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Lädt ... Job Hopper: The Checkered Career of a Down-Market Dilettante (2005. Auflage)von Ayun Halliday
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Each essay details the high and lowlights of hourly wage jobs the author has held while aspiring to be an actress, including waitress, nude artists' model, costume cleaner, Bert of Sesame Street, telemarketing, and New Age store clerk. Very funny depictions and observations of her misadventures and co-workers. Funny, self-deprecating memoir of Ayun Halliday's survival jobs. For all of us dilettante generation x losers, it's great to feel like we're not alone. From bad retail salesgirl to her mind and soul numbing office drone position, I can relate, and this is one of those books that makes you laugh out loud. What is it about: Ayun graduated with a theater major from college, and went on a journey through various job experiences, including: Museum guard, waitress, being a Bert mascot in the mall, shot girl at a bar, waitress again, salesgirl, substitute teacher, nude model, temp in offices, costume designer, telemarketer, gallery assistant, customer service personnel for a newspaper, last but not least, massage therapist. What went through my mind: - I didn't know that being a mascot pays so well -- $75 per hour! Then again, i don't know how stuffy it is in there either. - Temping sounds really BORING & awful... & why are they forced to wear tights again? - What makes tedious jobs bearable is always gonna be: GREAT CO-WORKERS. What came out of this: * Caution: Do not order any desserts with glazed strawberry in any restaurants! She said the waitresses are in charge of scraping the molds off and keep serving them! 0_o""" Why Should you read it, too? If you needed a reminder of how blessed you're with your current job, or you just need to know that someone else has been in your shoes with your crappy job(s). Zeige 3 von 3 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
If it's true that the average worker will hold an average of seven jobs over the course of a lifetime, Ayun Halliday is anything but average. In her brief thirty-something years, Halliday has managed to rack up an impressive array of short lived stints in the paid job market, including life guard, library attendant, costume designer, actress, waitress, artist's model, professional temp, rental stylist, substitute teacher, party counselor, massage therapist, costumed mascot, and mime, to name a few. In this uproarious collection of essays, Halliday displays a work ethic all employers can admire: wearing a leg brace to work after calling in "sick," quitting the same day she starts by claiming her step-brother had been in a bike accident, and faking "vocal nodes" to avoid telemarketing calls. Along the way, she befriends colleagues and bosses who ignore her falling asleep, stealing food and clothing, and feigning skills she does not possess, and gains the respect of her customers forsheer honesty, which includes detailing her feminine hygiene problems and setting male clients straight on her brand of massage: "I'm sorry, I cannot facilitate a sexual release for you!" Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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