i worked at one of the school call centers calling alumni for donations freshman yr.
then i spent the rest of the years as a server and made good money! enough for rent+car+utilities+spending money!
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I tutored! During grad school I worked at a law firm and in the epidemiology department!
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Yep, I've had a job since I was 14.
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I did until halfway through my junior year. I was about to get married and DH told me I didn't need to work if I didn't want to.
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Yes. I paid out of my pocket for my degree - no aid, no loans, no parental assistance. So I worked full-time at Subway, and then full-time as a nanny and then my final year I worked one full-time job and two part-time jobs to pay for it all. phew.
Still have two more years to go!
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Yep. Worked part time in the call- center where my mom worked for the first year or so, and in summers I worked full time at a golf course. The summer before my final year I was a research assistant and worked from home.. awesome job.The last year of school I worked at a Model Home which was a great part time job!
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Yep!
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Tutored my second half of freshman year.
Then worked at Target my sophomore year. Chickfila the next Year and a half. I was an co-op (intern) my last year. -
I worked at the campus sports center my freshman year. My sophomore year I was an RA in the dorms and I worked full-time as a shift supervisor at Starbucks. Just worked at Starbucks over the summer and then my junior and senior years I worked full-time as an office manager for a software company and only worked at Starbucks on the weekends.
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@mrsjyw: Same! I worked in alumni calling. That job paid really well! I also worked at the school bookstore and got GREAT discounts on textbooks!
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During the first year, I only worked breaks and summer. After that, I worked a full time job and went to school full time.
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I worked as a lifeguard at the campus pool and city pool, then I was the pool manager at the city pool. Senior year I was in charge of children's ministries at a church. It was SO hard to work full time during school but glad I graduated with a little job experience.
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I have never not had a job, had just two in university, worked in my Res and then serving at a restaurant (did American Eagle on top of that too for a bit).
Enough to hide a horse from my family and keep me partying more than I was studying, oye.
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During my undergrad, I only worked during the summers.
In grad school, I was hired to work as a Graduate Teaching Assistant, so I taught writing classes every term. I got tuition remission plus a small paycheck every month.
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Not until my senior year, I worked at Starbucks!
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I had the cushiest job ever, as a grader for a professor of mine. Every semester from sophomore-junior year. I could do it at home, and filled out my own time sheet, and didn't have to do anything except for read a gazillion assignments.
During the summers I worked at a nature center.
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Just during the summer. I've been an administrative assistant at an architect's office, then a pricer at value village, then Walmart salesperson. Then I did lab tech co-ops. Those were the best ones.
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Worked at Walgreens & internship for the State first 3 years of college. Then I transferred and worked a little bit as a grader and just interned in the summer.
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Since high school.
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Yes - when school was in session I worked as a part-time nanny, did some babysitting for professors' children, and at one point worked at an after school program.
During summers, I worked for a temp agency, worked as a coach/counselor at a swim camp, and taught swim lessons in my neighborhood (@ $30 per half hour - it was pretty sweet!).
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Yup, worked 3 jobs at one point!
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I worked as an accounting intern at a fortune 500, then got a full time offer at the beginning of my senior year. So I took 18 credit hours and worked 40+ hours until graduation...
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I waitressed during the holidays.
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Yep, since I was 17!
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I was a server at a local Hawaiian burger joint! Also did some work study jobs (financial aid) as a receptionist at the Dean's Office.
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On and off--my first semester, yes, then my workload got too heavy. I made enough in the summers, thankfully! I was able to pick up a small part time job my senior year, when things slowed down.
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OHHHHHHHHHH so many jobs. The deal was after freshman year I had to get a job. I worked in the graduate admissions office as the receptionist, I also did a night job where we called students to inform them about upcoming info sessions in their area and answer any questions, and then as I got more into my profession I worked at a PR agency. I also babysat throughout. Very busy! And I graduated in 3 1/2 years.
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@mrsjyw: I did the call center alumni donations thing too during part of my last year of college.
Before that I only worked part time at a hoagie shop my sophomore year for walk around money. The restaurant was sandwiched between several frat houses and was super popular. I was the cashier, but I can make a mean bacon cheesesteak!
I worked around the clock during the summer to have pocket money except freshman summer when I took 3 summer classes at a local college. Those darn 9 credits allowed me to only have to take 3 classes my last semester I was in college. I was technically Part Time and had time to kill.
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I worked all four years. It was a campus job in the dining hall. I picked it because it was one of the highest paid jobs on campus even if it could be physically hard sometimes. At one point, I took on another job for a few extra hours, but eventually I quit when the boss there was barely giving me any hours (4 hours per week? Whatever!). I needed to work because there was no way that my mother would have been able to help financially with non-necessities (books, spending money, etc). I essentially became financially independent in college.
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Yep, I lifeguarded for campus rec during the school year, and lifeguarded and taught swimming lessons during the summer at home. I also worked at Coldstone during my junior and senior years.
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Yep! Worked for fun money the first couple of years, then to pay my rent + bills the last couple. Worked at a bookstore, a clothing store (blegghh), and finally at the university library, and I haven't left
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I did. I never worked full time but I had several different serving jobs and also worked for fundraising for the college. It funded all my extra spending money and a trip to Costa Rica when I graduated!
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Yup I worked part-time at a methadone maintenance treatment center. Stayed there through undergrad, my masters degree, and the first year of my doctoral program!
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Yes, I've had a job since I was 14. Maternity leave was teh biggest break in a job I've had in 14 years! ha
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I worked two jobs, financial aid office and cashier at a gas station.
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I had a work study job (minimum wage) at the schools marketing department all 4 years. I also did stints at the university callathon (also minimum wage) and a waitresses during the school year at a few different points. I waitresses at home over all of my breaks.
Like @lulu_mom, I babysat since I was 14 and my maternity leave has been my longest period without work in 17 years!
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I had a work study my freshman year at a daycare center then found a nanny job for the next 3 years.
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I worked at my aunt's restaurant, first as a waitress then later on as a hostess. I enjoyed it!
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yes, i worked as a bartender throughout school
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Yes I worked even before college, I got my first job at 16
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