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Rated: 18+ · Book · Biographical · #1819881
NaNo 2011 - memoir about my past jobs and my current job search
https://www.nanowrimo.org

50,000 words in 30 days. *Smile*

"working title" is a memoir of my search for the perfect career. I have a Bachelor's Degree of Liberal Arts, which translates to "unqualified for any job," apparently. *Pthb*

I've had 14 jobs in the last 14 years, which sounds worse than it is. I think.

While sharing stories from my past jobs (from deli worker to secretary to journalist to movie theater attendant), I'll also be sharing what it's like to submit resumes, get rejected, get an interview, and get laid off, on a daily basis. Such is my life.

Word Counts:
November 1: 2044
November 2: 3066
November 3: 1667
November 4: 2765
November 5: 2486
November 6: 2051
November 7: 2056
November 8: 334
November 9: 3080
November 10: 2010
November 11: 3067
November 12: 250
November 13: 2121
November 14: 451
November 15: 3094
November 16: 4065
November 17: 2519
November 18: 2456
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Total Word Count: 40,087

Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction 2.39k
Chapter 2 My first job 3.69k
Chapter 3 Interviews 3.43k
Chapter 4 Journal: November 1, 2011 2.06k
Chapter 5 Job Number Two, Dishwasher 2.55k
Chapter 6 Job Number Three, Quick Stop 5.62k
Chapter 7 Job Number Four, Potato Peeler 2.51k
Chapter 8 My Work Ethic (childhood) 2.25k
Chapter 9 Job Number Five Student Health Center 2.92k
Chapter 10 Working while in school 1.80k
Chapter 11 Job Number Six, Movie Theater Part One 4.16k
Chapter 12 Job Number Six, Movie Theater Part Two 7.18k
Chapter 13 Nonsmokers don't get breaks 3.37k
Chapter 14 Journal, November 4, 2011 7.28k
Chapter 15 College 3.38k
Chapter 16 Duties of the Unemployed 3.33k
Chapter 17 Working with a Spouse, aka My Work Ethic Part 2 3.00k
Chapter 18 Journal, November 5, 2011 6.52k
Chapter 19 College, Part 2 3.28k
Chapter 20 Job Number Seven, Temp Agency 5.86k
Chapter 21 Journal, November 6, 2011 2.99k
Chapter 22 What it's like to be a Temp 2.74k
Chapter 23 Job Number Eight, Plumbers R Us 8.10k
Chapter 24 Stigma of the Unemployed 3.47k
Chapter 25 Adventures in Unemployment 3.23k
Chapter 26 The Price of Job Hunting 2.31k
Chapter 27 Journal, November 3, 2011 7am 2.00k
Chapter 28 Journal, November 8, 2011 7pm 1.84k
Chapter 29 Journal, November 9, 2011 4.29k
Chapter 30 Job Number Nine, Another Deli 5.21k
Chapter 31 Job Number Ten, Newspaper Journalist 5.75k
Chapter 32 Job Number Eleven, Small Business Owner 12.69k
Chapter 33 Getting Stuck 5.21k
Chapter 34 I am an Introvert 1.96k
Chapter 35 Perks 2.34k
Chapter 36 Cranky Sue 3.71k
Chapter 37 I Quit 4.28k
Chapter 38 Job Number Twelve, Adventures in Retail 7.37k
Chapter 39 Retail Store Journal excerpt 2.86k
Chapter 40 Journal, November 15, 2011 4.88k
Chapter 41 Job Number Thirteen, Deli Expert Take 3 5.61k
Chapter 42 Customers 3.39k
Chapter 43 Working on Holidays 2.60k
Chapter 44 Adventures with Coworkers 6.07k
Chapter 45 Journal, November 16, 2011 3.47k
Chapter 46 Public Blog excerpt, October 2009 1.50k
Chapter 47 Result of Working in Delis 6.14k
Chapter 48 Working a Teen's Job 1.49k
Chapter 49 Holding a Grudge 4.71k
Chapter 50 Funny Things Happen 4.30k
Chapter 51 Holding a Grudge, Part 2 5.73k
Chapter 52 Trust 2.92k
Chapter 53 Job Number Fourteen, Teacher Aide 7.12k
Chapter 54 Journal, November 18, 2011 3.81k
Chapter 55 Cranky Sue, Take Two 2.05k
Chapter 56 Holiday Seafood Sale 4.83k
Chapter 57 Holding a Grudge, Part 3 3.30k
Chapter 58 Stress 5.16k

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