A few jobs

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What jobs have you had?

Let’s start when I started getting paid.

That was when I was 6 years old. I figured me and the neighbor kids could wash cars for money.

Then I got a paper route when I was 13. Kids these days have no paper routes.

I remember folding newspapers,putting them in my bag. Putting the bag on my 12 speed that had the curve bars. That’s a bike for those who don’t know.

Then I worked for my dad doing drywall.  I was 14.

Then I got a couple of yards I could mow at 16.

Then, when I was 17, I went into the Air Force.

After I got out,I bounced a couple of jobs before I started working at ITI Marteting services.

That’s when I got 3 promotions by the time I was 23 and I was a manager. I had 350 people and 12 supervisors who reported to me.

Then I moved, and I started working at Ray’s Video, and I loved that job. I was 24

Then I really wanted to see the phantom menace, and I got a second job at the El Rey in Chico. I hate the phantom menace after watching it a few hundred times.

I’m 49, I’m not even close to being finished.

I worked at Sears and Kmart at the same time when I was 25.

Then  I went to united Healthcare. Stayed until I was 28. That’s when I got the opportunity to redesign the operating model for customer service.

From what I hear, it works so well, it’s what everyone uses who works in customer service everywhere.

Then I moved and went to work for T-Mobile.

Then, when I was 31, I moved again, and i started working for a company that went into places that had fire and water damage.

Then I got married and was a house spouse. That was my favorite job of all time.

I don’t get why women complain about taking care of their family. It was easy.

While doing the house spouse thing, I had a few jobs foe extra cash. Toys R Us, cab driver, night manager for a cab company, and Klean Kanteen, where I designed the operating model for the quality department and wrote the SOP guide,  and wrote a ton of SOPs.

Then my dad had parkisons and I took care of him for the last 7 years of his life.

Then I worked as a security guard.

Then I have this job, home care aide.

I take care of disabled veterans. That’s the job I’m proud of.

I get to go to a disabled veterans home and do whatever they need done.

Know you’re blessed and be excellent to prove it.

6 thoughts on “A few jobs”

  1. the loss of paper routes is indeed a loss. my older kids all had routes and i have lovely memories of those times.
    ahem. being a stay at home parent can be pretty challenging in some cases, mine being one. but i’m glad it was easy for you.
    bless you for your work with veterans. those who have lived and served deserve our care and respect.

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      • i would love to say i loved every minute of it but i dealt with some severe depression and other fun stuff stemming from my childhood religious indoctrination. have moved on in many ways and i am so grateful. i have one kiddo left at home (18yo son, born with Down syndrome, makes this world a better place) and my experience as a SAHM now is wonderful and i’d have to say i love almost every minute.

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