The pay is actually decent and the benefits are solid, so I stay. But my back and knees carry the real cost, and I feel the way people look right through me when I'm hauling their trash. The money is fine — it's the toll on my body and the way I'm seen that wears me down.
More people experience this than they realize.
The pay is fine, but the physical toll and being looked down on weigh heaviest.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.