You were at least, semi-realistic. Me? I wanted to be either a cowboy or Yogi Berra.
GL H
of MN
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Jun 27, 2008 15:53:16 PM
Ah, the innocence.....
....of youth. It's quite apparent from your still unrequited lust for cashiering that you never actually worked as a cashier!
But did you ever read Studs Terkel's "Working"? One of the interviews is with a woman named Babe, a supermarket cashier. She speaks of her work with pride and love! Astounding, really.
(Maybe just to me? I did work as a cashier and found it, um, soul-destroying.)
Working Girl
of WA
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Jun 26, 2008 20:32:04 PM
But just think: if not for the UPC, you might be head cashier at the Safeway today, instead of being a journalist. I think you won. (And now that supermarkets have started to set up self-service UPC scanners, it's even worse for the cashiers.)
When I worked at McDonald's, in high school, we had to type in the prices ourselves. Now they just press a button for "Big Mac", and the price is done for them. No UPCs, but it seems to've become equally lifeless.
You're taking a break from your job-hunting and job-hopping ways and have decided to stay put in your current position. Liz Wolgemuth’s careers blog will show you how to make the very best of your job, each day.
GL H of MN @ Jun 27, 2008 15:53:16 PM
Working Girl of WA @ Jun 26, 2008 20:32:04 PM
Barry Leiba of NY @ Jun 26, 2008 14:21:44 PM
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