A couple of folk mentioned it in the jobs post. Me, in semi chronological order
Paperboy
Saturday job in John Menzies
Dishwasher
Waiter
Barman
Parcel courier
Heavy plant mechanic
Removals man
Gardener
House clearance work
Paint/body work inspector in a car factory in Holland
Roofer
Door to door selling direct debit charity donations (lasted 4 hours)
Data analyst & statistician
"Development Executive" for an insurance broker
Underwriter
builder's labourer,
blacksmith,
painter,
demolition worker,
playworker,
systems admin,
gentleman of leisure,
army surplus shop assistant
cycle salesman,
cycle mechanic,
cycling instructor
shelf stacker (dull, dull, dull)
hay bailing (hard, painful, outside, good laugh)
paperboy (this lasted a week)
Holiday kids club nanny (good laugh, hard work)
Sailing instructor (good laugh, rewarding)
barman (really enjoyed some bars, hated others)
waiter (as above)
windsurf instructor (great)
occasional bike guide (great)
Lighting technician (hard, crap pay)
Product executive (holiday company)
Product Manager (Airline)
Cycle to Work facilitator/promotor/admin/anything else that needs doing
Paperboy
Hairdresser
Barman
Sound and light tech - CIA Cardiff
Billing Advisor (t-mobile)
Phone shop manager
Youth worker - Princes Trust
Employment consultant - Working Stinks
Criminal justice team leader (working with drug users) - current
Guitar tec - current
Currently studying for my M.A - not a job but may as well be......
Chef
Shelf stacker
Salad chopping in factory (one day)
Call centre, insurance salesman then Sky TV tech support
Administrator for accountants, first full time job at 26, couldn't avoid it any longer.
paper boy
barman
temp civil servant
opthalmic technician
commercial vehicle roof builder
data input monkey
postman.
flat pack furniture builder(boring but paid well , 9k in 5 weeks)
capet fitter
sales staff outdoor shop
roofer
builders mate
bike shop mech
pro bike team mech
biketrade sales rep
bike shop manager x3
currently at home with the kids and other stuff.
What fascinates me is the incredible variety of jobs people have had. Clear career progression, what career trajectory?
Not many different jobs for me
from the beginning
Paperboy
Shop Assistant
Site Worker (Working for my dad)
Overhead Linesman
Trainee Engineer
Engineer/Project Manger
Worked for the same company since I was 18 - From Linesman onwards
paper boy
cafe kitchen hand / coffee maker
dish-washer
garden centre assistant (lots of log bagging)
sewing machine operative...sewing mail bags...failure at this and quickly moved on to my next role...
warehouse picker
cricket steward
more warehouse picking
IT development jobs (from trainee to resident office (not that old) old git)
....future...
once that mortgage is paid (plenty of years yet) I see myself doing a few hours at B&Q or stacking shelves at the supermarket thus returning to where I started (okay I'm nnot planning on paperboy again)...
A lot!
paper boy
trolley collector
glass collector
waiter
barman
production line worker in carpet factory
admin clerk
postman
parcel delivery driver
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for the same company:
call centre agent
call centre team manager
resource analyst
business analyst
reporting manager
sales planning manager
smart metering test and learn manager
1. Process Research Chemist - gap year job
2. Bike shop - student holiday job
3. Bike courier - ditto
4. Temp doing computer stuff after graduating
5. Business System Analyst/programmer
6. Same but different company
7. Head of IT at same company as 6
forgot one! 2.5 barman
Computer games demonstrator in a friends shop
Milk round slave
Slave in horticultural greenhouse
Admin assistant in Land Registry
Farm labourer
Insurance claims - up to Claims Manager
IT Project Manager
Business Development Co-ordinator
Gym membership "consultant"
Postie
Various energy related call centre and admin roles
Team Manager in the Pension Service
Rent Officer
Made redundant twice - never had to actually sign on. Possibly facing a third time though...
Jeez - with a CV like that, who'd employ me?
punched holes in pikelets
I did a big job this morning.
Whilst on a TC 🙂
I had to take my laptop and mobile into the loo with me.
Job done.
Paper boy
Then worked in the shop
video shop
Industrial cleaner
Window fitter
Landscape Gardener
Production Operator
Promoted to Quality Technician
Then made redundant
Quality Inspection company
Production Operator again (world leader automotive fuel systems)
Continuous improvemnt team (as above)
Promoted to Quality Technician again. (as above)
About to relocate to Livingston due to the better half being the one with the career (phd microbiology)
Sorry to go off topic but..... PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE SOMEBODY GIVE ME A JOB IN THE EDINBURGH/LIVINGSTON AREA. 32 YEAR OLD LOOKING FOR NEW CHALLENGE, AND I'LL TRY ANYTHING ONCE!!
Paper boy.
Sports shop assistant.
Burger flipper/van driver.
labourer.
Theatrical set designer.
Site carpenter/joiner.
Panel beater/ sprayer.
Barman.
Nightclub doorman.
Nightclub manager.
DT (Metalwork/woodwork etc.) teacher.
ICT teacher.
Company director/co owner.
Paper boy
Linen runner
shelf stacker
Checkout assistant (uprade from previous)
Waiter
Halfway house on a golf course
Civil service GIS
Animal health officer
GIS technician - redundant
Water policy officer
Building facilities project officer
Linen runner was probably the most fun!
Milkboy
Waiter
Chef
Banker
NHS manager
Credit card Co. manager
Property manager
Landscape Gardener
Paperboy '85
Sainsburys '86/'87
Glass collector '87/'88
Barman '88/'89
Lab Tech/Trainee Dyer '89 - '95
(Weekend work in cash 'n' carry during the same time to fund hedonistic lifestyle :D)
Dyehouse Shift Manager '95 - '00
Production Supervisor for Hi-fi Co '00 - '03
IT geek '03 - now
Paperboy
Librarian
Chef
Door-to-door salesman
Telesales
English teacher
Software tester
Programmer
Analyst
Project manager
Programme manager.
You could sum up the last 12 years as "IT geek 97-now", though.
farm labourer
labourer
barman
cocktail barmans bitch (chopping fruit and getting ice)
barman
land surveyor
pipeworker
freezer lorry driver (hardest job of the lot)
letter sorter
pipework engineer
pump sales man
business development manager
design manager
Farm Labourer
Waiter (nightclub)
Shelf stacker
Builder's Labourer
Barman
Bouncer
Paralegal
Solicitor.
Pizza Delivery Bloke
Public Art Events Technician
Prison Pottery/art/woodwork Teacher
Art Gallery Technician (freelance)
Art Transport and Technical Services
Art Gallery Technician (freelance again)
Local Authority Arts Officer
Art Gallery Director
Now a freelance film production designer/ film construction manager/ exhibition and public art fabricator/ exhibition curator/ arts consultant/ video artist/ touring exhibitions contractor/ furniture and interiors designer and fabricator/ architectural prototyper/ and I occasionally lop the bollocks off of fibreglass reindeer- be warned, another patient has turned up at the workshop and I will post photos again!
Who needs facebok when you can have your data mined here!
Bricklayer
College Lecturer
That's about it.
Plant fitter
Petrol station owner
Prison Officer
All in 38 years!
Grasscutter
Nightclubbing PR
Telesales
Cycle courier
Dish washer at posh restaurant
Organic market garden worker
Voluntary work abroad making solar panels out of plastic bottles
Demolition trainee estimator
Waste management researcher (construction)
Renewable energy engineer
Over about 12 years
Paperboy
Lifeguard
Kitchen porter
Swimming teacher
Cinema worker
Cinema department manager
Barman
Mobile phone tech support
Laptop PC tech support supervisor
Corporate online banking tech support
Been working 14 years (Inc paper round)
Customer service manager within a bank
YTS Building construction
Royal Marine
RAF Regiment
Data cabling engineer
Electrician
Was hoping to add Fire Fighter to the list but not to be 😥