Didn't think of you as a big guy.......let alone bouncer!!
What was your shortest employment?
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My future brother-in-law and I were the main bouncers at the theater. He and I both were 6'3" and had played football, wrestling, weightlifting and boxing, so we were up to the task. We mostly threw out the bums that were smoking in the John's.
I left at lunchtime on the first day. Alberto Culver in Melrose Park, IL. A pallet of feminine hygiene spray tipped over and workers starter spraying each other.
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I've just recently came back to underground coal mining. I started back with a contractor in early September and tonight is my last shift with them. Coal company hired me on already. I'm 36 and this will be only my 5th full time job since 16 so I normally stick around
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I was tired of being a busboy and wanted to be a waiter.
So I lied to a Greek restaurant and said I had experience as a waiter.
They immediately saw I could not open wine and pour it. So they told me we’re gonna have you bus all weekend (Fri and Sat) and then we’ll train you.
But they used me and fired me after Sat night.
So I lied to a Greek restaurant and said I had experience as a waiter.
They immediately saw I could not open wine and pour it. So they told me we’re gonna have you bus all weekend (Fri and Sat) and then we’ll train you.
But they used me and fired me after Sat night.
Shortest was during college in the mid-late 90's. The gas station I was plugging/patching tires at closed so took a job as a bagger at a local grocery store in SLO. Went through hiring process & gave the manager my class schedule, getting assurance they would work around my classes. Next week I dropped in to get the work schedule for the week & I was scheduled to work every shift during my class time. Asked the manager about it & the response was "that's the schedule". I just responded with a laugh & said "well, good luck with that" & never showed up.
Right of technical school I got a job at a custom mostly motorcycle paint shop. It was one guy working out of his house. I started as a half day on a Saturday, and he stayed in his house as I pulled the bed off a pickup. I never went back or got a paycheck.
6 months. Was a seasonal job with the DOT running equipment for sniw removal.
Foreman was horrible, mid Management slightly better, top management complete shut (viewed us as a waste of money as they sat on their golden thrones). Pay wasn't great, and 2hr commute.
So fall came around and "no thanks".
Foreman was horrible, mid Management slightly better, top management complete shut (viewed us as a waste of money as they sat on their golden thrones). Pay wasn't great, and 2hr commute.
So fall came around and "no thanks".
My two shortest was right out of HS. Did about a half a day at a JCrew call center and quickly realized it wasn't for me. Spent a day at Sears and realized how aggressive they wanted us to sell to the customer, with little regards to ethics.
My shortest job held was one very long day in a meat packing house and hotdog producer. I was about 24 and done with 4 years military and back into my second college run. c1975-76. Started at 4:00am and thought my shift was done at 4:00 pm. At 4:00 pm the owner/boss threw me some keys to a $50 beat down station wagon and gave me a list of bars and restaurants in two counties to deliver to. I did it and got back to the plant at about 8:00 pm. Owner said, "see you at 4:00 am." I got up about 4:00 am and called in and quit. This was in $2.90/hr minimum wage days.
Just a few days later, the owner and his wife made the front page and not in a good way. Some fed inspectors paid a visit. I suppose they must have had a side line on gov. purchased food. They both held shotguns on the inspectors and refused them entry. He eventually went to prison for a bit, the wife got off nearly free.
Just a few days later, the owner and his wife made the front page and not in a good way. Some fed inspectors paid a visit. I suppose they must have had a side line on gov. purchased food. They both held shotguns on the inspectors and refused them entry. He eventually went to prison for a bit, the wife got off nearly free.
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One of only 2 jobs that I was fired from.
While in college I was a busboy. I kinda felt I could do more and that the tipping scenario wasn’t equitable. So I wanted to be a waiter.
I got hired as a waiter at a Greek restaurant. They saw that I had zero experience with pouring wine and said we’ll have you work as a busboy over the weekend, then train you.
They lied. They used me for 2 days as a busboy, then fired me. That was the shortest stint I had at any job.
I kept trying and became a waiter at the Ramada Inn. A then 44 yo man (I was 21) took me under his wing and I got good. We even hung out and he told me stories about sailing the seven seas as he was a merchant marine in his previous life. I loved the sailor stories and what happened at every port.
While in college I was a busboy. I kinda felt I could do more and that the tipping scenario wasn’t equitable. So I wanted to be a waiter.
I got hired as a waiter at a Greek restaurant. They saw that I had zero experience with pouring wine and said we’ll have you work as a busboy over the weekend, then train you.
They lied. They used me for 2 days as a busboy, then fired me. That was the shortest stint I had at any job.
I kept trying and became a waiter at the Ramada Inn. A then 44 yo man (I was 21) took me under his wing and I got good. We even hung out and he told me stories about sailing the seven seas as he was a merchant marine in his previous life. I loved the sailor stories and what happened at every port.
My shortest “adult job” was also my favorite. Working in manufacturing. I made the glass beads that are radiated and used for cancer treatment.
I had to leave due to loss of childcare. I parted on good terms and if life leads me back to that job again at some point I’d be quite happy to do it!
I had to leave due to loss of childcare. I parted on good terms and if life leads me back to that job again at some point I’d be quite happy to do it!
Summer job after graduating high school. Worked for a temp agency, scraping plastic off the floor of a production plant that made colostomy adhesive ports. Worked about 4-5 weeks to buy my Mamiya c-330 pro-f and vivitar 285 strobe for school.
I was hired as a programmer analyst for the company that coded an application for 911 Police and Fire Dispatch for Santa Clara, CA. I worked in an underground bunker encased in steel and concrete. It was built for President Reagan who spent so much time in the White House West, in case of some kind of attack or disaster. It was a good job with good pay and opportunity, but I did not like the application. A friend was running IT in another company called me up and offered me a job and off I went. I felt bad for leaving so fast because they were good enough to hire me. But the job wasn't for me.
The best part was getting to know the Fire Chief and all the Police Officers, Detectives, etc. I can tell you this, the dispatchers are true heroes; the stuff you hear on those calls will shake you to your core. "He hit you where Mam? Can you get up? Is he still in the house?" After midnight all you hear is guns and alcohol. The dispatchers save lives every day. Amazing people. They have a room where they can decompress if necessary. These people have my highest respect.
The best part was getting to know the Fire Chief and all the Police Officers, Detectives, etc. I can tell you this, the dispatchers are true heroes; the stuff you hear on those calls will shake you to your core. "He hit you where Mam? Can you get up? Is he still in the house?" After midnight all you hear is guns and alcohol. The dispatchers save lives every day. Amazing people. They have a room where they can decompress if necessary. These people have my highest respect.
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Amazing concept. You wanted something, got a job, and worked for the money to get it. Where’d you get such an idea?
My shortest employment was my first "corporate" job at McDonald's when I was 16. I hated it there and lasted a summer. I made Filet of Fish with a guy named Karl Werner. He scared me because he was easily agitated. He ended up being a serial killer! Look him up. Another bizarre thing was that my wife Sue, who we were still years from meeting, was friends with one of the victims. It's a small world, for reasons both good and bad.
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1 day. Job was horrible with very poor management.