A Canadian Artist's Professional Background

Here is my work history since I joined the full time work force in in 1985. The workplace can be a difficult challenge for artists who tend to stand out and possess strong opinions, but I have tried my best to live a decent life. It may be my personality and charm that let newer employers overlook the long list of jobs in my background and give me a chance. Once hired I usually impressed them with my performance. This list may leave out a few names. I shared a resume with these positions listed in 2007 on Blogger. Year Employer Position Location Responsibilities 1985 Hultink Landscaping Landscape Labourer Toronto Reverse Continental Drift with a shovel and wheelbarrow 1986 Nipigon Studios Mold Stuffer Toronto Pack molds with mixture of sand and toxic chemicals 1987 Clifton (Soap) Company Bath Crystals Dumper Toronto Stand on ladder and pour buckets of bath crystals into a chute 1987 Hardboard Fabricators Co-Ouija board separator/band saw operator Toronto Cut out and and counted Ouija boards. 1988 William Neilson Limited (Neilson/Cadbury) Box Stacker Toronto Stand by a conveyor belt and stack boxes of various chocolate products 1989 The Public Service Commission (Federal) Records Clerk Toronto Adorn shelves with hand lettered signs 1990 Ministry of Culture and Communications Receptionist/Secretary Toronto Try to look professional 1991 Drake International Human Resources Clerk Toronto Terminate employees, not including myself 1992 Supply and Services Canada Records Clerk Toronto Distributing incoming Morse code messages from the radar room of a Canadian Forces base 1993 Pindoff Record Sales Order Picker Toronto Gather CD's, cassettes, and videos for shipping 1994 (Self Employed) Artist/Performer Toronto Write and perform songs for 'Foothead' and 'the High Society' 1996 Vancouver Art Gallery (Volunteer) Envelope Stuffer Vancouver Stuff envelopes for membership drives 1997-1999 Kona Stained Glass Glass Broker Vancouver Selling and shipping stained glass and accessories 2000 Metro Training Institute JavaScript Jenius Vancouver Master web design skills in government training program for gifted citizens 2001 EMBERS Technical Director Vancouver Construct a database with DHTML, instruct fledgling non-profit on the use of matches 2002 Canadian Tire Cashier Vancouver Stand at cash register and complete sales transactions on an empty stomach 2003 Labour Ready Day Labourer Vancouver Pull grand pianos up fire escapes on a hand car 2004-2007 Metro Waste Forklift Pilot Vancouver Fly dangerous missions against cardboard invaders on a forklift armed with twin howitzers 2007-2010 S.P.C.A. (Volunteer) Dog Walker Vancouver Walk and pick up after the dog 2008-2009 NASCO Staffing Production Worker/Crime Victim Vancouver Build stages for performers as they stole all my erased and forgotten songs and jokes from 2007 and told the world lies about me 2007-present Labour Unlimited Day Labourer Vancouver Reverse Continental Drift with a forklift and wheelbarrow
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