false 204477 1 <div>If it's true that the average worker will hold an average of seven jobs over the course of a lifetime, Ayun Halliday is anything but average. In her brief thirty-something years, Halliday has managed to rack up an impressive array of short lived stints in the paid job market, including life guard, library attendant, costume designer, actress, waitress, artist's model, professional temp, rental stylist, substitute teacher, party counselor, massage therapist, costumed mascot, and mime, to name a few. In this uproarious collection of essays, Halliday displays a work ethic all employers can admire: wearing a leg brace to work after calling in "sick," quitting the same day she starts by claiming her step-brother had been in a bike accident, and faking "vocal nodes" to avoid telemarketing calls. Along the way, she befriends colleagues and bosses who ignore her falling asleep, stealing food and clothing, and feigning skills she does not possess, and gains the respect of her customers for sheer honesty, which includes detailing her feminine hygiene problems and setting male clients straight on her brand of massage: "I'm sorry, I cannot facilitate a sexual release for you!"</div> 197867 15 2 2005 Job Hopper: The Checkered Career of a Down-Market Dilettante total:119|5:22|4:43|3:39|2:12|1:3| 119 426 173 17 4 0 false false Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sat Nov 01 09:53:30 -0700 2008 Mon Dec 08 13:46:01 -0800 2008 thrice the big rumpus was a little saccharine sometimes, & d...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Sep 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 18 07:09:56 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 19 09:19:32 -0700 2008 written a book of stories of my shit jobs. That might be a start.)

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