CRAZY, WIERD, OR MESSY JOBS YOU'VE HAD

Breckgirl

I WAS JUST WONDERING IF ANYONE HAD ANY STRANGE OR FUNNY JOBS THAT THEY HAVE HAD THAT THEY MIGHT WANT TO SHARE.

I ONCE HAD TO WEAR A BIG MEXICAN SOMBREO AND VEST WITH FANCY PANTS TO GREET GUEST AT A HOMEARAMA HOUSE THAT THE BUILDER I WAS WORKING FOR BUILT. IT WAS A SPANISH STYLE HOME. I AM VERY BLOND AND FAIR. I LOOKED THE LEAST LIKELY TO BE SPANISH! PEOPLE TEASED ME ALL WEEK!

_eislek_

I ONCE HAD A JOB WHERE I HAD TO READ THINGS WRITTEN IN CAPS ALL DAY LONG.

lollll sorry I had to.

No funny jobs here, just the lovely food industry.

AbbyCar

In college, I dissected rats for a physiology lab.

MB_Positif

I had a job working in a warehouse that repackaged produce from large boxes to the smaller pre-wrapped type that end up in stores, it was a lot of fun b/c everyone was goofy, but it was disgusting when there was rotten stuff in the large boxes! Sickening!

Samerah12

I had a job taking sub-samples of wheat produced using different fertilization techniques (including land applied human waste). Basically I had to stand in the back of a truck up to my waist in wheat with a 10 gallon bucket as the combine rained the wheat down on me. It was probably my favorite job ever because it felt so totally ridiculous. I also ended up on a conference poster spreading the human waste fertilizer by hand on smaller field plots back at the research center.

m0_0m

I worked at a doggy day care for awhile. So yeah, I picked up A LOT of dog poop! I also dealt with a fair share of barf and blood too.
Aside from all that, it was a pretty fun job!

squishycow7

well, I worked in a kitchen... but more than once the ancient garbage disposal backed up and flooded the dishroom. yes. FLOODED with pureed food.

it looked like a giant had vomited. and smelled like it to.

me & 1 other person had to scoop up all the gunk and throw it out, then mop... ughghhghhggghh

jreese5226

For the pay, I once took a job as a telemarketer to sell cemetery plots. I didn't bother asking during the interview what I would be selling and to my horror, I had to call people to try to get them to meet with an at-home salesman to purchase a cemetery plot. One of the rebutals they had listed on the sheet of paper was "How many of your friends are going to live forever." I was HORRIBLE at that job. I lasted two weeks and when I went in to put in my "2-week" notice, the boss told me she was going to fire me anyway and perhaps we should just part ways now! LOL!! It was so bad at the end that I purposefully called the numbers that I knew didn't work over and over and over again and pretended to have conversations with people who weren't interested.

ceschwartz

I use to work at a daycare. I once had a two year old put their hand in their diaper, pull it out, stick two inches from my face, and say "icky." She wasn't kidding. ICKY!

Sonofabiscuit2

Wow here goes.

When I was a kid grandpa used to pay me to find good stuff he could sell from his garbage trucks

At 15 I was working at a grocery store in mi, the law there says if the store sells a can or bottle they have to take returns at 10 cents a can or bottle, I was the bottle return clerk, I smelled of stale soda and beer

I was a jumper on my grandpa's garbage trucks for a summer

I taught archery at renaissance faire I also was a hocker

Breckgirl

I ONCE HAD A JOB WHERE I HAD TO READ THINGS WRITTEN IN CAPS ALL DAY LONG.

lollll sorry I had to.

No funny jobs here, just the lovely food industry.

I'm at work and have to type in caps. Jummping back and forth between caps and regular type is not easy as I have to jump back quickly...but just for you, Sweetie!

Breckgirl

I had a job taking sub-samples of wheat produced using different fertilization techniques (including land applied human waste). Basically I had to stand in the back of a truck up to my waist in wheat with a 10 gallon bucket as the combine rained the wheat down on me. It was probably my favorite job ever because it felt so totally ridiculous. I also ended up on a conference poster spreading the human waste fertilizer by hand on smaller field plots back at the research center.

YUM!!!

Breckgirl

I use to work at a daycare. I once had a two year old put their hand in their diaper, pull it out, stick two inches from my face, and say "icky." She wasn't kidding. ICKY!

gotta love kids!

_eislek_

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I'm at work and have to type in caps. Jummping back and forth between caps and regular type is not easy as I have to jump back quickly...but just for you, Sweetie!
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haha how kind of you.

arggg I messed up the quote.

TS65

When I was in law school I did backstage security for concerts. I got invited to Vegas twice to meet up with the bands (yes I went). I'm probably the only guard to ever get kissed goodbye by a whole band (on the cheek :smooched: ). And Paul from Peter Paul and Mary gave me flowers as he was leaving (so sweet). And, boy oh boy, did I see some CRAZY CRAZY stuff. (although mostly it was really BORING - just hanging around. I did have the best seat in the house though for the shows!)

The music industry is actually how I ended up in Nashville (in a roundabout way).

Cait_Sidhe

I'm a Veterinary Technician working at an ER clinic. I've been working in Critical Care for many years now. I've had every bodily fluid on me at some point in my career. Just last week a doctor accidentally squirted dog urine in my face! I love what I do though and can't think of anything I'd rather do. Except art, but there's no way to reasonably support myself doing that.

Breckgirl

When I was in law school I did backstage security for concerts. I got invited to Vegas twice to meet up with the bands (yes I went). I'm probably the only guard to ever get kissed goodbye by a whole band (on the cheek :smooched: ). And Paul from Peter Paul and Mary gave me flowers as he was leaving (so sweet). And, boy oh boy, did I see some CRAZY CRAZY stuff. (although mostly it was really BORING - just hanging around. I did have the best seat in the house though for the shows!)

The music industry is actually how I ended up in Nashville (in a roundabout way).

Now there's a cool story to tell the kids!

Carl01

I grew up on a dairy farm and then worked on others until I was in my mid 20s.
Have done things that you don`t talk about in public.

kimd1974

When I was in high school I worked at Kings Island Campground and I would have to wear the big Yogi Bear costume in 90 degree weather and ride on the hay wagon with all the kids. The costume stunk to high heaven, I don't think they ever cleaned it.

mishelnkiki

I ONCE HAD A JOB WHERE I HAD TO READ THINGS WRITTEN IN CAPS ALL DAY LONG.

lollll sorry I had to.

No funny jobs here, just the lovely food industry.

I'm at work and have to type in caps. Jummping back and forth between caps and regular type is not easy as I have to jump back quickly...but just for you, Sweetie!

hahaha!!! ME TOO!!!! sometimes i just say ah forget it. and then ppl get mad and say... Y ARE U YELLING AT ME! ha.

live2smyle

I have sold over the phone......Panty Hose, Chimney Sweeping, & bad B films that you find one or two copies of in blockbuster

RoadDog

When I was in the Marines, I was out on a maneuver in Japan. No running water. Bathroom was a 50 gallon drum, cut in half. Planks were placed over them to sit on. Anyways, every day at noon, someone had to pour diesel fuel in the drums, burn it while stirring it with a shovel and then bury the ashes. I volunteered to do this for two weeks straight.

BrownEyedG1rl

I was a CNA (certified nursing assistant) at a nursing home. Cleaned up way too much poop, pee, vomit, drool, etc to last me a lifetime. Also had to deal with violent residents and old guys that would be uh, inappropriate. Oh, AND I had to take care of 2 deceased residents during my time there which included washing them and putting the tag on their toe. It was disturbing to me back then. I went home and cried.

poesch77

My hubby cleans out poop tanks for cities sewer companies....The company was recently on Undercover Boss....should have been on Messiest Jobs!! He does'nt like me telling people what he does...."****ty job" (lol!) but it pays the bills and let's me be a stay at home momma!!

jamie78

For the pay, I once took a job as a telemarketer to sell cemetery plots. I didn't bother asking during the interview what I would be selling and to my horror, I had to call people to try to get them to meet with an at-home salesman to purchase a cemetery plot. One of the rebutals they had listed on the sheet of paper was "How many of your friends are going to live forever." I was HORRIBLE at that job. I lasted two weeks and when I went in to put in my "2-week" notice, the boss told me she was going to fire me anyway and perhaps we should just part ways now! LOL!! It was so bad at the end that I purposefully called the numbers that I knew didn't work over and over and over again and pretended to have conversations with people who weren't interested.

bahahahaa! OH MY I think I would have quit before I even started!!

TerraGirl17

I was a CNA (certified nursing assistant) at a nursing home. Cleaned up way too much poop, pee, vomit, drool, etc to last me a lifetime. Also had to deal with violent residents and old guys that would be uh, inappropriate. Oh, AND I had to take care of 2 deceased residents during my time there which included washing them and putting the tag on their toe. It was disturbing to me back then. I went home and cried.

Me too Jenn!! Only in Ontario it's a PSW (personal support worker) I have done all of what yo said!! And the old guys could be cute and charming or so rude and disgusting!! LOl

jamie78

I'm a Veterinary Technician working at an ER clinic. I've been working in Critical Care for many years now. I've had every bodily fluid on me at some point in my career. Just last week a doctor accidentally squirted dog urine in my face! I love what I do though and can't think of anything I'd rather do. Except art, but there's no way to reasonably support myself doing that.

Vet Tech for me too... Great job love it! Very rewarding! but its a nasty messy smelly job thats for sure!!

koosdel

I grew up on a dairy farm and then worked on others until I was in my mid 20s.
Have done things that you don`t talk about in public.

...shoulder deep and then some.

Carl01

I grew up on a dairy farm and then worked on others until I was in my mid 20s.
Have done things that you don`t talk about in public.

...shoulder deep and then some.

You know it.

koosdel

I've worked in slaughter houses- yuck, the smell of bleach makes me nauseous.
I've held the STOP/SLOW sign- Beer bottles hurt something fierce at 40 mph.
International sales- Apparently, I don't speak English...
Janitor- ever had to dig a giant burrito from a toilet? Want to?
Pump bi**h- that's what my boss called me when I worked at a full service gas station. Good place to meet babes though..
Process engineer- do this, if you enjoy being hated.
Farming- I don't want to talk about farming.
Accounting- Quickbooks sux.
Writing- got fired. Not everyone understand satire.
Expert witness- SCARY!!!

jmruef

When I was in high school I worked at Kings Island Campground and I would have to wear the big Yogi Bear costume in 90 degree weather and ride on the hay wagon with all the kids. The costume stunk to high heaven, I don't think they ever cleaned it.

I used to have a season's pass to King's Island (this would be about 25 years ago...) I used to run away from the big, scary, cartoon characters. :laugh:

Jessica