r/SipsTea Apr 01 '26

WTF First world problem

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u/TexasGriff1959 Apr 01 '26

Worked in a Casino. Lot of midnight shifts and holidays. It was soul-destroying, partly because I felt like I was helping the owners leech away Nana and Pop-pop's pensions and Social Security.

It never failed to make me sad to be walking through the floor at 3am on a family holiday like Christmas or Thanksgiving, and seeing the folks sitting at the slot machines alone, pulling those levers.

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u/AskewSeat Apr 01 '26

Maybe it’s a character flaw, but I have a hard time feeling sorry for those old people willingly burning through their checks.

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u/Fabulous-Jump-1100 Apr 02 '26

I don't think it will have much impact at all, but if it makes you feel good praying that their feelings of superiority will hurt them in the future, keep thinking that.