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Quantity not Land SurveyorOriginally posted by Martin Scroatman View PostHoew ist thy shrubberees these daes?
Growing old is mandatory
Growing up is optionalComment
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Paper round,
Milk round,
Buildng labourer,
Motor Cycle Courier (while at Uni)
Door to Door Salesman (after Uni)
Recruitment Agent (
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First IT job in tech support.
It's been downhill since then
"Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.Comment
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The most crucial rhetorical question most people have not answered is "what lesson did [insert tulipty job here] teach me?"
Job : Picking up golf balls at an East Midlands driving range while a deranged pro tried to hit you from 200 yards.
Lesson : There must be easier ways to make money. Be the golf pro, not the ball boy (metaphorically.)Comment
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