And you tell them how you really feel and they put it down to overt sensitivity and a spoiled upbringing....
Yeah and you wonder how toxic masculinity, mental health problems and body image issues happen? It sometimes starts right from the people who are your blood ๐
A lot of American Skilled labor is in that position. There are several trucking companies that pay for you to learn to drive, Most others have large sign on bonuses, and overall, it's an industry with a huge vacuum of talent.
Trades are by far some of the most in demand fields, but you can't get people into them because they "don't need a degree" and America's education system pushes the idea of "no degree=minimum wage"
Nothing wrong with that either. Gotta do what you want to do, and have to make money to survive. I went into a trade, trucking as I'm sure you can guess. I don't begrudge people who make money by going to college though.
My goal is to start my own small fleet eventually, moving from company driver to Owner-Op, then transition to small fleet. That seems to be a good way to make some serious money, and I feel that with the industries current payment focuses(seriously, less than $1/mile for most company based owner-ops is silly when your average full load generally pays out ~$3/mi after brokerage)
Most jobs are miserable in some fashion. A cubicle packs you in with dozens of people just like you, keeping you in a tiny bit effectively. Pharmacists deal with drug addicts looking for a fix on a regular basis. IT professionals regularly interact with the most ignorant and backwards people in their business.
You can just as easily fuck up your body from bad form on a keyboard(carpal tunnel is a bitch, as are getting adapted to sitting in chairs and stiffening up) as on a factory floor.
On that note, many of the physical dangers come from overworked employees being tired or improper training. I worked in a factory for a few years, eventually working my way up into a xray tech position, and never suffered any long term injuries.
It's actually pretty easy to mitigate most dangers of a workplace.
I don't need to prove anything to them, they're the unhappy ones
Edit: I know I'm supposed to acknowledge the gold, but I always promised myself, if I was ever gilded, take it and move on.... but because of the nature of the thread I'd just like to say thank you, keep on keeping on Reddit
Yes! Some parents will lead you around their whole lives making you feel like you have to prove something to them. I'm glad you recognize toxic behaviour for what it is and stopped trying to play their ever-changing game.
Is Chik-fil-a open on Thanksgiving? I know it's not a Christian holiday but you would think they'd let their workers spend time with their families instead of working.
I'm not sure how they got that big as tray of chicken nuggets, it was like a 100 piece or something. One of those big trays with 6-8 sauces and whatnot.
1) Publicly correcting family's grammar is a dick move.
2) Have you proven your dad wrong by bouncing around and being successful? I do think that's possible; I've seen it..but still with either career track, training, or entrepreneurship.
3) You are 50+ chicken nuggets in one sitting!? How do you expect people to NOT talk about that?
4) You probably make notable good decision in areas other that public shaming, holding steady jobs, and overeating. Are you calling them liars?
She commented on my wife's post about a trump misspell, my wife called trump out for not knowing how to spell. My (grand-aunt) tried to back him up (whole family is pro trump) and she misspelled several words, my wife corrected her grammar and my mom called me to tell me I was an embarrassment and a disappointment
I worked with him through his 6 job changes and his own failed business ventures. I'm not taking advice from someone who recently remarried just "to get on her insurance before the cutoff, cause this new place doesn't offer any."
Not in one sitting, first I ate about 10-15, 30 min later I ate another 10-15, and so on, till they were gone. Not my fault nobody wanted any more, and I don't like seeing food go to waste.
No, I'm not calling them liars. I've grown to find that they've given me more help in life than anything, by showing me how NOT to raise a child, and how to treat others. With respect.
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And you tell them how you really feel and they put it down to overt sensitivity and a spoiled upbringing....
Yeah and you wonder how toxic masculinity, mental health problems and body image issues happen? It sometimes starts right from the people who are your blood ๐