how many jobs have you had in your life?

[WalterMitty]

i start the 5th job of my life on monday, and i am 36.

[patrick1]

Big Boy jobs or does high school and college summers/after school count?

[Antonio the Sixth]

0 and counting.

[WalterMitty]

Big Boy jobs or does high school and college summers/after school count?

jobs where you got a paycheck and fica taxes were taken out.

[Lief 🗽]

Big Boy jobs or does high school and college summers/after school count?

jobs where you got a paycheck and fica taxes were taken out.

Two based on that definition. Also two part-time work study jobs, but FICA taxes aren't taken out of those.

[patrick1]

Big Boy jobs or does high school and college summers/after school count?

jobs where you got a paycheck and fica taxes were taken out.

Then 9 with 11 total. Bouncer and roofer were cash. 
6 total post college, 2 of which were short consult stints.  Also 36 years old.

[patrick1]

0 and counting.

Piecing together from the rent cost post and this that your parents must do well.  No problem in that.  That said, I do think there is good value and character building in throwing in a day's work but you are still young ans likely finishing school.

Tbh, if I hit the lottery I would certainly not be doing the 9-5 gig but would still do work.

[angus]

17

[Eraserhead]

Three that I can think of (according to your definition). I might be forgetting one or two that I only did for a very short time though.

[DC Al Fine]

Let's see:

Summer job during high school/college
University TA
Internship
Entry level job

That makes four. I'm 21

[Paul Kemp]

8, including part-time and seasonal. Not including internships.

[AndrewTX]

I will start my 7th job on Monday, and I am 31. Two of those jobs were HS jobs, and I held 2 jobs at the same time before I moved out of Connecticut.

[Tetro Kornbluth]

The answer is a mix of 'too many' and 'not enough' while being the opposite of 'just right'.

[badgate]

Three jobs in retail
One job as a church musician
I've also had a few different gigs as a freelance composer

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

1. Bookshop after Uni
2. Public affairs
3. Public servant
4. lobbyist..

... there you go and I'm 31.

[Hatman 🍁]

Does having two very different jobs at the same company count as one or two jobs?

[Adam Griffin]

5

[dead0man]

bagged groceries in HS
bagged sandwiches (Subway) in college
worked construction (commercial/sheetrock) after dropping out
USAF (computer maint) after realizing I didn't want to do construction
Def Contractor after realizing I didn't want to be enlisted anymore

so 5...I'm 41.  I haven't not had a job since Subway, first week of Feb 1993.  Full time since construction work in Jun 1994.

[Starbucks Union Thug HokeyPuck]

Hoo boy

Busboy
Farm hand
Pizza guy (Bellisimo's)
Pizza guy (Pizza Express)
Sales associate at American Eagle
Pizza guy (Pat's Pizza)
Host at Bahama Breeze
Valet (Waterfront Parking)
Intern (Senator Frank Lautenberg)
Rutgers building manager
Rutgers peer mentor
Valet (One Way Valet)
Valet (Platinum Parking)
Office assistant (Rutgers)
Canvasser (PennPIRG)
U.S. Navy (Machinist Mate)

Note that until the Navy I was a full time student, so if I didn't like something or tired of it I would just quit, (usually unceremoniously) since it didn't really matter to me.  Not the best attitude according to most Americans, but I'm not gonna torture myself with crap like Bahama Breeze (which I literally just walked out of with a metaphorical "blow me") when I was unfairly put on to the midnight shift during a major party my frat was having.

[Bacon King]

5

1 was in high school, 1 was a part time work study job in college, 1 was a part time restaurant job held concurrently with the work study job

[Antonio the Sixth]

0 and counting.

Piecing together from the rent cost post and this that your parents must do well.  No problem in that.  That said, I do think there is good value and character building in throwing in a day's work but you are still young ans likely finishing school.

Tbh, if I hit the lottery I would certainly not be doing the 9-5 gig but would still do work.

In the case I didn't mention it, I actually live with my parents in a suburban house. They would have a hard time paying for a separate flat for me (especially in or around Paris). Still yeah, I'm aware of the fact I'm clearly more fortunate than most people.

I was actually thinking about giving private lessons to high schoolers one of these days. I agree that I need to earn my own money at this point, even if only a symbolic amount.

[The Dowager Mod]

Victorias secret
U.S. Army
Bartender
Elementary school teacher

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

I'm a freelancer, I never had a standing job.

[DC Al Fine]

0 and counting.

Piecing together from the rent cost post and this that your parents must do well.  No problem in that.  That said, I do think there is good value and character building in throwing in a day's work but you are still young ans likely finishing school.

Tbh, if I hit the lottery I would certainly not be doing the 9-5 gig but would still do work.

In the case I didn't mention it, I actually live with my parents in a suburban house. They would have a hard time paying for a separate flat for me (especially in or around Paris). Still yeah, I'm aware of the fact I'm clearly more fortunate than most people.

I was actually thinking about giving private lessons to high schoolers one of these days. I agree that I need to earn my own money at this point, even if only a symbolic amount.

You're what, 22-23? Might as well make enough for beer money.