5 Jobs I've Done

Nicole, over at Moment That Define Life, has another list for us this week.  This week's list is about 5 jobs that I've done.


1).  Working for Grandma

One of the earliest memories I have of getting paid for a chore (a job) was at my grandparents house.  Their driveway and patio was all pavers.  My grandmother paid my brother and I a dime for every weed we pulled out from between pavers.  Let me tell you, when you are....like 6....those dimes add up quickly.  And boy do you feel rich after making $4 or $5 of weeds being pulled.  And now that I understand babysitting kids a little bit better, it sure would keep them amused for a good long while.

2).  Law office b*tch

I spent several summers working at my dad's law firm doing a lot of grunt work.  I know, someone has to do it.  And let me tell you, it taught me a great lesson about how I did not want to spend my life.  Filing <shudder>.  And filing some more.  I was really really bored.  Really.  But, it meant I was able to go on summer vacation with my family without worrying about taking time off.  And things could have been a lot worse than an office job.

 

 3).  Insurance Claims Taker

For about a year and half in college, I worked at an after hours call center.  Taking auto insurance claims in Spanish and English.  It was for a shady West Coast based company.  It must have been some really bad insurance.  But, for a college student, it paid well.  And a lot of night the phones were dead quiet, which meant I got to do school work.  The other people who took other random after-hours calls, weeeeeiiiiiird.  Very very weird.  Nice enough.  Entertaining.  But weird.  One guy legally had his name changed to Bark-Me Wolf.  No I am not making this up.  And Bark-Me, if you are reading this,  I apologize.  But you do have to admit, meeting you does make a great story.

4).  Banker

My first "real" job out of undergrad.  A banker.  Why I thought that was a good idea?  As my dad still likes to say, I couldn't even balance my own check book.  Yet they hired me to help other people with their money........ (I actually was pretty good at it.  Who knew!)

5).  Marketing and Fundraising.

Ahhhhh I found my calling.  And boy does it feel good.