Everything and the Kitchen Sink: The Memoir of a Dishwasher
May 23rd, 2007
From the NY Times:
Mr. Jordan grew up one of seven children in a San Francisco family that didn’t own a dishwashing machine. His father thought he should finish college, and for a while couldn’t bring himself to acknowledge his son’s profession, which in an opinion survey of job desirability, Mr. Jordan points out, then ranked 735th out of 740. Only envelope stuffer, prostitute, drug dealer, fortuneteller and beggar were lower.
I first heard about “Dishwasher Pete” on a This American Life episode called First Day. It happens to be my favorite TAL episode because of the “Squirrel Cop” story later in the show. That clip alone makes it worth the $1 iTunes download.