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Beaker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-06-04 11:19 PM
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how many/what jobs have you had?
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McDonald's- grill cook & morning set-up(cleaning fryer grease, etc.)
Santa's Village- costume character(Billy the Beaver) I also operated rides occasionally
Polar Dome Ice Arena- worked in hockey pro shop, skate sharpener, Zamboni Driver.
Santa's Village- Custodial Mgr.
Cole Marionettes- Puppeteer - 9 month gig, one "season" during the school year, going school to school.
Zayre Dept. Store- Floater, 'Asst to the Asst. Mgr'-(i.e. whatever needed doing)
Concrete labourer- worked on earlier reconstruction of Soldier Field, chicago.

off to college...
University of IL animal labs- cage cleaner, animal feeder & euthanizer
Royal Landscaping- summer job
Zayre Dept Store.- Store Detective

after a couple years of college, a "temporary break" back to the real world.

1st National Bank of Elgin- collector/repo man.
Zayre Dept. Store- store detective(part time while at the bank)
Sherman Productions- puppeteer at Jolly Roger Amusement Park in Ocean City Md. one summer season.
Union Concrete Labourer- modernization project at Sewage treatment plant
Marshall Field's- store detective(part time while labouring)
after a year and a half in the concrete & shit, I took a 'break' to the Big Island, and worked as a "cleaner"(separating out the bud) in the Puna district for a month or so. about 6 months on the island total, then back to mainland reality.
Non-Union Ironworker- cash job, about 8-9 months.
Union Concrete Labourer- at another sewage treatment plant modernization project.
St.Charles Country Club- valet (part time while labouring)
St.Charles Country Club-waiter/wait captain(after being laid off when construction job ended) 2 year gig.
Meadow Club- waiter
Concrete Labourer- chicago, several high-rise projects over several years...left due to back trouble.
United Airlines- International Telephone Reservationist -about a year
Thomas Cook- Corporate travel agent assigned to Rotary International Account onsite office. couple years.
Rosenbluth Travel- R.R. Donnelly account. 6-7 months, left for more money
Carlson/Wagonlit Travel- Arthur Andersen International account(s), about a year...

Retired at age 38 with progressive spinal disease.

How many is that?

26?





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