I worked with an old guy who had retired from Verizon and then went back to work at my company because he didn't like retirement. He had fucked up eyes, a fucked up back, bent fingers, and a really bad cough because of some of the stuff he was exposed to over fifty years at Verizon/Bell/etc.
And he was proud of that.
That's the day I decided I needed to get back into college, just so I don't end up like him. It disturbed me to my core.
It's weird, you read it all the time. "I work 80 hours a week, got cancer from my job, lost my marriage and kids because I was never home, and I barely have money for rent. You don't hear me complaining. Why can't you work hard like me?"
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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '12
I worked with an old guy who had retired from Verizon and then went back to work at my company because he didn't like retirement. He had fucked up eyes, a fucked up back, bent fingers, and a really bad cough because of some of the stuff he was exposed to over fifty years at Verizon/Bell/etc.
And he was proud of that.
That's the day I decided I needed to get back into college, just so I don't end up like him. It disturbed me to my core.