Chapter 8 - 008 Expensive natural food
The female interviewer didn't mean any offense when she said this. The marketplace of the interstellar era, although like the 21st century where Ji You was from in that they both sell products, the difference is still very huge. First off, jobs that are essential in shopping venues such as stocking, cash register operation, security, maintenance... such positions have all been delegated to robots and do not require human intervention.
Furthermore, slightly more complex tasks that require human labor, like specialized customer service and after-sales service for certain products—if one's physical strength and spiritual power don't meet the standards, they wouldn't be able to pilot a Floating Car when providing point-to-point after-sales service to the customers. And if they can't reach a D-level in spiritual power, how can they possibly offer home visits for after-sales service? Besides, many products require a D-level or higher in spiritual power to operate.
Also, the job of a warehouse clerk is not as simple as Ji You had imagined. Aside from storing goods, they must also perform maintenance, such as regular servicing and maintenance for Mechas... For these tasks, a certain level of physical strength is required.
Therefore—
It's understandable that the shopping venue rejected Ji You.
Moreover, the other party's suggestion for Ji You to find a manual labor job on the Star Network can be said to be very sincere. This manual labor job on the Star Network is specifically designed and introduced by the Alliance Government for citizens who lack Physical Strength and spiritual power. It has no requirements for spiritual power or physical strength, nor does it involve any technological skills. One only needs to invest time to earn credit points, though—the credit points earned are very low indeed.
Ji You consistently works 10 hours of manual labor every day, only making 20-22 credit points a day. Without taking any days off, she would only earn 660 credit points a month, while a warehouse clerk's basic monthly salary at the shopping venue is 1500 credits, plus commission and bonuses, with weekends off and annual leave... How can manual labor on the Star Network compare with a formal job?
That's why Ji You wracked her brain to find herself a formal job.
However—
Sigh~
With a heart full of disappointment and while maintaining her politeness, she said, "Thank you for your advice. If—your store ever requires someone like me, please make sure to contact me."