Jobs I've had

Ok, so I'm going to go all the way back to my very first job...it wasn't very interesting, in fact a lot of the jobs I've had haven't been awe inspiring...

First ever job...paper round
Delivering free papers, once a week around the town where I live, it wasn't the best job in the world, but it gave me £5.50 a week, extra if there were flyers to deliver as well, think I did this for about a year
Cleaner
From delivering papers, I went on to be a cleaner at the local pool, this was only one shift a week and usually only lasted two hours, it was easy work most of the time and I was only doing it while I was training to be a lifeguard
Lifeguard
I did this on and off for about 5 years, it was a good job, I got free use of the pool and gym, the hours were pretty good, the people I worked with were on the most part great fun, I progressed through the senior lifeguard role as well, it's only a job title, it meant I earned a little more and worked a lot more, but that was about it really
Swimming Teacher
Because I was a lifeguard and I was swimming about 4-5 hours a week, teacher became an obvious add on job, and the pay was 3 times as much as lifeguarding
Duty Manager
Still at the pool, I started doing this as a fill in at the weekends, then progressed through a training role (very quickly) to a full role. I was responsible for the health and safety of the centre, the pool plant operations and the swimming lesson program (an extension of my teaching). I put a few things in place and it was all good
Duty Manager
Same job title, different centre, pretty much the same work
Estimator
After about 9-10 years all in, I decided that I wasn't going anywhere fast enough in the leisure industry, so I left and became an estimator in the English office of a large German laboratory furniture installations company, the work was easy, I got to grips with it quickly, but I didn't feel like I was going anywhere with it, so after a year or so I thought about getting back into leisure
Duty Manager
Same job title as before, larger, more well known company, more responsibilities, more pay. I didn't like this job at all, there was something about it that I should've picked up on sooner that I did, but I just didn't, it was rubbish. There were so many problems in the centre that someone told me after my first week that they were amazed I came back for the second week. In my tiem there, there were several who started one week and left before the end of that week. It was unsafe, it was discriminatory, it was just shoddy. I was given the choice to work 60+ hours a week for 37 hours a week's pay, or leave with a month in hand. I left
Barman
During my time as an estimator, I started working in a pub as a barman, the extra money was helpful. After walking out on the other job, I signed on, and upped my hours at the pub to as many as they could offer. It kept the wolf from the door, but I wasn't exactly living the dream, but I enjoyed the job and I kept up the hours for 5 years.
Delivery operative (white van man)
Easy work, got to manage myself better, this wasn't a bad job. Admittedly, it wasn't great either, but I got to deliver regularly along the South East coast of the UK over the summer and that was pretty good.
Telecoms operative
I went from WVM to setting up and arranging telephone line installations for a relatively small, but successful company. Right up until the point that they got sold and made everyone redundant.
Payroll Assistant
Another complete change of direction, I joined the local council as the new payroll assistant, it was a permanent role, but I was only going to be doing it for a short while because I was going to be heading to the States to be with my then fiancee. The job was really good, and the first one that I felt I fitted into for a while. But I was still leaving, I had to chase the dream.
Barman
I came back from the USA, single, jobless, poor. So I went back to the bars and found myself another bar job. In this one I worked the bar, waited tables and after a while I started cooking as well, it was good, I like the social aspect of working in a pub, but the hours are killer, I tihnk I was here for about 3 or 4 years all in
Payroll Assistant
I found a permanent job while I was working the bars, working payrolls again, but this time for an organisation that were responsible for raising money for charities. The job was good, it was busy, again, I felt like I fitted in and I had a lot to do. But the company went under very quickly, everyone was made redundant one afternoon as they filed bankruptcy. It was a little unsettling, but what could I do?
Accounts Assistant
I started this as a temporary role, just before Christmas, I really only spent my days copying and filing, but again, it paid the bills, and with the bar work, it kept me going, for a few months
Payroll Assistant
After a chance meeting with someone I used to work with at the council, I was called by the payroll manager at the council, one of the team was going on maternity leave and they needed cover. It made sense to them to employ me as I knew the system and I was looking for work. I fitted right back in, and although it was only a temporary contract, I knew that the stability of a proper job would be good
HR Assistant
After the 11 months in payroll, I moved to the HR team at the council, having become accustomed to the way that things went to payroll and areas that could be improved, I made it my objective to make things easier for both HR and Payroll. During the time in the team, I also picked up the HR software and went to work on that as well, I went to the training, I used the new skills and I'd like to think that I improved things on the system.
HR Software Assistant
I forget the proper title I had, but I left the council after a couple of years because I had hit the top of what I could expect without someone leaving, and they didn't look like they were going to be doing that anytime soon. The new job looked promising, but I think I was a little too keen to move on, and maybe I didn't make the right choice for me at that time. The job was ok, but the systems and processes were very restrictive, and the plan was to make them longer, rather than quicker. Although I was told that I had fitted in well, I still felt as though I hadn't. I think this was mainly down to the fact that I wanted to make changes quicker than it was possible to make them, with people being set in their ways and resistant to changing.
Payroll and people administrator
This is my current job, I took after only being in the previous job for 4 months, it was a needed change. I feel like I fit in nicely within the small team that I work with. I am responsible for running 11 UK based payrolls a month and one weekly payroll. I also help out with the HR admin, and I'm going to be pushing forward with a project to get a new HR system in place, there currently isn't one. It's a good job, I like it here. There are still the odd days when I would rather stay in bed, but there will always be days like that.