First real job that required a W-2 and all that legal stuff was a greenhouse laborer. It straight up sucked. It was hot, humid, and physically demanding. I have low stamina to begin with. When it was hot (every day) that drained my strength even more, and when it rained, it only got more humid.
The only "fun" or "relaxing" job was watering the plants. And even that was not all that great because the hoses leaked and made your hands smell like cheap copper. The whole time you were watering you just kinda thought "man how can I milk this to last longer" and even that sucked. You just ended up bored. And hot.
It did pay well though. I was making well over 2005's minimum wage for sure. Anyways, sorry you lost your job.