Curious - What job did you have while in college?

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#1 moneymatterz
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I'll be attending university full-time in the Fall. With that said, I'd also like to continue being employed. Many of you have probably held some sort of job while attending school full-time, so your insight as to what type of job you held (and what company employed you) is valuable to others. Thank you in advance for your responses.

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#2 chessmaster1989
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Worked as a Calculus TA for 5 quarters (unfortunately they didn't have enough Calc classes for me to TA this quarter) and currently working as a research assistant. Both TAing and RAing are good jobs. Tend not to be too heavy on hours so you don't have to commit too much time, but they pay decently well.
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#3 Travo_basic
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I worked as a cook at a steakhouse.
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#4 KiIIyou
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street sweeper, found lots of body parts too :)
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#5 Wolls
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Barman and potwashing atm while at uni
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#6 branketra
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I'm still looking.
street sweeper, found lots of body parts too :)KiIIyou
Are you serious?
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#7 KiIIyou
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[QUOTE="BranKetra"]I'm still looking.
street sweeper, found lots of body parts too :)KiIIyou
Are you serious?

Yeah, I tried firing the boss but he got all red and upset at me so I had to quit.
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#8 branketra
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[QUOTE="BranKetra"]I'm still looking. [QUOTE="KiIIyou"]street sweeper, found lots of body parts too :)KiIIyou
Are you serious?

Yeah, I tried firing the boss but he got all red and upset at me so I had to quit.

It sounds like you're better off without it. ...Unless you're into that sort of thing.

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#9 LJS9502_basic
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Same employer as I have now.....though it was part time...and the bottom of the ladder.
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#10 Agent-Zero
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I've had the same job since summer before senior year of high school(third year of college now). Only reason I've kept this crap-30-cents-above-minimum-wage job is because of a girl. :oops:
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#11 rcignoni
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This is sort of on-topic: What kind of jobs does one do in the work/study program?
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#12 Suzy_Q_Kazoo
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I'm enrolled full-time finishing up my first year atm, and recently became employed again. I work at DSW.

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#13 mrmusicman247
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I'm trying to get a job working at our on campus ticket booth.
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#14 moneymatterz
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I've restricted my search to multiple positions within: (1) 'Big Box' retail, (2) hotels, (3) movie theaters, and (4) bowling alleys. Nothing particularly exciting, I know, but they have ideal hours of operation.

Another thought that was floating around in my head was to be a 9-1-1 telephone operator.

I'm still curious to hear more input, though.

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#15 gamertylers
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When I started college I got a job at Target for about half a year, quit, got the same position 2 years later for seasonal with $.50 more than I originally made, then got let go at the end of winter.
I've had the same job since summer before senior year of high school(third year of college now). Only reason I've kept this crap-30-cents-above-minimum-wage job is because of a girl. :oops:Agent-Zero
I hope she appreciates it if she knows. :) And if she doesn't know, you should tell her soon so you're not wasting your time.
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#16 mindstorm
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While at university I worked in the school bookstore. Now while in seminary I work as a barista in a coffee shop.
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#17 pero2008
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I'm looking still, just put my application in for a job at my college bookstore

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#18 entropyecho
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Exotic dancer

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#20 htekemerald
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Up until this point I've worked as a day camp leader with my municipality.

Now I've gotten a student job with the local mil

5 months of work + careful budgeting have allowed me not to be forced to work for the semester(s) (No student loans either)

Unless your desperate avoid retail, you usually get minimum wage and people s*** on you.

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#21 mems_1224
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i've worked at fry's electronics, sams club and now i work for AT&T all pretty good paying jobs especially for part time
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#22 poptart
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College for me (16 - 18) I was a professional dishwasher

EDIT - that's 16 - eighteen.

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#23 THGarrett
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I worked in retail.

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#24 BMD004
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I worked at a sandwich shop in high school and also some in college. I'm still in college, and I want to get a job at a bank.

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#25 BMD004
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i've worked at fry's electronics, sams club and now i work for AT&T all pretty good paying jobs especially for part timemems_1224
How much you make?
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#26 mems_1224
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[QUOTE="mems_1224"]i've worked at fry's electronics, sams club and now i work for AT&T all pretty good paying jobs especially for part timeBMD004
How much you make?

at fry's i started off at 8 an hour then minimum wage+commission so it came to like $11 an hour. at same i made 8an hour plus commission selling cell phones and at ATT i make 11 an hour plus commission.
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#27 SolidSnake35
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I worked in a supermarket (ASDA) while taking my A Levels. I didn't/ don't have a job at uni...
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#28 Mochyc
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Right now I'm in college and I'm working two jobs: project manager assistant at an FF&E contracting company and editor-in-chief for the economics and politics academic journal (although the latter doesn't pay anything).

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#29 PS2_ROCKS
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It'd be impossible for me with my schedule so I work at a cushy high paying job over the summer that allows me to cover all my costs until the end of the year.
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#30 comp_atkins
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junior and senior year i worked as a tutor for the engineering department. basically i'd got sit in a conference room a few times a week and any students who needed help with their engineering core courses ( math, physics etc.. ) i'd help them. ( assuming i had taken the classes ). wasn't a bad job. not many students took advantage of the service so i was able to spend a lot of the time getting my own homework done.

then over the summer i either worked as a delivery driver for pizza hut or did temp work to make the bulk of the money i'd need to get through the school year.

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#31 LindsayBrohan
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I spent about a year working as a sales associate at Victoria's Secret, definitely not my finest year. After that I applied at bookstores and such around/on campus, found something there.

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#32 daqua_99
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I'm working in a supermarket right now. It pays the uni fees and it gets me money for all the luxuries I want :D

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Bartender. Which is funny because I'm allergic to alcohol.
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#34 EvilSelf
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I was working in a fast food restaurant and then i waited tables for 4 years. I also had a part time work at college - fixing and setting up new computer systems for faculty and staff.

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#35 rawsavon
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Worked in a tire shop (at Sam's club)
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#36 deactivated-5f9e3c6a83e51
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Worked at an electronics store. Also did 2 paid internships during the summer.

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#37 EJ902
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I've managed fine without a job so far, though I did do some campus tours for applicants on the admissions days. I'm supposed to be getting paid ₤160 for doing 7 tours, I'm still waiting on that
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#38 pierst179
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I worked as a programmer. I am still in College, but I am not working at the moment.

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#39 rawsavon
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I've managed fine without a job so far, though I did do some campus tours for applicants on the admissions days. I'm supposed to be getting paid ₤160 for doing 7 tours, I'm still waiting on thatEJ902

I worked as a programmer. I am still in College, but I am not working at the moment.

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How do you get by (as far as funds go)?