Humor: True stories of employment experiences 12 Articles

by Brenda Halverson

Dentists can be really funny. I know that sounds impossible, but for eighteen years of my working life I worked for a dentist who was a lunatic. And I mean that in the best possible way. Dr. "R" took his work seriousl...read more

by Pat Merewether

I really wanted this job. The pay wasn't great, but I loved the idea of working for RSVP, the Retired Senior Volunteer Program. It was a start up program in or city and I thought it would be exciting to help form it. Th...read more

by T.C Leonard

Like most people, I have tried a little bit of everything along the way. One of my most memorable experiences was the year I served as a stockperson in an Ames department store. I had recently graduated from college and ...read more

by Trudy Graham

I've worked at many jobs in my life the list is long but what I want to tell you about here is of my time as an Avon Lady. I joined Avon to buy the products I use at a discount, and because there wasn't an agent in this ...read more

by Joseph Wardy

I was working for Panasonic ( Japanese Company ) in Management Development and Training. Every month I would travel from New Jersey to Chicago to facilitate a communications workshop. For this one trip, I decided not t...read more

by Linda Ann Nickerson

SHUT THE DOOR! A Rhymed Observation of Too Much Information My most embarrassing moment of all Arrived when I stepped out once into a hall And spotted a man there; well, you could just say He was giving too much in...read more

by Jim Mcinvale

Between the Womb and the Tomb Everyone from pop psychologists to air guitarists knows about the five stages. They begin when the doctor looks down at his clipboard and exhales before giving you the news. A jolted sou...read more

by SM Vargo

A while back I had been laid off, along with a thousand or so other people, when the company I worked for decided to move their corporate headquarters to Boston. At the time, I had a sick dad and could not relocate, so I h...read more

by Ramona Schroeder

For the newly employed: understand what you are in for So you have made the cut. You have gotten through the interview, maybe even follow-up interviews, and are now proudly anticipating your first day. And here you are:...read more

by Grace Olivia Nordberg

As an ex night time female cab driver, I have a few years worth of good humorous stories to tell. Driving a cab can bring out the funniest and the scariest people on the face of the earth. One that comes to mind, is one...read more

by Clint Pruett

Sex and Ghosts I Think it is absolutely amazing how much smarter. My mother, who always extolled the virtues of a good education, has become in the past twenty-seven years. At sixteen I was convinced that I was t...read more

by pa cockle

..The Poacher.. ..First time on the water a score or more ago, my first boss, was at a loss about how to pay , the bills he owe. ..The price sky high, demand was there , ideas floated in the air, "A spot I know...read more