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| Open thread: What was your worst job ever? | Open thread: What was your worst job ever? |
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| See 'the best of the worst' of this post here | |
| There are bosses from hell and days from hell, but nothing tops that "worst job ever" experience. For some, it's retail work, especially on the busiest shopping days of the year, when customers trample everyone in their path to a good deal. Others would never want to go back to flipping hamburgers at a fast food chain or cleaning up after people in a retirement home. And anyone who has ever watched over children as a nanny or babysitter knows that Mary Poppins needed magic for a reason. Even in a tough economy, some jobs don't seem worth the pay. | There are bosses from hell and days from hell, but nothing tops that "worst job ever" experience. For some, it's retail work, especially on the busiest shopping days of the year, when customers trample everyone in their path to a good deal. Others would never want to go back to flipping hamburgers at a fast food chain or cleaning up after people in a retirement home. And anyone who has ever watched over children as a nanny or babysitter knows that Mary Poppins needed magic for a reason. Even in a tough economy, some jobs don't seem worth the pay. |
| As President Obama tries to rally support for increasing the US minimum wage from $7.25 to $9 an hour, the debate is back on over job conditions and pay for some of the yuckiest jobs. | As President Obama tries to rally support for increasing the US minimum wage from $7.25 to $9 an hour, the debate is back on over job conditions and pay for some of the yuckiest jobs. |
| We're wondering: what was your worst job ever and what were you paid for it? | We're wondering: what was your worst job ever and what were you paid for it? |
Pull out your funny, shocking and gross tales of your WORST JOB EVER and share: | Pull out your funny, shocking and gross tales of your WORST JOB EVER and share: |
| Job title: Hourly wage: Description: | Job title: Hourly wage: Description: |
| We'll publish "the best of the worst" tomorrow. | We'll publish "the best of the worst" tomorrow. |