Completely blown away. I had several things that I was completely utterly afraid of. And it was a lot of things at the age of 15. Meanwhile I was in the worst part of my life. So she would be absolutely in awe.
- That I am in fact not homeless.
- Not married and no children.
- A decent job.
- I do have a car.
- One bedroom apartment. (A big deal)
- That I no longer fight depression and suicidal thoughts or ideations.
- That I have dropped every single “friend” that I knew previously before I joined the military. - she would be floored lol.
- I did join the army and stayed in for a long time. That I got my E6.
- That I am still alive and healthy. She would be amazed and mind blown. Completely floored and jaw dropped.
This exactly. I have never understood how the managers or supervisors who ever is in charge of their pay to make it to where they can’t even afford to live on their own. The audacity of some of these employers. I was looking for a new job and they low balled me tremendously. I looked at them like, how in the hell am I suppose to live off that pay? You know McDonald’s pays much more. Even to McDonald’s pay, it’s still considerably very low but to have a job labeled as a decent occupation with some form of a college degree or experience, and then pay you as low or the same as McDonalds is wild to me. Then you have them complain “We can’t find anyone.” “Why does no one wanna work?” Shit Steve, maybe pay the workers/employees to where they can afford one bedroom apartment and get eggs for starters. It’s absolutely insane with these individuals who are looking to hire and the lack of common sense. Pay people a living wage maybe, and see what happens.