Jobs That Suck There are probably lots of jobs out there that suck, really suck. Like, cleaning out chicken coops in the hot summer; or laying hot black tar onto a rooftop of a commercial building; or jobs where you had to put up with jerks at work and a fat, bald headed guy that smokes a cigar. Rita used to be a Cad Drafter for Gibson Guitar in Long Beach. But, you know what they say: "You don't have to like your boss, just do what he says."
One of the first jobs I had after college in 1966 was as a graphic designer at Pacific Mutual Life in Newport Beach - the first company west of the Mississippi River to use the brand new technology called Univac I. At that time, the art department used a drafting table, T-square and a VariTyper for type setting. It would be years before I got my first desk-top computer. But, I used to watch the tapes spin in the computer room. At the time, I was living in Venice Beach at 405 Howland Canal. One spring day I decided to quit working at the insurance company because the job sucked and I had a real bad case of spring-fever. So, on a Friday I got my pay check and went home - and never went back. Didn't say anything to anyone, just didn't come back, never called. Just like that - sweet! They probably wondered what happened to me. Go figure. [image: Inline image 1] In the basement of Pacific Life with the printers 1965. On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 1:51 PM, Richard Williams <[email protected]>wrote: > One time I interviewed for a job publishing menus for restaurants around > town using Microsoft Word. Rita had a temp desktop publishing job several > years ago. She was doing the newsletters and magazines for twenty small > suburban enclaves around San Antonio. The company, 'Neighborhood News', had > a PC with Microsoft Publisher on it. Lame! We both learned how to use Quark > Xpress in graphics school. Go figure. > > So, I told my grandson to check this out: > > [image: Inline image 1] > > Bay College: > 1 W Campbell Avenue, Campbell, CA > http://www.baycollegeca.org/index.php?curpage=deg_digitalarts > > "NewTek ignited the desktop video revolution, and television production > was never the same..." > > Newtek: > 5131 Beckwith Blvd. > San Antonio, TX 78249 > http://www.newtek.com/company/careers.html > > If you plan on going to an technology interview soon, here are some tips: > > 3. Technology. Take a look at the kind of desktops, mobile technology and > video/projection equipment being used around the office. If it all appears > cutting-edge, that can indicate the firm values up-to-date technology. > > Read more: > > 7 Critical Observations to Make While Waiting to Interview: > http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/interview<http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/outside-voices-careers/2013/10/22/7-critical-observations-to-make-while-waiting-to-interview> > > > On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 10:54 AM, Bhairitu <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> The video game market is flooded and not doing so well. There is A LOT >> of outsourcing to third world countries of video game production. I kinda >> know a little bit about that industry. ;-) >> >> BTW, if your grandson wants to be games designer then he better get >> deeply involved in the arts. I've known some of the best and most famous >> ones and they didn't have a computer science background. One was much more >> an artist than anything else. >> >> >> On 10/21/2013 07:48 AM, Richard J. Williams wrote: >> >> >> >> > I don't know what they expect people to do for a living these days. >> > >> It looks like there may be more jobs available in the medical field >> (after the current down turn is over). >> >> It's not complicated - there will be more and more older people for young >> people to take care of in the future. >> >> So, I helped put my grandaughter through nursing school - an RN program - >> two years. Before she graduated, she was offered a job in San Diego with a >> sign-on bonus! My grandson wants to be a computer game designer - he is >> learning programming at a community college in Sonoma. >> >> "According to the Entertainment Software Association, which represents >> American video game companies, Texas is home to 24 colleges and >> universities that offer video-game-related courses and programs. More are >> on the way, including a University of Texas at Austin post-baccalaureate >> program that will enroll students in 2014." >> >> 'Texas Incentives Lure Video Game Companies' >> http://www.texastribune.org/<http://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/04/texas-incentives-lure-video-game-companies/> >> >> On 10/20/2013 11:16 AM, Bhairitu wrote: >> >> >> >> I did "desktop publishing" as a temp in 1980 for a company that did >> those real estate magazines. Of course there was no graphics, just >> entering listing on paper into the computer. The gig lasted only a few >> days as they just needed some extra temps for a while who were good at >> typing and maybe some data entry experience (got that at the EDS temp >> gig). EDS wanted me back but I wound up working as a temp at title >> insurance company. Then my old band wanted me back so that was the end of >> temp work. >> >> I tried again when I returned a couple years later to my home town to >> sign up for temp computer work but they wanted a computer science degree >> for that. I laughed at them. >> >> I don't know what they expect people to do for a living these days. >> There are actually fewer and fewer jobs. It is probably time to do what >> Bucky Fuller suggested and pay people NOT TO WORK. But Dixon won't like >> that. ;-) >> >> On 10/20/2013 07:17 AM, Richard Williams wrote: >> >> >> After I graduated from High School I attended a community college and >> got a degree in Graphic Design. I was offered a job in at Pacific Life so I >> moved out to San Francisco to get started. I rented an apartment on >> Sacramento street right around the corner from China Town. It was the worst >> job I ever had - mainly due to the boredom. It was a job that sucked - what >> I really wanted to do was desktop publishing, except it wasn't invented >> yet. So, I had to wait until 19893 to get a PC. Go figure. >> >> Graphic Artist at work: >> >> [image: Inline image 1] >> >> http://www.smartschoolfinder.com/guide/graphic-art-design-schools >> >> My job was to produce documents and printed materials for the life >> insurance sales agents. I used an AM Varityper to produce the text, a >> T-square to align the text, and wax to stick it down. When everything got >> approved, I gave ithe layout to the printer. >> >> The only good thing about this job was they sent me through Varityper >> school which helped me get a better job two years later - Art Director of >> the the weekly Marin Tribune,. That was back in 1968 and it was very cool >> living across the Golden Gate Bridge in Marin County. >> >> Now this sucks - Rita went back to school in 2000 and graduated from a >> community college with a degree in Graphic Arts and then graduated from the >> university summa cum laude with a degree in Communication Arts. >> >> "Have you ever considered becoming a chef, or getting into desktop >> publishing? If so, forget it. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor >> Statistics, these occupations are on their way out, with the number of jobs >> being created and prospects for growth over the next few years standing at >> just about nil." >> >> '3 Dead-End Jobs to Avoid (Despite the Decent Pay)' >> http://www.fool.-dead-end-jobs-to-avoid-despite-the-decent-pay.aspx<http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/10/19/3-dead-end-jobs-to-avoid-despite-the-decent-pay.aspx> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >
