I have worked on the factory floor of a brewery, and at a point in time making potato salad on an industrial level (1,5 ton at a time!). Worked as a business consultant and a public librarian as well. I went to university for far too long, experts and my mother agrees.
An activist in urban gardening and created and worked in a DIY space for concerts, debates, and a soup kitchen for many years in Copenhagen (1996-2007).
I have co-owned and worked in a cooperative organic general store, selling everything from soy-milk, biodegradable diapers, and tofu 10 years before any supermarkets picked up the trend. Because we did it because of conviction not profit.
But...and here is the hook;
I have made progress on many levels during those years from 1995 till now. I am finally finding my purpose as an enabler of sharing knowledge and information within the organisation. AND that's what it's all about.
Massive nerd, massive procrastinator, but doing things right takes time.