People are sharing their short-lived jobs in honour of Anthony Scaramucci, 10-day White House press spokesman
After Anthony Scaramucci was fired as Donald Trump’s press chief after just 10 days in the job, Nubyjas Wilborn had a question for Twitter.
In honor of Anthony Scaramucci, what's the shortest amount of time you've spent on a job and why?
— Nubyjas Wilborn (@nwilborn19) July 31, 2017
It yielded some fabulous stories of short-lived employment, sometimes sad – often very funny. Here are some of our favourites.
1.
Host .@olivegarden: got lost while seating customers, poor Hospitaliano. Running Time: 1 week
— Jonathan Lang (@SwiftyLang) August 1, 2017
Hi Jonathan. We’re so sorry to hear this. Did things get better? Were you able to speak with a manager?
— Olive Garden (@olivegarden) August 1, 2017
You lived up to your campaign promise. The manager treated me like family: he humiliated me.
— Jonathan Lang (@SwiftyLang) August 1, 2017
2.
Burger King. After 6 weeks, I took at pay cut for a job at @thefudgery where I worked as a cashier and sang Motown songs with fudge lyrics.
— Jamila Robinson (@JamilaRobinson) July 31, 2017
How does Motown sound with fudge lyrics? (My jaw dropped…)
— Kreimhild (@Kreimhild) July 31, 2017
Stop! In the name of fudge. Before you break my heart.
Isn’t Fudge lovely? Isn’t fudge wonderful.
I got hot fudge, on a cloudy day. pic.twitter.com/PAJpjIQze1— Jamila Robinson (@JamilaRobinson) July 31, 2017
3.
Quit an internship at the Ham & High newspaper after one day because they offered everyone in the newsroom except me a cup of tea
— Kim Janssen (@kimjnews) July 31, 2017
They asked why I didn’t come back so I wrote them a letter which (I’m told) was on the newsroom wall for years. I regret nothing
— Kim Janssen (@kimjnews) July 31, 2017
4.
One day building a McDonalds. One of the McBosses told me to clean some stairs with a toothbrush. I politely refused.
— Russ Litten (@RussLitten) July 31, 2017
I laughed at “McBosses” for AT LEAST 5 mins!
— ProVerbs Davis (@iamproverbs) July 31, 2017
So did I. That’s why I got fired.
— Russ Litten (@RussLitten) July 31, 2017
5.
Waitress, one shift in high school. Not a job for budding philosophers. Pondered too much. Slow with plates
— Sigal Ben-Porath (@SigalBenPorath) July 31, 2017
Faster with Plato, I presume?
— Katie P (@LadyPolitic) July 31, 2017
She’s pondering a reply.
— Paul Harvey (@paulrharvey3) July 31, 2017
6.
What was supposed to be a regular babysitting gig turned into a 1 time thing when the 5 y/o threatened me w a knife.
— Jamie Kenney (@LaComtesseJamie) July 31, 2017
7.
Single day at a temp agency – I said “see you tomorrow!” At the end of my day and they shook their head “no”
— Mr. Lukas Kaiser (@thelukaskaiser) July 31, 2017