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She's like, what's your status? And I'm like, DACA. She's like, okay. She took a deep breath. She's like, and she's like, this is going to be a lot harder. And, and then, and then I was like, and then she needed like my work permit because like when you're DACA, you're basically not a— I mean, you're not a citizen, so you have to show them your work permit. And I just had copies of my work permit and I was like, can you just scan my phone. And this was after she's already been giving me so much attitude. Yeah. She's like, you need to come back a different day. I'm like, no, I just got here. Like, let's figure this out. And I was like, just scan, scan my phone. Like, you can scan it because there's literally— when in the emails they send you the barcode so you could scan it, right? And I was showing her, I was like, just scan this. She's like, I'm not scanning that. I'm not scanning your phone. And I'm like, can you just try? She's like, no. And I'm like, they do it at airports. And she's like, you're not at an airport, bro. She was so mean. And then like, my— and then And then like my car ride home, like, this is all I kept thinking about was like what I should have said. Oh, in that moment, like that was a perfect example. I don't usually do that, but this time I was like, you're not smart enough to work at an airport. No, no, no. Like, this is what I want to say. Like, if I could go back in that moment, I just would have been like, ma'am, and so polite, just like, you know, killing people with kindness is the best way to kill people. It's, yeah, like, hey, listen, I hate this place. You hate this place. Everybody here hates this place. Now you have the power to really make someone's day. You work in hell. Now imagine if you're like the little spark, the little spark of energy that's in hell, right? Where someone can go, I went to hell. It wasn't that bad. I met somebody, right? Like, I wish—

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Jason11:20
Oh, forget it.
David11:21
She was like, I'm not fucking dealing with this shit.
Jason11:23
Yeah.
David11:23
She's like, what's your status? And I'm like, DACA. She's like, okay. She took a deep breath. She's like, and she's like, this is going to be a lot harder. And, and then, and then I was like, and then she needed like my work permit because like when you're DACA, you're basically not a— I mean, you're not a citizen, so you have to show them your work permit. And I just had copies of my work permit…
Jason13:02
like, sounds like it would be in a movie.
David13:04
She's like, she has the opportunity to really make people's days.
Jason13:08
And she's in the—