It's certainly an abuse of power, and sadly in the setting of most conventional jobs, you are seen as a bottom line and nothing more.
My last job, I was a roofer. It was a challenging job indeed, and I was underpaid IMO. Day in and day out I felt like shit, physically, emotionally, spiritually.. Just a shell of a man who was working on sheer will power alone. By the time the winter rolled around, this employer was determined to get as many roofs done as possible.
I was working on roofs in the country hills of NY, in sub temperatures. One day I pretty much said "fuck this" and quit on the spot after working a year at this job. He seemed to think I gave a shit about the money he owed me that I would not be paid if I didn't complete the job.. I laughed that one off, as if money is the answer to everything... haaa. That couple of hundred bucks wasn't worth losing my fingers!!!!
I decided in that moment that I would never work a conventional job again if I can avoid it. At times, I'm barely able to eat, but I'm much happier and fulfilled living a life where I work in ways that align with my "purpose".
I'm really sad for people who are stuck in the hamster wheel. I know people who are just exhausted and miserable who've worked factory jobs their whole life, are perpetually in debt...
I wish I knew the answers man. It's not within everyone's means to not work conventional.
I hope you are ingesting some nice herbs to combat this. I can't recommend anything, because I don't know for certain, but garlic seems to keep my immune system tip top lately. I'm pretty sure I had bronchitis over the past week, and I kicked the shit out of it just eating healthy, no doctor visit, zero pharma's. Might have to see me on a death bed to get a pharma down this throat again after my experiences.
Get well, sending positive vibes.
Ideally, I would rather not have to work this hard but this particular position paid well enough to make the all typical bullshit that comes with having a regular job easier to deal with. It can be super taxing and I don't judge people who aren't into that though.
I don't blame you for leaving that job. I can't handle working in the sun like that and it is easy to get hurt doing that kind of work.
My main goal it to get past all this "screw you because you're new" period. After that, there is much less stress. I can get sick and not worry about how I'm going to pay my student lones lol.
It seems like l we can't win either way. There is going to be a struggle no matter what we do. Maybe we'll get lucky and steem takes off and making a living here becomes viable.
Yes, I narrowly escaped death with that job a couple of times. Giant chunks of roofing landing right in front or behind me, was hit in the head quit a few times with debris, and certainly it is 20-30 degrees warmer on top of a roof.
I have done masonry , which is also crazy labor, but would take masonry over roofing any day. Higher aptitude amongst the workers, better treatment in my experience, but was also low pay as a "laborer".
Hey you know, I believe in Steem, but even if Steem doesn't change my financial future, it's changed my outlook on life, and helped me in so many ways, I will have no regrets either way. With this mindset, it's a win/win.
Doesn't take away the struggles associated with poverty, but it's a positive way to look at a shitty situation.