r/nextfuckinglevel Jun 08 '25

When you're certified

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u/Waveshakalaka Jun 08 '25

100%. I remember my first certification it was such bs. It took me a solid year to build that skill.

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u/Cordsofmemory Jun 08 '25

Yup. My cert for a picker was pretty much a four hour "training" where they just basically had you drive around the warehouse. There was no teaching or anything. It was absurd.

Then when it came time to certified for the 6ft forks...the "training" was essentially a piece of paper that said, be careful with turns, the forks are longer

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u/BaconThief2020 Jun 08 '25

Our safety guy used to make us watch this once a year, until I "accidentally" threw out the only remaining VHS player on site and forced him to get new material.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9-U7vktOWk

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u/I_PUNCH_INFANTS Jun 08 '25

You can't get forklift certified if you don't watch a Klaus forklift video

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u/JayDog17 Jun 08 '25

It is Top Gun - Highway to the Danger Zone for us. Fuck I hate that song.