Was planning on starting a new thread asking about jobs, but my better judgement told me to use the search bar. Just wanted to know some of your experiences working. Have any of you had one of Bukowski's jobs? How was your experience?
Black lung aside, there are worse ways to make a living.
One of my mother's grandparents worked in a factory where there was a lot of smoke involded for a while. He became sick and they had to drain his lungs of
a lot of black liquid. Must have been pretty nasty.
You ain't been demeaned until you've been a telemarketer.
Just at the end of last year I made a pass at what was kind of a telemarketing job. It was at a well-known multi-level company, and it consisted of selling "healthy" frying pans.
Very pricey stuff. You basically had to call relatives, friends and any other person on your contacts list and tell them you were just gonna give them a short nutrional talk that they required you to do at your new company. That was the hook. You visited their home with your manager and by the time they let you in you were entering their kitchen, shaming them about their cooking products and soon after offering them yours.
I was offered the job by a clean-cut, you-know-it-when-you-see-him saleman that went to college with me. I rejected the job many times, and even took and passed the interviews twice before actually accepting, more out of need for my own money than liking the idea of the job. So they gave me a final chance and I took it. I was there four days. The third day working there I got a bad stomach ache, and decided to go home, despite my manager, the clean-cut saleman, telling me about working through the pain or some saleman inspirational shit like that. By the fourth day I was feeling well, but I decided to Bukowski my way out of that job anyways, going to bar with a friend for a few drinks. Never called in to tell them what the hell had happened to me. I'm not bad with the talk, but the idea of being an annoying saleman to my friends and relatives just wasn't sitting right with me. Plus, the inspirational talks every morning, the work hours expanding all the way to 10 o'clock, and the fact that the transportation for you and your manager came out of your pocket
Right now I'm working as the thing I swore I'd never be... a teacher! An english teacher at a school that specializes in teaching so. It's good for what it's worth. Short hours (at least for me) and good pay for them. It has helped me save money for my second go-around at college. Although with classes being online now, it has become a pain in the ass, with more unpaid hours dedicated to checking activities. and just figuring shit out. Still glad I'm able to keep my job so far with how lazy I am. Any other teachers out here?