I have a second job now, which means I’m now working 6 days a week and still don’t have health insurance. I should be able to afford an independent plan, though – the second job is at a legal firm that specializes in immigration, and while I’m mostly taking care of file management and general office duties I’m still getting paid about 50% more than I am at the Shitty Retail Job. For all of the (mostly deserved) flack that office jobs get, it’s still nice to be working at one again. Not having to deal with the mouth-breathing public is nice, but knowing that I’m actually contributing to a greater whole is, thus far, the greater benefit. It’s amazing how much of a difference that one bit of knowledge can make when it comes to the day to day grind.

Of course, working office and retail jobs at the same time should provide a rather unique perspective on the two, although I’m fairly certain that the contrast is just going to make the Shitty Retail Job that much shittier.

We shall see.