Occupational Slumming

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Getting a job that's so low it makes you look like a failure just for showing up, all to run away from your real life and the mess you made of it.
I’m working at a fast food joint because my life as a CEO is too stressful.
Why do I have a degree in physics if I’m just flipping burgers?
My boss doesn’t know I have a master’s degree. I’m just here to avoid my ex-wife.
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Choosing a lousy job to hide from the fact that you’re too scared to face your real job and the chance you might be terrible at it.
I’m a barista by day and a software engineer by night. Who needs sleep?
I didn’t get fired from my job, I got promoted to part-time fry cook.
My dream job is in jeopardy because I’m too busy being a pizza delivery guy.
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Taking a job so bad it's like being tortured just to get away from the stress and possible embarrassment of your actual job.
I went from managing a team to cleaning toilets because my real job was too much.
I got a job at a gas station because I didn’t want to face my boss again.
I’m not slumming. I’m just slumming in a different city.
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Doing a job so low it's like you're admitting you're a failure, just to avoid the real job and the possibility you might actually be one.
I have a PhD and I’m washing dishes because my real job was too much.
I went from a corporate office to a McDonald's because I couldn’t take it anymore.
I’m slumming so I don’t have to face my real life and my real failures.
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Getting a job so bad it's like a punishment, just to avoid the real job and the chance you might actually be a total disaster at it.
I’m a janitor now because my real job was too stressful and I had no idea what I was doing.
I took a job at a restaurant just to get away from my boss and my life.
I’m slumming because I can’t handle my real job and my real problems.
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