# List All the Jobs You've Ever Had **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 23, 2003, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-all-the-jobs-youve-ever-had/150551 "2003-01-23T22:07:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Legomancer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/779978/32.png) [@Legomancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Legomancer)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-all-the-jobs-youve-ever-had/150551/21 "2003-01-24T15:49:11Z")
Baby sitter Helping out at comic book/used book store Snowball Stand worker Donut shop cashier College Radio DJ Assistant to an accountant for a seafood company (spreadsheet work) Dominos Pizza Driver Pizza Hut Pizza Driver Assistant Network Admin/ Help Desk Computer Sales/Service Software “Sales”/Laundering Money for Mafia Front or Something Book Publishing Estimator Math Tutor/Math Lab Teacher Student Teacher Temp Hospital Surgical Instrument Inventory Person My Current Job Yep, that’s chronological. Sure, you’d hire me! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-all-the-jobs-youve-ever-had/150551/22 "2003-01-24T15:51:00Z")
In chronological order: Camp counselor Landscaping crew Unskilled construction laborer Gas station attendant Cafeteria prep crew (chopped lettuce for salads, etc.) Attendant at campus bowling alley Painter Baggage handler/outdoor maintenance/dishwasher/etc. at a small resort Security Guard Paralegal Graduate Teaching Assistant Math Instructor Graduate Teaching Assistant (again) Math Professor Mathematical Statistician ---
**Author:** ![FisherQueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@FisherQueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FisherQueen)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-all-the-jobs-youve-ever-had/150551/23 "2003-01-24T16:01:19Z")
Photographer’s gofer/flunky Library page Library page again Assembly line, Little Tikes toys, assembly. Assembly line, Little Tikes toys, plastics molding. Assembly line, itty-bitty thermostats. Assembly line, Chevy ashtrays and hubcaps. Bookstore clerk. Substitute teacher. Teacher Dairy queen shift leader Graduate assistant, teaching college freshman English Teacher again. ---
**Author:** ![Skerri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Skerri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skerri)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-all-the-jobs-youve-ever-had/150551/24 "2003-01-24T16:14:02Z")
Good grief. I don’t know if I can remember all my jobs. Babysitter (from age 12-15) Envelope stuffer for my sister’s printing company (age 15) Bane of society (Sears Termite and Pest Control telemarketer, 3 weeks at age 15) Nanny (age 15-16) Grease-slinger at Krystals (age 16) Legit drug dealer, Medicaid/Insurance Bitch, Compounding Queen (Wal-Mart pharmacy, age 17-25) Sworn enemy of Starbucks (Fulford & Egan coffee shop, age 18) Pizza flinger, covert mafia money launderer (Waitress at D’oriano’s Pizza, age 19-20) Legit drug dealer, delivery included (Pharmacy tech at NCS Healthcare, age 25-27) Certifiable crazy person (Pharmacy tech in a psych/drug rehab ward, age 27-currently) Beer bitch and pizza flinger (Waitress/bartender, Mellow Mushroom, age 27-28) ---
**Author:** ![ptr2void](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ptr2void/32/3406_2.png) [@ptr2void](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ptr2void)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-all-the-jobs-youve-ever-had/150551/25 "2003-01-24T16:21:17Z")
Ice cream cone/sundae preparer, chain restaurant Clerk/cashier, defunct department store Offset Press Operator, college work-study Picker, Ice cream warehouse (very brrrrrrief) Cook, pancake restaurant (helping a friend out, very brief) EKG/Stress Test Technician, small local hospital Cardiovascular Tech, private company & large teaching hospital Liquor store clerk Technical Support Specialist QA Engineer Software Engineer ---
**Author:** ![missbunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@missbunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missbunny)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-all-the-jobs-youve-ever-had/150551/26 "2003-01-24T16:23:06Z")
Layout/Print Brochure Designer Server at a horrible diner Clerk/Western Union Agent DoD: HR, then Comptroller’s office, then CO’s office Government agent (classified) (not as exciting as it sounds) Server/bartender at a nightclub Pension plan administrator Bartender at a nude club (yes, I wore normal clothes) Bar manager at a 4-star restaurant Insurance agent (worst job ever) More server jobs Hotel restaurant manager Yet more server/bartender jobs at various other restaurants Administrator at international-trade consulting firm Translator (French/English) Communications/graphics specialist at strategy consulting firm Syscom/Ops director at private investment firm ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-all-the-jobs-youve-ever-had/150551/27 "2003-01-24T16:29:33Z")
While living in Glens Falls, NY: Camp Counselor Lifeguard Swim Instructor Tennis racquet stringer Carhop Restaurant hostess Chambermaid While living in Boston, MA: Personal shopper at Filene’s Insurance Brokerage Assistant Reservation agent for Eastern Airlines Back in Glens Falls, NY: Travel agent Television listings compiler Insurance Agent ---
**Author:** ![Raymond\_Luxury\_Yacht](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raymond_luxury_yacht/32/4099_2.png) [@Raymond\_Luxury\_Yacht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raymond_Luxury_Yacht)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-all-the-jobs-youve-ever-had/150551/28 "2003-01-24T16:47:03Z")
paper boy altar boy dishwasher busboy prep cook host food runner waiter telemarketer for football shields assistant to Sports Information Director money counter at Yankee Stadium host for sports talk party line landscaper interior demolition high school theology teacher track coach barista cafe manager bike messenger location scout babysitter receptionist production assistant elevator operator driver bar manager bartender substitute teacher assistant food service director unemployment benefactor ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-all-the-jobs-youve-ever-had/150551/29 "2003-01-24T17:03:22Z")
Age: 29 Burger King cook retail associate at J.C. Penney Children’s store student employee U.C. Berkeley University Archives student employee U.C. Berkeley Interlibrary Loan undergrad research assistant teaching assistant research assistant physicist ---
**Author:** ![MrVisible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@MrVisible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrVisible)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-all-the-jobs-youve-ever-had/150551/30 "2003-01-24T17:09:18Z")
In vaguely chronological order: Babysitter Paperboy Newspaper folder Prep cook Shellfish counter Convenience store clerk Receptionist Camp counselor Bookstore clerk Security guard Group home worker Camp counselor Factory worker Pizza delivery driver Writing tutor Convenience store clerk Dishwasher Prep cook Food vendor/hawker Maze attendant Leatherworker Grape picker Convenience store clerk Axe thrower Juggler Hand-cranked carousel attendant/cranker Potter’s assistant Construction worker (too many different instances to list separately) Salesman/hawker [ul] [li]Pottery[/li][li]Pretzels/Italian Ices[/li][li]Pork Pockets[/li][li]Chicken/Fries[/li][li]Flutes[/li][li]Wooden swords/shields[/li][li]Staves/metal sculpture[/li][li]Jewelry (in US and England)[/li][li]Bubble wands[/li][li]Glass sculptures[/ul] [/li]Flute decorator (Second best in the US) Portrait photographer Puppeteer Window washer Database designer/system administrator Technical support (AOL) Computer salesman/repair technician Web desinger/hardware repair technician/database designer Self-employed computer consultant/pornographer Technical support (Microsoft) Volunteer disc jockey Tech support, system administrator, database designer, all-around geek And currently: Unemployed I’m 38. And I’m sure I’m forgetting some… ---
**Author:** ![Random](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/57b2e6/32.png) [@Random](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Random)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-all-the-jobs-youve-ever-had/150551/31 "2003-01-24T17:26:04Z")
Snow shoveler (Suburban Chicago) Lawn cutter (same) Produce assistant in supermarket (Ft. Collins, Colo.) Counter clerk at ice cream/hotdog shop (think Dairy Queen)(Chgo) Asst. Manager of above Automotive parts order assembler and packer (Chicago) Security Guard (Sub. Chicago) University library drone (Champaign, IL) Computer site proctor (paid to play computer games) (Urbana, IL) Computer instructor (Chicago) Legal research assistant (same) Attorney (same) ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-all-the-jobs-youve-ever-had/150551/32 "2003-01-24T18:01:20Z")
So far, Mr. Visible has the widest variety of bizarre jobs. Once on the radio, I heard a show similar to this thread, and a woman called in and said she was a sperm collector for bulls. I think hers was the weirdest. ---
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-all-the-jobs-youve-ever-had/150551/33 "2003-01-24T18:13:16Z")
I’m 34. Clerk/Typist (Germany) Pharmacy Assistant (Germany) Child Caregiver (Germany) Secretary (Germany and Delaware) Library Aide (California) Child Development Specialist (California) Telemarketer (Delaware) Management and Program Assistant (Minnesota) Business Systems Consultant (Minnesota) ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-all-the-jobs-youve-ever-had/150551/34 "2003-01-24T18:19:31Z")
Store model (4-5) Babysitter (14-16) Cashier, food prep:Wendy’s, Captain D’s, Central Park,Taco Hell (16-18) Retail: Freds, Zayre, and Kmart (short stints throughout teen years) Cashier at grocery stores: Sisco and Big Star (18-22) Stay-at-home mommy for a few years Homeschool parent Sales secretary Mail secretary Teacher’s assistant, preschool sp.ed. Career assessment counselor middle school level Vision screening tech. TA elementary CDC housepainter- desperately looking for something else ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-all-the-jobs-youve-ever-had/150551/35 "2003-01-24T18:23:32Z")
Age 25 past to present: Babysitter Mailroom clerk (sorted mail and listened to whiny fellow students) Dining room assistant (4 freaking years!) Walmart Sales associate (clothes) Americorps\*VISTA, New Hampshire Reads (coordinated the Tales to Go program) Toddler “Teacher” (for three days. It was not the job I was hired for!) Special ed child specific aide (one child with DDs, two children with autism) Academic Reader (aka scorer of open-response standardized tests. Great job, but it’s too bad that it’s not a full year position.) hopefully I’ll add something to the list soon, but since I’m not in construction or nursing 90% of the jobs out there that are hiring aren’t anything I’m qualified for. sigh. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-all-the-jobs-youve-ever-had/150551/36 "2003-01-24T18:24:52Z")
At 25, not many. I usually stick with what I have for a while. Paperboy (Moline Daily Dispatch - about 6 months) Dishwasher at a Mexican Food Restaurant (ugh - 3 months) Stockboy at a Grocery Store (3 1/2 years) Information Delivery Service Employee at college (2 1/2 years) Gas station attendant (2 summer breaks from college) Print Media Analyst (May 2000 - Present) ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-all-the-jobs-youve-ever-had/150551/37 "2003-01-24T18:43:03Z")
Krispy Kreme Doughnut Boy (sold doughnuts door to door) McDonald’s Cook Cook Cook Cook Construction Stand up comedian (not very good) Baker Cook Data entry Temp Temp College Student Grad Student Program Assitant Program Director (Novosibirsk, Russia) Information Officer (OSCE, Kosovo) Voter Registration Officer (OSCE, Kosovo) Program Officer (back in USA) Consultant (current) Early 20s, I wandered a bit. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-all-the-jobs-youve-ever-had/150551/38 "2003-01-24T18:54:09Z")
This takes a bit. I’m 50, and up until my last two jobs, I never had a job more than three years. It’s also pretty eclectic list. Store clerk (my family’s business) Medical aide Cable TV station staff OTB parlor manager trainee Sports call-in talk show host Assistant manager of a Spencer Gifts store. Radio sales rep Information and Referral Service worker PR director for a nonprofit agency Assistant at a Volunteer Center Software documentation specialist Technical writer Typist Administrative assistant for a power plant project Tech Writer/Computer graphics specialist Freelance tech writer Adjunct faculty at a community college Desktop publishing specialist ITS User Services specialist Webmaster Educational Technologist And, through most of it all: science fiction author ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-all-the-jobs-youve-ever-had/150551/39 "2003-01-24T18:54:20Z")
Little League umpire Refreshments vendor at a bingo hall Convenience store clerk Soldier Office manager for consulting business Manager for a big standards and certification company That’s it. ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-all-the-jobs-youve-ever-had/150551/40 "2003-01-24T18:57:53Z")
Taylor (Holliday Job), - research student -, Programer Consultant for Racal (and Lockheed), In house Programmer, Programer Consultant for Serjeant at Arms, – Top Secret, Hush, Hush work --, Web Designer for charity (whilst recovering from Pancreatitis), Data Base Admonisher for Sily-Koan Valley company [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-all-the-jobs-youve-ever-had/150551.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-all-the-jobs-youve-ever-had/150551.md?page=3)