Pros? Training your speaking skills, I guess. Every time you talk to your supervisor, you have to read their mood—their face changes faster than turning a page, and it’s truly something else.

I applied for a job at a low-temperature fruit and vegetable facility. Getting the news on the third day was certainly exciting, but once I actually started working on-site, all I encountered was overtime and more overtime. Not only was there at least an hour of overtime every day, but working overtime itself was also something I couldn’t refuse. When I mentioned to the people above me that I couldn’t work overtime, they turned hostile very quickly, making communication impossible. The same applied to taking leave and swapping shifts; requests were almost never approved. If you don’t show up for work, you don’t get paid, and if your leave request is rejected, your wages are deducted; if a shift swap isn’t approved, that’s that. This is what such a great PX Mart is like.