Wages

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A laugh–till–you–cry account of one man's remarkable working life or attempt at a lack thereof. This eccentric, irreverent, and witty chronicle is vintage John Armstrong, excerpted in 14 chapters in The Tyee.

In This Series

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John Armstrong, Working Stiff

His hilarious memoir of horrible jobs starts today in The Tyee.

By David Beers, 21 Aug 2007

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Wages: The Maggot Breeders

Chapter 1: Learning to work with rabbits.

By John Armstrong, 21 Aug 2007

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Wages: The Paper Route

Chapter 2: How to quit when you can't get fired.

By John Armstrong, 23 Aug 2007

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Wages: Caddyshack Heaven

Chapter 3: Who knew it would be the best job ever?

By John Armstrong, 28 Aug 2007

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Wages: To Hell with Musicians

Chapter 4: The road to drugs is paved with work.

By John Armstrong, 30 Aug 2007

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Wages: Working Around Welfare

Chapter 5: It was all fine until semi-celebrity struck.

By John Armstrong, 4 Sep 2007

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Wages: Lure of the Cinema

Chapter 6: Movies aren't so glamorous when the show is over.

By John Armstrong, 6 Sep 2007

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Wages: Raven's Dildo

Chapter 7: Riding video's new wave.

By John Armstrong, 11 Sep 2007

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Wages: The Rim Pigs

Chapter 8: Anatomy of a newspaper.

By John Armstrong, 13 Sep 2007

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Wages: Pit Bulls and Liver Tots

Chapter 9: The stories that nourish a newspaper.

By John Armstrong, 18 Sep 2007

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Wages: Blowing the Bicycle Horn

Chapter 10: How to ditch a children's entertainer.

By John Armstrong, 20 Sep 2007

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Wages: A Job for Life

Chapter 11: A bad dream comes true.

By John Armstrong, 25 Sep 2007

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Wages: Seasons of Despair

Chapter 12: Hell is an endless St. Patrick's Day.

By John Armstrong, 27 Sep 2007

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Wages: Life on Mars

Chapter 13: Escape from the bleak planet.

By John Armstrong, 2 Oct 2007

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Wages: Weighing the Benefits

Chapter 14: Therapy is a disability cheque.

By John Armstrong, 4 Oct 2007

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Experimental Lakes Area was world famous; its findings might have saved Canada billions.

By Andrew Nikiforuk