tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137468577960463024.post1962215823206964702..comments2023-09-04T04:22:06.143-07:00Comments on Maundering mutterer: My First JobMaundering muttererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10007758736758966777noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137468577960463024.post-37523380185816865502010-07-15T05:22:38.863-07:002010-07-15T05:22:38.863-07:00Yes, some of them were terrible snobs, but others ...Yes, some of them were terrible snobs, but others quite nice. My favorite was a chap who used to come every month in a chauffeured Rolls Royce. He was almost bald. So after I'd shampooed his scalp and my boss had cut all three of his hairs, he'd be off.. until next month!<br /><br />At least my customers didn't really bite!Maundering muttererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10007758736758966777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137468577960463024.post-77594102367022476362010-07-14T22:31:22.579-07:002010-07-14T22:31:22.579-07:00I was going to be be a hairdresser as well but for...I was going to be be a hairdresser as well but for some reason I became a dog groomer instead, sounds like it was for the best. I bet you would have had to deal with a lot of snotty people!Karl Baklahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01988450579882340216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137468577960463024.post-65062312602379356722010-07-14T08:17:09.787-07:002010-07-14T08:17:09.787-07:00Oh, part of having strong opinions is that inevita...Oh, part of having strong opinions is that inevitably strong differences will also arise, but secretly I'm quite good-natured and my friends know it's never personal. <br /><br />I'm making a film at the moment. Everyone is suspicious that I'm doing this job to find inspiration, but it's not like that - all you learn is that some people's lives are grim, and that's all there is to say about it. <br /><br />Also, the machines aren't dangerous, I'm just completely rubbish. Sample story: I was going to cook an oven pizza last night. I started my stop watch and then did something else, before realising that twice the allotted time had gone by. I rushed back, only to find that luckily I had forgotten to turn the oven on as well. I am not well suited to factory work.Sammy Mendelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010494341554063649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137468577960463024.post-65516965248466916732010-07-14T08:03:07.060-07:002010-07-14T08:03:07.060-07:00Oh PAMO! If hairdressing wasn't me, then you c...Oh PAMO! If hairdressing wasn't me, then you can bet your bottom dollar you were wasted on the loos! A hundred of them too! <br />PT: Glad you're still with me despite our heated debate. Your machines sound dangerous! Hoping you'll find something in the arts where you really belong soon... Maybe, Dickens-like, you'll find your inspiration?Maundering muttererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10007758736758966777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137468577960463024.post-85786386858919381862010-07-14T06:29:54.357-07:002010-07-14T06:29:54.357-07:00I impressed my boss today by managing to burn myse...I impressed my boss today by managing to burn myself on a bagging machine. I wonder if there's a sort of genius in being bad at something?Sammy Mendelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010494341554063649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137468577960463024.post-82406478968507521712010-07-14T05:29:53.484-07:002010-07-14T05:29:53.484-07:00When I read that your first job was in a hair salo...When I read that your first job was in a hair salon- I really did about "fall out of my chair"! Seriously. What I found fascinating is that you gave it your all- apparently a character trait. Yet- the job was clearly NOT you.<br />That boss of yours- his philosophy was to berate workers into submission of The WAY. And once you are sufficiently indoctrinated- then you can share in a sense of superiority. I've seen it in salons here- and it's why I don't go.<br />Jeff and I have been cutting each others hair for the last decade.<br />One of my worst jobs was the evening out cleaning over 100 toilets in a large church. I've had worse- but that was the one I only managed to do three times before I could no longer face it.<br />Another great post my friend!! Loved every minute of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com