Summer after my freshman year in college. My father was a partner in a large fast food chains franchise and

[Raftergirl]

he made me work in one that summer. I lasted all of two weeks before asking if I could go back to school and take a few classes. My parents were glad to see me go. The next summer he put me to work in one of their movie theaters (they owned a chain of them, too.) I worked behind the candy counter. It was awful, and to this day I cannot eat movie theater popcorn.)

Later, when I was in grad school I worked in the distribution warehouse where everyone was a teamster except me. I checked the pallets before the were loaded onto the trucks. I loved that job. I worked 3pm-11pm, so I could go out to the bars with my friends after and not worry about having to get up early the next day to go to work.