Janice Smith:
CLASS OF 1967
Dixie Hollins High SchoolClass of 1967
St. petersburg, FL
Janice's Story
Hard to believe 45+ years have passed since graduation. While I've lived in a few places outside Pinellas County (Bradenton for 12 years; Miami for 5), I still call it home. So do my sisters and older brother--my younger brother decided to escape all the congestion and moved to Tennessee in 2012. My parents are both deceased and our family home for 46 years in St. Petersburg was sold in 2007. My working career spanned 44 years. I started as a policy typist for a local insurance company. After a stint working for the "boss" at another insurance company, I was bored with the predictable routine and took a job with Pinellas County Government as a secretary. It was while I worked for Pinellas County that I got my Certified Professional Secretary (CPS) designation.--something I ha...Expand for more
d heard about as a senior in high school that had been a personal goal of mine. I left public service and went to work for the private sector again, spending the next 18 years working in mortgage lending (approximately 10 years) and then as an office manager for a law firm. After getting divorced and moving back to Pinellas County, I resumed my career with Pinellas County Government where I spent the last 13 years of my working career. I retired in 2011 and have been happily doing what I want ever since. The easiest thing to give up when I retired was the daily grind of going to work. So for those of you who haven't tried it, be brave--it's really a blast. Sorry I missed the 45 yr class reunion in 2011. Looking forward to the next one. Thanks for reading my story. Janice
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