I have personally experienced a type of occupational segregation in my workplace that can be linked to Capitol Cultural Theory. As a healthcare worker, the pay rates vary based on the clientele and their specific needs, as well as the employee's work experience. Despite gaining a lot of experience over the past two years, I've noticed that other employees who do less work get paid more. When I started working in senior caregiving, I was fairly young and inexperienced, and I was treated that way. Although I didn't intend to work with cleaning or fecal matter, I was always assigned those tasks. Over time, I learned to stand up for myself and request the clients and hours that I wanted. Currently, I work with a client who pays maximum rates for all needs. However, I do not receive the maximum pay but I've noticed that some caregivers who do significantly less work get paid more than me. While it's not appropriate to nitpick another employee's work or ask about their pay, there are clear signs of unequal expectations for caregivers. There seems to be a certain stigma for younger or Latinx caregivers, and I've had to fight to prove