meat factory horror story?

yeh kinda...... one of my friends once worked in Browns Pie Shop in Lincoln (UK)... basically they would microwave the meat part of the pie from frozen and the pie crust would be 'freshly' warmed and placed on top!

Depending on how nice you were to the waiting staff you could recieve any number of extra ingredients... spit, snot, hair (all kinds).... need I go on?

General rule of thumb..... pack your own lunch

I worked as a "lawn boy" or "lawn maintenence engineer" depends on who is asking, for an apartment complex. Talking about hell. Digging holes and planting trees for 7 hours in the heat for only 9$ an hour is pretty horrible. Escpecially if you have Russian genes. We aren't built for outdoor-sun-on-your-back work.

I also worked at McDonalds for 3 years when I was 14. I loved it though, not a single bad story to tell.

Currently I am a mac tech for the Univeristy of Minnesota, and loving it. (You guys do most of my work for me ;))



Oh yes, Yellow, are you serious!?

I see your heart is still w/McDonalds ;) you have their catch phrase in your reply.

Same goes here... Currently the "Mac Guy" at Mcgill University in Montreal... Best job I've had and I get all kinds of cool mac stuff for free instead of having to choke out the money myself... Sweet !

My most mundane (but still, I loved it) was doing negative cutting for the military's audio visual lab at Norton AFB. This is where you take the work print that is created by the editor, then matched shot-for-shot, frame-to-frame the original negative in an AB roll. You are under alot of pressure because any error ruins the original footage. I hardly ever made a mistake which made me invaluable. I was also the only one who knew how to adjust the treddle splicers.

While attending college, I worked as a cook at a barbeque restaurant. I got to do such exciting things as butcher hogs, throw tons of wood into a massive firepit, move tons of glowing embers, and spread them under said hogs. You never lived until you stand next to a fire that about blazing about 20 feet high in August in Columbia, SC. I'm not sure it's too much hotter in hell.

Since then all jobs have been the same, more or less. I am a mainframe programmer at a large bank.

Paul

I am currently trying to get a job, other than working with my dad in construction and plumbing, which is AWEFUL. Eight hours in the blistering heat doing manual labor is not my idea of fun. Anyway, I applied at a couple of places ( WaWa, Gamestop, the local food market ). I really want the GameStop one, just to be surrounded by gaming stuff.

A little late to this.. but.

worst job: either elementary school teacher or maintenance man at a country club

currently: unemployed but working 2 part time jobs, and learning how to freelance.

I see that there are a bunch of people here who are freelancing, so I have a question for you all. All of these people that are taking me on for contract type work are paying me above board --- meaning, I need to find myself an accountant for the first time in my life. It's no longer just going to be a 1040 this year.

Any suggestions on what type of accountant to look for. The last thing I want to do is give more money to the government than I have to, or owe them at the end of the quarter/year.

Check his resume and make sure he didn't work for Enron.

For simple freelance work it's not difficult doing it yourself. Get a book and one of many accounting/small business software packages. It's worthwhile finding a GOOD (= expensive) accountant to set things up. Remember to deduct his fees :D

I'll also check for anyone who worked for Arthur Anderson. Thanks!
Now I can actually use the Quickbooks that came with my computer? Wow - excellent.

Thanks for the advice!