How man jobs have you had in your life?

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Let me see if I can remember them all.....
Anything with an (s) after it means I've had multiple jobs in that role.

Phone operator(s)
Scout Camp dishwasher
Wooden pallet repair
Landscaper
Computer Technician(s)
Computer company owner(s)
Phone Tech support specialist(s)
Customer service rep(s)
Grocery store bagger
Graphic designer
Market research
Data entry
Executive assistant
Redemption cashier
Car washer
Apartment maintenance
Machine operator(s)
Printing press tender
Fast food position(s)
Shipping clerk(s)

That's all I can remember right now. I know there's another couple categories I'm forgetting though. It's late ;(

I"m almost 40, How many have YOU had??

First one to vote and I checked the wrong box. LOL

I never stayed with a company much longer than one or two years. When I look into the written testimonials in which companies give their references the tenor was in all "professional a very good man, but otherwise the worst trouble maker we ever seen."

waitress (failed deplorably each time, 4 jobs)
special education teacher (3 jobs, 2 states, never more than a year)
therapist (3 failures, all within 2 months)
casemanager (3 jobs, none longer than a year)
trainer (9 mos)
phone customer service (1.5 years)
collections (a few months)
lots of temp jobs (maybe 10?)
houseparent part time while in grad school
self-employed
tutor (2 companies)

Not including summer jobs while a student:
clerk at second hand bookstore
desktop publisher
file clerk
office temp, including 1 week putting up Christmas decorations at a department store, 5 months at a credit card processing center and 10 months at a high tech company; mostly data entry for the last two

then I gave up

I had six diffrent kind of jobs in the regular working market with full salary during the period of 8 years.

The last job I had I went fired for the first and only time in my life. This was in year 2000.

Not counting periods of self employment I've probably had 20 or so 'real' jobs where I actually got paid plus 6 or 7 working for various colleges where I didn't get paid but earned credits for helping professors.
I actually enjoy work and am a workaholic usually 7 days a week 365 days a year. The last time I actually took what normal people call a vacation was in 1984. Come to think of it that was also the first time I ever took time off to begin with.

I've had a few jobs but I never worked anywhere for more than a month except my last job as a security guard where I worked for 9 months. But I quit almost a year ago... I have a hard time finding and keeping work.

Kudos to anyone on the spectrum who tried waitressing. I don't think I could do it even in my dreams. If I am talking to someone and have a lidless drink in my hand, I spill it while talking. I do the same with plates of food. Hate to think of the damage I'd do with trays of plates and drinks. What a disaster!

Too many to count without getting depressed in the process.

Early on, I was insecure and fairly lazy. I quit most of them, was fired from others.

Later, when I realized my inability to stay in a job was hurting my chances at a decent job, I made it a point to try and stick with jobs as long as I could. Today I'm still in fairly dead-end jobs.

I've had three jobs, having been a shelf-stacker in a supermarket and a labourer twice.

Shelf-stacking wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, because I liked putting the products in order, and I was so efficient (compared to my co-workers) that management usually didn't bother me. I still wouldn't like to go back there though.

Labouring was hard work, but most of the people I worked with weren't chatty, preferring to get on with the job, which was good.

as far as paid positions go i've had a few:
Go Kart track attendant,
Landscaper,
Deck restoration,
Weekend job at a garage (oil changes, cleaning, basic repairs, etc.)

i've also had some smaller jobs that were only for a few days, usually setting up computers, categorizing software, plus the obligatory lawn mowing and babysitting.

as far as volunteer stuff goes, i've volunteered for the city helping special needs children in group activities like day camp, swimming lessons, etc.. I also did some roofing in Mississippi after hurricane Katrina for a week.

Housekeeping in the hotel
Working in a thrift store cleaning
Working in the high school library dusting bookshelves and making bookmarks

Water Theme Park
Subway
McDonalds
Pizza Place
King Soopers (Grocery Store)
Safeway (Grocery Store)
Sam's Club
Radio Shack
Advance Auto
Midas
1st Security
2nd Security Company
Dish Network
Skywest (I injured myself on the job and damaged a plane:p)
Cleaning at the airport.

The worst was probably at the airport. I hurt myself pretty bad there.

I've had only one job, last year I delivered and handed out flyers.

I'm searching for another job now.

I had one job when I was 14, doing a paper round, until I broke my arm doing so and gave it up.
I haven't had a job since, but then I'm only 16 and am in full-time education.