Who says its "too late"? My mom has TWO college degrees in accounting and something in business and works at a gas station and factory. Just because you have education and a degree doesn't mean you get a job in it. And even then, who's going to work the jobs people think they are too good for?

And his legs

Lol, I remember whenever I was a grocery store cashier that if someone said something demeaning to me, I'd not be gentle with their bread.

Give him a peg.

Squished bread is my worst nightmare.

Then make sure you're polite I guess.

That'd only affirm the customer's belief that OP is incompetent.

I know! Comments like that always annoy me, because although not all jobs are considered "cool" or "good", we need all those different jobs to be able to have the society that we do! Some people are just so completely ignorant. Don't feel bad, OP, I think your job is very real - and very necessary.

I hate the term "real job". I'm a server and I get that from time to time. I pay real taxes, make real money, which pays real bills. How is that not a "real job"?

Give it a decade or two, then we'll have robots doing most jobs and they won't care about being insulted.

it's mostly a us thing where living to work. instead of working to live is the norm

I think that would just reinforce his comment...

At work? Yeah, okay, let's see how that works out. As another customer, yeah, okay, do it.

Would have*

well I wouldn't go as far as saying it's the BEST job, sometimes it sucks. but everyone starts somewhere and OP could be like the thousands of other people who go to college and have a job at the same time. just because you're in a job like that doesn't make you any less than people with "real" job.