I recently paid a visit to a nearby grocery store. A year ago, I helped build it. I was returning after a break of a few months. It’s time to pick up some shifts for the spring and summer seasons.
I’ve worked seasonal, retail, and manual labor jobs my entire life. I’m also a journalist, but that doesn’t really pay anymore. I’d just like to say to the thousands of government bureaucrats in my hometown of Washington who are getting laid off during the Department of Government Efficiency purge: Welcome to the real world. It’s not as bad as you think.
In 2024, I was hired to help the new grocery store launch. The store is in Maryland and is part of a larger retail corporation that has seen tremendous growth in the last two decades. A group of about 20 of us were hired to mount shelves, unload truck deliveries, move equipment around, and learn how to bake. One shift started…
