From Bondage to Trader Joe's

What better way to explore the sundry arms of the career path Buddha than to ask everyone you meet the following question: "What do you do, and do you enjoy it?"

While on the subway, in line for the toilets at Starbucks, shopping for your groceries, or even learning how to weave wicker chairs, ask everyone you meet the golden question. Set yourself on the path to Enlightenment and try to reach that job search Nirvana.

What do you do, and do you enjoy it?

Woman at music festival: "Oooh! I used to work in marketing, and it was terrible. Now, I'm studying to be a court stenographer. It's great, you should do it too. It pays really well, and few people go into the field. It's in high demand."
- Who would have thought of doing the court report?

Man on Subway: "I sell flooring. I hate it. I used to be a women's active wear designer. I liked that, but I'd had enough."
- Enough's enough, but it must have floored him to make a change like that.

Worker at Trader Joe's, Union Square: "Well, I've been a cook, a pizza delivery guy, a bondage model, a sound technician, I've played in a rock band, and now I work at Trader Joe's."
- A jack of all trades, or is it a joe of all traders?

Bondage model seems to be the most interesting prospective from any answer yet. Some might find a career like that liberating, others might argue that it ties you down. One must take the time to reflect. If one of the Four Noble Truths is "The noble truth that is the arising of suffering," is being a bondage model the key to Enlightenment?