Jobs I’ve Done

THINGS I’VE REALLY LIKED DOING (AND WOULD GLADLY DO AGAIN):

Restaurant Manager (multiple times)

Restaurant Owner (ok, part-owner)

Nightclub manager (several times)

Nightclub owner (again, part-owner)

Estate Manager

Project Manager

Magazine Editor (oversaw re-design of TWO magazines)

TEFL (teacher of English as a foreign language)

Restaurant Consultant and Designer

Staff writer for newspaper

Theater and Restaurant Critic

Associate Producer for commercial production company

Personal Assistant

Radio talk show host

Storyteller

 

AND THEN THERE’S A LOT OF OTHER THINGS I’VE DONE:

Busboy

Waiter

Magazine Senior Editor (what’s the difference?)

Soda jerk (ice cream server)

Counter help at a coffee & donuts diner

Babysitter

Calligrapher

“Sing Along Sound of Music” host (a.k.a. Sister Mary Thomasina)

House sitter

Freelance travel writer

Photographer

Creative Dramatics teacher

Film reviewer

Career counselor (I should write a book!)

Stage Actor

Construction site cleanup

Stage Director/Producer

Children’s Theater Program Director

Celebrity interviewer

Voice-over actor

Cabaret singer (one night only)

Magazine Contributing Editor (regular columnist)

Santa Claus (naughty and nice)

Jello maker (it’s a long story)

Gang Mower Boss (at a cemetery no less)

Cost Accountant (AICP program)

Party planner and event designer

Wedding consultant

Caterer

Receptionist

Executive Secretary

Messenger

Master of Ceremonies

Live Auctioneer

French fry cook (yes, that’s all I cooked)

Conceptual designer

Market researcher (pollster)

Promotions director (radio)

Social Media Monitor

Products and Planning Writer (FEMA-speak for a writer)

Media Monitor

Craft Services

Location Scout

Make-Up (for a low-budget feature)