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January 2, 2025

Let's talk about bad jobs

Oh, I’ve had some. Here are my worst.

Bank teller

My mom and sister convinced me to get a job as a bank teller the summer between freshman and sophomore year of college. I could not have been less suited to it. I was a huge disappointment during training. The trainer didn’t want to pass me: I couldn’t have agreed more. I had zero aptitude for the work, and when my time came to actually, uh, tell on banks (?) I was fired after two days. Apparently I “gave” “too much money” to “multiple customers.” I was delighted with my newfound freedom.

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