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Working Girl
The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary. – Vidal Sassoon

September 08, 2005









As this recent three-day weekend came and went, I attended barbeque after barbeque, resuming my usual bibulous behavior and weekend shenanigans. But in honor of Labor Day, I also reflected on past jobs I’ve had… Jobs that have taken me from the far reaches of pizza dough prep and spinning, to the intricate dissections of lab rats in studying the effects of lead on osteoporosis… Jobs that have supplemented my rockstar lifestyle, scholarly pursuits and desire to do something meaningful in the world, on minimum wage plus tips…



Jobs that have, thankfully, led me here.



Go ahead, take a look:







Palm Springs



Babysitter



Envelope stuffer



Ice cream scooper



Pizza maker



Fuddrucker’s food expeditor and number caller



Bob’s Big Boy waitress



Contempo Casuals cashier



The Warehouse Records & Tapes sales clerk



Natural Wonders store manager (also in Santa Cruz)







Santa Cruz



Gayle’s Bakery cafe worker, barista



El Palomar hostess, cocktail waitress



UCSC Environmental Toxicology lab assistant



Long Marine Laboratory docent







Maui



Compadres Bar & Grill server, bartender and Taco Tuesday Corona slinger



Red Lantern bartender



Front Street flower girl



Hard Rock Cafe server, trainer (also in SF)







San Francisco



The Ramp server, cocktail waitress







Maui, Part Two



Mana Foods cashier



Casanova cocktail waitress



Milagros Food Co. bartender



Borders bookseller



Four Seasons Pacific Grill server, room service coordinator



Lingerie shop clerk (temp)



Coffee shop barista (temp)



Gayot.com restaurant reviewer



Maui Time Weekly proofreader, freelance writer, calendar editor, assistant to Mr. Pignataro, A&E maven and Holoholo bee-yotch







Damn, I’ve worked hard! Somebody please pass me my pau hana. I’m ready for a nap.







Samantha Campos once taught a Jello sculpture class at a little known, very exclusive, all-girls boarding school for the visual arts called Sisters of the Perpetual Disillusionment, in Queens. MTW