Sprogformidling
The job jungle
Shell takes me off the dole
Image of my future work place. Photo: Erik Thau-Knudsen, 2006-11-22
As of December 7, 2006, I shall start my training at the local Shell service station in Silkeborg to become a nightwatch.
My days of living on government charity will end soon. My local Shell filling station is hiring me as a nightwatch there. Most of the customers will be buying non-car related items such as cigarettes, wine, chocolate, and even xxx-rated DVDs. Since I am going to be there in the night time and usually alone, I shall not be leaving the building, so the functions of the job is more comparable to running a grocery store or hot-dog stand than servicing cars.
This will be my first regular job in 25 years. Other jobs of my CV have been limited in time, i.e., on some kind of contract, e.g., elections observer, or simply not in a full working week, e.g., encyclopedia writer. Last time I had a regular job was as a cleaning assistant in a local hospital in 1980. The job cannot be considered something you would give anybody with a couple of university degrees on an MA level but Shell is the first employer that has accepted me.
With the financial backing from working there I might re-open my old company of interpretation and translations.
Erik Thau-Knudsen
2006-11-22
