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Stories about the daily grind of work.

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Teacher

  • December 4, 2015
  • by Laurence Rivers
Laurence’s adventures through life continue as he begins a job as a teacher in a primary school.
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Temping in America: Part III

  • November 19, 2015
  • by Matt Micheli
The conclusion of Matt Micheli’s journey through temping jobs in America.
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How to be a Decent Cashier

  • November 15, 2015
  • by Briana Silva
Personal perspective takes a strange turn after working as a cashier for a long time.
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Temping in America: Part II

  • November 11, 2015
  • by Matt Micheli
Matt Micheli continues his odyssey through temping work in America
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Boys, Booze and Bathrooms

  • November 5, 2015
  • by Laura Smith
Laura Smith documents the “living for the weekend” lifestyle in middle America in a tale of boys, booze and bathrooms.
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The Inner Dialogue of Retail

  • October 27, 2015
  • by Laura Smith
The inner dialogue between a cashier and an overworked mother in small town America. A must for all those who have worked behind the counter.
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Selling Phone Sex in the 80’s

  • September 23, 2015
  • by Leah Mueller
In a time before phone sex lines, Leah Mueller finds herself selling packages of potential lust to lonely American men.
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Inside Stories from the Music Industry

  • September 20, 2015
  • by Julian Beach
Our resident music industry man, Julian Beach, explains why he is not currently a millionaire. It’s all down to the 80/20 split.
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From Telemarketer to Manual Labourer

  • September 9, 2015
  • by Matt Micheli
Matt Micheli, fired from his job as a telemarketer, finds himself at a temping agency, seeking solace in the one industry that doesn’t care. Manual labour.
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The Business End of the Music Business

  • August 5, 2015
  • by Julian Beach
A larger-than-life character provides a constant source of frustration for our music industry insider.
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Desmond

  • July 12, 2015
  • by Laurence Rivers
Laurence’s fragile relationship with Desmond, a drunk kitchen porter.
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Bees to Honey

  • June 26, 2015
  • by Chase Burns
Life and tribulations of a gay millennial living in Minnesota.
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Don’t Ever Become a Nurse

  • June 5, 2015
  • by Imogen Gang
I can honestly say that my decision to become the Florence Nightingale of the 21st Century was probably one of the dumbest decisions I made.
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Monkey’s Blood

  • March 26, 2015
  • by Anton Rose
What to do when a job interview becomes too much to handle.
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Commuter Hell

  • February 9, 2015
  • by Laurence Rivers
Commuter hell. They were supposed to be on strike. I have sunk the best part of a bottle of whiskey in anticipation for travel chaos leading to a day in bed eating toast.
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I’m sooo tired

  • February 1, 2015
  • by Laurence Rivers
I look beside me at the 24 foot table replete with 350 identically polished glasses arranged in neat diamond-like rows. Boring? This is events catering.
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Anonymous Hotel Work

  • January 3, 2015
  • by Laurence Rivers
Today I am at a famous London hotel. All complete bollocks as I stare into the abyss of the staff changing room, with the smell of BO and shoe polish all too prevalent.
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Drunk: Faecal Adventures on Public Transport

  • December 20, 2014
  • by Laurence Rivers
Laurence’s drunk adventures on London public transport turns messy as he and his underpants are left in a compromising predicament.
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Unemployment for dummies

  • December 20, 2014
  • by Aj Binash
Unemployment for dummies, the day adulthood becomes a reality. Short story by Aj Binash.
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The bad neighbour Trevor

  • December 20, 2014
  • by Ben Dunant
Unemployment and the consequences of action with the neighbour Trevor.
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