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Recording summary · March 2017

My worst job.

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Overview

At age 14, Daniel funded an expensive interest in Warhammer 40K by working alongside Daniel's mother collecting eggs off conveyor belts at a battery chicken farm for five to six months until barred by a supervisor due to age requirements.

Daniel spent approximately £1,000 on miniature armies, visited Games Workshop, undertook a solo train journey on an older train with manual exterior door latches, and transitioned between tabletop game systems before parting ways with school friends after secondary school.

Themes

Warhammer 40K tabletop gameplay, miniature assembly, painting requirements, and associated costs.

Working conditions at the battery chicken farm, including air quality, absence of protective gloves, and finger injury hazards.

Visits to Games Workshop and social interactions during miniature gaming sessions.

Daniel's solo train journey around 2004 or 2005 on an older train featuring manual exterior door latches.

Transitions across tabletop systems from Warhammer 40K to Warhammer Fantasy and The Lord of the Rings, and the dispersal of friends following secondary school.

Developments

Daniel began working alongside Daniel's mother at the battery chicken farm at approximately age 14.

The farm supervisor told Daniel's mother that Daniel could not return because workers had to be over 16 years old.

Around 2004 or 2005, Daniel traveled alone by train, struggled with the window and exterior latch, and jumped off at the following stop while the train was moving.

Daniel and friends completed secondary school and ceased meeting.

Uncertainties & gaps

The precise year of the solo train journey remains uncertain, recalled as approximately 2004 or 2005.

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