Been There, Done That... and That... and...
My first job was working in a juice factory,but I got canned . . . couldn't concentrate. Then I worked in the woods as a lumberjack... I couldn't hack it; they gave me the axe. After that I tried to be a tailor, but I just wasn't suited for it. Mostly 'cause it was a so-so job. Next I tried working in a muffler factory but you know, that was exhausting. Wanted to be a barber, but I just couldn't cut it... Then I tried to be a chef - figured it would add a little spice to my life but I just didn't have the thyme. Next, I found being an electrician interesting, but the work was shocking. And I studied a long time to become a doctor, but I really didn't have any patients. I became a professional fisherman, but discovered that I couldn't live on my net income. I managed to get a good job working for a pool maintenance company, but the work was just too draining. I got a job at a zoo feeding giraffes but I was fired from there, because I wasn't up to it. Finally, I attempted to be a deli worker, but any way I sliced it, I couldn't cut the mustard. After many years of trying to find steady work Ifinally got a job as an historian... until I realized there was just no future in it. My last job was working at Starbucks, but I had to quit because it was always the same old grind. SO, You got any ideas? I'm open for suggestions... maybe you have something that WORKS... because I don't.
Originally published November 14, 2002.
