Jack-in-the-Box

So after spending 30 minutes on my drive home from the Shitshow wondering if I should just run my car off the road and end it all, I decided to stop by a Jack-in-the-Box for some good ole comfort food. After all, nothing takes your mind off the Shitshow like a JumboJack with Cheese. So I walk into Jack-in-the-Box and notice a juke box with Stevie Wonder's song "For Once in My Life" blasting on the juke box. I just thought this was kind of strange and walked up to the register to place my order. The young man at the counter had a huge smile on his face and was dancing in place and the first thing he asked me was "Sir whats your name?" and I respond with my name and he says "well sir, can I take your order" and I order.

Now here comes the interesting part. As Stevie Wonder is blasting, I notice the whole crew in the kitchen dancing as they make burgers, cook fries, hand food through the drive thru window, etc. Here is an example, the chef would be singing along and dancing and finish a burger and wrap it in the plastic wrap and throw it to the guy at the drive through window and he would place it in a bag and then another employee would come and high five him for a successful catch. At this point, I am literally dumbfounded and speechless. Literally, in utter disbelief at what I see. How could these people be having so much fun?

Now what happens next is downright depressing. As I am waiting for my food, the shift manager comes up to me and addresses me by my name and asks me "why arent you smiling?" and I just stared at him like a deer in the headlights and respond "I have no idea" and he goes "if youre not smiling, youre doing something wrong!". At this point, I am 100% convinced this is a divine act from a higher power telling me I am wasting my life away at the Shitshow.

Now he brings my food and I sat there and ate my JumboJack and watched a bunch of people who looked like they were having the time of their lives making tacos and burgers in a Jack-in-the-Box. I then asked my self. Could these people know the Garbage Man? How could these people have such a great time doing such shitty work? Really got me thinking.

Because the weight of the Shitshow has crushed my spirit and everyone's I work with, I throw rocks.