Privilege work is endured by comparing oneself favorably to worse-off clients

Evidence

I admit that my desperate need for cash led me to these ungodly employment situations and the only thing that made me feel esteem about my work was the fact that these unfortunates had far worse problems than my own. — Dolores DeLuce, Blow Jobs, 180

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the broader literature on emotional/domestic labor and how workers cope with degrading service jobs.