Lessons Learned from Odd Jobs

I often hear people say something discouraging about their current odd job.

Maybe you have an odd job right now and are a bit discouraged by it? Fret not. There are lessons to be learned from it as well as earning some money.

When Robert Hryzek at Middle Zone Musings and Mark Goodyear publisher of High Calling Blogs & Good Word Editing asked that question, they received lots of answers. You may find these quite interesting and find that they you to not only tolerate, but actually enjoy that odd job that you might be working right now to help pay for college or while you're trying to get your "dream job".

1. Odd Jobs, by Tanya Dennis at In The Dailies



2. Odd Jobs, by Merrie DeStephano at Alien Drea



3. My First Job, by Gordon Atkinson at Excellence



4. My Life at Labor Temp, by Dan Roloff at Ramblin’ Dan



5. Into the Ordinary, by L.L. Barkat at Seedlings in Stone



6. Steam Cleaning Carpets, by Brad Shorr at Word Sell, Inc.



7. Not a Fry Cook on Venus, by Dave Zimmerman at Loud Time



8. A Lifetime of Odd Jobs, by Chris Cree at SuccessCREEations



9. Lessons from Odd Jobs, by Dan King at Management by God



10. What I Learned From… Odd Jobs, by Patrizia Broghammer at VoIP



11. An Odd Lesson, by Shalene at A Proverbs 31 Woman Wannabe



12. My “Not So Odd” Jobs, by Jim Garland at The Genius’ Gumption



13. Lessons from Odd Jobs, by Mark D. Roberts at markdroberts.com



14. What I Learned From Picking Zucchini, by Lisa Gates at 360 Alliance



15. What I Learned From Odd Jobs, by Sarah Stewart at Sarah’s Musings



16. What I Learned From Odd Jobs, by Jackie Cameron at Jackie Cameron



17. Lessons Learned From Odd Moments on the Job, by Jacob Share at JobMob



18. Lessons From Odd Jobs: You’re Fired, by Karl Edwards at Bold Enterprises



19. What I Learned From Sorting Apples, by Robyn McMaster at BrainBasedBiz



20. Things I Learned Being a Popsicle Man, by Otto Haugland at The OHO Report



21. What I Learned From Odd Jobs, by Karen Hanrahan at Best of Mother Earth



22. I Was a Fast Food BBQ Busboy, by Brandon Sanders at Words of Redemption



23. What I Learned From Pumping Gas, by Chris Brown at Branding & Marketing



24. Odd Jobs vs. the One Chosen Career, by Markk at My Opinions are Important



25. On Memes and Special Things, by Carl Holmes at thoughtsofagyrovague.com



26. What I Learned From Being a Listening Post, by Jean Browman at Stress to Power



27. Once Upon a Time I Was a Guinea Pig, by Marcus Goodyear at Goodword Editing



28. My Non-Entry to MZM’s What I Learned From Odd Jobs, by Karen H. at Stop/Start



29. What I Learned From Having a Job for a Day, by Trevor Hampel at Trevor’s Writings



30. Snapshots From a Variety of Odd Jobs, by Jim Martin at A Place for the God-Hungry



31. The Strangest Job I Ever Had - And Lessons Learned, by Tim Miller at Spy Journal 3.0



32. What I Learned From Sweeping Up Hair, by Drew McClellan at The Marketing Minute



33. What I Learned From Working in a Sweet Shop, by Joanna Young at Confident Writing



34. What I Learned From Being a Pregnant Usherette, by Amy Palko at Lives Less Ordinary



35. What I Learned From Really, Really Tired Feet, Robert Hruzek at Middle Zone Musings



36. What I Learned From Two Weeks as a Tomato, by Thursday Bram at thursdaybrams.com



37. What I Learned From Theatre Lighting, by Sam Brougher at Your Scared Seductive System



38. A Real Saturday Post - The Odd Job, by Rebecca Miller at A Christian Worldview of Fiction



39. I’ve Been Memed! Lessons About Odd Jobs, by Marlo B. Manitoba at The Joyful Christian Wife



40. What I Learned From Door-to-Door Sales, by Lillie Ammann at A Writer’s Words, An Editor’s Eye



41. Dr. Strangelove and Me: What I Learned From Riding Missiles, by G.L. Hoffman at What Would Dad Say



42. What I Learned From Odd Jobs - How Kids Start Off on the Entrepreneurial Trail, by Yvonne Russell at Home Biz Notes



43. Ria Kennedy used to work in an apiary, which, in case you didn’t know, was a “bee yard”. But here’s the kicker: she used to be allergic to bee stings!

Here's all the Results from the What I Learned From Odd Jobs Group Writing Project

So, the next time you're feeling a bit disgruntled with your situation, ask yourself...What lessons are you learning in the odd job that you're performing currently?