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What’s the worst job you ever had.

I once worked at a Pioneer gas station between my first and second year of animation.  Man was that a bad job.  The owner hired me put me on the midnight shift… and never took me off.  I quickly became a basket case since I would rarely see the sun.  He had all his employees work 40 hour work weeks, which most people want, but if you where short 40 hours one week he would make you make up those hours stating that “you owe him” that time.

God was he an asshole.  Worst part was that he would call me “Poncho”…  Poncho?  WTF?!

It was awful.  I needed the money and so I ended up there for a month before I could find another job.  Even after I left I would have flash backs around the 6pm mark as that would be the time I would usually wake up to and start to get ready.  I would have this shock type feeling and a think for a moment that I would have to go back to that place.

At least justice came at last.  After animation was all done I just happen to be at the little mall where the Pioneer was.  It was all shut down and was going to be bulldozed.  Awesome!  When I found that out I think I smiled all the way home and then some. ^_^  I’m sure my jerk of a boss during my stint as a gas monkey just got placed at another station and is currently making more lives miserable.  But deep down inside…  I picture him losing his station and becoming some grunt worker somewhere or sitting at home… jobless, while I’ve become a lead artist and work in the games industry.

Hey… a guy can dream…