The mine, the office and a chilean story The last Sunday I read "La compuerta número 12", a Baldomero Lillo story about a child who is going to work in a mine. Yesterday in the office, I see around me, and I realized how obscure it is, how cold, I though in some of my office mates who are very troubled for check in when it's just dawning and check out at night, concerned because we don't have insurance nor employment contract, I thought in those who don't care that situation while they have some coffe and their salary every fifteen days to buy beer on the weenkend. I began to reflect how many has change the working conditions, and in the palliatives of the modern life. Of course, I think is better work in an office than in a mine. Luckily I work middle time (though, I have a second job... huh!). I share you below the link where you can found "La compuerta número 12" on line if you want to read it. It's in spanish, it's written in a some high level, You'll get good vocabulary if you are learning spanish. Copy and paste. http://www.ciudadseva.com/textos/cuentos/esp/lillo/la_compuerta_numero_12.htm