Hello!
A recent WordPress prompt suggestion was “What jobs have you had?”
I was with Hadley at a dentist appointment recently, and I was telling her how my first job was at a dentist office, so this prompt is timely.
I got my first job when I was 16 and was able to drive. I was lucky because a family friend had a dental/orthodontist practice in our neighborhood and needed some part time help after school. Starting my junior year of high school, I worked 3-5:30 a couple days a week and then 8-12 a couple Saturdays a month.
At the dental office, I pulled patient charts, called for appointment reminders, organized insurance claims, answered the phone, and scheduled appointments. At first, I think I mostly just pulled the charts and made phone calls. As time went on, my responsibilities grew to other things and sometimes I even developed the pano x-rays and got patients ready to see the technicians. My freshman year of college, I stayed home for school, and I worked more hours at the dentist office.
When I went away to school my sophomore year, I worked at the front desk of the dorm that I lived in. The summer after my sophomore year, I babysat my cousin’s son. I really enjoyed that. My junior year, I still lived in the dorm and I was in charge of the front desk workers and worked the desk myself too. I can’t remember my actual job title, but I did get a single room paid for my junior year. The summer after my junior year, I worked at a church preschool with some of my friends.
My senior year of college, I worked for Missouri Athletics in the ticket office. I’d answer the phone, sell tickets, and work some of the games at will call. It was a really easy job and one I was able to do a bit on the weekends when I student taught second semester of my senior year. BONUS: while working the ticket office, I met Travis.
(Before working in the horse industry, Travis worked in college athletics. First her worked for UK, then Mizzou, and then moved back to Kentucky to enter the horse business. I moved to Kentucky after my second year teaching.)
After my senior year, I became a teacher…21 years later, that’s still my job!
What was the first job you had or your favorite job? Trav’s first job was doing landscaping in Louisville…I assume in high school. One of his friend’s parents had a family landscaping business. There are still some parts of Louisville we drive through and he points out the trees he planted. haha!
Anyway, I haven’t thought about my work history in quite some time! This was a fun walk down memory lane.
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What a fun look back! My first job was working at Brooks Pharmacy (a small local chain out of Rhode Island) and I was put on register one Saturday a month but other than that I was in charge of ordering and organizing the make up wall.
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Organizing the makeup wall would be so fun haha
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So funny about Travis pointing out trees he planted- that is awesome! Loved reading about your jobs. My first job was some type of babysitting job. I did that for a few years but when I was 15 my mom marched me into McDonald’s and that became my first job out in the real world- I worked there for 7 years, part time during high school and for part of college. I landed my “dream” job before my senior year of college editing resumes for a staffing firm. When I heard the recruiters work, I knew that is what I wanted to do…25 years later I am still loving it 🙂
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McDonalds- wow! That’s awesome. I meant to make note that I somehow escaped food service. I had many friends who were servers and that’s such a tough job. Editing resumes sounds like my dream job 😆
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That was fun to read, and I loved hearing that you met Travis while working in the athletics booth. How sweet! I think my favorite job so far is the one I just finished. Before that, I would have said it was when I worked in my sons’ elementary school as the cafeteria monitor. I loved being around kids!
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Oh! Elementary cafeteria monitor would be so fun. I bet the kids loved seeing you.
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Travis points out his trees! I wonder if any are near me! Where did Trav go to high school and college?
I love hearing about all your jobs. I should do a post on this. It was fate that led you to your short job in ticket sales where you met him!
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I will have to ask him where the trees are that he usually points out.
He went to Holy Cross & UK
Yes…the athletic office job was meant to be. Side note- my friend/co-worker liked him too…I won 😆
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Ok!
I don’t know anyone who went to Holy Cross.
Tell Hadley you won! Ha!
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Haha winner!
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What a coincidence…I also worked in my university (Univ of Texas) athletic ticket office. It was such a great, flexible job with the benefit of good seats to the FB games. I worked the phones, ticket windows, and did data entry. Thanks for bringing back so many memories with this post today!
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That is a fun coincidence! I should have mentioned that part too – we got good seats to games too 🙂
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