Comments on: The Original “Odd Jobs” Master: Nancy Rica Schiff

By: Career Switch? Some Jobs to Make You Love Your Own (or Hate) « Writing for the Web

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:28:15 +0000

[...] Odor Tester Your favorite anti-perspirant/deodorant wouldn’t work as hard and smell as good if not for these people. Everyday they face an army of armpits and see to it that what you apply on your pits is the best stuff around. A round of applause please. [...]

By: Career Switch? Some Jobs to Make You Love Your Own (or Hate) | Sassy Traveller

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:56:47 +0000

By: wwds

wwds — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 13:04:22 +0000

Hey Robyn…great minds….
Actually, in a future post we are going to do just that. Nancy will send me some more pictures, and I am going to challenge our graphics team here at Jobdig to create some help wanted ads for them. So, keep watching….

By: Robyn McMaster

Robyn McMaster — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:17:25 +0000

GL, I never dreamed there were jobs like odor tester and condom tester! Who would have thought? How do you think you would write these up in “How to advertise for Help Wanted?” Just curious.

This story puts a spring in my day! And, hey, GL, thanks for the link!

By: Working Girl

Working Girl — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:20:38 +0000

Well, now I am on my way to the store to look for “Odder Jobs”! Sounds like a must-have to me.

That’s a great idea about a book of misspelled signs. I once had the idea of taking a series of photos of funny names for beauty parlors. They often have weird puns (maybe this is less true nowadays–heck, they don’t even call them beauty parlors anymore!). “Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow,” that kind of thing…..

Many people just don’t care about spelling. There is even a backlash against people who insist on it (Penelope Trunk had a post about this not long ago).

By: nancy rica schiff

nancy rica schiff — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:39:43 +0000

Wow, friends, such nice compliments! Yes, there was a wall calendar for 2005. Not enough sales, but it was nice to have. Karen, have you seen “Odder Jobs?” It didn’t get the publicity that the first book received, but it’s out there.

I am also a stickler for good grammar. I hear so many people these days say, “It is me,” or “I am as old as her,” or some such thing that it has become almost proper, but not to my ears! I once thought of doing a photography book of misspelled signs! There sure are a lot of them out there.

By: wwds

wwds — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:55:38 +0000

Karen, you are so right. I had forgotten about the wall calendar. Too bad Nancy is so busy with other projects now, I would love to see a BIG ODD JOBS. I mean a 350 page beauty, taken from odd jobs in every state. She not only takes beautiful black and white STUNNING pictures, her writing is simple, concise and clever.

By: Working Girl

Working Girl — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:51:14 +0000

Nancy Rica Schiff is one of my heroes! I LOVE “Odd Jobs.” It was also, I don’t think anyone mentioned, made into a wall calendar.

The whole book is a the neatest, sweetest little package. For one thing,it’s square and square books are always special. And it’s green and purple. Great color combo. And the photos are B&W, and B&W photography has always been and always will be wonderful.

There, that’s my fan blog comment for the day. I’m serious about “Odd Jobs,” though. It’s a wonderful book.

By: How would you like to have to write the job advert for these jobs? : Jackie Cameron - Coaching and Personal Development

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:18:25 +0000

[...] for a job in your organisation and found it a struggle take a look at the jobs listed in this post by Nancy Rica Schiff – it should make your burden feel a whole lot [...]

By: wwds

wwds — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:10:24 +0000

Hey Lisa…having read your site for a few minutes and your own story about picking zucchini, me thinks you must do a lot of milk snorting….lol.
But what a great way to communicate how funny something was/is…well done on your story.
You are welcome about posting your story. All of us should.