4 basic 'jobs'

picked fruit
mowed yards
gas station (full service)
carpet cleaner

1 1/2 careers (both with U.N.C.L.E.)

As 'careers' go...just the one.  Started working in Architecture in 1974 .... still there now...

No worries, I'm sure you'll finish building that house some day....

Salesman, Office manager, Satellite system installer, Painter, Skinner\Salesman.

I'm done switching.  

Farming, landscaping, auction house, sheetrocking, roofing, framing, pizza delivery, short order cook, kitchen manager, restaurant manager, tent setup(huge tents for major events up and down the east coast), machine operator(paper, catheter, foam and magazine companies) and now rental manager for a childrens entertainment company.

I think I forgot a few.   

Bank Teller 2yrs, Air Force 20yrs & DoD Civilan 8yrs (Finance/Budget), Baseball Card Shop 2yrs, Newspaer Circulation Manager 3yrs, and finally retired (best career change) I think I'll stick with this one.       

3 careers,

lamination coordinator for an aerospace parts mfg. construction worker, now teamster for a construction company.

Bakery,car wash attendant,landscaping,residential construction,plasterer,tile installer,automobile mechanic(hobby),factory window installer residential commercial and schools on the east coast  

too many.

I embrace being multi-faceted. I cant tell u how many things I've done and how many things I pride myself in doing!

You guys are awesome!

I like Philly's quote; "retired, best career change". As for me, I've been through, fastfood as a teenager, coook, dishwasher, potato slicer (believe it or not), electronics tech, pc tech, tech support specialist (whatever that means), tech support engineer, hardwood floor installer, and many more...

...and now I'm off into the great blue of fisheries biology. I'll make it work somehow, but when I returned from a US Forest Service conference tonight, I was dismayed at how unhappy and disgruntled those federal employees really are. They also said that a Bachelor degree wasn't worth a crap in this country (US).

What does that mean for our kids? Do we need to set them up for the fast track PhD program from placenta to newborn, so that they have a head start when they take their first breath of air?

We've all seem to have done it all but I'm sure there are a few of you out there that have had some even more insane jobs. Cleaning out port-a-potties (in summer time - YUCK), night club janitor, cleaning out horse stalls, etc...

So, after all the shit jobs. What is your dream job? (besides Philly, he's retired )

Thanks for all the comments.

Cheers,

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Two only.......Account Executive for large Insurance Broker in London......packed that in and moved to something totally different......which can't talk about   but the most important 'career' was being a father to a fantastic little eleven year old lady called called LUCY and a lively three month old son MARK......plus making a new home here in the US after working here for a number of years. I have just been granted full US Permanent Resident Status by the US Government which is a huge privilege and one that I will treasure  

Congrats, Leo! That's pretty cool.

Me? Student. No matter what career I'm in, I'll still be the perennial student. (Helps that I'm going for a Ph.D. in Spanish Lit, so I can stay in the university setting until I can retire and take classes again full-time. )

I did lots of weird and wonderful things until I finally landed a job in the music industry as an A&R person in my early twenties,working for various record labels.
At 38 my brain had been fried due to excessive partying etc. so I decided to study for a foundation degree in journalism ,which I am financing by working shifts at a local airport until I complete it later this year.
I am hoping to move into sports or music journalism as soon as possible.  

Geez...where do I start.

At 14, I entered the workforce in a bakery. Then went on to become a bartender/server for about 20 years on and off between having my kids. Then, at 35, I was back in college, earning my nursing degree. Been an RN for almost 25 years now. Presently, I am semi-retired...still work about 2 days a week. In 2 1/2 years, I will finally hang it all up and fully retire.