You load 16 tons, and what do you get?
Blogger Goddess Scheherazade is job-hunting and career-reevaluating, and today lists the jobs she has held in her life. This post prompted me to reflect on my own work history, which dates back more than twenty years. Here are the jobs I have held in my life, to the extent I can remember them and in semi-chronological order:
Babysitter
Preschool teacher's assistant
Hebrew school teacher
Jewelry store assistant
Law firm gofer
Junior wrangler
Camp counselor
Sub sandwich maker
Hostess on roller skates
Research assistant to journalism professor
Manuscript editor
Research assistant to anthropology professor
Hostess/waitress off roller skates
Marketing assistant for environmental monitoring company
English teacher
Career counselor
Aerobics instructor
Barista
Assistant director of international human rights training program
Development director for small nonprofit
Research assistant to law professor
Law firm summer associate (x2)
Government agency law clerk (x2)
Judicial law clerk
Law firm associate (x3)
Public defender
No wonder I'm exhausted.
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