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There is almost nothing I wouldn't do to eat and have a roof/heart/water. Only illegal activity is out.
There are few things I would not do to pay my student loans and car. Illegal activity and anything related to selling sexual activity of any type are up there.
For things like movies, non-worn out clothes and internet... jobs that would include the above plus any job involving heavy lifting and nothing else [amazon box slinger]
For things like chicken, cable, snow tires... the above plus sales and low ground crop harvesting. [cotton, tomatoes, ground vines]
Anything else.. I'd pretty much do. It's not so bad to me since I've worked a lot of it. Once you get past the mental blocks, embrace the situation and think ahead to what you're going for, it's not that bad. And after I just thought about it for a second, I'd sling boxes and pick low growing crops too if I had to. It's just that I'm currently in terrible physical shape from being an office jockey and the thought of getting back into shape... Ugh. Mental block. I know what it takes and just... ugh.
I'm not interested in doing any job which requires me to kiss up to anyone, work with racists, jeopardize my health, neglect my family, break the law, or hurt others.
Location: East of Seattle since 1992, 615' Elevation, Zone 8b - originally from SF Bay Area
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There probably aren't too many that I wouldn't do if desperate for more money. I worked fast food from ages 14-18, though a small family owned fish & chips shop so not as bad as flipping burgers. When I needed a 2nd, part time job a couple of times in my less financially successful past, I took a job as substitute school custodian, and even worse, a year as a night/weekend custodian at a busy animal hospital.
Sales. I used to do retail 20 years ago when I was just out of college and then it was about customer service. Now it's all about credit card apps and huge sales goals. It's no fun to walk through a store and have sales associates pounce all over you because they are desperate to meet sales goals to keep their jobs. Retail store management is clueless about this stuff.
I also hate sales job. It's unstable because you have to keep your rate or you risk getting fired. F*** that ****.
I could never work at a collection agency. Had a cousin who did for a time and I can remember her telling me that not a day went by without someone cussing her out on the phone.
Any job dealing extensively with people. I mean I would do it, but I'd probably be fired for lack of people skills.
I really wouldn't mind a dirty or dangerous job.. just nothing dealing with people.
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