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Constant Micro Injuries

I work in food service, I'm good at it, I'm at a really nice, very organized restaurant, but there's not a week that goes by that I avoid getting some micro-injury. Usually small burns, cuts, and bruises. But lately it's been severe back pain, neck pain that sent me to the doctor. (smacking my bank account because I can't afford insurance, and it took me out of work for a week) Right now I just discovered I have an infected hangnail, and of course I can't afford to get seen by a doctor if it gets out of hand. My biggest fear is winding up disabled by the time I'm 35. I really value my independence and not being able to work and sustain myself terrifies me. But that's capitalism for you. I really want to work for myself. I feel like I have everything at my disposal, I'm in…


I work in food service, I'm good at it, I'm at a really nice, very organized restaurant, but there's not a week that goes by that I avoid getting some micro-injury. Usually small burns, cuts, and bruises. But lately it's been severe back pain, neck pain that sent me to the doctor. (smacking my bank account because I can't afford insurance, and it took me out of work for a week)

Right now I just discovered I have an infected hangnail, and of course I can't afford to get seen by a doctor if it gets out of hand.

My biggest fear is winding up disabled by the time I'm 35. I really value my independence and not being able to work and sustain myself terrifies me. But that's capitalism for you. I really want to work for myself. I feel like I have everything at my disposal, I'm in a good place, but I can't seem to find a footing. And that includes motivation–being so tired after work, and all my various injuries that I have to recover from.

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