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I JUST WANTED TO MINE COAL!!! (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 months ago by Diuretic_Materialism@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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[-] Diuretic_Materialism@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago

I used to work in production and it fucking sucked. Dirty, no AC, had to hold heavy shit in weird positions.

[-] queermunist@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago

Don't mind getting dirty or physical exertion much, but yeah, the heat is pretty awful. I walk about three miles a night carrying metal car parts while wearing PPE, in the summer it gets pretty brutal.

[-] Diuretic_Materialism@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago

Yeah the actual like, lifting part is generally fine. It's actually all the walking on concrete and the sweating like a hog that really takes it out of me.

[-] queermunist@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago

Drinking between half to one gallon of water every night helps a lot, and I regularly replace my shoe inserts to stay comfy. I dunno, I really do like it (as long as I don't have to deal with bullshit (I always do))

[-] Bartsbigbugbag@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago

There’s better and worse production jobs. I like small scale production of high value machines, far more laid back than mass production lines. I basically sit around all day putting stuff together and it’s the most enjoyable work I’ve found so far. The place I work now makes optics based products for climate research and it’s super laid back.