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You know you want to.
If you’re like me you’ve held multiple jobs in your life. Some you liked, some you hated.
So let’s have some fun by picking a profession from this 1881 list.
What would you have been doing?
Choose and defend.
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I’m going with turnip shepherd. There’s got to be a lot of down time with this career. Turnips aren’t well known for straying… so I’m imaging myself kicked back under a shade tree tending my flock with a good book and a pitcher of margaritas.
How about you…
How would you be earning a living in 1881?
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