We have a current job thread so I'll start a past job thread. I'll begin: Theater usher Ice cream route vendor newspaper delivery person dish washer (x2) fry cook at fast food (x3) sandwich chef insurance salesman car salesman hardhat on construction(off and on for 15 yrs) US Border patrol Sgt Owned tropical fish store Saltwater fish collector in Bay of Mexico - shush custom knifesmith computer scientist for 40 years substitute teacher Freelance tech writer. overnight stocker at Walmart Bicycle builder for Toys R Us Owned my own Radio Shack store Built drag race cars built total custom lowrider cars and bicycles crew on land speed record attempt (1000 cc) car built custom Harley Davidson motorcycles. K-9 officer for security firm airsoft pistolsmith Classified and unclassified Electronic Warfare software expert. MOTM winner Bit-Tech.net Contest winner on A.C Ryan forum in Netherlands Probably 20 or 50 I've left out but the thread is young. All of these jobs brought money/prizes in, not hobbies. john
A long life and an open mind. Not all were pleasant and yes some were very short. Also, several of them were at the same time. 2 or 3 small incomes is WAY better than no income. Summer jobs, jobs during high school, jobs while laid off from construction. Money is to be made if you go for it. john
Lacky at scuba diving school (pulled my back out, failed) four months wedding photographers assistant; still doing this one part time sales assistant at hardware/home goods store (was part time on weekends for a few years) sales assistant at electronics store (two years, just got fired) person who takes orders at pizza place (1 week failed) waiter (1 day, got sick, failed) barman (1 day, failed) photographer (done a few functions so far, got a wedding planned for november) lacky at hardware (raw materials cement bags etc) store, heavy lifting etc (lasted three months, till I found another job) Ebay store assistant (printing invoices, packing things) (lasted a few months, had some old bag making stupid remarks all the time, got sick of it, packed it in) I'm 23.
Part time draftsman "modernizing" hand drawn documents. Laid off for summer and never called back in the fall. A few months pay goes a long way for a high school student!
Army Army (Tracker) Police (murder and robbery) Tool, Die and jig maker (board the hell out of me and how I wish I was still in the job today) Farmer Sales consultant Retail Manager Senior Buyer Part time artist mainly portraits and landscapes
paper boy sales assistant at a sports clothing store (on and off for several years through uni + college) On campus 2nd line tech @ uni school IT tech Local government IT Tech Currently 23...
General dogsbody, Store Assistant (Kwik Save) Unit Supervisor/Table Maintenance(Riley's Snooker Club) Bar Staff Document Restorer (not as cool as it might sound) Bar Staff Ductwork Fitter(Travelling pissed me off eventually but i wish i was still doing it now) Pipework fabricator Bar Staff Hotel Porter Store Assistant Lots of retail/service in there but i genuinely enjoy retail, i just wish i could get a position at a shop fitting my interests. Hell i'd even work at PC World and try to overhaul the level of knowledge they *have/dont have *delete as applicable.
Raking hay/picking weeds and a draftsman/engineers apprentice/office assistant/bolt counter/quoting prices for customers/working in the plant making what I drew/deconstruction/sealing windows/cutting and moving stock Unfortunately that second job got bought by a large company, they hired someone who did half my job and paid them 4x as much because I was still a student.
Jobs Swimming Pool and Gym assistant Basic personal trainer Bar staff Construction (Don't tell the tax man kind) Grounds maintenance Photographic Teacher (whilst at college, yes I am that awesome) Head of Design at a small medical firm (Industrial placement at Uni, again freakin awesome) Head Industrial Designer at a large Chemical firm that supplies the medical and clean room industries Born 1987 Plan to better John achievements in life Qualifications: BSc Degree in Product Design 2:2 A-level Product Design Grade C A-level Photography Grade D AS-level Physics Grade E Summary, Qualifications can mean absolutely nothing but knowledge means everything, read to understand, not just for the sake of reading. So throw that fiction to the side and pick up something you'll learn! I Suck at exam pressure, always have, most likely always will, but if you show the people in your future job interviews your true talents then you may as well bin your qualifications.
Paperboy General Know it all person at Homebase IT Tech at two Zoo parks Labourer (while looking for IT tech job) Currently IT Tech at two primary schools.
Paid summer jobs: Carrot picker (Lasted 3 days. They pay was absolutely rotten, even for a kid, and the conditions wasn't worth it) Painter (Who hasn't painted during their summer vacation..?) Brick layer (Two projects) Other than that I'm a handyman when people need one. (Electrical work, carpentry, fixing cars, plumbing and so on) Now I'm a IT tech. Certified on several brands of notebooks and some desktops. That's my official title, at least. The last couple of years I have been working mainly on logistics to our subcontractors. The job isn't all that exciting, but it pays the bills. I do have some great colleagues, which make the work bearable. Strangers probably think that the people at my department is a bit messed up, but at least we have fun. I have no idea what i want to do in the future. I'm in no hurry as I have a safe job at the moment. Oh, just give him some time....
Stocktake at a $2 shop Assisting in a Safety Gear shop Produce Assistant - Supermarket Department Manager - Supermarket Fast food (counter work and food prep) Export fruit QC Export fruit packer (got demoted) Assistant department manager - Supermarket Labourer on building sites Techy at a appliance rental shop Fire alarm installation tech Grocery assistant - small supermarket Assistant shop manager - small supermarket Shop-manager- different small supermarket Now: Solo fulltime Dad to 2 wonderful kids!
