tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12694343.post7191223108333632644..comments2023-11-05T02:06:20.555-06:00Comments on Texas Oasis: I am shocked... SHOCKED...Blueberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17357299403457746440noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12694343.post-49495179214391272812010-09-27T16:51:06.169-05:002010-09-27T16:51:06.169-05:00First I'd like to say congrats for getting out...First I'd like to say congrats for getting out of such a hellish job. But even if the job sucks that is no excuse for drinking and getting stoned on the job like the asshats in the video! They are lazy and selfish!<br /><br />People pay them money to do their job not to get blitzed in a parking lot.<br /><br />Work parties are one thing, but every single day, in the morning no less?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12694343.post-87583761596839933762010-09-26T16:02:03.836-05:002010-09-26T16:02:03.836-05:00Strayer, that is a horrible story, and work horror...Strayer, that is a horrible story, and work horror stories are far too common. The Company will work people mercilessly - way into the realm of danger and death risk. They don't care and don't have to. And machine-paced assembly (or task) line jobs are some of the most stressful for many reasons.Blueberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17357299403457746440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12694343.post-21041542721427439462010-09-26T15:20:35.728-05:002010-09-26T15:20:35.728-05:00I worked in a cannery in Alaska, sliming Salmon. ...I worked in a cannery in Alaska, sliming Salmon. At one point a girl on the beheading machine got zombied out, got the salmon going in crooked, tried to reach in to correct so the machine wouldn't get jammed and her chewed out and instead her arm got caught and broken off by the machine. So I got switched to that. We'd get in this zone, like zombies, and making zombie mistakes could end you up minus body parts.<br /><br />I got put on the can inspection line for awhile, but that was so boring I could not do it. Would put me in a standing trance. We were supposed to pull every 7th can to check the rims for proper seal. The moving line of cans and counting would droll me out so my brain would shut off. Like being asleep standing up and apparently awake. I can't do assembly line work. I just am not cut out for that kind of boredom and brain dead mechanical repetition. I don't know how people do it and stay sane.Strayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124298302997708537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12694343.post-10083318524856470862010-09-25T10:35:19.218-05:002010-09-25T10:35:19.218-05:00Over the years there have been more and more jobs ...Over the years there have been more and more jobs replaced by robots, and some people may not understand, but in many cases this is a good thing. Some jobs (especially some of these such as on the paint line) should not be done by humans. We are too fragile, inside and out. A job can break you mentally, emotionally and physically. This one can do all 3. I think, given enough years, some people are able to settle in and cope, learn to live with it and find balance - but you don't get there in just a few years.Blueberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17357299403457746440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12694343.post-23334340881910560432010-09-25T08:42:40.540-05:002010-09-25T08:42:40.540-05:00Good for you! The assembly line is a soul destroye...Good for you! The assembly line is a soul destroyer.Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.com