u/NinjaCheckout

Ridiculous things I had to do because I had diabetes and worked in a grocery store...

Hey why are you always late from your breaks?

*me*

*goes to the bathroom to wash hands after handling groceries for 2 hours, including bloody meat*

*washes hands*

*uses urinal*

*washes hands again*

*goes into stall*

*unhook bag from waist*

*puts bag on ledge*

*take out tiny strips dropping 12 dollars of them onto the floor*

*finger prick*

*tries to get the right amount on tab*

*misses*

*pricks finger again*

*get right amount*

*does the dance to push it into the machine while finger hurts*

*uses toilet paper on finger*

*checks reading*

*does mental math in head*

*take out glass bottle and almost drops it*

*takes out syringe*

*measures tapping it to take out air bubbles*

*injects it*

*puts everything away*

*toss trash*

*bag back on belt loops*

*washes hands again because if someone sees me coming out of the stall without washing my hands they think I pooped and didn't wash my hands*

Now I have 3 minutes left on my 15 minute break... sigh

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u/NinjaCheckout — 23 hours ago
▲ 12 r/meijer

It's been 20 years since I worked at Meijer.

I made 12 dollars an hour in 2006 when I quit. 8 years came and went. It was like I lost my 20s and suddenly I was 30.

I few days ago I had a nightmare I was still working at Meijer. Arguing with people. Arging with management. Sad all the time. Aching back when they put in the too small for me rotating bag stands. Woke up and I didn't even know where I was.

I tried. I really did.

But I'm glad it's over.

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u/NinjaCheckout — 23 hours ago