(Psst, audio version here.) In college, I worked part time as a pharmacy technician. It was a shitty job that probably gave my mom a lot of false hope. She probably thought that my extreme and constant proximity to prescription medications would get me hooked on drugs — like, in the good kind of way. Like, in the
This is amazing. I too felt the injustice of a $0.25 pay raise courtesy of McDonald's when I was 16. I think it was my first realization that just being good at your job and following the rules didn't mean SHIT. I totally forgot what a blow that was until I read this! In retrospect, a great life lesson that I am honestly still learning because I seriously still feel I am special lol.
Thank you, M! And yes parallel lives! It was so upsetting and was my entire world, when I got that 25 cent raise! Also, the lesson is that we ARE SPECIAL and must fight injustice/demand more pay.
This is amazing. I too felt the injustice of a $0.25 pay raise courtesy of McDonald's when I was 16. I think it was my first realization that just being good at your job and following the rules didn't mean SHIT. I totally forgot what a blow that was until I read this! In retrospect, a great life lesson that I am honestly still learning because I seriously still feel I am special lol.
Thank you, M! And yes parallel lives! It was so upsetting and was my entire world, when I got that 25 cent raise! Also, the lesson is that we ARE SPECIAL and must fight injustice/demand more pay.