tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post2148227674714898220..comments2024-03-27T21:23:40.339-04:00Comments on Chemjobber: Your first seven jobs? Chemjobberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-82375691863249670182016-08-14T13:27:55.632-04:002016-08-14T13:27:55.632-04:00panera. wendy's. medical records tech. lab tec...panera. wendy's. medical records tech. lab tech. lab tech. server. chemist. ghttp://smokinchemist.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-56725874600641874192016-08-10T13:30:18.850-04:002016-08-10T13:30:18.850-04:00Groundskeeper/Nuclear Decontamination (That was an...Groundskeeper/Nuclear Decontamination (That was an interesting one), Bio Intern, Med Chem Intern, Med Chem #1, Contract Med Chem, Med Chem #2, Teaching Assistant. ReverendJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01645641553108445960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-10683142727951206282016-08-09T10:28:37.672-04:002016-08-09T10:28:37.672-04:00Ice cream scooper, investment bank gopher, web sit...Ice cream scooper, investment bank gopher, web site updater, computer science TA, undergrad lab rat, grad student, computer modeler (during grad school)<br /><br />By the way, the only computer stuff I do now is excel and outlook.Polychemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11318163213252728838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-56598158360599264802016-08-08T19:10:29.679-04:002016-08-08T19:10:29.679-04:00Piece work/intern/apprentice machinist (6-7 years)...Piece work/intern/apprentice machinist (6-7 years), comic book shop clerk (1 summer), lab aid (4 semester), undergraduate TA (2 semesters), department store dockworker (2 summers), chemistry tutor (2 semesters) and graduate student (5 years)silanenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-1102186806353555092016-08-08T17:49:45.374-04:002016-08-08T17:49:45.374-04:00Haven't worked 7 jobs yet.
First was a cashie...Haven't worked 7 jobs yet. <br />First was a cashier, then lab tech, and now as QC chemist Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-68350875318600364962016-08-08T15:46:13.828-04:002016-08-08T15:46:13.828-04:00Babysitter, Soccer Referee, Cashier, Work Study - ...Babysitter, Soccer Referee, Cashier, Work Study - Copy Center, Work Study - Lab Assistant, RA, AP Bio Tutor, Waitress, Summer Research Fellow, Graduate Student, Divemaster <br />now a recent grad :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-41266753574395461672016-08-08T12:27:32.185-04:002016-08-08T12:27:32.185-04:00I was making a joke, because that's how Subway...I was making a joke, because that's how Subway, at least used to, refer to its employees. I did indeed get into science. After the pizza place I was a grad student, post doc, part time editor for scientific journals, and now run a program that trains HS students to work in the lab at a CTE school. Also, I'm not a dude. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-68788855138263573572016-08-07T18:34:04.222-04:002016-08-07T18:34:04.222-04:00Housekeeping assistant, housekeeping supervisor, i...Housekeeping assistant, housekeeping supervisor, industrial intern, alcohol test-buyer (to see if shops would ID me), industrial intern (2nd company), freelance writer, toilet cleaner.<br /><br />I don't even drink alcohol! St Andrews Lynxhttp://www.standrewslynx.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-3840610689912844822016-08-07T04:45:31.232-04:002016-08-07T04:45:31.232-04:00My highlight was library assistant in a rarely use...My highlight was library assistant in a rarely used, small library.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-17172694626647699122016-08-06T22:24:39.594-04:002016-08-06T22:24:39.594-04:00Video room clerk, food stocker/runner/server, cafe...Video room clerk, food stocker/runner/server, cafeteria server/dishwasher (in my dorm), fast food cashier, supermarket cashier, tutor, TA. Hapnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-54842039270497989412016-08-06T16:41:10.567-04:002016-08-06T16:41:10.567-04:00Shelf filler/trolley collector at major grocery st...Shelf filler/trolley collector at major grocery store, graduated to dish washing at a restaurant, then paper pusher at an office for a small business, taking on a second job entering data for scientific publisher, before leaving both jobs to undertake graduate studies, followed by a post-doc. Not even at number seven yet, but hope to make it one that I can truly call a "proper job".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-15156084677053428672016-08-06T11:57:09.868-04:002016-08-06T11:57:09.868-04:00Hah, this is fun.
Ice cream scooper, house framer...Hah, this is fun.<br /><br />Ice cream scooper, house framer, biomedical lab technician, night desk clerk, sandwich artist 1, sandwich artist 2, graduate student.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07363815288690987728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-68406116264846469892016-08-06T10:10:10.552-04:002016-08-06T10:10:10.552-04:00summer lab helper (duPont), summer lab tech (Ft De...summer lab helper (duPont), summer lab tech (Ft Detrick), summer lab tech (Edgewood), programmer (Navy Res Lab), systems programmer, network engineer, telecom engineer, ... Last 38 years in the same place through five mergers which I guess is pretty unusual these days. I guess ditching chemistry as a career early might have helped.Oldnukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04791120442174416990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-60500727154542475742016-08-06T08:54:30.461-04:002016-08-06T08:54:30.461-04:00Paperboy, busboy, used brick cleaner, catering go-...Paperboy, busboy, used brick cleaner, catering go-fer, fraction collector tube cleaner, lab assistant, graduate student, PhD chemistAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-2155187156509039092016-08-06T02:05:44.390-04:002016-08-06T02:05:44.390-04:00My first seven jobs were: berry picker, burger fli...My first seven jobs were: berry picker, burger flipper, cashier, courtesy clerk, cashier (different place), telemarketer, and burger flipper (again). That goes through my first bit of college.<br /><br />If I've counted correctly, my current position is job #21 for me.Spectrochimiconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-42204328461877207332016-08-05T23:07:12.981-04:002016-08-05T23:07:12.981-04:00Janitor, undergrad research assistant, lumber asso...Janitor, undergrad research assistant, lumber associate at home improvement store, grad student, grad student, mobile technician, line cookTheSustainableChemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09411680638779048153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-24890614043630579752016-08-05T22:48:09.439-04:002016-08-05T22:48:09.439-04:00Worked on farm in summers pulling weeds and collec...Worked on farm in summers pulling weeds and collecting potatoes as kid (unpaid, but was expected to do it as it was the family farm), highschool: painter, then salesman for a shady company. After high school: warehouse worker, then factory worker, then undergraduate paid chemistry researcher, and finally after undergrad language tutor/hourly lessons before I started grad school.uncle samnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-66502270077978862502016-08-05T18:54:35.416-04:002016-08-05T18:54:35.416-04:00Tutor, pizza delivery boy, stockroom assistant, ug...Tutor, pizza delivery boy, stockroom assistant, ugrad research assistant, grad student, postdoc, assistant profAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-35447703333625342932016-08-05T16:35:49.232-04:002016-08-05T16:35:49.232-04:00It's the entitled attitude people have that ma...It's the entitled attitude people have that makes min-wage customer service jobs such a joy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-86900155480451170662016-08-05T15:42:57.680-04:002016-08-05T15:42:57.680-04:00Coffee shop, pizzeria, sub shop, pharmacy technici...Coffee shop, pizzeria, sub shop, pharmacy technician, grad student, law firm 1, law firm 2 (current)Patent guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01901570773788848012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-14824399023964176252016-08-05T15:21:13.592-04:002016-08-05T15:21:13.592-04:00Farmer's son, fast food operative, nightclub b...Farmer's son, fast food operative, nightclub barman, paint mixing technician, hotel barman, pub barman, chemist.<br /><br />#3-5 spanned undergrad years, and #1 involved the most work / least money by far.Martynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-56346670064332513442016-08-05T15:11:32.778-04:002016-08-05T15:11:32.778-04:00Potato peeler, sports store sales assistant, PhD s...Potato peeler, sports store sales assistant, PhD student, postdoc, professional runner (unemployed), postdoc, soon to be senior chemistAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-66508164782942079422016-08-05T14:37:49.194-04:002016-08-05T14:37:49.194-04:00Boy Scout camp counselor, ticket taker at drive in...Boy Scout camp counselor, ticket taker at drive in theater, grocery stock clerk/cashier/floor buffer, undergrad chem lab assistant, minion for grad students, summer intern at chem manufacturer. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-33234097638719088132016-08-05T14:34:58.820-04:002016-08-05T14:34:58.820-04:00Babysitter, waitress, lifeguard, health club atten...Babysitter, waitress, lifeguard, health club attendant, analytical chemist, research associate, graduate assistant<br /><br />That was fun! Walk down memory lane. All paid and I can't figure out which was best. Had the most fun as a graduate student worked hard/played even harder :)<br />Maggie Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05937126378831937196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-48179643313038576462016-08-05T13:53:21.745-04:002016-08-05T13:53:21.745-04:00yardwork/house-sitting/odd jobs, tutor (when in hi...yardwork/house-sitting/odd jobs, tutor (when in highscool), intern at engineering dept in city hall (paid, did this for 4 summers during college to help pay tuition), college phonathon, college lab prep/dishwashing, grad student<br /><br />Now I am an assistant professor. <br /><br />My memory is terrible... i know there was more when I was in highschool. I was also a camp counselor (unpaid) in highschool. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04013036740142558087noreply@blogger.com