Antiwork

Tw: sexual assault I’m 38 and have had a ton of jobs in my life, because I often get bored around the 1 year mark. But the worst job I’ve ever had, and the most insane reason for being fired is one of those stories that even 20 years later it pisses me off. I was about 16 years old and got hired as a front end cashier at a small local pharmacy. My training consisted of “stand here and ring people up, and keep stuff stocked.” I taught myself everything, and would often get yelled at for not keeping all of the items stocked, simply because I had no idea where the rest of the stock was kept. I’d been there about a week, when we had a family emergency. We got a call that my sister was unresponsive at her boyfriend’s house. We called EMS on the way…

I’ve been at my company almost a decade. I make “ok” money, but found out kids starting out are making a dollar or more than me an hour. I woke up in the most Office Space mindset I’ve ever had to my alarm, turned it off and went back to bed. Strolled in two hours late and claimed I had a “medical emergency”. Even had PTO cover it. We’re already short staffed and plenty of people are hiring in my field so I’m just riding this high til they decide they want to compensate me for my experience or let me go. I highly recommend it. EDIT: I’m also letting every new employee i talk to know about the lack of pay raises in their future. Just in case.