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A while ago I wrote something about the typical middle aged American in a slightly senior position.  This was, of course, an entirely outside observation as I don't know what it would actually be like to be that person.  Back then, picking out the most obnoxious qualities was a fairly easy and fun task, both mentally and emotionally. 

As with the middle aged American, the typical Trader Joe's crew member is also a unique breed.  This time though, creating an accurate profile requires a bit more emotional strain on my part since I embody some of the most obnoxious and mundane qualities that I am about to prescribe to this animal.  I won't talk about the honest, hard-working people that are simply trying to feed their families with a blue-collar job.  I'm talking about the enthusiastic, yet whiny.  The slacking, yet consumed by the task at hand.  The educated, the resentful and finally, the broken and yet hopeful 20-something liberal arts college grads that comprise the average Trader Joe's crew - the dedicated, wonderful crew that I bitterly find myself a part of.