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Some Things I Did for Money
- Narrated by: Mary Catherine Hughes
- Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 08-04-15
- Language: English
- Publisher: Audible Studios
- Whispersync for Voice-ready
Regular price: $2.99
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Publisher's Summary
As a rejected child model, failed telemarketer, and pet-sitter to a dying bird, Stephanie Georgopulos has never refused an unconventional job - which is good, because graduating into the 2008 recession ensured those were the only ones she qualified for. Equal parts comical and cringe inducing, Some Things I Did for Money is an honest reflection on the way we define work and what it means to be rich.
Most of Stephanie Georgopulos' odd jobs now fall under the umbrella of writing and editing. Her work has been featured in The Guardian, Glamour, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, and more. She edits the Human Parts collection on Medium.com and delivers weekly vignettes about growing up on the Internet to people's inboxes, like magic! Find her on Twitter at @omgstephlol. Cover design by Hannah Perrine Mode.
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- Emily helmer
- 10-17-17
Don’t bother
She seemed mad at everyone and everything. She might have been poor but she came across like a spoiled brat.