Pete Johnson at Nerd Guru wrote a great post a little while ago that Dan Sweet at FRACAT brought to my attention today.
Pete writes about Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Larry David, two of the prominent forces behind the success of Seinfeld. Julia starred as Elaine and Larry was essentially the co-creator of the show.
Today, both are icons of television and comedy, but their relationship and success with Seinfeld was born out of a miserable job working at Saturday Night Live.
Elaine and her buddies.
Read the piece for this good story about continuing to look for opportunities even when stuck in a bad job.
Though you probably won’t wind up creating the next Seinfeld, something great might be born out your connections and experiences at a bad job.
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7 responses so far ↓
1 Ryan Paugh // Sep 6, 2007 at 3:19 pm
A couple crummy job experiences is what motivated Healy and I to create Employee Evolution.
Sure, it’s no Seinfeld…but whatever.
2 Chuck Westbrook // Sep 6, 2007 at 4:10 pm
@Ryan– Actually, it’s what motivated me to create this site as well. I think you guys have something to be proud of with your site. I mean, Seinfeld’s not on the air anymore. You guys are still going ; )
3 Pete Johnson // Sep 6, 2007 at 8:57 pm
Thanks for the link love!
You can certainly find a silver lining in just about every cloud if you look hard enough. What struck me about this story in particular is how the two of them found solace in each other and later turned that mutual misery into something more incredibly positive than either of them could have imagined. Most of us won’t be that lucky, but you almost have to try.
Pete Johnson
HP.com Chief Architect
Personal Blog: http://nerdguru.net
4 icedragon // Sep 6, 2007 at 10:39 pm
There is still hope !!, thanks Chuck for bringing the fate back to me
5 Angela // Sep 6, 2007 at 10:59 pm
After watching my bosses squander the potential and influence of my paper by stuffing it with lame ads and little to no actual stories, I’d love to start my own… someday.
6 Maureen Rogers // Sep 9, 2007 at 4:00 pm
In one of the suckiest jobs I ever had, I made two very close friends. I now do a lot of my consulting work with and through these guys, and just love them. In my long experience, there is something of value to be gotten in every job - although sometimes it’s hard to appreciate it at the time.
7 Chuck Westbrook // Sep 14, 2007 at 3:33 pm
@Maureen– Some of my favorite people were met at a bad job as well. Something about adversity forging stronger bonds, perhaps.
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