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Originally Posted by StrongerMan
I think I have lost all hope. I just want a job where they treat you like a human being and compensate you fairly for hard work. But it seems they all want to exploit employees to squeeze every last drop of blood, sweat and tears out of them. I was called back for an interview with Frito-Lay as a merchandiser. Then I read reviews about the job. You use your own car, phone etc..., get to the first store by 4 or 5am, work 10-12 hrs a day (no OT) with little time for lunch or breaks, work all holidays, work every weekend and are basically on-call for whenever they need you to fill in. Days off are "frowned upon". You have no personal life. All for the privilege of a job and $15/hr. Why do we need to sacrifice our mind, body and spirit to barely scrape by? It seems to be very similar everywhere now days.
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Yes I am tired of this too but in a completely different way. I am working to have an independent career but I can't do it yet and it will involve being creative about having several sources of incomes. And it will also be a major cut but I think it will be worth it.
One additional piece of advice... If you are going to do a crappy job anyway try to find one where you are working where other people can see your work. I started as a temp admin and within a year was in demand with two departments plus the temp agency offered training for future career. I have also volunteered at nonprofits to get noticed. If you don't have this keep looking while you work. Think of the crappy job as an interview except you are now the interviewer (they don't need to know). It is a pretty radical way to think. "Defensive employment"
