The pay was exceptionally low, but it came with housing and food. 8 months out of the year would have been spent just being there and keeping the place in order, the other 4 were for hosting guests.

I went back to school instead.

The fuck was I thinking? I could have ridden these shit years out as a weird hermit.

[–] Erasmus@lemmy.world 27 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Sir, this is the plot to The Shining.

[–] Norin@lemmy.world 19 points 5 days ago

Funny enough, that was one of the reasons for not taking the job at the time.

[–] dontpanic@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 5 days ago (1 children)

And there probably would have been cool rocks.

[–] Norin@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

There were, in fact, cool rocks.

[–] dontpanic@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 5 days ago

You woulda been living my dream lol

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Pandemic? Stay away from people? buddy I see people once a month when I buy an entire cow to put in my freezer.