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indigoth

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53. Driving a forklift

Wed Apr 24, 2024, 02:00 PM

Apr 24

For a (well known) hardware/lumber company.

The work, itself, wasn’t bad. But the boss was the deciding factor.

Bossman literally snuck around actively trying to catch people goofing off. Everyone knew, and so no one goofed off. His whole attitude was “wait till I catch you and I get to fire you!”

I actually took a hammer to my glasses, once, so I wouldn’t have to go to work.

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What was the worst job you ever had? Mine was my last job, I loved the kids, I disliked the principal and the way it [View all] debm55 Apr 23 OP

Sonic drive in. Elessar Zappa Apr 23 #1

Same here. The principal adressed us a comrads and was forever telling us she built that school from nothing. Me -- debm55 Apr 23 #2

Sounds like it! Elessar Zappa Apr 23 #3

Sorry,Elessar Zappa debm55 Apr 23 #6

In an interview for a new job... BluesRunTheGame Apr 23 #4

Sorry that happened to you. Did you leave.? debm55 Apr 23 #5

The actual manager that I ended up working for had wanted to hire his son-in-law. BluesRunTheGame Apr 23 #7

That's shitty. debm55 Apr 23 #10

But hey, ... BluesRunTheGame Apr 23 #11

I've shoveled manure and I've worked for the IRS--- lastlib Apr 23 #8

That's funny but true debm55 Apr 23 #9

Made me chuckle. LoisB Apr 24 #37

worst 2 i ever had was working for 2 differnt churches . cleaning. too many chiefs thinking they were the boss . AllaN01Bear Apr 23 #12

Sorry about the experience. Terrible that happened to you. debm55 Apr 24 #25

Working as an account manager for a sales training company. Aristus Apr 23 #13

Boy That was a crappy job. debm55 Apr 24 #26

@ 16, clam shucker. Conjuay Apr 23 #14

Conjuay, that was a nasty job. debm55 Apr 24 #27

the strange thing was Conjuay Apr 24 #58

I would be too. I hope you had no medical problems form that job. ty debm55 Apr 26 #63

Reading Through This Thread... ProfessorGAC Apr 23 #15

Ty Professor GAC debm55 Apr 24 #38

W.T. Grants department store Wicked Blue Apr 23 #16

Wicked Blue , that was terrible what happened to you. I am so sorry. debm55 Apr 24 #39

taste tester in a koolaid factory. mopinko Apr 23 #17

But you mad it and you should feel proud of yourseld debm55 Apr 24 #40

Bucking Hay for a nickel a bale BOSSHOG Apr 23 #18

Sounds like a very boring job. I had some low paying stinkers of jobs. But I put up with it because I was putting myself debm55 Apr 24 #41

Picking up rocks from "can to can't" for $5 a day. Hermit-The-Prog Apr 24 #19

Wow, that was a crappy job. debm55 Apr 24 #42

Can I share two? maxrandb Apr 24 #20

TY . be proud of yourself . You made it through those two jobs. and here you are. debm55 Apr 24 #43

Driving an 18 wheeler for AutoZone. Emile Apr 24 #21

I would be a little afraid of doing that.Ty Emile. debm55 Apr 24 #44

Packing pickles. zanana1 Apr 24 #22

Gee I didn't know that is how pickels were packed in a jar. You lasted three days. I don't know if I could last that debm55 Apr 24 #45

The smell from thousands of pickles and pickle juice was a perk. zanana1 Apr 25 #60

HAHAHHAHAH. That's funny. TY zanana 1 debm55 Apr 26 #64

Hi Deb mvd Apr 24 #23

Glad up you and mom are doing okay. good luck mvd. debm55 Apr 24 #24

Thanks Deb. I hope things are going well with you mvd Apr 24 #29

15 years at a Budweiser distributor. It wasn't all bad but the place ended up being run like an adult brewens Apr 24 #28

Gee, brewens. what a way to spend your job. Didn't they check the workers out? Sorry debm55 Apr 24 #47

Busboy in a steakhouse Doc_Technical Apr 24 #30

I had a similiar experience, working in the dinning hall at Penn State. Work was crappy but the pay was aver minimum. Ty debm55 Apr 24 #48

The worst job was working as a supervisor livetohike Apr 24 #31

Very sorry, livefohike. Yes lesson learned. When I first got out of college and moved back home. My aunt found me a debm55 Apr 24 #49

Sold Fuller Brush for one day. Worked at Zetzer's Star Market for one day. Worked refinishing furniture one day ... marble falls Apr 24 #32

Ty ,marble falls. How did you have the bad luck to find 3 crummy jobs? debm55 Apr 24 #50

By living to be 70+. marble falls Apr 24 #57

Every job I held during my first few years as an actual adult. Ocelot II Apr 24 #33

Oh, Ocelot II , I am so sorry for the crummy, ahit jobs you had. I took early retirement on my last job too. That is debm55 Apr 24 #54

About 55 years ago, I had a second job working for a company that sold encyclopedias. I worked as an LoisB Apr 24 #34

That is very sad, LoisB. Some people have no mouth filter.. I am glad you walked out. debm55 Apr 24 #56

Tech Support for cell phones for Sprint TlalocW Apr 24 #35

Great post about negative jobs and bad managers. Good for you. debm55 Apr 26 #65

Janitor in a department store CanonRay Apr 24 #36

TY CanonRay. . I don't which would be worse. debm55 Apr 26 #66

Working in a hazmat suit, Squaredeal Apr 24 #46

Ty you for sharing and ty for serving our country. debm55 Apr 26 #67

I worked for years at a wonderful investment banking firm they brought in this new manager who was a divider kimbutgar Apr 24 #51

Thank you kimbutgar. So it did pay in the end. debm55 Apr 26 #69

It wasn't a real job, but.... LisaM Apr 24 #52

Ty you LisaM for helping your friend. Sorry with the papers. debm55 Apr 26 #71

Driving a forklift indigoth Apr 24 #53

Thank you indigoth. During my first job back in Pittsburgh, My principal would let us us our sick days. I filled my debm55 Apr 26 #72

Chicken farm. gibraltar72 Apr 24 #55

Yuck. dirty job. debm55 Apr 26 #74

Roaming Speaker Sales. OldBaldy1701E Apr 24 #59

Yes it was . Thank you OldBaldy1701E for sharing your post with us. debm55 Apr 26 #73

Dunkin Donuts MorbidButterflyTat Apr 25 #61

ty you MorbidButterfly and good for you! debm55 Apr 26 #70

A boring office job that was almost all filing Mad_Dem_X Apr 26 #62

Good for you, Mad_Dem_X. It does sound way boring. debm55 Apr 26 #68