Amanda Mannen has written for Cracked since 2013. She works from a rotation of surfaces in western Canada, where she lives with her husband and various human and plant children. You can find her on Twitter @manna_festo, but really, who still uses Twitter?"
Why would anyone want to be the president of the United States? The pay is so-so, the job is next to impossible, and the only real perk is meeting rap stars.
What's it like to leave for work every day and carefully avoid the fake carnage that has been set in place by the crew, and have to stay out of the way during filming?
I wanted a job that utilized my skills learned from a lifetime of watching muscular men in burnt t-shirts save the world. Since I couldn't get a job throwing Hans Gruber off a roof, I decided to join the fire department.
Like millions of other kids under deferred action, I was brought to the US at the age of two. And even with protection from deportation, the path of permanent legal status continues to be a nightmarish, unfinished road.
