My most interesting job was the first one I had out of high school….selling Kirby vacuum cleaners. Humiliating, dirty, stinky, hot, filthy, yucky cannot begin to describe that two weeks of my life! But it did build character…and has resulted in other job offers when I tell people about the experience!

In his former, pre-med life, Simon, while working as a researcher at a multiple sclerosis center, once dabbled in phlebotomy. As part of the training, he had to draw blood from his own arm, and the look on his face when he tells the story makes me go hmmm….He describes feeling sort of high after he did it, like he wanted to do it again, and again, and often. A phlebotamist addicted to self-phlebotamy…now that would be a good story.

I used to pierce ears in a hideous little seafront gift shop, when I was FIFTEEN!
Also, I used to be a respite carer for terminally ill and very disabled children and babies. Lots of tales to tell.

Call on me for criminal court, lawyer stuff, and people staying and doing stupid things. I also know a fair bit about substance abuse and recovery.

I look forward to seeing whatever you come up with!!

I’ve had some weird ones. In college I worked for an “indoor landscaping” company that lent plants to fancy offices and sent people (me) to maintain them. I also worked for a county’s environmental protection division and we conducted fish, plant, and amphibian inventories in the county’s waterways. This included a process called electro-fishing which is just as weird as it sounds. Perhaps weirdest of all, I conducted medical surveys for a pharmaceutical company and I had to ask people questions about the frequency and textures of their bowl movements.

If juvenile probation officer in Arizona and Alaska sounds interesting – I would be happy to talk.

Architect & formal florist employee…unfortunately, I love the job that brings in a smaller paycheck, and, you know, since I went to school for 5 years for the other one, that’s what I’m doing for the moment. While paying the bills and such. But someday, maybe as a part time job I can do when I have children so I can still be home for them, I’d like to have a floral design business of some sort. As an architect I think I’m already programmed to have the sense of balance and color that’s required to make beautiful arrangements…but yeah, first I have to put in the time & pay off the cc debt…

ANYWAY, TMI, would love to answer any other questions about either profession/dream, if you want something from my point of view :)

A certain VERY BIG blogger (in popularity, not girth) forgot something major when moving from blog posts to book: It’s a BOOK. Not necessary to WRITE IN UPPERCASE TO CONVEY MEANING. Also? Important to have a storyline that isn’t all over the fucking place because DUDES THIS ISN’t A BLOG POST. So if you know who I am talking about, read her latest book and DON’T DO THAT. JUST DON’T. Otherwise you’ll be fine. I have faith in you.

Not sure if it’s that interesting but I used to help my dad install satellite dishes when he had his own company. I spent time on roofs, crawling under houses and digging a trench. For a summer job it was pretty cool. I also worked in a retirement home as a server and by far the best stories were from working at a hotel as the turn down service girl.

I worked at a model agency booking models and teaching courses. It is strange how ‘usual’ some of the tasks like taking polaroids of men in their underwear and taking young girls to get properly fitted for underwear becomes. And on the flip side there were the parties where the office water cooler was filled with vodka and the owner would ‘check out’ the models personally in the catwalk room. There were the crazy make up artists and the precious photographers, the gorgeous girls who rated themselves far too highly and the not so gorgeous girls who couldn’t understand why there weren’t booked. Oh fun days!

At least you have SOMETHING down on paper……eh….hard drive. You are miles ahead of me and hundreds of others out there. Remember, even half-dozen words a day is progress, and you are writing a FIRST DRAFT. After which comes a second, and a thirds, and…..and……and……

There is no rule that you have to get it perfect the first time.

As my clever eldest son says: There are two kinds of writers…ones who get it perfect, and ones who make their deadlines.

Good luck with the writing. I was a National Park Ranger for a few years; my favorite post was living alone on an island at a lighthouse. I gave tours during the day and had the island to myself every night. Yep, I still miss that job.

Wow, that’s a lot of replies!

*In high school I was the “sample lady” for breyer’s ice cream at the local supermarkets. Let me tell ya, fat kids don’t just love cake.

*Then I worked as a clerk at a video store. One of my favorite stories to tell about that job was on a super busy Friday night a little boy about 2yrs old kept tugging on his mom saying he had to go to the bathroom reeeeallly bad and she kept saying “hang on honey, we’re almost done.” Couple minutes later I see the little guy scooting around the floor, dragging his butt like a dog with worms. He’d just crapped in the castle in the play area and was trying to wipe his bum. I handed the mom some paper towels and told her to have at it. Little did she know her son saved my Friday night. We shut down early enough that I was able to meet up with some friends for some underage debauchery. Fun, fun.

*The following year I worked at a tanning salon. One of the most disgusting jobs EVER. Smelling burnt flesh, BO, coconut and the occasion bodily fluid left in the wastebasket starts to get to you after a while.

I’ve also been a barista & a cart pusher at a supermarket. All in high school.

After high school and college my jobs were less interesting. I was a volunteer lunch lady at my son’s school and before that was a bartender in a brewery. I hosted Belgian beer tastings there…that was lots of fun. Free beer, mmmmm.

oooh! oooh! pick me! I was a professional groomer for years before I went to vet school!

I have a close friend who was a professional pig inseminator for a UCSF medical reserach grant. I could hook you up with her–she is verbose.

I was a rollerskating rink manager for YEARS. Never a dull moment.

Head of campus security at a small town farm college, oh yeah, did I mention I’m afraid of the dark and the boogieman? Vet tech college learning how to pregnancy check cattle “in the butt Bob”. Ten years as a veterinary technician. “Sir that’s not a tick it’s a nipple.” Currently I’m in human medicine and to afraid of HIPPA laws to talk about that, but email me and I can give you some good stories about security and vet med.

Looks like another juvenile probation officer beat me to the punch. But I also write a monthly book review for a local magazine and of course would love to review your novel down the road!

I work as a secretary for a military helicopter repair/overhaul place in Vancouver. its very interesting to see them build blackhawks from the ground up, and the pilots and mechanics here…can you say – heavenly?

I fell in love with a co-worker, and it ended in tragedy when the helicopter he was flying crashed

I worked for Child Protective Services for 6 years, working with children in foster care, and working with those that had been sexually abused.
Too much?
Yeah, I know.
I have been flirting with writing a novel for a LONG-ASS time. Cheers to you for getting it going.

I don’t know if it’s very interesting, or if you still need help, but I work as a tower host at a tall tower. The most interesting part of the job is when it gets windy, and when we’re driving the service lift (we rotate positions around the tower) things get kinda hairy in there. Email me if you want!

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