Factory Rat
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.