Readers share their best job experiences 8 Articles

by Jessica Arcaro

It may not matter to anyone who's been in the industry for years, but it mattered to me - the new kid. My first anniversary at my new job is quickly approaching - May 17 and I'm losing my sanity by the minute. I had the...read more

by Anony Mili

I was very lucky to get a role for 6 weeks in the late 90s (when I was in between jobs) as an Editorial Assistant in a major UK publishing house. The first plus was that the job was based walking distance from my house! Th...read more

by Lisa Fagan

In my entire 30 years in the work force, here are some of my best job experiences. 1. From January, 1988 to March, 1989, I had worked out of the branch office of a medical telemarketing firm. Their clients were the majo...read more

by hizo querido

At one point in the universe, I was working for a mortgage company called Countrywide Home Loans. I worked in the Collections Department between March 2001 and March 2005. I would call delinquent borrowers and they would t...read more

by Lori Chadwick-Jenkins

Just as my first marriage was falling apart, I was blessed to find a great job with a local school system. I was miserable at home and miserable at my job at a hospital, so this was truly a Godsend. It wasn't much. I ...read more

by Ted Sherman

My best job experience was chipping paint, cleaning heads (toilets) and swabbing the deck of a Navy troop ship during World War II. No, I'm not joking. I was an 18-year-old recent boot camp grad, and it was my first Navy a...read more

by Rico Ealy

My best job experience was at arguably the worst job i ever had: working as a courtesy clerk at a Minyards supermarket. While the job title says "courtesy clerk" thats just a fancy way of saying someone who: bags groceries...read more

by Cheephillippe

After getting out of the military, I took several jobs over a period of time, until taking a position which carried me through the years to retirement. I began work with one of the "in-between' jobs in June 1985. This was ...read more