A few years ago I was struggling to pay the bills working a dead-end task at the local fast food place.
I won’t say the name, because this isn’t about shaming them for paying low wages.
There is no way any fast food place was going to pay a wonderful wage. The toil was difficult, and greasy, and overall terrible for our mental and physical health. Six weeks ago I got an chance for a better task, in a nicer place of business, and I went for it. My pay is a little bit higher now, but still not enough to make life easier. On the other hand, working at the cannabis dispensary has decreased our stress levels, and helped me to be a healthier, happier person. There are 2 reasons for this, first that the cannabis dispensary is filled with intelligent, friendly people who are simple to toil with. This is a low stress task, and since most of the customers are already stoned, dealing with the public is a delight. Secondly, I get a pretty fat employee discount, which means I consume a lot of cannabis when I am not at work. There are strict rules about being professional and never getting stoned while at the cannabis dispensary, but after fifths all bets are off! If I had smoked cannabis back at our outdated task I might have found it much more tolerable. Things toil out the way they should, and I am blissful our path led me to the cannabis dispensary. I hope I never have to toil anywhere else.