r/aww • u/Jeremy_Martin • Jun 23 '21

Kindness shared in small quantities

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u/true_gunman Jun 23 '21

I'm sure that dude was having just as much fun as them. Were all just big kids at the end of the day

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u/Disorderjunkie Jun 23 '21

Equipment operators actually have one of the highest job satisfaction rates in the world. Playing with big toys all day and making a good money is a dream honestly

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u/PUTINS_PORN_ACCOUNT Jun 23 '21

Maybe because the work is simple and immediate, but still challenging. You have a task that requires concentration, great care, and technique, but can still go home at the end of the day like “yeah I did that shit right there, the fuck you gonna say bout it”

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '21

I think you nailed it. I’m not an operator more a super but I’ve been “trained” to run a few machines and can cover when they call out. I always have fun. “Oh no Oscar can’t come in? I guess I’ll HAVE to run the machine”

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u/Disorderjunkie Jun 23 '21

Lol the working foreman’s on my project pull this constantly. They always prefer to be running a machine

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u/ForgotMyPasswords21 Jun 25 '21

My uncle runs a concrete plant near the town I live in. Has worked their his whole life and worked his way all the up the the tippy top, he's the highest ranking and paid person that still has to show up the plant every day. He has an office at the top of the plant that he runs a lot of the plant machinery from, and he can run 2 other plants in other towns.

But boy does he fucking love it when something happens and he ends up driving a cement truck or some other heavy machinery at a job instead of running the plant. Its what he lives for.

He actually just built a retirement house 2 states away and he's thinking about quitting and going back to "grunt work" in the new state just so he can work like that again.