things i've done for a living

because I subscribe to the "list" approach to blogging, because I subscribe to Jim Gee's notion of "shape-shifting portfolio people," and because it's high time for a short, self-absorbed post. Or, at least, for a self-absorbed post that's also short.




This is the list of things I've done for money, some of which I've also done for love.

key:
unionized employees
defunct
things i've also done for love
awesome
lame
n/a

• blogger [the guardian]
  
• curriculum specialist [project new media literacies]
  
• outreach coordinator [project new media literacies]
  
• billing coordinator [vca south shore animal hospital]
  
• receptionist [vca south shore animal hospital]
  
• adjunct instructor (composition, literature, creative writing, business
• communications) [suffolk university, bridgewater state college, newbury college]
  
• groundskeeper [city of fort collins, colorado]
  
• graduate research assistant (composition, creative writing)[colorado state university]
  
• writing tutor [colorado state university writing center]
  
• administrative assistant [colorado poet laureate]
  
• telephone operator [quest diagnostics]
  
• reporter (sports, education, local politics)[holly herald, fenton independent,
• spinal column newsweekly]
  
• assistant director local nonprofit [public interest research group in michigan]
  
• groundskeeper [city of grand rapids, michigan]
  
• used book purchaser and seller [barnes & noble]
  
• cashier [meijer, inc.]
  
• receptionist [dean of students office, grand valley state university]
  
• fast food employee (4 hours) [mcdonald's]