I guess I got lucky then. My friend got me a sweet job completely unrelated to the field I was in and Im making over $4.30 an hour more with cheap benefits ($57 a paycheck for dental and medical and I only get paid twice a month), free life insurance, a matched 401k plan, paid vacations (2 weeks to start), take home company vehicle with a company gas card, paid holidays and more perks. Im able to get quite a bit of overtime too.
My friend that got me the job worked in a bodyshop and I worked at a linen service. Now we work on scales.