I worked as an independent contractor for around 7 years doing what I loved. The hours were great, the pay was good for the time and I loved the people I worked with for the most part. I decided I would not go back for better opportunities.
There was one -co-worker- who was there for years. She was not very good at her job but she helped whenever she could and the people who went to the location loved her. Some people even bullied her and treated her like crap but she kept on trucking. We fought for her, we fought with her stubborn butt, but she was literally family.
She died yesterday evening from cancer and worked till she went into the hospital.
Her mother is in her 90s and lost her daughter.
Her kids are a wreck.
Her partner now has to go into a nursing home because her family cannot care for him.
My mother, who volunteered with her for 9 years, is devastated.
Her job was posted at 12:26 pm today on indeed.
The woman has not been dead a total of 24 hours and she meant nothing to this job.
Fuck the system.