When I was 16, during the peak of quarantine, I got my first job a little East Texan store called Brookshire Brothers. I was proud of my $8 an hour. There was a lot wrong with that store but the worst part was that we had to clock out for our only break during a 8-9 hour shift and it was only 15 minutes. Best part is we had to stay in the store in the deli area with our uniforms on. And we’d get in trouble if we told customers we weren’t clocked in. They constantly called us back to the registers during our break while we were clocked out. I quit the day my boss told me he called my old job and they said my attendance was terrible. My old job?! This was my first job!! Not only that but I was gone because my grandma had covid and I lived with her.
I really wish I wasn’t such a suck up to my bosses back then. I know my worth as a worker now.