Crappiest Job(s) ever

Since Rory started the whole thing (ya...ya...blame stuff on Rory...I can get used to doing that) I thought I'd chime in on the whole "crappy jobs" thing not only to let younger readers know that their lives aren't doomed if they're in a job like what I mention. Also - I'm on a mission to help Rory turn this into one of those chain-blog posting things. Just kidding. I hate those things. I'm ashamed that I'm even writing this right now. Chris did it too though, so I'll put the blame on him if Rory denies responsibility.

Crappiest job ever? Well, like Rory's, it involved movies. It all started way back in 1995. No, I wasn't on the Windows 95 team. I was in high school working at a movie theater. Yep...I was an usher-boy. The thing is though, when you take a job at a movie theater it seems like it's going to be a lot more fun than it really is. I remember thinking, "I'll get to see all the free movies I want (which I did)..and all my friends and family will get passes to see movies (which they did) and I'll get as much free soda and popcorn for breaks (which I did)...and life will be great". Unfortunately, you don't realize you'll have to clean up a bloody mess left by someone in the bathroom (which I did), clean up a big pile of vomit off the lobby carpet left by a kid that ate way too much junk food (which I did), smell some of the most vile smells ever to assault human nostrils while taking out the trash (check), see some of the most disgusting human remnants when cleaning the bathrooms (check), and routinely work overtime on holidays like Christmas, Thanksgiving, New Years and any other holiday when a lot of people will be out to see movies (double check). Now, most of the gross human stuff has already been trumped by what my kids have done to me over the years - but I still remember how great it felt telling my boss when my last day would be.