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2,900
i don't like my job.
what do you do?
2,901
what do you do?
i'm a babysitter.
2,902
i'm a babysitter.
is that a lot of work?
2,903
is that a lot of work?
babies cry all the time.
2,904
babies cry all the time.
you have to change their diapers.
2,905
you have to change their diapers.
i have to feed them.
2,906
i have to feed them.
are you looking for another job?
2,907
are you looking for another job?
no, i'm looking for another family.
2,908
no, i'm looking for another family.
another family?
2,909
another family?
a family with only one baby.
2,910
a family with only one baby.
that's a good idea.
2,911
i need a job.
what was your last job?
2,912
what was your last job?
i was a painter.
2,913
i was a painter.
what happened?
2,914
what happened?
i got laid off because there was no work.
2,915
i got laid off because there was no work.
what else can you do?
2,916
what else can you do?
i'm a handyman.
2,917
i'm a handyman.
can you fix a dripping faucet in a kitchen sink?
2,918
can you fix a dripping faucet in a kitchen sink?
of course.
2,919
of course.
then i have a job for you in my kitchen.
2,920
then i have a job for you in my kitchen.
it will cost you only $20 plus parts.
2,921
it will cost you only $20 plus parts.
okay. that sounds like a fair price.
2,922
what would you do if you lost your job?
i have no idea. i've been here for 20 years.
2,923
i have no idea. i've been here for 20 years.
do you have any other skills?
2,924
do you have any other skills?
well, i know how to flip hamburgers.
2,925
well, i know how to flip hamburgers.
no one would hire you to flip hamburgers.
2,926
no one would hire you to flip hamburgers.
have you heard something that you're not telling me?
2,927
have you heard something that you're not telling me?
what do you mean?
2,928
what do you mean?
are there going to be layoffs at this place?
2,929
are there going to be layoffs at this place?
i certainly hope not!
2,930
i certainly hope not!
if you got laid off, you'd be flipping hamburgers, too.
2,931
if you got laid off, you'd be flipping hamburgers, too.
oh great, we could both work at burger king.
2,932
oh great, we could both work at burger king.
maybe we'd get laid off there, too.
2,933
do your students ever talk about their jobs?
yes, and they ask me what jobs are the best.
2,934
yes, and they ask me what jobs are the best.
i tell my students to become a teacher.
2,935
i tell my students to become a teacher.
teaching is a great job.
2,936
teaching is a great job.
it's the best job i've ever had.
2,937
it's the best job i've ever had.
what makes it so good?
2,938
what makes it so good?
for me, it's the students.
2,939
for me, it's the students.
what do you mean?
2,940
what do you mean?
i mean i have wonderful students.
2,941
i mean i have wonderful students.
that must be nice.
2,942
that must be nice.
teaching is the best part of my whole day.
2,943
teaching is the best part of my whole day.
you're a lucky man to have a job you love.
2,944
boy, i'm glad that job is finished.
how long did it take?
2,945
how long did it take?
four hours, without a break.
2,946
four hours, without a break.
it's always nice to finish a job.
2,947
it's always nice to finish a job.
well, it's good and bad.
2,948
well, it's good and bad.
what's bad about it?
2,949
what's bad about it?
when you finish, all you do is start another job!
2,950
when you finish, all you do is start another job!
yes, that's right. it does get boring.
2,951
yes, that's right. it does get boring.
especially if it's the same work, over and over.
2,952
especially if it's the same work, over and over.
but that's what most people do.
2,953
but that's what most people do.
yes, i guess most of us are stuck in a routine.
2,954
yes, i guess most of us are stuck in a routine.
i wonder if there is any job that you don't repeat over and over.
2,955
i think i have the worst boss in the world.
what makes him so bad?
2,956
what makes him so bad?
he's rude and he yells a lot.
2,957
he's rude and he yells a lot.
that's hard to take.
2,958
that's hard to take.
i've never heard him say please or thank you.
2,959
i've never heard him say please or thank you.
he sounds like a real jerk.
2,960
he sounds like a real jerk.
no one at work likes him.
2,961
no one at work likes him.
can't you report him to his supervisor?
2,962
can't you report him to his supervisor?
of course not. if i do that, i'll lose my job.
2,963
of course not. if i do that, i'll lose my job.
yes, they don't like troublemakers or complainers.
2,964
yes, they don't like troublemakers or complainers.
i can't quit, because i'm making a good salary.
2,965
i can't quit, because i'm making a good salary.
you shouldn't choose money over happiness.
2,966
what are we going to do?
about what?
2,967
about what?
about finding a job for me.
2,968
about finding a job for me.
you don't need a job. i make enough money for both of us.
2,969
you don't need a job. i make enough money for both of us.
that doesn't matter. i don't want to sit around.
2,970
that doesn't matter. i don't want to sit around.
okay, what kind of job do you want?
2,971
okay, what kind of job do you want?
i'm not sure.
2,972
i'm not sure.
well, you should do something that you enjoy.
2,973
well, you should do something that you enjoy.
i enjoy selling. i was born to sell.
2,974
i enjoy selling. i was born to sell.
okay, what do you want to sell?
2,975
okay, what do you want to sell?
cigarette lighters. i'll make a fortune.
2,976
cigarette lighters. i'll make a fortune.
but you hate cigarettes and you hate smoking!
2,977
a new hotel is looking for workers.
yes, i saw it on the tv news.
2,978
yes, i saw it on the tv news.
they need 300 new workers.
2,979
they need 300 new workers.
and 4,000 people showed up.
2,980
and 4,000 people showed up.
so many people are out of work.
2,981
so many people are out of work.
i still have my job, thank goodness.
2,982
i still have my job, thank goodness.
so do i, but i'm worried.
2,983
so do i, but i'm worried.
me too. there are no guarantees.
2,984
me too. there are no guarantees.
if you lose your job, you can move in with me.
2,985
if you lose your job, you can move in with me.
oh, thank you. that's very nice of you.
2,986
oh, thank you. that's very nice of you.
you would do the same for me.
2,987
you would do the same for me.
of course. what are friends for?
2,988
i think i did something real stupid.
what did you do?
2,989
what did you do?
i bought some stock.
2,990
i bought some stock.
everybody buys stock.
2,991
everybody buys stock.
i bought it on a hunch.
2,992
i bought it on a hunch.
you didn't read about the company first?
2,993
you didn't read about the company first?
i didn't have to. it's been in business for 60 years.
2,994
i didn't have to. it's been in business for 60 years.
so what's the problem?
2,995
so what's the problem?
i used all my savings on this one company.
2,996
i used all my savings on this one company.
you put all your eggs into one basket.
2,997
you put all your eggs into one basket.
if the company goes out of business, i'll have nothing.
2,998
if the company goes out of business, i'll have nothing.
oh, you'll have something—you'll have a lesson you'll never forget!
2,999
i was going to be a doctor.
what happened to your plans?