UNCSA Faculty & Staff share their #FirstSevenJobs
It was the tweet heard around the world: a simple post listing someone’s first seven
jobs. #FirstSevenJobs quickly became a trending topic on social media and everyone
from actors to astronauts have weighed in to share the (often unglamorous) jobs that
led them into their careers.
Take a look at some of the surprising jobs of UNCSA’s faculty, staff and administrators,
and be sure to scroll to the end to read where you might have stumbled upon a young
Chancellor Bierman on the job:
Gift box wrapper
Accessories salesperson
Office gopher
Nanny
Waitress
Dancer
Dance teacher
Dishwasher/cook at Sallie's Mountain View Restaurant
Dishwasher/prep cook at the Chalet Restaurant at Switzerland Inn
Front Desk Attendant at Switzerland Inn
T-Shirts and varied printing activities at ValuePrint
Ice Cream Scooper/Billiards Attendant at Break Time Family Billiards
Resident Assistant, Student Orientation Leader, Summer Conference Assistant and Residence
Life Desk Assistant at Appalachian State University
Dishwasher, prep cook, lead cook, bouncer (in that order) at Lonestar Steakhouse
BONUS! Founder of D's T's Custom T-shirt design and printing
Making flower arrangements at a garden store
Host at M&S Grill
Waiter at The Zodiac
Bartender at Club Charles
Bartender at Finnigan's Wake
Freelance makeup artist
Lead prosthetic technician at Human Analogue Applications
Delivery person for a construction company
Office worker for a college Continuing Education Department
Cantor and soloist for a Church Choir
Clerk for a classical CD store
Receptionist for a college Admissions Office
Assistant Conductor
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Server/Birthday Hostess at Chuck E. Cheese (Yes, I wore the mouse costume)
Associate at a junior’s clothing store
Marketing Co-Op intern
Jewelry Associate at Service Merchandise
Accounts receivable at a family-owned company
Hostess
Glorified Telemarketer (B2B telephone sales)
Busboy at Sea Haven Restaurant
Sales
Pizza maker at Roma Pizza
Cashier at Jon's Stationary
Iron worker with Local 40 NYC
Waiter at Mr. Greenjeans Restaurant
Production Assistant for “Gremlins 2: The New Batch”
Kim Whiteman, Spanish, High School Academics Program
Babysitter
Drug store clerk
Drug store bookkeeper
Office assistant
Tobacco warehouse worker
Tutor
Teacher
Dishwasher
Waiter
Cook
Fast Food (grill and counter)
Barbarian (live action stunt show)
Construction (cement foundations)
Fencing Master/Stage Combat Instructor (Central City Opera)
Babysitter
Accompanist
Restaurant hostess
Summer camp counselor for inner city kids
Summer playground program director
Community music school director/piano teacher
Adjunct college faculty member at Bowling Green State University
Mobile DJ: provided music for parties, dances and weddings
Scout Camp Staff: taught rowing, canoeing, crafts and lifeguarded
Lifeguard and swim instructor: County public pool in Salt Lake City, Utah
Actor: Played a big purple dragon that could sing and dance at Hale Center Theatre
Sound designer, technician and accompanist: Provided sound effects and live piano
accompaniment for plays and musicals at Unicorn Children's Theatre
Lifeguard and swim instructor: Utah State University
Sound designer and technician: Utah Festival Opera
Ballet dancer
Ballet teacher
“I was trained from 10 years old as a professional ballet dancer. I had many different
places I performed these jobs, but I was lucky enough to only work in the field of
ballet.”
Sales Associate, Abercrombie & Fitch (in the 1980s, when it was super preppy, before
the brand went all Bruce Weber and shirtless)
Intern, Sotheby’s Georgetown
Intern, National Gallery of Art, East Wing (I manned the front desk, and found myself
explaining many of the works on exhibit)
Intern, Capitol Hill (for a bipartisan congressional coalition, if you really want to know!)
Waiter at a fancy Italian restaurant (power-lunching business women always left me
the best tips!)
Sales Associate, FAO Schwarz (perhaps my LEAST favorite job ever; studied for exams
while listening to a talking bear all weekend)
Paralegal, Proskauer Rose (processed mountains of paperwork for iconic law firm in
NYC)
by Hannah Callaway
August 16, 2016
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