# Before they were SD'ers

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-they-were-sders/13981>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 19, 2000, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-they-were-sders/13981 "2000-02-19T02:40:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2000, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-they-were-sders/13981/21 "2000-02-20T04:42:00Z")

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I worked as a secretary in a law office when I was 16 for the summer.  
I worked one or two times at local department stores on those “cattle call” style inventory things.  
From the time I was about 8 to 16 I worked every year as a table server at the ACLU annual banquet.  
I did telemarketing for a month. That SUCKED.  
I worked as a Pizza Hut delivery driver, and later at a different store as a waitress.  
At 18, I worked for Olan Mills delivering “Club Plans”–this entailed me driving all over Phoenix late at night (til about 11pm) delivering a little folder and picking up money–usually cash–from strangers. Often in very bad neighborhoods. Not only that, but I had to go into their houses, because my job required that I call the office from the house to get my next address. Once, I thought I was in a pretty bad one, it was all run down trailers with cars on blocks everywhere and piles of metal odds and ends in everyone’s yards. The trailer I went to had about 3 viscious looking Rottwielers and two biker-looking guys. The clock was busted up and when I asked why, making idle conversation, they said they’d gotten drunk and shot it. YIPES! Well I got my next assignment on the phone, and as I had only lived in town for about 3 months, I asked these guys where it was. THEY got all concerned and said THAT was a bad neighborhood, and offered to let me take one of the Rottwielers with me! Did I mention I had my head shaved, so I wore a long blonde wig to work? hehehe.

I worked at a gas grill & light store doing inventory and office work.  
I worked for about 3 months or less at a McDonald’s. Ugh.  
I worked for 4 years as a topless dancer.  
I’m currently self employed as a web designer and a stay home mom.

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O p a l C a t  
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**Author:** ![Poto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ab992/32.png) [@Poto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poto)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2000, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-they-were-sders/13981/22 "2000-02-20T04:57:00Z")

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beatle: I’ve only been floral delivery sidekick.I didn’t drive then.My grandmother had a flowershop. I would deliver within the nearest 5-10 blocks by foot, usually some last minute deal for the day.Yup, seen those coffins too.

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