>so who else has had cool non-IT jobs in the past?
Ho boy. Here's the relevant section from by cv:
1989 - 1996 Miscellaneous Everywhere
Assorted, mostly technical, posts.
* My early career is best described if you remember that 'career' is
also a verb. Highlights include:
* Macintosh tech support for a pornographer.
* Acting unpaid NeXT systems administrator (for two different companies,
the second of which promised to pay me and still owes me a couple of
thousand pounds.)
* Palette Maker - oh the joys of temporary work.
* Shovelling chicken offal in a knacker's yard.
