The Friday Four #32: Workin’ Workin’ Workin’ Day and Night Edition

1/02/2008

I work. A lot. And I’ve always worked. A lot. So, let’s recap all those good, bad and ugly experiences in 4 simple questions.

1. How many jobs have you had?
2. Which as been your favorite? Your worst?
3. Have you ever been fired?
4. Right now – do you have a job or a career?

Happy Friday, my friends. See you in the comments…

There are 5 comments in this article:

  1. 1/02/2008Holly say:

    1. Since I was 14: Subway, Bed Bath & Beyond, Coleman, RWG, CCi, I@, DrJays = 7

    2. DrJays, by far, has been my favorite. Probably because it pays more than my first 3 jobs combined. And I kinda get to call some shots.

    Subway, by far, was the worst job EVER. I’ve been permanently scared from ever eating a sandwich there again. I can’t even walk past a Subway without throwing up in my mouth a little.

    3. Nope! But I’m sure it’s crossed someone’s mind…

    4. I think DrJays could potentially be a career. We’ll see how this next year pans out, but I still call it a “job”.

  2. 1/02/2008eartha say:

    1. Started at 15 – McDonald’s, Uncle Suzy’s (ugh, don’t ask – ok, it was a carnival food themed restaurant – so lame!!!), Army, Delta Airlines, Subway, I@, Self-employed.

    2. Worse was Delta cause I was on the phone all day, best is now working for myself.

    3. Never been fired but I used to wish I would be at a few of my jobs.

    4. I guess I’d classify it as a career since I still have to answer to people. But I’m working towards answering to no one but myself – I can’t wait!!!

  3. 1/02/2008Jonathan say:

    1. Ok… Legoland, Bed Bath and Beyond, SDSU COX Arena, Claim Jumper, XM Works, Novavision, the French Government, BNP Paribas, Sofitel, Disney = 10 (that I can remember, although I did BB&B twice, and Legoland three times…).

    2. Favorite is by far Disney, with the worst being a nice tie between the other 9. Cox Arena was pretty bad; mainly because it was minimum wage.

    3. Nope! But I was almost deported from France while working for BNP Paribas… apparently my visa was denied but they never sent the letter…

    4. A career… I hope. I say that because I love it now and I don’t want to have to go through another 9 jobs to get to this point again.

  4. 1/02/2008unemployed gabe..for now say:

    1. 8 jobs total if you count consulting work and do not count selling week in college..yeah i know. form shoe sales to pawn shop work to executive finance..i got you.

    2. working for US bank, by far was the worse. The best so far was my work at Shore.

    3.I have been fired, i have ben laid off i have been bought out and i have quit. top that.

    4. try neither. No seriously, i have a career, i am a career cfo by now.

  5. 4/02/2008Justin say:

    1. Target, Scolari’s, EDI Support, Office Max, West Teleservices, The Phone Store, Sprint, and Alltel – so that’s 8.

    2. My fav is my current, minus the overnight travel. Unlike Eartha, I loved the call center environment, and West Teleservices was a close second. The worst was EDI Support, as I had to do all these technical reports I didn’t understand and always messed them up – I think that has partially contributed to the hair loss I’m suffering from today.

    3. Just once, from Target – my first high school job. I loved to talk to people, and double scan their items – too frequently I guess.

    4. I have a career, provided I can maintain the sanity of frequent travel.