As someone who briefly did research, then a bs office job at an ngo with cool values, and then worked waiting tables, I jumped at the chance of getting into research again. Working tables again was literal hell for my autistic ass.
I basically do manual labor for a living and regularly think about how much more I'd hate my life if I had to sit in an office dealing with bullshit all day, idk how yall do it honestly
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.
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.
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.
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))
I mean yeah it all sucks, but honestly I'm just tired of my feet hurting.
Working out and stretching have done way more wonders for me than manual labor has, in fact working out made doing manual labor easier for me, not even particularly intense work outs either. I always tell people, manual labor =/= exercise, one can compliment the other but they're two very different things.
Same here. I have to get in at least a light workout every day or else I do start to get little work injuries. Ironically, I didn't actually hurt my back until I got a desk job. Turns out I still have to workout or work will destroy my body.
As someone in academia I do occasionally dream of moving to a far off land and farming
As someone who briefly did research, then a bs office job at an ngo with cool values, and then worked waiting tables, I jumped at the chance of getting into research again. Working tables again was literal hell for my autistic ass.
I have also worked tables. I am also autistic. It's like a very personal torture.
I realized I really enjoy computer jobs, even if they have their own bs to deal with.
Yep, I worked as a machinist and welder during undergrad to pay for University. I liked that job way better than being a professional scientist.
u are sentenced to teaching and researching
I basically do manual labor for a living and regularly think about how much more I'd hate my life if I had to sit in an office dealing with bullshit all day, idk how yall do it honestly
Cause you only deal with bullshit for like two hours a day. The rest of the day is for shitposting or whatever.
As someone in tech, I frequently dream of a fantasized life being a berry picker in a hunter-gatherer society.
fucking-off-to-the-woods-pilled
As someone who does manual labor... I often dream of an office job.
Trust me it sucks.
I'm factory labor and I really like it!
... as long as the fucking machines work and the computers work and the label system works and the kanban system works and...
I used to work in production and it fucking sucked. Dirty, no AC, had to hold heavy shit in weird positions.
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.
Damn you need anyone there?
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.
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.
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))
I've done it all. It can suck either way. The important thing is to not get injured, which can easily happen if you get a job that's too sedentary.
I mean yeah it all sucks, but honestly I'm just tired of my feet hurting.
Working out and stretching have done way more wonders for me than manual labor has, in fact working out made doing manual labor easier for me, not even particularly intense work outs either. I always tell people, manual labor =/= exercise, one can compliment the other but they're two very different things.
Same here. I have to get in at least a light workout every day or else I do start to get little work injuries. Ironically, I didn't actually hurt my back until I got a desk job. Turns out I still have to workout or work will destroy my body.
I stretch almost every day now. Learning how to squat properly also took tons of stress off my back.
As someone who used to do manual labor and now has an office job try to get out quick your back will thank you.
wish i was smart enough to do research
Didn't c/UlyssesT actually do that or am I mixing my hexbear lore up.