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terrya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 03:15 PM Original message |
What was the worst job you ever had? |
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BOSSHOG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
1. Bucking Hay for a nickel a Bale |
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Adsos Letter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 11:09 PM Response to Reply #1 |
50. Oh I do feel for ya'... |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
2. Professional biologist |
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last_texas_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
3. Grocery store cashier |
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SocratesInSpirit (540 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 05:16 PM Response to Reply #3 |
22. I can completely relate |
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billyskank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
4. Perhaps not so bad but I hated it |
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Rambis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
5. De-tasseling |
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Burma Jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 04:23 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. Me Too |
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meow2u3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
6. People Greeter at Wal-Mart |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
7. raiding dank tombs...having loot stolen...almost dying. nt. |
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Norwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
8. Programming |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
9. Book factory drone |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 03:54 PM Response to Original message |
10. worked for a fundie egg farm robber baron |
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sarge43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 05:03 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. jpak, you get my vote for most ghastly job. |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 05:34 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. It was a summer job - the only way I could pay for college at the time |
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sarge43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 06:00 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. You should write all that down |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 06:26 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Yup |
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sarge43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 06:39 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. Yes, you win 'the lousiest job' award hands down. |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 06:41 PM Response to Reply #24 |
64. That's right, the evil bastard is from Maine. I'd almost forgotten. nt |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 01:57 PM Response to Reply #10 |
57. Where was this? |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 03:15 PM Response to Reply #57 |
59. Does the name DeCoster ring a bell??? |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 06:39 PM Response to Reply #59 |
63. I KNEW IT !! I KNEW IT!! I KNEW IT!!! |
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sarge43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
11. Cleaning monkey cages |
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Myrina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
12. ... taking inventory at an auto mechanic's parts shop ... |
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flamingyouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
14. I worked at a rat-infested construction company headquarters. |
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bedpanartist (915 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 04:57 PM Response to Original message |
15. Washing Dishes at Duff's Smorgasboard |
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evlbstrd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
16. Counting anchor shot in a warehouse. |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
17. Working in a bank that was working out bad loans. |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
19. The one I have now. |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
20. Walking ridgelines in the Angeles National Forest |
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momophile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 05:07 PM Response to Original message |
21. McDonald's |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 08:27 PM Response to Reply #21 |
42. Ditto here |
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many a good man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
23. Second worst: cleaning out toilets in a turnpike rest stop |
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Rising Phoenix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 05:35 PM Response to Original message |
25. janitor at UMASS dining halls |
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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
26. Golf Caddy |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
27. I've never really had a bad job |
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hotforteacher (296 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 05:37 PM Response to Original message |
28. That would either be picking strawberries... |
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Lavender Brown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
30. It wasn't the job so much as the psycho boss... |
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cobalt1999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
31. I've bar tended at some pretty annoying places. |
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Monk06 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 08:34 PM Response to Reply #31 |
43. I worked as a bouncer in the largest nightclub in British Columbia...... |
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Adsos Letter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 11:24 PM Response to Reply #31 |
51. Thats interesting... |
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Lil Missy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
33. Customer service at a high end hotel chain. |
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femmocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 07:22 PM Response to Original message |
35. Waitress. I hated it. n/t |
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SKKY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
36. Bearno's Pizza in Louisville, Kentucky... |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
37. My worst was also my highest-paid job! |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 07:36 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Not my worst job, but my worst boss ever... |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 07:49 PM Response to Original message |
39. Putting price tags on Michael Jackson Dolls all day long |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
40. Bill Collector---worst job ever. |
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Aristus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 07:59 PM Response to Original message |
41. I once had a job trying to sell sales training seminars to car dealerships. |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 10:25 PM Response to Original message |
44. Furniture warehouse worker |
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texanwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 10:28 PM Response to Original message |
45. Working at a small but busy shop and go type store. |
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JTG of the PRB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
46. My current job is both the best AND worst I've ever had. |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
47. I was a telemarketer for the Baltimore Sun for 3 days... |
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opiate69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 11:05 PM Response to Original message |
48. Egg farm... |
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Adsos Letter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 11:06 PM Response to Original message |
49. Usher in a movie theatre... |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 01:23 AM Response to Original message |
52. I once worked in a travel agency for a nosy asshole who |
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otohara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
53. 2 of My Radio Jobs |
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angrycarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
54. take your pick |
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FloridaJudy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
55. I had one of those jobs |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
56. Candy Grinding |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
58. Clothing model...seriously, it is not a dream job... |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
60. I tested eggs for fertilization. |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
61. I once worked debeaking and vaccinating baby chickens. |
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smitty (580 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
62. Working one summer for a company that painted the traffic |
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