| The worst job you've ever had.
In these tough times, people are having to compromise their education, training , experience, and principles, to make ends meet. I heard a story the other day about an investment banker who was laid off and had to get a job delivering pizza to provide for his family. He went from $350,000 a year to $16,000 a year.
It made me think about how lucky I am, and also about the worst job I've ever had to do.
Well, it was during my surveying career from 1980-1996,well, 1991 was the worst. I was single and making $12.00 an hour. We had a job that came up with The Dept of Interior, surveying the Okefenokee Swamp in south Georgia. It was a 9 week job, during the summer. The alligators were nesting, and all the other reptiles were active. Between the mosquitos, deer flies , we had to spray so much deet bug spray on us, our skin peeled. We worked hacking with machetes, in chest deep water, 10 hours a day. When we got to an
area where we saw alligators, we threw waterproof firecrackers in to scare them away before we trekked in. For part of the job, we were so far in a remote area, we camped down there. In the morning, we put on our wet clothes and started all over again. I'm actually glad I did it, because the work I do now, whenever I have a bad day, I think back to the swamp, and know that It'll never be as bad as that.
I'd like to hear what the worst job you've ever had was. It will make you appreciate the one you have now.
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