# Your most hated job.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-hated-job/50042>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 14, 2001, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-hated-job/50042 "2001-01-14T23:36:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![FallenAngel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@FallenAngel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FallenAngel)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2001, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-hated-job/50042/21 "2001-01-15T22:41:30Z")

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As I’ve noted in previous posts, I’m in marketing and public relations. Most of my post-college jobs have been in the tech arena.

The WORST gig was a chain of adult boutiques in my city wanted to open an online store. They needed someone to write the catalog copy for each product. The job paid reasonably well; I got free video rentals and a 50% discount on any and all merchandise.

Sheer heaven, I thought at the time.

Unfortunately, there are approximately 140 different suppliers or adult novelty items. I prided myself on writing UNIQUE copy for each item that crossed my desk. However, by the time you’ve cranked out your 132nd write up for a pink, 6"x1.25" multi-speed, real-feel, jelly coated vibrator that requires 2AAA batteries (not included) for $19.95, you have NOTHING left to say.

The butt-plugs were another product line I had trouble with. Not because I had any problem with what they were used for, but again, just the sheer number of them. By the time I got around to the Doc Johnson 4"x1" translucent pink with comfort taper, my copy was: “Shove it up your ass. I quit.” That was certainly the most unusual resignation letter I’ve ever done, particularly since it got posted to the site for a day and a half. “Copy editing? I don’t think so.”

Lastly, a lot of the “fetish” items were kinda difficult to write. I’ve always been a pretty experimental guy, and as many of my old girlfriends will attest, pretty damn open minded and creative. I’ll tell you, though, when you see a metal ring with a semi-sharp wire on one side and tree-top spikes on the other, you have a hard time making it sound like a good idea, especially after you figure out what it’s used for.

After that I went to work for a company that made business telephone systems. It was kind of boring, but at least I stopped dreaming about dancing dildos.

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**Author:** ![Anti\_Pro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Anti\_Pro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anti_Pro)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2001, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-hated-job/50042/22 "2001-01-16T02:33:47Z")

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Stringing lawn chairs, it cut my hands to ribbons, I HATED it, and only lasted six months. I STILL don’t sit in lawn chairs just out of respect!!

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