Introduce yourself with some jobs you've done apart from what you do now:
US Atty/fed'l prosecutor
Hand-dyed yarn shop owner
Optometrist's assistant
Waitress
Book store cashier
Grocery cashier
Arby's counter help
US Atty/fed'l prosecutor
Hand-dyed yarn shop owner
Optometrist's assistant
Waitress
Book store cashier
Grocery cashier
Arby's counter help
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Jen Mercieca
Introduce yourself with some jobs you've done apart from what you do now:
waitress (x 6)
bartender
The Limited sales
grocery bagger
music radio dj
ATC co-anchor
car factory assembly line
movies
marketing
insurance
Chuck E Cheese
lifeguard
waitress (x 6)
bartender
The Limited sales
grocery bagger
music radio dj
ATC co-anchor
car factory assembly line
movies
marketing
insurance
Chuck E Cheese
lifeguard
Comments
Piano teacher
Crew rower (in an eight)
Kindermusik teacher
Preschool music teacher
Church musician
Church secretary
Department store clerk
Childcare worker
Nurses aide
Nurse for 20 yrs acute care hospital
Nurse last 17 yrs home Hospice
Retired last year 😁
Record store manager
Law firm receptionist
Radio Advertising Salesperson
Rabbit breeder
Diesel engine and Allison automatic transmission rebuilder
Manufacturing production manager
Sales manager
Regional manager
VP/GM - product distribution
Teamsters- Package Handler;
Iron Worker;
Lawyer-40+ years civil litigation, trials and appeals
med mal, legal mal, employment law, ins. law state and federal courts.
Burger chef worker
USAF cook
USAF disaster prep specialist
Administrative assistant
Paper route (didn’t like)
Car washer
Dishwasher
Cook
Pizza cook (liked)
File clerk
Collections
Accounting
Credit/Risk
Business Owner
CFO (ie, everything (loved))
Currently - enjoying playing
on the floor with our Grandson and sometimes playing as a Consultant 🤷🏼
Designer
Teacher
Modern quilter
Museum retail associate
Worked with children
Waitress
Started a Montessori pre-school
Became a Nurse
MSN from Loyola NOLA
managed care company
Director of Nursing
Asst Administrator of a psych Hosp
After that job made me crazy during Covid went back to remotely working for Managed Care
Retired
PBX operator (you know, the old school switchboard, one ringie dingie...)
Assembler of cheap jewelry
Water sample collector and tester
Movie theatre popcorn shoveler
Computer center input operator (you know, those old punch card thingies?)
Lab operator/dogsbody
*Local yarn store salesperson and knitting teacher
*substitute elementary school instructional aide
*PhD student
*Literacy researcher
*college dining hall server
Plastic Injection molding
Warehouse
Inspection supervisor
Groundwater enviromental master technician
Designs install an maintain water treatment for hydrocarbons
Radon migtigator
Owner of radon mitigation company
Finally retired spelt backs is me!
Public Relations intern
Law Clerk
Recruiter
Attorney/Partner
Mom
Patient Advocate
Business Owner
Elementary school librarian
Accounts Payable clerk
Admin assistant
Nursing home custodian
Made cables for computers
Dishwasher
Pizza cook
Social services for street people
Forest fire fighter
Tree planter
Logging, Choker setter
Newspaper, advertising sales, layout, cartoonist
Web Developer
House Flipper
Image Editor, cartoonist
Dept store cashier
College admisions officer
Cable Tv Tech
Magazine Editor
Marketing Copywriter
Marketing Director
Photographer
Babysitter
Fast food worker
Shoe salesperson
Bookstore worker
Librarian
Graphic Designer
McDonald’s
Papa Gino’s
Retail
Graphic Designer
Public School Teacher
College Teacher
Art Director
Publishing
Automotive title clerk
Waitress
Park Ranger
Lifeguard
Office nurse for pediatrician
Sales at Spencer’s gifts
Book store asst manager
Inventory manager
(I’ll be keeping an eye on egg prices btw)
Mom
Monster Truck Crew
Dispatcher
Receptionist
Restaurant worker- round one
Telemarketer
Yacht Club Dock Hand
Newspaper Ad Services Clerk
Newspaper Reporter
GIS Cartographer/Analyst
Political Communications Professional
Civil Litigation Paralegal…
Also in there, sometimes Irish musician and convention gypsy.
ASL Tutor
Office staff assistant
Life drawing model
Audiobook voice actor
Artist
Janitor
CNA
Virtual Assistant
Union Organizer
Nuclear power plant,
Waitress
Prison
VP of local union
Union rep
Leasing Agent
Accounts Payable Clerk
Accounts Receivable Clerk
Shipping Clerk
Jewelry Sales
Cashier
Little Ceasars Pizza maker
Ponderosa Hostess
Bussed tables
School summer grass cutter
Tank farm summer maintenance
DOD electromagnetic compatibility analysis engineer
One hour photo shop clerk
Process control panel design engineer
Mostly Manufacturing
Realtor 2000-2010
When Manufacturing
Disappeared in US
Designed and produced a chair case for Taylor Swift to hang in the Semi Truck
Happily retired
Grandmother of 3
Peace-time veteran
Interior design contractor
Communications operator
Human Resources analyst
Divorce Mediator
Mental health counselor
Group Home case worker
Waitress
Restaurant Hostess
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Bartender
Parts Dept Sales at Chevy, Dodge & Ford dealerships
Collision Estimator
Service Dept Manager at a Forklift Company
HR Director
Business Analyst
Sites Supervisor overseeing 17 group homes for persons with DD (formerly MRDD)
Grocery Store Cashier
Project Manager in digital forensics
Most of the roles that exist in law firms
Cook
Secretary
Preschool teacher
School liaison for county mental health
Middle school teacher (yes, I survived 30 years!)
Marriott food services
Machus Restaurants
Stouffer restaurants/hotels
Big Boy restaurants
Local furniture store
Sporting goods shoe salesman
College newspaper reporter (hey, I got $100 a month)
All sorts of awful customer service/back office jobs
Poker blogger (yeah, look up what a blogger was)
Various corporate communications gigs
Copywriter. (current job)
McDonald's cashier
Newspaper stringer
Local television intern
Graduate assistant
Law clerk
Civil Rights Lawyer
Rural radio reporter
Mommy
Museum educator
Grocery store checker
Front desk clerk at hotel
Several jobs in medical offices
Last 17 years in fundraising office of largest med school in the US
Previous: SANE Nurse, OB nurse, NICU nurse, mom of 4 adult children, grandma to 4 littles. Also previously a Geologist that worked for an oil company for a summer and later an environmental company cleaning up contaminated sites.
Med. School Administrative Assistant
Upper Ed. Business Associate
Upper Ed. Accounting Specialist
Upper Ed. Accounting Student Worker
Upper Ed. Clerk Specialist
RN
NICU RN
Neonatal transport nurse
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (sorry, I've been doing it for 40 years)
Phone book delivery
Luggage warehouse returns
Burger King all roles
Lawn Crew
Financial Controller
Customer Service Manager
Realtor completely lacking realtor traits.
Veterinary Assistant
Jill of All Hardware Store roles
mother
Nursing School drop-out
Spousal caregiver til terminus
Adult Literacy volunteer
Qualitative market researcher
Seller of antiques/collectibles on Ebay
Corporate business development
Gift shop owner
Corporate strategic planner
Venture capital
Dog groomer
Teaching assistant
Cafeteria worker
Garden seeds seller
I own a construction company
I do transcribing from audio to text
I'm a caterer
I'm a grandmother to two wonderful young men
I am vilomah
Frequent DC juror (don't know why)
Litigation temp pool
IMF support services MD office
Telephone operator
Store clerk
Costume Assistant
Production Manager
Post Production Sound admin
BBC PA
Research assistant
Buyer: Harrods Toy Dept
Investment consultant
Waitress
Sales Assistant
Zoo intern (shoveling 💩)
Stay at home mother(by choice&privilege)to my 4 grown independent children
Daycare for friend's children
Retired Nursery School Teacher Aide
Ran local church's Sunday nursery
Warehouse worker
McDonald's drive-thru&counter
Babysitter
Pre-school director
Psychotherapist
Low-functionary in film business (directors, producers, post production)
College administrator
Mushroom packer
Butcher
So obviously I’m now a lawyer… 👨⚖️
Fast food worker
Waitress
Receptionist
Art Buyer
Administrative Assistant
Substitute Teacher
Traffic Manager
Communications Manager
Corporate writer
Sales Development Manager
Health policy analyst
Legal Nurse Consultant
Waitress (put myself through nursing school)
Garbage truck-(involuntarily…my dad was a garbage man 😎)
Grandma (Gaga) to my granddaughter. We read. We draw. We sing. It’s terrific. 💙
Health Spa Exercise Coach (when I was far younger. But one of the most rewarding jobs)
Freelance Journalist
Wrangler - Yellowstone National Park
Commercial Credit Analyst
Nurse at Babyland General
Cat Sitter
Cashier at many Grocery Stores
Waitress
Bartender
Assistant to a PI
Pizza Delivery Driver
Grocery Store Assistant Manager
Postal Carrier
Stringing rackets at tennis club
McDonald’s/Wendys
Dental asst.
Waitress
Certified Athletic Trainer
Physical Therapist
Nursing Home Adminstrator
Health Care Risk Mgr
Corporate Officer-CPA
Registered Nurse
Waitress
Retail Clerk
Girl Scout Leader
I wish I was an animal rescuer but my spouse said "Oh No!" So I garden. It is his house too.
Sr. Administrative Assistant
Project Specialist
Inside Sales
Office Manager/Bookkeeper
Mom
Exec. Assistant
Legal Assistant
Office Manager
Movie Theatre Attendant
Optometrist Assistant
Photo Scheduler
McDonald’s (yes & certain records no longer exist — LOL)
Waitress
Truck driver
Farm hand
Retired RN
I forgot Gas Jockey
Theater employee (love films)
Legal clerk (courthouse)
Student supervisor of interns (grad school/America Reads program)
Substance abuse counselor
Child/family therapist
Family court mediator
School based therapist
Mental health advocate
Private practice therapist
Art Director
Barista
Art Director/Stylist
Photographer assistant
Freelance artist
Senior Production artist
Graphic Designer
Receptionist
Conference greeter
Salsa demo-er
Counselor at Texas School for the Blind
Teaching assistant
Assembly line worker
Director of IT Services
Professor of Botany
Research and teaching assistant
NPS Park Ranger
Climbing instructor
Paramedic
Trumpet teacher
Janitor
Small business owner
Asst. Manager of a lumberyard
Radio DJ
Swim instructor, life guard
Dishwasher
Bra folder (yes, you read that right)
Retired
Insurance Industry 28 yrs
High School sub
Gourmet Shop Manager
Bartender - Nantucket
Tutor
Secretary
Bookkeeper
JCPenney gift wrapper
Home Economics teacher
IRS Revenue Officer (Collection)
IRS Tax Auditor
IRS Revenue Agent - Special Enforcement - Fraud
Candle maker
Crystal grower (semiconductor)
Supervisor
Semiconductor technician
Pharmaceutical technician
Retired Old Fart
Democrat wrangler
Rug Designer
Painter/artist
PR for Girl Scouts
Restaurant Hostess
Photographer
Camp counselor
Indentured servant at parent's Sears Merchant Store
Babysitter
Parks attendant
Professional ballroom dancer
inventory, civil war museum (counted about 40M minie balls)
journalism teacher
garment factory(turned pajama tops inside out, rubbing all the hair off my arms)
lab asst caring for reptiles. failed the snakes by not being able to feed them live mice
waitress
-USDA Veterinary Services Chief of Staff
-HHS CMS Health insurance specialist
-Medical Technologist, flow cytometry
-Lab aide, nephrology
-Veterinary technician
-Geotechnical/environmental tech
-Asst to oil exploration
geologist
hubba hubba!
"Introduce yourself with some jobs you've done apart from what you do now..."
* Corporate IT (for a long, LONG time)
* Purveyor of hand-crafted database-driven web sites for small businesses at a reasonable price
* Psych department assistant
* College commons food service "captain"
* Dishwasher
* Stone quarry laborer
* Newspaper delivery
Airline Food and Beverage Agent
Newspaper stringer, reporter, photog, copy editor, asst. section editor
College dorm breakfast cook
Celery farm worker
School janitor (and of course on the first day, a kid threw up)
Newspaper boy
Database Administrator at CFO, U.S. Treasury
Student, (degrees in Accounting and Anthropology)
Dairy processing plant worker
Construction worker
Room Service Busboy at no-tell mo-tel
Paper boy back when we had newspapers
Investigator
Claim supervisor
claims adjuster
College.
Nonprofit Hospice Executive Director
Hospice Social Worker
Medical Social Worker
SAHM
Medical Receptionist
Vet Assistant
Life Guard
Babysitter
Mom
NICU RN
Nurses aid, nursing home
Kitchen staff, nursing home
American Cancer Society
Multiple Sclerosis Society
Capitol Radio
Government
Law firm partner
Detasseler of corn
Movie theater concessions
Golf course Jolly Wagon driver
Mexican resturant co-owner
Waitress
Research Assistant to the late Dr. Kraus, Physicist
Oil & Gas measurement
Hostess
Pharmacy clerk
Bookstore clerk
Tour bus driver
Shamu (yes, really…in a costume..in the Florida heat🥵🥵)
Various temp. jobs
Gas station attendant
Architect
Factotum in a plastics factory (👃🥵)
Oh, and forensic psychologist/examiner🤓
Flower shop owner
Telemarketer MCI
Wedding singer
Really bad bartender
French/comparative literature instructor
Commercial fishing
Construction
Waitress
Waterpark attendant
Grocery checker
31K, Army
96B, Army
Clerk, OA, SSA
Ops Mgr/ Grants Writer
Phillips NA receiving warehouse manager
HUD Blocks Grants,grants auditor
DHS, money stuff
DoD, intelligence assistant
DoD, Crim Analyst
Wish reporters would dump the bird & join us.
Jobs: parts sorter,
Receptionist, assembly line, waitress, nanny, arts & crafts sales clerk, mall retail supervisor, German shepherd handler & finally, Queen of my lazy book life.
Ethnography museum guard
Knife factory rivet machine operator
Ditch digger
Movie theater ticket-taker/concession person
Cashier
Overnight factory Pinkerton guard
Clinical psychologist
Dental Assistant
Piano accompanist
Silversmith
Nanny
Dance teacher
Singer
Dancer
Stage Manager
Measurement Data Analyst
Cook on Rigs
Waitress
Store Clerk
Hostess
Income Assistance
Employment Insurance Worker
Astrologer
Administrative Assistant
Secretary
Casino Card Dealer
Waiter
Tent Erection Specialist
Salmon Processor - AK
Rax Roast Beef Cashier
Factory worker
Cashier
Dental assistant
Billing
Student: MA Graduate
Presently
Bookkeeper
Semi-Retired
Music Teacher
U of Miss (PhD Biochemistry)
Wine bar waitress
Research Technician (UCLA, Baylor College of Medicine))
Veterinary assistant
Macy's sales clerk
Earth Science Teacher
Mom & School Volunteer
Archivist
Librarian
Records Clerk
Nurse
Certified Nurse’s Aide
Phlebotomist
Lab Assistant
Convenience Store Clerk
Physician’s Office Assistant
Childcare Assistant
Financial services (various)
DJ
Research Assistant to law professor
Poker player
Burger King (HS job)
Waitress (college job)
Miami Subs Mgr (college job)
Restaurant Hostess
AP/AR Manager
Newspaper Graphic Designer
Copywriter
Yoga Instructor
Yoga Nidra Meditation guide
Sound Bath Facilitator
Developer
Portfolio Manager
Research Analyst
Trader
Boat sales
Service secretary at car dealership
Event planner/sales/tech writer at software company
Counter person at dry cleaner
Current (and for last 30 years) Horse trainer, Farm Manager, Instructor, horse/pet/farm sitter
Bank Clerk
Federal Government
Retired
Caregiver
Retired
Healthcare quality executive
Designing/implementing market research studies, surveys and focus groups
Research assistant
Industrial packaging sales
Stuffing envelopes
Server in college pub
House painting
Taxi Industry (all jobs, starting with driver)
Gas Station Manager
Assembly Line Worker
Private Investigator
Cook/Waiter
Pizza Hut Doughmaster
Retail Stocker
Gas Station Attendant (full service)
Bridge Sand Blaster
Rebar Bender
Radio DJ
Bar Band Drummer
Library AV Specialist
Retired
Fifth grade teacher
High school lacrosse ref
Civic activist
Self employed Architectural interior designer
Part time ski instructor
Supermarket produce manager
Newspaper boy
Bookkeeper
Teacher
Principal
Superintendent
Office manager in an industrial company France
HR assistant Honeywell France...
Claims assessor
Store manager
Care assistant
Airline Group Sales Rep
Frequent Flyer Rep
Hotel Front Desk/PBX
Owner of mail/ship company
QuikMart employee
Burger King drive through
Checker Auto parts & cashier
Steak house Salad Bar
My jobs:
* RN in a community hospital - 25 of those years working in Pediatrics, now in Endoscopy (get your screening colonoscopies people!)
*RN in a physician’s office
*substitute teacher
*church organist
Custodian
Bank teller
Gift shop clerk
Mystery Shopper
Waitress
Hotel front desk
Subway sandwich artist
Movie theater cashier
Short order cook
Elevator operator
Farm worker
Volunteer coordinator
Medicaid services manager
Behavior Interventionist
Surgical Tech
Typist
Insurance specialist
Telemarketer
Waitress
Food Prep
Custodian
Public Defender
Convenience store clerk
Art quilter
Attorney
Yarn shop employee
Dance shop employee
Recruiter
Owned a sign shop with ex husband
Exec. Sec’y to the Principal of a High School
Lifeguard and swim instructor
Admin Assist in an Attorney’s office (my retirement job)
Waitress
Bank teller, head teller
Substitute teacher
Director of before/after school childcare @ elementary school
Retired 2017
Grandma
Vice President, NICS
Technical Assistant, Water Resources
Assistant professor, Marshall University
ORSANCO
Clerk, Bookstore
Movie house ticket seller
Waitress
Lifeguard
Soda Jerk
Paper Carrier
Bartender
Waitress
Cashier
Baskin Robbins employee
Busgirl
Cashier
Waitress
Marine Biologist
Biological Illustrator
Oncology RN
Nurses Aide
Waitress
Voiceover Actress
Autocad Drafter (for yacht interiors and Planet Hollywoods)
T-shirt Designer
Web Designer
Vet assistant
Waitress
Camp cook
River rafting guide
🙂
laborer at asphalt company
clerk at insurance company
pizza delivery
Electronics tech at local airport
Electronics tech at newspaper
Frame attendant at telco
Actor
Theatre Technical Director
Theatre/Dance company tour manager
Puppeteer
Music Teacher
High School Theatre teacher
Phone surveyor
FS/TANF caseworker
Attorney
Kroger cashier
Phlebotomist (retired)
Medical Assistant
House cleaner
Daycare worker
Lab tech/ U. S. Army
Audio engineer
Stereo salesman
Rental car delivery
Security guard
Parking lot attendant
Umpire/referee
Phone book distribution
Movie projectionist
Gravedigger
Travel Agent
Financial Specialist
Publications Assistant for Airline
Academy Sports as a teen (since Harris got ripped for her McDonald’s job)
Child and Family Therapist
School social worker
Birth to Three Program coordinator
Teen runaway shelter therapist
Resource center manager
Secretary/clerk
T-shirt seller at blues festival
Graphic designer (until I went back to school to learn how to make less money as a costume designer)
Face painter
Camera person at a print shop
Ran a cafe
University lecturer in costume design and related subjects
Call center rep for major US pax train. Youngster..lol.
Logistics Supervisor major retailer in hard line goods,retired.
Went back to 👇
Customer Service Specialist for major pax train operation in US. Lol
Good to be here.🫶✨
Retired now !
NEH grant winner
Philosophy professor
Poet
Lifeguard
Activist
Test tube cleaner in lab
Accounting jobs
Valet parking captain
Cocktail waitress
Waitress
Waitress
Nonprofit fundraiser
Waitress
Magazine writer
Academic copy editor
Children’s book author
Dishwasher
Ski lift attendant
Correcting drafting students homework - for my tech college
Electricians helper
Industrial construction laborer
Naval ship designer
Paper machine operator
Bulldozer driver
Order management warehousing
Process control engineer
HAZMAT first responder
Billing coordinator at a children’s coat factory
Grant writer
Choreographer
Artistic director
Architect
Dishwasher
Construction worker
Bike mechanic
Clerk
Programmer
State Senior Administrator/Part C (IDEA) Coordinator
Public Health Supervisor
Early Childhood Program Coordinator (NAEYC certified)
Case Manager (kids w/disabilities)
Social Services Caseworker
Barista
Sports Information Tech.
Legal Secretary
Bank Trust Dept. Secretary
Receptionist to an insane doctor
Waitress
Chef
Restauranteur
Clothing designer
Technical writer
Apprentice private investigator
Motorcycle part quality control inspector
Newsroom intern
Waitress
…
Oh there’s more.
I’m also a PhD dropout and currently an LMFT
Telemarketing Sales
Appointment Setter for a vacuum cleaner sales company
office manager
business owner
hope to be paid photographer in my next chapter
Retirement plans consultant
Dye chemist in garment industry
Sandwich maker at college cafeteria
Tasty Freeze cashier
Hot walker
Waitress
Window dresser
ESL teacher for adults
Union rep
Freelance writer - newspapers
Instructor - computer skills for at-risk youth
Sustainability conference coordinator
Office temp and UBC
Telereg clerk
owner of a medical billing service
Now a respiratory therapist
Account executive (retail)
Makeup Artist
Macys salesperson
Mall information booth worker
Telephone operator
A&P grocery clerk
Data entry clerk
Secretary
Payroll clerk
Accounting clerk
Admin asst
Admin coordinator
Paralegal
Caretaker (my husband)