Becky Bransley:  

with Annie and Julie and Carol and the guys, formal dances, Friday afternoons in the Belial Bar, talent shows, boxing matches, intramural flag football, intramural softball, and on and on and on. Again, suffice it to say, outside of school I kept busy in college, too! It was a priceless education in both school and life for which I wouldn't change a stinkin' thing!!! Workplace Too many jobs to remember! I babysat and did yardwork for my first jobs, then graduated to bigtime at Macy's when I turned 16! Worked there through high school and then did summers and holidays during college. During college I worked in the coffeehouse, library and fieldhouse on campus. After college I worked less than a year at Casa Bonita as an asst mgr (YUK! COULDN'T STAND IT! GREAT PLACE TO WORK, BUT NOT MY ENCHILADA!). Then I took a job as a telemarketing manager for 2 years (perfect job....talking and telling others what to do and how to do it!). Then I worked for about a year for St Joseph hospital as a unit coordinator, doing many double shifts for big bucks! I left Denver in May of 1982 and spent the summer waitressing at Mrs. Peter's in KCK until my marriage in August, then worked part-time for Penney's at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, IL while looking for a career opportunity in the Chicago area. I worked for 7 years as asst cust svc supvsr for Chicago Magnet Wire in Elk Grove Village (a division of Phillips/Magnavox) and was transferred to Phillips Lighting Midwest Regional office in Itasca, IL. I was promoted to M/W Region Asst Supvsr after about 6 months and spent the next 3 years training the CS Reps and doing reports and whatnot. Due to the economy of early '90s and the downsizing of MANY MANY Fortune 500 companies, and the Phillips computer division having major losses that had to be absorbed by all the other divisions, my position was downsized and I was able to become a stay-at-home mom for my 2-yr old Sarah. Since that happened in 1991, I've held many many many temp positions for companies from the size of AllState Ins to little bitty offices with just a couple personnel. After temping for Firstar Bank almost 3 years, I accepted a permanent (part-time flex) position that lasted just about a year until they merged with USBank and I had no desire to accept a transfer to Fargo, ND. I was also substitute teaching during this time, and continue to do so today. I may expand my K-8 experiences in substituting to the high school level, but not until next year. I am currently between assignments in subbing, but keep myself busy with the awesome job of being a mom and wife, decorating our dream house, and expanding my horizons trying to keep pace with an extremely intelligent, very social 14 yr old high school girl, always looking for new and interesting opportunities to impact my resume.