Jun 14, 2004

there were 32 ads in the sunday paper for dental assistants. 32! i didn't know there was such a demand, but i suppose it does take a special person to suction a mouth and then arrange those sharp silver instruments ever-so-neatly on the paper lined tray. and not just any shmuck can tell you where to spit without sounding vulgar.

32 ads. and yet there was only for one for dog groomer.

another thing i noticed in the paper was an ad for aldi cashiers. aldi is the place where you can buy six weeks worth of generic food for approximately $4.97. their prices are outrageously low- and yet they pay their cashiers $11.62 per hour! unbelievable. a cashier making more than $11 per hour? with paid vacation? my hourly rate as an OPTICIAN was $12.16. i was barely making more than an aldi cashier. of course, my new rate ain't that much better, but let's not be discussing that now.

looking through the want ads puts me in a strange state of mind. it makes me think that i can do anything, from truck-driving to installing fire alarms to being a chemist to a caterer to, yes, dog grooming. there's a world of options out there! then i put down the want ads, inhale deeply, and understand that there's only a few things i can do while maintaining a manageable level of happiness. too bad dental assistant would not be one of those things.



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