As I converse with people in different fields I often hear myself say “I’ve done that”.  It does seem like I have had a lot of jobs.   Today I decided to list the jobs I have had for pay.  These are pretty much in chronological order although I sometimes revisited previous jobs.

These are not necessarily career jobs but there is a building of one upon the other and something learned from each.  Maybe the thing I learned from the working in a hospital kitchen and being a retail clerk taught me that I better get an education and find better ways of earning a living.

What jobs have you held?  What have you learned from them?

So here they are in order, beginning with my early teens:

Paid jobs I have held

• Baby sitting
• Hospital kitchen
• Retail store clerk (men’s underwear, candy, women’s clothing, men’s wear)
• Cashier in hotel coffee shop
• Library assistant
• Substitute teacher
• Sears phone center
• Teacher
• YWCA program director
• Job Finding Workshop Presenter
• Career Search Consultant
• Marketing executive
• Investment Adviser
• Telephone system sales
• Mortgage Loan Consultant
• Real Estate Appraiser
• Accounts Payable Clerk
• Law Clerk
• Lawyer

Some of these jobs required a license, permit or certificate.  I seemed to collect these knowing the one I really wanted was the last one and the one I currently hold– Licensed attorney.

Licences and certificates:

• Food handler permit
• Washington State Teaching Certificate
• Certified Account Executive- Financial Services
• Series 7 stock broker
• Washington and California Insurance License:  Life Health and Disability
• California certified real estate appraiser
• California and Washington State Bar License

As I review these lists, it doesn’t look as disjointed as I first thought.  There is a pattern and each of them help me do a better job at what I do today.

I also see there are some stories here.  What would you like to hear more about?