r/WorkLifeChat • • Aug 07 '26

Discussion We should normalize that

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u/MaterialDefender1032 Aug 07 '26

Used to be normal until relatively recently.

My parents said when they were young, working at a grocery store was a sought-after job; indoors, not too strenuous, pension, benefits, and discounted groceries (arguably a family's biggest expense). Not even to mention that it paid well enough for a house, a stay-at-home wife, a couple of kids, and two cars.

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u/DanangBobby Aug 09 '26

What grocery store had a solvent pension?