RE: Rambling about Sickness, "Probation Periods," and why we can't Have Anything Nice

Ideally, I would rather not have to work this hard but this particular position paid well enough to make the all typical bullshit that comes with having a regular job easier to deal with. It can be super taxing and I don't judge people who aren't into that though.

I don't blame you for leaving that job. I can't handle working in the sun like that and it is easy to get hurt doing that kind of work.

My main goal it to get past all this "screw you because you're new" period. After that, there is much less stress. I can get sick and not worry about how I'm going to pay my student lones lol.

It seems like l we can't win either way. There is going to be a struggle no matter what we do. Maybe we'll get lucky and steem takes off and making a living here becomes viable.

Yes, I narrowly escaped death with that job a couple of times. Giant chunks of roofing landing right in front or behind me, was hit in the head quit a few times with debris, and certainly it is 20-30 degrees warmer on top of a roof.

I have done masonry , which is also crazy labor, but would take masonry over roofing any day. Higher aptitude amongst the workers, better treatment in my experience, but was also low pay as a "laborer".

Hey you know, I believe in Steem, but even if Steem doesn't change my financial future, it's changed my outlook on life, and helped me in so many ways, I will have no regrets either way. With this mindset, it's a win/win.

Doesn't take away the struggles associated with poverty, but it's a positive way to look at a shitty situation.