Heaven help me, I work in fast food.

I work in a McDonalds about two miles from my house. I make the fries. At the end of the day, I am covered in fry grease and salt. Literally, from head to toe. All in all, its not a bad job.

Now, fast food isn't wholly a job to be ashamed of when you're a junior in high school. However, you wouldn't believe the comments I get on a regular basis pertaining to my job.

Friday night I attended a minor league baseball game. There, I ran into the mother of an old friend from prep school. She was gushing about her daughter, which is acceptable, and about how she had this wonderful job as a lifeguard and how she was making so much money etc etc.

Well, imagine my embaressment as I had to inform her when she asked that I worked as a fry cook for McDonalds.

The reaction?

"Oh... well.. that's a poor job, isn't it? Couldn't you get anything better? What's that pay, minimum wage?"

Uhm, HELLO! BIG blow to the self esteem. I am SUCH a loser according to her and compared to her precious daughter (who, by the way, would be mortified if she had heard about it.)

I hate adults who think that if teenagers aren't getting straight A's and in every club and committee then they're losers.

I am not a loser.

/rant