What's your least favorite job you've ever had?

[schoonerwest]

I have had a few that I didn't particularly enjoy when I was much younger.

I once worked on a landscaping crew over the summer in OKC. One day they gave me only a weedeater and my job was to cut down about an acre worth of grass that was 18-24 inches high. The trimmer kept getting tangled so I'd have to stop and untangle it like every 10 minutes. This ended up being a 12 hour job and I quit once it was finished.

I once worked as a house painter on a crew that my friends mom ran. We painted a house in August that had no air conditioning. It was miserable.

I used to sell cokes at OU football games. We'd walk up and down the steps selling them and it was nonstop drunk people fvcking with us. I was like 16 and awkward so I hated it so much. After the games we'd be on the cleanup crew. I remember this one guy helping on the crew was like 30 years old (the rest of us were all teenagers) and he had missing teeth. He went over to the student section and would empty all of the remaining liquor bottles laying around into a plastic red cup and he would try and get us to drink it with him. It was so disgusting, lol. But yeah, those were really long days of walking up and down the steps of a massive stadium. Tough work.

 

[TheDude1]

I usually enjoy work. Like... I worked in a deli, and I really got into making sure the sandwiches were nicely made and the meats and cheese were sliced to a perfect thickness. It's strange; whatever I am doing, I usually get into it.

I did have an internship at a sports marketing place once that was a mess. The woman who was starting it was trying to get me to call college kids and talk them into paying hundreds of dollars to take a sports marketing course that she hadn't even made yet. I only stayed a week, and then left. That I suppose was a LOT more about the woman I was working for than the job itself. She was a disaster.

 

[KYtotheCore]

Forensic Pornologist

 

[anon_0astpxev9h4gk]

Probably UPS when I was going through undergrad at UofL. Stayed for a year or so, then got back into the restaurant industry as a line cook again. You know a job sucks when you go back to being a cook.

 

[schoonerwest]

Probably UPS when I was going through undergrad at UofL. Stayed for a year or so, then got back into the restaurant industry as a line cook again. You know a job sucks when you go back to being a cook.

Working at a restaurant might actually be the most fun I've ever had doing a job. The place I was at in Lawrence had about 40 employees, all of us being between the ages of 20-24. It was great.

But yes, peak lunch/dinner hours and cleanup weren't exactly fun. I worked in an italian restaurant. Valentine's Day was the absolute worst.

 

[anon_0astpxev9h4gk]

Working at a restaurant might actually be the most fun I've ever had doing a job. The place I was at in Lawrence had about 40 employees, all of us being between the ages of 20-24. It was great.

But yes, peak lunch/dinner hours and cleanup weren't exactly fun. I worked in an italian restaurant. Valentine's Day was the absolute worst.

Know all about that. When tickets start stacking up, and you have servers peaking in to the kitchen to change something on the order you've already set out for expo and the food runner. Many drugs were done.

 

[KYtotheCore]

I worked at McDonalds in high school for 1 month. That's all I could stand. Endless cleaning during slow times, being permeated with the smell of grease, coworkers who had no further ambition, etc.

 

[toonces11]

Working at a restaurant might actually be the most fun I've ever had doing a job. The place I was at in Lawrence had about 40 employees, all of us being between the ages of 20-24. It was great.

But yes, peak lunch/dinner hours and cleanup weren't exactly fun. I worked in an italian restaurant. Valentine's Day was the absolute worst.

Which one?

 

[schoonerwest]

Which one?

Bambino's

 

[dukedevilz]

Stocking shelves at Walmart. Worked 3rd shift. It's not a fulfilling job, it's not a social job, it gets you in a funky sleep schedule, and it messes with your social life as you often want to sleep instead of spending time with friends/family.

 

[Wall2Boogie]

2 really shitty jobs when I was younger

1. Dhl- throwing heavy ass freight on to a conveyer belt, overnight, during winter

2. Trugreen- door to door sales rep selling bs I didn’t believe yet some poor bastrd would fall for my boyish good looks or charm. Absolutely hated that job. If you sink to those lows just sell crack it sells itself, without door flyers

 

[KisteK]

Bambino's

lol, I have three of their huge margarita glasses.

 

[Spacegrass]

Selling DTV. It lasted about 4-5 weeks and I decided to stop showing up. Only time ever done that.

 

[npreston]

19 years old in Lawrence. I worked at Target for 1/2 a day. Got hired as a guy who unloads trucks in the back. I wanted no customer interaction. They had me training on the cash register within the 1st hour. So at lunch break, I left and never came back. Plus all the red and khaki, no thanks.

 

[tw3301]

President of the United States. No matter how well the economy is doing everyone still hates me.

 

[ExitFlagger]

At 19ish, Manpower sent me to Del Monte, loading huge dog food bags onto a conveyor. So loud you couldn't hear anyone talk and I'm not sure the smell ever left my clothes. That was a short stint.

Worst job in Lawrence. Probably high in the running for worst in the country.

 

[oldsports_]

Clipped toenails at a nursing home for 2 years. Time flew by they said...

 

[lurkeraspect84]

Sawmill @ age 17. Closest I've ever come to a factory job. Knew right then I wasn't a factory worker.

 

[IUfanBorden]

Working on family farm as a teenager. My papa didn't make me get a job because I played.sports. But jihad to work the farm. My buddies use to joke, " must be nice not having to work". So I invited them over for a day of farming.

Never , ever heard another peep.

 

[brooky03]

None of my jobs have been exceptionally bad. Washing dishes in a beach town during the summer isn’t fun, but you know what it is when you sign up. I’ve been fortunate enough not to get to the point of wanting to quit any of my jobs, not that i’ve had that many different ones which is also kind of fortunate.

 

[lurkeraspect84]

Working on family farm as a teenager. My papa didn't make me get a job because I played.sports. But jihad to work the farm. My buddies use to joke, " must be nice not having to work". So I invited them over for a day of farming.

Never , ever heard another peep.

I used to pick tomatoes, tobacco work, and bailed hay during middle and high school summers.

Once got tobacco poisoning while hanging.

 

[BlueWorldOrder74]

Kroger for theee days as a cashier. Literally so boring and monotonous I would catch myself falling asleep.

Carbide metal plant in beautiful downtown Louisville; 3rd shift. So much carbide powder in the air I would pull out black chunks of shit from my nose all day for the six months I was there (summer job, two summers). Worked in the furnace room baking the carbide pieces (drill bits and saw blade teeth). 120 degrees! I would load and stoke 18 furnaces every 25 minutes. Terrible.

I worked there a total of 6 months between two summers and knew at least 4 older gentlemen who had heart attacks and DIED on the job. Witnessed a man get shot and killed in the alley that ran the back of the furnace room one morning. Saw a man (I believe) burning (on fire) on the corner of 3rd street one night on break.

Burger King; 17 years old, day shift in the summer. Was sexually harassed by 60 year old women for the entire summer. That was not much fun.

 

[uncfan in ky]

Never really had a “bad” job. The summers from my senior year of high school to my senior year of college was BY FAR my best job. My Uncle owned a tanning salon/ movie rental store & I worked for him during my summer breaks. Didn’t make a lot of money but got so much pussy those 4 summers. Damn I miss that job.

 

[hailtoyourvictor]

My jobs:

McDonald’s: 1 of 10
City Public Works (summer help): 9 of 10
Ski Resort Rental Shop: 10 of 10
Ultrasound Tech: 6 of 10

 

[I am stupid]

Security for a coal company. 12 to 16 hour shifts. Sometimes had to stay 24 hours or more due to weather or other dead beats not showing up.

Usually didn't have an office or electricity to use. So just had to be in or around your vehicle in the middle of no where up on a mountain. 100+ degree summer temps and one foot of snow in winter.

If there was a holiday you worked. Often had 74 to 86 hours a week. It sucked, but it led to an almost 6 figure job at the company. Then Obama happened.

 

[lurkeraspect84]

Was sexually harassed by 60 year old women for the entire summer. That was not much fun.

Go on...

 

[toonces11]

Worked for the highway patrol in high school as general maintenance. Job was so boring and every worker milked every job....always told me to slow down bc it made them look bad. Painting parking lot lines for two weeks on asphalt. About 130 degrees. Thank god I had a saaaaweet discman. Listened to a bunch of Bush, Green Day, smashing pumpkins, and offspring. Got paid 13 an hour though. Pretty good for 15 years ago.

 

[IUfanBorden]

I used to pick tomatoes, tobacco work, and bailed hay during middle and high school summers.

Once got tobacco poisoning while hanging.

Hated it. But it structured my life. Taught me responibility. My grandparents were well off. But we rarely bought milk, eggs, meat, cheese, etc, etc..Never bought vegetables. Taught me a lot of valuable lessons. Getting up at 5, before school, and doing chores? Yeah. Fun. Fun. Fun. During my "off seasons"; played basketball and baseball. It was plowing, planting, feeding, butchering...Milking, fetching eggs. Throwing hay. Looking back thoigh? Some great memories. Glad I done it.

 

[IUfanBorden]

Worked for the highway patrol in high school as general maintenance. Job was so boring and every worker milked every job....always told me to slow down bc it made them look bad. Painting parking lot lines for two weeks on asphalt. About 130 degrees. Thank god I had a saaaaweet discman. Listened to a bunch of Bush, Green Day, smashing pumpkins, and offspring. Got paid 13 an hour though. Pretty good for 15 years ago.

I worked for striping company. Striped thousands of parking lots.

 

[toonces11]

Not

I worked for striping company. Striped thousands of parking lots.

Not bad for a few days...but it wears on you. Did you have the machine you walk behind or 5 gallon bucket and roller. I rolled all of it. Just traced the old lines.

 

[IUfanBorden]

Not

Not bad for a few days...but it wears on you. Did you have the machine you walk behind or 5 gallon bucket and roller. I rolled all of it. Just traced the old lines.

Oh we had a line laser. We striped lots like Kroger, UL, hospitals, etc, etc...Contracts with some small towns. Guy who owned it was a great friend. Worked for him for a good while. He got sick, and wanted me to take over. Just pay him 10% of what I made each year, until paid off. Regret not doing that.

 

[toonces11]

Oh we had a line laser. We striped lots like Kroger, UL, hospitals, etc, etc...Contracts with some small towns. Guy who owned it was a great friend. Worked for him for a good while. He got sick, and wanted me to take over. Just pay him 10% of what I made each year, until paid off. Regret not doing that.

Yea....it’s a simple business, but when it comes down to it....it’s a license to print money. That’s the goal of a job in my mind. It’s nice if you have fulfilling work....but that’s what hobbies and family are for.

 

[RR30]

Know all about that. When tickets start stacking up, and you have servers peaking in to the kitchen to change something on the order you've already set out for expo and the food runner. Many drugs were done.

What the hell happened to your name?

 

[IUfanBorden]

Yea....it’s a simple business, but when it comes down to it....it’s a license to print money. That’s the goal of a job in my mind. It’s nice if you have fulfilling work....but that’s what hobbies and family are for.

Very lucrative. He cleared six figure many of years. I mean he had contracts with McDonalds, Dennys, AutoZone....Schools. United Way. UL. Three major hospitals in Louisville. We striped Kentucky Motor Speedway. And then the hotel they built on the hill a year later. It's seasonal for sure. But in my area, we could usually worked up until December. But once it started to stay at or barely above 40, that was that.
Damn talking about this makes me SO regret not taking his business over.

 

[schoonerwest]

Very lucrative. He cleared six figure many of years. I mean he had contracts with McDonalds, Dennys, AutoZone....Schools. United Way. UL. Three major hospitals in Louisville. We striped Kentucky Motor Speedway. And then the hotel they built on the hill a year later. It's seasonal for sure. But in my area, we could usually worked up until December. But once it started to stay at or barely above 40, that was that.
Damn talking about this makes me SO regret not taking his business over.

I figured a guy who has his MASTERS in MAKING MONEY would have atleast 3 businesses like that on the side.

Tsk tsk

 

[IUfanBorden]

I figured a guy who has his MASTERS in MAKING MONEY would have atleast 3 businesses like that on the side.

Tsk tsk

This was before I got my Masters.

 

[toonces11]

Very lucrative. He cleared six figure many of years. I mean he had contracts with McDonalds, Dennys, AutoZone....Schools. United Way. UL. Three major hospitals in Louisville. We striped Kentucky Motor Speedway. And then the hotel they built on the hill a year later. It's seasonal for sure. But in my area, we could usually worked up until December. But once it started to stay at or barely above 40, that was that.
Damn talking about this makes me SO regret not taking his business over.

I’m telling you. Life is short. Make money. Spend your non working hours wisely. I’ve been exposed to entry level jobs you’d never consider that make people insanely financially secure. It’s eye opening where money is at.

 

[ThreeTwaunMoore]

I’m telling you. Life is short. Make money. Spend your non working hours wisely. I’ve been exposed to entry level jobs you’d never consider that make people insanely financially secure. It’s eye opening where money is at.

Go on...

 

[ThreeTwaunMoore]

Working on family farm as a teenager. My papa didn't make me get a job because I played.sports. But jihad to work the farm. My buddies use to joke, " must be nice not having to work". So I invited them over for a day of farming.

Never , ever heard another peep.

 

[treyforuk]

Worked at a produce wearhouse in Valdasta, Georgia. Loading trailers. First night/day I worked 19 hours. No break...none. my second day was 24 hours. Driver called in, so after loading all the trucks, I had to drive the route with a drunk telling me where to stop. It was my first week at Valdosta. Didn't know anything about the place. But this is just one of many shitty jobs.