[callmeed]

Front desk at a small hotel.

My wife had this job when we first got married. When she was pregnant, the hotel actually let me cover some shifts for her. It was awesome. I'd bring my laptop and once the check-in rush was over (6pm-ish), it was real quiet and I could hack away.

[timr]

I worked the desk at a mid-sized hotel (50-ish rooms), and it was the worst job I've ever had. The checkin/checkout rushes were bad, but then we had to reconcile the accounts, set wake-up calls, answer the phones, etc. There definitely wasn't any time to relax.

[nirmal]

My parents own a motel and from my experience you're right. I watched the place for them during the holiday so they could take a vacation. I got plenty of hacking done and even created a new blogging system that fit closer to my style of writing.