The money seemed decent, but as a person who a.) hates manual labor and b.) hates hot weather, I was doomed from the start.

After scaling a 20-foot ladder in 90-degree heat on my first morning, I hung around for exactly 3 hours: The time I showed up for work (9am) until I left for lunch (12pm).

I just never went back. The boss called me at home, and tried to get me to come back, and I gave him a simple "Hell, no."

Not my proudest moment, but still a very wise decision...