I used to work in a recording studio where I would do everything from getting coffee to working with bands on recording their music, basic wiring, and setting up and tearing down equipment. I was lucky to be paid my measly $5 per hour, but that wasn't what was bad about the job. My boss was an ex model/dancer who had gained a lot of weight over the years, but still believed "every woman should always look her best". She would get on my case about not wearing makeup, letting my hair just hang free, not wearing cute dresses to work, etc. She basically treated me like a little doll and had no concept that I spent most of my days on the floor doing wiring projects, running cables, and in the presence of young males for whom a girl in a dress and makeup would be a definite distraction. As one of the few women in a male dominated industry, it was much more important for me to be one of the guys in order to be taken seriously. I had many arguments with her, and the last straw came when she sat me down one morning and started putting makeup on me in front of my coworkers!! I was mortified and felt so violated. I got my revenge by working hard, learning what I could... and eventually getting a job offer at another studio for double the pay and health benefits!