I love how much of a "regular guy" you are. Your work history sounds similar to mine. I'm currently a stay-at-home dad (for almost 6 years now) taking care of my kids. Worked as a janitor for a while, and I 100% agreee about women's bathrooms being NASTY! I like to refer to myself as a jack of all trades, master of none. I'm nearly 40, and I'm still trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up.
@@fadedinthebooth1131 This was three years ago, and it was a decision that I wasn’t too sure about at first. I honestly didn’t know if I would have the patience to take care of small children all day every day. It was one of the most difficult and rewarding jobs I’ve ever had. When I decided to stay home, it made a lot more financial sense at the time for me to stay at home with the kids than to pay full time day care for three kids, so that’s what I did. I’ve done a lot of things over the years (auto body tech, building grain bins, driving a forklift in a massive warehouse, poured pre-cast concrete, office work, janitorial work, elementary teacher, ran a sharpening business, etc. I’m pretty handy and willing to do just about anything, so I basically did whatever I could find that would work for our situation at that time and I could make money doing. My wife has always been the bread winner in our relationship (she’s very smart and driven). We moved several times for her work, so I was often in transition as a trailing spouse. It’s just the way things have been, and I’m fine with that. My kids are all in school full-time now, so I’ve since shut down my sharpening business and have gone back to work full time doing a mix of woodworking and welding fabrication making more money than I ever have. Everyone’s situation is different, and things aren’t always how they may appear at first glance.
Hi Jeff! I'm 21, just graduated college, and I will be starting my first electrical engineering position in one week. I've been watching your channel for a long time and I've always loved your videos.
I was thinking the same thing when he said that! You take the words right out of my mouth! That was a good one! You know Jeff was rubbing one out! But it's all good Jeff! Nobody is mad at you!
yes but I have made it clear business is just that friendship aside, it burned me once before so I learn my lesson but its an opportunity to make money to pay the bills at the moment and help him out as well since he needs it
I was basically in retail all my life. Even when I was in retail management later on you mostly could find me on the sales floor just because I loved it so much. Then I had a ruptured stomach. Went back to work after surgery and after a few months they had to remove the stomach. So now I am home and do youtube videos. But not as a living. Just so I do something. My current work would be: Not dying which takes up most of my time.
I first worked as a bag boy at a grocery store where I nearly got fired for mopping incorrectly, then as a farmhand while goin to tech school for IT, then an anesthesia tech when I couldn't find an IT job then I finally got my IT job while in nursing school. Then I quit nursing school. Now I do what I always wanted to do.
I build feedyards from the ground up. It’s a pretty cool job, I get to do three things that I love which is driving trucks, operate heavy machinery and my favorite one of all weld👌
It's interesting you mention the thing about careers. I always thought I was going to be a musician. For a while, I had 9-5 jobs. All of a sudden, I'm in school to be an aircraft mechanic, and now, I'm one of the guys with a career. Life is interesting.
Your teacher reminds me of a guidance councilor I had. He told me not everyone goes to college whiole I was in HS. His name was Mr. Kirschling. My favorite job is now my profession. I develop commercial properties, mostly restaurants, and manage their construction. My first job was cleaning up Mrs. Brown leaves next door 30 years ago, then I delivered papers, washed dishes and delivered pizza. Went to college too! Thanks Mr. Kirschling!
Since graduation at 18 years old, I've been working for 3 seasons as an instructor/resquer/teamleader for an adventure park company, here in Sweden. They have several parks around the country and guests come to climb tree-courses with zip-lines and stuff like that. During two winter seasons I have also spent my time at a ski resort as a ski instructor. Bad pay but pretty fun jobs! Now I am studying in order to be able to apply for a medical education, with the goal of becoming a doctor. Nice storytime! I've been watching you for gear reviews since (just looked it up to get it accurate) november 2010. Almost seven years ago when I was 14. That's insane. Always liked your sincerity and contact with your community. I pop in from time to time to get an update on your life. So fond memories of this channel. "and I'll be back, real soon. Take care" ;) Good luck with your future jobs, and take care Jeff Smith! /Adam Borg
I teach Junior High Physical Education and I have to say that it's so much fun! Everyday is such a trip working w/ the young kids. I'm currently enjoying my summer vacation at the moment, as I watch this Story Time, definitely one of the perks I get as a teacher. Thanks for the vid man, good stuff!
Jeff, how do you tell these stories in one continuous take? I would have to cut every other second, haha! I’ve worked quite a few different jobs. I worked in a restaurant which sucked. I was a plumber for a bit and now I’m a long haul truck driver. That’s not all of them but I won’t bore ya. Keep the Storytime videos rolling. I like them a lot. You tell them so well, Jeff.
I owned an industrial water consulting for 35 years which I closed in ‘08 due to illness, my favorite job was owning and operating a commercial swordfish long-lining boat and charter fishing boat in Point Pleasant Beach, NJ...I’m now retired, and trying my hand at being a photographer.
I've done some awful jobs over the years. I worked in a pub kitchen a 15 (I really wanted to be a chef), a private school kitchen, a bakery, Macdonalds (worst job ever), a crappy Italian American restaurant that was god awful, a 4 Star Hotel etc. Eventually gave that up. Since then I've worked all over the place trying to fund my Maters Degree in Computer Engineering. I currently work for a huge International software company writing hardware integration code. It's good money for now. But I will never shy away from work. heck, I worked in a computer shop for a month and had to quite because man that place was shady AF.
my last two jobs have covered 17 years of my life. was a manager of a quick lube for 15, been driving a truck overnights for pgw for the last 2. I make less money now, but way happier
im 14 i mow but im trying to get everything sorted out for detailing cars with my friend i have been into cars since i was about 3 my dad used to run his own car show for who had the best looking ones and best sounding ones we used to go to slamoligy for the shows. i have saved my money since i was five and i just recently bought an original 1985 el comino i also bought an never used original v8 engine for it i drive it around a track in my free time.
6-7 vids for my 1st day of watching/listening to your vids A freight relocation specialist (truck driver) from SW Indiana. Started working for my dad and uncles on the family dairy farm at the tender age of 13 to 14 in southwest corner of Indiana. Started working in town in a factory inspecting products in a sewing factory after graduating high school. That factory had a work force of 90% females. Switched to a plastics factory 14 months later and stayed there 17 years. In 1995 left that factory to start driving over the road. Been with my current employer since 2001. Still relocating freight.
Since you asked, Jeff; Feb 2011-Dec 2013: Cashier/Cook at Casey's General Stores. Hellish experience, ended up quitting on spot because of a meltdown brought on by every possible bad thing (family death, finals, etc) falling into place at the same time Jan-Apr 2014: Intern at a Tax service business Sep 2014-now: Data Entry for Xerox, Sep and Oct 2014 keyed in plates for Texas toll booths, Nov 2014-Jun 2015 keyed in old land deeds at the office and for the last 2 years (to this week exactly) I've been doing that from home ever since. And the at-home stuff was a blessing in disguise due to family health/emergency reasons. Make my own hours and paid piece rate, so faster I type, more I get paid.
Jeff, I won't get into my full story. But when I was 21 a buddy and I were so full of our selves. We thought we could do anything. We decided to build a house. My friend had a rich father who was willing to finance any kind of foolishness. So, we got a retired carpenter to show us the ropes and we built a house. We were not fast. But, the experienced carpenter kept us straight and we did it. We learned a lot that put us into construction careers. I would suggest that if you feel you have the intelligence and the drive, you should always try to end up working for yourself. That's where the money is. Working for other people is for those who are not driven to get ahead, to have a comfortable life. Too many, I think, take jobs because they are too absorbed with with internal dramas. Often they are exhausted by an early life of emotions that distracted them from making more of their time in the world. And emotions are also physically exhausting. It's easy to spend an early life just solving puzzels...just trying to make sense of yourself and all that has already happened to you.
My high school job was working retail at a School Supply store. Then I became a delivery driver. I then became a Reserve Sheriff's Deputy, put myself through school and became a full-time Deputy. Did that for 12 years. Then I got out and went back to school to become a Computer Repair Tech. Graduated... and could not find a job in the field. Worked as an Ice Cream (Schwann's) Truck route manager. Then, i finally got a job in I.T. at a mobile home company. Now, I work as a I.T. Admin at a County School system. Poof... there you have it.
I work as a technician for a fair size 3D printing company that works in SLS and DMLS tech. in the past I've done retail in an outdoor gear shop (that was fun), bar work in the local pub (that was hell) and warehouse work in frozen food storage (which is what it must be like when hell freezes over). I'm 29 and now in a job that I feel can be a career.
Fantastic story time! I'm always interested to know what people do for a living--just as much as I'm interested in their hobbies. I'm a criminologist and university professor. More specifically, I teach and do research in a sociology department at a NC university.
i was a cook in a busy cafe cooking 200-300 breakfast everyday.. Couldn't eat bacon and eggs or 2 years after. and talking about the stuff in hospitality that most don't know about.... don't look at the internals of a soda machine.. those things get mouldy within hours, especially the ones that also dispense juice.
I actually worked for RadioShack for 7 years, they went under about 1year or so ago, and fired all their employees with no notification. The name was bought by sprint, so if you still see a store more then likely it's a sprint cell phone store with the RadioShack name. Cool video man!
Man... my job history is large. But funny enough, when I was 16, my first job was at Walgreens. I worked the photo counter and did a little facing of products. I went on to work at gas stations as an older teen and then security guard crap. Then I got into computers, linux and networking and spent 10 years as a network administrator. Then I went to at a very large museum taking care of all the computers, displays and touchscreens in the exhibits... got to work with holograms, robotics and some other stuff as well. But for the last 7 years, I have been in the internet marketing field working for a chain of banks and then a security alarm company. I know a ton about internet marketing! But I am moving out of marketing (very demanding job) and back into network administration and getting my Cisco Certification to move beyond what I was doing before. Datacenters are pretty unattended... so I wont have to talk to too many people during my shift. Play on the internet and watch youtube between issues popping up. But that is about it for me. Great video on your job history and I am down with diapers full of chili, nacho cheese and chips! lol
I worked in the food industry for over forty years where I started at hourly positions and eventually into management roles. My favorite role was visiting our suppliers and ensuring they had good quality systems in place. The neat part of my job was finding out how all kinds of products were manufactured. I got to go to a lot of places I would have never ever would have never visited and met some really great people. Happily I now have my favorite job ever being retired! I still enjoy learning new things and have all the time in the world to exercise my body and my mind.
hey jeff,fantastic hearing your story time its been a long time,you look fantastic.My wife and i are childcare workers here in good old Winnipeg Manitoba Canada .I am working in a career I love Or should I say we love,for us its a calling. Weare so blessed to be part of childrens lives from almost the very beginning. I am thrilled you and the mrs are branching out together, best of luck, love all you do, and of course gus too. Have an awesome summer.BTW please continue your storytime videos best stories on youtube.Cheers, Patrick and sheilagh Surinx.
Yeah I'm with you on the food safety. There are so many rules that so many places break daily and they will only clean up and follow the rules when they know that an inspection is due. I've worked in a kitchen before and it's compulsory to do a variety of different course about food safety and handling and I can proudly say that I have always been very clean and thorough when it came to handling and preparing food but I have personally seen people doing things that are completely unhygienic and unacceptable. One big issue that may not seem like a big deal but it kind of is is using the same pair of gloves that you used to prepare some food to then handle the customer's money and then go back to handling food. I hope I explained that properly.
Hearing your USPS story about driving on the center console made me laugh. When I was a kid, before my dad got his RHD car for his rural route, he used to do the same thing. Whenever I tell anyone about it they never seem to believe me. He's been at it for 20+ years and loves it. Thanks for the stories, Jeff.
He also brings home boxes of candy and baked sweets every day around the holidays thay he would give to us kids that people would leave for him in the mailboxes. Digging through them was one of the best parts about Christmas time.
Been working at Subway for over a year and we had the worst recall, the kettle cooked jalapeño chips that we carried was recalled because it had salmonella in it. Never touched any chips, and just working in food, like Jeff said, really turns me off on fast food especially when I had to take the food handlers course.
Wow. In recent months I didn't watch you as much anymore. This video man, really impressed with you working your ass off. I literally thought you are only living off of youtube. But with the adpocalypse that's pretty hard. Keep it up!
You're a good fella Jeff. I'm a chemical engineer and have been one for 33 years now, but I've worked in fast food, as a lifeguard in a community pool, on furniture & appliance delivery trucks, as general labor in a gas plant, and as a linesman's helper for a local power company. If you ever came down south there are lots of good paying jobs on the gulf coast in the petrochemical industry.
I took serve safe class. I used to be a manger at a pizza place. It was no joke. The best part was my area supervisor was in the same class and i got a higher score than he did.
I was a plumber in high school then I joined the Marine Corps and did some stuff with them, then I was a maintenance guy for a high rise on the beach (I live in south Florida) and now I'm a heavy Equipment Operator/mechanic
Great video Jeff! I'm a CPA who audits contracts. Great job been doing it for 15 years. Loved your stories and reminded me of days I spent long ago as a maintenance guy at a BJ's wholesale driving a concrete Zampini. Also did lawn maintenance for a few years and was a cart dude at Home Depot. Those were the days....
I worked in a nursing home kitchen when I was younger (two of your jobs sorta combined haha) and also got ServSafe certified. Ever since I've been the same way eating out. Stuff definitely grosses me out more easily lol. Shoot me a message if you're interested in a career that would be right up your alley. We're hiring right now. It's not super local to you, but still in PA.
I work in IT (desktop support) for a big company (210K people). I fix computer issues - PCs/MACs/iphones etc. Not sure if its a job or a career, i think a little bit of both.
My first job was working doing asphalt paving at 17. It's the job that got me into knives because my foreman always made sure all of us had a pocket knife on us. Love the videos Jeff.
Watching this video has made me realize how strangely frustrating my work ethic is. I mean, I can definitely work but, one thing could un-motivate me. Props to the people out there working multiple jobs. I don't know if I would or could do something like that.
I took a ServSafe or equivalent for Food Manager online for about $35. It was really boring. I just google'd the answers I didn't know but most of it was common sense. Some of the harder ones for example how long you need to heat up the food, how hot and length to heat up, how long food can be out, where food have to go in the refrigerator, and etc. The online course sucked because it was all audio in a powerpoint and barely helped.
My first real job was at a Elks club,,,washing dishes. I was in high school and continued it after graduation for about a year. The hours were crazy,,,,starting in the evening and ending early morning. The manager would take us to the liquor storage room and give us shooters,,,it was a crazy work place. My second job was working in a nursing home. This was a real depressing place but I managed to work there for 2 years. Two fond memories I have was working the night shift,,,basically empty trash and being there for night watchman since you cant buff floors or do work at night. I get a call,,,,,come up to floor 2. This resident/patient,,,died on the pot (commode) . Well I had to bear hug him,,,get him off,,,fun fun,,,and lay him on the floor,,,not fun,,he weighed at least 250 pounds. Then me and 4 nurses put him on a stretcher. Another time a patient died,,,they did not find out till later since this too was the night shift. So he had stiffened up,,,I had to come and break his arms to get him in the body bag,,,he was skinny and frail. Im not making this up,,,,and have tons of other fond memories of that place,,,but not enough space here,,,lol.
I recently started my new job in customer service for a firearms manufacturer. I answer the phone and setup warranty service and orders. It could be better but at least I get to talk about guns at work!
Downloaded This Video & Listened To It At Work With My Wireless Bluetooth Earbuds (Podcast Style) I Manage Warehouse & Operate Forklift On Weekdays, And I Work For Coca-Cola On Weekends. 7 Days A Week Work Schedule. Love Ur Videos During My Off Time. I Appreciate Ya
work in a grain transload facility. I operate equipment. spotter truck moving 40ft containers, bobcat, and general labor tasks like shoveling grain . It's a dirty job for sure but it pays 16.50/hr not great but not terrible either.
I've worked as a part time janitor for the last 4 years. I can 100% confirm that women's bathrooms are almost always nastier than men's. I have a friend who does custodial work for a different company and he's said the same thing. Women's bathrooms are disgusting!
4th (and last) year machinist apprentice in northern Alberta, Canada. If anyone's interested in making the big bucks doing something you enjoy a trade is the way to go! Love the story times
I happened to make a list myself recently of all my paid jobs and functions, some I did for a few days, some for a few weeks or months and some for a couple of years, I counted 38... Made catfood, worked in security, loaded and unloaded fishing boats, was an assistent librarian, taxi driver, sold time share, drove a forklift, customer service rep., team leader of a technical helpdesk and the list goes on and on :)
My current job is working as a cook in a Filipino restaurant and its great so far! I went from prep cook to cook and part time to full time in a week!!
In the town I live in, it is extremely hard getting a job at 14-15. This is because very few places hired 14-15 and the places that did gave the jobs to the people that are too lazy to go get a normal job. So now I'm here trying to get a job to buy car parts for my project car and Lon top of that I'm buying my class ring so there's more money I can't get
I've been working since I was 13 -- just a summer thing back then. My first job with a real paycheck was when I was 15, as a referee for after school intramurals. I'm currently 29 and I work for a large insurance/financial institution, where I've been for the last 10 or so years. It's safe to say I've found my career.
My one day only job? Ironworker. Probably the most I've ever worked my ass off! I was only 18 (1998) so I think that had a factor to play in it. Looking back, they were just trying to break me in on the first day. A long 10 hour day. Shew! Only reason I didn't go back the 2nd day was because of working 30ft off the ground and they were expecting we to walk 4" steel beams as a newbie. I just wasn't comfortable with it. Made a $100 tho! Haha!
My current job of 13 years is as an Ice cream vending route driver IE a "Vending Service Engineer". Basically it involves driving around the burbs of Chi Town filling vending machines. Before that job I was a manager at BK and I can relate to the servsafe cert it freaked me the hell out! The whole time I worked at BK I was 175 pounds, after leaving I gained about 40 pounds and blame McDonalds for it LOL.
Very interesting. I’ve only done 2 things in my life. Worked overhead power lines for Southern Company for 22 years. Retired from that and started a chemical business just for extra cash and it took off and grew. Still at it after 12 years.
as someone who's been a janitor i've never had the experience of women's bathrooms being worse even though everyone always says they are. either way, boy or girl middle schoolers are the worst to clean up after.
ouch middle school huh, well like I said mostly did office buildings so you would think these women would be a little more tidy and professional...not like I was at walmart or anything...these weren't even public restrooms so I knew all the women who used them which made it worse wondering who did what!
Full time college student and after I program for a company thats local. Get paid great and they are very flexible with my school hours. Three more days and my freshman year is gone! Thank god. Congrats on the job!
Wait!!!! You just said that your boss let you keep that Zippo display case and in a more recent video you stated that she did not let you have it. You were told to throw it out and you did then you went and got it out of the trash later or that she did not know you took it as you were told no. Which was it?
I don't want to call you out but I remember watching an old video and you said that you asked for the zippo Display and your boss said no but you took it out of the trash.
I like working people. I'm 18, so I'm of age to work, but I have some mental issues and depression so I always found it hard to hold a real job, so instead of being a lazy fuck, alongside my disability cheque I work manual labor odd-jobs for my neighbor, I make a bit of money, and I can mentally handle it! I'm just an example that even people like me, who are mentally disabled, can still work.
Yeah, we had that carrot dangles for a bit in the UK, then they took it away again. Silly.. People should be encouraged to do what they CAN do without getting penalised.. I'm glad your rules allow for that.. Good for the soul even when a dull time grinder job might destroy the soul!
But like generic username said, I can only make a certain amount before I'm cut off. I make less than minimum wage per job, so it's fine. I'm content with it, I can handle it, but I'm not being lazy... So it's all good.
got my food handlers for P.F. Chang's. I will say, it's possibly one of the most hygienic restaurant's I've ever worked at. 95% of the food is super fresh too. I was pleasantly surprised. They cut all the meat by hand, dumplings and eggrolls are made fresh every morning. The food's good, and with 50% employee discount, price isnt all that bad either.
Haven't watched vids in a while, but have seen titles and know you've been on another weight loss run, I can really see it Jeff keep it up you're doin great!
I'm a graphic designer, and have been in some capacity my entire adult life. Have also been a lifeguard (high school), cart boy at a golf course, and worked at gym. Lifeguard was definitely the most entertaining job. ;)
Yup, took a food safety course because they wanted me to work the food section of my local Target. I'm lucky that like, all my life I've been eating out of temp and super unsafe foods and I think at this point I just have a tolerance for it. I shouldn't chance it but hey, if the jeep drives, find a big hill, right?
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longest story time ever. I love you jeff you beautifull human being
lol took many hours for this to actually render my program froze 4 times trying to get this video done, lol
Cutlerylover for life mates
cutlerylover if you needed to you could separate it into chapters. If you had 3 separate videos you could call it the "The Jeff Trilogy"
I used to help the strippers get dressed at the local joint. $150 per week. Not a lot, I know but it's all I could afford.
I love how much of a "regular guy" you are. Your work history sounds similar to mine. I'm currently a stay-at-home dad (for almost 6 years now) taking care of my kids. Worked as a janitor for a while, and I 100% agreee about women's bathrooms being NASTY! I like to refer to myself as a jack of all trades, master of none. I'm nearly 40, and I'm still trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up.
Did you grow up in jersey too, I ask because Jeff worked in West Milford and my parents grew up in that area of jersey
How tf are you a stay at home dad I’m 20 already paying my own bills plus some of my women’s
I’m not trynna be rude saying this I’m actually serious what y’all do for money
@@fadedinthebooth1131 This was three years ago, and it was a decision that I wasn’t too sure about at first. I honestly didn’t know if I would have the patience to take care of small children all day every day. It was one of the most difficult and rewarding jobs I’ve ever had. When I decided to stay home, it made a lot more financial sense at the time for me to stay at home with the kids than to pay full time day care for three kids, so that’s what I did. I’ve done a lot of things over the years (auto body tech, building grain bins, driving a forklift in a massive warehouse, poured pre-cast concrete, office work, janitorial work, elementary teacher, ran a sharpening business, etc. I’m pretty handy and willing to do just about anything, so I basically did whatever I could find that would work for our situation at that time and I could make money doing. My wife has always been the bread winner in our relationship (she’s very smart and driven). We moved several times for her work, so I was often in transition as a trailing spouse. It’s just the way things have been, and I’m fine with that. My kids are all in school full-time now, so I’ve since shut down my sharpening business and have gone back to work full time doing a mix of woodworking and welding fabrication making more money than I ever have. Everyone’s situation is different, and things aren’t always how they may appear at first glance.
You forgot to mention your time as the vocalist of Limp Bizkit
brotomann he addressed the look at least I was thinking it when he said it lol
brotomann that was funny lol
Brotendo
I thought you became a sniper with your backwards hat
Bart Van Riel lol
Sniper's use forwards hats actually
Ik I'm watching this whole video, anyone else?
I was there the whole time :)
OG Jeff
Current job is at Giant, you're from PA so I think you know what it is?
I have heard of Giant but dont have any by me
I used to shop at Giant in VA
Hi Jeff! I'm 21, just graduated college, and I will be starting my first electrical engineering position in one week. I've been watching your channel for a long time and I've always loved your videos.
Bet that sucks
redrik009 good luck, how’s your job going?
The world is such a big place. While your sleeping Jeff is rubbing one out in a janitor suit 3am at an office building
I was thinking the same thing when he said that! You take the words right out of my mouth! That was a good one! You know Jeff was rubbing one out! But it's all good Jeff! Nobody is mad at you!
43:38 trust me it was a freaking surprise
aww thanks, man, I was mostly just curious about his current job and this was the perfect time stamp!
Gavin Reddig thanks
I would stay away from working for friends. It seems to end bad most of the time.
agreed
yes but I have made it clear business is just that friendship aside, it burned me once before so I learn my lesson but its an opportunity to make money to pay the bills at the moment and help him out as well since he needs it
I remember you, im on your check them out thing on your youtube page lol
Im 16 and its pretty hard to find a job...but I applied today and im pretty optimistic about this one.
Chris Pena 17 here. been slinging applications for weeks!
DRwarnclif My friends mom is the manager...hopefully i get it . it seems like the people who dont want the job get it first lol ...good luck bro
Chris Pena Same to you man good luck!
nolan salwach its true man...smh
Chris Pena awesome Trivium profile pic!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was basically in retail all my life. Even when I was in retail management later on you mostly could find me on the sales floor just because I loved it so much. Then I had a ruptured stomach. Went back to work after surgery and after a few months they had to remove the stomach. So now I am home and do youtube videos. But not as a living. Just so I do something. My current work would be: Not dying which takes up most of my time.
How the hell do you mop a floor with one arm!? That would actually be MORE difficult than using both arms.
Obviously "lazily" LOL
BBDragon66 I’ll let you know my one hand mop is pretty powerful.
CJayC thats what the janitor said at the movie arcade
I love how happy he looks in the tumbnail.
Me too
Jason N Haha exactly
I first worked as a bag boy at a grocery store where I nearly got fired for mopping incorrectly, then as a farmhand while goin to tech school for IT, then an anesthesia tech when I couldn't find an IT job then I finally got my IT job while in nursing school. Then I quit nursing school. Now I do what I always wanted to do.
"I am not got to eat at a buffet anymore" Says the guy who eats the $1 Ribeye from the dollar store. :D @cutlerylover
Patrick Roehrman. That was one of my favorite CL videos ever!
I build feedyards from the ground up. It’s a pretty cool job, I get to do three things that I love which is driving trucks, operate heavy machinery and my favorite one of all weld👌
I edit videos for a few TH-camrs as my main job (love it I get to work from home). Work part-time as a babysitter
It's interesting you mention the thing about careers. I always thought I was going to be a musician. For a while, I had 9-5 jobs. All of a sudden, I'm in school to be an aircraft mechanic, and now, I'm one of the guys with a career. Life is interesting.
Current job @ 43:00
Shiddy thank you
Shiddy thank god for people like you
Thanks, man!
I'm a condom tester. My thrust is viscous and needed in the condom industry
Micropenis testers are in high demand these days I've heard. Congrats on the job!
Bill Nye the Science Guy micropenis is giving me a lot of credit
ryan nichols N a n o P e n i s
better than a condom refurbisher
Viscous? Better have that looked at.
Your teacher reminds me of a guidance councilor I had. He told me not everyone goes to college whiole I was in HS. His name was Mr. Kirschling.
My favorite job is now my profession. I develop commercial properties, mostly restaurants, and manage their construction.
My first job was cleaning up Mrs. Brown leaves next door 30 years ago, then I delivered papers, washed dishes and delivered pizza. Went to college too! Thanks Mr. Kirschling!
Since graduation at 18 years old, I've been working for 3 seasons as an instructor/resquer/teamleader for an adventure park company, here in Sweden. They have several parks around the country and guests come to climb tree-courses with zip-lines and stuff like that. During two winter seasons I have also spent my time at a ski resort as a ski instructor. Bad pay but pretty fun jobs! Now I am studying in order to be able to apply for a medical education, with the goal of becoming a doctor.
Nice storytime! I've been watching you for gear reviews since (just looked it up to get it accurate) november 2010. Almost seven years ago when I was 14. That's insane. Always liked your sincerity and contact with your community. I pop in from time to time to get an update on your life. So fond memories of this channel. "and I'll be back, real soon. Take care" ;)
Good luck with your future jobs, and take care Jeff Smith!
/Adam Borg
I teach Junior High Physical Education and I have to say that it's so much fun! Everyday is such a trip working w/ the young kids. I'm currently enjoying my summer vacation at the moment, as I watch this Story Time, definitely one of the perks I get as a teacher. Thanks for the vid man, good stuff!
Jeff, how do you tell these stories in one continuous take? I would have to cut every other second, haha! I’ve worked quite a few different jobs. I worked in a restaurant which sucked. I was a plumber for a bit and now I’m a long haul truck driver. That’s not all of them but I won’t bore ya. Keep the Storytime videos rolling. I like them a lot. You tell them so well, Jeff.
I owned an industrial water consulting for 35 years which I closed in ‘08 due to illness, my favorite job was owning and operating a commercial swordfish long-lining boat and charter fishing boat in Point Pleasant Beach, NJ...I’m now retired, and trying my hand at being a photographer.
I've done some awful jobs over the years. I worked in a pub kitchen a 15 (I really wanted to be a chef), a private school kitchen, a bakery, Macdonalds (worst job ever), a crappy Italian American restaurant that was god awful, a 4 Star Hotel etc. Eventually gave that up. Since then I've worked all over the place trying to fund my Maters Degree in Computer Engineering. I currently work for a huge International software company writing hardware integration code. It's good money for now. But I will never shy away from work. heck, I worked in a computer shop for a month and had to quite because man that place was shady AF.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A 50+ minute storytime video, and on a subject i've been wondering about for ages now. Could not be any better! Thanks Jeff!
my last two jobs have covered 17 years of my life. was a manager of a quick lube for 15, been driving a truck overnights for pgw for the last 2. I make less money now, but way happier
im 14 i mow but im trying to get everything sorted out for detailing cars with my friend i have been into cars since i was about 3 my dad used to run his own car show for who had the best looking ones and best sounding ones we used to go to slamoligy for the shows. i have saved my money since i was five and i just recently bought an original 1985 el comino i also bought an never used original v8 engine for it i drive it around a track in my free time.
6-7 vids for my 1st day of watching/listening to your vids A freight relocation specialist (truck driver) from SW Indiana. Started working for my dad and uncles on the family dairy farm at the tender age of 13 to 14 in southwest corner of Indiana. Started working in town in a factory inspecting products in a sewing factory after graduating high school. That factory had a work force of 90% females. Switched to a plastics factory 14 months later and stayed there 17 years. In 1995 left that factory to start driving over the road. Been with my current employer since 2001. Still relocating freight.
have u tried looking for gun store places hiring u look like a person who would be good at that like at cabellas or something
yeah sadly all those sports stores are 45 minutes away or farther
cutlerylover that sucks I can see u going far with anything with guns and knives also a smoke house that makes bologna lol it's a nice paying job
theres still blockbusters in business they are all in Alaska though
Since you asked, Jeff;
Feb 2011-Dec 2013: Cashier/Cook at Casey's General Stores. Hellish experience, ended up quitting on spot because of a meltdown brought on by every possible bad thing (family death, finals, etc) falling into place at the same time
Jan-Apr 2014: Intern at a Tax service business
Sep 2014-now: Data Entry for Xerox, Sep and Oct 2014 keyed in plates for Texas toll booths, Nov 2014-Jun 2015 keyed in old land deeds at the office and for the last 2 years (to this week exactly) I've been doing that from home ever since. And the at-home stuff was a blessing in disguise due to family health/emergency reasons. Make my own hours and paid piece rate, so faster I type, more I get paid.
Hey man why don't you start making knives?
If you still keep up with him you can see that he can now see he has designed some. That’s pretty awesome to see now!
I believe a few years ago he had a few videos of knife making.
Jeff, I won't get into my full story. But when I was 21 a buddy and I were so full of our selves. We thought we could do anything. We decided to build a house. My friend had a rich father who was willing to finance any kind of foolishness. So, we got a retired carpenter to show us the ropes and we built a house. We were not fast. But, the experienced carpenter kept us straight and we did it. We learned a lot that put us into construction careers. I would suggest that if you feel you have the intelligence and the drive, you should always try to end up working for yourself. That's where the money is. Working for other people is for those who are not driven to get ahead, to have a comfortable life. Too many, I think, take jobs because they are too absorbed with with internal dramas. Often they are exhausted by an early life of emotions that distracted them from making more of their time in the world. And emotions are also physically exhausting. It's easy to spend an early life just solving puzzels...just trying to make sense of yourself and all that has already happened to you.
My high school job was working retail at a School Supply store. Then I became a delivery driver. I then became a Reserve Sheriff's Deputy, put myself through school and became a full-time Deputy. Did that for 12 years. Then I got out and went back to school to become a Computer Repair Tech. Graduated... and could not find a job in the field. Worked as an Ice Cream (Schwann's) Truck route manager. Then, i finally got a job in I.T. at a mobile home company. Now, I work as a I.T. Admin at a County School system. Poof... there you have it.
I work as a technician for a fair size 3D printing company that works in SLS and DMLS tech. in the past I've done retail in an outdoor gear shop (that was fun), bar work in the local pub (that was hell) and warehouse work in frozen food storage (which is what it must be like when hell freezes over). I'm 29 and now in a job that I feel can be a career.
Fantastic story time! I'm always interested to know what people do for a living--just as much as I'm interested in their hobbies. I'm a criminologist and university professor. More specifically, I teach and do research in a sociology department at a NC university.
i was a cook in a busy cafe cooking 200-300 breakfast everyday.. Couldn't eat bacon and eggs or 2 years after.
and talking about the stuff in hospitality that most don't know about.... don't look at the internals of a soda machine.. those things get mouldy within hours, especially the ones that also dispense juice.
IT for a school district full time EMT part time, and I wish I could switch that around.
I actually worked for RadioShack for 7 years, they went under about 1year or so ago, and fired all their employees with no notification. The name was bought by sprint, so if you still see a store more then likely it's a sprint cell phone store with the RadioShack name. Cool video man!
interesting info, thanks for stopping by man :)
I currently work at Bass Pro. I started about 3 months ago and I enjoy it a bunch. It's my first time working in retail.
Man... my job history is large. But funny enough, when I was 16, my first job was at Walgreens. I worked the photo counter and did a little facing of products. I went on to work at gas stations as an older teen and then security guard crap. Then I got into computers, linux and networking and spent 10 years as a network administrator. Then I went to at a very large museum taking care of all the computers, displays and touchscreens in the exhibits... got to work with holograms, robotics and some other stuff as well. But for the last 7 years, I have been in the internet marketing field working for a chain of banks and then a security alarm company. I know a ton about internet marketing! But I am moving out of marketing (very demanding job) and back into network administration and getting my Cisco Certification to move beyond what I was doing before. Datacenters are pretty unattended... so I wont have to talk to too many people during my shift. Play on the internet and watch youtube between issues popping up. But that is about it for me. Great video on your job history and I am down with diapers full of chili, nacho cheese and chips! lol
I worked in the food industry for over forty years where I started at hourly positions and eventually into management roles. My favorite role was visiting our suppliers and ensuring they had good quality systems in place. The neat part of my job was finding out how all kinds of products were manufactured. I got to go to a lot of places I would have never ever would have never visited and met some really great people. Happily I now have my favorite job ever being retired! I still enjoy learning new things and have all the time in the world to exercise my body and my mind.
hey jeff,fantastic hearing your story time its been a long time,you look fantastic.My wife and i are childcare workers here in good old Winnipeg Manitoba Canada .I am working in a career I love Or should I say we love,for us its a calling. Weare so blessed to be part of childrens lives from almost the very beginning. I am thrilled you and the mrs are branching out together, best of luck, love all you do, and of course gus too. Have an awesome summer.BTW please continue your storytime videos best stories on youtube.Cheers, Patrick and sheilagh Surinx.
Yeah I'm with you on the food safety. There are so many rules that so many places break daily and they will only clean up and follow the rules when they know that an inspection is due.
I've worked in a kitchen before and it's compulsory to do a variety of different course about food safety and handling and I can proudly say that I have always been very clean and thorough when it came to handling and preparing food but I have personally seen people doing things that are completely unhygienic and unacceptable. One big issue that may not seem like a big deal but it kind of is is using the same pair of gloves that you used to prepare some food to then handle the customer's money and then go back to handling food. I hope I explained that properly.
Hearing your USPS story about driving on the center console made me laugh. When I was a kid, before my dad got his RHD car for his rural route, he used to do the same thing. Whenever I tell anyone about it they never seem to believe me. He's been at it for 20+ years and loves it. Thanks for the stories, Jeff.
He also brings home boxes of candy and baked sweets every day around the holidays thay he would give to us kids that people would leave for him in the mailboxes. Digging through them was one of the best parts about Christmas time.
Been working at Subway for over a year and we had the worst recall, the kettle cooked jalapeño chips that we carried was recalled because it had salmonella in it. Never touched any chips, and just working in food, like Jeff said, really turns me off on fast food especially when I had to take the food handlers course.
Wow. In recent months I didn't watch you as much anymore. This video man, really impressed with you working your ass off. I literally thought you are only living off of youtube. But with the adpocalypse that's pretty hard. Keep it up!
You're a good fella Jeff. I'm a chemical engineer and have been one for 33 years now, but I've worked in fast food, as a lifeguard in a community pool, on furniture & appliance delivery trucks, as general labor in a gas plant, and as a linesman's helper for a local power company. If you ever came down south there are lots of good paying jobs on the gulf coast in the petrochemical industry.
I took serve safe class. I used to be a manger at a pizza place. It was no joke. The best part was my area supervisor was in the same class and i got a higher score than he did.
I was a plumber in high school then I joined the Marine Corps and did some stuff with them, then I was a maintenance guy for a high rise on the beach (I live in south Florida) and now I'm a heavy Equipment Operator/mechanic
Great video Jeff! I'm a CPA who audits contracts. Great job been doing it for 15 years. Loved your stories and reminded me of days I spent long ago as a maintenance guy at a BJ's wholesale driving a concrete Zampini. Also did lawn maintenance for a few years and was a cart dude at Home Depot. Those were the days....
I worked in a nursing home kitchen when I was younger (two of your jobs sorta combined haha) and also got ServSafe certified. Ever since I've been the same way eating out. Stuff definitely grosses me out more easily lol.
Shoot me a message if you're interested in a career that would be right up your alley. We're hiring right now. It's not super local to you, but still in PA.
I work in IT (desktop support) for a big company (210K people). I fix computer issues - PCs/MACs/iphones etc. Not sure if its a job or a career, i think a little bit of both.
My first job was working doing asphalt paving at 17. It's the job that got me into knives because my foreman always made sure all of us had a pocket knife on us. Love the videos Jeff.
I’ve been watching your videos since I was 11 I’m 20 years old now crazy how fast time flys
Watching this video has made me realize how strangely frustrating my work ethic is. I mean, I can definitely work but, one thing could un-motivate me. Props to the people out there working multiple jobs. I don't know if I would or could do something like that.
I took a ServSafe or equivalent for Food Manager online for about $35. It was really boring. I just google'd the answers I didn't know but most of it was common sense. Some of the harder ones for example how long you need to heat up the food, how hot and length to heat up, how long food can be out, where food have to go in the refrigerator, and etc. The online course sucked because it was all audio in a powerpoint and barely helped.
You're a very good story teller, I was only going to listen to a couple of minutes but ended up listening to it all.
My first real job was at a Elks club,,,washing dishes. I was in high school and continued it after graduation for about a year. The hours were crazy,,,,starting in the evening and ending early morning. The manager would take us to the liquor storage room and give us shooters,,,it was a crazy work place. My second job was working in a nursing home. This was a real depressing place but I managed to work there for 2 years. Two fond memories I have was working the night shift,,,basically empty trash and being there for night watchman since you cant buff floors or do work at night. I get a call,,,,,come up to floor 2. This resident/patient,,,died on the pot (commode) . Well I had to bear hug him,,,get him off,,,fun fun,,,and lay him on the floor,,,not fun,,he weighed at least 250 pounds. Then me and 4 nurses put him on a stretcher. Another time a patient died,,,they did not find out till later since this too was the night shift. So he had stiffened up,,,I had to come and break his arms to get him in the body bag,,,he was skinny and frail. Im not making this up,,,,and have tons of other fond memories of that place,,,but not enough space here,,,lol.
when I first moved to colorado I wanted to apply to spyderco but was never close enough to their plant to make sense of it
I recently started my new job in customer service for a firearms manufacturer. I answer the phone and setup warranty service and orders. It could be better but at least I get to talk about guns at work!
lol idk but u seem like a cop under cover hotdog stand lol
I find myself having a laugh with your story times, talking back and forth like I'm right there haha :D
Downloaded This Video & Listened To It At Work With My Wireless Bluetooth Earbuds (Podcast Style) I Manage Warehouse & Operate Forklift On Weekdays, And I Work For Coca-Cola On Weekends. 7 Days A Week Work Schedule. Love Ur Videos During My Off Time. I Appreciate Ya
work in a grain transload facility. I operate equipment. spotter truck moving 40ft containers, bobcat, and general labor tasks like shoveling grain . It's a dirty job for sure but it pays 16.50/hr not great but not terrible either.
Im 13 yrs old and just got my first job at a plant nursery working 7:00-5:00 every day of the week
I am typing this before the first minute. AN HOUR LONG STORY TIME!!!! I love the story times Jeff.
Need more storytime videos man, I'll just watch these late at night or in the afternoon and it's very relaxing. Nice break from my own stuff
I've worked as a part time janitor for the last 4 years. I can 100% confirm that women's bathrooms are almost always nastier than men's. I have a friend who does custodial work for a different company and he's said the same thing. Women's bathrooms are disgusting!
4th (and last) year machinist apprentice in northern Alberta, Canada. If anyone's interested in making the big bucks doing something you enjoy a trade is the way to go! Love the story times
What are some good/fun trades that make good money?
I’m 17 I work at a dairy and have my own landscaping business, I work hard for what I got and I can truly appreciate hard work.
I happened to make a list myself recently of all my paid jobs and functions, some I did for a few days, some for a few weeks or months and some for a couple of years, I counted 38...
Made catfood, worked in security, loaded and unloaded fishing boats, was an assistent librarian, taxi driver, sold time share, drove a forklift, customer service rep., team leader of a technical helpdesk and the list goes on and on :)
i love how you kept it real asf with the teenage stories RESPECT
My current job is working as a cook in a Filipino restaurant and its great so far! I went from prep cook to cook and part time to full time in a week!!
In the town I live in, it is extremely hard getting a job at 14-15. This is because very few places hired 14-15 and the places that did gave the jobs to the people that are too lazy to go get a normal job. So now I'm here trying to get a job to buy car parts for my project car and Lon top of that I'm buying my class ring so there's more money I can't get
About to be a college freshman and my only job per say so far has been a paid internship at the ARFL in Dayton, Ohio.
I've been working since I was 13 -- just a summer thing back then. My first job with a real paycheck was when I was 15, as a referee for after school intramurals. I'm currently 29 and I work for a large insurance/financial institution, where I've been for the last 10 or so years. It's safe to say I've found my career.
GOOD LUCK BROTHER, I DID THAT FOR A YEAR OR SO, MY BROTHER BOUGHT ONE AND I RAN IT. CHEERS!
JON
Jeff, check out the insurance business. It's usually pretty easy to get in and they start usually around 15-20 bucks an hour.
I'm a college student at Yale. I'm currently in Navy ROTC so that's pretty much the closest thing I have to a job at the moment.
My one day only job? Ironworker. Probably the most I've ever worked my ass off! I was only 18 (1998) so I think that had a factor to play in it. Looking back, they were just trying to break me in on the first day. A long 10 hour day. Shew! Only reason I didn't go back the 2nd day was because of working 30ft off the ground and they were expecting we to walk 4" steel beams as a newbie. I just wasn't comfortable with it. Made a $100 tho! Haha!
My current job of 13 years is as an Ice cream vending route driver IE a "Vending Service Engineer". Basically it involves driving around the burbs of Chi Town filling vending machines. Before that job I was a manager at BK and I can relate to the servsafe cert it freaked me the hell out! The whole time I worked at BK I was 175 pounds, after leaving I gained about 40 pounds and blame McDonalds for it LOL.
Very interesting. I’ve only done 2 things in my life. Worked overhead power lines for Southern Company for 22 years. Retired from that and started a chemical business just for extra cash and it took off and grew. Still at it after 12 years.
as someone who's been a janitor i've never had the experience of women's bathrooms being worse even though everyone always says they are. either way, boy or girl middle schoolers are the worst to clean up after.
ouch middle school huh, well like I said mostly did office buildings so you would think these women would be a little more tidy and professional...not like I was at walmart or anything...these weren't even public restrooms so I knew all the women who used them which made it worse wondering who did what!
this is the first video to show up in my sub. feed in months!
yeah YT is all messed up these days
akui88 you sure it's not the home page? I've never had a single problem with seeing my subs
No adds on this video.. how is it not advertiser friendly?
Full time college student and after I program for a company thats local. Get paid great and they are very flexible with my school hours. Three more days and my freshman year is gone! Thank god.
Congrats on the job!
Wait!!!! You just said that your boss let you keep that Zippo display case and in a more recent video you stated that she did not let you have it. You were told to throw it out and you did then you went and got it out of the trash later or that she did not know you took it as you were told no. Which was it?
hey jeff, do you happen to have anymore of the maratac zippo cases you designed? i really would like a black one but they are sold out everywhere.
I don't want to call you out but I remember watching an old video and you said that you asked for the zippo Display and your boss said no but you took it out of the trash.
yes same place same display but the district manager said no my store manager didnt care as I said she told me not to make it a habbit
cutlerylover ok thanks for the clarification good luck with the new job.
I like working people. I'm 18, so I'm of age to work, but I have some mental issues and depression so I always found it hard to hold a real job, so instead of being a lazy fuck, alongside my disability cheque I work manual labor odd-jobs for my neighbor, I make a bit of money, and I can mentally handle it! I'm just an example that even people like me, who are mentally disabled, can still work.
Steve's Outdoors Gear! Careful, if someone works out who you are you will lose your disability if they catch ya working
Yeah, we had that carrot dangles for a bit in the UK, then they took it away again.
Silly..
People should be encouraged to do what they CAN do without getting penalised..
I'm glad your rules allow for that.. Good for the soul even when a dull time grinder job might destroy the soul!
Not true. In Canada, disability recipients like myself can work, and still receive assistance.
I'm Canadian, so it's different.
But like generic username said, I can only make a certain amount before I'm cut off. I make less than minimum wage per job, so it's fine. I'm content with it, I can handle it, but I'm not being lazy... So it's all good.
Currently a union heavy equipment operator/yard worker and a volunteer EMT.
got my food handlers for P.F. Chang's. I will say, it's possibly one of the most hygienic restaurant's I've ever worked at. 95% of the food is super fresh too. I was pleasantly surprised. They cut all the meat by hand, dumplings and eggrolls are made fresh every morning. The food's good, and with 50% employee discount, price isnt all that bad either.
Haven't watched vids in a while, but have seen titles and know you've been on another weight loss run, I can really see it Jeff keep it up you're doin great!
I'm a graphic designer, and have been in some capacity my entire adult life. Have also been a lifeguard (high school), cart boy at a golf course, and worked at gym. Lifeguard was definitely the most entertaining job. ;)
I took servsafe for school, and it was pretty easy for me. After, i started noticing EVERYTHING. It ruined my favorite restaurants
Yup, took a food safety course because they wanted me to work the food section of my local Target. I'm lucky that like, all my life I've been eating out of temp and super unsafe foods and I think at this point I just have a tolerance for it. I shouldn't chance it but hey, if the jeep drives, find a big hill, right?
I worked in the restaurant industry for about 8 years and I now work as a cna in a nursing home. Thanks for the great videos