some thread on reddit about waitstaff ended up discussing elderly care
noseham works as a certified nurse assistant in an assisted living facility
[…] I’ve sometimes wondered if one day when I try to go home, someone will stop me at the door and say: “Where are you going?” “I’m heading home, I’m done for the day!” “But you don’t work here anymore, this IS your home!” Then I look down, and realize I’ve got a walker and a body that’s 90 years old. Just considering that scares the shit out of me, and for many old people, they go through this nightmare multiple times a day for the rest of their lives.
