Author: Olivia

I've certainly thought like that a few times

I work by myself most of the time so it’s impossible to not be on the clock because no one can cover me for a lunch. I’m in a state where it’s required I get one, but I was fine working through it if I got paid. Just checked my time card because I had a bunch of changes the last couple weeks. These times are impossible for me to have lunches because before noon is when we are busiest.

When I was younger, I worked landscaping for 6 or 7 years. One thing that was consistent across the few companies I worked for was guys bragging about working 12 hour days. Or sun up to sun down depending on the time of year. 60+ hour weeks some weeks. Joking around 40 hours a week is a “part-time job” It's was just sad to see so many people who seem to think their whole self-worth revolves around the amount of time they spend at work every week. A lot of the time, they were people with drug or alcohol problems who would get out of work and drink heavily the little time they had off until it was time to go back because how else are you supposed to tolerate that kind of existence. Opiates were another big problem in that field. Especially during mandatory 16-24+ hour shifts during bad…