Some people are happy just sweeping floors all day, even when they are offered opportunities. I worked in a production environment for a couple years, and I swore I would never punch a clock again after that. I couldn't stand the 'victim' mentality of the people there, and I detested being docked for being 5 minutes late when other guys spend an hour on the the toilet on company time. I did whatever it took to get away from that kind of life.

But it takes personal initiative to pull yourself out. Indeed many companies strenghten the bottom line by enforcing ignorance in their bottom tiers, so you wouldn't get any encouragement there.

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1985 380SE Blue/Blue - 230,000 miles
2012 Subaru Forester 5-speed
2005 Toyota Sienna
2004 Chrysler Sebring convertible
1999 Toyota Tacoma