[Schaumburger]

Babysat a lot when I was 13 and 14. Can't believe those little devils are in their late 30's by now. When I turned 16 I got a job at the local swimming pool as a clothes checker (like a coat checker) watching peoples' clothes while they went swimming. When I turned 18 my parents let me work the graveyard shift at the local pancake house as a hostess...the late night revelers and drunks all showed up at 2:00 a.m. when the bars closed--only worked there for about 3 months...hated that job, but that pancake house is still open 33 years later. Don't know if the pancake house is still open until 4:00 a.m. though on Fridays and Saturdays.

Once I went to college, my part-time jobs got more interesting. Spent 2 semesters work in the math department at Loyola University assisting the department administrative assistant. Math and I are like oil and water, but it was a good job for a college student. Worked for over 1 year at Crain's Chicago Business as a researcher. That was a great job. I also worked at Quaker Oats corporate headquarters in the government affairs department for one semester. Another great part-time job, and I also managed to get some class credit for it, and the food in the test kitchen that employees were invited to sample and evaluate was another great perk.