Griffs Jobs

Foreword
I was Born on July 8th 1955 in Los Angeles, CA, the same month/year that
Disneyland, Walt Disney’s dream park was opening just 20 miles south off the
5 freeway in Anaheim, CA. As a youngster growing up in Southern California I
was fascinated by many things being the youngest of 4 children. I especially remember
the Garbage Truck that visited our home once a week. I loved watching
the overhead lift coming down to allow the garbage collector to load the
trash cans in the bin, secure the bin and see the lift go up and dump the trash in
the large trash container inside the bed of the truck. Every human that has
ever worked in a job has a duty at some point to be a part time trash collector
not only in their home, but also for a business, church or school. Who knows
my future could have been a trash collector. A job /career with security for
sure.
Fast forward 2017 …. the days of stay home mom’s and one income families
are a thing of the past for the most part. Whereas in the 1950’s, 60’s the years I
was growing up most of the Dads I knew were the breadwinners for the family.
They worked at the same job or same industry for all of their careers. If they
were employed at the same company for 25+ years, on retirement they were
lucky to receive maybe a gold watch and farewell party at the local pub.
In 2017 the working couple household is commonplace and changing careers
or jobs or having multiple jobs in a working career are not out of the ordinary.
My job /career path I must admit was a bit eccentric and to this day is not
done. I have looked back at times but never too far. Life is too short!
I hope you enjoy my job /career experiences and a bit more I share in 57 Jobs
and Counting to hopefully help you in your job /career choices along the way.
Some of my job /career experiences were good, some bad and some ugly as
the Western Movie starring Clint Eastwood was titled in the 1970’s.
Whatever job/career path you choose it is important to enjoy your job/career
and don’t ever give up your search for job/career bliss! As the saying goes, if
you love your job or career you will never work a day in your life.
A bit of a play on words I might add.
“JB” James B. Griffin
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“JB” 1955 “JB” & Coby 2014