Archive for May 2007

Excessive Daytime Sleepiness

Posted to Stories on the topic of Work on 29 May 2007, with 3 comments so far.

by Christopher—Age 27—New York, NY
Filing patient records in a doctor’s office, I discovered that I possessed a physiological inability to stay awake immediately after lunch. I took my naps upright, sitting in a chair and hunched over a stack of corrugated cardboard boxes. It was my first real job. I guess the office manager, Gloria, […]

A Hit Parade of Some of My Jobs, Resume-Style

Posted to Stories on the topic of Work on 27 May 2007, with 1 comment so far.

by Kiera—Age 27—New York, NY
Café Verdi (one day in 1996)
Somerville, MA
Trained as a barista at this small coffee shop where owner, in addition to managing the café, also decorated the walls with her own artwork—floor-to-ceiling paintings of melancholy circus performers. Cirque Du Soleil soundtrack played on loop.
Emack & Bolio’s Ice Cream (June-August 1998)
Cambridge, MA
Scooped ice […]

Medical Resident

Posted to Stories on the topic of Work on 26 May 2007, with 3 comments so far.

by Dr. Signout—Age 30—Atlanta, GA
There was never anything I loved as much or did as well as writing, and as far back as I can remember, I’ve wanted to be a writer. Still, I never pursued writing seriously because my folks convinced me it was impractical and lacked prestige. I found other things that reliably […]

Paperboy

Posted to Stories on the topic of Work on 25 May 2007, with 5 comments so far.

by Ed Higgins—Age 64—Yamhill, OR
Sometime in the late ’60s I had this paper route for the San Mateo Times. I pedaled my young adolescent ass from downtown Redwood City (on 4th. St. where we picked up and folded our papers) for miles along El Camino thwacking front doors, shrubs, or sometimes sleeping […]