Work Is Hard

when you bust your ass for the past year and get a 1.7% raise. granted, i'm gainfully employed, like my job for the most part, and am getting along with my coworkers. but to get so little for so much effort? it's demoralizing. and i know i have it good and that i am one of the lucky ones to like what they do, even if it isn't the most fulfilling. and i feel like a major peon most days. like i'm never going to really reach my potential or my destiny or whatever it is that would really light my fire.

but, when i look back to two years ago, when i was fired from the toxic waste dump and all seemed bleak. i have to be thankful for what i get, even if it is a pea-sized 1.7%.