So, ya think I am ADHD!!! Just to let you all know, that since I have had the same type of job since graduate school so I more stable now:)

Some jobs were only for a day and some were for 2+ years.

I never knew I had so many. This does not include all of my volunteer work that I did in my early 20's. The one type of job I never had was retail.


NAPA warehouse - Stocker
Receptionist for hair salon
Recep. for a car place
Office staff for an oil place (BORING)
Dairy Queen
Sign shop - made signs
Telemarketer
Daycare teacher assistant (three different places)
Sign language interpreter/nanny
Developmental therapist - three different organizations/different times (developmentally delayed adults)
YMCA summer staff
Graduate school - office worker
Disability helper (graduate school) - read books for people with dyslexia
Pocahontas at a birthday party - one time and quit
Residential Advisor- Two year at U of W
Summer School Teacher inner city WA DC
Counselor for foster kids in transitional housing (apts)
Speech and hearing Clinic - office worker
Big Five - salesperson
Applebees - Waitress
Kenya Africa - teacher assistant and church camp (work/study through community college - I guess can be considered volunteer)
Barrista
Yellow Pages Delivery
Aide for man with Alzheimer's
Warehouse door company (?) advertiser (hard to explain)
Educational coordinator - children hospital - Cancer Unit
School Psych - 6 years

How many jobs? 30 - 33 (school psych - three different school districts ONLY because of moves and kids, beyond my control).

I have never been fired from a job, ever:)!!

Most jobs were before meds lol

Wow! Now thats what a shifty life!

I am only 17, and havent really had a proper job yet.

Left highschool at 15.... went to college.... lasted about 6 months..... went on a work training program... lasted about another 6 months..... went on a work placement. hated it, and lasted about 1 month.... and now im looking to start another training program....

Well you sound like me.

When I have time, I will list the reasons why I quit those jobs. It may be very similar to your personality:)

There is hope, I swear!!

I forgot two:

Salesperson and a fitness gym
Independent Discovery Toys Consultant

Michael's - stocker
Mikasa - where house/stocker
jc penny - customer service/cashier
movie theater - cashier/floor staff
Fry's electronics - computer repair
starbucks - self explanatory
best buy - computer repair
Marriott - A/V tech

and im 22 years old

Burger King
Landscaping
Burger King
Grocery store- bagger/stocker
Burger King
Grocery Store- Loss Prevention
Police Academy
Burger King
Army
Grocery Store- Bagger/Stocker
Rent a Cop

I love it!! this is interesting! Rent a cop????

Yeah... rent a cop, security guard, same thing. Worst job I've ever had. I would rather mule drugs for Columbians.

hmm, let's see...

Riding horses/ranch work
Detailing a jewelry store (under construction -- weekend sort of deal)
More ranch work
Counselor at bible camp (3 times)
Starting colts/training horses (ongoing for several years)
Horseshoeing
Horse Unit at the State Fair (putting on the horse show)
#1 assistant/manager Jr. Exhibits for the state fair
Wrangler/ranch hand
Training horses

I'm 21 btw... LOL

Newspaper Delivery
Newspaper Delivery
Furnature Store Weekend Kid
Fast Food Joint
Restaurant Backroom/Busboy
Restaurant Busboy
Fast Food Joint
Rooming House Handyman Janitor
Coffee House Dishwasher
Coffee House Cook
Lab Lacky
Coffee House Waiter
Warehouse/Delivery Lacky
Warehouse/Delivery Lacky
Building Permit Specialist
Consulting Geologist
Erosion Control Regulator/Permit Specialist
Ecological Technician
Stream Gauging Technician
Environmental Planner
Environmental Project Manager
Consulting Geologist
Consulting Geologist
Unemployed Couch Rider

That covers about 31 years worth of jobs. From the first to the last. Right now, I am trying to become an Environmental Steward or Environmental Project Manager.

Good thread!!

Dairy Queen (got fired for always being late...And reading on the job instead of cleaning)

Norland's Plastic (plastic molding place. Suddenly I couldn't handle the smell of melting plastic. Makes me sick.)

Worked for the Wichita Wrangler's baseball team for one day in the gift shop. Got confused about when I was supposed to work next. I don't remember the exact reason I quit..or got fired. whatever.

Temporary agencies - loved those. Very diverse. Bagging marbles, stuffing envelopes, working with the coupons that's in the middle of the Sunday papers, Coleman Company (assembling flashlights), cleaning a HUGE house after the workers finished building it (the wood shavings, etc. Needed vacuumed, etc. Proud to say I was the first one to do a cartwheel in that house!), pasting stickers on boxes (like the big pictures that show the product. A plastic swimming pool for example), and other odd jobs....

Shepler's Western Wear. Didn't get along with the other girls working there. I could tell they were laughing at me.

Dairy Queen again (this time at a mall)

the Zoo (fed the humans. I miss that job. I was depressed and took off for Colorado)

McDonalds (for a week. Same time as the zoo. Couldn't handle two jobs at once)

a subway shop (for three days)

Another fast food place at the mall (the assistant manager took me to see Van Halen...then he expected "something" for it. I just wanted to see the concert. I didn't give in to him. LOL.

Kitchen assistant at Omaha Public Schools (six months)

Wal-Mart (8 whole years!!!!)

What else? I, uh....tried the, well, call girl thing. LOL. Don't ask. LOL. Never actually did anything though. Phew!!!

My mom was an office manager at a small office. I helped out when she was on vacation. Once I wrote a note (since I was the first one there) saying I was sick and put it on the desk then went to the lake with a friend. My mom was NOT happy! (I don't blame her)

What else did I do? I know I had more jobs than that. Most of the time I got a depression spell and quit.

Oh! For a hotel. Busboy and driver. Made good tips...even if I'm not too strong. LOL. Drove people places also. They trusted MY driving? That lasted a week.

To many to remember and to many to list.

hmmm....



t-shirt screen printing shop
bussed tables
sales assoc. in shoe store
telemarketer (shortest job ever)
CNA in geriatric nursing home (ugh... especially night shift, prepping the corpse for the funeral home was one of my memorable experiences)
bank teller
accounting clerk/part time shoe store
accounting clerk (had just moved to new town)
acct. payable clerk (boss at previous job creeped me out)
acct. clerk
MOM
started my own home based gift basket business complete with loads of debt
mary kay consult.
pampered chef consult.
stampin up consult.

the accounting jobs have to be the most boring, and the ones I got in the most trouble at.

I've had so much fun lately using self checkout wherever I shop, I should consider a job in retail sales. I like that beep beep noise.

I tried telemarketing...well, the training. I left crying. When people think they're calling for one thing on TV, they don't know that they handle MANY different products! People were asking me about specific products and how they worked, etc. How would I know! The computer doesn't tell me everything about the product. I couldn't handle it! I'm better suited where I know the answers.

Long John Silvers-server
Pizza Hut-server
Grocery store-bread maker
Telemarketer-hated it
Sports bar-bartender
Counselor-group home
Manager-group home
Counselor-children and adolescent behavioral hospital
Counselor-adult mental hospital
Caterpillar-building small parts in a warehouse
Printing company-designing textbooks in braille

Let me see,

Warehouse labourer 3
Black and white printer 1
colour printer 1
E6 technician 3
Roofer 1
Photographer 5
labourer 1
Plasterer 1
Rest Manager 1
one hour lab tech 5
Phone serveys 1
Bar tender 1
PC Technician 1
Camera repair tech 1
Field service tech 1

The numbers donate how many times I have done this job,

This doesnt include all the times I had enough money to ditch the rat race and take extended time off to travel.

good post

John, how old are you? currently working?

John, how old are you? currently working?

Well I am 38 now, and I am currently in the perfect job for ADHD, for me anyway. I have been with this company for 8 years with top reviews every year.
My bouncing from job to job was between 17 and 29, I also did not include in my list a stint at trade school ( 6 months ) and college ( 3 months ).
I also had my first kid 8 years ago, so I felt I really needed to stick with a job to give the wife a sense of security and the whole health insurance thing.

wow, you are my age. I still have a lot of job problems(luckily not married and no kids). I think if I was married and especially if I had a child, things would probably be a little different becuase other people are counting on me, etc.. being single, I know I have only myself to worry about, and sometimes that makes me a little less motivated. I know this sounds bad, but I believe this is true. I have wondered if getting married would "help" some of my add symptoms? I'm not sure. I have also wondered and often thought being married would make my ADD issues even worse(I have a bad temper). Who knows!? John, what is the job you do for the company? I don't have many "job skills", which is a problem for me. I'm not the type of guy who is mechanical or good at fixing things(and I'm not computer "techy" either). These area's have lots of career options, so this is out for me. I also hate blood, hospitals, etc...so health care type of occupations are out for me(where there are tons of jobs)...I finally got my Criminal Justice BS degree a few years ago(age 36), but F-up my job working in probation(got fired, loooong story). I don't know, its frustrating not working, and still not knowing what I'm good at this point in my life! I have to lie on my resume just to get interviews, because of my terrible employment history. I have had at least 30-40 jobs since about about 23.

Got my first job when I was 13 - babysitting. Did a lot of that up till graduation from high school. I'm 57 now, and have spent a lot of time as a homemaker for my daughter and hubby, and for the last 5 years for my daughter and grandchildren.

babysitting
cook's assistant in hospital kitchen (a few months)
cook's assistant in nursing home (a year)
cook's assistant in restaurant (about 3 years)
(moved and got a job as) cook's assistant in a different restaurant (a few months)
(moved back and was rehired as) cook's assistant in first restaurant
became a stay-at-home-mommy
did day care in my home
clerk in hobby store (about a year - until they closed)
small home based business sewing costumes for Renaissance Festivals and weddings
clerk in Pagan / New Age store (a year and a half)
seasonal job at post office electronic sorting center
currently...
clean a salon (three years now! one day a week)

I need the opposite of you, Lunacie...I want to be the stay-at-home-daddy. Just need to find a woman willing to be the breadwinner! :)

Funny how few long term female breadwinners there are!!!

I'd be in absolute heaven if I had a woman who headed out to work at 7am, didn't come back till late evening, spent lots of time abroad at conferences and threw a couple of thousand a week into the current account.

MAN it'd cure my ADD right off.... exit dysfunction... hello the country club life just doing what interested me and seeing if I could find a slim chick to do the gardening of a summers day plus a few busty women do do a bit of a home makeover.

Next life I'm coming back as a WOMAN....


kilt

Next life I'm coming back as a WOMAN....

I will be more than happy to trade genders with ya - it is about time some men took their turn at being the girl - by all means enjoy all those wonderful hormone fluctuations that screw with your brain - by pre-menopause ADD will be the least of your problems.

The topic???

Crap I forgot

Oh yea Re: Jobs - list them -

Geez who is moderating this any way?

I have been a waitress back when men were still living in caves
I was a nursing assistant until I decided to go to nursing school- wanted to make more money wiping less posterior.

I tried customer service - I sucked at that - can't image why
I went back into nursing
Presently working in husband's recycling business {and I should be working instead of posting - I call it lunch}


I have worked sense I was 15 - I am now over 40 never met a man willing to support me - now I am to darn old to be asking a man for money so I guess I shall just stick with making my own until I no longer need money {read I will be working until I drop dead.}

Oh yea I forgot I also did roofing for almost a year - I was pretty good at it but it was hard work luckily I was in my mid 30's so I could handle the heat and bending.

I tried labor for brick layers once - defiently too much for my scrawny hyperactive butt - screw that lifting bags of cement into a mixer,shoveling sand in and then adding water {and remembering how much of each and how much I put in already} then there was the moving it around in a wheel barrel and hitting the brick layers pad with the mixed mud {tricky part is without hitting the brick layer or the house with already laid bricks - well that was a problem. I sucked at that almost as badly as I did customer service}

Well speaking of work I get paid by the job not by the hour - my wallet says it is time to get my hyper hinny back to work - hi ho hi ho off to work I go -

Ooh, this is a fun game. Lessee...

McDonald's cashier. 1 month - (Fired for being too slow).
Nanny. 4 months
Waitress at a Tennis Club. 3 summers
Waitress. 3 months
Waitress/Hostess. 2 months
Short Order Cook. 2 months
Photo Lab Technician. 6 months
Telemarketer. 3 months
Phone Surveyer. 2 months
Nanny. 3 months
Web Design/Webmaster. 1 month
Web Design/Webmaster. 6 months
Caregiver. 1 year
Nanny. 1 month
Nanny. 1 month
Caregiver. 3 months

...and on and on... LOL!!!

Ooh, this is a fun game. Lessee...

McDonald's cashier. 1 month - (Fired for being too slow).
Nanny. 4 months
Waitress at a Tennis Club. 3 summers
Waitress. 3 months
Waitress/Hostess. 2 months
Short Order Cook. 2 months
Photo Lab Technician. 6 months
Telemarketer. 3 months
Phone Surveyer. 2 months
Nanny. 3 months
Web Design/Webmaster. 1 month
Web Design/Webmaster. 6 months
Caregiver. 1 year
Nanny. 1 month
Nanny. 1 month
Caregiver. 3 months

...and on and on... LOL!!!

John, what is the job you do for the company?

Well, I fix network / IT equipment for a IT service company. As I am company representative for Colorado I dont work with people other then various customers, so every day is a different location with different people and different tasks, surveys, installs, repairs, de-installs etc.

I also have a lot of down time to read and surf 'at work' which can be my office, home or any starbucks / Barnes and Noble etc.

Cameron, marraige is not the answer as I stuck out a really crap job for two years and was very resentfull for having to stick with it for the sake of the family, and as much as I really do love my current job I know I would not have had this Job this long if I had a family depending on me. I would have ditched it long ago for far off locations as I am addicted to travel and adventure.

Truth is I would love to work a few part time telecommuting jobs and go self sufficient in regards to growing / raising our own food. I did this partially in Florida and is something I would like to revisit in some country other then the US.

Good luck

thanks, John. Yeah, marriage usually just complicates things even more.

thanks, John. Yeah, marriage usually just complicates things even more.


It all depends on the type of person you marry I guess, a good woman could keep you on track ( without trying to rule you )
in my case I am better off married as my wife is good for my adhd. I could quit my job for something I would rather do but for less pay and my wife would be happy with that. ( in fact it happened twice )
Although not ADHD my wife is very open to change and new situations ( we met on a ship ).

winne dixie- bagger, stocker
Macdonald's- cashier, cook, i did everything there
papa johns- dough slapper, worst job ever
villa pizza- cashier, cook
concept packaging- stamped prints on boxes
mickey d's again different location
red robin- cook
bennigians- cook
applebees- busser
chilli's- busser
good day cafe-sous chef
Serena restaurant and bar- cook
roofer- no that was the worst job ever
herons-line chef, greatest job ever, menu changes every 2-3 weeks yessss
ive had about 10 or so more jobs just cant remember all of them

Let's see...

Farm work- mostly harvesting, off and on from age 6-18

A&W- Cook, age 14-15. Four hours in the evenings after farm work.

Cannery- swing shift, age 16-18.

Pizza place- Cashier- lasted 2 days. age 19.

Dental assistant- Off and on since age 17.

Personal care attendant/housekeeper- When my kids were little, about two years.

Babysitting- little girl whose single dad worked swing would drop her off at the dental office and she would spend the night with us- five years.

I hope that makes sense. There were lots of times I had more than one job. Now? Unemployed....sigh.

Hooweee.... Let's see.

Paperkid
Cleaned houses
Sold fish (i.e., a fishmonger, not a fishmonger's daughter)
Caterer
Head cook
Operated a honkin' big telescope
Tutor
Edited an astronomy textbook
More catering
Cared for lab animals
More catering
Sous chef
Administrative assistant/case manager in a public interest law firm
Assistant to a law professor
Clerk for a judge
Public defender
Private civil lawyer

Oh, and Kilted, been the primary breadwinner for 10 years now... Hubster's not living the "country club" life, though. You're just living in the dark ages up there in Scotland. On my block at least half of the households have women as the primary breadwinner, dude. ;)

Landscaping on and off for a good portion of my life.
Burger King
License Office
Satellite Installer w/my cousin

Heres' the temporaryish jobs I either got fired or something
Wal-Mart Sales Associate
Wendy's
Kitaro's server

Unemployed....sigh.I'm really thinking about the Armed Forces, beings how what I am:D
not to mention the debt i've racked up--$3000 prolly

:) Ok, I've been wanting to post in this thread for some time now. I hope I can remember everything.

So, I started working when I was 16, Majored in Electronics Engineering for a whole 6 months until I was 18. Took one more electronics class at the community college 8 years ago. Hoped and Prayed

Busser - All You Can Eat place
telemarketing
clothes store in the mall
clothes store in the mall
sold beach bags on the boardwalk in Wildwood, NJ
ran candy wheel on the boardwalk
Manneqquin Modelling in store windows
telemarketing
Arbitron tv/radio ratings
Locksmith dispatcher
Hostess - Red Lobster
Video Store Clerk
Sold dating memberships door to door
Chiropractic Assistant
New Car Sales - Chevy
Pizza Delivery

Turned 21 and had son.. Got FF II State Cert.

Ambulance Driver
Welfare
receptionist - UPS
retail sales - Best Buy
receptionist - semiconductors
administrative assistant - semiconductors
Electrical CAD Designer - semiconductors

9/11 Layoff

Kmart
Temp Agency - receptionist @ State Psych Hosp
Driver's Helper - UPS
receptionist - Nestlie Ice Cream
brief revisit to UPS throwing boxes for Christmas money
back temping @ UPS - labeler

relocation

Senior CAD Designer
Electrical CAD Engineer ( 11 years in semiconductors )

received Nursing Assistant Cert. in 2007 :o

*sigh* I forgot:

Photo Editor
Day Care Center Assistant
house painter
lifeguard
pet sitter

wow, i4got, muaha

ya, i didn't mention that I've had 6-7 jobs this past 6-7months, running outta places to try, but maybe that can be a good lesson for me.. i really need to go for MY type of job.. no frying!!! pleeeasee

i would go back on meds again, but then AirForce is outta the question

lol:p

(First to last?)

Teacher's Aide (Lasted 11 1/2 years - I don't know how, During the last 2
or 3 years of this, I became depressed, had anxiety... which led to being
burned out. But didn't know I could have asked for a transfer to another
campus until after I was "let go" (same thing as "fired").
Dry Cleaner's - (hated that job... only lasted 2 weeks) (Summer when I
wasn't working as a Teacher's Aide)
Teacher Aide Substitute (not at the same school district, of course,
another school district) - 1 year... decided after that - it wasn't my kind
of job!
Data Entry Clerk - billing office (one of the employees were rude and
belittling to me:mad:)
Secretary - Career Services - at a college
Telemarketer - lasted 2 years... then got tired of calling customers "at
the wrong time of the day/night" - no such thing as a "better" time to
call.
Field Service Rep (dispatcher for cable tv company) - fired after 3
months.. come to find out... this is a normal practice at this company.
Applied again after about 2 or 3 years... after they changed their
name... but the same people were still working there... so, of course, I
wasn't hired. And had to wait 2 hours before they told me that:mad:. But, I
didn't apply for the Field Service rep job, but a cust. service rep job.
Lots of temporary jobs:
Medical Records - 1. clinic 2. hosp. (hated the one at the hospital-
again, one of the employees were rude and belittling to me:mad:)
Data Entry clerk - Insurance (Aetna) - lasted for a year before Data
Entry module was discontinued.
Mail room assistant
Data Entry Operator (Coding and Revenue dept. - hosp)-liked the job...
again: one of the employees were rude and belittling to me:mad:
File clerk (for a Life ins. co.) - again, one of the employees were rude
and belittling to me:mad: - fired after only 2 days - when I was told
"training" would be 2 weeks???:confused:
Office Assistant-Proofreader:):) (sales orders) for Greenberg Smoked
Turkeys - since 2003- Seasonal. This year will probably be my last
season... sad, but as long as I get a medical office job (after I
graduate) at a place that I like with nice co-workers, it won't be a
problem... of course I expect there'll probably be one or two rude
employees - as long as it's not my supervisor or a doctor or nurse that I
won't be afraid to "PUT THEM IN THEIR PLACE". - favorite job, but only
2 months out of the year:(

Note: Most of the jobs I had until 2004, was before I was diagnosed with ADD. Began taking meds in 2005... why? kept forgetting to get in contact with a psychiatrist (kept being late for some of the appts:rolleyes:).

Paper boy
Grassmower
Corn detasseller/suckering
Newspaper delivery coordinator
Library worker
Assistant restaurant manager
Factory maintenance
Business broker
Custodian
Truck driver
Security system sales
Clothing sales
Insurance sales
Two-way radio sales
Floor cover sales
Auto sales
Auto sales manager
Carpet & floor cleaning
Rubber lathe operator
Fishing boat carpenter
County surveyor's assistant
Temporary positions (about 15)
Military subcontractor Q.C.
Internet coffee sales
Substitute teacher (K-12)
College teacher
College counselor
Pastor (beginning 12th year)

That's over 40 jobs, plus one career (pastor) in my 44 years.

Tutor
Tree removal
Retail-Sporting goods store
Marine Corps- recruit
UPS- loading trucks at 3 AM
MAC- administrative assistant

(Not too many for my 20 years of life)

Oooh, I just noticed this thread. I actually sat down and made a list a while back out of curiosity just for myself, even though I knew nothing of ADD at the time. I started working at 16, and I'm 30 now. Here you go:

Jobs as an Independent Contractor
Inspections:
Mueller Insurance Services- Insurance underwriting reports
Pacific Field Inspections- Commercial mortgage reports including Freddie Mac inspections
Millennium Information Services- Insurance underwriting reports
Advanced Field Services- Insurance underwriting reports
NJ Field Agents- Field chases to locate debtors/collateral
A2Z Field Services- Field chases for delinquent mortgages
Datacomp Appraisal Services- Inspections of manufactured housing
Complytraq- Verifying legitimacy of businesses accessing consumer reports
Five Brothers- Residential mortgage inspections
Lease Inspections- Verification of delivery/setup/condition for leased equipment

Bargain Mart- Delivery
Courier-Journal- Delivery
Window Washing for Cundiff/Burke
American Property Finders- Locate homes for investors, company a joke, but learned a lot
Excel Telecommunications- MLM company, never did anything with them
Snow Removal- One winter with Cundiff/Burke
Primestar Satellite Sales
Pressure Washing at Restaurants



My Own Businesses
Buy/Sell Cars
Independent Telemarketing for Construction/Repair- Got paid on some small jobs, but large jobs never paid
KentuckianaCarsOnline.com- Local auto sales advertising, never had time to dedicate, but did make money
Unique Watches- Online watch store
Traderbakers in Corydon, New Albany, and LaGrange- Flea market sales
OnlyBids.com- Local auction site, never made much, but did radio advertising and got some interest
Buy/Sell Miscellaneous on Ebay
Electronics repair for Pawn Shop
Shockey Tours- Driving/cleaning tour buses
Miscellaneous Painting - Arbor Place, Arbor Pointe
Mobile Car Care - Mobile auto detailing and car wash services
Greater Visibility Marketing - A small marketing service with advertising mailers that I'm currently working on

Cleaning - Apartments, Offices, Houses, Post-Construction Cleanup
Some Clients:
Arbor Place
Arbor Pointe
Churchill Park
Breckenridge Square
Lafontenay
Plainview
The Woods
Countrybrook Estates
Eastview
East Ridge
Sprowl Meadows
Glen Hollow
Crescent Circle
Medical Pavillion
Star Physical Therapy
CMJ/J. Gumbo's
Nolan Center
The Remnant Trust
Ashley Square
Amanda Place
Heather Drive
Ink Recycle Center
Bank One
Tommy Lancaster Restaurant
Slone Suzuki Clarksville and Jeffersonville
John Jones Ford
Semonin Realtors Offices
Crowne at the Summit
Kappa3 Offices
Arete Real Estate

Regular Jobs
Wendys
Design & Construction- Telemarketing and Management
TV Specialists- Electronics repair, furniture moving, and satellite dish installation
Indiana Police League- Telemarketing to collect donations
Resthaven- Telemarketing to sell burial plots
Modern Maintenance- Cleaning of stores and country clubs
The Priddy Company- Telemarketing for home improvements
Insurance Sales- Studied for Life & Medical Exam, then found out company wasn't real honest
Jabil Global Services- Laptop computer repair, warehouse work, quality assurance
Blue Chip Security- Telemarketing for security systems


There are probably a few that I forgot or haven't added since I made this list. I'll think about it and edit my post if I come up with anymore.

tutor
waitress
retail clerk (Eckerd Drugs and a clothing store)
cardboard box assembler
restaurant hostess
bank teller
legal assistant
barista
teaching assistant
teacher

In college my majors were English, psychology, liberal arts, engineering, and I finally got my degree in history. And my second one in English.

Fuel station attendant (one day)
Naughty knicker warehouse op
Bass player
Pro bum
One way rental return driver
Warehouse loader
Fabric examiner
Printer
Box maker
Factory cleaner (they made pigment - I had to stop it getting out of the factory)
Stevedore
Roady
Parcel delivery
Driving instructor
Baggage handler

What i lack in number of changes i make up for in size of changes:

Generic Family Steakhouse - General-Purpose Teenage Lackey 1987-90
Draftsman for a GC 1990-91 (laid off in company-wide cutbacks)
Steel Detailer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_detailer) at Company #1 1991-98 (left to move across the country)
...Company #2 1998-2004 (left to start a drawing room for a customer)
...Company #3 2004-2006 (left to run my own gig)
Self-Employed 2006-present.

So i've been in the same career from 1991-2008 (46% of my life... that's sobering), but when i switch places it has been a big jump either in location or responsibility- and the time between "think i'm ready for a change" and "bye!" is never more than three weeks. Including the move across the country.

Slow-motion impulsiveness i guess.

Kmart - Register Operator (cashier?)
University of Notre Dame (Australia) - web master
Tutor - english, maths, english as a second language (IELTS test preparation for an adult from Serbia)
Teacher - high school maths, info tech
Independent web designer

Pretty good considering I'm only 22 :)

Also, a few years ago, I nearly went into business knitting socks and wristbands to sell over the internet (but because that is such a stupid idea, it never went past the "ideas" stage)

Zoo (1 summer) - park admissions, stroller/wheelchair rental and ticket sales
Camp - counselor and horseback riding instructor (4 summers, during college)
Working student for a horse trainer (1 month)
Riding instructor/barn staff (8 months)
Farm manager (6 months)
Farm manager (2 years)
Retail clerk at a boot/western wear store (7 months)
Retail clerk at a large department store (7 months)
Mail/file room clerk at insurance company (3 years and holding - corporate jobs suck)

Considering becoming a pirate next. . .arrrrrrrrr!!!:D

Most jobs were before meds lol

Ok stupid question, but do you think the meds helped you a lot? In other words a major difference? :)<O:p</O:p
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Thanks,<O:p</O:p

Interesting thread:

HS

Assistant at a family managed restaurant
Novelty picture sales at an amusement park
Telemarketer - MADD

College
Admissions Assistant and Interviewer (College)
Telemarketer - Medical School
Telemarketer - Symphony

Post-College
Development Assistant- AIDS service agency
Marketing/Sales - Internet startup 2
Marketing/Proposal Development- Internet startup 2
Sales Manager - Internet startup 3
Temporary Filing and Data Tester
Sports Card Proofreader
Legal Proofreader at Financial Printer
Direct Mail Production Manager - Political
Event Planner/Membership Director - Political
Fundraising Director-Political
Front Desk Administrator- Arts
Fundraising Director - Arts
Executive Director- Arts
Executive Director- Business
Executive Director- Arts

Ok stupid question, but do you think the meds helped you a lot? In other words a major difference? :)<O:p</O:p
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For me, it did... I was able to concentrate and not be so hyper to get everything done, thus screwing up. Can't wait to get back on meds so I can do better in school (college) this Fall!

No, it's NOT a stupid question... there's no such thing!

Videostore employee
Software developer at firm A
Business venture selling videostore website
Software developer at firm B
Software developer at firm C
--> Moved countries
Software developer at firm D
Software developer at firm E
Software developer at firm F


In 5 years. Without getting fired though , all my own doing. :D

I should stop pretending I can do permanent contracts and should just go into contracting.