Prompt: What jobs have you had?

A man named Stan, with a curious knack,
Had jobs that piled up, front and back.
A hundred he’d held, or so it was said,
Each one a new hat upon his wise head.

He started as baker, with flour and dough,
But burnt every bun, so that had to go.
Then circus strongman, with muscles so grand,
Until he dropped dumbbells right on the band.

A deep-sea diver, who hated the wet,
A mountain climber, who’d constantly fret.
He tried being a doctor, but fainted at blood,
Then a lawyer, whose arguments always went thud.

A gardener, who watered the weeds with great glee,
A barber, who sculpted a unibrow, you see.
A knight in shining armour, who rusted quite fast,
A teacher, whose lessons were never built to last.

He drove a bus once, but missed every stop,
Then brewed a beer that made tastebuds all flop.
A zookeeper next, with a peculiar fear,
Of anything furry that happened to be near.

So if you meet Stan, with a twinkle and grin,
Ask not what he does, but where he has been.
For a hundred adventures, he’ll gladly recount,
The world’s most employed, on his job-hunting jaunt!

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