jobs history

[NickInTheNorth]

This idea is unashamedly stolen from another forum I frequent, but seemed like a bit of fun, so I thought we could have a go too.

What jobs have you had?

paper boy
milk bottle washer
dairy assistant
squash court cleaner
bar man
abbatoir assistant
worked in the family general store weighing out animal feeds, stocking shelfs cleaning and working on the till

then I left school!

bank clerk
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers - Electronics technician
Pro squash coach
Bar cellar man
bar manager
restaurant manager
hotel manager
Chef
Kitchen porter

then I went to University did a business law degree

bar man
waiter
supermarket shelf stacker

left uni

IT telesales
IT consultancy - documentation solution
IT sales - hardware
IT sales - network and intergration solutions
Web development - ASP Coldfusion java
web infrastructure design and implementaton
multimedia development
Insurance telesales
general labouring holiday acomodation repair and maintenance
cycle repair and hire
stevedore
FLT driver
Dumper driver
prawn creel fishing
farm labourer
school cook
high school IT support

I think that covers it all, but there may be some I've missed.

forgot

postie
production line rowntrees and terrys
weeding nursery growing beds (and I swear it rained all day for the full six weeks!)
car sales
potato picking
hay making

[Ash]

whilst at college i worked part time in coop

then worked in a local bakery

had baby

worked in coop

now im back at college

im only 21 so its not long :D

[Margaret M.]

Dang Nick, that's a tough act to follow.

While in school, I did my share of helping on the farms around, picking tatties, tossing hay and corn up on the trailers, etc.

During the summer holidays, I worked in Cardosi's cafe and the Wool Shop.

After school:
Bank clerkess - Thurso
Teller
Payroll dept, County Offices, Wick -- hated it, went back to the bank in Thurso
Taught pre-schoolers and managed a day care center in Canada
Went to university -- business course
Back to banking in the U.S. and did it all - teller, customer service, branch manager, training specialist, software designer/tester, training manual design, merger training, etc.

[cuddlepop]

While at school I
baby sat
At college I
Cooked
Cleaned
Waitressed
Receptionist
left college and
Cooked
cleaned
waitressed
barmaid
Shop worker
bakery assistant
warden at youth hostle
catering manager
carer in old folks home.
general assistant in a resourse centre.
project worker.
road crossing patroller
administrator
janitor.
cook in charge in various schools
hospital worker.
As you can see I'm pretty adaptable.:lol:

[Alice in Blunderland]

Shop assistant
Shop manager
Left work for a while to have kiddies
Shop assistant
Care assistant
Slave to the NHS
Hope to retire very very early :lol::lol: yeah right I wish I was so lucky!!

[golach]

Started working aged 13
Tattie Picking,
Berry Picking,
Harvesting,
Shawing Neeps,
Paper boy,
Milk laddie,
Left school:-
Creeler = apprentice Carpet Weaver
Cabin Boy,
Assistant Steward = any job on board a ship in the catering Dept
Bedroom Steward,
Baths & Wines Waiter = the hand that is pouring your Wine Madam was cleaning your Loo this morning,[lol]
Assistant Head Waiter (Emigrant Class) to Oz
Wine Butler in a gentleman's Club
Cocktail Barman
Postman
Joined HMC&E
Revenue Assistant = security of the revenue in Whisky Distilleries & Bottling plants
Clerical Officer
Intelligence ( I never said Intelligent) Officer, chasing Druggies, bootleggers & Vat fraudsters,
Environmental care Officer for Scotland,
Service Point Officer for Scotland, Wales and N Ireland,
Transport Manager for Scotland, Wales and N Ireland
Trainee Pensioner
Tour Guide Edinburgh Tours ( Seasonal)
and in between I served in the Royal Naval Reserve for 27 years reaching the dizzy Heights of CPO

[Fantoosh]

Chip shop server person
house keeper (for 2 days)
ormlie office and ormlie nursery trainee
waitress/housekeeper/slave
bookies
college (seems like a job, plenty of placements)

[vodka-queen]

nice to see you all had a good few jobs i am still in my first ever job!!

[Julia]

Housemaid for two seasons at different hotels on West coast
Cleaner
Selling subscriptions for Press & Journal door-to-door
Dog walker
Youth worker
Water Bailiff
Various voluntary work
Distribution Organiser for phone book/yellow pages
BT Internet helpdesk
Secretary
Admin Assistant
Administrative Officer

Also been to college twice

[mums angels]

full time mum

childminder for almost 2 years

back to full time mum

now full time mum and wife

am 26 and have no idea what i'll do when i grow up :lol: ( have about 6 years to decide whilst waiting for next one to start school ) before having kids i wanted to be a midwife but don't think its for me now ...something within school would be ideal so i can still be a full time mum .

[Jeemag_USA]

Its certainly been an up and down ride.....

Paperboy
Factory Worker
Assistant Chef
Gamekeeper
Forrester
Dry Stone Waller
Shepherd
Call Center Operator
Technical Analyst
Telecommunications Installation Technician
Network Engineer
Network Engineering Specialist

I think I am set now until retirement :Razz

[Jeemag_USA]

Started working aged 13
Tattie Picking,
Berry Picking,
Harvesting,
Shawing Neeps,
Paper boy,
Milk laddie,
Left school:-
Creeler = apprentice Carpet Weaver
Cabin Boy,
Assistant Steward = any job on board a ship in the catering Dept
Bedroom Steward,
Baths & Wines Waiter = the hand that is pouring your Wine Madam was cleaning your Loo this morning,[lol]
Assistant Head Waiter (Emigrant Class) to Oz
Wine Butler in a gentleman's Club
Cocktail Barman
Postman
Joined HMC&E
Revenue Assistant = security of the revenue in Whisky Distilleries & Bottling plants
Clerical Officer
Intelligence ( I never said Intelligent) Officer, chasing Druggies, bootleggers & Vat fraudsters,
Environmental care Officer for Scotland,
Service Point Officer for Scotland, Wales and N Ireland,
Transport Manager for Scotland, Wales and N Ireland
Trainee Pensioner
Tour Guide Edinburgh Tours ( Seasonal)
and in between I served in the Royal Naval Reserve for 27 years reaching the dizzy Heights of CPO

Trainee Pensioner, I like that made me laugh, did ye pass the final exam [lol]

[golach]

Trainee Pensioner, I like that made me laugh, did ye pass the final exam [lol]
not yet, I have not served my time [lol]

[TBH]

Its certainly been an up and down ride.....

Telecommunications Installation Technician

:Razz

I hope you didn't abbreviate that on your c.v.[lol]

[Lolabelle]

Stablehand
laundry girl
kitchen hand
waitress
chef
chef at many restaurants
restaurant owner
share dairy farmer
worked on family market garden farm, planting cabbages
painter (houses)
builders labourer
short order cook
barmaid
waitress
assistant supervisor of domestic services Tocal Agricultural College
chef
Acrylic Nail Artist
Administration for Transport Company

[Hibeechick]

I started in a flower shop when i was 13. Went to college at 18 to do floristry, Stayed down in Edinburgh a couple of years working as a florist... back in wick and yup... still a florist lol

[hotrod4]

Left school:
trainee chef(norseman)
Army chef
DJ
Barman
Confectioner
Chef
Accounts clerk
Window salesman(2 days!)
Government artist!
chef again
Kitchen manager
Customer services BT
Faults advisor(BT)
Tesco(kiosk)
Tesco(electrical)
Shop supervisor-present

Never got my dream jobs of gigolo or kept man though, but i am only 37 so time for me yet!! :)

[singysmum]

While still at school in Manchester cleaned out stables
walked dogs.
This started my love of animals so then
worked as general help on farm
went to Agricultural college
work in Laboratory at Libbys testing millk
had 2 children
moved house and had space to
keep pigs, calves, goats and hens
'collected' various dogs so started boarding kennels
learned to trim so became a dog groomer
became dog training school instructor
marriage failure so moved out and
worked in insurance brokers
worked nights in local nightclub (behind the bar)
worked for private home care company
worked in bank data inputting
back to insurance office
up to Wick
fell in love with place and RETIRED here
now running small dog training class

[Fran]

I started in a flower shop when i was 13. Went to college at 18 to do floristry, Stayed down in Edinburgh a couple of years working as a florist... back in wick and yup... still a florist lol


...and a great florist you are too.

[Hibeechick]

...and a great florist you are too.

Awww Fran thank you :) Only glad to help in anyway I can.

[honey]

hhm, lemme think

when i was at school i did placements in a couple of hotels as a chamber maid

also had a weekend job in The Leisure Centre
babysitting
waiteressing in The park Hotel

when i left school
waiteress/barmaid in the bowling alley
Bt Internet helpdesk
Skinandis/central at weekends..

i moved down to glasgow, had a couple of call center jobs
now im a Team Manager in the us embassy visa heldesk..

just as well i had kids in there, or my HNC in childcare woul have been wasted! lol

[karia]

[quote=honey;303064 Bt Internet helpdesk [/quote]

Wow, that's a brave one to admit to!:eek::lol:

Karia

[honey]

Wow, that's a brave one to admit to!

Karia

i actually enjoyed working there... there was a great bunch there then (1998).. and if i hadnt worked there, i wouldnt have met my hubby.. i met him online... when i was skiving!!! :lol:

[karia]

i actually enjoyed working there... there was a great bunch there then (1998).. and if i hadnt worked there, i wouldnt have met my hubby.. i met him online... when i was skiving!!!


It is good to know that the people who work there are having fun.....unlike the customers![evil]

I am glad it had a happy ending for you guys though..I'm a sucker for romance!;)

karia

[honey]

i have to say, it wasnt the workers that made BT so crap.. we worked our butts of (i was joking bout the skiving lol)

personally, id say Manpower was the problem when i worked the.. but as i say, thats just MY opinion....


thanks, it was a happy ending, we now have 2 gorgeous sons!!!

[Cedric Farthsbottom III]

Paperboy


Where I am now....Happy......nough said

[airdlass]

While still at school:
Saturday job at hairdressers
Hotel work
Babysitting

College
While still at college:
Waitressing
Bar work
Babysitting
Checkout operator

Left college
Receptionist for an oil supply company
BT Telephonist
Shop assistant

Kids
Went back to school as a mature student
Hotel work
Shop assistant
Post Office assistant
Information Advisor

[William]

In School:

Work placement to Caithness glass factory

Left school:

Dishwasher (pentland hotel)
General work in Sandras
Call advisor (BT)
Back to sandras
Now bus Driver (Rapsons)