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comment by steve
steve  ·  3038 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Writing With Refugee: Day 3

work this week is surreal.

a coworker of 14 years was walked out the door

because some one in Costa Rica can do his job.

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work this week is surreal.

I've been asked to cover our helpdesk for four hours every morning

because they've not been paying attention to resourcing

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work this week is surreal.

I'm getting paid my normal wage

to perform entry level work

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work this week is surreal.

you thought yesterday's post was fiction

My shame reminds me that it wasn't

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work this week is surreal

it's just a job - it's not who I am

I'm not who I am - this job just is...