I'm a medically retired veteran, so I have a lot of free time and a little pension. Not a lot, but enough to get by. Lately I've been thinking about getting a job to make a little extra, so I can pay off my debt faster, splurge on anything I really want to buy, and help people I know if they fall on hard times.
Been reading a lot lately about anti-work situations. People not putting up with BS at work just because it's expected of them. Retail workers quitting on the spot because management won't have their back against rude customers, people leaving because their HR will screw them over if they complain about hostile work conditions, that kind of thing.
I've also heard from a lot of people who would love to stand up for themselves, or for the defense of others, but they simply can't afford it. Teachers who want to stop bullying they see, but can't because they can't afford to get fired with the meager salary they have, for example.
So a thought occurred. Why not get one of those jobs and tell people to fuck off, if they deserve it? Fast food customer berating or putting their hands on one of my teenager employees? Get ready to be put on an arm lock and thrown out. Kid bullying others at school and parents or other teachers don't do anything? Time to put my pinch grip strength to good use and drag them by the ear to the principal's office and make sure the principal knows it's in their bones' best interest that they discipline students properly
What are going to do? Fire me? Sure, go ahead. I don't care. Sue me? For what, preventing assault? Defending someone else? Everyone is too broke to sue anyone else for petty reasons nowadays. Besides, we all know threatening to sue is like getting a death threat on the internet: sounds scary but no one ever really follows through with it. And those that do quickly change their tune when you threaten to counter sue, or kill them before they kill you, lol!