working title

by spidey

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.

"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.

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