Comments on: One-trick pony

By: Jem

Jem — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:08:02 +0000

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!

By: danielle-lee

danielle-lee — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:18:32 +0000

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.

By: Keziah

Keziah — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:20:25 +0000

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

By: KB

KB — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:03:18 +0000

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!

By: Mia

Mia — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:50:32 +0000

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.

By: Crystal

Crystal — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:57:09 +0000

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

By: Amanda

Amanda — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:13:24 +0000

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.

By: Danell

Danell — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:49:18 +0000

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

By: amber

amber — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:14:09 +0000

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.

By: Gina

Gina — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:10:26 +0000

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.