Stephen King worked as a janitor. His novel Carrie was reportedly inspired by cleaning the girl's locker room.

Stephen King worked as a school teacher in Hampden, teaching English, when he started writing his debut novel "Carrie"

Stephen Kings first two jobs were at a mill in Lisbon Falls, bagging loose fabric, and at the New Franklin Laundry. His experiences here inspired later stories such as "Graveyard Shift" and "The Mangler".