Minimum Wage Worker Essay

I obtained my first job at a local theater during the past spring break.Spanning from the day that I first obtained the job to today, I have met numerous coworkers all with different backgrounds and values. Some of these coworkers have been there since the theater’s opening while others had only lasted a few weeks. However, all these workers had one thing in common: they all had the need for the money. Whether it be the high school and college kids working for spending money or the mothers and fathers working to support their families, we are alike in that we all endured the seven to eight hour long shifts in order to obtain the money that we desired. In my life, I believe that the value of the work of minimum wage workers in society goes unnoticed. While many people stereotype minimum wage workers as lazy high school and college students working for disposable income, that cannot be further from the truth. For every one of those cases there was another worker in desperate need of the income. Also among the various high school and college students I worked with, nearly all of them were exceptional workers who gave their …show more content…
It is easy to forget just how much work goes from something as simple as a simple dinner. Furthermore, without the presence of these workers, many of life’s conveniences would disappear. Simple trips to the grocery store or family dinners would be impossible as there would be no one to prepare the food or stock the shelves. Despite the true importance of these workers, I have seen numerous instances of workers being berated by patrons for simple mistakes and people refusing to tip on their bills. To me, this signifies both a lack of gratitude for the tremendous amount of work that goes into pleasing each customer as well as a lack of respect for the people working in society’s lowest paying jobs and some of the hardest workers that I have ever