How many and what jobs have you had.

[Paul Markham]

I'm a little older than some so obviously had a lot. Here's the list.

Washing cars and cutting lawns. When I should of been a t school.
Apprentice chef
Apprentice dressmaker, cutter and designer. Then became qualified.
Bummed around Europe for three years doing what ever came. Including being in porn films.
Ran my own factory making dresses and skirts. Went bankrupt.
Selling pictures of naked girls via mail order.
Selling office furniture.
Doing porn videos and pictures as a sideline.
Since 88 been a shooting porn/erotic content full time.

Been along and eventful time and getting back into it again.

[BestXXXPorn]

High school
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Icecream Parlor
Nursery (Plants)
Unix/AIX/C++ Assistant Instructor (helped train at FIT and NASA)

College for a year
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Computer Lab Tech

USMC
----------------
0311 Infantry
8531 Primary Marksmanship Instructor
8541 Scout Sniper

After USMC
----------------
Dell tech Support
Helium Flash (PHP Developer)
Freelance
Mindcomet (Senior PHP Dev)
Freelance
PHP Freaks (Senior PHP Dev)
RGI Marketing (Senior PHP Dev)
GameAmp (Co-Founder / CEO)
Lead PHP Dev for largest dating site in the world (redacting name as they would not like to be affiliated with anything adult)

[JamesK]

Originally Posted by BestXXXPorn

High school
----------------
Icecream Parlor
Nursery (Plants)
Unix/AIX/C++ Assistant Instructor (helped train at FIT and NASA)

College for a year
----------------
Computer Lab Tech

USMC
----------------
0311 Infantry
8531 Primary Marksmanship Instructor
8541 Scout Sniper

After USMC
----------------
Dell tech Support
Helium Flash (PHP Developer)
Freelance
Mindcomet (Senior PHP Dev)
Freelance
PHP Freaks (Senior PHP Dev)
RGI Marketing (Senior PHP Dev)
GameAmp (Co-Founder / CEO)
Lead PHP Dev for largest dating site in the world (redacting name as they would not like to be affiliated with anything adult)

impressive

[Barefootsies]

No idea on how many. Some of the better jobs....

College:
Radio Station Manager (college, 3 years)
Disc Jockey (College and Commercial)
Interned - Polygram Records

After College:
Ameritech - Consumer Business Office
CWA Union Steward
SBC Ameritech - Small Business (Rep.)
TDS Metrocom - Business Office (Regional Rep.)

Plus a number of earlier jobs in college in high school working in retail, grocery stores, shopping mall, Sams Club, among many others.

[Neighbor]

1. Restaurant Manager
2. Nightclub Bartender
3. Nightclub Manager
4. Business Owner
5. Web Administrator -> VP of Marketing/Sales
6. Business Owner again

[Caligari]

in basic order starting at 15-
fast food restaurant
worked at big amusement park
drove chemical supply truck
warehouse worker
floor covering estimator
commercial/residential painter
filmmaker
internet marketing

theres other stuff in between worth mentioning even less;)

[Jakke PNG]

I've been

- a security guard
- instore guard watching for shoplifters
- a cab driver
- a car-spareparts delivery van driver
- then worked for myself, which includes quite a lot of different 'jobs'

[Meeper]

Kmart - Photo Technician
Easy Oil - Oil Change Mechanic
Target - Planogram Team Leader
Penthouse / Danni.com - Programmer
Evil Angel - Affiliate Marketing Manager
Hustler - Director of Affiliate Marketing

[media]

Middle School:
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Selling Golf Balls and Soda (Made about $20-$50 a day)
Washing Car Windows for $$$ (Made about $20 a day)
Airbrush Artist (Had my own booth in a record store)

High School
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Weinerschnitzel (Hot Dog/Burger Joint)
Burger King
Auto Body Repair
Sign Painter
Vinyl Sign Maker
Burger King
Video Game Arcade Attendant
Tattoo Artist Apprentice

Adult Life:
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Full Time Tattoo Artist: 1998 - 2001
Adult Industry: Freelance Design: 2000 - 2002
Adult Industry: Epic Cash: 2002 - 2005
Adult Industry: Porn Kings: 2005 - 2007
Screen Printing Design/Production/Sales: early 2007 - mid 2007
Adult Industry: NichePay: Mid 2007 - Early 2008
Adult Industry: Girls Gone Wild: 2008 (Lasted 4 months and I hated it)
Adult Industry: SOBV: 2008 - Present

[DatingGold]

I've had 3 jobs

[CaptainHowdy]

Never had a real job...

[ArsewithClass]

Ive owed a cpl of businesses & worked for others also.

CloseProtection, Doorwork on a few pubs, clubs & local venues, Security guard & working behind the bar in 1 of the pubs in the daytime - 5years
Owner of a ceramic tiling company - 5years
Owner of a petshop - 3years
Customer services at a DIY store 3years
Nightfreight lorry driver for a very short period of time - 6months
Washed windows for a few weeks between jobs
Telesales & driver - 2years

I think what is most important is initiative. I see lots here from all of you! Nice one to the GFY working hard people!

[ArsewithClass]

Originally Posted by Paul Markham

Apprentice dressmaker, cutter and designer. Then became qualified.p

This is quite different to what most would think of you Paul, good for you to go from one end of the scene to another

If I need some outfits, I shall hit you up mate

Originally Posted by BestXXXPorn

High school
----------------
Icecream Parlor
Nursery (Plants)
Unix/AIX/C++ Assistant Instructor (helped train at FIT and NASA)

College for a year
----------------
Computer Lab Tech

USMC
----------------
0311 Infantry
8531 Primary Marksmanship Instructor
8541 Scout Sniper

After USMC
----------------
Dell tech Support
Helium Flash (PHP Developer)
Freelance
Mindcomet (Senior PHP Dev)
Freelance
PHP Freaks (Senior PHP Dev)
RGI Marketing (Senior PHP Dev)
GameAmp (Co-Founder / CEO)
Lead PHP Dev for largest dating site in the world (redacting name as they would not like to be affiliated with anything adult)

As JamesK has said... very impressive!

Originally Posted by media

Full Time Tattoo Artist: 1998 - 2001
Adult Industry: Freelance Design: 2000 - 2002
Adult Industry: Epic Cash: 2002 - 2005
Adult Industry: Porn Kings: 2005 - 2007
Screen Printing Design/Production/Sales: early 2007 - mid 2007
Adult Industry: NichePay: Mid 2007 - Early 2008
Adult Industry: Girls Gone Wild: 2008 (Lasted 4 months and I hated it)
Adult Industry: SOBV: 2008 - Present

Did you go to college for the tattooist job??? Nice work mate!

[96ukssob]

High School:
had a lawn mowing business with a friend
worked part time at kmart then office max

College:
PT worked at a cell phone store at a mall - probably best job ever
PT worked at office max again once cell store closed
PT worked at college library last two years in college

Post College:
Sales manager for hosting company - lasted about 3 months in 2004
SEM account manager at a few companies in 2005/2006
Started SEM/SEO agency with few friends in 2006
Consulting work in SEM/PPC from 2006 to 2008
Dissolved SEM/SEO company and setup straight SEM/PPC agency 2008 to current

Adult stuff I have been doing since 2003 and never really made it "full time" for more than a few months. still do a lot of it now when I get time but only brings in about 10-20% of my total income.

[PenisFace]

High school
*************

- Filling those 45 (or however many litre's, I cant remember) water jugs that you see on water coolers. $6.50 an hour

- cutting lawns during the summer with my dads lawn mower (he payed for the mower, the truck to get me to and from jobs, and the gas for the mower, lol). Looking back, I realize he probably spent more than I made on that job for me, just so that I could have spending money that I earned on my own

- misc. warehouse work. stacking boxes, unstacking boxes, loading trucks, unloading truck.s

After high school
******************

- More warehouse work. Lots of it. The only reason I stuck with it was because everyone I worked with was absolutely awesome, including the drug dealer who made something like $13 an hour at the warehouse, but still drove a merc, had several condo's (in vancouver no less) and always had thousands of dollars in cash on him, lol.

- self employed from there, to where I am today. Looking for a real job again though, something to do in addition to what I do at home all day, because being home alone for 10+ hours a day is absolutely soul draining for someone who loves to be social

[V_RocKs]

Grades 3-6 / Sell Vans and other stickers at school $2 to $10 a day
Grades 7-8 / Sell candy door to door $20 to $70 a day
Grades 9-12 / Pizza,Marie Calendars, etc... $25 - $55 a day (yes I made more in middle school than high school!)
Grades 9-12b / Sold shit at school ranging from blow darts to candy. $10 to $40 a day. (Hey, I had to make money and legit jobs weren't paying!)
After / Apprentice welder ($60), Grocery Clerk, Night Crew Manager($120)
Later / Airport Shuttle Driver ($80 to $400), Freelance Web Designer/Programmer ($100)
Even Later / Network Administration, etc.. ($140)

Now / Affiliate Advertising and some Net Admin ($wouldn't you like to know).


I think by far the shuttle job was the best I have ever had. The stories I could tell... You could take a 2 week period from any of the 6 years I was there and it could be made into a movie as comical and entertaining as The Hangover.

[notime]

Selling porn since I was 15 on Betamax, VCC, Magazines, VHS, DVD and later online.
Now I'm 37. Never knew any other industry or business then adult/media to be honest. My family have been in this business for 3 generations.

[Tjeezers]

Paper Guy
Cleaner
Mustard Maker ( in Groningen )
Butcher
Soldier
Webmaster

[notime]

Originally Posted by Tjeezers

Paper Guy
Cleaner
Mustard Maker ( in Groningen )
Butcher
Soldier
Webmaster

Mustard Maker ( in Groningen )

That sounds cool
What mustard?

[fuzebox]

Got a part time job as a php programmer at 17, turned into full time when I graduated high school. After 6 months the place went under and I was a junior sysadmin at a corporate email/spam filtering company for 3 years... Quit to be an adult webmaster full time.

[baddog]

I started working in 1965 and have not stopped.

[CYF]

Originally Posted by PenisFace

- cutting lawns during the summer with my dads lawn mower (he payed for the mower, the truck to get me to and from jobs, and the gas for the mower, lol). Looking back, I realize he probably spent more than I made on that job for me, just so that I could have spending money that I earned on my own

That's really cool of your dad to do that

[xmas13]

Jobs are overrated.

[xmas13]

Let's talk food stamps and trust funds.

[Nicky]

Started in this biz same year as I started High School.

[billywatson]

I've been a school teacher and a college prof and a coach; I've moved furniture and been a construction site laborer; I've sold stocks and bonds and rare books and cars and jewelry cleaner (at Costco) and tele-marketed various things; I've been a bar room bouncer; I've been a writer and currently -- I Shoot Porn.

I thought being in the stock market was nuts...until this.

[dickjay]

Sounds like you have always been a wanker hahaha

[TeenCat]

i had about 20 jobs and i have been always fired as i have been always comming late

[Robbie]

1. Professional musician from 1978 to 1998

2. Owned and worked a male strip show from 1996 to 2002, also worked a weekly pro wrestling independent show in South Carolina

3. Worked as male talent for Center Stage Productions on the East Coast from 1994 to 1998

4. Owned Pure Candy Images adult content company started 1998 sold in 2002

5. Owned JBF Digital Inc from 2001 to 2006 which was the corporation we used for our affiliate accounts from my freesites. I disolved the company in 2006 and started my current company.

6. Currently still have my freesite empire and am a program owner as well.

[munki]

- High School -

Photo Development/ Retouching - FotoLab
Computer Sales - Tiny Computers
Band Merchandise Sales - Various bands (went out on the road on Warped Tour with Volcom stage/bands.)
Online Marketing Director - Risk Records
Viral Marketing Director - Deep Marketing (worked with a lot of great companies from Geffen, Interscope, Warner to Playboy Jewelry and Apple.)

Post High School/ First College Attempt
Catalog Manager - GotMerch
Custom Sound Designer - Designed competition car audio systems for hobbyists and a few factory demo jobs for JL/Eclipse/Kenwood
Web/Multimedia Design/Programming - Started freelancing for companies in auto performance/styling market.
Marketing Director/ Percussion Design - Worked for a small guitar/drum company pushing the brand and designed new tour ready custom drum kits.
Program Manager - Top Choice Cash (first full time adult gig)
Programmer - OCCash

Second College Attempt
Freelance for the foreseeable future while I'm studying. Currently double major in Psychology/ Computer Sciences and Minor in Photography. Let's see what the future holds.

[NickB.]

bartender during highschool and university
after that payserve, tgps, than affiliate manager for 4 years, vp of sales now same employer for the past 5,5 years and fucking happy

[fuzebox]

Originally Posted by NickB. - Triplexcash

bartender during highschool

Only you Nick

[raven1083]

still working...in so many jobs

[Vjo]

Long distance car deliver driver (good job)

Logger (that didn't last long, tough fucking job in MN in July even tho I was like maybe 25)

Millwork grunt worker (I was 31, my "boss" was 18, I threw boards around, a job a 14 y/o kid could do as well, that didn't last too long either

Factory grunt worker, sorted product bins all day (that sucked too)

Pizza delivery guy (6 1/2 years night shift) good, fun gig, everyone I worked with was cool. Tiring tho. Those 4th floor college dorm stairs will kill ya after a while) Avg prob $10 an hour. People never tipped me like some guys. Guess I aint as charming in person. The stories i could tell.

OK you got twisted my arm, Uncle!

One time I was going thru a Holiday In. Some chick yells down the hall, "LOSER!". I kept on trucking. As long as noone grabbed the hotbag anything went. If you grabbed the hotbag that was a nono as I was half crazy back then. I once went out a guys door so fast after wrestling the hot bag back (he wasn't going to pay) that I tore the hinges off. I was a solid 6'3 255 then. Well sorta solid. More solid than now. The guy was yelling, "you fat bastard" as I put my weight against his door.. yelling all into the street back and forth as he stands at his door and I am back in my car. I didnt care as long as I could get the (now jumbled up) pizzas back to the car and on my way.

And the falls. Ever try carrying pies up some outside rickety iron step to get to some troll living in a third floor attic in January at 2:00 am when the snow was blowing and the shit was icy. Oh man. Memories. It was actually a pretty hard job in the winter. One year I did the whole winter with no heat (only when stopped at idol) moving.. no heat at -5. -10 in a 1981 Toyota Tercel.

What a crazy fucken job it was.

[Gambrinus]

Dishwasher at 15
Seasonal Matsutake hunter through high school. Great money.
Aluminum smelter, worst job ever.
Worked in library during college.
Grader at a seafood processor in Sitka, Alaska.
Internet porn for the last 12 years.

[diablom]

While on school - woodworker making chairs.
House builder.
Secret buyer.
Ventilating and air condition systems worker.
Having e-shop in my local country.
Customs agent.

[Vjo]

Since everyone is incl College I suppose I should mention I went to 2 trade schools, Appliance Repair and Refrigeration (1 year) and Municipal (Civil) Engineering (2 year). Then went on to get a BS in Industrial Engineering from a State University accredited with the U of Minn.

True. I didn't take over 1000 fricken tests to shut up when this day came. So I am proud of it. But I never really believed in school. I was a professional student I guess.

This makes it all the more crazy but at 31 after all that I decided I really didnt want to work in Manufacturing. Don't ask. I am a child of the 60's - 70's. We're all a bit f'd up. My parents foot the bill as long as I could cut it. So to avoid work, I cut it and did the school thing.

I didn't know what I wanted to do, except to be my own boss. That is #1 in life since really I walked out on the 18 y/o boss and realized this working shit sucks.

[Paul Markham]

Originally Posted by ArsewithClass

This is quite different to what most would think of you Paul, good for you to go from one end of the scene to another

If I need some outfits, I shall hit you up mate

The dress making trade was the family business my Father, Grand Father and Great Grand Father were in the business on my Fathers side. On my Mothers side they were stall holders in a market or bookies runners. I had a stall as well missed that off the list.

[Vjo]

Originally Posted by Barefootsies

No idea on how many. Some of the better jobs....

College:
Radio Station Manager (college, 3 years)
Disc Jockey (College and Commercial)
Interned - Polygram Records

After College:
Ameritech - Consumer Business Office
CWA Union Steward
SBC Ameritech - Small Business (Rep.)
TDS Metrocom - Business Office (Regional Rep.)

Plus a number of earlier jobs in college in high school working in retail, grocery stores, shopping mall, Sams Club, among many others.

There are some really qualified biz owners here, very interesting, but Bf, you stick out. Man I never realized you have a very impressive background.

You def didn't just roll off the rail and plop in front of the 'puter. A professional Disk Jockey, you know I am a big Howard Stern fan.. : ) Polygram Records..
dude you need to get that George Michael mug back. lol

You are an entertainer. Impressed.

...

Ameritech - Consumer Business Office
CWA Union Steward
SBC Ameritech - Small Business (Rep.)
TDS Metrocom - Business Office (Regional Rep.)

Dude, please, if anyone EVER gives you shit again I have your back. For fuck's sake.

[Vjo]

It is not hard to see why you all are successful. I want to comment on a bunch but V-Rocks strikes me as a super hard worker, and a symbol of what really this whole thing is about. Hard work. Guys who can remember jobs that young come from a serious work ethic.

Anyhow I tell people I am competing with some of the world's smartest, and hardest working people and they (a few people on this board as well) scoff. I say, "everyone wants to stay home and work in your shorts" but it isn't easy, and it is some of the brightest minds across the world in this biz. Guys who knew the computer inside out in 1995, those guys had the advantage over guys like me.

We sometimes assume everyone around here is the "kid in the basement". Not hardly. And then again a few kids in the basement are fricken sharp as tacks too.

[Ross]

Paper Round from 12-16
Worked in call centre selling cell phone packages from 17-17 and a half lol (company went bankrupt)
Worked in a supermarket pizza/deli counter from 17 1/2 - 19
Adult industry from 19 - present.

[Tjeezers]

Originally Posted by notime

Mustard Maker ( in Groningen )

That sounds cool
What mustard?

Marne moster fabriek, op industrie terein, neem trein naar Haren en je raild er langs heen.
Elke dag, soms om de 2 dagen haden we verschillende soort mosterd
Levering was wereld wijd, mijn taak was om de nacht werker te vergezellen in zijn functie en het schoonmaken van de grote witte plastic vaten, en ze steriel maken.

het was zeker geen ambachtelijke productie met de hand en molen, dit was gewoon machinaal en erg steriel.

1 nadeel, de vaten schoonmaken deed pijn aan de ogen, die mosterd dampen zijn erg.

ik kreeg die job nadat ik mijn bassis beveiligs diploma had gehaald bij SNOEK in slochteren. Kun je voorstellen? Ach ja, op papier stond Nachtwaker, maar ja, daar was amper sprake van

[Vjo]

Originally Posted by Ross

Paper Round from 12-16

Yes in the States we call them Paper Routes. A Paper Round sounds so British/Scotish, I love it. GFY is so cultural.

But yeah guys with paper routes (or rounds) are go getters. I could never get up that early.

just web design

[Darkhorse]

Ran a video game arcade, than moved in retail did that for almost 10 years or so everything from grocery to fruit and veg and loads more inbetween.

I dont count the side jobs and such we all have tons of them....