The one good thing about working for a school district is that you can always promote to higher paying jobs by just taking the exams. Custodian I can go to Custodian II and on up to maintenance worker, landscaper, and painting.
I’ve seen people retire after being an Cafeteria Worker I for 30 years when there was plenty of tests for Cafeteria Worker II or cafeteria managers.
For 5 years of service, 10 years, 25 years, etc.
There were cafeteria workers who were receiving their "40 years" pins.
Now I'm sure they were nice people, and were probably at the top of their pay scale.
But I can't imagine working for 40 years in a hospital cafeteria.
At least it's honest work.
It made me think, though, when those elderly black women started, that the parking lot would have been filled with cars from the 30s-40s.
The doctors might have driven a "new" 1951 Buick.
But the nurses and support staff would have driven some real classics.