Hello everyone! I am thinking of applying for a day job at a local whole foods grocery store and I am stumped about what is the best way to go about making my resume. I don't know if its really wise to put that I have been working at strip clubs all across the country for 4 years. I have a business license under my own name that lists me as an "entertainer". I do perform at festivals and parties with my hula hoops and fire dancing but I have definitely made the majority of my money stripping. I was traveling for a few months and spent two of those months volunteering at an intentional community at their smoothie/raw cacao bar so I figure I can include this on my resume, but other than that the last "job" that I had was close to 4 years ago working at a starbucks and before that I was involved in working as youth crew leader for a conservation corps for a few years. There is a huge gap in my work history now and I'm not sure what to say Ive been doing for employment all those years. Should I lie? I need to list work references and right now all my reliable work references are way back from 2010 and 2011.
I really want to get a day job for maybe 20 hours a week and keep dancing but I am pretty certain I should keep it a secret during the job interview. My friend told me its best to come clean about dancing but I disagree. This is a whole foods-esque organic grocery store and I doubt that hiring an exotic dancer isn't their first choice because there is such a stigma around it. But i know that once you are hired its against the law to be fired for something like that right?
If anyone has any tips on how to go about applying for a vanilla job or resume advice or anything of that nature, I would be so grateful!
Thank you!



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