Factory District

Ed shakes his head and walks away. You go back to the loading dock and retrieve another box. You continue the rest of your day carrying boxes. It's tedious and monotonous, but you find a peace in that. 

You spend the rest of the week living life in the same monotony. Eventually, Larry assigns you to a new task. It's just as tedious, but the change in environment is just enough. After all, it's just a job. You don't have to enjoy it.

You continue your life like this. It's not easy work, and the pay isn't great, but you scrape by. You make friends, you have moments of joy, and sometimes you even get a day off.

In your later years, you manage to save up just enough to retire and live the last few years of your life in mild comfort.