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Macbuell
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 02:34 pm: | 
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I worked my way through college working twelve hour shifts as a cook coming home smelling like a greasy, day old Taco every night. The Amazon job sounds like fun compared to that. |
Boogiman1981
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 02:38 pm: |
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I know what you mean Char the sitting around with nothing to do but more nothing to do is a horrible way to exist. oddly there are many many people that seek ways to do just that. hopefully something will come up for you soon. |
Whatever
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 02:42 pm: |
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I should probably start a thread about OTR trucking... that is why I am staying busy with the studying and a new volunteer job... gotta stay busy, build a network, learn new skills and contribute to society... whether I get paid for it or not. |
Kenm123t
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 03:08 pm: |
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I ll post the temps in the pump room Im working it today. My controls tech had his laptop shut down due to heat |
Ft_bstrd
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 03:12 pm: |
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So I guess we'll be seeing Mike Rowe at Amazon soon?
Does Amazon have a slop truck or a honey wagon?
Guess not. |
Cataract2
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 03:40 pm: |
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Look at a picture of a thermometer outside from Iraq and get back to me. |
Boogiman1981
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 03:43 pm: |
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i've got one from the day i landed at anaconda pegged beyond the scale. |
Whatever
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 03:51 pm: |
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GPS led hike through a corn field on a 100 deg day... just sayin... fun fun fun... hence the benadryl... and other medication, does not equal balance...
Y'all got the short end of the stick in Iraq, friend got to construct roads in the middle of the night bc the heat... |
Boogiman1981
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 04:13 pm: |
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i can't say i did. when i first got there in the heat every day for 10-12hrs a day but after about 3 months i was able to stay inside a bit because of the work i put in when i first got there. got the mess cleaned up then it was just maintain. thankfully i had a/c that worked(was in the construction dept) and clean porto pottys cleanest on base best i can tell. having been over there i really have a great deal of respect for the tankers and the guys that were kicking doors fully geared in that heat what a feat of endurance and strength that is. |
Davegess
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 05:40 pm: |
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Pretty soon people are gonna want health insurance and an 8 hour day! |
Boltrider
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 05:41 pm: |
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No surprise that the whiny article shows up on the HuffingtonJoke. |
Blake
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 07:23 pm: |
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>>> Pretty soon people are gonna want health insurance and an 8 hour day!
They can purchase health insurance. I do. It certainly shouldn't be an entitlement paid for by others who are threatened with prison if they don't do so.
I think the standard work week is fairly well established. |
Pwnzor
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 08:02 pm: |
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If you're working why are you posting at 8:30 am?
I sit in front of multiple computer screens all day, and guess what... I'm still here. |
Teeps
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 08:26 pm: |
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I'm will shut up and accept that I have it good...
Live 2.5 miles from work.
Live 2.5 miles from the beach.
Office is climate controlled.
Work is mostly challenging.
Work 8 hour shift.
Get to drive test cars.
Yep, not bad for High School education, AND being in the right places at the right times. |
Buellifer
| | Posted on Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 08:30 am: |
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Quote>>> If you're working why are you posting at 8:30 am?
Not everyone work 1st shift some work 2nd or 3rd so they are home at 8:30am. Some people do not steal time from their employers. That is the biggest theft in the work place. |
1324
| | Posted on Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 09:25 am: |
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The saddest part of this piece IMO is what it says about the collective 'us'. Sure, the job sucks more than a desk job. Or maybe a thousand other jobs. However, you don't need to have a college education or any specialized skill sets to work at a job like this. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if a green card was optional.
To Trojan's point, jobs like this should be mandatory. Dealing with crap, harsh working conditions, and/or monotony have historically fueled the hunger of the working class to do better - to make something of their future. Relying on others, namely the govt, stifles creativity and risk taking. It's a sad state of affairs, but the truth is our society has lost its hunger and the developing world is ready to get in that line. We're all more concerned with the latest iPhone, car, bike, house, etc. rather than our future.
I was fortunate enough to never live in true squalor. However, my grandparents and uncles all worked in the mines for 12 hours a day. We never had much disposable income. I was the first in my family to graduate college. However, that didn't stop family business ventures and working our asses off. I 'worked' with said businesses each and every day of my summer from 12 y/o on. I worked there along with •••••• kitchen jobs during college. I don't forget those working conditions or days, and I'm hell bent on moving forward. I can't say the same for many others I now work with in a professional venue. Apathy comes to mind. |
Whatever
| | Posted on Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 11:35 am: |
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Working in a coal mine 12 hours a day is probably just about as bad as it gets... or, if you like public tv, watch the show "Carrier". It is really fascinating how the Navy runs thier aircraft carriers. Probably the worst job there is working in the boiler room... and then having the cables snap above you every hour or so when you are trying to sleep... well it sounds like a rocket taking off, because thats what it is. I could not do either of those jobs, way way too claustrophobic.
(Message edited by Whatever on September 22, 2011) |
Whatever
| | Posted on Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 11:36 am: |
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http://www.pbs.org/weta/carrier/ |
Whatever
| | Posted on Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 11:42 am: |
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One wrong step... game over...
http://www.pbs.org/weta/carrier/video.php?page=&vi deo_id=112&filter= |
1324
| | Posted on Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 11:45 am: |
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I have a lot of respect for those types of jobs.
Now the rest...well...welcome to the pussification of America. |
Whatever
| | Posted on Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 11:52 am: |
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That second clip is shocking... if you have a weak stomache do not watch!!! A little before the middle there is a clip of a fatal accident. Sortof shocked they included it on there. |
Boogiman1981
| | Posted on Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 11:53 am: |
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yeah the hull techs and nuke power techs have some pretty hazardous work conditions and that's not including the heat and humidity aka steam... |
Blake
| | Posted on Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 12:44 pm: |
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My nephew-in-law just finished a couple tours on the Enterprise, oldest nuke carrier in the fleet. He's enlisted, aircraft tech, said some of the stores for the galley that he helped onload were labeled "not for human consumption" and "for prison use only", something like that.
He said the food was just horrible.
That outraged me. I've written all my federal representatives about it. Those folks ought to have some of the best food we can provide, at a minimum, the same food as the officers' mess. |
Hootowl
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 10:39 am: |
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Yep. I've humped many a pallet into the stores elevators that were marked "USDA grade D. For industrial and prison use only"
Only the best for our troops.
That said, our MS's were able to turn it into really good chow the vast majority of the time.
(Message edited by hootowl on September 28, 2011) |
Cowboy
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 12:15 pm: |
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Well I want gripe I had it so easy bucking 100 lbs bales of hay in a Louisians hay feld in Aug. and for 21.50 per week---That is 21 meals and $0.50 on saturday. |
Britchri10
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 12:20 pm: |
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Cowboy: you got paid for working the farm?
We would finish picking potatoes (by hand) & then move straight into baling. All we had to do before & after was milk c150 cows!
Gotta love the family farm in school summer vacation time.
Chris C |
Cowboy
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 12:24 pm: |
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I hear you I dont know if ranch life builds charater or not but it sure builds museles. he he he |
Pwnzor
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 02:10 pm: |
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He said the food was just horrible.
Wow, that is really bad. These guys deploy for months on end and aren't being fed well?
Guess I'll have to fire off a few emails about that myself. |
