March 2018 SOLSC - 19/31 - Follow up to Question #10

Question #10 was: What did your father do to support your family?  Did your mother work?

Hubby and I got to talking and decided that our kids didn't know all of the jobs that we worked at when we were younger.  So today's slice is about all of our work history.

Hubby:

Farm work at an early age - thru high school
Interlake Steel - for a short time learning the art of welding
Johnson Press - for 3 months before entering the military
United States Air Force - 4 years
Johnson Press - 1 year
Department of Defense/United States Air Force Reserves - 26 years
Carpentry Specialties - 2 years
Heritage Log Homes - 2 years
Ahhh, retired at last

Me:

Babysitting at the age of 10 - 50 cents an hour!
Mrs. Merrick (a business woman) - the beginning of my secretarial career - 2+ years
Mobil Chemical Company - 3 years (got married and moved to Delaware)
International Playtex Corp. - 8 months (biding my time until Hubby's tour was completed)
Cooperative Extension Service, Univ. of Illinois - 1 year (still following Hubby)
O'Hare International Bank - 7 months (first child came along)
Simpson Electric - 2 years (second child came along)
McGraw-Edison - 6 months (laid off)
Power Systems, Inc. - 2 years (better job came along)
Nuclear Data - 5 years (even better job came along - no longer a "secretary" but Administrative Asst.)
Elgin Sweeper Company - 14 years Administrative Asst. & Office Services Supervisor (retired to move to Arkansas)
Ballard & Company - 8 years (was supposed to be part time work - ha!)
Thrivent Financial - 6 years part time (not secretary or Admin. Asst., but Office Professional)
Ahhh, retired at last

While we both seem to have had a lot of different jobs, each move was due to circumstances and to improve ourselves.  We are both happily retired now, traveling and doing the things we enjoy.

Comments

  1. AnonymousMarch 19, 2018 at 9:17 AM

    I like this idea for a post. It is a work history in a nutshell. You and you hubby have certainly earned the right to enjoy your retirement.

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  2. elsieMarch 19, 2018 at 12:52 PM

    Yes, there are a lot of jobs that our kids are unaware of from before there were kids. I too, babysat for fifty cents an hour. What a deal those people got!

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  3. MichelleMarch 19, 2018 at 12:54 PM

    What a resume! You are so right -- I had no idea all that you did and the companies you worked for over the many years. Interesting to hear the reasons why for the job changes as well .... as you say, circumstances can change the course of life. In the end, you learned a lot and enjoyed the people the most!

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  4. JudyK /J KovalMarch 20, 2018 at 11:20 AM

    I also babysat for 50 cents an hour... for three energetic boys! That was back when Girl Scout cookies cost only 50 cents as well. :-) ~JudyK

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