Here is one more unusual occupation for you: prompter ! The exclamation mark there is a bit of a contradiction because a prompter is someone who is not supposed to make much noise at all, but remain in the background. Or, in this case, usually, in the foreground, as their job is to prompt or cue actors and actresses when they forget their lines. Or when they neglect to move on the stage to where they are supposed to be situated. Continue reading

A month ago we started a new article series here in Journeys of Life - Occupations! In these articles we go through some lesser known occupations. Occupations and job titles that may leave some of us wondering what the work actually entails. So, this time around we talk about best boy. Which many of us have surely seen at the end credits of a film. But do you know what it means? Continue reading

Authentic gas lamps in Gornji Grad in Zagreb, Croatia - lit twice a day by lamplighters. Picture credit: Jorge Láscar You are now reading the first article of Occupations, a whole new category here in Journeys of Life! We look here at different occupations that people have had throughout history. Many of which continue to this day and are therefore well-known to anyone. Then many which are pretty obscure since they don’t exist anymore except as notes in historical context. Continue reading