Part-Timer. Salary: $15,000 or less 

Walking back to the supply closet, you look everywhere for the box of pens. After pulling every drawer open and climbing every shelf, you turn to head back out the door. Right next to it, you see a three-foot-tall box with "pens" written on every side. Oops.

Front Desk Worker. Salary: $25,000

Mrs. Jeffries has been rambling for the last fifteen minutes about how unfair it is that she had to come all the way down here on her day off to renew her license, and how horrible it is to still be waiting. Her license was ready about fourteen minutes ago, but she hasn't given you a chance to talk yet.

Call Center Operator. Salary: $35,000

Slamming down the phone, you look around at your fellow call center operators. Each of them has a smile on their face, even though everything coming out of their mouth sounds like an apology. You figure they must just be used to being called a "human-shaped monkey fart" by total strangers.

Front Desk Supervisor. Salary: $50,000

The phone starts ringing and you see what line it is. Looking over the filing cabinets, you see Genevieve with the phone to her ear and a livid customer in front of her. Picking up the phone, you hear her say "we've got a live one out here," and you hang up. You mosey your way out from your cubicle toward Genevieve's work station, ready to hear just how upset Mr. Marshall is about his license photo.

Department Manager. Salary $60,000

Looking over financial statements from accounting, you start panicking a bit when you realize your projections for this month are way off. The accountant looks at your face, and tells you to move your thumb. Underneath, you find an extra zero at the end of the projected number. Well, that's a lot better.