What kind of jobs have you had?

[Scott]

Actual photo of Dennis on the P.A. system at closing time at Angel's Home Improvement Center "Thank you for flipping and flopping at Angels."

[Trevor]

Strange as it may seem, I've only ever had one job and I have had that since 1989.
I'm a film archivist at the South African National Film, Video and Sound Archives www.national.archives.gov.za and I handle client services.

That is, any person who's looking for film footage relevant to South Africa since 1898 and this great site is my home now since my IT dept. blocked my ass from the IMDB.

Warm greetings to all here! 

[Scott]

Trever, I find the South African location films of some interest. It seems that back in the 60's it was a place to shoot rather bland films where I suppose those involved just wanted a reason to visit South Africa and shooting a film was perfect. Here are some titles that I have picked up in the past that where all shot in South Africa.

The Jackals (1967) - Vincent Price stars in this film set in the 1800's of a South African abandoned mining town. Not a bad film.

Code 7, Victim 5 (1964) - Lex Barker stars as some kind of do nothing detective "Bond" type character. Great location shots.

The Cape Town Affair (1967) - Starring Jame Brolin and Jacqueline Bisset. The best part of it was seeing scenes from Cape Town, South Africa

Untamed (1955) - Actually saw part of this on TV about a wagon train among the Zulu. (not sure this was shot in South Africa)

[CheezeFlixz]

... this great site is my home now since my IT dept. blocked my ass from the IMDB.

I believe that if you go to http://anonymouse.org/anonwww.html you can get to any site you are blocked from, since I'm not blocked from anything I can not test it. Google "anonymous surfing" or any carnation thereof.

IT workers and employers like to feel like they are little mini-gods ... it's technology, and there is always another technology around it.

[ulthar]

IT workers and employers like to feel like they are little mini-gods ... it's technology, and there is always another technology around it.

Hey, you are right.  That's why I would opt for a the low-tech solution and FIRE somebody for browsing IMDB when they should be working - assuming that is not relevant to their job.  Now Trevor sounds like his job is related to looking up movie information, so why they'd block him from IMDB is beyond me.

It's not about feeling like a mini-God, though - it's about getting what I am paying for: an honest day's work.

[Dennis]

Actual photo of Dennis on the P.A. system at closing time at Angel's Home Improvement Center "Thank you for flipping and flopping at Angels."

Actually, this is my most photogenic side

[Trevor]

Hi Scott.

Yes, unfortunately there were a lot of filmmakers in SA during the 60's and later who took advantage of the natural beauty and the varied locations, not forgetting the fact that SA crews and actors are hard workers but notoriously low paid ones. That unfortunate state of affairs continues to this day.

The NFVSA (National Film Archives) has all the films you mentioned and yes, Untamed with the lovely Susan Hayward was made here in its' entirety. 

:hatred:I really don't know why they blocked me from the IMDB as I get a lot of enquiries from there re SA films and I try to help people on their message boards there. They let me go to places like www.nakedandninety.com but the IMDB: No, there be prawnographee!

[ER]

What, odd jobs?

I've babysat for money, catalogued a dead book collector's library, baked cookies in a shop til they fired me for being thirteen, I subbed for a Jazzercize instructor, I've been a tutor in many subjects, I gave a TED talk to government employees, I've been an office manager, I've brokered art, I've hustled tennis matches, I've been paid for poetry and prose, I've worked on air force bases, sold coupon books, tended a bar for one night in Austin, been paid to sit in at business meetings, and most importantly I've been a SAHM.

These old threads are cool!

[indianasmith]

I've shoveled stables, taught karate, typed thousands of messages for radio transmission aboard my ship when I was in the Navy.  I've delivered furniture, flipped burgers, written books, pastored churches, taught school, and been a museum educator.

[claws]

First job I worked on a military base in a department store (PX). I had to check and sign incoming stock deliveries, warehouse stuff, filling shelves and was a cashier. Probably my favorite job of all. I was young, most of my colleagues were young and we had a great time.

My second job wasn't bad either, working in a video rental store for about a year. I had to quit because of shifts which wasn't possible for me to do back then.

Next job was changing bills to coins in a local casino / slot machine place for three years. Followed by three years in a warehouse of a big department store. Then I was a warehouse worker for a food discount store for many years. It was hell and made me sick.
I'm currently employed at a local synthetic material manufacturer. Pretty good job but we work shifts.

My "oddest" job was probably the casino and maybe the video rental one though they didn't seem that odd back then. I was never in a "fill in" job situation or jumping from one marginal employment job to another. While my resume may look boring most provided at least a good and secure income on the long run.

[Leah]

Carpentry, now I'm working in a small grocery store stocking, fronting, and sometimes cashiering.

[Alex]

I've either had a job or been in college since I was 14 with the exception of two weeks before I got my current job. Started out babysitting, then a milkman, being a roadie (and worked my way up to a road manager which was awesome fun), done some factory work (least favourite jobs there, but they kept money coming in), a slaters labourer (nice work during the summer holidays, but I did not fancy it in winter. Indeed it was this job that convinced me I needed a steady job with a pension when I saw all the old guys 60+ with their backs done in from decades of labouring still having to work past retirement) and finally my current job which has involved me being an electrician, avionics technician, security guard and many other roles.

My weirdest job offer though is still being offered money to be a hitman by one of my (many) nuts ex-girlfriends. I didn't accept the money to kill her sister though (some guy had tried to chat her up at the cinema and she'd turned him down, but her little sister got the guys number instead and she was outraged that her sister would "move in on her territory" as I was informed in an angry 3 or 4 am phone call).

[Allhallowsday]

How is it these old threads keep getting revived?

[Alex]

A wizard did it?

[ER]

A wizard did it?