Wednesday, September 01, 2004
I knew this dude once...
Toby's dream job finally became a reality last week. Contrary to popular perception, being the Manager of a Pep Boys at the age of 27 was no small task, even to an Indian kid like himself growing up in East L.A. Despite the rigorous demands, the job had more benefits than most people might imagine. Price cuts on mud flaps, decals and oil changes, (along with 30% family discount) tended to cushion the blow of any wage imbalance off the front end. In another world, twelve bucks an hour might seem low. But the cost always underweighted the price for Toby. Especially when it came to chain steering wheels and showing chicks how to fix stuff. Yes, there were other jobs. There were even other professions. But these prospects were short lived and more often than not resulted in Toby at a bar three hours later murmuring to anyone that would listen, "It's been real, it's been fun. But it ain't been real fun." You would be hard pressed to meet anyone that could blame him.
Toby's dream job finally became a reality last week. Contrary to popular perception, being the Manager of a Pep Boys at the age of 27 was no small task, even to an Indian kid like himself growing up in East L.A. Despite the rigorous demands, the job had more benefits than most people might imagine. Price cuts on mud flaps, decals and oil changes, (along with 30% family discount) tended to cushion the blow of any wage imbalance off the front end. In another world, twelve bucks an hour might seem low. But the cost always underweighted the price for Toby. Especially when it came to chain steering wheels and showing chicks how to fix stuff. Yes, there were other jobs. There were even other professions. But these prospects were short lived and more often than not resulted in Toby at a bar three hours later murmuring to anyone that would listen, "It's been real, it's been fun. But it ain't been real fun." You would be hard pressed to meet anyone that could blame him.
# posted by DH @ 11:15 PM 
