Where do you work? And what do you do?

I work part-time for a chain of Tops supermarkets as an in-house signpainter and graphic artist. My main responsibilities are the production and maintenance of the large signs used throughout the store. When promotions and events occur, I am often charged with creating an interesting eyepiece to attract further attention.

I'm also in charge of the seasonal decorations. This means ordering and putting up colored banners, flags, floral displays, oversized cutouts and various novelties. Christmas and Easter are pretty strenuous when it comes to this aspect of the job. But it's excellent portfolio work and great job experience for resumes, so I can overlook the emasculating side of it.

I do this not only for my home store, but also as an assist to two other franchise stores in the bi-county area. Between me and the other signmaker at another store, we handle 3 large supermarkets and a smaller Kwik-E-Stop styled store. It's a handful but the creative outlet is great.

I only work part-time since I've recently gone back to school and would be overwhelmed by a full-time job plus homework responsibilities.

Jam it back in, in the dark.