I never realized that a super low paying job would quite literally save my life.

A couple years ago on new years I was in a very bad place mentally. And I never really was able to get out of it. I thought that I would live this life for the rest of my life and continue living living it till the day I died.

I ended up taking what I thought would be an awful job because I had a lot of experience in the industry, despite really not wanting to go back into it.

I was convinced I was above it and I needed a "big kid job" the first couple weeks I had such a ridiculous gaurd up. Wouldn't talk to anyone, didn't want to make friends, didn't say more than hello, have a good night, etc.

Now 3 months later I'm realizing that this job has saved my life. It has given me such a wonderful purpose and it has carried on into y personal life. I'm more motivated to do things such as pursue my hobbies I abandoned years ago during my darkest moments, coworkers whom I never met reached out with the most love and compassion when I had a medical emergency the other day and I suffered no Consequences like I have always in the past at other jobs.

There is favoritism and cliques forsure, but I pay no mind to that. I surround myself mostly with others in different departments as I truly know they love and support my efforts to make the world a better place, even though I'm the lowest on the totem pole, and I love and respect all the hard work that they do on a daily basis so I make sure I can do anything to make their lives easier; even if it's not in my job description.

This job has saved my life and I've actually made friends along the way. I might be one of the few, but I look forward to going to work each evening and I don't even care that it's not glorious and people shit on the work I do. I don't care that I hardly make any money. It's enough to get by, and I'm so rich because I'm happy and my cup is full.

It's such an incredible feeling.