Garbage truck work?

I've been offered a job driving garbage trucks locally for BFI. Originally I thought it would be great, but I was mislead when I showed up to the interview to find out this was a residential collection contract, in one of the worst areas around here.

I was hoping for overhead collection at businesses, rarely deal with people and just do your route. This job involves picking up the garbage bins at every house along multiple streets. They tell me it is the teamsters union, so I figured great, $25 an hour at least to start, maybe max out at $28 an hour or so. Not even close. Start at $21 an hour and wait until the next contract comes up to get a raise. This is an entirely new contract the company bid on, so it does not follow all the same rules as the other union jobs do. No STAT holidays off, ever. Holiday time is not permitted, for ANY reason, in the months of April, May, June, July, and August. They were very clear on these points, short of your own death, no matter what, you have to work all holidays, and no time off in the summer months. There is no such thing as a Christmas shut down or anything like that. I am realizing the unfortunate thing with garbage is it always has to move no matter what

I came off the highway as an owner operator, and the idea of dealing with people everyday, and only driving 75 feet at a time, listening to glazed brake pads squeal at high pitched levels does not sound like much to get out of bed for.

Maybe I should fussy to you guys, but I have a feeling this job would turn me into one bitter angry man!

Anyone have experience with this kind of work? Just wondering what you guys think.