Among Friends

[wagirl]

baby sitter

worked in a Mexican tortilla factory--small, local place

garment manufacturing company

worked at a preschool

worked at a bookstore

worked at a party store

personal chef

[J Town Girl]

Started out in my early teens by babysitting.  Went to beauty school and worked a few years as a hair stylist.  I  quickly realized that wasn't something I wanted to do for the rest of my life.   

Then I went to work for my county animal shelter.  I was made manager within a few months when the current manager left.   I did that for 5 years, until it just became too much for me to handle. Seeing the sheer number of animal that were mistreated and having to be the one that decided the fate of many of these wonderful, but still unwanted animals became too painful for me to continue in that job. Too many animals and not enough homes.

I left and went to work in a veterinary hospital.   It was much less traumatic for me.  I enjoyed helping both the animals and also the people who owned them.   I stayed in that field for almost 35 years.   During that period I went from receptionist to technician and then became practice manager.  

Although it certainly wasn't a high-paying field it gave me a sense of joy and satisfaction when I helped comfort an animal or was able to offer support to a client who was facing a difficult decision.  

I think my chosen path was exactly the one that I was meant to follow.  I never looked back and I never regretted anything.

[wilma]

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@J Town Girl wrote:

Started out in my early teens by babysitting.  Went to beauty school and worked a few years as a hair stylist.  I  quickly realized that wasn't something I wanted to do for the rest of my life.   

Then I went to work for my county animal shelter.  I was made manager within a few months when the current manager left.   I did that for 5 years, until it just became too much for me to handle. Seeing the sheer number of animal that were mistreated and having to be the one that decided the fate of many of these wonderful, but still unwanted animals became too painful for me to continue in that job. Too many animals and not enough homes.

I left and went to work in a veterinary hospital.   It was much less traumatic for me.  I enjoyed helping both the animals and also the people who owned them.   I stayed in that field for almost 35 years.   During that period I went from receptionist to technician and then became practice manager.  

Although it certainly wasn't a high-paying field it gave me a sense of joy and satisfaction when I helped comfort an animal or was able to offer support to a client who was facing a difficult decision.  

I think my chosen path was exactly the one that I was meant to follow.  I never looked back and I never regretted anything.

@J Town Girl 

Thank you for all the years you worked with animals.

I have to turn the channel when the ASPCA commercials come on TV so working in an animal shelter would be difficult for me. We’ve adopted both our dogs from local shelters. Wish I could take them all home. I appreciate all the people who do good work for animals. 

[Peaches McPhee]

Clerk in a dept store.

Clerk at Photomat (remember those?)

Telephone operator.

Secretary.

Management in various levels and various industries.

One short stint at a school district in special education.

[hckynut]

Paper route at 8 years old till 12.

Started at Drive-in Restaurant as car hop when I was 12.

Worked the fountin/cooked/peeled potatoes/loaded trays/Worked up to Cashier/Then Manager 1 might a week at 15/Drove the delivery truck, and when they went to speakers in lieu of car hops, worked the electronic board(what some said it their cars!!!

Worked at a Penney's store for 1 week. Had appendics removed and nothing for a month.

Worked at a Kilpatricks store on incoming stock floor/moved to Supply/Shipping Department and worked there for a few years.

Joined the United States Army Reserves so that was my job for the 6 months active duty.

Started working for Western Electric on Nov. 10, 1958/Retired from there, which was then called AT&T Technologies, on Nov.10, 1991.

From Oct. of 1958 it was Army Reserve weekly meetings/2 week summer camps totaled 4/5.5 years later got my Honorable Discharge.

Since I retired? No paid job, but supplemented my income running My Adult Hockey League which I started in 1963. Ran it for 52 years, and since then?

My 2nd home unfortunatey was the hospital from 2002-2016. Weeks at at time on some visits, even over a month on one of them.

That's all I can remember right now, but!!!

hckynut

[patbz]

During H.S.:

*sales clerk Hechts

*typist at C&P telephone

*Avon lady

During College:

*waitress Howard Johnson's

*Polaroid demonstrator

After B.A.:

*Recreation Specialist for Army, Marines, USO 

*teller Cal Fed

After M.A.:

*Rec Director

*Personnelist

*Recruiter Scientists,Engineers @China Lake

*Relocation Specialist DON

*Facilities Inspector 

Happily retired in Arizona Mountains

[qualitygal]

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@RedTop wrote:

Many years spent as secretary to two lawyers, prosecuting attorney, college athletic director, college dean, switchboard operator, three Directors of Nursing, and 3 hospital CEO's.   

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I want to read your book.  Good job!