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List all the jobs that you have had in your lifetime.
1. Farmhand -- This was from the time I was maybe 7ish until we lost the farm when I was almost 14. Typical stuff on an agricultural farm -- picked grapes, berries, peas, tomatoes, beans, corn (when I was big enough), dug potatoes, etc. When I was about 12 I was the one who manned our produce stand most of the day and was paid $1 an hour. That money was used at the end of the summer to buy my school clothes for the new year.
2. Babysitting -- Again, typical teenage babysitting jobs here and there. I wasn't old enough to work in a regular job but the people in the neighborhood trusted me and knew they wouldn't come home to a bunch of kids in the house or a boy or anything.
3. College Newspaper -- I really only got paid for about half the time I put into it my last two years. I worked about 40 hours a week and was Editor-in-Chief my senior year, but it was also my work study and if I put in all the hours I worked I'd have none left for the last semester.
4. College Bookstore -- I didn't work a lot of hours there but here and there throughout the week, especially at the beginning of each semester. It was pretty easy work and was in addition to my work study money. I also had some various odd jobs here and there -- helping a lady clean her house, babysitting, etc.
5. Burger King -- worked there when I was 16 and through high school. Continued to work there on my summer and winter breaks from college and worked there as a manager for a few years after college while looking for work better suited for me.
6. Classified Ad Mananger -- This was a second job I worked during my first summer after college while I was a regular BK employee and not yet a manager. It was kind of boring for me because I really didn't use my creativity, but the people I worked for were nice.
7. Nanny/Babysitting -- More intense babysitting then when I was a teen. When I was home for two summers during college my second job was babysitting two kids during the day and getting them lunch and breakfast. They were pretty easy to take care of, thank goodness! I also was a nanny to my best friend's baby for a few months while I was unemployed this past year and it worked out well for both of us.
8. Choral Music Specialist -- I worked for a music distributor in Florida selling choral music over the phone to people who called in, mostly from churches and schools. It was OK, but again I wasn't able to use my creative skills.
9. Assistant to the Advertising Manager -- This was at a music publisher and I liked the job for the most part and was finally able to use my creativity and computer skills again. There were some odd politics going on there sometimes, but it was a pretty good place to work. They didn't pay much there, though, but I learned a lot about the business.
10. Assistant Manager, Blockbuster -- One of my second jobs while working at the publisher was as an Asst. Manager at Blockbuster. I had also worked at one in FL. The one in FL was much better. The Store Manager of the one here was a major jerk and a little weasel, and often I wanted to just pound him into the ground (and I probably could have).
11. Video Store Clerk -- After the Blockbuster thing ended because I could no longer take the nonsense, I still needed a second job to supplement my income while living by myself. So I worked for a few years at my friend's husband's video store. That was nice. The people were friendly and the customers were pretty good -- much better than at Blockbuster, I think because they knew it was privately-owned. I also had a similar job at another place that eventually went out of business, called SuperStar Video.
12. Creative Director -- This was the job I had where I was laid off last year. I really loved what I did but the last few months were hell for various reasons. I was literally sick by the time I got laid off and the office was moved out of state. However I learned a great deal about advertising and marketing that I didn't know and learned a lot about business in general. Sadly, one of the biggest lessons I learned was how to document everything so that my butt is covered when my boss decides to blame his mistakes on me. So glad I caught on early and it didn't work!
13. Marketing Specialist at a financial firm -- Able to still be creative but in a very different industry, which isn't a bad thing. So far I'm only working 4 days a week but everybody loves my work and I'm sure that soon I will be full-time. I get benefits even being part-time, which is great and I'm not complaining, especially after looking for work for close to a year :-)
1. Farmhand -- This was from the time I was maybe 7ish until we lost the farm when I was almost 14. Typical stuff on an agricultural farm -- picked grapes, berries, peas, tomatoes, beans, corn (when I was big enough), dug potatoes, etc. When I was about 12 I was the one who manned our produce stand most of the day and was paid $1 an hour. That money was used at the end of the summer to buy my school clothes for the new year.
2. Babysitting -- Again, typical teenage babysitting jobs here and there. I wasn't old enough to work in a regular job but the people in the neighborhood trusted me and knew they wouldn't come home to a bunch of kids in the house or a boy or anything.
3. College Newspaper -- I really only got paid for about half the time I put into it my last two years. I worked about 40 hours a week and was Editor-in-Chief my senior year, but it was also my work study and if I put in all the hours I worked I'd have none left for the last semester.
4. College Bookstore -- I didn't work a lot of hours there but here and there throughout the week, especially at the beginning of each semester. It was pretty easy work and was in addition to my work study money. I also had some various odd jobs here and there -- helping a lady clean her house, babysitting, etc.
5. Burger King -- worked there when I was 16 and through high school. Continued to work there on my summer and winter breaks from college and worked there as a manager for a few years after college while looking for work better suited for me.
6. Classified Ad Mananger -- This was a second job I worked during my first summer after college while I was a regular BK employee and not yet a manager. It was kind of boring for me because I really didn't use my creativity, but the people I worked for were nice.
7. Nanny/Babysitting -- More intense babysitting then when I was a teen. When I was home for two summers during college my second job was babysitting two kids during the day and getting them lunch and breakfast. They were pretty easy to take care of, thank goodness! I also was a nanny to my best friend's baby for a few months while I was unemployed this past year and it worked out well for both of us.
8. Choral Music Specialist -- I worked for a music distributor in Florida selling choral music over the phone to people who called in, mostly from churches and schools. It was OK, but again I wasn't able to use my creative skills.
9. Assistant to the Advertising Manager -- This was at a music publisher and I liked the job for the most part and was finally able to use my creativity and computer skills again. There were some odd politics going on there sometimes, but it was a pretty good place to work. They didn't pay much there, though, but I learned a lot about the business.
10. Assistant Manager, Blockbuster -- One of my second jobs while working at the publisher was as an Asst. Manager at Blockbuster. I had also worked at one in FL. The one in FL was much better. The Store Manager of the one here was a major jerk and a little weasel, and often I wanted to just pound him into the ground (and I probably could have).
11. Video Store Clerk -- After the Blockbuster thing ended because I could no longer take the nonsense, I still needed a second job to supplement my income while living by myself. So I worked for a few years at my friend's husband's video store. That was nice. The people were friendly and the customers were pretty good -- much better than at Blockbuster, I think because they knew it was privately-owned. I also had a similar job at another place that eventually went out of business, called SuperStar Video.
12. Creative Director -- This was the job I had where I was laid off last year. I really loved what I did but the last few months were hell for various reasons. I was literally sick by the time I got laid off and the office was moved out of state. However I learned a great deal about advertising and marketing that I didn't know and learned a lot about business in general. Sadly, one of the biggest lessons I learned was how to document everything so that my butt is covered when my boss decides to blame his mistakes on me. So glad I caught on early and it didn't work!
13. Marketing Specialist at a financial firm -- Able to still be creative but in a very different industry, which isn't a bad thing. So far I'm only working 4 days a week but everybody loves my work and I'm sure that soon I will be full-time. I get benefits even being part-time, which is great and I'm not complaining, especially after looking for work for close to a year :-)
1 Comments:
At 9:08 PM,
Erica said…
Mindy, even MORE things that we have in common!
1) I worked at my college newspaper in college too...as a copy editor my freshman year.
2) I worked at Blockbuster part-time a long time ago for extra income.
3) My favorite color is blue and every time I take a test of what color I would be, I'm always blue.
Maybe we were related in a previous life? ;)
Have a great day, lady!
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