What’s The Best Job You’ve Ever Had?

Posted by angela on June 21st, 2007

I recently found a new podcast, the Chickonomics Podcast, and as I listened there was a question that host Lisa Orrell asked her guest that really stood out to me.

“What is the best job you’ve ever had?”

It got me thinking back to when I was a teenager and I worked at this cute, little Ice Cream Shop in a little town called Jackson’s Point, located in Cottage Country here in Ontario. The whole outside and inside of the shop was painted pink, and inside was a jukebox that I and the other girls who worked there loved to play Johnny Cash’s ‘A Boy Named Sue’ on. That really was my most favorite job ever, hands down.

Why? And what does it have to do with being a VA?

Well there were a lot of things I liked about that job that I like about being a VA:

I used to listen to music while I worked.
The boss was cool and so are my clients!
Often the boss was not there - at 16 I was given responsibility that I would do my job properly.
People were usually very happy about what you were doing for them - who doesn’t love Ice Cream or Frozen Yogurt?
PLUS - it’s Summertime now and it’s always fun to talk about Ice Cream

So, what was the best job you’ve ever had?

[tags]summertime,best jobs,chickonomics[/tags]

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Solo Business Marketing said,

June 22, 2007 @ 11:55 am

We have something in common, Angela. My favorite job was also acquired while in my teens.

It was my first job working at Alexander’s (the now-defunct department store). I was hired as a sales associate at 15 year old, and I continued working there until after college and employment at a full-time, better paying gig.

I loved working there because it was retail (what woman doesn’t love being surrounded by clothes?), it was trendy to be there (all my friends who didn’t work there were jealous), the 30 percent discount was a bonus, and most of all, it was exciting to be young and making my own money.

Again, like you, the similarities between that and what I do now are vast. When you love your work, it shows in what you create. Working for myself and loving what I do is just like being 15 all over again.

angela said,

June 22, 2007 @ 1:59 pm

That’s so cool Shirley! And it really is true when you love what you do it shines through in everything that you do

Lisa said,

September 25, 2007 @ 10:13 pm

I’m so glad that a topic on my podcast prompted interest and response! That amkes me happy!!

Angela: Kudos for having insight into the new social media available and using it to educate people. Please contact me soon because I think doing a segment on my podcast, Chickonomics Chat, about virtual assistants will be of interest to many.

My podcast attracts many female entrepreneurs, women in business and women business owners, and many of them will find your service helpful.

I have guests booked through December, but we can discuss making you a guest in early 2008. I have some great guests between now and then, like Rayona Sharpnack, founder of the Women’s Institute of Leadership, and she has a new book on leadership coming out this month on Amazon. And, I have the co-founder of BlogHer.com, Elisa Camahort, booked for December.

So email me! You’ll be in great company and have a very interesting service to explain and discuss.

Again, thank you for finding my podcast. And good for you for embracing the new social media in your marketing efforts!

Cheers to Chicks!
Lisa Orrell
Chief Chick of Chickonomics
http://www.Chickonomics.com

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