Debbi C asked us to share "the worst job you ever had"? Here's the reverse...?

Question

Just to keep things balanced . . .

What's the * BEST JOB * you have ever worked???

Answer 1

honestly and dont laugh it was working at a Dairy Queen. i was 60 and fixing to retire and wanted some thing extra to do,and i got hired as a grill cook,and i love it,i worked with a bunch of great young people who really made the job a fun place.i still see some of them young people when i go to the wal-mart and they still have to come up to me and give me a hug.stayed their for 2 years until my legs and feet couldnt hold me up no more.

Answer 2

Working at a retail garden center. I loved working with the plants, and with the customers, and I had a great boss and all the people I worked with became close friends. It was like a big family. I learned a tremendous amount about plants, both practical knowledge and botanical. And I got my pick of all the new plants that came in, which is why I have an acre of gardens now! A lot of my paycheck went back to the garden center each week!

And that is where I met my husband.

I worked there for 16 yrs before I left to start my bead store business, which I loved also. There I stayed until I retired last year, and now I am an independent artist. And I love doing that also.

There is a quote,"If you love what you do, you will never work a day again in your life." It is one of the truest things I have ever known



I left

Answer 3

The next time you have a “I hate my Job” day, (even if you’re retired, you have those sometimes too), try this: a rectal thermometer. On your way home from work, stop at your pharmacy, go to the Thermometer Section, and purchase a “Rectal” thermometer made by Johnson & Johnson. Be very sure to only get this brand. When you get home, lock the doors, draw the curtains, and disconnect the phone, so you won’t be disturbed. Now, change into your most comfortable clothes, and sit in your favorite chair. Open the package and remove the thermometer. Place it carefully on a table or a flat surface so it will not become scratched, chipped, or broken. (OK, stop giggling and don’t get ahead of me.) Now the fun begins: Take the literature from the box and read it very carefully. You’ll notice in very fine, small print the following statement: “Every rectal thermometer made by Johnson & Johnson is personally tested and then sanitized.” Now, close your eyes and repeat out loud five times: “I’m so glad that I do not work in the Thermometer Quality Control Department at Johnson & Johnson!” Now have a nice day and remember tomorrow at work, that there’s always someone who has a job that’s more of a pain in the rear than yours.

Answer 4

That would have to be when I was working for Attic Babies. I loved the job so much. I think that was because it involved doing craft work and that is one thing that I have always enjoyed doing and still do. I not only made the dolls but also made the accessories that went to them. We made the tiny ones all the way up to the life size dolls. They were stained with tea and or coffee to make them look old, as if they had been in the attic for years. Hence, that is how Marty got the name for the business. Each and every doll had it's own name. There were so famous, they were sold all over the world. Sad thing that in time the company went out of business. The owner Marty Maraschino always came through ever day (except when she was on tour) to see how we were doing and even help us out. I worked there for over 5 years until it closed down for good. I still have a few of them to this day, in storage of course.

Answer 5

Teaching new employees how to deal Blackjack (21). While teaching the public how to play was too repetitive (see my answer on worst job!) teaching people how to deal it was the best.

It took 2 weeks or better, to get the new dealers to understand what the procedures were, and why we did it the way we did.

I used wake up in the morning, and think about the part of the procedure I'd get into today. Often came up with new quizzes, new ways to show them what the procedure is.

Loved that job. Did that for 3 years.

Answer 6

Two -

Washington Post Newspaper in DC - at that time I received a merit raise every six months; a raise every two years when the Union contract was ratified; credit union that financed things ON THE SPOT with payroll deduction. 100% company paid benefits and the ability to retire after 20 years on 80% of gross salary regardless of age. Yet, being young and stupid I left after 5 yrs!

State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency - had worked my way up to senior management...was GS 13...good money, doing what I loved and had I stayed, would now have 35 yrs service and be able to retire on mega bucks with life long medical and life insurance! [left for a promotion elsewhere]

Answer 7

when I was 17,many,many moons ago, I worked for a summer in an office, I answered phones, did mimeographing(really) and filed,and I loved it.I am an RN and the summer following the best job I took a job in a nursing home since I was going into nursing,and it was a tough job and back breaking. But I love to file and answer phones, I also met my first love at that office, so it was an added bonus.

Answer 8

I worked for a large company in Cambridge, MA, started out as an engineering secretary, promoted to a buyer and then became an accountant through their educational assistance.
I had loads of fun, especially as a buyer of electronic parts for building spectrometers, , data general computers, tonometers etc. I made great money, had raises of $100 a week, great benefits, we were all in our mid to late 20's and we had fun, all the time.

Answer 9

I've had a number of good ones, but the very best one I had was as a Workforce Development Specialist for County Government. My job was to put Seniors back to work after they had retired or their jobs had been terminated for one reason or another.

I learned many, many things, especially all about the hidden job market and utilized every bit of it.

Then we lost our grant and it all ended.

I still help people get back to work, my family, neighbors and friends, only I don't get paid for it. I don't mind, I love doing it. It gives me great joy!

Answer 10

My brother-in-law had the best university work-study job. He was a professional mountain guide (hiking and cross-country skiing) who went back to college in Colorado to get a degree in recreational management. He was assigned a financial aid job to go up to the university's cross-country ski trail every weekend and ski the length of it, checking that the trail was clear and their was toilet paper in the toidy huts. So he got paid for doing what he loved to do best.

I once read a saying -- "Success is doing what you love so much you'd do it for free, but you do it so well, they pay you for it."

Answer 11

My best job was when I was employed at a medium security prison in Ohio. I received excellent schooling & physical training before starting & that education has stayed with me, even after retiring. I learned so much while being employed there. I miss it!!!!