Gail Ball:  

Workplace I started out working in retail while in high school at Charles A. Stevens & CO. Was there for approximately 10 years. Before the store closed, I was encouraged to go back to school which I did. I attended Robert Morris College (this was before they offered degrees and way before Microsoft was ever heard of). After graduating with a Secretarial certificate I was on my way to hopefully a better life. I was hired by the Society of Real Estate Appraisers in 1986 and worked there for 20 years in a cube until 1996. Got married in 1990 and divorced 4 years later, no children resulted from this marriage. I did various jobs in several departments which I really enjoyed. I've seen them come and go, from the President to the mail room clerk. I was roking for KDA (Kitchen Distributors of America) and I have my first office working as an assistant to 2 designers. It was very challenging and I've learning alot about designing kitchens and baths, but the people were very nice, we were like a small family. Where at my last job we were like a great big extended family. I miss my old job and keep in touch with my old work mates, we get together for lunch when I have time off. But, it was time to move on and God put me exactly where he wanted me to be and I'm eternally grateful. I had switched locations from the Chicago area to Broadview, IL which is much further than I was before. It's taken some getting used to but I'm sure I can make it work. Have been back and forth with KDA for over a year but now they have closed their doors as of 4/10/08. Looking for new opportunities in the job market and am sure something will come around soon. As of September 24, 2009 I started working as an Assistant Property Manager at a housing complex. It's challenging learning to deal with new people and actually bei...Expand for more