ever had student / part-time job, not CG related?

[louis.cho]

I was curious about what do you did(or still do) before to be in the 3d world? As student, did you work at the local deli or wash the dishes? Maybe some of you still work there?

 

I just finish school, now I am in job hunting and I work part time in a small and very friendly hardware store in my neighborhood.

 

any good memory?

[kippu]

i used to work as a waiter when i was doing my architecture internship... it was fun

[hughie]

Worked in Burger king when I was a student, so many fond memories of playing Frisbee with frozen burger patties:)

After collage I did topographic surveying for a bit, being paid to stand around outside when the weather was fine was great, but on cold dark winter evenings wandering around a field trying not stand in cow pats was a bit miserable.

[STRAT]

before the world of 3d?

 

a paper round.

[PAWUK]

worked at making concreate floor beams in my summer holidays, what with overtime and bonus came out with a small fortune each summer with no stress .....also came out with lots of black spots on my legs from the animal fats used to lubricate the mould.

 

Those were the days.

[Lester_Masterson]

This should be fun, and may age me.

 

Drive-In Theatre Usher (in my day, they were everywhere)

Slow Pitch Umpire (little league)

Gas Station Cashier (mostly sold cig's and maps)

Bartender/Short Order Cook (at a Fitness Club...yeah, think about it)

Camera Salesman

Computer Lab Over-seer (College)

Photofinishing Technician

Security Guard

 

finally....FINALLY...doing something I love!

[Chad Warner]

Let's see here.

 

First ever job was as an apprentice HVAC installer.

-Cook at fast food restaurant

-Line cook at actual restaurant

-Stock boy at clothing store

-Computer Lab Monitor

-Barback/bartender

-Computer Systems admin

-Professor

 

There's probably a few in there that I'm forgetting.

[BrianKitts]

I flipped burgers @ Applebees for two years out of college since I couldn't find a decent visualization or architecture firm to work for. The one I worked for was okay, but couldn't give me enough work/hours so it was working part time coming home smelling like grease for almost 2.5 years

[Sawyer]

In absolutely no order

 

- Construction (for too many years and many years ago)

- Pastry Chef

- Movie Theater guy

- Temp

- Cabinet builder/carpenter

- Gill netter in Alaska

- Actor

- Drafter

- Dishwasher

- Deliver Driver

- Waiter/bus boy

[Tommy L]

In no particular order:

 

paper boy

car washer

barman

waiter

fork lift truck driver (still have the license to fall back on)

removal man

mail boy in office (best job I ever had)

sand blaster

truck paint-sprayer

assistant architect

cad assistant

IT assistant

farm hand

tomato picker

chef

pizza chef

sign writer

shop fitter

factory worker (first fish, then peas, then beans)

 

3d ARTIST!!!!

 

Hopefully thats the last in the list.

[blowback]

No order...just the highlites

 

Trucker (still have my license just in case)

Farmer

Construction (framer-finisher...did it all)

Pizza delivery dude

Custom pesticide applicator

Waiter/Busier

Drafter

Firefighter

Sold newspaper subscriptions

Door to Door saleman...not fun

Cashier

Teacher

Assistant

[Brian Cassil]

Great thread! I've moved it to the OT forum though.

 

I've worked in the field of architecture since I was a teenager but I have had a few jobs not CG or Architecture related.

 

- paperboy (I really hated this!)

- bag boy at a grocery store (hated this too!)

- landscape drafter (awesome!)

- video store clerk (I wish I could still do this!)

- drove a golf cart shuttle to and from parties at a club house (that one lasted one night because I smashed a drunk cowboys hand and ran over his foot while dropping him off at his truck)

[louis.cho]

- drove a golf cart shuttle to and from parties at a club house (that one lasted one night because I smashed a drunk cowboys hand and ran over his foot while dropping him off at his truck)

 

what a great job! It's cool to see what you did.

 

My others jobs

 

Summer Camp counselor

Backstore boy in a Club Price

Convenience store clerk

Re-Summer Camp Counselor

Buildings(mostly residential) inspector for my town

Utility man and stroekeeper in my College (most relax and paid job of all)

Hardware salesman

 

And I hope to add 3d artist in that list soon!!!

[Justin Hunt]

stock counter

Pizza maker

Factory hand (I got paid to get high on industrial thinners whilst cleaning office furniture before it would be shipped. Who ever hear of health and saftey in those days)

Shopper

 

JHV

[alias_marks]

oooo I think this is a pretty interesting thread too!

 

While in College:

Waxing snowboards and snowboard sales

Bike shop salesperson/mechanic

 

After College:

Construction - mostly built tenant finish work for subway restaurants = lame lame lame

and now.........Design Visualizer at a Architecture firm! whooo hoo!

[Stephen Thomas]

Worst job I ever had was as a packer in a potato factory. All day long, potatoes come off the line in bags, I pack them into 25kg sacks then stack them 40 sacks to a pallette. Repeat to fade...

 

No interview required, just told to turn up. Basically if you could stick it then the job was yours. A lot left at first tea-break! Highlights included having to sign a form to opt out of the European working hours directive and agree to compulsary overtime. This involved them coming round about 3.30pm and telling you that you were staying in till 7.30pm that night.

 

Also the place was filthy and when you blew your nose after the shift it was pure black from the dust. Nice! Only redeeming feature was I did have an impressive set of biceps by the time I left!!

[womble]

First job was as a paper boy, getting up at 6am every morning and cycling around town.

 

Then when I was 15 I was a dishwasher at a local restaurant. Hated coming home every night smelling of dish water and old food. Bleh.

 

Then when I was 16 I worked in a call centre for a large multi-national bank. I was in debit card operations... If you've ever had your card lost or stolen, or swallowed in an atm, or had a transaction called through for verification then I was on the other end of the phone. Was sworn at quite a few times there, no one was ever happy when they called me up!

 

When I was 18 and at university I worked at an internal hospital help desk in charge of hospital porters/cleaners/technicians. Could be a horrible job at times, telling nurses/docters that they couldn't have their sick patients samples picked up asap, but all in all it was ok. Doing 4 nights on, 4 nights off during uni holidays was brilliant. 7pm to 7am and over time after 12am.

 

During uni I worked for an architect to do my part 1 studies. It was ok and where I learned sketch-up and then max and vray etc. It was where I quickly learned that I didn't want to be an architect!