What Did You Do Before Daycare?

[coolconfidentme]

People are shocked when I tell them, "I use to be a Quality Assurance Analyst for Chemical Weapons of Mass Destruction." I usually follow up with, "I now do little weapons of mass destruction."

Curious..., what did you do before daycare?

[pandamom]

I used to:
-be in the Army
-work security for a government agency
-fast food
-worked at a major online brokerage firm

[melilley]

Wow! What an interesting job you had!
I have worked in restaurants and in warehouses/factories, but that didn't last long! I actually started working in a center when I was 18 and I remember thinking that this is what I wanted to do for the rest of my life so I went to school for it also.

[AfterSchoolMom]

I was a Realtor. I also used to teach art classes.

[MsLaura529]

I was a substitute teacher on the hunt for a full-time teaching job.

[williams2008]

I worked at a Nephrology Center. I was also a Paraprofessional in a self contained classroom.

[MissMaries]

I was a Digitizing Service Technician.

[Cradle2crayons]

I've been a registered nurse since 1997. I still am and work only the minimum at a local hospital I used to work full time for. I only work enough to keep my license active and I keep up with my ceu hours as well. I've been at that hospital for 12 years. No benefits though .

As a nurse, most of my years has been as a pediatric nurse, but I've done everything except psychiatric nursing.

I've also been director of nursing for a few years when I lived in Alabama before I met my husband.

[Brooksie]

I worked in fine dining, and made a heck of a lot more money than I do now!

[Patches]

Fast food....that's it

[Clara]

Career before

Social Worker @ TN DHS

[Lyss]

I've pretty much always worked with kids, I worked lead teacher positions and as director at centers, taught preschool, and worked with kids in outreach programs. I took a 3 year break and did property management. I sometimes miss it ::

[BumbleBee]

Food prep for a cafeteria
Server for a catering company
Nanny
Primary caregiver for the elderly
Assistant teacher in 3yo room
Lead teacher in toddler room


Then I bought a house & opened a home daycare :-)

[Willow]

Retail management

[mamac]

Past Employment:

Retail sales
Maintenance employee for state
EMT
Operating Engineer for city and state jobs (would still be doing this if not for the long hours and never seeing my kids)