What's Your 1920's Job?

By: Zoe Samuel
Estimated Completion Time
4 min
What's Your 1920's Job?
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About This Quiz

Let's travel back in time to the 1920s! Jobs were a lot different 100 years ago than they are now. As a member of the workforce in the '20s, you had to be diligent and willing to work with your hands. Although you might not think you are suited for a 1920s job, you have more old-fashioned skills than you realize! Sharing your work ethic, your personality and a little about the jobs you've held will help us to place you in the perfect occupation in the Roaring Twenties.

Back in the '20s, you generally got a job and held onto it until the day you retired. You would have taken nothing for granted at your post because the economic instability of the time made simply having a job a badge of honor. You would have never given up your job over some of the silly things folks leave positions for now. Examining your lifestyle and the way you view your current role will lead us to the job you would have held in the 1920s!

So, pull up a comfortable chair, pour yourself some bathtub gin (responsibly) and get ready to answer a few swell questions. Then, we'll tell you all about your 1920s job! Ready to work?

How long ago did your family arrive in America?
Before it was America
In the 1800s
In the 1910s
I am the first one here.

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Are you a dude?
Yes, a poor one
Yes, a rich one
Yes, but I'm also kinda crafty.
Nope

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What's your top skill?
I am a team player.
I have a trust fund.
I am smart and entrepreneurial.
I am a hard worker.

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Are you afraid of closed spaces?
Nope
Yes
Sometimes
Not really

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What's your ethnicity?
White
Like, really, really white
Jewish, Italian or Irish
None of the above

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Could you do manual labor?
Yes. I'm built like a tank.
No. That's for other people.
Yes. I like indoor manual labor.
Yes. I'm small but tough.

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Are you smart?
I am people smart.
I am like totally so smart.
I am numbers smart.
I am street smart.

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Do you know how to make the best of a bad situation?
Yes, but I complain a lot.
I have no idea; I've never been in one.
Yes. You just have to make it better.
I am an expert at that.

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Do you prefer to live in a city?
No
I like the 'burbs.
I go where the work is.
Yes

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Do you like being surrounded by people or prefer to be alone?
No preference
I love being around people.
I like people to a point.
I prefer a mix.

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Are you willing to change jobs?
No. I like stability.
Companies yes, jobs no
I'll do whatever it takes.
I wish I could!

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Do you want to be your own boss?
No
I am already my own boss.
Yes
That is an impossible dream.

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How important is money to you?
As long as I can care for my family, I'm good.
It's the only thing that matters.
It's pretty important.
I will never have any, so whatever.

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Are you good at working with your hands?
Yes. There's other ways to work?
Nope
I am excellent at it.
Are you kidding? I work my fingers to the bone.

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Are you good with people?
If they have the right work ethic
If they have the right credentials
Yes, very good
I have to be good with people.

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How are you with numbers?
Not good
Very good
Excellent
If I had more education, I think I could be better.

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Are you creative?
No
A little
Very
I don't have time to find out.

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Do you work well on a team?
You bet
I run the team.
I work better alone.
I work hard alone or with a team.

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How are you at giving or taking orders?
Good at taking
Good at giving
Good at both
I can't imagine getting to give orders!

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What uniform suits you?
Hard hat and boots
Pinstripes
Blazer and slacks
Apron and bonnet

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Are you more a career person or a job person?
I like a stable career.
I like a lucrative career.
I take any job I can until I get the career I want.
I don't expect to leap from job to career.

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Do you need a field with good growth prospects?
No, just predictable ones
Yes, absolutely
I make my own prospects.
I don't have time to think like that.

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Could you handle the stress of running a business?
No way
Sure, with a few assistants
Yes, all by myself if I must
We'll never know!

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Do you feel strongly about job safety standards?
No
Yes
Sure, when I can
I don't have time for that.

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Do you need to be a part of something bigger than yourself?
Yes, I prefer that.
I prefer to own things bigger than myself.
If possible, but I'm not fussy.
I just focus on what is in front of me.

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Do you mind getting dirty?
I love it!
I hate it!
I prefer not to.
I can handle it.

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Do you like to be in a client-facing position?
No
Most of the time
Yes, all the time
Sometimes

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Do you mind a little (or a lot of) on the job harassment?
Um, yes I mind.
Sounds fun! You meant for me to do to others, right?
I will tolerate it if I must.
I don't care. I'm so tough it's all water off a duck's back now.

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Do you plan to do this for a little while and then marry your way out?
No. I will be doing this forever.
I'm the one you marry, duh.
My partner and I are in it together.
I hope so!

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What's your class background?
Working class dude
Middle or upper
Lower middle
Working class gal

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You Got: