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A Decade of Employment

A decade of fantastic employment is coming to an end.  It got me thinking about all of the glorious places I have worked over the past ten years.  Let’s take a walk down memory lane!
Stuffy’s.  Were you eating subs from 1996-2001?  If so, then more than likely I begrudgingly made you one! The pros (getting [...]

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Drum Roll Please

I am proud to present to you the winner of the Most Awesome Cover Letter of 2009 contest, Mr.  Billy Bobby Ray Bobbins Jr. (not his real name, but close).  
Mr. Bobbins Jr. was contacted about the honor, but refuses to accept his award as he believes that the government will find a way to “tax his ass real good” on the [...]

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H1N1 Hits Household Appliances Hard

Henrico County residents Mr. and Mrs. Barista have confirmed that their 1998 model washing machine has contracted the H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu, and is not responding well to treatment.  The couple also notes that the 1998 model dryer that lives in close partnership with the sick washing machine has been disconnected and placed in [...]

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Mr. Chips-the Crossroads of Campus!

I begrudgingly realized my Junior year at JMU that in order to support my activities of hanging out and doing absolutely nothing productive on the regular I would need to supplement my cash flow with a part-time job. Mom’s fundage was like unemployment-just barely enough to get the basics and nada mas!  How I managed [...]

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Let’s Go Outback Tonight

Yup, from 1998-2002 yours truly was a big old campy Outbacker, and I’ve got the kangaroo pins to prove it. 
“Outback time” means you are expected to be 15 minutes early for each shift, but you are not to clock in, because, well, then they would have to pay you.  If you are not 15 minutes [...]

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Editor’s note: This is the first in a series we like to call “Jobs of Days Gone Past”.  In it we will chronicle our way from past to present in a futile attempt to figure out what when wrong and how we ended up where we did.  Enjoy! 
Job: Sandwich Artist.  Where: Stuffy’s Subs.  From: [...]

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