mc5 - ... so help me God.

Before that, I sold turkeys until my company was gobbled up.

Before that, I was a navigator for Nocturne Airlines. It didn't last long since it was such a fly-by-night operation.

Many years ago I used to work for a magician, but he disappeared.

Before that (I've done a lot in my 87 years on this planet, among others) I was a tester for Viagra. The job grew on me, but eventually my workload plummeted.

Dujon

My first job was with a maritime salvage company - I even bought shares in the company - but I left when they were delisted. sorry!

penelope

I used to think I had my career all mapped out when I trained as a cartographer, but that, too, folded.

blamelewis

I was a video editor, but I just couldn't cut it.