Saturday, March 23, 2019

I'd get stoned too


One national food distributor said hiring warehouse workers in states that have legalized marijuana use has become nearly impossible—particularly in California. The company is hiring temps and encouraging them to stop smoking long enough to pass the test and get hired full-time.
WSJ

barcodes
stacking boxes
moving flats
counting inventory
cold florescent lights
dead flat concrete floors
yellow lines that lead nowhere
voices overhead you never really understand
the weird disturbing smell of spent LP gas from forklifts
and the soul crushing propinquity of lifeless cardboard and plastic
I'd get stoned too

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