I am a retired Professional Debt Collector! Yep.."This an attemp to collect a debt, any information obtained will be used for that purpose only. This call may be monitored or recorded for quality assurances".

I retired 3 years ago and this is still taking up brain cells!

I took any work I could handle, so after HS I ran a blue print machine, after marriage, there were 5 kids, and farm work. I had to learn how to drive a big tractor so I could bail hay, chop straw & corn, pick ripe corn & tend to animals. After all 5 kids were in school, I did house cleaning in town, not my thing, so I worked in a flower shop, as a replanter of seedlings part of the time (seasonal) I loved it, but I needed a better job with benifits. First I worked PT in two cheese plants and then took a job in retail.I really liked all my jobs, but retired when our benifits were all taken away. Now I have the best job, I take care of grand kids, I have a barn full of nonprofit pets-Goat- horses-rabbits- chickens etc. I have a large garden and can veggies for the married kids.P.S. we have 4 great-grand kids. I was very lucky, Didn`t need much sleep! How many jobs that does that make?

baby sitter,shoe worker,secretary,housewife,seamstress,sold,MaryKay .Pots and pans.tupperware,Stanley home products,Avon, artex,made jewlery, cleaned homes and managed a Service master crew.Owned a bridal shop designed clothing and gowns and costumes and made them. waitressed Designed and build homes and additions,I had 2 children and helped raise 3 more families.Became a nursing assistant and worked in the field and in Assisted Living facilities,Did programs for Alzheimer patients. At 57 back to school for Real Estate. Still at it.and now quilting.card making

English teacher & Reading Specialist. Taught HS, MS, K3, 5th & 6th grades, media TV production, print & video yearbook then got a masters in Information & Library sciences and am now a media specialist for 6th - 12th grades. Man we are an interesting and diverse bunch. Ontheriver you are my hero. Ruby the quilter prayers & hugs for you in your battle.

Was a Nursing Supervisor at local Medical Center, now retired, so "EVERYDAY IS LIKE SATURDAY"!!

I am a retired paralegal. Babysat attorneys for 28 years, laid off nearly 4 years ago in a RIF (they could hire someone with much less experience for much less $$$). DH said I could stay home if I wanted to ... YESSSSSS!!! Now I am a happy homemaker & quilter! :-)

I'm a retired special education teacher. I taught at all levels, elementary, middle school and high school. The majority of students I worked with had learning and behavior disorders, some had very severe behavior problems. One former student is in jail,for life, no parole for murder. Two former students have been murdered. Interestingly, they were all students of mine in the same 8th grade class.

spent my life in an office, worked for walmart...then retired. I went back to school at the age of 54, completed my degree in office management and accounting. I love retirement most of all. I retired to sew and quilt. am living my dream.

I was an accountant and then a CFO/Credit Manager. Retired now and love it. No more living by the clock and having so much responsibility for someone else's money....

retired postal clerk after 25 yrs. farmed with DH for 20 yrs before that. worked as waitress during high school. started washing dishes in a restau at 13 on sat's. made enough to pay for school lunches and buy almost all my clothes from 13 on.was always mom's helper from 5 on. she never had to clean house, i did it till i got married at 18 to DH. learned to sew in HS home ec.

Anesthesia aide...

Worked for SEARS for 2 yrs. as FLYER... Good ole days....assist in any dept. called for extra hands( loved this job. was in Del City, OK.) Moved back home and I worked for my father in his PICTURE FRAMING And Art GALLERY for 27 yrs. until he retired and auction off everything could get rid of. Had planned to work for an eye doctor that got bumped, worked for LOWES for 6 months as a cashier. ( hated it. management/co-workers were mean and rude.) Due to health issues, with my hubs support I stepped out of the money earnng world, and now voleenter ALOT at helping neighbors/friends/church folks with their elderly parents who need a ride to their DR. appts., the grocery store, company, dog to the groomers, lunch date. ABSOLTLEY LOVE doing this and it priceless. I also assist my hubs in his business...HA... I am the delivery/pick-up gal of documents, papers, legal stuff, (sealed of course) banking, PU the office staff lunches etc. I don't get pd. money but I do have time time to quilt and sew, attend womens bible studies, and spend time with friends and family.

Domestic Goddess for last 30 years !! What a life

After high school I worked in the accounting department of a large Wall Street law office, mainly payroll and billing,
Stay at home Mom for about 15 years
Administrative Assistant to 15 professors at local college until I retired 16 years ago, got my Art Degree while I worked there, and
Now quilting addict! May in Jersey

I was concrete mixer Driver until I fell off the truck and hurt my lower back and now can't work any more do to the pain. Did this from 2006 until 2010.

I've also been
Hair Stylist - Nail Tech. from 1991 until 2006 ( just couldnt make the money working for Chains)
Welder (loved this job made good money)
Metro Bus Driver (Hated this job because of the Drunks and Crazy Homeless People who rode these buses...)
School Bus Driver ( Children wouldn't listen and I was tired of all the fights they would get into with each other)
Waitress
Groc Checker
Construction Worker
Security Officer (Boring)
I worked for America Online for 3 years in the billing department ( was tired being crused at)
Worked in the Shoe Department at Walmarts
Owned a Flower Shop (loved this job just didn't have the cash flo to keep it going) :-(
House Cleaning (Hated this job)


I think that's it...took me a while to figure out what I loved doing.
My favorite jobs was the concrete mixer driver, welder, and Hair Stylist and Nail Tech.
Now I'm disable and just stay home. :-(

Retired elementary school teacher

I too am a "Jack of all Trades" While in late forties I ended a long abusive marriage went to college and became a RN..After a few years became disabled due to life style and was not working. Now just old so am retired.
took a couple years to get used to it but loving every moment now.. Now consider myself the "go-fer" as I have all this time on my hands.lol I loved nursing the best!

In my 30's I went to chef's school and became a certified chef. I've been doing that for 19 years.

Watson

Retired teacher, taught High School for 30 yrs. 1967-1997

Accounting at large company in Phoenix, AZ

I work for the government. That's as much as I can elaborate.

I worked as a unit secretary in a hospital for 20 yrs. I then went to school in my 40s for what I always wanted. I have been a Licensed Veterinary Technician for the last 17yrs.

Me too! May I add "happily" retired, was happy to be a teacher, am now happy to be retired!

also was a registered nurse. work with psych patients. currently retired

hmmm, now imagination takes over.....

Flowergurl might be a spy. Watch out, everyone! :)

I homeschooled for 17 years (no pay), then taught school for a few years (little pay) and now am a part time ESL tutor (good pay). One of my very young Chinese students asked me if I only toot three nights a week.

I have done many things from account to managing stores and resturants. For years while being a stay at home mom I was a licensed day care provider. Then about 16 years ago I went back t college and got my degree in the IT field, Information Tech. I am a computer operator at a childrens hospital, now for about 15 years. We monitor the systems to make sure they are all up, do after hours help desk calls and triage them as needed. plus more.

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Yes quilt spy. LOL

I guess I'll add to this thread that's on page 83. I'm a retired collection specialist/bookkeeper, and my last job was with Wisconsin Health and Family Services.

I also worked as a unit secretary, EMT before that . For the last 22 years I have been a sahm home schooling my kids.

I home schooled my son for two years. It sure was worth it too. After that I was a special education teacher for the Severe and Profound K-12. Also worked as a Resource English Teacher for 2 years, and at the Alternative School for 1 year for court ordered students teaching all subjects including art. I worked one summer as a volunteer at a local men's prison teaching reading. I am now retired.

I've been an office manager in the UK IRS, also used to audit the offices themselves lol, had a stint at computer programming, owned wedding dress business where I designed n made dresses to order. Raised two boys, umpteen dogs and not very successfully trained a husband 😀. I still work for IR albeit 3 mornings a week, help look after my granddaughter and care for my dad, and quilt and sew as often as I can.

I don't know if i responded to this thread or not.
I sold gold, diamonds and fine gems for a total of 20 yrs. . Also drove a school bus, but had to quit due to a work related injury.
Then for 5 yrs, I embroidered caskets and engraved them. The most rewarding job of my life. I loved it. It was so good to be able to help people in their time of need, and to have fun doing it too.
I'm now fully disabled and am enjoying my time off after working 2-4 jobs at a time. Lots of time for sewing, quilting and embroidering...by hand and machine.

Registered nurse since 1977.

Now a Lady of LEISURE(retired). I was a teaching Headteacher in a small rural school with 80 pupils and 3 classes. I taught for 3 and a half days a week. The work as Headteacher was done at home every night. Good job I was not married.

Varied life.....Sales, Industrial Buyer, manufacture's Assistant, free lance reporter, polyester resin jewelry maker with shop, dowsing instructor for 25 years, retail sales for 20 years, artist, and other odds and ends.

RN in labor and delivery. Was a sahm until all children were in school full time, then I went to nursing school.

I taught high school for 38 years all in the same building. I retired in June 2015 and then started as an adjunct professor in Sept 2015 (An adjunct left 2 weeks before the beginning of the semester and my application was sitting on the chair's desk)

I might have answered this before but I am a retired Registered Practical Nurse. I have worked on paediatrics, maternity, med/surf and in a psychiatric hospital.