Factory Rat

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A smug name for a worker who shovels, lifts, and sweats through a soul-crushing job, but loves the cash, the perks, and the union. The real factory rats are the ones who work so much overtime they might as well be born in the warehouse.
I'm a factory rat. I've got a pension, a union, and a life that's about as exciting as a broken conveyor belt.
My coworker works 80 hours a week. He's not a factory rat, he's a factory mouse with a caffeine addiction.
I'm not just a factory rat. I'm a factory rat with a gold watch and a heart full of resentment.
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A person stuck in a factory job for so long they forget what day it is, only to retire with a broken back and a pension that’s barely enough to buy a sandwich.
I’ve been working here since ’93. I don’t even know my own birthday anymore. I’m just a factory rat with a soul made of rust.
He’s been here for 40 years. Now he’s got a pension that barely covers his medicine and a job he hates.
She stayed in the factory for 35 years. When she retired, she didn’t get a gold watch, she got a hernia and a lousy pension.
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