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I process meat. My hands are rarely dirty but sometimes there seepage through my overalls.
I work in a factory supervising and working in a department of a company that is making accessories for yachts and oddly enough the military. Luxury and military equipment is definitely an odd combination.
I don't want to be too specific as there aren't many companies that do this, but some of our orders are 2-4 items, that are a very small part of a yacht and they sell for my whole salary and then some.... It's gross.
I work in tech now, so I’m a lazy schlub. However, I’m also a college dropout out (English major) who had a ton of actual jobs in the past. Warehouse loading delivery trucks, worked in a cabinet shop, food service, etc. i
I think college grads who go into tech should have to work a normal job for at least a year before getting their tech job and making six figures right out of college.
Otherwise you end up with these entitled shitbags who complain that their company provided duck confit at lunch doesn’t have crispy enough skin (an actual thing that actually happened when i was at a big FANG company. Fucking unbelievable)
So even though I’m a techbro shitlord, i have respect for the people who work jobs.
Are you me? I’m also a lazy tech schlub now who was formerly a paint store warehouse worker, home renovation worker, etc.
Fully agree that everyone going into tech should spend real time working hard labor and retail. I genuinely feel that my non-tech experiences made me a better person and a better tech schlub.
I remember tech coworkers complaining that the wall filled with free snacks and candy didn’t have the right kind of snacks and candy, and having to hold myself back from going full Everett True.
I work for an ISP in the southeast USA as a field technician and it's dirty work sometimes. Fixing rodent damage to fiber connection boxes for businesses, placing temporary cables when underground lines get cut, working in dusty equipment closets, etc.
It's not bad or hard work most days.
I setup and run events. Nothing particularly messy, but very sweaty. On setup days I can do a half marathon just by moving equipment to where it needs to go.
switch to my feet
Software engineer. Sometimes I spill coffee, sometimes it's chocolate or chips crumbs.
It's honest, hard work, but someone has to do it.
Soil scientist. I spent 10 years stomping through the bush and digging pits when I got there.
Now I sit behind a desk.
I'm a mechanical engineer for a small manufacturing plant and I run their maintenance department. Its more hands on than most engineering jobs though.
Tallship sailor/rigger
I do occasional vehicle maintenance, like replacing brakes, starters, alternators, water pumps, radiators, etc.
Last one I did the other week was replace an old rotted leaky fuel line. Fun fun..
Farmer
Awesome. What do you farm?
Flooring and Flooring Accesories
Ah, the ol' Hank Hill of flooring.
I load and run two large fiber lasers cutting sheets of metal up to 1 1/4 inch thick.
Nice try FBI
I work in disability support so I may use various creams while massaging, I get messy while helping people with washing and toileting, and I feed people which can get messy. I also help people with their yards, cleaning their house, washing their pets, whatever they need.
I'll go first.
Self-employed general contractor / plumber
Thank you for your service
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Do you happen to be in the Toronto area?? I'm looking for a plumber. Lol
Sorry, I'm across the Atlantic