https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:39:22 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-places-have-you-worked#post-52023 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:41:57 +0000 mrs. wagon 52023@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This will be tough...</p> <p>1) babysitting (had probably 10 regular clients)<br /> 2) coffee/sandwich shop / bakery<br /> 3) upscale retirement village<br /> 4) The Gap<br /> 5) State Street IT<br /> 6) accessory store<br /> 7) health services at my college<br /> 8) bubble tea shop<br /> 9) a PR company in NYC<br /> 10) asoftware company<br /> 11) WGBH (PBS affiliate) interactive<br /> 12) event marketing firm (digital)<br /> 13) dog walker<br /> 14) freelance administrative<br /> 15) bridal salon<br /> 16) art museum (new media) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-places-have-you-worked#post-51998 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:10:05 +0000 daniellemybelle 51998@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MaisyMay: Wow, I think you win! :)</p> <p>I didn't list mine so I'll do that now!</p> <p>1. Coffee shop (I was basically fired because I was bad at it)<br /> 2. Accessory shop<br /> 3. The Gap<br /> 4. An ice cream parlor<br /> 5. Internship at a magazine<br /> 6. Target<br /> 7. Olive Garden<br /> 8. Waitress/barista at a cafe<br /> 9 Internship at a radio station<br /> 10. Locally owned steakhouse<br /> 11. Hibachi restaurant<br /> 12. Internship at a website<br /> 13. Current job at a marketing firm</p> <p>This doesn't include babysitting jobs or any volunteering positions. I think why I've had a lot of jobs is that I started working at 15, and changed my part-time job pretty much every year until I graduate from college. I also did three internships. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-places-have-you-worked#post-51949 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:34:41 +0000 mrsjyw 51949@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In my professional career I've only worked at 3 places: My current company, an IT outsourcing company, and a financial svcs company.</p> <p>Prior to that I worked at 2 different restaurants, 1 tutoring center, Victoria's Secret, and my parents' cleaners (barely). So that makes... 8 diff places </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-places-have-you-worked#post-51885 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:37:30 +0000 Pipers Mommy 51885@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1. Bakery (high school)<br /> 2. Bank (high school)<br /> 3. Financial Aid office (college)<br /> 4. Restaurant waitress #1 (college)<br /> 5.. Function waitstaff (college)<br /> 6. Restaurant waitress #2 (college)<br /> 7. Restaurant waitress #3 (college)<br /> 8. Town Manager Office (internship)<br /> 9. Tutor (work - study in college)<br /> 10. Media Company (temp job, awful!)<br /> 11 Professional job #1 (5 years)<br /> 12. Jenny Craig (2nd job)<br /> 13. Current Professional Job (6.5 years) </p> <p>Didn't think it was that many but, in college I worked 2-3 jobs at some points, and I worked at a number of different restaurants because of summer breaks. I didn't include babysitting or volunteering jobs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-places-have-you-worked#post-51763 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:04:02 +0000 looch 51763@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started as a lifeguard/swim lesson instructor at 15, did that through sophomore summer of college. Then I did an unpaid internship and after graduation started full time in my professional career where i remained for 14 years. I changed job titles a few times and the company name changed three times.</p> <p>I never really babysat or worked retail. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-places-have-you-worked#post-51761 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:45:31 +0000 pastemoo 51761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>13, and some i even went back to work at the same place so i've changed jobs (especially 2nd jobs) many many too many times.<br /> mostly because i keep moving </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-places-have-you-worked#post-51752 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:20:36 +0000 mediagirl 51752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pre-career: dog walker, lifeguard, cashier at Walmart, secretary assistant, Lerner associate. </p> <p>Career: 4 TV stations, one network and two software companies. </p> <p>Total: 11 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-places-have-you-worked#post-51731 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:00:44 +0000 MH.Abroad 51731@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1. Home Bakery<br /> 2. Nanny<br /> 3. Editorial Assistant (Internship)<br /> 4. Au Pair<br /> 5. Teacher, ministry administrator<br /> 6. Grant Writer<br /> 7. Taco Bell<br /> 8. ESL Teacher/Grant Writer<br /> 9. It will be doula, in a few months </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-places-have-you-worked#post-51711 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:49:06 +0000 MaisyMay 51711@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents owned a tire shop so I grew up working there, but my jobs, chronologically, are:<br /> 1)Tire shop<br /> 2) Burger shack<br /> 3) Tutor<br /> 4) Librarian<br /> 5) Telemarketer (lasted less than 2 days)<br /> 6) Church office manager (volunteer)<br /> 7) Teacher's assistant<br /> 8) Home health aid<br /> 9) Bridal consultant<br /> 10) Private reading coach<br /> 11) Textbook company per diem<br /> 12) Teacher<br /> 13) Back to textbook company per diem<br /> 14) Marketing/displays coordinator<br /> 15) Bridal consultant/salon manager at a different salon</p> <p>Not counting the tire shop, all of these jobs have been in the last 10 years. I think I'm planning on staying here for now though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-places-have-you-worked#post-51708 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:44:32 +0000 BSB 51708@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At the age of 28, I've had 10 jobs. I'm a workaholic so there were times, I had 3 jobs at one time. I currently just have one job. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-places-have-you-worked#post-51328 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:07:00 +0000 Boogs 51328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Only 2. My first job I was at for almost 9 years. Sometimes I still regret leaving there. My job after that I was at for 3.5 years, but left to be a SAHM. I've also only been on 1 interview in my life. I like to consider myself a loyal employee. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-places-have-you-worked#post-51305 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:52:25 +0000 heffalump 51305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Chocolate shop, concessions for baseball, medical records at an ob, theater camp counselor, arts and rec intern, art therapist for: out patient drug abuse for teens, assisted living, mental hospital, and case manager/activity director for adults with mental illness, and admissions for Jewish nursing home.</p> <p>So 10. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-places-have-you-worked#post-51297 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:46:37 +0000 mrskc 51297@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh wow, I totally spaced. I worked at Macy's for a month before I found my current job. So 7 total. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-places-have-you-worked#post-51294 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:45:15 +0000 mrskc 51294@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1. Lifeguard for one summer<br /> 2. Walgreens<br /> 3. Intern with the State<br /> 4. Grader/teacher assistant in college<br /> 5. Internship<br /> 6. Engineer w/ water district (current job) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-places-have-you-worked#post-51291 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:42:31 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 51291@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Since I was 12 I have worked at 11 places. That includes the summer I spent babysitting for a lady and my internship. Some places that I've worked include<br /> -Sonic<br /> -Subway<br /> -CiCis Pizza<br /> -Dippin Dots<br /> -Bath &amp; Body Works<br /> -FedEx Office </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-places-have-you-worked#post-51220 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:56:18 +0000 Rescuemom10 51220@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1- Summer Job @ 16, 40hr weeks through the summer did this when I was 16 and 17 both summers<br /> 2- Cook at a bar- it was OK but flexible hours so worked with school<br /> 3-Daycare provider<br /> 4- In home care for disabled adults<br /> 5- United States Navy (for 6 yrs)<br /> 6- My current job working for the Navy </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-places-have-you-worked#post-51200 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:31:34 +0000 Mrs.KMM 51200@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm 24 and if I lump all of my babysitting into 1 job and all of my soccer refereeing in MS/HS into 1, then I've had 12 jobs.</p> <p>1. Babysitting (tons of different jobs through MS/HS)<br /> 2. My parents store (served as my mom's assistant bookkeeper one summer in MS or HS)<br /> 3. Soccer Referee (tons of different leagues/ places through MS/HS)<br /> 4. Research Lab at GT (all 4 years of college)<br /> 5. Cold Stone Creamery (summer after freshman year of college)<br /> 6. Secretary at my HS (summer after freshman year of college)<br /> 7. Research Lab in Singapore (summer after sophomore year of college)<br /> 8. Internship at Pharma company (summer after junior year of college)<br /> 9. College Intramurals referee (senior year of college)<br /> 10. Teaching Assistant (senior year of college)<br /> 11. First professional job (2.5 years)<br /> 12. Second professional job (I start in 3 weeks so I'm counting it)</p> <p>It looks like I must jump around jobs a lot but I really didn't. I just started earning money at like age 12 or 13 and often times was doing multiple jobs at once. My shortest ever positions were 3 months but those were specifically summer positions between school semesters. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-places-have-you-worked#post-51181 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:14:03 +0000 loveisstrange 51181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>6 jobs, 8 if you count the 2 work-study jobs I had in college.</p> <p>1. Sales at Hancock Fabrics in high school (like, 2 months)<br /> 2. Nanny for an agency in college (1 1/2 years)<br /> 3. Sales at Forever 21 in college (2 weeks. lol. worst job ever)<br /> 4. Sales/stock/management at Victoria's Secret in college and after (4 years)<br /> 5. Unit Leader at a girl scout camp in college (1 summer)<br /> 6. Costumer for Six Flags StL in college (1 summer)</p> <p>I also worked in housekeeping for 1 year and in the university's costume shop for 2 1/2 years in college. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-places-have-you-worked#post-51159 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:58:29 +0000 DillonLion 51159@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1. Worked for my dad's business growing up<br /> 2. Pizza place in between college semesters<br /> 3. Department of Dance and Theatre in college<br /> 4. Department of Philosophy in college<br /> 5. Temp position for 2 weeks after college<br /> 6. Been working at my current position ever since! (almost 3 years) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-places-have-you-worked#post-51148 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:30:53 +0000 Adira 51148@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm 28 and have had 5 jobs:</p> <p>1. Summer Restaurant (high school)<br /> 2. Ames (anyone remember that place?? During high school)<br /> 3. Media News place at my college<br /> 4. Internship at a Software Engineering company<br /> 5. Current professional job (5 years now) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-places-have-you-worked#post-51141 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:23:24 +0000 BananaPancakes 51141@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm 28 and have worked 5 jobs.</p> <p>1. A wedding photographer as an assistant.<br /> 2. In a surf shop through high school<br /> 3. My step-father; he's an artist, so assisting him on job sites, as well as some painting.<br /> 4. A boat/water ski dealer<br /> 5. Where I've been for the last 6 years...my FIL's construction company. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-places-have-you-worked#post-51137 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:17:47 +0000 tequiero21 51137@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i want to say like 12, including my parents store.... i've worked my entire life! worked like 3 jobs at once in college (all part-time) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-places-have-you-worked#post-51134 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:15:48 +0000 twodoghouse 51134@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've had 7 (and I'm 27):</p> <p>1. In a nursing home's dining room in high school<br /> 2. Administrative assistant at residential life at my college<br /> 3. Editing/book layout for my history professor<br /> 4. Gardener to the stars (I pulled weed's in fancy people's flower beds the summer after college)<br /> 5. Freelanced for a realtor in town designing ads (also after college before I got a real job)<br /> 6. Graphic design in the marketing department of a nursery/garden/landscape design company<br /> 7. Graphic design/corporate marketing for a branch of local government (think tv's Parks &amp; Recreation) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-places-have-you-worked#post-51133 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:15:03 +0000 KT326 51133@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm 28 and I've only worked at 3 different places:<br /> Retail store #1<br /> Retail store #2<br /> Current professional job.</p> <p>I worked in retail to get me through college. I did have multiple positions while there. And at my current job, I started out as an intern, was converted to a contractor, and was then converted into a full time employee. I like consistency :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-places-have-you-worked#post-51129 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:04:54 +0000 Modern Daisy 51129@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Only 8 if you don't count my babysitting days! </p> <p>1. Drugstore (highschool)<br /> 2. Bank (highschool)<br /> 3. Clothing Store #1 (College)<br /> 4. Country Club Waitress (College)<br /> 5. Clothing Store #2 (College)<br /> 6. Professional job #1<br /> 7. Professional job #2<br /> 8. Current Professional job!</p> <p>I was a full time nanny one summer in High School and I also babysat for a variety of families off and on. I don't really count that as a job though because I was too young for it to be considered an actual job. When I was a nanny the Mom was actually home all day, just doing different things like working out, getting massages, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-places-have-you-worked#post-51120 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:57:02 +0000 lilteacherbee 51120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Umm 5 I think (if you count unpaid internships):</p> <p>1. High school summer job for 4 summers: movie theater<br /> 2. (Unpaid) Internship at an elementary school<br /> 3. Preschool teacher for 3 year olds<br /> 4. "Floater"/sub after a move at a daycare<br /> 5. Current job as a Pre-K teacher</p> <p>Oh and I'm 22. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-places-have-you-worked#post-51119 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:56:40 +0000 cyneswith 51119@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>6, not counting volunteer positions. Though I did multiple jobs at the farm, and multiple jobs for a guy who fixes up houses.</p> <p>ETA the jobs:<br /> Babysitter (full time for three months, in addition to odd babysitting jobs)<br /> Pony ride attendant/horse trainer/strawberry picker at the farm<br /> Shingle shoveling/house cleaning for fixer-upper real estate agent<br /> Librarian<br /> Data Entry Clerk/bill processing for a delivery company<br /> Army</p> <p>Volunteer:<br /> Data Entry Clerk for a university<br /> Waitress/bar wench (couple of places with set menus)<br /> Fry Hut girl (Zero training with zero supervision + a malfunctioning register = worst fry hut girl ever)<br /> Children's library </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-places-have-you-worked#post-51114 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:51:18 +0000 daniellemybelle 51114@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was just thinking about how many places I've worked, and its a lot! If I include EVERY job/internship I've ever had, it's .... 13! Wow! How about you? </p>