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36. Janitor in a department store

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Wed Apr 24, 2024, 12:48 PM

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Followed closely by working on an asphalt crew in the summer heat.

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What was the worst job you ever had? Mine was my last job, I loved the kids, I disliked the principal and the way it [View all] debm55 Apr 23 OP

Sonic drive in. Elessar Zappa Apr 23 #1

Same here. The principal adressed us a comrads and was forever telling us she built that school from nothing. Me -- debm55 Apr 23 #2

Sounds like it! Elessar Zappa Apr 23 #3

Sorry,Elessar Zappa debm55 Apr 23 #6

In an interview for a new job... BluesRunTheGame Apr 23 #4

Sorry that happened to you. Did you leave.? debm55 Apr 23 #5

The actual manager that I ended up working for had wanted to hire his son-in-law. BluesRunTheGame Apr 23 #7

That's shitty. debm55 Apr 23 #10

But hey, ... BluesRunTheGame Apr 23 #11

I've shoveled manure and I've worked for the IRS--- lastlib Apr 23 #8

That's funny but true debm55 Apr 23 #9

Made me chuckle. LoisB Apr 24 #37

worst 2 i ever had was working for 2 differnt churches . cleaning. too many chiefs thinking they were the boss . AllaN01Bear Apr 23 #12

Sorry about the experience. Terrible that happened to you. debm55 Apr 24 #25

Working as an account manager for a sales training company. Aristus Apr 23 #13

Boy That was a crappy job. debm55 Apr 24 #26

@ 16, clam shucker. Conjuay Apr 23 #14

Conjuay, that was a nasty job. debm55 Apr 24 #27

the strange thing was Conjuay Apr 24 #58

I would be too. I hope you had no medical problems form that job. ty debm55 Apr 26 #63

Reading Through This Thread... ProfessorGAC Apr 23 #15

Ty Professor GAC debm55 Apr 24 #38

W.T. Grants department store Wicked Blue Apr 23 #16

Wicked Blue , that was terrible what happened to you. I am so sorry. debm55 Apr 24 #39

taste tester in a koolaid factory. mopinko Apr 23 #17

But you mad it and you should feel proud of yourseld debm55 Apr 24 #40

Bucking Hay for a nickel a bale BOSSHOG Apr 23 #18

Sounds like a very boring job. I had some low paying stinkers of jobs. But I put up with it because I was putting myself debm55 Apr 24 #41

Picking up rocks from "can to can't" for $5 a day. Hermit-The-Prog Apr 24 #19

Wow, that was a crappy job. debm55 Apr 24 #42

Can I share two? maxrandb Apr 24 #20

TY . be proud of yourself . You made it through those two jobs. and here you are. debm55 Apr 24 #43

Driving an 18 wheeler for AutoZone. Emile Apr 24 #21

I would be a little afraid of doing that.Ty Emile. debm55 Apr 24 #44

Packing pickles. zanana1 Apr 24 #22

Gee I didn't know that is how pickels were packed in a jar. You lasted three days. I don't know if I could last that debm55 Apr 24 #45

The smell from thousands of pickles and pickle juice was a perk. zanana1 Apr 25 #60

HAHAHHAHAH. That's funny. TY zanana 1 debm55 Apr 26 #64

Hi Deb mvd Apr 24 #23

Glad up you and mom are doing okay. good luck mvd. debm55 Apr 24 #24

Thanks Deb. I hope things are going well with you mvd Apr 24 #29

15 years at a Budweiser distributor. It wasn't all bad but the place ended up being run like an adult brewens Apr 24 #28

Gee, brewens. what a way to spend your job. Didn't they check the workers out? Sorry debm55 Apr 24 #47

Busboy in a steakhouse Doc_Technical Apr 24 #30

I had a similiar experience, working in the dinning hall at Penn State. Work was crappy but the pay was aver minimum. Ty debm55 Apr 24 #48

The worst job was working as a supervisor livetohike Apr 24 #31

Very sorry, livefohike. Yes lesson learned. When I first got out of college and moved back home. My aunt found me a debm55 Apr 24 #49

Sold Fuller Brush for one day. Worked at Zetzer's Star Market for one day. Worked refinishing furniture one day ... marble falls Apr 24 #32

Ty ,marble falls. How did you have the bad luck to find 3 crummy jobs? debm55 Apr 24 #50

By living to be 70+. marble falls Apr 24 #57

Every job I held during my first few years as an actual adult. Ocelot II Apr 24 #33

Oh, Ocelot II , I am so sorry for the crummy, ahit jobs you had. I took early retirement on my last job too. That is debm55 Apr 24 #54

About 55 years ago, I had a second job working for a company that sold encyclopedias. I worked as an LoisB Apr 24 #34

That is very sad, LoisB. Some people have no mouth filter.. I am glad you walked out. debm55 Apr 24 #56

Tech Support for cell phones for Sprint TlalocW Apr 24 #35

Great post about negative jobs and bad managers. Good for you. debm55 Apr 26 #65

Janitor in a department store CanonRay Apr 24 #36

TY CanonRay. . I don't which would be worse. debm55 Apr 26 #66

Working in a hazmat suit, Squaredeal Apr 24 #46

Ty you for sharing and ty for serving our country. debm55 Apr 26 #67

I worked for years at a wonderful investment banking firm they brought in this new manager who was a divider kimbutgar Apr 24 #51

Thank you kimbutgar. So it did pay in the end. debm55 Apr 26 #69

It wasn't a real job, but.... LisaM Apr 24 #52

Ty you LisaM for helping your friend. Sorry with the papers. debm55 Apr 26 #71

Driving a forklift indigoth Apr 24 #53

Thank you indigoth. During my first job back in Pittsburgh, My principal would let us us our sick days. I filled my debm55 Apr 26 #72

Chicken farm. gibraltar72 Apr 24 #55

Yuck. dirty job. debm55 Apr 26 #74

Roaming Speaker Sales. OldBaldy1701E Apr 24 #59

Yes it was . Thank you OldBaldy1701E for sharing your post with us. debm55 Apr 26 #73

Dunkin Donuts MorbidButterflyTat Apr 25 #61

ty you MorbidButterfly and good for you! debm55 Apr 26 #70

A boring office job that was almost all filing Mad_Dem_X Apr 26 #62

Good for you, Mad_Dem_X. It does sound way boring. debm55 Apr 26 #68