tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145825647751945760.post4727195483525586662..comments2024-03-08T07:00:30.850-06:00Comments on Write From the Heart: Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho it's off to work we goLinda O'Connellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15982895073903619018noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145825647751945760.post-15438268497357629192013-07-30T11:00:45.035-05:002013-07-30T11:00:45.035-05:00hmmm I like the one where you asked the boss if he...hmmm I like the one where you asked the boss if he needed to pee. that would be me making the assumption that it's a different person and bursting out some commentA Plain Observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741520771592669741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145825647751945760.post-62960469349146868672013-07-21T13:11:52.973-05:002013-07-21T13:11:52.973-05:00My early years were as checkered as yours. Intere...My early years were as checkered as yours. Interesting how all those skills we learned for a buck an hour served us well all these years.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145825647751945760.post-29028077825392432972013-07-21T12:51:08.661-05:002013-07-21T12:51:08.661-05:00Wow, what a list of experiences and all to draw fr...Wow, what a list of experiences and all to draw from for writing! You have inspired me to a future post of my own, but I will say here first job was babysitting and then a summer job doing an addressograph...like your filing, not a long term work desire.Bookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12043111213031211794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145825647751945760.post-37601842827925036512013-07-21T11:48:52.508-05:002013-07-21T11:48:52.508-05:00Scrubbing neighbor's steps and babysitting wer...Scrubbing neighbor's steps and babysitting were my first paid jobs. Then I worked at a corner confectionery filling the cooler with soda bottles and dusting shelves. I worked as a waitress at Woolworth's in downtown St. Louis then in the candy department and snack bar at Sears then I worked as a clerk-stenographer for the Army. Those jobs were by the time I turned 18.Donna Volkenannthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540727800410234483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145825647751945760.post-63216730102334705582013-07-21T09:48:48.519-05:002013-07-21T09:48:48.519-05:00Linda--You've inspired me to think about my jo...Linda--You've inspired me to think about my jobs--some crazy ones--and post something about it at some later point.<br /><br />My first job was at Dairy Queen, and despite being surrounded by chocolate and sneaking chocolate and making deliberate "mistake" sundaes so I could put them in the walk-in and eat them later--I didn't get tired of chocolate (which my parents swore would happen).<br /><br />As expected--your work history is just as fascinating as you are, Linda.Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145825647751945760.post-68791017124094990842013-07-21T08:46:14.948-05:002013-07-21T08:46:14.948-05:00Most of my jobs have been in libraries, although w...Most of my jobs have been in libraries, although when I was a teen, I did do babysitting, housecleaning, and worked at an ice cream stand for a while.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03865193802444007545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145825647751945760.post-11837937503835617662013-07-21T08:26:32.707-05:002013-07-21T08:26:32.707-05:00Very interesting jobs! You already know about my s...Very interesting jobs! You already know about my short lived waitress job at Woolworth's! I once quit a job after ONE DAY. I was so miserable, it was all I could do to return after lunch! (And I was an adult!)Too long to explain here. LOVED my part-time job at B&N!!BECKYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145825647751945760.post-48930819211311348342013-07-20T23:35:02.618-05:002013-07-20T23:35:02.618-05:00My most interesting job was as a pricer/cashier at...My most interesting job was as a pricer/cashier at a large insurance salvage store in Springfield, Missouri. Such a wacky cast of characters could not be imagined. AND I got to take a polygraph, though not by choice.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145825647751945760.post-60323206601184300122013-07-20T22:36:34.620-05:002013-07-20T22:36:34.620-05:00Wow, that's hard to follow. When I was 18, my ...Wow, that's hard to follow. When I was 18, my cousin talked me into going to the laundry and working with her. Our mother's both worked there. I lasted about 2 days, before I got sick from the heat and I quit. She lasted one week. Then I got a job for the state as a clerk/typist. I eventually became a secretary. I loved the work and met many interesting people and my office was in our Capitol Bldg. Couldn't ask for a more beautiful setting. After working for 5 years, I got married and we moved to another town. I couldn't drive and didn't have a car, so I had to quit my job. I've been a stay at home wife and mom ever since and never regretted it.I now write and hope someday to make money doing what I love. Janet,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17796999156668844943noreply@blogger.com