RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Miserable Jobs

["Ross, Matthew" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

> 3) Research assistant on a research study in the intake floor
>    of a VA hospital psych ward.  This wasn't really so horrible, just 
>    completely surreal.  We had to weedle and cajole actively 
>    psychotic individuals into completing a series of psych 
>    experiments including one which was a fused words dichotic 
>    listening experiment.  Yes, the patients were hallucinating, and 
>    we had them wear headphones and report what second and third 
>    messages we were sending them were.  Oh yeah: and we had to hide 
>    the scissors, the stapler, any electrical cord longer than n 
>    inches long and anything else that could be made to be harmful.

Sound's a lot like a tech support job in a Windows shop. ;-)


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