The Daily Grind . . .

[ShadowHM]

My question is what are some of the most/least interesting jobs my fellow lurkers have had?

-Munk

As a student, unfortunately, the most lucrative jobs I had were waitressing. Lousy job, split shifts and uniforms. :( There is nothing interesting about waitressing, especially in bars.

I worked briefly as a house painter. I was awful at it, mainly because I really didn't give a damn whether the job was done well or not. I painted over spiderwebs, for example. That job lasted all of two weeks. :P

I had a job working as a flag-man (flag-woman?) for a bridge repair crew one summer. It was wonderful. I got to be near rivers. (Work breaks were swim breaks.) Even when there was nobody coming from the other direction, I had to stop all the big transport trucks and ask them to go particularly slowly to avoid jostling the guy spot-welding up on the top of the bridge. This was incredible fun. I would hold up my little "Stop" sign, and have annoyed and disgruntled truckers be all ready to chew me out for inattention when I walked up to the truck. Then, after a brief explanation, the attitude would change and they would smile and head off cheerfully. Nothing like seeing cranky men change into cheerful men to make a day go well. :D