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Boston, 2006: I step down from a full-time editing job seconds before I\u2019m sure to get a pink slip.<\/strong> I convince myself I\u2019m ready to create my own work. And I do.<\/p>\n

I edit.
\nI teach.
\nI write.<\/p>\n

I even babysit.<\/p>\n

Ten years fly by in a blur – during which I accumulate exactly two things: telling experiences and untold debt.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I try LA, then Boston, and then LA again<\/strong>. All complete busts. The unsteady diet of tutoring and teaching is making me penniless. I finally admit it\u2019s time to grow up. Ironically, that means moving to Sonoma County to spend some time with my mother and brother – who during the blur I\u2019ve totally neglected.<\/p>\n

Sonoma County, 2016<\/strong>: I spend six months applying, revising my resume, updating my social media sites – all to naught. I start swimming to keep from going insane.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Treading<\/p>\n

Then one day after I finish my swim, I look up at the marquee in front of the pool and I see the words<\/p>\n

\u201cNow Hiring.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hiring what?<\/p>\n

Swim teachers and lifeguards, it turns out. Now here I should say: I\u2019m going on fifty\u2026not fifteen, fifty.<\/p>\n

I sign-up anyway and present myself to the clerk.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe senior center is next door.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNope. Here for the lifeguard class.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOh \u2026 Then you\u2019re in the right place.\u201d<\/p>\n

If the right place is hell\u2026 I glance about the room: it\u2019s perky high school aqua stars and me. Then Matt, the teacher, walks in. Thank the Lord, he\u2019s almost as old as me.<\/p>\n

Matt calls, \u201cOut to the water. Swim. Go!\u201d<\/p>\n

Happy to. One thing I know I can do. Sure, the swimming studs lap me. And, yeah, the middle of the pack passes me by. Okay, I finish dead last, but at least I haven\u2019t died.<\/p>\n

\u201cNext. Grab that brick. Go!\u201d<\/p>\n

The brick is determined to drown me. I huff and puff the whole way. I try to hide my exhaustion by breathing out into the water. Yes, I\u2019m vain. I slap the brick at Matt\u2019s feet and wait for the verdict.<\/p>\n

\u201cFifty-seven seconds.\u201d<\/p>\n

Three seconds to spare, baby. Beat that. My classmates\u2014nine out of ten of whom are fifteen and female\u2014do just that.<\/p>\n

\u201cNext. Tread water. Go! Robert, hands in your armpits.\u201d<\/p>\n

What? No hands. I hate fine print. No way to hide my huffs and puffs now.<\/p>\n

\u201cGo, Robert! Go, Robert!\u201d my classmates cheer. Why do they have air to spare? I fail, spectacularly. Right out of the box. Humiliated much? You betcha.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cMatt,\u201d I beg, \u201cCan I try it again?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cShow me you can tread by Friday and you\u2019re in.\u201d<\/p>\n

Unemployment comes in handy because I can tread water all day. Tuesday: I build up to a minute. Wednesday: a minute and a half. Friday: Two minutes. I\u2019ve made it. I\u2019ve left fear behind.<\/p>\n

Wrong.<\/p>\n

Week Two: Monday\u2014Compact Jumps<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Matt calls out, \u201cCompact jumps. Climb the chair. Stay on the surface. Keep your eye on the victim. Robert, you\u2019re up.\u201d<\/p>\n

No kidding; way the hell too high. That chair is ten feet off the ground. Hello? Have we met? Fear of heights here.<\/p>\n

\u201cGo!\u201d<\/p>\n

I breathe deep and leap. I land with a splash.<\/p>\n

One of my classmates calls out, \u201cLeave some water for us next time!\u201d She\u2019s smiling. She wants to be friends, even though she\u2019s calling me fat.<\/p>\n

Week Two: Wednesday\u2014Rescues<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Matt calls out, \u201cRescues. Go!\u201d<\/p>\n

Step 1: Leap from ungodly height.<\/p>\n

Step 2: Grab victim.<\/p>\n

Step 3: Say, \u201cMy name is Robert – huff puff. I\u2019m a lifeguard – huff puff.\u201d<\/p>\n

Step 4: Remove victim from water in under a minute.<\/p>\n

Step 5: Don\u2019t die.<\/p>\n

Step 2 is awkward because my victims are my classmates\u2014nine out of ten of whom are female and fifteen\u2014remember? Yeah, huffing and puffing doesn\u2019t help. So, I add silently, a promise: \u201cI am the farthest thing from a creep you\u2019ll ever meet.\u201d<\/p>\n

And it works. By the following night, I am everyone\u2019s favorite.<\/p>\n

Week Two: Thursday\u2014Victims<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Um\u2026their favorite victim, that is.<\/p>\n

Matt calls out, \u201cEveryone rescue Robert. He\u2019s our typical swimmer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Old, fat, with one foot in the grave?<\/p>\n

\u201cMiddle-aged, two hundred pounds, and prone to heart-attack.\u201d<\/p>\n

Like I said.<\/p>\n

One at a time, they leap in, grab me, and struggle to get us out of the pool in less than a minute. That\u2019s a relief because many rescues that take me sixty seconds, they complete in forty-five.<\/p>\n

Tomorrow is graduation day. And I\u2019m deeply scared again because I don\u2019t know if I can do what I will be asked to do. I ask Matt for advice. \u201cPractice,\u201d he says, loquacious to the end.<\/p>\n

Week Two: Friday\u2014Deep-water rescues<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Today to graduate, I have to make a deep-water rescue. I will have to go down to the bottom of a twelve-foot pool and bring my victim all the way back up with me. Why does this scare me? Because when I practice, I can\u2019t get myself all the way to the bottom and back up without running out of breath.<\/p>\n

So, let\u2019s say I run out of breath. Then what do I do? Drop my victim? Bolt to the surface? Don\u2019t laugh. I think that\u2019s exactly what I\u2019ll do.<\/p>\n

Matt calls out, \u201cDeep water. Go!\u201d<\/p>\n

And I go, and it\u2019s easy because I have my rescue tube. In my practice\u2014in my worry\u2014I forgot I would have that tube. With that tube\u2014hallelujah\u2014I grab my victim from the bottom and we shoot to the surface.<\/p>\n

I laugh. I cry. I\u2019m so happy. I\u2019m so relieved.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone rescue Robert. Go!\u201d<\/p>\n

Wait. What? What if I can\u2019t hold my breath long enough?<\/p>\n

Headline: Bonehead Fifty-Year-Old Drowns Trying to Become Lifeguard.<\/strong><\/p>\n

No, no, no.<\/p>\n

My silent \u201cno\u2019s\u201d mean nothing. Tireless fifteen-year-olds rescue me from drowning again and again. I huff and puff like mad. I think they enjoy my fatigue just a little bit too much.<\/p>\n

But I don\u2019t drown.<\/strong> I make it. I graduate\u2014all of us do\u2014but only because Matt makes sure that we can perform every skill that will be required from us as lifeguards. Now: the real question is, do I lifeguard now?<\/p>\n

The surprising answer is yes. Yes, because my presence\u2014strange as it may be\u2014comforts and amuses many swimmers, especially older ones. You see: I talk to people; get to know them; assess their potential risk. Try to meet their needs because I\u2019m looking for ways to make up being fifteen to thirty seconds slower than other lifeguards. This makes all of us a little kinder, a little more connected, and perhaps just a little more daring.<\/p>\n

Now in case you are wondering how I pay my bills on a lifeguard\u2019s wages alone, the answer is, I don\u2019t. I can\u2019t, even though the outdoor pool where I put in most of my guarding is open year-round for lap swim, swim team, and early morning Masters swim programs.<\/p>\n

But lifeguarding connects me to the city and those connections have led to tutoring and other jobs that have taken my income to its highest level since 2006.<\/strong> So, lifeguarding may not be a \u201creal\u201d job in terms of hours or pay. But thanks to the generous spirit of my co-workers, it creates a place of on-going trust from which to sustain and build work and social networks – and, just as importantly, make friends. That makes it \u201creal\u201d in the most important sense.<\/p>\n

This interview is one of 22 comeback stories included in Escape from Unemploymentville. Click to discover more<\/a><\/h4>\n

Guest post written by Robert Rogers.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Boston, 2006: I step down from a full-time editing job seconds before I\u2019m sure to get a pink slip. I convince myself I\u2019m ready to create my own work. And I do. I edit. I teach. I write. I even babysit. Ten years fly by in a blur – during which I accumulate exactly two things: telling experiences and untold debt. I try LA, then Boston, and then LA again. All complete busts. The unsteady diet of tutoring and teaching…<\/p>\n

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