I’ve Had Several…

What jobs have you had?

I’ve had several jobs that I have really enjoyed. I started working at 16 at McDonalds. That’s like a typical teenager first job.

When I was 18 and graduated, I worked as a sales clerk in a Woman’s clothing store. I was there a year when the store closed. I met some amazing young women, and my boss, who knew all about fashion as she was once a model. I’m friends with her to this day, but she is extremely busy as a Pastor of a Church, I don’t see much of her, unless I check social media.

From this job, I went on to work at an answering service as a switchboard operator. I worked at this job twice. First time was from 1983 until about 1987. I worked myself up to become a supervisor. It was A LOT of fun! We answered calls for 800 accounts and had 2 or 3 two way radios.

I left this job to work for an ambulance company that we happened to answer for when I worked at the Answering Service. I started here in October 1987 until May 1993, when I went out on maternity leave. I didn’t go back after I had my daughter. The company sold to someone else, so there really was nothing to go back to. I started off as a dispatcher, then moved up to becoming a billing clerk and subbed in Dispatch when needed.

On to greener pastures in 1997. The next job was a dispatcher for a tow truck company. It was a decent job. A bit cutthroat amongst the drivers. Drama between the owner and his wife, but on the plus side, I met a few people who work for AAA who I am still friends with and on another plus side, I was able to bring my second baby to work with me! This job, not sure if the company just shut down or was bought out, but in a year, it was gone.

Between 1998 and 2003, I was the Before and After school Childcare provider at the school of the Church we were attending. It was great and very convenient because my daughter was now starting kindergarten and she attended school there.

In November 2006, year after my husband died, I started working for a school district. I started off as a sub employee, filling in for clerical, noon duty supervisor, and a Sr. Instructional Assistant in Special Ed. I subbed for 13 years, until I became permanent in 2019. I will work for the same district, and I absolutely love it! I’m still an SIA in Special Ed, but now I’m pushing in, working with high school students with IEP’s. This is by far, I believe, my favorite job. High schoolers are great! They make me laugh with all their shenanigans, and they keep me young!

I LOVE what I do!