Weirdest Jobs Ever: Sabrina’s All-Crepe Restaurant, 1974

In late 1973, the U.S. fell into a deep two-year recession marked by severe gasoline shortages and general unrest.

Although that recession was nothing compared to our current problems (honestly I think they should quit calling this a ‘recession’, because what we’re going through right now feels like an entirely different animal and it also looks like one on paper and in graphs), finding a job in 1974 was still not for the faint of heart.

Sabrina’s announced its opening during this hard time as a new, cutting edge, locally owned sit-down restaurant at a suburban mall. (OK, here’s a hint: Don’t open your ‘cutting edge’ restaurant at the mall. Trust me on this. If you’re not serving up reheated pizza or pretzels dunked in frosting, move along.)

I joined the staff at Sabrina’s along with several

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Career Mother Gets Hefty Promotion After Being Laid Off

Movie still: Legally Blonde 2 © Twentieth Century FoxI am one of the lucky few who has a job.  Not only do I have a job, but my hours are great, flexible, and since I get benefits through my husband, I don’t have to have any through myself, which is great for my employer (though it wouldn’t really matter one way or another since my husband and I both work for the same company).  And the money I make for the part time hours I am required to put in…

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Notes From the Job Front, Wednesday September 15th

Does this guy look worried to you?Two weeks into my formal job search, I got hit with my first wave of serious depression.

Yesterday I had a bad case of “what’s the point”, and if it weren’t for my dog, I would have happily marinated in self pity all day.

Dogs will have none of that, however. Like they say, dogs always know what time it is—NOW!

And now is always a good time to pay attention to the dog or take the dog for a walk or get the dog a snack. 

I’ve found maybe a dozen or so jobs to apply for in the past two weeks, but it hasn’t been easy, and here’s what really sucks:

I had to

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