Jobs I've Held, Pt. 2

Hastings- Hired as associate and within two months promoted to manager. Worked in all sections (books, music, rentals, magazines) by the time I put in my notice. (See an “overachiever” theme here?)

Legal Secretary-Did this favor for my Dad the summer after I graduated from college, after that final stint in Vt. It lasted almost exactly one year b/c I wanted to go visit a guy I’d met at my cousin’s wedding and he didn’t want me to go so he didn’t approve my vacation time off. I quit my job and went on my vacation anyway. He says he fired me. I have been fired-once, but I was able to talk my way back in. My Dad didn’t fire me, but if it hurts him less to think of it that way, I’m OK w/it too. (Honestly, I just didn’t like dealing w/liars, which were most of his clients. I don’t have the stomach for that.

Substitute Teaching- Taught me I’m not mature enough to teach! I am not a yeller, but the 9th Grade Student Center in Seguin, Texas proved me wrong. I did find a perfect position (very rewarding) in the Life Skills class, but I just could not bring myself to clean up BM, so I had to decline. Sighhhh...

Title I Teacher- I got a pretty good handle on this one b/c I was dealing w/2nd graders who couldn’t pass TASS (now called something else), but so many of their problems had nothing to do w/learning disabilities but w/their parents' inability to put their children’s needs before their own. It was so frustrating. Plus, hanging out w/teachers is a bummer. Everyone dresses tacky, and they’re all so petty. Too much like HS for my liking.

Milieu Director: Worked at the Brown School making sure crazy kids didn’t kill each other. Wish I felt safer about them not killing us.

Temp. at Weststaff: Filed medical docs at BAMC in San Antonio for one week straight. A portion of my brain turned to mush forever during that week.

Higher Ed Staff member/real world flunkie- No comment. But I will say that I’m finally planning my next move. Wish me luck!