Take This Job... You Know the Rest
by Charlotte Bennardo Photo by Mark D'aiuto: https://www.pexels.com/photo/man-on-kitchen-794806/ The first jobs I had were yardwork, babysitting, and waxing my grandmother's boat of a Buick. Not official 'in the workforce' jobs, but I worked and got paid. The first job where I had a boss was in a restaurant as a dishwasher. While everyone was having fun on Friday and Saturday nights, I was doing other people's dishes. I came home smelling like shrimp and steak. Hey, it was money to pay for my car, insurance, and a little savings for college (didn't add up to much). The boss wasn't really ever present during the evening hours, so the chefs (there were several who cycled through) took it upon themselves to be the ipso facto boss. That's code for 'you do what I tell you to do or I'll make your life miserable'. One guy was a winner; he laughed when an older woman had a heart attack in the ladies room. He'd toss plates and stuff onto the co...
