Archive for September 2007

Stranger

Posted to Work on 16 September 2007, with 4 comments so far.

by Tim—Age 25—Columbus, OH After earning an English degree I took work at Jeter Systems Corporation in Akron. Jeter’s system was organizational: filing systems and supplies, cabinets and shelving, movable storage systems and software. I began in the plant, in metal fabrication, cleaning, assembling, packing and shipping cabinets and shelves as the machines surrounding me [...]

Cheese

Posted to Work on 14 September 2007, with 10 comments so far.

by Martha—Age 26—Portland, OR ‘I’m looking for an entry level goat cheese,’ the man says to me. He has some flour tortillas and a couple of chicken breasts in his shopping cart. He looks worried. I wonder what an ‘entry level goat cheese’ is. I know what a goat is. I know what cheese is. [...]

Installation

Posted to Work on 12 September 2007, with 10 comments so far.

by Mark—Age 50—Media, PA I’ve been at the same computer company for 29 years. That’s unheard of these days. Now I’m a desk jockey in customer support, and I spend my day answering technical questions and looking over my shoulder. Satisfaction comes with mundane things like someone promptly responding to an e-mail. My hands are [...]

Law

Posted to Work on 10 September 2007, with 11 comments so far.

by Angie—Age 32—South Bend, IN When I was in the sixth grade I joined the Law Explorers. An offshoot of the Boy Scouts, Law Explorers was a club for kids who wanted to become attorneys. Back then, I read a lot of Nancy Drew novels. However, I knew that I could never convince my mom [...]