My first job three years ago when I was just out of college was to make sure that my father’s company had all the office supplies that they needed at all times. This job was not as easy as it seemed. I had to stay up on all the prices from all the area office supply houses and if someone offered lower prices on just one item, then I had to order it from them. Even if ninety nine percent of the order was coming from the usual company, the cheaper item would have to be bought from the one who had the best price.

There were so many different offices in the building that my father ran, that I had to check in many times a day with each of them to see that their office supply closets were full. At any time, one of them might have a big report or sale that had come in and the copy paper could go quickly. Every day was an adventure when I had my office supply order girl job. I miss it sometimes when I am working a big case but I do not miss the pay. My father paid me minimum wage, he said that it was to make me appreciate a real paying job when I found one.