What jobs have you done?

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I had two jobs, aside from volunteer work. The first one was at the bakery in a Provigo grocery store. I put price tags on products, but the products in containers-- plastic boxes, plastic bags or peper bags--, put stuff on trays to be cooked, washed trays, swept the floor, shelved products... I kept getting stressed that I would screw up and so I screwed up... I lasted 3 days... part time on those days so it was actually less than 3 work days.


I also worked at Tim Horton's for 4 days and quit because it was too dull and the dullness was stressing me out... I went into my next episode of deep depression shortly after that... dunno if it was a coincidence or if it was partially brought on by the Tim Horton's experience or my mother expecting me to get stressed out...

Worked for my dad's business for about 5-6 months when I was 19 and had dropped out of college.
Did Stage management in London theatre for 8 months then had a breakdown of some sort.
Worked in a care home for about 5 months in about 2002.
Not done anything since.

I worked for an engineer for a city government in the summer of 1999.

I worked in a public library in the summer of 2000.

I worked as a mapping technician for a city government from January-August 2002, and again from October 2003-August 2007 (for the same government).

I am currently a full-time college student, majoring in geology.

Tim

dishwasher
janitor

Video store clerk: It was an okay job for me until I got promoted to low-level management. After that I had to manage the store on my own, alone quite often and do teleconferences and handle customer debt disputes. All of which made my anxiety level skyrocket until I finally had a breakdown and quit the job. All of that covered five years... management for one.

Floor person: I did this for a while and it was a breath of relief after the previous job even though it paid much less. I pretty much had this for a couple years and used it as a way to practice interacting with others and undoing all the anxiety damage I had. Maintain stock, run register. That's pretty much it.

Custom framing(sort of): This is what I do now at the same place. It's more like Floor Person plus some other responsibilities except I don't get called to register anymore. I have my own register actually in the back of the store now which is only used for custom framing. It's sort of because I only occasionally get to do framing work, which I find quite enjoyable. I get my own little room and get to clean and put stuff together and cut glass and mats. Most of the framing work is done by the shop manager however. I only really get a chance to work on stuff on weekends when the manager isn't there. I think it's an okay job, there are parts to it I like. I just wish I got paid more and that our stuff wasn't so expensive so we'd get more things to work on.

telephone bill collector for credit clothing company
(guess how long this lasted!?)

breakfast cook at a mountain lodge
(getting up at 3:30AM is for the birds)

pie and cake baker at a Shari's 24 hour restaurant
(I loved this one, I wore a headset and 'books on tape' and talked to no one and worked until 2:AM.)

taking the lables off of dog food cans, boxes and boxes of mountians of dog food cans.
(hunger and paying the rent will make you do many strange things)

telephone technical support
(my longest lasting job, so far)

Stage manager for theatre company
(Although I am a control freak, I use my powers for good)

line cook for hotel
(learned how to use a small chain saw to make ice sculptures in this one)

Domino Pizza Delivery Driver
(back in the thirty minutes or it's free, era)

Books on Tape reader
(BOOOOOORRRRRRRRIIINNNGGGGG!)

General Grunt work on an Archeological Dig
(found a couple of nice pieces, too!)

taking telephone calls to put more minutes on calling cards
(average call, 23 seconds, average keystrokes per call 9,000)



Merle

Instrument person / Party chief (land surveying and civil engineering)

Draftsperson (land surveys, civil engineering, geologic base maps)

Graphic designer / Illustator, portrait and cartoon artist in the carnival biz

Geologist's assistant

Food prep / cook (dabbled in the restaurant biz, owned/operated a fast food outlet)

Dock worker (part-time, loaded / unloaded 18-wheelers to help pay for college)

Sod-laying / landscaping (casual employment)

Counter person at a store (BAD choice!)

Box office cashier at a movie theater (that wasn't so bad)

Factory worker (casual employment)

Berry picker (blue berries, -casual employment)

Tree planter / tree nursery worker (contract)

Urethane molder (casual employment)

Construction (casual employment)

Woodworker (I really liked it until the work ran out )

Personal Support Worker (in health care... but that's another story)

Crew foreperson for a lanscaping crew (You know what? I actually enjoyed that challenge. Contract employment.)

Taxi driver (no other alternative at the time; didn't want to apply for welfare)

Lab prep technician (ore samples)

Volunteer (did that at a local food bank and at a blues festival), presently on the executive of a local speaker's club

I have done fast-food work which I will never do again. I have done construction work with my dad. And that is it. If push comes to shove, as much as I hope to never do construction work again (other than helping my dad with projects on family property) I would get a job doing that over food service any day. I should also mention that my dad intentionally made it a point to not teach me anything above labor work.

My 37 year old husband has AS. He works as a Water Engineer. He plays cards every lunch time - - suspect the guys he plays cards with are also on the spectrum!

When he was 17 he worked in the menswear department at a major department store. I always get the giggles when he talks about this job because he does not dress well!

Doesn't matter though because he looks good in anything!

Helen

Published a magazine
Crew Leader for the Census Bureau
Printed and sold t-shirts
Currently entering training for tractor trailer driver

I worked for five months as a sales advisor for a local department store (Worst. Job Choice. Ever), and have been working as a civil servant for four years as of this month. I've also done bit-part jobs here and there, such as filling in for somebody on sick leave at my dad's law firm and various agency jobs which all sucked (bagging up pigs' ears for eight hours was disgusting).

1994 I taught junior college English

1999-2001 I was a proofreader at my local newspaper

2002-present I have worked at my local public library. I love it.

I also do some writing in my spare time.

I've always been in Exports,whether it be for freight companies or manufacturers.On the
manufacturing side I've been involved in drinks and ladies clothing (sounds more fun than it
actually was ! )

Cared for the kittens, puppies, birds, small animals and pets who were boarding at a pet store and was a kennel attendant a posh kennel. Currently I'm a part time custodian at a medical device manufacturer, where I've worked nearly three years. I love my current job the best ( despite not working with animals) for many reasons, but mainly because I'm trusted and respected-which I was not at the other two places I worked at.
Oh, I forgot-I have also been a precinct judge for five elections. It's hard to think of that as a job, even though I got paid because you're only a precinct judge for a day!

I worked at a workout center, paper filing at a car dealership, and currently I am a dishwasher at a restaurant c: