Dishwasher Pete

Everything and the Kitchen Sink: The Memoir of a Dishwasher

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Everything and the Kitchen Sink: The Memoir of a Dishwasher
By CHARLES McGRATH
Published: May 23, 2007
Pete Jordan washes dishes across the country in his new book, “Dishwasher: One Man’s Quest to Wash Dishes in All 50 States.”

Excerpt:

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.

Comment: I doubt I read the book, but the article is interesting. I'm not sure why someone this sharp is satisfied with this career! The following answers this question:

Stretches of “Dishwasher” read like a slacker’s idyll. Mr. Jordan is seldom without a girlfriend, and there are countless couches where he is welcome to crash. But some of his slackerdom is notional, even though to this day he claims, “I obviously would prefer not to work, and I think I proved that on plenty of occasions.”


Dishwasher: One Man's Quest to Wash Dishes in All Fifty States

Comment: I would pay a couple of bucks for this book (used only)!