emailing. Sold vehicles!!! woo!

CAD drafting for a major entertainment company and designed a house using CAD for a retiring couple to the Bahamas, both in 2002!!!

CAD drafter for a kitchen company in 2003...

All were independent work.

In March 2005, FALSO CREATIVITY began!!! Wooo!

This month I am doing CAD work, design work for a campgrounds for a deaf/hearing couple. Entirely new campgrounds!! Yup, all by myself! Wooo!

Then there is teaching art to the children and adults at a fabric store starting this coming summer!!! Quite a bit of new challenges coming up ahead and FALSO CREATIVITY is GROWING!!!!! WOOO! PTL!
 
Here's mine..

16-17 Worked as cooker @ Long John Silver

21-24 Worked as cooker @ Taco Bell

25-26 Worked as stocker @ Martin

25-27 Worked as tutor @ Gallaudet Univ

27-present Lab instructor @ Gally

Right of now I will be attend graduate school this fall and hopefully becomes a teacher for k-12.
 
here mine

June 26,2006 till September 30,2006 when i was 25 years old im working at Red Lobster restaurant its my second jobs there in North Little Rock,Ar i do rolling sliverwares for serves its so BORED! and my old boss says must fast! i dont like that! and im sneak over the boss when im leave work and my boss says where im going? they later one days my old boss tell me where im been? and i explain to him and im no longer work there what piece of cake! same on and off work schedules i dont like that schedules!

August 12,2005 to January 2006 im work at Victoria's Secret when im was 24 years old i do work there im stocker include sensor of bra,panties,pjs,lingeries,robes but i told my ex-boss i wanted work every day and i get on and off schedules work but i dont like on and off work but i wanted full-times!

April 2002 to August 2003 when i was 21 i work at Cabot-Star Herald Newspaper i do shoot films for newspaper and give to pressman who doing their jobs making newspapers and i do mail the lables for newspaper and mail also and lots of mores! but im leave this job because i had hard communicate with boss im Deaf and no respectives!

summer June 1999 to July 1999 i work at Senior Citizens when i was 18 years old and i do work at kitchen as chop vegetables,wash dishes,make foods for send people at home,etc but the girls is so nice at me and earn money almost $200.00 what so rich! but its $190.00 every 2 weeks.

when i was 17 years old i work at Hy-vee food store i do customer services besides of dry cleaning tags clothings.

summer 1996 i work at my mom's old jobs at Robertson Press Machinery Co,Inc. i do counting parts but im tired being count of parts i told my mom about that and my mom says that fine and let me rest.
 
My work history was basically a deli at age 16, a retirement home on and off from 97 to 2005.. goodwill in 1999(got fired).. currently a stay at home girlfriend.. because of the fact we don't know when we will be moving,.. and we decided it would be easier for me to stay home.

And Most Full time jobs require you to take days off...you can't work every day. I worked a full time job for almost 10 years, and I had 2 days a week off.. most full time only pay up to 40 hours a week. some more than 40. depends on the job requirements.
 
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1. 16-18, worked with my dad stocking organic fruit and veggies early in morning
2. 18 ish, worked at Home Depot as a garden aide
3. 19, Target, secure clothes with alarm device, got fired...lol who gives a fuck
4. 20-22, Toys R Us as a RGD clerk (scan out damaged or defective items)
5. 23, Mojo Musical Supply as a tube printer for old amps (musical equipment)
6. 25-26 Lowe's as a garden aide once again but with more duties
7. 27-28 Post Options Business Center, doing mail sorting in the mail room
8. 28-29 Northwest Center, Inc Janitor at Port of Seattle
9. Present- Northwest Center, Inc Janitor at Everett Naval Base.

Bold means new update from the last post.
 
Oh boy.. You all remembered your first job at certain age... All i remember was babysitting at age of 10... every since i had many different jobs.. right now I am 62...working with Domestic Violences.. i am good at cussing abusers out... hehehe...also freelance computer techician....
 
sequoias said:
Are you 20 years old now? I thought u were in the 30's.
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yes lol im 35
i forgot to add more

Worked as mechianc for
Goodyear 1993-94
Firestone 94-95
Voltneers of America 92-93

Steak n Shake 96-98
Armor foods inc 98
Tyson chicken co 99-00
Danvillle country club 01-02
then didnt work now just got a new job
Fountre High Tech Marketing- pickin and packing orders
 
If my memory serves me well, my first job was working at the amusement park not sure of my age 18-20. After this can't remember too much.. I did work p/t at daycare ages 22-23 on/off neighborhood center. I used to work as a telephone operator temporarily 28 years old. I worked at various offices, including a Real Estate office while going through college. Now I am working as interpreter smile.
 
Casperman said:
yes lol im 35
i forgot to add more

Worked as mechianc for
Goodyear 1993-94
Firestone 94-95
Voltneers of America 92-93

Steak n Shake 96-98
Armor foods inc 98
Tyson chicken co 99-00
Danvillle country club 01-02
then didnt work now just got a new job
Fountre High Tech Marketing- pickin and packing orders
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congrats bro on your new job!
 
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