Every Job Ever
SO MUCH OF WHAT I HAVE LEARNED ABOUT WORK AND PEOPLE AND HOW TO BE IN THE WORLD CAME FROM THE EXTRAORDINARY NUMBER OF WEIRD JOBS I HAVE HELD IN MY LIFETIME. BETWEEN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE GRADUATION, I TYPICALLY WORKED 3 JOBS AT A TIME. SO, HERE IS WHAT IS NOT ON THE RESUME.
Babysitter
Win-Dixie - Bagger
Spadies Catering - Server
Semolina - Prep Cook, Server, Pantry, Expeditor, Line Cook
Hasslock Studios - Background Painter (Ceramics)
Pasta Kitchen - Hostess
Tequila and Peppers - Server
St. Tammany News-Banner - Photographer
Pizza Hut - Driver
Fiasco - Freeform Ceramic Builder/Slab Roller, Glazer
St. Augustine Pizza - Server
The White Lion - Server
The Java Jungle - Barista
Churchill’s Attic - Server
AnswerPhone - Operator
Target - Photographer (Santa Photos)
Rue de la Course - Barista, Company Trainer, French Quarter Store Manager
Columbia Street Natural Foods - Cashier, Caterer, Smoothie and Sandwich Maker
First Lenders Insurance - Customer Service Rep
Some telemarketing company in Tampa (I could only take it for about a week, but I was amazing at it)
PJ’s Coffee - Barista
Abita Quail Farm - Bartender
Artesia - Prep Cook
Blue Light Bistro - Line Cook
New Orleans Yacht Club - Bartender
Liaison Catering - Cook, Server
Joel’s Catering - Cook
Contemporary Arts Center - Marketing Intern
Weddings Noir - Marketing Director
Cafe Amelie - Server
Surrey’s - Jazz Fest Catering Cook
I forgot the company but after Katrina, I helped people relocate to the New Orleans area (a short-lived, very strange job that included driving around a demolished city)
St. Charles Guest House - Front Desk Clerk
Landlord
YMCA - After-school Care Counselor
Yoga Teacher
Peter Mayer - Traffic Coordinator
Peter Mayer - Digital Producer
Peter Mayer - Project Manager
Peter Mayer - Dir Creative Operations
PURE - Project Manager
PURE - Dir of Ops
PURE - Account Management
Trumpet - Producer
Job Portraits - Project Manager
Before You Apply - Head of People and Ops
Job Portraits CEO
Zander Media - Creative Ops and Biz Dev