My full-time job is a little option on career lists called "Student". That means, as of August 2009, I am in college, pursuing a Bachelor's degree in English. Oh, and perhaps another one in Secondary Education. (Double major!) I also intend on pursuing my Master's degree in English. Unfortunately, my family does not have enough money to pay for all of the expenses that come with being a college student, and even the ones that came with being a high school student. So, I got a part-time job at Papa John's when I was 16. I've worked for various wages ranging from $6.50 to $7.25 an hour. The raises I received were legal raises of minimum wage. The tasks I am expected to complete are all different from one another, therefore, work is always exciting and I never know what to expect. These tasks include: talking to rude customers on the phone, making the orders of rude customers, cutting the pizza for the rude customers, talking to the rude customers in person, taking money from the rude customers, being yelled at by rude customers, and eventually, calling a manager to the front to handle said rude customers. Sometimes the customers don't even have to yell at me because I know what they're thinking: Look at this pothead pizza girl. She's going nowhere in life. She is probably stupider than the uniform she has to wear for minimum wage. I am better than her.
NEWS FLASH: If you're wearing your over-priced and ugly college class of 1980's ring, you own a 2000 or above model SUV, and you can afford to spend at least $50 on pizza alone, yet don't think you should tip deliver drivers, you are not better than me. You are actually an asshole. You have no consideration for the people who work for you.
There are always times that I hate working at a pizza place. It can get busy and customers and co-workers can be hard to handle. But when I can afford to buy a shit load of pizza or anything really expensive, I'm not going to be a bitch to the people working minimum wage. Granted, not everyone works hard at their job, especially when it's minimum wage, but I work for my money. And I expect the same respect I give to customers day in and out, no matter what kind of mood I am in.
Besides, haven't you seen the movie Waiting? ; )
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Interestingly enough, it's easier to find bible verses encouraging fair treatment for workers than it is to find justification for hate. If conservatards only partially read scripture, are they only partly saved?
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