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December 2016 Moms
swhiddon33
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First Seven
swhiddon33
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I'm gonna go a little topic rogue here! Thought this might be a fun way for us to get to know each other in a different light, as women with some history before we become mamas (or add to our broods). This has been going around on FB and it has made me laugh. It seems these days I need these little distractions because ummmm have y'all taken a look at your to-do lists lately? Color me overwhelmed.
First Seven Jobs. Here are mine:
First Seven Jobs. Here are mine:
1. Overpriced jeans pusher
2. Teenage fashion guru failure
3. Office supply calculator
4. Copy machine
5. Piss-on
6. Glorified paper pusher
7. Slightly less pissed-on
Whew. Thank goodness for my job now!
Re: First Seven
1. Applebee's hostess. Only worked there the summer between high school and college
2. Linens N Things - all through college
3. Famous Footwear - spent my whole paycheck there
4. Substitute teacher
5. Nanny
6. Special Ed teacher (current-last 4 years)
2. Optometry office assistant
3. Optometric assistant for a different office
4. Nanny
5. Optometric assistant for a 3rd different office
6. High school science teacher
I haven't had 7 jobs yet. And 6 was a strech with the nanny thing since it was more of an on call thing and not a daily thing.
2. Dining hall worker at UCSB
3. Bassist in an all-girl rock band
4. Receptionist at a bank headquarters
5. Print shop worker
6. High school teacher
Aww, I kinda got nostalgic thinking about this!
2. Petsmart
3.Videographer/ Substitute Teacher
4.Photo Editor/Videographer/Sub
5.SAHM
6.Preschool teacher
7.SAHM
Eventually, I'd love to go back to teaching after this LO gets to school age!
2. Child care at a local gym
3. Hostess at TGI Fridays
4. Admin assistant at my college law school
5. Sales at saks 5th ave (took home no money there!)
6. Admissions/marketing for a college
7. community marketing for a blood bank
....and I've had exactly 8 jobs. Currently a marketing manager for a hospitality brand.
2. Nursery room teacher
3. Pre-k teacher
4. SAHM/WFHM as I watch my nephew at my house.
2 - chicken salad slinger at a gardening center
3 - cheap china-made mass produced clothing origami specialist (old navy)
4 - 8 wheeled fried food delivery service (sonic car hop on skates)
5 - adventure trip leader
6 - adult puppet master (rock wall employee)
7 - professor translator (teaching assistant for college courses)
...only my current job pays more than #4 - I worked there before they had credit card machines (uh... am I old?) and the place was new to my area so people would tip outrageous amounts. I would routinely take home $25-30/hour in cash on top of getting a paycheck...
ETA - I made minimum wage for 5 of these... which was $5.15/hour for my location back in my day (shit. I'm old).
2. Movie theater
3. College library data entry
4. Jamba Juice (the worst)
5. Wedding video editor
6. Temp
7. Office manager/project manager (first "real" job)
Currently a farmer, go figure.
2. Receptionist
3. Bank teller
4. Email customer service rep
5. Managed hosting support center rep
6. Technical writer/editor/trainer
7. Director of Client Services/Exec VP at a small tech startup
... then I got laid off and now I'm studying to be a real estate agent!
2. Party hostess for bratty kids at a chuck e cheese type place. Only job k ever got fired form and worst job ever. My kid won't go to those kinds of places if I can help it.
3. Donut slinger at Krispy kreme
4. Lowes cashier for every summer through college
5. Security/staff for professional football team training camp
6.retail associate at various mall stores (American eagle, ny and co, bath and body works)
7. Teacher and tutor at various grade levels
8. Bridal stylist
now I am working admissions for the local college. It sucks. There are other jobs in here too but I skipped them. @slartybartfast minimum wage was 5.15 for me too most of these.
2. Head washer/hair sweeper at "Salon of the South"
3. Cashier at Kmart
4. Student office assistant for resident life at Young Harris College
5. Cashier at Lane Bryant
6. Student office assistant for college of the arts at Kennesaw State
7. Editorial intern at Pink Magazine/staff writer for KSU's newspaper
...then I became an English Ed student and did a lot of student teaching and eventual substitute teaching and long term subbing. Never got a big girl job out of college. Now I'm a SAHW. I might go back to school or figure something out eventually. I've always liked writing (obviously) so maybe there's something there.
1. The Buckle. We were paid commission only and they "encouraged" us to wear their brand. So. One month and two checks in, I was profiting about $20. Nope.
2. The Wet Seal. Fashionista I am not.
3. Office Max. Where DH and I met.
4. Also Office Max, just in the copy center instead.
5. First law office job as a receptionist/legal secretary.
6. Legal admin assistant at the county's District Attorney's office
7. Second law office job as a legal secretary and marketing admin.
8. Current gig is my third law office job, as a paralegal and I love it.
2. Assistant at real estate office
3. Cashier at bookstore
4. Assistant at sign company
5. Cocktail waitress
6. Mental health caseworker
7. CPS caseworker
I've had soooo many jobs. This was fun.
Me: 33 H: 36
Married: 12/14/13 DS: 1/29/09
BFP2: 10/9/15 MMC: 11/12/15
BFP3: 4/6/16 DD: 12/12/16
2. Karate summer camp leader. Though I made 300 bucks all summer because I got to bring my brother for "free". Great for my parents...not for me.
3. Counselor at kids summer camp.
4. Work study tutor in college.
5. Summer hire for a govt agency.
6. Intern turned to real job as computer scientist at same govt agency as #5.
7. Computer scientist at different govt agency (current job).
That's all I've had.
2. Restaurant hostess
3. Popeyes
4. Hospital Kitchen staff
5. Hospital Surgery/ Supply Tech
6. Detention Officer
7. Probation Officer
Popeyes was by far the shortest and the most gross job
Together Since 04/21/2009; Married Since 05/29/2013
Baby Boy born 11/30/16
Baby #2 Due December 4
2. Bed Bath & Beyond
3. 5th grade teacher
If this post has taught me anything... I stayed at some crappy jobs waaaaay too long haha. This is 12 years of work
I went through a ugh a lot of stupid jobs when I was a kid I'm sure I have had 20 even tho the last 12 years I have been with the same company.
1. Cashier/plant waterer/stocker at a lawn and garden center 14-17
2. Ad designer at local newspaper 17-18
3. Temp office worker 18
4. Tarot card reader, phone 18 (this lasted about one week)
5. Toys r us cashier 18 (ugh Pokemon made it so freaking busy!)
7. Cashier at grocery store, then at Royal Farms
6. Baby's r us clothes folder 19 (lasted like two weeks but I still refold clothes after I look at them because I feel so bad for the retail people)
If you had told me I would someday be an attorney at that time of my life I would have laughed at you. I was in college through most of these jobs though.
Eta words
Married Jan 2008
DD Baby Bells born Dec 2016 5 lbs, 12 oz, 18"
Due with #2 Baby Arya EDD February 2020
2. Cold Stone Creamery
3. Sears - some awful job where all I did was change our price tags for sale items
4. Meijer - cashier and service desk
5. Panera
6. Circuit City - I actually really liked this job!
7. Insurance Underwriter
Current: branch examined for a broker/dealer
I've had a lot more jobs then this, I worked two/three jobs a lot in college and had short stints at more retail places.
1. Ball distributor (golf balls) and ice cream server at local driving range.
2. Food prep at a nursing home. To this day I can't handle the sight of tapioca pudding.
3. Cashier at a hardware store
4. Waitress at family owned restaurant.
5. Food prep for a country club (worst job ever!)
6. Ropes course coordinator at a summer adventure camp (best job ever!)
7. Bartender in T-ride Colorado.
I probably had a dozen more restaurant and bar tending jobs before I finally finished my degree and started my career in television/film production. Fun to look back!
2. Assistant Legal Librarian (paid my way through college)
3. 2nd Grade Teacher
4. Office Work at a Camp, Randomly Cooked
5. Kindergarten Teacher at a Classical Model school
6. Education Assitant in other people's homeschools
7. Work at camp... I do whatever everyone else doesn't get done or have time for ... and weekly do camper awards, teach skills classes, crafts, counselor encouragement and office work.
@aframe77 ... love it that you were a ropes course person at a camp!
Due December 27th with baby #7
2. Kroger cashier (for like 1 month...I hated it)
3. Hostess at Joe's Crabshack
4. Hostess at PF Changs (I'll work anywhere if I like their food and get 50% off meals)
5. Sales Associate at Discovery Channel Store
6. Teaching assistant at a school for children with special needs
7. Research associate at a marketing company
(then finally moved into my grown up jobs with my first social work position)
Sooo many more jobs since then...but none with dancing or tasty food
Baby #1
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2. lifeguard (this lasted 9 summers)
3. office girl at an insurance company
4. in-home behavior therapist (kids with autism)
5. para-educator
6. special ed teacher
Hmm, I guess I haven't had 7 jobs, now that I think about it!
DD- 11/2016
2. sandwich artist
3. cutlery saleswoman
4. cake decorator and bread slicer
5. hospital pharmacy intern
6. retail pharmacy intern
7. community pharmacist
I've had three more jobs since. my first job paid $4.75 an hour
My Wedding Bio!
1. Limited Too Retail Associate
2. Kaufmann's Retail Associate/Stock Person
3. Circuit City Stock Person
4. Dunkin' Donuts Baker and Cashier
5. McDonald's Cashier
6. Kinney Pharmacy Clerk
7. Licensed Veterinary Technician
They were all horrid except being a pharmacy clerk at Kinney and being a LVT, which is what I ended up going back to school for (I got a bachelor's degree in 2008 in music and psychology, which I have never regretted, but--surprise, surprise--did not get me a job :P). In the interim (between degrees), I worked at Dunkin' Donuts. While attending school again, I worked at McDonald's and Kinney Pharmacy to help pay my bills. I graduated with my A.A.S. in Veterinary Science Technology in 2012 and have not looked back! Doesn't pay well but it's the only job I have ever been happy doing, so that means a lot to me!
2. Lifeguard - 3 summers
3. Office Manager and recruiting coordinator for college swimming program
4. Bartender - for a looong time, several different places
5. Production and logistics manager for a start up eCommerce business
6. Purchasing Manager in manufacturing
7. Senior Project Manager (current gig)
Married Jan 2008
DD Baby Bells born Dec 2016 5 lbs, 12 oz, 18"
Due with #2 Baby Arya EDD February 2020
2. Hostess at Cracka Barrel
3. Customer Service at Toys R Us
4. Sign Language Interpreter and Tour Guide at the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial aka the Arch
5. Manager of Motel Hell
6. Starbucks Manger
7. Massage Therapist/Spa Supervisor
I loved the Arch and I meet lots of awesome people at the Spa. I may have talked to a former Beatle earlier this month...
Me:27 H:30
Till death do us part: 7.2.2011
Trying to conceive since 01.2014
Low AFC and azoospermia
IVF #1 03.2016 - BFP 03.28.2016
Due: 12.05.2016
2. Lifeguard
3. Waitress at German Restaurant
4. Once Upon a Child Retail Slave
5. Emotional Intelligence and Organizational Behavior Researcher/ Academic Journal Editor
6. Network Engineer/Project Manager
7. Data Analyst & Operations (current job)
Working during college sucked ass because I was so busy with collegiate sports and taking 7 classes at a time. The worst was at OUAC. The owner didn't care about anyone but herself. Story:
I had to work one summer afternoon, and the manager for that shift called me unexpectedly in the morning. She was whispering and said she fell and couldn't get up. I raced over to her apartment, and her 2 children were screaming and crying. She was on the floor in the bathroom, and half of her body was a strange color and very, very cold. I called an ambulance because I thought she had a stroke--then called the owner to say what happened and that I'm going to stay with the manager at the hospital, as she had no family in the state. Ambulance comes and gets her, and the hospital checks her out. Fortunately it wasn't a stroke, but a severely spasmed back and pinched nerves. I take her to get her prescriptions and then get home around 1am.
The next day when I went into work, the owner pulled me into her office and said how DARE I stay with the manager in the hospital, I put her in a position where she had to come in herself, her business comes first, etc etc. I said that I felt I did the right thing because neither of us were sure what happened...then the bomb came. She said she talked with the manager, and that the manager said I "refused to go into work" even though she repeatedly "urged me to go in, that she was fine." I was incredibly, deeply hurt and angry--I wanted to do the right thing and she threw me under the bus. I quit on the spot, and said that her shitty business will NEVER be more important than a person's life.
To this day I refuse to go into a Once Upon a Child.
Here are mine:
1. dog kennel
2. Burger King
3. Waitress at Steak n Shake
4. Juvenile Drug Court Intern
5. Human Resources Assistant
6. Professional Stapler Target/Executive Assistant to the president of a trade association
7. Elementary School teacher (last 5 years)
Up until the year I started teaching, I have always had at LEAST one waitressing job-and until I became a teacher I always made more at my part time waitressing job than I did as a full time whatever. When I was the Stapler Target I worked three days a week at a craft beer bar, one of those days being Monday, and I made more than my 5 day a week full time job. Crazy.
This was fun!
2. Assistant manager at hippie retail store, Zenith Supplies
3. Shipper at Card Kingdom
4. Nanny
5. Special Ed. Teacher
6. Licensed daycare & preschool owner
7. SAHM.... For now...
1. Student
2. Sales associate at Walmart
3. Sales associate at Petco
4. Teller at Arvest Bank
Worst of all was Petco. I was basically forced to quit because of the missed miscarriage I had, they said the 2 days I spent in the ER were unexcused even though I had a doctor's note for both days and I had called in way before my shift for both days. So basically those 2 days were unexcused and if I missed a third day I would be fired. For not being able to come in because I was in so much pain from the Cytotec that my OB gave me narcotics to knock me out. Looking back that was probably some form of pregnancy discrimination that I could have fought, but I honestly didn't know any better. I just left and then started working at the bank a couple of weeks later after I had physically healed up. The bank was a good job but not my favorite, I had a lot of friends at Walmart and would probably go back to work there while I'm still in school. I'm going to school to be a teacher, that's the job I'm most excited about!
2. Recruitment adversing agency
That's it. One job in through high school. One job through college turned permanate job post college. What can I say, I'm bad at job hopping.
1. Babysitter (counting this one because I DID get paid for it... and otherwise I might not make it to 7!)
2. Convenience store cashier
3. Waitress at Pizza Hut
4. MD office gofer (work study in college, mostly I did a lot of filing and making copies in the medical records room)
5. Pharmacy intern at Walmart
6. Long term care pharmacist
7. Home infusion pharmacist (current job for 8 1/2 years now)
Hey, I made it! Would love to be able to add stay at home mom to the list come December, but that's just not gonna happen...
1. Babysitter
2. Grocery store cashier
3. Disney store cashier - lasted 2 days, haha, it was terrible
4. Starbucks barista
5. Health care aid at a hospital
6. RN at a hospital
7. Nurse Practitioner at a Hospice
I by far love my current job most. I'm back in the hospital setting as an NP.
2. Waitress/Bartender at multiple restaurants (Lonestar, Max & Ermas, a local spot)
3. Kennel assistant then vet tech at vet hospital while in school
4. Commercial scheduler for local security company
5. Back to waitressing at Cheesecake Factory (money was too good not to!)
6. Salesperson at Tiffany & Co.
7. Veterinary Hospital Manager
I've been all over the place with my jobs! There was a ton of moving between some of these, so I always took what I could get until I was settled enough to look for something in the veterinary field.
I'm most excited about my new role as a Mommy in the future!
Me: 39 DH: 36
Married: Sept 2018
DS: December 2016
#2 EDD Feb 2020
@ashleaf2018 What an awful thing for a corporation to do to their employee. Regardless of the reason you were out, it's not like you were sitting at home twiddling your thumbs. You were out for a medical procedure. Ugh. So frustrating. At least you got out of that shithole.
@dmontgo Can't believe the owner AND the manager treated you that way. You were helping somebody. Guess what? When employees can't make it into work, guess who has to take over? Upper management. The owner didn't like that, she shouldn't have taken that position owning a business. It drives me crazy when bosses complain about having to fill in when people are out for legitimate reasons. Like... then don't take that job, fool!
1. Heritage Cafeteria for 14 years. Food server. Started at 16.
Then I moved to a new city after finishing school. My husband was already living there for work so I needed to take whatever jobs I could get. I worked two jobs at once.
2. Microcenter as a Cashier
3. Petco as the small animal manager
Moved back to the city I had moved from six months previously because my husband got a better job offer and we both wanted to be closer to family. I was able to get my first "real" job. At least it is in my field.
4. PC support for a call center. I've been here for a year next week.
That's it!