I was thinking, and getting pissed, at work tonight

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11. My husband is a manager in one of those national chain pharmacies

and, believe me, he doesn't have it much better than the hourly people. He makes less than $35,000 Per year and is required to work at least 60 hours per week wth one day off. Because there is only one other manager on staff, he usually ends up working closer to 70 hours. That means his hourly wage is about $10. His health insurance is a joke, and we have huge medical bills for all the numerous basic services that it doesn't cover. He has to take public transportation to work because we can't afford the gas for him to drive. That also adds a extra 90 minutes to every work day because of fixed schedules.

But the District Manager drives a Mercedes and the Regional VP drives an expensive Jaguar. The point is, everyone who works in the stores (except pharmacists, who are treated like royalty) is treated like serfs and slaves. It's only corporate people who have any chance to get ahead.