tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post899679290744497989..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: In which You Can Be AnythingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-25924666999015377902013-05-20T06:05:07.095-04:002013-05-20T06:05:07.095-04:00+1+1Edna Expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11438002061912782295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-12092638927755816022013-05-20T00:06:56.426-04:002013-05-20T00:06:56.426-04:00When I was in my worst job ever, my husband used t...When I was in my worst job ever, my husband used to say that it couldn't be THAT bad since I wasn't spending weeks away in a diamond mine. It took awhile for me to realize that he was setting the bar way too low.<br /><br />There's a lot I'd do (and have done) to support myself and my kids, including cold calling at dinnertime to sell home dry cleaning devices that were almost Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-44449745995900058442013-05-19T23:46:14.275-04:002013-05-19T23:46:14.275-04:00That puts things in perspective. It's right up...That puts things in perspective. It's right up (or down) there with underground diamond miner. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-71070070917033972272013-05-19T21:41:23.619-04:002013-05-19T21:41:23.619-04:00That it does. Though some of them are determined t...That it does. Though some of them are determined to run their script. "Now, what browser are you using?" "No, I'm telling you, the problem is with one of your servers. I can see the error right here." "So, should I put down Internet Explorer? If you don't know, it's probably Internet Explorer." (head:desk)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-49935347854777985312013-05-19T16:30:21.795-04:002013-05-19T16:30:21.795-04:00Garment worker in Bangladesh.Garment worker in Bangladesh.Frog and Toadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377542172335502858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-90631280567572668862013-05-19T14:23:33.941-04:002013-05-19T14:23:33.941-04:00Hey, I'm former IT as well. I find it makes it...Hey, I'm former IT as well. I find it makes it a bit easier to navigate dealing with the university's IT folks...Middle-Aged and Morosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046076243513948921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-21097143861060784842013-05-19T14:20:50.456-04:002013-05-19T14:20:50.456-04:00Miner, steel worker, anything that requires workin...Miner, steel worker, anything that requires working at a great height. To put that in perspective, anything above the second step on a ladder counts as "a great height." I couldn't do anything that hurt people or cute animals either, so that eliminates loan sharking or any animal shelter that was not "no kill." Middle-Aged and Morosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046076243513948921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-22598664261955582022013-05-19T12:58:36.340-04:002013-05-19T12:58:36.340-04:00Currently, the bar is set at anything that is inte...Currently, the bar is set at anything that is intellectually uninteresting and paying less than $40/hr.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-37061287695240701542013-05-19T11:07:04.566-04:002013-05-19T11:07:04.566-04:00One of my ambitions when I was younger was to have...One of my ambitions when I was younger was to have enough money that I can pick and choose what I wanted to do.<br /><br />I was on the dole for several years during the 1980s and I was desperate for any job in my profession. As a result, I ended up working for some real crappy outfits because I needed a paycheque in order to survive. Instead of splurging and spending my earnings, I saved and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-74230225114719482932013-05-19T07:42:56.233-04:002013-05-19T07:42:56.233-04:00It is hard to think of what you would not do for A...It is hard to think of what you would not do for ANY amount of money. Am I just shallow, or does that sort of change things? ANY amount?<br /><br />Well, I would not want to carve turkey butts, or do anything in a slaughter house, but I'd do it if I had to. I already know I'd work for a bank processing foreclosures, putting people with small children out of their homes (did that, Bellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15686242633678466958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-82538244702381259122013-05-19T06:31:43.565-04:002013-05-19T06:31:43.565-04:00Pretty much anything else, since I've just abo...Pretty much anything else, since I've just about done it all. I held many jobs when I was young and then spent nearly a decade in IT before escaping to academia (where I once again held a variety of jobs as a non-traditional undergrad). You name it, I've done it, and through it all, I've been struggling to get here. My institution is shitty, my pay is abysmal, and the classload is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-15389321760368286882013-05-19T04:30:31.132-04:002013-05-19T04:30:31.132-04:00A former coworker of mine spend two of his college...A former coworker of mine spend two of his college summers working in a Pennsylvania poultry processing plant. His job: operating a special drill that bored out the turkey asses that came past him on the assembly line.<br /><br />I was always amazed at his calmess when presented with silly tasks or stupidly short deadlines. <br /><br />He would just put in perspective, and express his gratitude miserable adjuncthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607025328823563088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-4922912588839426452013-05-19T02:51:35.704-04:002013-05-19T02:51:35.704-04:00You all really don't want to go there. I can t...You all really don't want to go there. I can think of four or five jobs I do on a regular basis most people don't want to have to conceive. Those slackers that inhabit your lecture hall might get a few of those. There are a few I would dearly love to hand a shovel to and point a ditch, but alas most of them know somebody. <br /><br />Shall I start with cleaning out the sump pump at the cactusflintheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00092079888325842752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-58935877882458206192013-05-19T02:40:05.090-04:002013-05-19T02:40:05.090-04:003. Be the RGM3. Be the RGMEC1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13414931249618049097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-10003767856810008512013-05-19T02:34:46.823-04:002013-05-19T02:34:46.823-04:00"What would you not so for any amount of mone..."What would you not so for any amount of money?"<br /><br />1. University administration<br />2. Upset StrelnikovEC1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13414931249618049097noreply@blogger.com