Out of high school I got a job in a telemarketing company. Probably the best job I've had. Worked there for about a year met some great people, crushed on a girl, feel in love, learned what love wasn't. A rather corrupt company, the boss was a degenerate gambler and ex con. The company started to go under, they began letting people go. Before I was let go I was given a check and told not to cash it, next day they paid me cash. A month later I was let go given my last check, I went to the bank and cashed both checks, effectively giving myself severance(anyone got a story that can beat that?) After that I did my best not to work for as long as possible. I got a job working security, the work proved inconsistent and the pay lacking. Right now I find myself selling high quality kitchen knifes, a little bit of joke I thought at first but it actually pays if you work hard. I find myself making a trend of working in sales. Not something I would have thought I'd be doing and if I don't make it as a writer I might just find myself selling insurance, which scares me greatly. So what do you people do? Are you a man or woman, a factotum, a jack of all trades working various jobs you stumble across all while trying to make your dreams come true? Or did you go to school and get a job and sell out right away just to have a comfortable place to begin to die in? Did you ever beat your boss for a cool G and get away with it?