What's Your 'Other' Job?

PeeDee · Mar 24, 2009

I'm a stay-at-home dad, and have been for, um, like two years now. Athough that'll end just as soon as a business says "We are hiring you now," instead of their usual refrain of "ZOMG GOING UNDER ONOZ BYE" around here.

So I guess I'm a fulltime writer. Hey ho.

Enna · Mar 24, 2009

ESL teacher. Great way to travel and lots of time to write.

Annayna · Mar 24, 2009

Elidibus said:
Wow. Everyone here's all scholarly and stuff with all their big, advanced degrees and real jobs.

I work at a grocery store. You know the magical faeries that fill your shelves and have one holiday off a year? That's me. Third shift to boot. It's not that bad, though. Night times are an awesome time to listen to some music (quietly) and write. And no one disturbs you.

However, I will support myself through nothing but my writing eventually. Slinging boxes of tuna fish and kissing up to middle managers isn't what I'd call my dream job.

Wow me too... lol

P.C Greene · Mar 24, 2009

College graduate, but I went back on a second course for more learning

After college I plan to go on to University, after that try and get a decent job, but with all this recession stuff, the future looks grim for us all

catethegreat · Mar 24, 2009

April Hollands said:
I reckon you would make a great character for a novel. I love reading about characters who do jobs that aren't their dream. Not sure why...

It would be a very short story...

She poked herself with sharp needle on security device.
She got tetanus.
Then she died.
THE END.

Seriously though, I also like to read about characters who hate their jobs. Makes me feel better about my life. I guess for the same reason I read about people with horrible/twisted/messed-up lives.

It makes the depressing numbness of my life seem less like hell and more like purgatory.

And there's always a chance you can get out of purgatory.

bsolah · Mar 24, 2009

catethegreat said:
Seriously though, I also like to read about characters who hate their jobs. Makes me feel better about my life. I guess for the same reason I read about people with horrible/twisted/messed-up lives.

Ah you would love this novel I've been working on then. My character hates his job and takes it a bit far :tongue

ynoirb · Mar 25, 2009

I'm an editorial assistant for the most pointless publication in galactic history, but I just went back to do my masters in publishing so there is light at the end of the tunnel

What's Your 'Other' Job?

PeeDee

Where's my tea, please...?

Enna

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Annayna

Vampire

P.C Greene

Insanity is a state of mind

catethegreat

Lurker Extraordinaire

bsolah

AW's Resident Commie

ynoirb

Mmm. Unexplained bacon.