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Title: Best job you ever had
Post by: Dugout DickStone on December 12, 2012, 11:13:45 AM
Delivered booze/kegs for these guys.

http://www.blanchards.net/about-us/
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: puniraptor on December 12, 2012, 11:21:32 AM
Iceman.



If I could get paid like I do now, I would have stayed there my whole life.
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: Emo EMAW on December 12, 2012, 11:22:46 AM
Movie theatre.  Sounds dorky but it wasn't.  Boss hired all hot chicks on our recommendations.  I mostly did box office but sometimes would run the projectors (they were the old fashioned kind).  Hooked up with a lot of babes on the roof, too.
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: slobber on December 12, 2012, 11:23:24 AM
I grew up on a dairy farm. Basically, I got to do awesome stuff every day that you puds could only dream about, unless you grew up on a dairy farm.
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: DQ12 on December 12, 2012, 11:23:36 AM
Doorknob factory. 

About once a month, they had a factory wide meeting where all the people on the floor would go into the cafeteria and be briefed about whatever it was that "corporate" wanted to be done better (usually safety bs) and answer trivia questions about safety or the history of the company.  The prizes were these giant, industrial chain locks.  I just always though that was really funny. 

Yes you got the answer right, now here's your prize!  A giant chain lock!  Now you can go home and lock whatever it is that you need locked with this huge lock!
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: Cartierfor3 on December 12, 2012, 11:31:04 AM
Doorknob factory. 

About once a month, they had a factory wide meeting where all the people on the floor would go into the cafeteria and be briefed about whatever it was that "corporate" wanted to be done better (usually safety bs) and answer trivia questions about safety or the history of the company.  The prizes were these giant, industrial chain locks.  I just always though that was really funny. 

Yes you got the answer right, now here's your prize!  A giant chain lock!  Now you can go home and lock whatever it is that you need locked with this huge lock!

Did you win one?
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: DQ12 on December 12, 2012, 11:31:56 AM
no.
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: Emo EMAW on December 12, 2012, 11:33:57 AM
no.

Just ruined the thread.
Title: Best job you ever had
Post by: felix rex on December 12, 2012, 11:33:59 AM
Foreign Media Analyst. In other words, paid to read newspapers online.

:BBS:
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: AppleJack on December 12, 2012, 11:35:08 AM
I painted houses in college and loved it. My tan was bangin, got off at like 3pm and could still booze that night w/o getting hungover.
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: 06wildcat on December 12, 2012, 11:36:37 AM
Driving range ball boy. Paid a penny a ball and meant 12-year-old 06 had the nicest crap in sixth grade.  :gocho:
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: 420seriouscat69 on December 12, 2012, 11:38:36 AM
Worked at a movie theatre. Free movies and all the nachos you could devour. Also, found a way to scheme the place out of a lot of money. Those were some of the best years of fanning's youth.
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: mocat on December 12, 2012, 11:40:02 AM
country club bag room staff. unbelievably awesome job for a 17-18 year old. lots of beer tips, driving a cart around all day, use of golf clubs/driving range, milfs everywhere, no hard work. great stuff
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: slobber on December 12, 2012, 11:41:14 AM
Worked at a movie theatre. Free movies and all the nachos you could devour. Also, found a way to scheme the place out of a lot of money. Those were some of the best years of fanning's youth.
scheme and steal are not necessarily the same thing.
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: OB_Won on December 12, 2012, 11:41:44 AM
Worked at a movie theatre. Free movies and all the nachos you could devour. Also, found a way to scheme the place out of a lot of money. Those were some of the best years of fanning's youth.
Hopefully your new prospective employer doesn't google your name and find this post.
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: Willesgirl on December 12, 2012, 11:43:52 AM
Sonic carhop. We could turn the speakers on and listen to what people were saying in their cars. I had all the goods on everyone. Plus, I had no responsibilities so I blew every dime I earned there on stuff I wanted -- sunglasses, clothes, etc. Also, told my manager when I wanted to work and refused to work any other times. Wish I could get away with that now.
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: 420seriouscat69 on December 12, 2012, 11:44:33 AM
Sonic carhop. We could turn the speakers on and listen to what people were saying in their cars. I had all the goods on everyone. Plus, I had no responsibilities so I blew every dime I earned there on stuff I wanted -- sunglasses, clothes, etc. Also, told my manager when I wanted to work and refused to work any other times. Wish I could get away with that now.
I worked at sonic too.  :gocho:
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: 420seriouscat69 on December 12, 2012, 11:45:05 AM
Worked at a movie theatre. Free movies and all the nachos you could devour. Also, found a way to scheme the place out of a lot of money. Those were some of the best years of fanning's youth.
Hopefully your new prospective employer doesn't google your name and find this post.
I was 17, gmafb.
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: Institutional Control on December 12, 2012, 11:45:19 AM
I had a job that was so pud but I don't know if it was my best job because it didn't pay much.

My current job pays well but can be stressful.
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: DQ12 on December 12, 2012, 11:46:52 AM
Sonic carhop. We could turn the speakers on and listen to what people were saying in their cars. I had all the goods on everyone. Plus, I had no responsibilities so I blew every dime I earned there on stuff I wanted -- sunglasses, clothes, etc. Also, told my manager when I wanted to work and refused to work any other times. Wish I could get away with that now.
i think you're looking for the worst job thread. 
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: Willesgirl on December 12, 2012, 11:49:15 AM
Sonic carhop. We could turn the speakers on and listen to what people were saying in their cars. I had all the goods on everyone. Plus, I had no responsibilities so I blew every dime I earned there on stuff I wanted -- sunglasses, clothes, etc. Also, told my manager when I wanted to work and refused to work any other times. Wish I could get away with that now.
i think you're looking for the worst job thread.

Nope. I loved that job. No responsibilities. All of my friends worked there and all I did all day was take soft drinks to people's cars and stand around in the parking lot hanging out with my friends. What's not to like? (Also, only worked there during the summer. Would probably hate in winter.)
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: RickRampus on December 12, 2012, 11:50:49 AM
country club bag room staff. unbelievably awesome job for a 17-18 year old. lots of beer tips, driving a cart around all day, use of golf clubs/driving range, milfs everywhere, no hard work. great stuff

did greens work for a summer, it was dandy.  Boss was a pushover, could go into the clubhouse and eat and drink anything, anytime.  Almost made mowing enjoyable when you could go "refresh" your drink behind the bar every couple of holes.  I don't think I have ever done so little and gotten paid for it. 
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: DQ12 on December 12, 2012, 11:51:18 AM
What's not to like?
sonic radio. 

smelling like old breakfast burrito mix and fake ice cream every day.
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: Willesgirl on December 12, 2012, 11:53:47 AM
What's not to like?
sonic radio. 

smelling like old breakfast burrito mix and fake ice cream every day.

Oh. Well. I had this thing called a shower, and I used it. Also, every day? Please. I worked there on Wednesday nights and Saturdays. Another great part of that gig -- rarely working.
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: 420seriouscat69 on December 12, 2012, 11:55:52 AM
I cooked your food while you guys banked it as car hops. You were the enemy! I did eat a lot of cheddar bites though.
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: Willesgirl on December 12, 2012, 11:57:27 AM
I cooked your food while you guys banked it as car hops. You were the enemy! I did eat a lot of cheddar bites though.

I always felt a little sorry for the cooks like Young Fanning. We were outside having fun, not smelling like fry grease and people gave us tips even though we made minimum wage.
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: DQ12 on December 12, 2012, 11:57:49 AM
I cooked your food while you guys banked it as car hops. You were the enemy! I did eat a lot of cheddar bites though.
i did it all man.  carhop.  cook.  coney station.  ice cream.  expedition counter.  coneys.

i was sonic certified at 16. pretty much a prodigy.
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: Institutional Control on December 12, 2012, 11:59:00 AM
I cooked your food while you guys banked it as car hops. You were the enemy! I did eat a lot of cheddar bites though.
#fanningbrag ?
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: slobber on December 12, 2012, 12:04:04 PM
I cooked your food while you guys banked it as car hops. You were the enemy! I did eat a lot of cheddar bites though.
#fanningbrag ?
He has a knack for turning bad things in to fanning brags. Pretty impressive how he always finds the silver lining.
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: john "teach me how to" dougie on December 12, 2012, 12:12:33 PM
Worked at the Phoenix airport loading and unloading / moving airliners during grad school. Was pretty much the best job you could have.
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: slobber on December 12, 2012, 12:15:18 PM
Would it be wrong if I said "Stacey"? If so, I apologize.
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: AbeFroman on December 12, 2012, 12:50:45 PM
Filby Liquor, easiest 4 months of working ever.
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: EllRobersonisInnocent on December 12, 2012, 01:07:56 PM
Worked at Safari Jacks/Aggie Station/had one or two other names down in the ville when I was 16 before it burned down. I was the owners right hand man, the first hour of work consisted of watching The Simpsons and counting money in the safe. Then would go grab us McDonalds. The rest of the time was spent stocking the bar with ice/beer and hitting on the female staff. Best part was being paid in cash. Best job ever, I  :bawl: when it burned down
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: ben ji on December 12, 2012, 01:12:14 PM
I've had 2 really awesome jobs.

Had my own lawn mowing business in highschool and cleaned up. Mowing lawns was not that glamorous but if I decided I wanted to go to the pool and chase fillys instead of work I could do that. I also used to use younger players on the football team as below minimum wage labor.

The second awesome job was a cook at tubby's in college...The actual work and pay sucked but I worked with my roomates/other friends and we could drink on the job and eat all the food we wanted.
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: Saulbadguy on December 12, 2012, 01:34:24 PM
I worked at a daycare. That was pretty easy, got to take naps and eat alot
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: The Big Train on December 12, 2012, 01:37:35 PM
Worked as a field maintenance guy for all the baseball/softball fields in Manhattan all through college.  Wasted gas by racing around buildings in the gator, made other ppl clean up when ppl crap in the bathrooms, etc etc etc.  Basically ran the place  :gocho:
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: steve dave on December 12, 2012, 02:00:04 PM
Worked at Safari Jacks/Aggie Station/had one or two other names down in the ville when I was 16 before it burned down. I was the owners right hand man, the first hour of work consisted of watching The Simpsons and counting money in the safe. Then would go grab us McDonalds. The rest of the time was spent stocking the bar with ice/beer and hitting on the female staff. Best part was being paid in cash. Best job ever, I  :bawl: when it burned down

 :dubious:
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: sys on December 12, 2012, 02:02:28 PM
unemployed was a lot of fun.
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: The1BigWillie on December 12, 2012, 02:19:41 PM
Bartender at a strip joint for 3 years.  :facepalm:
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: EllRobersonisInnocent on December 12, 2012, 02:20:32 PM
Worked at Safari Jacks/Aggie Station/had one or two other names down in the ville when I was 16 before it burned down. I was the owners right hand man, the first hour of work consisted of watching The Simpsons and counting money in the safe. Then would go grab us McDonalds. The rest of the time was spent stocking the bar with ice/beer and hitting on the female staff. Best part was being paid in cash. Best job ever, I  :bawl: when it burned down

 :dubious:

 :dubious:
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: 420seriouscat69 on December 12, 2012, 02:34:40 PM
I cooked your food while you guys banked it as car hops. You were the enemy! I did eat a lot of cheddar bites though.
#fanningbrag ?
He has a knack for turning bad things in to fanning brags. Pretty impressive how he always finds the silver lining.
I would say 50% of my diet and my daily in take of the age of 16 was cheddar bites and ranch. Oh, the other 50%, orange slushies.  :gocho:
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: pissclams on December 12, 2012, 02:39:28 PM
i like the grape and the blue slushies from sonic the best
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: slobber on December 12, 2012, 02:39:58 PM
I cooked your food while you guys banked it as car hops. You were the enemy! I did eat a lot of cheddar bites though.
#fanningbrag ?
He has a knack for turning bad things in to fanning brags. Pretty impressive how he always finds the silver lining.
I would say 50% of my diet and my daily in take of the age of 16 was cheddar bites and ranch. Oh, the other 50%, orange slushies.  :gocho:
and the hits just keep on coming!  :excited:
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: steve dave on December 12, 2012, 02:56:13 PM
Mine is probably my time spent working at Safari Jacks, Gilligans and Aggie Station until it burned down  :dubious:
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: Winters on December 12, 2012, 02:57:17 PM
Bartender at a strip joint for 3 years.  :facepalm:
sounds fun
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: Cire on December 12, 2012, 02:58:59 PM
worked for a beer distributor, fun but a lot of work. 

Best was probably hs at a baseball/softball complex, food cute girls etc.
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: EllRobersonisInnocent on December 12, 2012, 03:03:16 PM
Mine is probably my time spent working at Safari Jacks, Gilligans and Aggie Station until it burned down  :dubious:

Co-worker!!! Don't know if you remember a high school kid running around there or not. I think I worked in the kitchen the night that it happened.
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: puniraptor on December 12, 2012, 03:06:31 PM
Mine is probably my time spent working at Safari Jacks, Gilligans and Aggie Station until it burned down  :dubious:

Co-worker!!! Don't know if you remember a high school kid running around there or not. I think I worked in the kitchen the night that it happened.

arsonist confession
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: Institutional Control on December 12, 2012, 03:17:59 PM
Mine is probably my time spent working at Safari Jacks, Gilligans and Aggie Station until it burned down  :dubious:

Co-worker!!! Don't know if you remember a high school kid running around there or not. I think I worked in the kitchen the night that it happened.

arsonist confession

EllRobersonisInnocent: What the hell is this?

puniraptor: EllRobersonisInnocent, you have the right to remain silent. Any statement you make...

EllRobersonisInnocent: I'm being charged with a crime? Is that what this is? I'm being charged with a crime? This is funny. That's what this is. This is...

[turning to TRIM and lunging at him]

EllRobersonisInnocent: ... I'm gonna rip the eyes out of your head and piss into your dead skull! You mumped with the wrong EMAW!

puniraptor: EllRobersonisInnocent! Do you understand these rights as I have just read them to you?

EllRobersonisInnocent: You fuckin' people... you have no idea how to defend a message board. All you did was weaken a bbs today, TRIM. That's all you did. You put people's lives in danger. Sweet dreams, son.

TRIM: Don't call me son. I'm a lawyer, and a a moderator at goEMAW.COM, and you're under arrest you son of a bitch.

TRIM: The witness is excused.
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: Pete on December 12, 2012, 03:27:18 PM
On-screen "talent" for a series of geological educational videos. I had no rough ridin' idea what I was talking about...just read the teleprompter, wore pick axe and canteen smiled.
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: CNS on December 12, 2012, 03:33:18 PM
Painted houses for a lazy alcoholic that I only saw on fridays to get paid in cash.  Basically ran our crew.  started when we wanted to.  finished when we wanted to.  completely made up the quantity of hours worked right before getting paid every friday.  It also paid much more than any job any of my friends at the time had. 

Since the boss was an alchy, you could call in at like 11am and tell him you just woke up from a bender and he would totally laugh about it and completely understand.

The guy always told us that he liked to treat us great because some day he would be working for us.

Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: puniraptor on December 12, 2012, 03:35:28 PM
Mine is probably my time spent working at Safari Jacks, Gilligans and Aggie Station until it burned down  :dubious:

Co-worker!!! Don't know if you remember a high school kid running around there or not. I think I worked in the kitchen the night that it happened.

arsonist confession

EllRobersonisInnocent: What the hell is this?

puniraptor: EllRobersonisInnocent, you have the right to remain silent. Any statement you make...

EllRobersonisInnocent: I'm being charged with a crime? Is that what this is? I'm being charged with a crime? This is funny. That's what this is. This is...

[turning to TRIM and lunging at him]

EllRobersonisInnocent: ... I'm gonna rip the eyes out of your head and piss into your dead skull! You mumped with the wrong EMAW!

puniraptor: EllRobersonisInnocent! Do you understand these rights as I have just read them to you?

EllRobersonisInnocent: You fuckin' people... you have no idea how to defend a message board. All you did was weaken a bbs today, TRIM. That's all you did. You put people's lives in danger. Sweet dreams, son.

TRIM: Don't call me son. I'm a lawyer, and a a moderator at goEMAW.COM, and you're under arrest you son of a bitch.

TRIM: The witness is excused.

TRIM: I'm not that kind of lawyer.
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: 'taterblast on December 12, 2012, 03:35:50 PM
cico park baseball field maintenance crew
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: ChiComCat on December 12, 2012, 04:35:55 PM
Movie theatre.  Sounds dorky but it wasn't.  Boss hired all hot chicks on our recommendations.  I mostly did box office but sometimes would run the projectors (they were the old fashioned kind).  Hooked up with a lot of babes on the roof, too.

What theater? Did the same at the one I worked at in HS. Also, I was in HS and my boss would pick up a 30 pack and we would get ripped and have our friends out after hours to drink/watch movies.
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: Unruly on December 12, 2012, 05:10:18 PM
Blow/rim combo.
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: Brock Landers on December 12, 2012, 05:17:00 PM
Blow/rim combo.



:sdeek:
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: 420seriouscat69 on December 12, 2012, 05:19:22 PM
Blow/rim combo.



:sdeek:
:sdeek:
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: chunkles on December 12, 2012, 07:26:06 PM
gameday parking lot attendant (east lot, south side) at the Bill, but pre-BSFS time. Never been happier while working.  I helped so many people and would act silly a lot and do weird arm motions and poses because I was hilarious and people loved the cats and having a laugh or two before the game is totally ok at the happiest place on earth.
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: kim carnes on December 12, 2012, 08:49:22 PM
Bartender at a strip joint for 3 years.  :facepalm:
sounds fun

it would be interesting
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: DQ12 on December 12, 2012, 08:52:01 PM
does "radio host" at 91.9 count?  if it does, then doing "Just Two Guys" with Matt Seibrandt's Left Hand would be number 1.
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: FP TC etc. on December 12, 2012, 10:08:10 PM
does "radio host" at 91.9 count?  if it does, then doing "Just Two Guys" with Matt Seibrandt's Left Hand would be number 1.

I think part of a job is getting paid...
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: bones129 on December 12, 2012, 10:11:06 PM
country club bag room staff. unbelievably awesome job for a 17-18 year old. lots of beer tips, driving a cart around all day, use of golf clubs/driving range, milfs everywhere, no hard work. great stuff

did greens work for a summer, it was dandy.  Boss was a pushover, could go into the clubhouse and eat and drink anything, anytime.  Almost made mowing enjoyable when you could go "refresh" your drink behind the bar every couple of holes.  I don't think I have ever done so little and gotten paid for it.

Doing little and getting paid well is always a great gig. Doing nothing and getting paid well is even better.
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: bones129 on December 12, 2012, 10:15:02 PM
Blow/rim combo.

Can't believe it took so long for someone to say this.
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: hemmy on December 12, 2012, 10:34:19 PM
current job
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: Asteriskhead on December 13, 2012, 12:10:32 AM
Definitely my time as a runner at a law firm. I spent most of my time taking vehicles to the car wash, going to the grocery store or hitting on the clerks.
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: bones129 on December 13, 2012, 12:20:55 AM
Definitely my time as a runner at a law firm. I spent most of my time taking vehicles to the car wash, going to the grocery store or hitting on the clerks.

What is a runner?
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: Asteriskhead on December 13, 2012, 12:28:42 AM
I'm assuming it stands for errand runner. I was supposed to file motions at the county clerk's office and stuff like that. However, if I wasn't doing the three things I mentioned previously I was doing homework on the clock or going to lunch with the senior partner. It was a pretty sweet gig for a college kid. Most Fridays I got yelled at if I wasn't hungover/didn't have a story to tell the senior partner about the night before.
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: Matt Siebrant's Left Hand on December 13, 2012, 01:51:38 AM
does "radio host" at 91.9 count?  if it does, then doing "Just Two Guys" with Matt Seibrandt's Left Hand would be number 1.

I think part of a job is getting paid...
We were paid with goEMAW call-ins. Real treat hosting that show with you Dlew12. 
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: Stevesie60 on December 13, 2012, 09:55:15 AM
Let me be the 3rd person in this thread to say that bartending at Aggie Station is the best job I've ever had.
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: 8manpick on December 13, 2012, 09:59:18 AM
Teaching measurements and instrumentation lab as a graduate teaching assistant.  $300 a week plus free tuition for roughly 10 hours of work per week.
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: EuroCat on December 13, 2012, 12:22:16 PM
Teaching measurements and instrumentation lab as a graduate teaching assistant.  $300 a week plus free tuition for roughly 10 hours of work per week.
What semester(s)?
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: DQ12 on December 13, 2012, 12:43:05 PM
does "radio host" at 91.9 count?  if it does, then doing "Just Two Guys" with Matt Seibrandt's Left Hand would be number 1.

I think part of a job is getting paid...
We were paid with goEMAW call-ins. Real treat hosting that show with you Dlew12.
The pleasure was all mine, MSLH.
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: Dugout DickStone on December 13, 2012, 01:37:29 PM
On-screen "talent" for a series of geological educational videos. I had no rough ridin' idea what I was talking about...just read the teleprompter, wore pick axe and canteen smiled.

It was like touring several of Kansas's different geologial eras with one of your budies, who wore a sharp plaid shirt.
Title: Re: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: 8manpick on December 13, 2012, 02:44:01 PM
Teaching measurements and instrumentation lab as a graduate teaching assistant.  $300 a week plus free tuition for roughly 10 hours of work per week.
What semester(s)?

Spring '11
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: Trim on December 16, 2012, 10:55:40 PM
old breakfast burrito mix

:sdeek:
Title: Re: Best job you ever had
Post by: Trim on December 16, 2012, 10:55:59 PM
TRIM: I'm not that kind of lawyer.

:lol: