Funny story..
This is how my career in constructions came to an abrupt halt..
I got hired to work manual labour in constructions by a private contractor who needed guys on a job site. At the time I was prepping for a bodybuilding show and stripping in the weekends. So we get to the site of an abandoned building that needed work. My first day. The guy hands me a sledge hammer to pound through the pavement in order to make room for a toilet I believe it was. I pounded for about an hour or two and I was spent. As a bodybuilder/stripper, I was well aware of the dangers of becoming catabolic, so I told the guy I am going to take 15 min to eat. He was like "What??" .. I'm like "Yeah dude, I eat every 2 hours", he looks at me dumbfounded as I start eating and tells me "You are fired". So I replied "Fuck you!" and left. I was happy that I managed to stay on schedule with my meals for that day though.
This was not my first rodeo. I got fired from another part time telemarketing night job for the same reason. Break should have come so I pull out the red meat and rice. The supervisor: "No break, get back to work!" .. I said: "Look, it's important for me to eat every two hours". He said I could eat whenever I had a break but not now. Unfortunately, his schedule and my nutrient timing were in obvious conflict so I started eating right there in front of him. He fired me, I said "Go fuck yourself!" and left happy that I did not allow that mofo to derail my bodybuilding career.
In 1999, I was admonished for being late to teach tennis lessons because I was struggling to make protein shakes with crappy powder and no shaker .. it was a mess in the locker, but I did what I had to do. The company that made them was sponsoring me with product so I thought this is for sure a sign that I have a future in bodybuilding.
In 2003 I was jacked and got a head tennis pro position with a country club. They could not understand how I was able to play tennis with all that muscle. But at that time, I was starting to shy away from playing tennis and started bulking. Between teaching privates, I was to be found at the buffet eating chicken mc nuggets, usually 20 each break. From that job I got fired because I was entertaining the kids by hitting tennis balls 300 yards onto the freeway. The kids were my biggest fans because I entertained them and they learned as well. The club president did not find it funny and fired me (old upscale country clubs can be uptight).
