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<< Previous   of   Next >> Kevin Nortz / The Herald  (click to enlarge) Mercedes Threadgill   ADVERTISEMENT   Related Stories • Job on a stick: Corn dog cook 9/4/08 • Job on a stick 8/21/08 • Job on a stick 8/14/08 • Job on a stick 8/7/08 • Job on a stick: Animal farm worker 7/31/08 • Job on a stick: Berry picker 7/24/08 • Job-on-a-stick / Chuck E. Cheese worker 7/17/08 • Job on a stick: Yard work 7/10/08 • Job-On-A-Stick: Fry cook at Wienerschnitzel 7/3/08 • Job On-A-Stick: Lifeguard at McCollum Park Pool 6/26/08 • Job On-A-Stick: Ray's Drive-In 6/19/08   CONTACT THE HERALD Melanie Munk, Features Editor munk@heraldnet.com   Published: Thursday, August 28, 2008 Job on a stick: Parking attendant Name: Mercedes Threadgill Age: 17 Hometown: Snohomish High School: Snohomish High Occupation: Parking attendant Pros: I get a fat paycheck when I'm done working. Cons: The job is EXTREMELY boring. People ask really dumb questions, and you get sunburned. Summertime and the living ain't easy. Herald photographer Kevin Nortz captures the essence of summer jobs in "Job on a Stick," a 12-part series running every Thursday through the summer in Good Life. Next week will conclude the series.

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