How many jobs have you had?

I taught four years in a primary school in Scotland before I had children, worked part time in a play school and then did some supply work. We moved to England and I did some supply work before teaching in a junior school for 14 years. I developed an interest in special needs and became an adviser to schools who had pupils with statements of special educational needs. This lead to providing training to teachers and teaching assistants and supporting teachers who were on a course to become a special educational needs coordinator. I did this for 13 years. All education linked - but - I have also worked weekends in a newsagents when a teenager, a student job in a department store, a summer in a cardboard box factory was interesting, and another in an office, a Christmas delivering the post which was cold and tiring. Not to mention being a bar waitress and barmaid.

At school - paper round, and Saturday helping on the market, babysitting

After school
1. Junior pensions clerk (lasted six weeks - at 17 years old I found it just too depressing to be reading death certificates all day)
2. Accounts clerk
3. Personnel clerk
4. Secretary/PA - about five different companies
5. Shelf stacker in the evenings at a supermarket
6. Childminder
7. Can't remember the job title, but in the compliments/complaints of the local council housing team
8. (and final) current job - front line children's services, in the early help team.

Oh and I've also been a mystery shopper, fitting around some of the other roles.

I can't see me changing jobs again now, until I retire (or win the lottery) in about six or seven years' time.

Secondary school teacher for over 40yrs, in eight (?) different English counties. Mum. (And best job of all) Gran.

I left school at 16 and trained as a nursery nurse. I had 2 jobs one in a school one in the SCBU of a hosp beforeI left to have my first child. I stayed home 12 years and had 2 moee children beforeI went back to work full time when the youngest was 6 this time in a social services day nursery working in child protection for 14 years. I left to change my career retraining as a counsellor after doing an open university BA degree around working. I then worked 2 jobs at the same time, 3 days counselling at a youth provision linked to education and 2 days in the NHS. I retired from full time work in 2016 and relocated to another area firstly working in a 6 th form college and then changing to an independent school with children 11-18 . Both these were 2 days a week and I still work st the school which supplements my pensions and I love it. So from age 16 to now working still at 65 because I want to so 7 jobs in total

loads- sewing machinist - market saturday job - clerk - correspondence clerk - market researcher - merchandiser - bar staff - seasonal postie - newspaper girl - warehouse worker - store re-plener - office girl - spice packer - pl clerk - accounts clerk - Insurance salesperson - also done voluntary work in schools - Now I work in an office again for less money than 10 years ago, how does that work??

I'm left school on a thursday wasntaken ,by my mum to the job centre on the Friday, had an interview for post as office junior on the Saturday and started work on the Monday. I was 15 .l had 2 office jobs both of which I hated. Started RFN training at 17 1/2 and all my work until I retired at 68 were nursing related. I loved Nursing and worked as a nurse for 46 years.

I've had too many to list.
Civil servant, childminder, dental nurse, washer upper to name a few.

Forgot to add relief dinner lady, school cleaner and childminder to the list.

When I qualified as a teacher, I did supply work for a few months. I had a 6 week contract at the school where 12 months earlier I had been mopping out the toilets....strange feeling.
Mind you, I still did more than my fair share of cleaning up bodily fluids whilst teaching too! ?

Many temp jobs when children young but two “ main” jobs. Assistant scientific officer - aerodynamics and running accounts office. All maths based.

Left school at 15 had 6 jobs those were the days when you could get jobs.
When I think back I think how lucky I was and never out of work.
The longest job I had was when I went to work as a TA in our local school, which my children attended. When they were born I didn’t go back till they went to school.
Turned out rather well I was at home with them through
All the holidays. And looked after my nephew. Retired now.

Cleaning in the local hospital believe I was 12! Then washing up, shop assistant, office junior, receptionist/trainee bookkeeper. Also fitted in bar work and a stint in a turf acccountants somewhere before going on to nursing. However the last 20 years has been spent in Physiotherapy as an assistant.
I did learn early on that office work and Monday to Friday routines are not for me and my favorite times were being a mother at home, luckily OH and I could work around each other whilst our children were young. He also did shifts.

Mabon1
My home town too. My mum variously worked for Ellerman&Papayanni and Cunard-White Star shipping lines as well as earlier jobs in ICI (Runcorn) and Black Boy Tea Co. All office roles.
I will always be proud of my Liverpool roots and the many fabulous memories.

From age 14 had Saturday jobs in a hairdressers, chemist, dress shop, food retail and a restaurant though not all at once! Loved them all and met very interesting people

After college I worked as a wages clerk, school meals supervisor, catering manager of a utility company, cookery demonstrator for a food company. Got married and started teaching abroad for 6 years. Came back to UK, had children then taught in Further education colleges. Went abroad again and looked after young boy with severe learning and behavioural difficulties. Returned to UK and continued in Further Education in different roles which involved travelling abroad. Retired early and moved house.

Now I volunteer with the National Trust, I volunteer as tour guide, I help with lunches for the Aged, and I am on various committees fundraising for charities. Husband says he doesn’t know why I bothered to retire as I am never at home?
So including volunteer roles - 16 I think!

My first job was in a restaurant kitchen, and in between other jobs since I have periodically worked in kitchens, about 20 in all.

I've taught at six different schools, evening classes, university and open university, about 12 positions in all.

Been a part-time librarian as well.

I've also sung and danced professionally for the ten years from I was 18 to 28 and taught dancing after that.

Variety is the spice of life!

more, not moore.

Me too BradfordLass72. Moore jobs than you could shake a stick at.
Some unbelievable (but true) some which took me into uncertain territory and others which were stepping stones to the life I lead now.
Ah yes...I remember them well. ??

Bradfordlass I'm like you - left school at 18 with a South African Matric certificate and have had loads of jobs. Some of the "lowlier" jobs have been more interesting than the comparatively high-flyer ones at the latter end of my career working life.

I heard Michelle Obama describing Barack's career as "opportunistic zig-zagging" and I really identify with that.

I've now added "Knitting Instructor" to my CV ...

I've had eleven jobs, many of them running concurrently and with a great deal of overlap. For example I was a counsellor and continued with further training in this whilst working as a social worker. I've been a higher level teaching assistant and also a teacher. I ran a nursery and was also a childminder. My mum was a waitress so I trained in silver service and sometimes took days off from my social work job to get a more lucrative day's work by 'waiting on' at prestigious functions. My current role as a caseworker for homeless people relies heavily on my training and experience as a social worker. I have worked in the field of adoption and have also been through the process of adoption and been a foster carer. My current work is entirely voluntary, but it is a full time job and I regard it as such. My 'jobs' and my home life have often merged.

Glass collector and washer up at my parent's pub from the age of 12 to 15.
Cherry saleswoman each summer from 15 to 17...different pub parents moved to with cherry orchard.
Pharmacy dispenser and surgical appliance fitter (honest!) From 17 to 26.
Full time mum from 26 to 33.
Volunteer at local school from 33 to 35.
Support worker for a disabled child and pt classroom assistant from 35 to 43.
Studied for a degree and PGCE Primary and became a teacher from 44 to 60. Eventually became part of the senior management team of a local primary school and acting deputy head teacher.
Since retiring I've become a volunteer at my local museum, become a volunteer education ranger with the Forestry Commission and help out a friend who runs a smallholding.

DH and I do see each other from time to time and we are both actively involved with care of grandchildren too.

Just one job, left school and went to college. Trained as a nurse.

Two jobs for me. Shipping Office in Liverpool and The American Consulate in the same wonderful city, in fact, the best city in the whole wide world. I left Liverpool 46 years ago but still consider myself a Scouser.

left school at Christmas ,started work the day the schools went back (otherwise I was "going back to school" said mum) stayed in that job for 2 years moved onto a different studio where I was a supervisor/dept manager until the year before I got married then went back to the first Photographic company as it was closer to home so less expensive while saving for a home. 6 months
after we got married we started our own business thats 43 years this year.I had another couple of businesses that ran alongside the main one for a few years one that was bought over by a large multi national company the other just ran its course.
I never had maternity leave or took any long breaks ,was back at my desk when my children were 8 days old for the first and 3 months for the second due to health issues .
I did work from I was 12 though in a fruit shop and in a cinema where at 14 I was running the shop and doing the shop accounts
I wouldn't change a thing

I agree Grandma70 and CaroleAnne staying at home and bringing up our two sons was the most important job I ever did. So grateful that it was more the norm then and I wasn't expected to go back to work. It was a struggle financially but wouldn't have changed anything.

Ah yes - if you include my daring role with children, parents and OH, that is a few more jobs to add to the list!

Two main jobs, teaching and admin officer.

Seven other temporary paid jobs.

Six unpaid voluntary jobs and counting - would like to list here but a bit of a giveaway.