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I still remember my very first job (about 22 years ago). I began at an Oldsmobile dealership in the Reading, Pennsylvania area. I was working to diagnose why the reverse lights of an old Pontiac Fiero were not functioning. Boy, if you could've seen that fiasco, you'd still be laughing. I distinctly remember it taking me most of the day, along with a ton of anxiety and pity help from the shop-elders. I don't miss those days at all. There were many trying times for me in that era and more days than I'd care to remember I wanted to throw in the towel. The running joke was, "You should've just been a rodeo clown." Honestly, I felt the same way at times. Not long into my first week, I was urged by the shop jokester, Jeffrey, to take a walk to the end of the shop and say "hello" to the guy with the big belly. His Name is Mikey. He's a really nice guy but a little introverted. And if I wanted to get on his good side-boy, did I ever; I wanted as many friends as I could manage-I was to congratulate him for his sister's achievements. She missed the Olympic team for ice skating, but just barely! |