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I'm a waiter and my job is ok. It's especially amusing sometimes when some customers get kinda flirty. But I wanna try something new. So any fun jobs that you know of? Especially those that pay good (at least for a college student)?

I'm a waiter and my job is ok. It's especially amusing sometimes when some customers get kinda flirty. But I wanna try something new. So any fun jobs that you know of? Especially those that pay good (at least for a college student)?

Depends on country, but police line-ups, short hours, irregular yes. But pay's good for the work put in.

Porn star.

Porn star.

No no no, don't reveal the secret! There's only so many positions available in the porn industry these days, and with the ease of amateur digital cameras and video hosting, its getting harder to get paid for it. The last thing we need is more competition!

:p

On another note, working at a toy store is great... retail, but with bright colours and excited children. Not to mention you can personally ensure that each and every toy is perfectly safe *nods*.

i'm a bartender and a waiter. i get free food and alcohol and the social scene at work is great.

On another note, working at a toy store is great... retail, but with bright colours and excited children. Not to mention you can personally ensure that each and every toy is perfectly safe *nods*.

Should pay you extra for that, quality control, health and safety; a whole raft of huge responsibilities there.

I work in local government. That's a fun jo..... wait, did you say 'fun', or 'horribly, horribly depressing'?

Being a student is fun...other than the schooling...and assignments...and the exams. Okay, the drinking part of being a student is fun.

Toy store vote here too. I work in one. Christmas always brings a hectic bought of rude shoppers..But over all, I enjoy it. And, as you said, it's a decent college student pay.

I work in local government. That's a fun jo..... wait, did you say 'fun', or 'horribly, horribly depressing'?

I'm surprised we haven't seen a mass suicide of government workers yet.

Day trading and gambling. My fun jobs. :) I worked as a bouncer when I was in college, that was fun a lot of the time too.

being a farmer sucks big time .. unless you like all that country stuff ... then get another job in the country that isnt farming lol

Best jobs for me have been jobs where the people ive worked with are fun

Best jobs for perks ive had
Vending company (fills vending machines etc ... free chocolate crisps drinks etc)
bartender/manager ... free beer thats okay :D but one quiet night having two regular fit ladies get it on just to see my reaction rocked ... if only id been manager then to have been able to shut the pub up :D:D:D

No no no, don't reveal the secret! There's only so many positions available in the porn industry these days, and with the ease of amateur digital cameras and video hosting, its getting harder to get paid for it. The last thing we need is more competition!

:p

They could always use new fluffers. ;)

I think a job is as fun as you let it be. I've had a great time working on an asembly line. Just being productive is fun.

I think a thread about the WORST jobs anyone here has done would be more interesting...

Mine was selling advertizing - I tried it in print AND in radio. Both SUCKED - I felt like such a whore- both because I had to sell advertizing regardless of if I felt it was the highest best use for someones advertizing dollars AND because I had to run ads which often were miserable ideas of the ego-indulgent client - who ignored more reasonable suggestions.

I would much prefer to have been a media consultant or ad-agency - offering general marketing advice. Sadly most small businesses think they cannot afford such a thing and even fewer realize the merits (see ego-indulgent before). Shitty way to make a living...

I'm surprised we haven't seen a mass suicide of government workers yet.

It's just no-one's noticed.

you could work at a meat packing plant.

I bet being the person who runs the projector at a movie theater would be cool... you job is to watch movies.

No no no, don't reveal the secret! There's only so many positions available in the porn industry these days, and with the ease of amateur digital cameras and video hosting, its getting harder to get paid for it. The last thing we need is more competition!

:p
then create NEW positions!!! :p
Toy store vote here too. I work in one. Christmas always brings a hectic bought of rude shoppers..But over all, I enjoy it. And, as you said, it's a decent college student pay.

hehehehe... I had a friend who went to Japan for a work program. refused to learn the language... in the end, the company could only place him in quality control.

This was at BANDAI.

So his job was to play with all the toys.

so not working at a toy store, but working quality control for a toy manufacturer.

I bet being the person who runs the projector at a movie theater would be cool... you job is to watch movies.

Just don't work at one with only a few movies howing otherwise it would get boring fast.

Maybe you could become a test subject on companies experimental products.

Best job? Video game designer.

As for worst job, probably "bank guard in Alaska" -- there are fifty people in the bank, and all of them wear ski masks! >_>

It depends on what you mean by fun. One of the most fun jobs I have ever had was working for a radio station doing promotions. I got paid about $300 a day to go out to car lots and other various "we are broadcasting live" places and pass out bumper stickers. For a while when I was about 17 I got to go to a lot of concerts, and pass out bumper stickers and meet the band and pass out t-shirts and such.

I also had a job at a toy store once, it was pretty great, we got to "demonstrate" the toys.

Also, for about 10 years off and on I have been a clown and balloon artist, you kinda really have to looooove idiots though because they are drawn to you and you have to be nice to them, even though all of them ask the same 4 stupid questions. It pays nice after you have a rep and a client list, but before that, it's hit and miss. It's an on your feet, fake a good mood, high possibility of making kids cry and puke on you job, so if you don't like any of that, it's probably not for you.

Cook at KFC.

Up to your elbows in flour, cooking fat burns, floors covered in grease from the chicken fat, cleaning out the deep fryers... if that's you thing (which it wasn't for me :( )

Working as a carny is a lot of fun!

I also work now as a radio DJ/Mascot/Sound Technician. I get to travel to places, meet people, and basically be a local celebratory.

Also, for about 10 years off and on I have been a clown and balloon artist, you kinda really have to looooove idiots though because they are drawn to you and you have to be nice to them, even though all of them ask the same 4 stupid questions. It pays nice after you have a rep and a client list, but before that, it's hit and miss. It's an on your feet, fake a good mood, high possibility of making kids cry and puke on you job, so if you don't like any of that, it's probably not for you.

ok, what's the four questions?

ok, what's the four questions?

"can you make me a pink poodle?"
"have you seen that movie IT?"
"do you know your socks don't match?"
"do you have a real job?"

"can you make me a pink poodle?"
"have you seen that movie IT?"
"do you know your socks don't match?"
"do you have a real job?"

I'm surprised one of them isn't

Did you know John Wayne Gacy (http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/notorious/gacy/gacy_1.html)?

or

Are you on the sex offender list?

I'm surprised one of them isn't

Did you know John Wayne Gacy (http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/notorious/gacy/gacy_1.html)?

or

Are you on the sex offender list?

a LOT of people ask me about Gacy, but they are mostly the over-30 crowd, I get asked about IT from kids too young to watch it all the way up to dirty old men.

Also, being a female clown I don't get much of the sex offender list stuff, but my male clown friends do get asked that frequently.

I get asked by men* a lot if I "date non-clowns" and I always say no, because I only date my husband.

*using the term men loosely here

Day trading and gambling.

The latter is fun. I couldn't stand the former. I prefer trades that last a few months. Right now I'm long TRA.

I'm a waiter and my job is ok. It's especially amusing sometimes when some customers get kinda flirty. But I wanna try something new. So any fun jobs that you know of? Especially those that pay good (at least for a college student)?

Well, I was a cab driver for a while when I was in my senior year in high school and it was fun. But I was in a small town not a big city and the pay was kind of spotty.

Because you a college student you might consider job as a security guard. I did that for a while as I needed a second income to support my family. It was a very boring, late night or early morning, and weekend job that could allow a lot of time to study. After all, there isn't much to do at a car dealership from 9 PM to 5 AM, or at a junk yard or race track during those same hours. If I had some homework to do it would have helped pass those long lonely hours. Oh, and the pay is steady but not a lot.

"can you make me a pink poodle?"
"have you seen that movie IT?"
"do you know your socks don't match?"
"do you have a real job?"

*imagines the possible responses to those questions when Smunkee is in an ebil/snarky mood.*

:D

Oh... the possible responses...

"can you make me a pink poodle?"
"have you seen that movie IT?"
"do you know your socks don't match?"
"do you have a real job?"

Answers:

"I'm a clown, not a genetic engineer."
"You know it was a training film, right?"
"They did before the accident."
"Millionaire Playboy."

:)

*imagines the possible responses to those questions when Smunkee is in an ebil/snarky mood.*

:D

Oh... the possible responses...

:D

[QUOTE=SaintB;13206015]Working as a carny is a lot of fun![/QUOTE}

Yep, working as a carny can be a lot of fun. Just watch the people at the fair check;

Checks back pocket wallet. Checks other back pocket for checkbook.Checks for watch. Checks for car keys.

I bet being the person who runs the projector at a movie theater would be cool... you job is to watch movies.
I was a projectionist for 5 years and actually did it through some of my college. It is an awesome college job because I had my homework/reading done before I went home.

However, very few theaters use sole operators anymore, and when they do it is often union projectionists. I was 'lucky' enough to get into a bargain theater that needed projectionists because the prints were used but didn't want to pay union rates.

If you can find that sweet spot, it's awesome. You don't really watch the movies because 1) you have to stand, which means what you'll put up with a movie gets a lot stricter, and 2) Unless you work in a single screen theater, you have other movies to start and monitor. Honestly, at one point I had a tv up there that got one channel. Which is how I got addicted to Highlander:The Series...and narrowly dodged getting hooked on that tv show based on the Vampire role playing game...ugh...

But overall, awesome college job. I had to leave because they were going to switch to manager/projectionists and wanted me to clean theaters. No.
Best job? Video game designer.

As for worst job, probably "bank guard in Alaska" -- there are fifty people in the bank, and all of them wear ski masks! >_>
I live in the SF Bay Area, had a LOT of friends that were video game testers, and some worked on the tip lines. The stories of BS Tip Day (NOT endorsed by the company) were quality. "Do you have the platinum ring?...No?...You need that to get past that level....You have to go to the third level, get on top of the background tree...No, you can...Really...Well, this only works on a Tuesday with your Sega in direct sunlight..." Quality.

Also, for about 10 years off and on I have been a clown and balloon artist, you kinda really have to looooove idiots though because they are drawn to you and you have to be nice to them, even though all of them ask the same 4 stupid questions. It pays nice after you have a rep and a client list, but before that, it's hit and miss. It's an on your feet, fake a good mood, high possibility of making kids cry and puke on you job, so if you don't like any of that, it's probably not for you.
Children's performer job was also awesome. I dug it. Didn't do it as long as Smunk, but it kicked ass and still ranks as best job I've had. Not many jobs were people hug you when you show up. I was a costumed performer, meaning I showed up as cartoon characters-mostly Ninja Turtles.

Really, just freakin' awesome. Goofing off with immunity for pay.

Some of my weird questions were specific, though the most frustrating thing was when I'd make the balloon versions of the turtle weapons and the parent would come up, "We don't like them to have weapons." ... 'You know I'm a Ninja Turtle, right? The violence boat sailed the moment I showed up.'

Ah, good times.

It's especially amusing sometimes when some customers get kinda flirty.

You mean like, asking for "special seasoning/sauce" ... a 'la Waiting?
o.9

Designer, not tester.

I was a projectionist for 5 years and actually did it through some of my college. It is an awesome college job because I had my homework/reading done before I went home.

However, very few theaters use sole operators anymore, and when they do it is often union projectionists. I was 'lucky' enough to get into a bargain theater that needed projectionists because the prints were used but didn't want to pay union rates.

If you can find that sweet spot, it's awesome. You don't really watch the movies because 1) you have to stand, which means what you'll put up with a movie gets a lot stricter, and 2) Unless you work in a single screen theater, you have other movies to start and monitor. Honestly, at one point I had a tv up there that got one channel. Which is how I got addicted to Highlander:The Series...and narrowly dodged getting hooked on that tv show based on the Vampire role playing game...ugh...

But overall, awesome college job. I had to leave because they were going to switch to manager/projectionists and wanted me to clean theaters. No.

I've heard about projectionists going union and paying well but I didn't experience that. I also worked as a projectionist at a second run theatre so perhaps that was the reason, it did allow me to do studying or just plain reading novels so was pretty cool though it payed garbage. And after a few months, another projectionist became certain he could build and break down the prints better than anyone else so wanted to do it himself so I didn't even have to do that anymore. Basically just threading them up and then fixing them when the film wraps, which happened more than it should have (cheap bastards owned the place). It was pretty great though, perfect job for one who doesn't want do deal with customers bullshit and allows you see movies if you don't mind standing anyway.

being a farmer sucks big time .. unless you like all that country stuff ... then get another job in the country that isnt farming lol

I happen to live in rural Minnesota and if you don't like farming here, you'll go insane.

As for a fun job, I can tell you two that aren't. Pizza Ranch cook and Subway sandwich "artist." Oh the complaints you would hear!!

I've heard about projectionists going union and paying well but I didn't experience that. I also worked as a projectionist at a second run theatre so perhaps that was the reason, it did allow me to do studying or just plain reading novels so was pretty cool though it payed garbage. And after a few months, another projectionist became certain he could build and break down the prints better than anyone else so wanted to do it himself so I didn't even have to do that anymore. Basically just threading them up and then fixing them when the film wraps, which happened more than it should have (cheap bastards owned the place). It was pretty great though, perfect job for one who doesn't want do deal with customers bullshit and allows you see movies if you don't mind standing anyway.

Wraps gave me the red ass, especially when they transfered to polyester film. I started working on the brains myself to prevent that, after that things got extra cake. Though I did have my hero moment when I picked up the last 40 minutes of a 3+ hour film off the floor and back onto the platter while the movie played. 'Cause I rock like that.

Wraps gave me the red ass, especially when they transfered to polyester film. I started working on the brains myself to prevent that, after that things got extra cake. Though I did have my hero moment when I picked up the last 40 minutes of a 3+ hour film off the floor and back onto the platter while the movie played. 'Cause I rock like that.

I must say I have no idea how you got the film off the floor without the film twisting into knots which will pretty much screw up any chance of not stopping the film. I must say my jaw drops at this. Considering all the not only brain wraps but tail wraps i had to deal with...

*bows*

I mean, why can't the guy who maintains projectors (and so the platter speed) keep it down so it won't be throwing the tail (or even more then that) to get caught in the film as it leaves the brain? And, while I'm bitching, why can't the idiots who had the film last splice it correctly and actually mark it the right so you know what order the film reels need to go in?

*shakes fist*

I was under the impression most theaters were going entirely digital. No more film needed. Or maybe it's just the ones I go to.

I was under the impression most theaters were going entirely digital. No more film needed. Or maybe it's just the ones I go to.

Mine was a cheap ass second run theater. No way were the owners going to pay the hundreds of thousands of dollars to upgrade to digital projectors. The screens were all dirty and scratched as well so they could've been replaced. A decent portion of the armrests and the seats themselves were broken in the theatres... and on and on. Believe me, making upgrades weren't going to happen unfortunately.

In fact on the projector on one house had the light queue messed up so you had to be prepared to manually turn them on because the house lights wouldn't come on when the film went to credits.

Mine was a cheap ass second run theater. No way were the owners going to pay the hundreds of thousands of dollars to upgrade to digital projectors. The screens were all dirty and scratched as well so they could've been replaced. A decent portion of the armrests and the seats themselves were broken in the theatres... and on and on. Believe me, making upgrades weren't going to happen unfortunately.

That would explain things. And you sound like you're describing the theater in Redwood Falls. Add in a leaky roof and grumpy, underpaid workers and you have yourself the Redwood theater in a nutshell.

I must say I have no idea how you got the film off the floor without the film twisting into knots which will pretty much screw up any chance of not stopping the film. I must say my jaw drops at this. Considering all the not only brain wraps but tail wraps i had to deal with...

*bows*
It was an unqualified mess. I was untangling it on the fly. I gave myself enough lead time and then just restarted it. I had the last part of the film back on the platter with about 5 minutes to spare. I wanted a damn ovation from the crowd but they were just pissed that the film was interrupted for the three minutes it took me to get it restarted. Ungrateful bastards. If they had gotten the old man they replaced me with the movie would have been canceled if the sensor had dirt on it and shut the film down. (No fucking shit, he did that several times, I'd come in in the morning and a movie would be half fucking played on the projector. I even labeled all the relevant parts with post its (Q-tip, alcohol, sensor, 'DO NOT CANCEL THE MOVIE, it's your job to fix this crap') and he'd still cancel shows and leave the movie threaded and half played. He was hired to replace me when I got uppity but since he sucked they didn't get rid of me...)

I mean, why can't the guy who maintains projectors (and so the platter speed) keep it down so it won't be throwing the tail (or even more then that) to get caught in the film as it leaves the brain?
I had to adjust the arm swing so that the platter didn't change speeds too dramatically, once I figured out how to do that the job became cake. And a little maintenance to make sure the arm didn't stick and result in a tail wrap.
And, while I'm bitching, why can't the idiots who had the film last splice it correctly and actually mark it the right so you know what order the film reels need to go in?

*shakes fist*

Century theaters were the worst. Any time I got a print from them, I'd know that the print would be fucked up (like tails up, seriously, who the fuck breaks down a movie and then winds each reel to be tails up? What kind of colossal dick do you have to be to do that?)

I was under the impression most theaters were going entirely digital. No more film needed. Or maybe it's just the ones I go to.

Even here in the city that hasn't happened. There are theaters now that have one or two auditoriums that have digital projectors and they tell you which showing use them. Don't like it, shining light through film is still the best way.

That would explain things. And you sound like you're describing the theater in Redwood Falls. Add in a leaky roof and grumpy, underpaid workers and you have yourself the Redwood theater in a nutshell.

Heh, customers were always complaining about the floors being dirty or the movie having scrathes on it and to somehow make the disappear (not going to happen). I really don't know what they expect with not enough employees to do everything and all of them wanting to talk with each other instead of doing what they are supposed to do anyway.

It was an unqualified mess. I was untangling it on the fly. I gave myself enough lead time and then just restarted it. I had the last part of the film back on the platter with about 5 minutes to spare. I wanted a damn ovation from the crowd but they were just pissed that the film was interrupted for the three minutes it took me to get it restarted. Ungrateful bastards. If they had gotten the old man they replaced me with the movie would have been canceled if the sensor had dirt on it and shut the film down. (No fucking shit, he did that several times, I'd come in in the morning and a movie would be half fucking played on the projector. I even labeled all the relevant parts with post its (Q-tip, alcohol, sensor, 'DO NOT CANCEL THE MOVIE, it's your job to fix this crap') and he'd still cancel shows and leave the movie threaded and half played. He was hired to replace me when I got uppity but since he sucked they didn't get rid of me...)

Now I don't understand why people do such a thing. Even if you have a total disaster on your hands and you have to cancel the show, you still fix the damn problem and run the film out, not just leave it for the next guy who comes in to deal with. That just sucks. Our platters were too sensitive so we couldn't even run them out in the speedy fashion because the damn platters would throw the film so the first show of the day might have to be delayed because of that nonsense. It isn't even that hard to use the splicer its just time consuming as we had to unwind the damn film from around the brain. And why, oh why would you not check the sound bar to make sure it is lined up? Imagine my surprise when in the middle of a film that I presume (silly me) had been fixed properly suddenly started sounding like crap with that bar showing on the screen because its upside down? Gah.

I had to adjust the arm swing so that the platter didn't change speeds too dramatically, once I figured out how to do that the job became cake. And a little maintenance to make sure the arm didn't stick and result in a tail wrap.

When I had that problem with the arm not clicking over to keep the film from wrapping i could normally only take a screwdriver or something to try to push it into a position where it would click over. Usually after 10 minutes of irritation it would work. But a few times I had to stand there the entire showing and nudge it over which i have to tell you was so aggravating. Even getting the grit out of the arm did nothing. Of course the equipment was a couple decades old and was cheap crap to begin with so...

Century theaters were the worst. Any time I got a print from them, I'd know that the print would be fucked up (like tails up, seriously, who the fuck breaks down a movie and then winds each reel to be tails up? What kind of colossal dick do you have to be to do that?)

Ouch. Luckily such a thing didn't occur that often with us, usually it was simply mislabeled the #2 reel actually being #4 which means you better be really looking at your headers to make sure the little picture (damn, the technical term escapes me) (wait! Its a frame! :p )matches up with the end of your last reel or you are in some trouble. Give me fixing sprocket damage to unwinding a couple of reels to put them in the correct order.

I just wish I was told a lot sooner what to do when the damn igniter switch wouldn't fire. Having sound but no picture is after all a bit of a problem. Knowing to push in the lamp and hold down the manual start button would have helped alot...

A little picture of the fun little platters to deal with. If I really wanted to remember the experience properly i probably should have gotten closeups of the brain and projector itself but i had limited pics so.... meh.

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m209/gswelcome/Photo2001.jpg

Its dark and blurry but a consequence of not being able to turn the booth lights on without people in the theaters complaining. :p

Now I don't understand why people do such a thing. Even if you have a total disaster on your hands and you have to cancel the show, you still fix the damn problem and run the film out, not just leave it for the next guy who comes in to deal with. That just sucks. Our platters were too sensitive so we couldn't even run them out in the speedy fashion because the damn platters would throw the film so the first show of the day might have to be delayed because of that nonsense. It isn't even that hard to use the splicer its just time consuming as we had to unwind the damn film from around the brain. And why, oh why would you not check the sound bar to make sure it is lined up? Imagine my surprise when in the middle of a film that I presume (silly me) had been fixed properly suddenly started sounding like crap with that bar showing on the screen because its upside down? Gah.
Wow. I don't think I had any projectionist insert the film backward...damn...



When I had that problem with the arm not clicking over to keep the film from wrapping i could normally only take a screwdriver or something to try to push it into a position where it would click over. Usually after 10 minutes of irritation it would work. But a few times I had to stand there the entire showing and nudge it over which i have to tell you was so aggravating. Even getting the grit out of the arm did nothing. Of course the equipment was a couple decades old and was cheap crap to begin with so...

Brain modification was a priority with me.


Man, that sounds way cooler than it really was.


Ouch. Luckily such a thing didn't occur that often with us, usually it was simply mislabeled the #2 reel actually being #4 which means you better be really looking at your headers to make sure the little picture (damn, the technical term escapes me) (wait! Its a frame! :p )matches up with the end of your last reel or you are in some trouble. Give me fixing sprocket damage to unwinding a couple of reels to put them in the correct order.

No fooling, I assembled a movie were 3 and 4 were switched. No one said anything until the next Monday.

I just wish I was told a lot sooner what to do when the damn igniter switch wouldn't fire. Having sound but no picture is after all a bit of a problem. Knowing to push in the lamp and hold down the manual start button would have helped alot...
We had projectors that would only work that way for a while. That biggass shudder arm (now I'm forgetting terms) was my best friend for the first year or so. I eventually had them fixed because I'm a lazy, lazy man and I wanted my job to be as George Jetson (push a button) as possible.

A little picture of the fun little platters to deal with. If I really wanted to remember the experience properly i probably should have gotten closeups of the brain and projector itself but i had limited pics so.... meh.

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m209/gswelcome/Photo2001.jpg

Its dark and blurry but a consequence of not being able to turn the booth lights on without people in the theaters complaining. :p

Those look like our platters. Well, they were blue. I don't know if they are the exact same or not.

Yep, working as a carny can be a lot of fun. Just watch the people at the fair check;

Checks back pocket wallet. Checks other back pocket for checkbook.Checks for watch. Checks for car keys.

Nope.. I was talking about the side benefits of the job :D

Maybe you could become a test subject on companies experimental products.

We regularly get such offers at our uni's notice boards. The most hilarious ones I've encountered so far were for "testing pillows" (subjects were asked to come without make-up) and one, no kidding you, from a condom company (you could choose to be rewarded for your one-hour work with 30€ or a "45€ worth of condom products").

No, I haven't done either.

But I often pose as test subject for the psych. department; the students there always have to devise and conduct some simple 30-minutes tests and you usually get 2-7€ for it or, if you so choose, chocolate. It's a fun, easy thing to do in between classes and it even helps your fellow students, so yeah.

We regularly get such offers at our uni's notice boards. The most hilarious ones I've encountered so far were for "testing pillows"
I think I just found my dream career.

I'm a waiter and my job is ok. It's especially amusing sometimes when some customers get kinda flirty. But I wanna try something new. So any fun jobs that you know of? Especially those that pay good (at least for a college student)?
Male prostitute. The pay's good, the parties are excellent fun, and as long as you wear a condom (hey, builders have to wear hard-hats, that's hardly any different), then you should be safe, too.

Also, you might bump into one of your tutors, which could lead to Much Hilarity.

I think I just found my dream career.

When I first went to college there was a sleep research thing being done. I think it was with snoring. I really wish I had taken it, but since there hasn't emerged a magic cure for snoring maybe it wouldn't have mattered...ah well, I'm not the one who has to deal with my snoring...muhahaha...

Wow. I don't think I had any projectionist insert the film backward...damn....

I don't know why it should happen since its hammered to us that the soundbar thould always be face up. But noooo....

Brain modification was a priority with me..

I'm not sure how much modificaton our brains could have gotten, they seemed to want to mess up on you any chance they got whatever you did. Heh, my favorite event was when a brain actually flew off the platter while the film was running. Needless to say the show was cancelled and I certainly never was shown how to deal with those damn wires that feed power to it. I would've loved to deal with it but something like that... best to leave to someone who knows what the hell they are doing. :p

No fooling, I assembled a movie were 3 and 4 were switched. No one said anything until the next Monday..

Luckily such a thing rarely happened, normally a reel would just be scratched all to hell and have to order another reel. My manager loved to tell me how fun making that request was to the owners.

We had projectors that would only work that way for a while. That biggass shudder arm (now I'm forgetting terms) was my best friend for the first year or so. I eventually had them fixed because I'm a lazy, lazy man and I wanted my job to be as George Jetson (push a button) as possible..

Good times at the theater....

Those look like our platters. Well, they were blue. I don't know if they are the exact same or not.

I was told that there weren't really any other copies of those platters out there, that they were made by a company that doesn't even exist anymore, that parts are getting extremely hard to find, etc., etc. I just wish the film would have stopped jumping over the brain rollers so I guess my feelings were a bit more immediate.

I'm just glad I didn't have to deal with a burnt out diode. I was told there are like six of them with no way to tell which one is messed up so you have to pull them out individually to find the bad one. Yikes.

Once a guard, always a guard. Alarm response/ intervention and alarm control. Best job I ever had. Pay could be better though.

I don't know why it should happen since its hammered to us that the soundbar thould always be face up. But noooo....
That's a melon scratcher.

Though I did insert 12 frames backwards (sound on the proper side, though) just to be a stinker once. It's only half a second, just enough for people to go, "Did that just happen?" In retrospect, it's this kind of behavior that might be why they're so adamant on going digital...ah, ruining it for others, the Great American Pastime...



I'm not sure how much modificaton our brains could have gotten, they seemed to want to mess up on you any chance they got whatever you did. Heh, my favorite event was when a brain actually flew off the platter while the film was running. Needless to say the show was cancelled and I certainly never was shown how to deal with those damn wires that feed power to it. I would've loved to deal with it but something like that... best to leave to someone who knows what the hell they are doing. :p
Mostly it was adjusting the tension on the swing arm and positioning the control switch. I did have a brain come loose but I happened to be walking by just when it happened so I stopped everything before it got too out of control, I was even able to restart the movie. Had anything snapped that couldn't be snapped back in, that would have been it. Unless I could convince myself that I could lift the film onto the other platter, but it would have to be early in the film for me to do that so the clamps could hold it together. I don't know, now that I think about it I probably would have tried. I got bored enough doing that job that I was prone to heroics...;p



Luckily such a thing rarely happened, normally a reel would just be scratched all to hell and have to order another reel. My manager loved to tell me how fun making that request was to the owners.
Yeah, mine would bitch, too, like it was my fault. "Look, ass, that movie played for three months in first run, you don't think some shit happened to it during that time before it got to me?" Remember that thing about me getting uppity?






I was told that there weren't really any other copies of those platters out there, that they were made by a company that doesn't even exist anymore, that parts are getting extremely hard to find, etc., etc. I just wish the film would have stopped jumping over the brain rollers so I guess my feelings were a bit more immediate.
I guess how different can a platter system work. Super Platters? Is that a brand or a system? I know we called them Super Platters...

I'm just glad I didn't have to deal with a burnt out diode. I was told there are like six of them with no way to tell which one is messed up so you have to pull them out individually to find the bad one. Yikes.
I was kind of pissy about downed projectors and the like because they made my day involve effort, so I always followed the projector tech around and learned as much as I could to fix whatever crap could break on my own, but there was some stuff were a few steps in I'd just go, "Look, just give me your card..."

Amusment parks are fun...but its winter so meh. I mean you might be able to get free books from Barnes and Nobles or free games freom GAme Stop but once again, meh.

Amusment parks are fun...but its winter so meh. I mean you might be able to get free books from Barnes and Nobles or free games freom GAme Stop but once again, meh.

I was a buyer at a record store, and it has its degrees of awesome to it-backstage at shows where you meet the artists, I have about 2500 CDs and that's after pairing down (I quit 5 years ago and there are still CDs I haven't opened). It's not really the same anymore, but for a while it was six degrees of awesome. Except for the customers, and the boring ass shit like filling and inventory and other parts of the actual job. But the perks, for a joe job, quality.

I get asked by men* a lot if I "date non-clowns" and I always say no, because I only date my husband.



Goes to show that no matter how much make-up a woman has on she will still get hit on by guys. :D

I've never met a baker that wasn't cheerful, both on and off the job. I went through culinary academy and chose the Baking & Pastry Arts program because 1) It was less expensive than the full chef's course, and 2) They looked like they had more fun. And I was right. We did have fun in there. My cakes teacher used to hum the theme from the Godfather while he handed out week-end tests.

Think about it. It's like working in a toy shop: you're dispensing goodies, treats and rewards.

Yeah, double-post...

Another fun gig I had in my checquered past was fanzine editor/publisher. The pay sucked, but boy did we have a lot of fun. The downside, other than spotty lucre, was we had to deal with all kinds of fans including obsessives, creepy stalker-types, corrupt film industry people (everything you heard about Hollywood is true) and othersuch.

But for every creep, we met three exceptionally cool and fun people. We got into movie sets, talked with actors writers artists and special effects guys, hung out with them, drank it up with them, went on cross-country roadtrips. Fan journalism works almost like a line of credit in fandom: if you see something you like/want for your collection, you can usually barter for it. The barter economy is very alive in fandom.

I could tell you a hundred thousand adventures and encounters we had "behind-the-scenes" but it's late and I'd be here for days...

The best college job I had was at a cigar store / tobacconist.

It depends on what you mean by fun. One of the most fun jobs I have ever had was working for a radio station doing promotions. I got paid about $300 a day to go out to car lots and other various "we are broadcasting live" places and pass out bumper stickers. For a while when I was about 17 I got to go to a lot of concerts, and pass out bumper stickers and meet the band and pass out t-shirts and such.


$300 a day is amazing! And yeah it sounds fun. I'll check out the local radio stations' web sites. Thx for the tip!


I also had a job at a toy store once, it was pretty great, we got to "demonstrate" the toys.

Also, for about 10 years off and on I have been a clown and balloon artist, you kinda really have to looooove idiots though because they are drawn to you and you have to be nice to them, even though all of them ask the same 4 stupid questions. It pays nice after you have a rep and a client list, but before that, it's hit and miss. It's an on your feet, fake a good mood, high possibility of making kids cry and puke on you job, so if you don't like any of that, it's probably not for you.

LOL. I dont like most kids tho.


Day trading and gambling. My fun jobs. :) I worked as a bouncer when I was in college, that was fun a lot of the time too.

Well, I was a cab driver for a while when I was in my senior year in high school and it was fun. But I was in a small town not a big city and the pay was kind of spotty.

Because you a college student you might consider job as a security guard. I did that for a while as I needed a second income to support my family. It was a very boring, late night or early morning, and weekend job that could allow a lot of time to study. After all, there isn't much to do at a car dealership from 9 PM to 5 AM, or at a junk yard or race track during those same hours. If I had some homework to do it would have helped pass those long lonely hours. Oh, and the pay is steady but not a lot.

The thing w/ being a bouncer/security guard is that I'm like 5'10 and have been told that I look like 15 or 16.


We regularly get such offers at our uni's notice boards. The most hilarious ones I've encountered so far were for "testing pillows" (subjects were asked to come without make-up) and one, no kidding you, from a condom company (you could choose to be rewarded for your one-hour work with 30€ or a "45€ worth of condom products").


LOL


No, I haven't done either.

But I often pose as test subject for the psych. department; the students there always have to devise and conduct some simple 30-minutes tests and you usually get 2-7€ for it or, if you so choose, chocolate. It's a fun, easy thing to do in between classes and it even helps your fellow students, so yeah.

Oh I do that too. But I get bonus points for my psych classes in return. The last experiment I went to was about rating people's looks and reading info about them. The info was how much sex they had and if they were looking for casual or LTR. And in the second phase, after a week, you look at bunch of people again and try to remember their info. The point was to see if people remember more attractive people's info better.

Amusment parks are fun...but its winter so meh. I mean you might be able to get free books from Barnes and Nobles or free games freom GAme Stop but once again, meh.

I'd love to work in an amusement park but there isnt any close to here :(

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