I had just graduated from high school and decided I wanted to be a hairdresser. I attended school for six months, then dropped out because I couldn't stand the smell of the chemicals. I wanted a job in an office, as I was a very good typist and did well in my business classes in high school. I spread the word amongst my friends and relatives, but jobs were hard to come by at that time. One day, my father told me he had ta...