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<blockquote data-quote="Phantom Lord" data-source="post: 114055" data-attributes="member: 6196"><p>Walk a mile in my shoes, buddy, before you talk trash.</p><p>I take offense to this; I have worked my fair share of jobs in my short life, and I have never, ever worked as long or as hard as I have as a driver. Most jobs don't even come close physically.Not everybody who does this job is just some dumb shmuck. On the contrary, I currently work with some pretty bright people, one of whom is a former veterinarian (which takes more than a little post-secondary education) and one of whom has a double doctorate in philosophy and english. I am currently completing my degree in business management, and am also brushing up on mental activities in preparation for the Mensa entrance exam in my free time (if you know what Mensa is you'll realize how rare that is amongst blue-collar workers.) Many manual laborers aren't worth their salt, but those are the guys you see leaning on their shovels all day on the side of the road.</p><p> A) Trucks are kept in less-than-good repair, at least around my center. How many times have you driven a manual over 100 miles to over 50 stops with no clutch? I have on more than one occasion.</p><p>B) You have no clue. It's not even worth explaining the entire situation to you; suffice it to say that it's a lot worse than you make it out to be.</p><p>Then why don't you step up and show me? Why is it that so many driver wannabes don't make the cut? Why is it that so many trainees fail driving school? Oh, that's right: it's because my job is easy.</p><p>And you're what? An educated laborer with a bad attitude? And that makes you better how, exactly? If you think I have it so easy, why don't you try to get my job?</p><p>LOL. You think carrying 150 pound packages, sometimes up stairs, is easy? You must be delusional. I carry 100-150 pound packages on a regular basis and I don't even find it easy. What, you think those big-rig drivers carry their pallets of cargo around? Heck no, they have pallet jacks and forklifts. ***EDIT: By the way, just for clarification, I don't use a dolly except for large numbers of packages; I really carry those 100-150 pound packages as a matter of course, not just push them around.</p><p></p><p>Granted, the operation couldn't work without all of the behind-the-scenes work that goes on, but it doesn't mean that I'm a whiny, uneducated, overpaid, underworked bum in brown. I'm not afraid to give credit where credit is due, and I have to say that my job is more physically and mentally demanding (if you don't let EDD eat your brain, anyway) than any other non-management position in UPS, and more demanding than most other blue-collar jobs out there.</p><p></p><p>From what I can see of your attitude in your writing, you're naught but a dissatisfied employee working a dead-end job that's suffering the sour grapes effect.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Phantom Lord, post: 114055, member: 6196"] Walk a mile in my shoes, buddy, before you talk trash. I take offense to this; I have worked my fair share of jobs in my short life, and I have never, ever worked as long or as hard as I have as a driver. Most jobs don't even come close physically.Not everybody who does this job is just some dumb shmuck. On the contrary, I currently work with some pretty bright people, one of whom is a former veterinarian (which takes more than a little post-secondary education) and one of whom has a double doctorate in philosophy and english. I am currently completing my degree in business management, and am also brushing up on mental activities in preparation for the Mensa entrance exam in my free time (if you know what Mensa is you'll realize how rare that is amongst blue-collar workers.) Many manual laborers aren't worth their salt, but those are the guys you see leaning on their shovels all day on the side of the road. A) Trucks are kept in less-than-good repair, at least around my center. How many times have you driven a manual over 100 miles to over 50 stops with no clutch? I have on more than one occasion. B) You have no clue. It's not even worth explaining the entire situation to you; suffice it to say that it's a lot worse than you make it out to be. Then why don't you step up and show me? Why is it that so many driver wannabes don't make the cut? Why is it that so many trainees fail driving school? Oh, that's right: it's because my job is easy. And you're what? An educated laborer with a bad attitude? And that makes you better how, exactly? If you think I have it so easy, why don't you try to get my job? LOL. You think carrying 150 pound packages, sometimes up stairs, is easy? You must be delusional. I carry 100-150 pound packages on a regular basis and I don't even find it easy. What, you think those big-rig drivers carry their pallets of cargo around? Heck no, they have pallet jacks and forklifts. ***EDIT: By the way, just for clarification, I don't use a dolly except for large numbers of packages; I really carry those 100-150 pound packages as a matter of course, not just push them around. Granted, the operation couldn't work without all of the behind-the-scenes work that goes on, but it doesn't mean that I'm a whiny, uneducated, overpaid, underworked bum in brown. I'm not afraid to give credit where credit is due, and I have to say that my job is more physically and mentally demanding (if you don't let EDD eat your brain, anyway) than any other non-management position in UPS, and more demanding than most other blue-collar jobs out there. From what I can see of your attitude in your writing, you're naught but a dissatisfied employee working a dead-end job that's suffering the sour grapes effect. [/QUOTE]
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