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bohemiangel
True Blue Farmgirl
2087 Posts
Bridget
Ligonier
pa
USA
2087 Posts |
 Posted - Sep 02 2008 : 10:56:00 AM
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Baakari Soaps was my first one in town
The Pie Shoppe with horrible chicks
The Ligonier Tavern for about 2 years
YMCA which was shortlived because of a psycho (expletive) no really she was escorted out for porn on her computer! after I left
Tanning salon
Equine Chic horse store-present
organ/piano job-present
subbing/teaching-present
private lessons-present
Seems like a lot but the soap store left and I did that a summer, pie shoppe was HORRIBLE because of the horrible petty chicks I worked with, the tavern was great just outgrew it, tanning salon didn't work with my masters schedule
**~~Farmgirl Sister #60~~**
"... to thine ownself be true."
http://ligonierfarmgirl.blogspot.com/
http://liggygirl.blogspot.com/
http://liggybitsandpieces.blogspot.com/
http://ligonierliving.blogspot.com/
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scurran
Farmgirl in Training
22 Posts
Sara
St. Louis
Missouri
USA
22 Posts |
Posted - Sep 02 2008 : 7:34:37 PM
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This ought to be fun...
worked at a coffee/candy shop
worked at a music store
worked at a nature shop
waitress @ french cafe
waitress @ Applebee's
sold bagpipes (looks great on a resume)
Insurance Biller @ a hospital
Marketing/Sales for software company
and my current job as a banker
Oddly enough, my major in college: Political Science/Women's Studies. Took that one pretty far, didn't I?
Sara |
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Janneane Hazlip
True Blue Farmgirl
67 Posts
Janneane
Fort Scott
Kansas
USA
67 Posts |
Posted - Sep 05 2008 : 9:35:18 PM
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Just goes to show that a farmgirl can and does do just about anything. What a huge variety!!!
Janneane |
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neighsayer
True Blue Farmgirl
81 Posts
Shirley
Arabi
GA
USA
81 Posts |
Posted - Sep 06 2008 : 05:42:56 AM
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Let's see.....
Worked for CIA (that's Central Intelligence Agency NOT Culinary Inst. of America). ha ha
Raised 3 sons
Bulk mailing so I could stay home with the 3 sons
Back to CIA
Transcriptionist for an HMO/PPO
Dog Kennel assistant
Horse Stable cleaner
Worked at the National Zoo in D.C. cleaning and feeding gorillas and Orangutans and small mammals
Came to GA and couldn't find a job BUT
Worked at Applebees as waitress
Fuji color labs splicing films together to print pics
Legal secretary for a law firm ever since....that would be going on 8 yrs now
My favorite was working part-time at the zoo! I scooped a lot of poop and had a lot thrown at me but they were much nicer than attorneys.... ROFL
Thank God I live in the country! |
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
2648 Posts |
Posted - Sep 11 2008 : 06:30:53 AM
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Wow, lots of interesting jobs you all have done. Here's my list:
Worked in my mom's ceramic shop pouring molds, releasing greenware, repairing greenware and setting items in the bottom of the kiln cause Mom couldn't reach the bottom!
Mucked stalls for free rides (loved it)
Cleaned Grandma and Grandpa's dog kennel and dog runs, helped with grooming and bathing and played with all the boarders. Loved this job, too.
Janitor at my Junior High School from 11 to 16.
Babysitting
Presser at a dry cleaner (very hot, hot, hot!)
Waitress at a very popular Italian restaurant where many customers were very demanding and downright rude.
Production line at Palm Pilot plant. Very busy, lost a lot of weight in this job.
Buyer at 3Com. I enjoyed being schmoozed by the salespeople and going to restaurants I wouldn't otherwise go to. But way too fast paced. Work followed me everywhere even at 2am Sundays.
Deputy Court Clerk. Much slower pace. Can get a bit stressful with what people do but, at least I can leave it behind when I walk out the door to go home. I'm content with this job and plan to be a permanent fixture until I retire.
Farmgirl Sister #35
"If you can not do great things, do small things in a great way." Napoleon Hill (1883-1970)
my blog: http://lisamariesbasketry.blogspot.com/
My Website:
http://www.freewebs.com/lisamariesbasketry/index.htm |
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82kygal
True Blue Farmgirl
548 Posts
Laura
Somerset
Kentucky
USA
548 Posts |
Posted - Sep 11 2008 : 06:50:20 AM
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Well lets see
- babysitting
- changing water pipes
- drug store clerk through high school
- grocery store clerk
- k-mart clerk
- jewlery sales
- health food dept manager
- banking 10 years
- county court deputy clerk (with Lisa Marie 
- currently working for a facility with adult mentaly handicapped people. (I LOVE THIS JOB)
Thats about it.
With God, all things are possible. (Mark 10:27)
What ever you are, be a good one. (Abe Lincoln) |
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aura gaia
Farmgirl in Training
12 Posts
carol
whittier
nc
USA
12 Posts |
Posted - Sep 12 2008 : 9:16:57 PM
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oh boy...here goes!
babysitting at home always (was the oldest), outside home at 13
1st real job, p-t clerk at W T Grants...anybody remember Grants?
fashion model, after high school
sewing business for years, on the side
breakfast waitress at an old inn
housecleaner for a farmer's wife who was the best lady!
artist, fibers...collages, weaving, embroidery...sold at fairs
mother of 2, homeschooled for a bit too
office manager for environmental lab
nutrients analyst for lab, ran Ion Chromatography equipment
seamstress, now...love it too!
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aura gaia
Farmgirl in Training
12 Posts
carol
whittier
nc
USA
12 Posts |
Posted - Sep 12 2008 : 9:21:36 PM
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oops, forgot this one & shouldn't have! oh my!:
worked on a farm taking care of all the animals who i feel in love with...28 goats, cats galore, chickens, ducks, rabbits
learned how to do everything from worming, help with newborns and give meds with a syringe
what a valuable job that was and i do miss it!!!! it was a vacation rental farmstead here in the mtns. families came year after year and got to know the animals by name! i also took care of the rentals including doing remodeling, plumbing (frozen pipes, grrr), you name it! we even rescued old broken down furniture from the barns, painted it bright colors and had the best time decorating the place...FARMGIRL ALL THE WAY!!!!! |
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cheneygal
True Blue Farmgirl
503 Posts
Suzie
Cheney
Wa.
USA
503 Posts |
Posted - Sep 12 2008 : 9:53:43 PM
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Well, I'm pretty new here and what I've done doesn't measure up to the rest of you farmgirls....but here goes!! Still in school, cleaned house for grandma and grandpa, picked raspberries several years, beauty school, then cosmetologist for 29 yrs., volunteered for a rural fire dept. Haz Mat I, Apparatus Operator I, Basic FF I, First Responder, then EMT training....never tested for this as husband had heart problems the day before state testing!!! The last 7 years I've worked for Del's Farm Supply, well known in western Washington, we branched out to the east side of the mtns. last summer, we are a branch of TSC.....aside from the volunteering that I loved most, this is my "bestest job"!!
live, laugh, love |
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Hanalu
True Blue Farmgirl
123 Posts
Hana
Redwood City
California
USA
123 Posts |
Posted - Sep 12 2008 : 10:56:05 PM
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Babysitting seems to be a common job for most of us! It was my first job!
After that...
...summer camp-housekeeper
...Trader Joe's grocery store-stocking, checking, ordering
...Williams Sonoma-helped with cooking classes
...line cook-salad station, grill and sauté station
Currently...I am the pastry chef and manage the restaurant in the kitchen at the club where I work. |
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marjean
True Blue Farmgirl
3857 Posts
Marsha
Deltona
FL
USA
3857 Posts |
Posted - Sep 13 2008 : 08:30:29 AM
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I started with babysitting at 16, from there jumped right into the business world.* Receptionist * Tele Operator * Computer Programmer *Admin. Assist *Cleaning Business *Home Health Aid *Home School Co-op Coordinator/Teacher *Ebay Store *Etsy Store
Farmgirl sister #308
handmade cards and jewelry at www.jeanpatchbymk.etsy.com
jeanpatch.wordpress.com
www.stores.ebay.com/funfamilybargains |
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5 acre Farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1007 Posts
~~~*Terri*~~~
WA.
USA
1007 Posts |
Posted - Oct 14 2008 : 1:44:45 PM
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Wow!! Sounds like we have all been a Jack of all trades, so to speak...
I dont think I have mastered any yet, I wont quit trying though...HAHA!
Farmgirl Sister #368
http://froccsfrillsfurbiloesandmore.blogspot.com
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4814 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
4814 Posts |
Posted - Oct 14 2008 : 6:08:51 PM
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I have been a secretary for nearly 30 years. A mom for 26 years and a lifetime gardener!
Dawn in IL |
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bohemiangel
True Blue Farmgirl
2087 Posts
Bridget
Ligonier
pa
USA
2087 Posts |
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MsCwick
True Blue Farmgirl
775 Posts
Cristine
Farmville
Virginia
USA
775 Posts |
Posted - Nov 12 2008 : 12:39:24 PM
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| My first job I worked the Snack Bar at the local state park lake, then I worked as a hostess at a bar/sandwich shop, then I worked at a quality farm & country, then I hostessed at a fancier restaurant, then I worked at a kidney dialysis center cleaning the kidney filters(yucky yucky yucky!) then I got a job leasing apartments(an hour away for $9/hr) then I managed two low income housing communities, then the realestate company changed hands and we all lost our jobs, then I was sales/secretary for an ATV/Boat/Tractor dealership, then I met my husband, then I started at Tractor Supply as Asst Mgr, then I quit(sexism), then I worked at an OIL CHANGE place, then my husband started his business and I worked with him, painting and construction, then he got slow so I got a job at a Bridal Boutique, then he got busy, so I worked with him again, then I opened The Little Green Store! |
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Prairie Princess
True Blue Farmgirl
1075 Posts
Jodi
Washington
USA
1075 Posts |
Posted - Nov 19 2008 : 1:16:51 PM
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Interesting topic.
* Author and editor of pet newsletter
* Babysitting
* Cleaning and adoptions at an animal shelter
* Cashiered at our local discount store
* Receptionist at a full service salon
* Receptionist/cashier at a BMW dealership
* Sales rep for Nutro Pet Foods
* Newspaper girl...motor route
* Dog grooming assistant/dog bather
* Aaaand student, on top of ALL of that. :)
Hopefully in a few years (after I graduate!) I will be able to add 'professional residential interior designer' to the list!
~Jodi
"Women are like teabags...you never know how strong they are until they get into hot water." Eleanor Roosevelt |
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LoraFLeming
Farmgirl in Training
30 Posts
Lora
Onalaska
WI
USA
30 Posts |
Posted - Feb 25 2009 : 6:35:44 PM
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Babysittiing, Totino's pizza factory, cleaning houses, sold Avon (3 different times in 3 different cities!), Ran my own Daycare(in 3 different cities), Shoe Store Clerk, Seamstress, Craft Store Clerk/Teacher/Coordinator, Guardian for elderly, Grocery Store Cashier/Pricing Assistant, Pampered Chef Consultant ... I think that's all of them!
"When in doubt, just take the next small step. Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection." Author Unknown |
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countrynmore
True Blue Farmgirl
1975 Posts
Sharon
CA
USA
1975 Posts |
Posted - Mar 01 2009 : 09:06:26 AM
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Lets see:
babysitting
stuffed envelopes for an advertising company
worked at McDonalds
Pre-School helper
Typed up envelopes for at friend's company
Worked at an engineering company as a typist at first, then climbed the scale to work in the data section
Ran a home day care center after being laid off after birth of 1st son, but had to close the day care center after getting pregnant with second son.
Started crafting about 10 years ago, sold at shows, but now only sell on line.
This brings back memories
www.countrynmore.com
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veggiegirl
Farmgirl at Heart
6 Posts
Indiana
USA
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Posted - Mar 15 2009 : 2:55:51 PM
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Hello everyone I just joined a few days ago and been looking over some of the formus,
I've worked at an ammusement park in the kiddy area, babysitting, kentucky fried chicken, factory that made spice racks, pizza hut as a waitess, clerk at a dept. store, another factory that made metal things, grade school aid, house cleaning, factory that made bows, sold baskets for a company called Rickshaw, took care of out towns park, worked for a chiropractor, back to house cleaning again, sewed at a factory making filtration bags, worked sewing boat covers, had my own sewing business for 3 years doing alterations and making dresses for weddings, worked at a nursing home in the activities area, substituted at our schools cafeterias, and now I'm a cook at a daycare. I have to say it the most fun job I've had. God Bless, Veggiegirl
We love, because He first loved us. 1 John 4:19 |
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Calicogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
5216 Posts
Sharon
Bruce Crossing
Michigan
USA
5216 Posts |
Posted - Mar 15 2009 : 7:04:24 PM
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Welcome again Veggiegirl! Love your sig :)
My previous work experience:
~Counter waitress for Donut Shop
~Retail ( Clerk, Assistant Manager & Manager positions)
~Floral Designer
~Receptionist/Cashier at Honda/Isuzu Dealership
~Title Clerk for RV/Marine dealership & Nissan dealership
~Custodial work
~Catering
~Secretary for my husband :)
~Sharon
By His Grace, For His Glory |
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Prairie Princess
True Blue Farmgirl
1075 Posts
Jodi
Washington
USA
1075 Posts |
Posted - Mar 21 2009 : 8:39:45 PM
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Sharon, a fellow car dealership receptionist/cashier! You've got to be sassy to work in that field, I'm telling you. You can probably relate...when the techs get bored and come in to bug the office staff...particularly the female office staff? ROFL
~Jodi
"Women are like teabags...you never know how strong they are until they get into hot water." Eleanor Roosevelt
www.jodielyzabeth.blogspot.com |
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simone947
Farmgirl in Training
34 Posts
sarah
peru
NY
34 Posts |
Posted - Mar 22 2009 : 08:47:35 AM
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let's see...
stall cleaner at horsefarms
groom at a fancy shmancy dressage facility
kennel cleaner at a vet office/boarding kennel
cow milker
milk tester for dhia
herdman at a university farm
herdsman at a show farm
herdsman at a 1500 cow dairy
man all my jobs involve emense amount of animal sh**
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Calicogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
5216 Posts
Sharon
Bruce Crossing
Michigan
USA
5216 Posts |
Posted - Mar 22 2009 : 11:48:49 AM
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Jodi,
You are not kidding  It was fun though for the most part. The techs and parts crew were much nicer to deal with than the sales dept. :)
~Sharon
By His Grace, For His Glory |
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veggiegirl
Farmgirl at Heart
6 Posts
Indiana
USA
6 Posts |
Posted - Mar 22 2009 : 6:03:52 PM
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Like your name Simone947, my daughters name is Simone, she will be 21 this year and will be married 2 years this fall! Times goes so fast. God Bless, Veggiegirl
We love, because He first loved us. 1 John 4:19 |
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mulegirl
True Blue Farmgirl
184 Posts
rosemary
cottonwood pass
co
USA
184 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2009 : 10:26:38 AM
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mowed Grandma's lawn for $.25
babysat neighbor's kids $1/hr
cashier at donut shop
waitress at Willow Valley
night shift plastic hair dryer part mold trimmer (still smell those toxic fumes, yuck)
cardboard box assembler...lasted a week
bank check proofing department. me and numbers, not a good combo
art director
freelance artist
more waitressing
handmade jewelry/t-shirts/lamps with imported carved animals
petsitter
indoor plant maintance for really rich people that have real Picasso's and Monet's on the wall, oooooh
archery instructor
art teacher
and finally...gypsy/artist/entreprenuer I do whatever to support my art and need to create addiction.
freelance artist
happy trails
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