I worked in a call center for 2 days. The second night I had such horrific dreams of phones and rejection that I quit. The strangest job I had was when I was 6 years old and would go with my mom's boyfriend to take care of the nearly abandoned cemetery where his family was buried. He paid me 1 soda, 1 candy bar, and 1 scratch-off. If I won more than $1 on the scratch off, I had to pay him the $1 back.
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I did telemarketing jobs back in the day... cold sales calls were the worst. even though you don't know & will never meet the people who reject you over the phone, somehow it still stings.
The cemetery job sounds eerily cool. being such a young age, it must have left an impression on you.
It really does. Did you last longer than a couple days?
Seems strange, at first, but we are emotional beings, so I guess it makes sense :) Working in a cemetery at 6 did teach me that graveyards are not the frightening places portrayed in movies. I travel a bit and when we can, we go to cemeteries and clean off tombstones.
Interesting factoid: US cemeteries are modeled after the 18th century landscape gardens of England. It was supposed to inspire people to spend their recreational time with family, but I think the sorrow of loss is way too powerful for people to bring their children for playtime at a loved one's grave.
Yes, I worked selling windows and hated every second of it. It sounds like I should be putting my children to work doing something, like the housework. Sounds a good pay for a 6-year-old. I hope the cemetery didn't give you nightmares.
IMO, kids should definitely be put to work (not 18 hours or anything). The cemetery was a way better job than the call center. Helped me develop a sense of responsibility for all grave yards. These days, when I visit a new town and need some down time to think, I'll go to a cemetery and spend a few hours clearing off the tombstones.
Selling windows... I'm just not into sales, so I feel ya there!!