mc5 - ... so help me God.

I used to be a bacteriologist, but I couldn't take the strain.

I, too, had a banking job for a short time, but the manager said I lacked principle.

I was a vascular surgeon, but wanted to try something in a different vein.

I worked in a diet pill factory until I was downsized.

I used to work in a footwear shop until one day I got the boot.

I studied to be an airline pilot, but my career never got off the ground.

I was involved in cloning research...then I was made redundant.

I worked in a clearing house for dud cheques until I resigned.

I had a job making cannons for tanks until I was discharged.