I work at a distribution center for retail sunglasses sold throughout the United States and beyond.
The advantages:
- I work 40+ hours a week, making well over Florida's minimum wage.
- My benefits are decent; three weeks of paid vacation, along with an average medical, dental and vision package.
- It's a fairly easy job; I'm just on my feet all day.
- My boss and I get along great (I'll buy her lunch some days, and she'll return the favor, we joke around, etc.).
- When things are slow, we goof off.
- Being this is the south, the 'southern hospitality' thing really works here... I've never met so many individuals willing to go out of their way to help you.
- I've had several promotions and raises since I've started there two years ago.
- I work five minutes away from home.
- Mah momma works there, who sometimes bails me out with my ignorant co-workers!
The disadvantages:
- Some of my co-workers are snippity little pricks, who think they're the boss.
- Occasionally, things get hectic and due to the economy, we're understaffed, so we all have to take twice the workload.
- Standing for 8 hours on a cement floor really hurts the back.
- Having to be to work by 7AM is hard work for this night owl (that's nothing major, though)!
- I get paid bi-weekly, which is a bummer.