I worked two part-time jobs. One as a Christmas casual at the post office.

I didn't like the post office.

The black supervisors played favorites. Among the Christmas casuals--not just between Christmas casuals and the permanent employees.

You got the feeling they played favorites among the permanent employees, too.

I got another job writing two technical manuals at Tyndall AFB. That job paid better than the post office.

I had two helpers, an ex-military person who wanted to become a technical writer and his wife, who was a skilled typist. All three of us were learning MS Word, and Windows, although I was proficient in WordPerfect in DOS.

Now, when I applied for a job out of town, I could say I knew MS Word, and Windows.