experiences working

At first glance, this sentence seems unobjectionable:

[1] In the book, Smith describes his experiences working at a
convenience store.

But on closer inspection, "working" is a bit troubling. It can't
logically modify "experiences" because Smith's experiences didn't work
at a convenience store. On the other hand, if "working" modifies
"Smith", the sentence would suggest an odd simultaneity, i.e., that
Smith was working at a convenience store and at the same time
describing the experience in his book.

Is there a better way to parse this, or is [1] maybe just a deceptively
bad sentence?


Bruno

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