50 jobs, 50 states in a year? Man gives it a try

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50 jobs, 50 states in a year? Man gives it a try

THERESA, Wis. – At a time when some people are having trouble finding one job, Daniel Seddiqui is lining up 50 — one in every state. Each job symbolizes the state's most famous industry, and each lasts one week — just long enough for the 26-year-old to appreciate the labor and explore the region.

He's been a park ranger in Wyoming, a corn farmer in Nebraska and a wedding coordinator in Las Vegas.

Last week, in Week 23 of his yearlong saga, he was a cheese maker in southeast Wisconsin. He mixed ingredients, hoisted slabs of cheddar — and tasted plenty of his work.

"I would say this was as hard as logging," he said Friday, referring to his stint as a logger in Oregon three months ago. "Everything here is done by hand so there's a lot of heavy lifting."

Seddiqui, who grew up in Los Altos, Calif., insists his job-hopping isn't a gimmick. It's a legitimate effort to travel the U.S., learning about cultures across the country and developing a respect for what other people do, he said.

For example, at his Nebraska job he was surprised that every farmer he met had a college degree.
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50 jobs, 50 states in a year? Man gives it a try

This is interesting and I thought it was kind of nifty for him to experiment different job positions in order to get the experience. :)
 
Wonder if he was a poultry processor in AR?

Who knows he may have been one of those people that only worked a week at PJP and quit. We had a lot of those.
 
I don't think it will be fun.....remember you have to file your taxes and imagine the paperwork involved with that! :lol:
 
Byrdie714 said:
I don't think it will be fun.....remember you have to file your taxes and imagine the paperwork involved with that! :lol:
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:lol:

That's true and I'd hate to be the accountant who processes the tax paperwork for that guy. :lol:
 
Wow, that's a lot of jobs in one year. It would be a gigantic headache for that tax preparer. :lol:
 
Wow, that gonna be a lot of jobs to be added on his resume/CV during that year. :lol:
 
I bet this guy is well off enough that he doesn't even NEED to work. Think about it:

1) He's constantly moving - so either he's staying in hotels all the time, or living out of a car, or crashing with friends - still not exactly a cheap way to live

2) He had enough free time to line up these jobs - from what I understand, this is all planned out. So he wasn't hurting for work before this all began

3) He's lining up jobs that are state specific - that's not easy to do. If he were trying to get a McDonald's job in all 50 states, that'd be fine, but it takes connections to get industry specific jobs.
 
It would be great to know how he actually managed to get all those jobs. Just reading the article makes it sound rather interesting... I would be tempted :D But then again it includes a lot of travelling, which I am no longer fond of... :giggle: I have had my fair share of the world

Jamie
 
Dennis said:
I bet this guy is well off enough that he doesn't even NEED to work. Think about it:

1) He's constantly moving - so either he's staying in hotels all the time, or living out of a car, or crashing with friends - still not exactly a cheap way to live

2) He had enough free time to line up these jobs - from what I understand, this is all planned out. So he wasn't hurting for work before this all began

3) He's lining up jobs that are state specific - that's not easy to do. If he were trying to get a McDonald's job in all 50 states, that'd be fine, but it takes connections to get industry specific jobs.
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You're probably right about this one. However, I have to wonder - It's got to be mentally exhausting to do different jobs for each week. That only leaves 2 weeks to rest for the total of the year.

Still, It's quite an experience though.
 
Jolie77 said:
You're probably right about this one. However, I have to wonder - It's got to be mentally exhausting to do different jobs for each week. That only leaves 2 weeks to rest for the total of the year.

Still, It's quite an experience though.
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I bet he's not working 40 hours a week. He's probably just getting in, maybe working 2 or 3 days, just enough to say he did accomplish something, then jetting off to the next destination or mucking around. You can't plan out a whole year perfectly without constant upkeep and reviewing where you are and where you're going next. So I think he's working maybe 10 or 20 hours, then seeing the sights, making calls, checking the car, making reservations, whatever.

He has to be travelling by car most of the time. That'd be most economical. He'd only need airfare for HI and AK.

Just so he can drive the shortest (or fastest) route, he can look at http://www.greatamericanroadtrip.us. ;)
 
In 50 states:

wondering if its gonna be payroll check or cash for those jobs?
 
Dennis said:
I bet he's not working 40 hours a week. He's probably just getting in, maybe working 2 or 3 days, just enough to say he did accomplish something, then jetting off to the next destination or mucking around. You can't plan out a whole year perfectly without constant upkeep and reviewing where you are and where you're going next. So I think he's working maybe 10 or 20 hours, then seeing the sights, making calls, checking the car, making reservations, whatever.

He has to be travelling by car most of the time. That'd be most economical. He'd only need airfare for HI and AK.

Just so he can drive the shortest (or fastest) route, he can look at The Great American Road Trip. ;)
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I was also thinking of the same thing too. As it was said, It was well planned way before he was doing this 50 jobs/50 state in one year. It's not like he planned it at the spur of the moment. (Well he may have planned it way ahead of time but he's also got to give some lee-way to some flexibilities)

I also don't really think he's actually getting paid on the spot with these jobs. It's just probably one of the gimmick where he is able to say he is working or whatanot.

I also found it funny in the article - he said was surprised to meet every farmers on the job in Nebraska that also holds college degrees. I mean, Seriously, He was surprised??? Please, What planet is he on?
 
The guy probably just called up various employers that were involved in the state specific industry and told them what he was doing. Given that each employer wasn't dipping too much time and effort into him as an employee, they probably agreed to it and said they would mail his pay to his home address or have it direct deposited into his bank account.

He's probably got relatives and friends that are allowing him to crash with them for a week.

If I had the financial flexibility and freedom, I would probably consider the same thing, but closer towards retirement or during my retirement, just so that I could travel and earn some money in the meantime.
 
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