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mphillips

Ratterific

10/05/2008 7:08 PM
I dressed up as a wide-mouth bass and went to different clinics within the health system where I worked. Yes. I had gone to college for this. Now I'm working at a daycare changing dirty pants of 2 year old kids. The other day I was reading a book to one of the little guys and turned the page to find one of the babes had thrown up in it. I would rather be cleaning public restrooms.

vccarmi

Ratastic

10/05/2008 7:09 PM
Posted By michelle on 10/05/2008 6:22 PM Guess I have had a pretty boring emplyment. Cant think of anything really werd. Worked in a platic factory when I was first divorced from my first husband because the pay was good. Work was word ovens were very hot. Baked liguid vinyl plastic into stethescope tubing in my department other department made plastic covering onplayground equipment. Anyway, bad part was, we had a rodent problem so we had a couple of "pet" factory cats. On Friday's second shift the ovens were shut down and the doors were open== Sunday night the ovens were started up and the door automatic shut. Now for the bad part--(expecially for me being a cat lover as well as a doglover( when we came to work Monday morning we were informed that we were one cat short. They could not find the second cat. I pray to this day that it got outside on Friday night but the ovens also were so hot one would never know. The other cat went home with me that afternoon!! EEK!

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Christiana

Ratterific

10/05/2008 8:03 PM
Posted By missp on 10/04/2008 1:20 AM OMG Kasey'smom! I was born and raised in Indiana (in fact, I live there now). I detassled corn one summer for DeKalb. That was a pretty popular summertime job for teenagers back then (WAAAAYYYY back then, LOL) DEKALB!! Oh man, I went to undergrad there!! Corn is basically what DeKalb is all about! I'm pretty sure teenagers still are detassliing! I've pretty much been spared odd jobs, but growing up as 1 of 5 children I definitely had chores I thought were obscene!

At the end of the game, the king and the pawn go back in the same box. Italian Proverb

Kasey's Mom

Terrier Terror

10/06/2008 7:57 AM
Posted By Christiana on 10/05/2008 8:03 PM Posted By missp on 10/04/2008 1:20 AM OMG Kasey'smom! I was born and raised in Indiana (in fact, I live there now). I detassled corn one summer for DeKalb. That was a pretty popular summertime job for teenagers back then (WAAAAYYYY back then, LOL) DEKALB!! Oh man, I went to undergrad there!! Corn is basically what DeKalb is all about! I'm pretty sure teenagers still are detassliing! I've pretty much been spared odd jobs, but growing up as 1 of 5 children I definitely had chores I thought were obscene! I still go thru DeKalb county all the time to go to the lake in Hamilton.... does that place ring the bell for you? I am sure they farmers still have the kids detasseling the corn. once in a while i would see a bus... taking these kids to various of fields... I don't miss that... it was an easy job.... but not for a 35 yr. old.

Mardi Momma to Kasey and Indy ~~Dance like nobody's watching~~

bratt

Firehouse Big Dog

10/06/2008 8:15 AM
Wierd job???? I'm a hairdresser. 'nough said. You should see the stuff I deal with! And they wonder why I drink........ I mean think about I have to touch strangers all day, everyday. Most are o.k. I even like most of them. However, once in a while....one will come in........ and I wish I'd have gone to law school like my grandma wanted. At least then I wouldn't have to touch my clients!!

Debra~KSSM Queen II Savanna~Princess Easy Street

Kasey's Mom

Terrier Terror

10/06/2008 8:23 AM
Posted By bratt on 10/06/2008 8:15 AM Wierd job???? I'm a hairdresser. 'nough said. You should see the stuff I deal with! And they wonder why I drink........ I mean think about I have to touch strangers all day, everyday. Most are o.k. I even like most of them. However, once in a while....one will come in........ and I wish I'd have gone to law school like my grandma wanted. At least then I wouldn't have to touch my clients!! really? i am a cosmetologist myself... I am not working right now, i am going to school full time to work in the financial services/ or banking... Being a cosmetologist is not an easy job... you are on yur feet all day, trying to please everyone. and every now and then... yeah, we get some weirdos too. I don't miss it... but i miss the people i worked with.... but not the boss! lol

Mardi Momma to Kasey and Indy ~~Dance like nobody's watching~~

dtls224

Terrier Terror

10/06/2008 4:05 PM
I was a clown for 4 years........loved walking into stores withmy makeup on and seeing the faces of the shoppers........it was great.......

tina224...live...laugh...love...and bark at the moon He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion." ~Unknown

Christiana

Ratterific

10/06/2008 4:09 PM
Posted By Kasey's Mom on 10/06/2008 7:57 AM Posted By Christiana on 10/05/2008 8:03 PM Posted By missp on 10/04/2008 1:20 AM OMG Kasey'smom! I was born and raised in Indiana (in fact, I live there now). I detassled corn one summer for DeKalb. That was a pretty popular summertime job for teenagers back then (WAAAAYYYY back then, LOL) DEKALB!! Oh man, I went to undergrad there!! Corn is basically what DeKalb is all about! I'm pretty sure teenagers still are detassliing! I've pretty much been spared odd jobs, but growing up as 1 of 5 children I definitely had chores I thought were obscene! I still go thru DeKalb county all the time to go to the lake in Hamilton.... does that place ring the bell for you? I am sure they farmers still have the kids detasseling the corn. once in a while i would see a bus... taking these kids to various of fields... I don't miss that... it was an easy job.... but not for a 35 yr. old. No not really.... I grew in DuPage county so I basically just traveled east to west or west to east depending on where I was going. Actually my grandparents are still in DeKalb county, my folks are working on moving them out closer to them though.

At the end of the game, the king and the pawn go back in the same box. Italian Proverb

PamWh

Rattitude Problem

10/09/2008 12:11 PM
Here is the Oddest Jobs of 2008 From A to Z from a survey on Career Builder. I want the job under the letter "Q"! Oddest Jobs of 2008, From A to Z People always say there's someone out there for everyone, and perhaps the same can be said of people looking for work. One person's odd job might be exactly what someone else is drawn to! CareerBuilder surveyed almost 9,000 workers and gathered this year's list of the most unusual jobs held by the respondents at some point in their careers. The collection of unexpected jobs brings back memories of my days driving a snow plow. Just kidding! What's the oddest job you've ever had? A: Autopsy assistant B: Bartender at the Liberace mansion C: Cat nanny D: Donkey trainer E: Elf at Santa’s workshop F: FBI Fingerprint examiner G: Grave digger H: Hurricane hunter I: Ice sculpture carver J: Junk mail machine operator K: Kitty litter box decorator L: Laser tag referee M: Magician’s assistant N: Nuclear electrician on a submarine O: Opera singer P: Parachute tester Q: Quality control/taster for chocolate factory R: Romance specialist S: Scratcher (scratched backs for patients) T: Turkey wrangler U: Undercover vice decoy V: Video game tester W: Wallpaper peeler X: X-ray technician for zoo animals Y: Yawn counter at a sleep clinic Z: Zamboni driver

PamWh aka Bob's Mom If your rattie ain't happy, ain't nobody happy!

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