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.