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    The Best Career Advice Julia Louis-Dreyfus Ever Received

    The Emmy winner, who returns to HBO this month for a third season as the bumbling Veep, reveals her first job, best financial advice, and knack for nailing a questionnaire

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    Published 21 April 2014 In News

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    FIRST REAL JOB: I was an ice cream scooper at Swensen's Ice Cream Parlor in Washington, D.C. Great workout for the arms. I didn't know how to work the cash register and subsequently quit/got fired. My boss was an 18-year-old dick.

    BEST CAREER ADVICE: Have fun at all costs (given to me by my high school physics teacher, Mr. Coyne).

    BEST FINANCIAL ADVICE: I'm still waiting for it.

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    EARLY IN MY CAREER, I WISH SOMEONE WOULD HAVE TOLD ME: "You're right."

    I STILL GET NERVOUS WHEN: A wild animal is about to attack me, or if I have to make a toast at a party.

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    FITNESS REGIMEN: I don't give it much thought.

    IF I WERE VEEP, MY SECRET SERVICE CODE NAME WOULD BE: You Darling Girl.

    MY ASSISTANT WOULD DESCRIBE ME AS: A horrible, horrible bitch. No offense to myself.

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