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Toothpaste or T.P....bad jobs!
by Maureen
I was talking to K-Girl and I made a statement that I wanted to go back to work already and I didn’t care what the job was anymore...just to work. And I started thinking of some of the jobs I have had in the past. Some of the misses in a long career of hits.
I remembered taking a job as a survey taker in the mall! Oh dear, that was different! Apparently, if you got someone to go to the office and take a more in depth survey or even try a product, you got commission on that. Well, I had gotten a lot of people to take my survey and agree to the second part...and all these old hags that worked there would offer to take them to the office for me...and steal my commissions! After my very 1st shift I turned in my clipboard and quit! The company was so screwed up, they didn’t realize I quit! 6 months later I got a call from them asking when I was coming in!! I told them I quit 6 months ago and they had no idea!! Where was I for that long????????? Go figure!
Another college job I took was telemarketing. You can tell by my posts that I am a chatty cathy kinda girl! We had a script we were supposed to follow. “Supposed” is the operative word here! I couldn’t stay on script...I would start chatting with the person on the other end of the phone! In a 4 hour shift I talked to about 3 people! As my shift was ending I got called into the office...and you got it...was told I wasn’t cut out for telemarketing! We parted ways with a laugh!
Another fun one was a “fluffer and folder” at a department store! It was Christmas time and I worked from 3 to 11 (or whenever the store was put back into order...sometimes it took till 2 am) and all I did was fold sweaters in the men’s department! People were such pigs! They would leave sweaters all over the place, drop them on the floor and walk right over them. But it was kinda fun and a good opportunity to people watch!
What are some of your jobs that you had that you can look back and laugh at now?
I remembered taking a job as a survey taker in the mall! Oh dear, that was different! Apparently, if you got someone to go to the office and take a more in depth survey or even try a product, you got commission on that. Well, I had gotten a lot of people to take my survey and agree to the second part...and all these old hags that worked there would offer to take them to the office for me...and steal my commissions! After my very 1st shift I turned in my clipboard and quit! The company was so screwed up, they didn’t realize I quit! 6 months later I got a call from them asking when I was coming in!! I told them I quit 6 months ago and they had no idea!! Where was I for that long????????? Go figure!
Another college job I took was telemarketing. You can tell by my posts that I am a chatty cathy kinda girl! We had a script we were supposed to follow. “Supposed” is the operative word here! I couldn’t stay on script...I would start chatting with the person on the other end of the phone! In a 4 hour shift I talked to about 3 people! As my shift was ending I got called into the office...and you got it...was told I wasn’t cut out for telemarketing! We parted ways with a laugh!
Another fun one was a “fluffer and folder” at a department store! It was Christmas time and I worked from 3 to 11 (or whenever the store was put back into order...sometimes it took till 2 am) and all I did was fold sweaters in the men’s department! People were such pigs! They would leave sweaters all over the place, drop them on the floor and walk right over them. But it was kinda fun and a good opportunity to people watch!
What are some of your jobs that you had that you can look back and laugh at now?
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tina you HO!
Gratz Barb, way to kick the Ho's ass!!!
YAY!!!!!!!! Happy Dance Happy Dance Happy Dance
sacbarb:
gettin excited yet about da trip?
I knew you guys were lurking.
SACBARB!! congrats on 200!
TINA...where the heck did you come from??????? LOL!
WTG, S/B!! Double shot for U!!!
Turtle: Yes I am getting very excited. I have hardly unpacked from my San Diego trip and I anm starting to pack again.
should have proofed that before I hit publish. Oh Well!
Thanks Bon - I'll take that double shot. You should have a couple double shots Grammy.
Nighters sweet owlettes!
Thanks again for the posts...and the buttershots and brownies and brunch and for EVERYTHING!!
See ya tomorrow!!
Night Mo. Sweet Dreams
Mo: Thanks again for the blog. It was fun reading about everyone's jobs.
'Night MO!
S/B~~Been there, done that!
sweet dreams as you moi moi Mo.
Sacbarb!!!
Congrats on 200...
Good night Goldie and Jennifer...
Sleep tight...
Off to fight traffic. Ill pop on laters if I can.
Good night _MO...sleep tight...
Hey IBB How goes it?
sacbarb--
Not bad how bout you!!!
Just_Lin are you hiding in the bushes? Or are you talking to Custard?
I'm hangin' in there
Sooo special friend for special Ingredients!!!???
IBB: Yes, I am Italian and I know a guy....
That's too funny...
"I know a guy"
I love it !!
IBB: I also have an Uncle Guido and I threaten people with him all the time. I'm jus sayin'
I love it!!!
Good night everyone!
I wish I had time to play tonight, but for sure this weekend.
Hugs to you all!!
Deal or No Deal is really good tonight. No spoiler here, but...
Good night iteach. Sweet Dreams.
Night I teach..
I am off to bed also...
You all Have sweet dreams...
GOOD NIGHT...
Good night IBB Sweet Dreams
I posted some pics of Donna Jean with Laurie Elizabeth on my myspace page.
Please take a peek, I am going to copy the comments for Donna Jean and send them to her via e-mail...
I am off to bed!!
See ya tomorrow..
MEK
Hope you are enjoying your nephew!
nite everyone!
Carol I just saw the pics of Donna Jean and Laurie Elizabeth. How sweet of you to post them for us to see. The pictures turned out great and Donna and Laurie are so cute with Wynona. Another RAK for you Carol.
Forgot to say Good Night Carol and Sweet Dreams.
Goodnite sacbarb
Thanks!
Signing off!
Welcome to the nest Jennifer. I am Dreama, mom to a Pekingese and I have her picture plastered all over Myspace :0)
There's so many brownies always being passed around here at the nest. Y'all just have a chocolate addiction right? ;)
DOWNER ALERT
that was so easy to type this isn't.
prayers please...I guess the prayer is for an easy death for a 47 yr old women who is in a coma.
she started chemo and radiation only 3 months ago...it seemed to be working.
her b-day was sat. her best friend came up from Baltimore. she didn't feel good yesterday. now she has pnuemonia and is in a coma....omg..she is too young,
The drs say even if she recovers from the coma, while she sleeps the cancer is "doing what it does".
She is a DNR and only 47.
I'm sorry guys, to bring you down...it just hurts my soul and i hope she can not suffer
I'm going to go look at DonnaJean's photos. I have seen one of her and Laurie. DonnaJean is very beautiful as is her sweet Laurie.
((SCIRISH))~~When your soul hurts, our collective soul hurts. Prayers for you both tonight.
(((scirish))) I will add your friend to my prayers.
bon~ thanks...i have smoked all the cigs i gave up 2 months ago and then some....now i think i will go cry...don't know why i felt the need to come here, but that says something doesn't it? well now i can't see the damn keyboard...omg this hurts...i gotta go
Skirish
oh so sorry to hear that. I will put her and her family in my prayers tonight. I had to deal with 2 tragedies over the holidays back to back. These things in life are so difficult to deal with and sometimes so hard to understand. My thoughts and prayers are with all involved.
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scirish~ I'll say a prayer for you and your friend and her family~
Jennifer~ welcome to the nest~ I think you'll love it here~
scirish (((HUGS))) I will keep your friend in my thoughts.
Carol Thanks for posting the darling pictures of DonnaJean, Laurie Elizabeth and Wynona.
TURTLE - Thanks for the countdown while I was at work. I made it!!!
TINA - Are you still busy?
JENNIFER - I'm glad you found your way to the nest!!! I think you're going to love it here!!!
And where the hell is ZONA?!!? Come out, come out wherever you are!!!
GOLDIE - Shots!!! Did someone say shots?!!?
BON*BON - Congrats on being a Granny x 11!!! I hope you can post pics of the little darlings :D
SCIRISH - I will keep your friend and her family in my thoughts and prayers. So young....... :(
RONNIE - Thanks for the birthday wishes!!! I had a blast here yesterday!!! Oh, and I love your new owl pic!!! Beautiful :D
Looks like I'm just yapping to myself......probably sounds like the teacher on the Charlie Brown cartoons......wha wha wha whaa whaaaaaa!!!!! LOL!!
Jodi Hello and good night. I'm fading fast here and I still have to write something to Custard. He likes it when he has an email waiting for him first thing in the morning. :) I hope you have a great night. Love ya.
Scirish:
May peace come to all involved. Miracles do happen. Thoughts are with you.
JodiHO;
You still around?
all by myself....
dont wanna be...all by myself
damn time change!
you are never by yourself~ :)~
what's wrong with the time change?
puts me farther behind you all....lol
And I am a top.....
you still at work?
nope...finally home~
you like it on top~ :)~
yep I like strawberries on top, I like caramel on top, I like whipped cream on top. And I lick my ice cream thank you.....
lol.....my tongue hurt every time I ate...and i thought of YOU laughing every time! :)~
Do you really think I would laugh at you? Beleive me I know just how important tongues are!
Did you see? I let you have 2-69~ that's twice as much~ :)~
I did notice that.....that's twice today thank you!
ok I am gonna go moi moi. I stay small kine tired.
Be good to that tongue now!
So where does that friends mom live? Was I right about the street? Did you have a good time? Look at me, I am just all full of questions huh?
yes...that's where she lives....my friend sent me a text from Bubbies...a picture of my favorite! I wanted to kill her! the tease~
Good night~ dream sweet dreams~
BUBBIES!!! OMG the bestest ice cream on the damn island!
I can fedex you some, if you promise to only lick.....
ok niters
TURTLE & TINA - Who is on top?!!?
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