Worst job you've ever hadFollow

I've had two awful jobs.

The first one, I was 21.

I had just finished my law degree at LSE (one of the top 5 Uni in the UK), and was full of hope and optimism. The first job I landed was doing door-to-door charity fundraising. The charity was ok, Childline, for kids that are abused. But I had to go and knock at people's door between 19 and 21 in the evening, and ask people for money. Not just "cash-money", but actually ask them for direct debit every month to this charity. And not only that, but it was in the dodgy part of Sheperd's Bush, which is a slightly crappy area.

So I was basically stuck in this Shit-hole, having to knock on 250 doors an evening, bothering people during their dinner asking them for direct debits. I got the door slammed in my face countless times, got told to "**** off" more times than I can remember, and got involved in a scuffle with a couple of youth that didn't like my suit. After that incident, I was a bit ruffled. I thought about quitting, but then I thought "I'm doing a good cause, this is life, you take knocks, and you have to conitnue, I can't just quit at the first fist I get thrown in my face. Did napoleon quit when his army were in trouble?! Did De Gaulle throw in the towel when the Germans invavded? No! For Honour and Country, i must continue doing this!!"

Then I thought "Nah, fUck this", and quit.

My second one was even worse, but was supposed to last only a couple of days. A friend of mine was working for a production company, and they needed someone to work in the kitchen for a couple of days, cleaning dishes in the cafetaria. Oh, the glamour! I was between two jobs, and it was well-paid, so i agreed.

I had to get up at 5, commute for an hour, and be ready to wash at 7. I had no gloves, a sponge from the VIIth Century BC, and had to scrub huge dishes of bacon, eggs, sausages, mash, salad, burgers, etc... When I was done, there was the lunchtime dishes to wash, and then the evenings. From 7h until 19h, I scrubbed dishes with my bare hands, non-stop.

But that wasn't the worst part, by far.

There was only 2 of us in that kitchen, me the "scruber", and the "chef". The "Chef" was a coke-addcit that would go to the toilet every 3-4 hours do a line. Not only that, but he was a fUcknig Tottenham-supporting (the arch enemies of ********* tatoo-wearing, shaved-head, rascist chav. The most annoying person I have met in person to this day, and I was stuck with him in a tiny kitchen for 12 hours. He'd sing, scream, get angry, get paranoid, insult me for being an ******* fan, go to the toilet, come back, slap me on the back, give me a hug, get angry again, play with the kitchen knives, throw stuff on the floor, laugh, sing, get angry... It was a freaking nightmare, and more than once I was tempted to pick up those knives, stick them in his eyeballs, and make a run for it.

I didn't come back for the second day of work.

Man, it's depressing me to think back to all this.

Any chance of a "Best job you've ever had" thread?!



Edited, Apr 19th 2007 9:58am by RedPhoenixxx

hmm, I've had some pretty crappy jobs. Let's see, I worked in one of those hotdog/hambuger travel-around-to-state-fair-mobiles when I was 14. It's hot and greasy in those things and you literally hose them out at the end of the day. Yuck.

I was babysitting and cleaning houses starting when I was 10. The worst place I ever babysat had bleach on the bathroom floor and an overflowing cat litter box box (with no cat litter in it) and a broken kitchen drawer full of nails. The kids were 3 and 5. Their mother left me with mac n cheese to make them for dinner but I raided the freezer and mixed it with broccoli and a can of tuna from the cupboard. She was so pleased when she got back that I'd cleaned as well that she asked if I'd come back the next Saturday when she needed to go get her hair and nails done. I told her I was busy forever.

In high school I worked a brief stint at Subway (about six months). The angry bipolar owner used to come in and watch us make sandwiches to see if she could spot a mistake. Once she caught one, she'd scream at us in front of the customers until one of us either started crying or screamed back at her (haha). Fun times. When I left, she said she was really going to miss me and gave me $50.

Nexa

Yeah, I wore thigh high boots and a mini skirt while I did it. My dress shirt kept getting all wet too.


Grow up.

Nexa

Am not!

Nexa

With Viagra, I doubt that would change anything.

Ah, thigh high boots and a mini skirt... If the heavens were clothes, that's what they would be...

I washed dishes for a Sports Bar in Matthew, NC. I was 15 at the time and working during the summer and weekends for cash to support my CD needs and all my nappy hos.

It wasn't all that bad of a job compared to some of the ones posted here.

I did meet my first skin head, saw someone do coke, and realized that alcohol made people act funny. It was actually a fairly "cool" job to have at the time.

I have had a lot of jobs over the years...

.9) Paperboy at age 12
1.) dishwasher
2.) Wait staff at a retirment home
3.) grocery bag boy/ stocker
4.) Pizza delivery
5.) Worked for a company that made high priced stair cases for the rich
6.) Internships for engineering
7.) Internships for Business
8.) Plumbing Wholesaler
9.) Digital products salesman
10.) Financial advisor
11.) Back to a plumbing wholesaler.

and I still have no frigging clue what I want to do with my life. Well besides playing computer games and moving to the Grenadines, building a small shack, and fishing for the rest of my life. My wife, however, thinks we need more assets and another steady supply of food before that happens....

Such a professional.

Nice math skills, Teach.

Ok, so we know he didn't teach Math or English....