Posted: May 26, 2019 10:18 am
tuco wrote:felltoearth wrote:tuco wrote:Why was it a great job? When I was 16 I did 2 weeks in a factory, drilling holes into a metal L shaped piece and it took me about 4 hours to conclude it was shit, certainly not a thing I needed a brain for.
So you have different criteria for what a good job is. Good for you.
I wasn’t a line worker. I was a shipper receiver. Quite different. I worked pretty much alone, it was task oriented and self managing. It allowed me time to think about other stuff while I did menial things. And a pretty good paycheck for a 20 year old to boot.
Yes, we probably have a different idea what a great job should encompass like: enjoying the actual work and getting immaterial satisfaction from doing it, unlike being able to slack and getting decent pay for it. The point I was making is that if a chimpanzee could do the job, its a waste of human potential.
Slack? I didn’t slack. I got my work done. The immaterial satisfaction was being able to pay for music gear and a place to live for 14 months before I quit my job and went on the road. Being able to listen to music because I worked alone was another. It was a formative moment in time. Not recommended as a life long career though.