I’ve met delivery app drivers who were literally crying on delivery because they’re having trouble with bills and realizing there getting paid $40 to look around a store for 2 hours in addition to driving and delivering the actual food.
I understand that some people find a reason to use these services. I’ll do my best to avoid them as long as possible.
To be fair, any job will do that to a person. I worked in a whisky bar for 5+ years with decent pay and loved most of it, had a lot of fun. Worked my way from a casual bartender to fill time salaried venue manager. Won international whisky and cocktail awards.
But it started to wear on me having the exact same problems with the owner of the bar every single week, and the exact same conversation with the exact same regulars every single day. The only thing that changed was the people I work with. I started to feel like I barely knew anyone anymore because most of the staff were students or backpackers so they were in and out in 6 months tops. After the last full time bartender left for a different career it felt like I lost my last friend.
One day I rocked up to work to start setting up and the smell of the place hit me as I opened the door and I just broke down crying behind the bar at 28 years old. Handed in my 4 weeks notice that day. The owner didn’t even bother to see me before I left even though he’d only owned the bar for 6 months longer than I’d worked there for him. A year later the place couldn’t find a good replacement and shut down entirely.
Work is just depressing. We weren’t made for this. And late stage capitalism is making things even worse where people aren’t paid enough and aren’t even considered employees anymore.
I’ve met delivery app drivers who were literally crying on delivery because they’re having trouble with bills and realizing there getting paid $40 to look around a store for 2 hours in addition to driving and delivering the actual food.
To be fair, any job will do that to a person
That’s not being fair. I’ve been in several jobs that didn’t.
It is fair. I have had MULTIPLE jobs that had me crying in the car before work nearly every day. Ranging from $7 an hour to more than $50 an hour. Toxic work environments that trigger these intense emotions is not all that rare. I’d say I’m the common denominator in these situations but I am known to be a very pleasant person to work with (I strive for this because it often makes work life 100x easier lmao). I could be delusional but I really don’t think it’s me. Unless being too nice is the reason I get into these situations BUT I DIGRESS. I’m genuinely happy you haven’t experienced this because it’s extremely difficult and destroys your mental health.
Unfortunately I live in a state that is very uh… “Family oriented” or “traditional”. I’m not very welcome in my line of work. 90% of the time I’m the only woman. Lol, I figure I just have to deal with it and prove them wrong.
I’ve met delivery app drivers who were literally crying on delivery because they’re having trouble with bills and realizing there getting paid $40 to look around a store for 2 hours in addition to driving and delivering the actual food.
I understand that some people find a reason to use these services. I’ll do my best to avoid them as long as possible.
To be fair, any job will do that to a person. I worked in a whisky bar for 5+ years with decent pay and loved most of it, had a lot of fun. Worked my way from a casual bartender to fill time salaried venue manager. Won international whisky and cocktail awards.
But it started to wear on me having the exact same problems with the owner of the bar every single week, and the exact same conversation with the exact same regulars every single day. The only thing that changed was the people I work with. I started to feel like I barely knew anyone anymore because most of the staff were students or backpackers so they were in and out in 6 months tops. After the last full time bartender left for a different career it felt like I lost my last friend.
One day I rocked up to work to start setting up and the smell of the place hit me as I opened the door and I just broke down crying behind the bar at 28 years old. Handed in my 4 weeks notice that day. The owner didn’t even bother to see me before I left even though he’d only owned the bar for 6 months longer than I’d worked there for him. A year later the place couldn’t find a good replacement and shut down entirely.
Work is just depressing. We weren’t made for this. And late stage capitalism is making things even worse where people aren’t paid enough and aren’t even considered employees anymore.
That’s not being fair. I’ve been in several jobs that didn’t.
It is fair. I have had MULTIPLE jobs that had me crying in the car before work nearly every day. Ranging from $7 an hour to more than $50 an hour. Toxic work environments that trigger these intense emotions is not all that rare. I’d say I’m the common denominator in these situations but I am known to be a very pleasant person to work with (I strive for this because it often makes work life 100x easier lmao). I could be delusional but I really don’t think it’s me. Unless being too nice is the reason I get into these situations BUT I DIGRESS. I’m genuinely happy you haven’t experienced this because it’s extremely difficult and destroys your mental health.
I’m sorry you had multiple jobs that did this to you.
You shouldn’t let that make you feel like it is the norm that any job will do to you.
Unfortunately I live in a state that is very uh… “Family oriented” or “traditional”. I’m not very welcome in my line of work. 90% of the time I’m the only woman. Lol, I figure I just have to deal with it and prove them wrong.
I think they mean that any job can do that to a person, not that it will
Good for you, never worked a job that didn’t absolutely suck in various ways, I guess for now at least I’m making enough to be comfortable.