‘I haven't been the same since’: This TikToker was shocked to find out that Buc-...

It’s been, if you will, a case of managing dismay ever since TikTok user Roxie Abernathy learned that Buc-ee’s gas station pays its restroom janitors the same hourly wage as she earns as a case manager.

“I haven’t been the same since,” she says in a video, which has garnered more than 55,000 comments since she posted it.

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“Operating the car wash [pays] more money than I make as a case manager.”

In a follow-up video, Abernathy pointed her followers to a photo of a Bucc-ee’s job board posting that stated 401(k) contributions would be matched up to 6% and employees would get up to three weeks of paid time off. “No hate for these positions, but at the same time I’m still in shock over this discovery.”

It’s not just Buc-ee’s

The Buc-ee’s job board Abernathy posted revealed an average restroom crew wage comes in at $18 per hour. Meanwhile, case manager pay ranges from $13.67 to $35.49, with an average of around $22, according to Indeed.

So there’s a good chance she’s right — an experienced janitor could earn the same hourly rate as an entry-level case manager in some parts of the country.

People in the comment section weren’t surprised. “My cousin is the GM of a location and he makes like $143k/yr. His 401(k) matching is better than my corporate job,” said one. Another commenter said managers of the local Panda Express made more money than her, even though she was the “supervisor of social workers.”

Some blue collar workers chimed in, too. “I’m maintenance and I make more than most of the staff at my job,” said TikTok user Sidney. “People see us as less than because we clean toilets.”