Living with Lyft, or traveling
the country sleeping on couches and making money by using my car as a taxi, has
made it possible to explore a world of careers options, have in-depth
conversations with the people who work them, and even do some shadowing.
The following is just a list of
the jobs of all the people with whom I’ve stayed while Couchsurfing; the list
does not include who I met while Lyfting, people I've befriended while
traveling, or jobs I've interviewed for, shadowed, or otherwise observed along
the way.
The purpose of this list is to
exemplify just how effective Living with Lyft is for the exploration of jobs
and generating networking opportunities.
Florida:
Travel Agent
Food Safety Sales
Mechanic
Technical Account Manager
Real Estate Investor
Georgia:
Computer Programmer
Registered Nurse
Tennessee:
Entrepreneur
Power Plant Radiation
Protection Technician
Alabama:
Retired Retail Worker
Mississippi:
Air-force Pilot
VP Sales multi-national
Agricultural Firm
Louisiana:
Au Pair
Texas:
Jeweler
Oil Field Engineer
Navy Chief
Construction
Contractor/Multi-Business Owner
Landscape Architect
Retired Army Captain
Financial Analyst
Psychology Student/Singer
Technical Sales
New
Mexico:
Forensic Psychology Student
Registered Nurse
Yoga Instructor
Public Defender
Colorado:
Tattoo/Piercing Artist
Utah:
Quality Control Engineer
Computer Programmer
Nevada:
Insurance Adjuster
Arizona:
Food Scientist
Oregon:
Mechanic
Teacher
Washington:
Master Staircase Builder
California:
Special Education Teacher
Property Appraiser
Computer Programmer
Pharmacy Student
Project Manager
Registered Nurse
Surrogate Mother
Property Appraiser
Carpenter
Manager
Psychiatrist
Financial Accountant
Ex Military turned Model
Tour Guide
PhD Student
Retired Military
Idaho:
Social Work and Criminal
Justice AmeriCorps Volunteer
Public Safety for the CDC
...and the list continues.