Work H istory
I a m a ** yr old daddy of 8, who still has 4 children
a t home. Currently I am a helper at the Salvation Army
of Morehead City. I have also been a merchandiser for
P lant-Partners, under Mar tha Stancil, and Anne Greeve
merchandising for Wal-Mart in Morehead City, NC, but
for 37 years I had been successful at being an independent
contractor. Although most of my work was done in the
construction industry, there were periods of t ime when
work slowed dramatically.
I t was during these t imes that I had to do what I
could to get by and feed my family. In doing so, I’ve had to
learn how to do things other than construction.
In the middle 1980’s during a recession, I was
manager of Jay’s Auto t r im & Detail located in
A lpharetta, Ga. I was in charge of all in house/shop
operations. I t was a working position. I washed,
shampooed, buffed, polished, added t r im, did
u ndercoating, etc… I t also included new car get ready at
some dealerships, in which, not only new, but also used
cars were made ready for delivery. This job lasted
approximately 32 months, until the owner, Graham
Norden (Jay), overdosed twice on cocaine & had to be
hospitalized at near death. H is wife insisted on closing
t he business.
Also, in 1997, I left NC to return to Woodstock GA
because my Mom & Dad both had serious health
p roblems. After getting them nursed back to health, I
was bored, so I applied for a cashiers job at Cub Foods. I
was hired & 1 month later I became a CSR and a month
beyond that I was promoted to store t rainer. I t rained all
new cashiers & bagboys.
The job always went very well until I t rained a
certain cashier & had to leave the company. P.S. We’re
s till mar ried today!
Bottom line: I have to work; I still have 4 children at
home.
L amar C Richardson