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I’m 15 and I just got my first job. I’m making a list of conditions that will make me quit.

So basically title. I, (15nb), just got hired. I’m most likely starting some time next week~ish. My mom has worked in the Customer Service industry for sixteen years, making barely above minimum wage. I’m making fifty cents above IL’s minimum wage, at 12.50/hr. On to the meat of this: If any of these happen three times in any week, I’m gone. The job is a twenty minute drive from my house and I can get a better job else where. Get yelled at by any sort of management. I am fifteen. You a grown ass man. Fuck off. Any sort of bigotry. This in Yee Haw Cornfields Illinois. I’m black, I’m not going to get paid minimum wage just to get harassed for my race. Refusal in Time Off. I have two events already planned. They’re both concerts, so they’re not exactly able to be rescheduled. One of them is…


So basically title. I, (15nb), just got hired. I’m most likely starting some time next week~ish.

My mom has worked in the Customer Service industry for sixteen years, making barely above minimum wage. I’m making fifty cents above IL’s minimum wage, at 12.50/hr. On to the meat of this:

If any of these happen three times in any week, I’m gone. The job is a twenty minute drive from my house and I can get a better job else where.

  • Get yelled at by any sort of management. I am fifteen. You a grown ass man. Fuck off.

    • Any sort of bigotry. This in Yee Haw Cornfields Illinois. I’m black, I’m not going to get paid minimum wage just to get harassed for my race.
    • Refusal in Time Off. I have two events already planned. They’re both concerts, so they’re not exactly able to be rescheduled. One of them is a Russian group who was last in America in twenty fourteen. If I don’t get those dates off, I’m quitting. I would much rather be moshing to a Russian experimental group than get paid 12.50/hr. This will apply to any future concerts as well. Do I take my music seriously? Yes.
    • “Work To The Bone” type managers. Again, I am young. I have diagnosed knee issues, and if I’m in pain I’m sitting down. If I’m mentally exhausted I’m taking time off. I also have ADHD, so being overstimulated is a risk and I will be accommodating myself adequately. What that means? No idea.

    Feel free to suggest more.

    Also, it might seem like I’m going in with a negative look, but I’m also excited. I’m excited to have coworkers, get a paycheque, be able to spend money on things I want without feeling guilty. My first pay cheque? Going 1000% toward an insane amount of dice (Avid DND player). I’m excited to be the stereotypical “Teen behind the counter” stereotype. Is that weird? 1000%. Do i care? No, not really. I study linguistics for fun, of course I’m weird.

TLDR: This isn’t needed but stream Traumazine, Froukje, S10, and Arca. You might have to read a few paragraphs but hey music recommendations!

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