Not too long ago I made a list of every job I’ve had in my life.  I did this, along with my wife, to try to impress our kids about getting a job.  The effort didn’t work.  Nonetheless, it made me think about all the things I’ve done to earn money, and that in of itself is revealing about one’s own history.  Here’s my list.  What would be on your list?

Cleaned houses
Newspaper delivery
YMCA counselor
MG/Volvo dealership parts deparment
Sailboat dealership
Coffeehouse owner
Nightime security for residence halls at UCSB
Dishwasher in dorm cafeteria
Resident Advisor at UCSB
Resident Advisor at OSU
Assistant to the Vice Dean at OSU
Picker in garment district
Waiter in KC restaurant
Professional musician
Jingle writer
RA/teacher at University of Kansas
RA at University of Wisconsin
Statistician at Lands’ End
Stanford faculty member
Consultant
USC faculty member
Writer for Upside media
MarketingProfs CEO
Teacher at InsightLA