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Dishwasher in a chemistry lab. Just a few months of nastiness, but well worth it.
It wasn't a pleasant lab, mind you. It was one that tested waste water, feces, experimental cosmetics, airplane motor oil, mercury testing for fish, etc, etc. The smell of the place was overwhelming. But I served my time, learned some skills, learned how to keep a clean room spotless, learned how to use an autoclave, how to remove all sorts of chemical slime from any surface, how to test pH and calibrate everything from pH meters to a high-end scale/balance. Knew my glassware and chemicals left to right backwards and forward by the time I was done. The interactions with my co-workers solidified my decision to finish my undergraduate degree and to go to on to graduate school. I sincerely doubt that I would be doing the work I love now if I hadn't taken that miserable job.
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"Sometimes I have to remember that things are brought to me for a reason, either for my own lessons or for the benefit of others." Cynthetiq
"violence is no more or less real than non-violence." roachboy
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