Not trying to dox myself so I'm not gonna say where exactly I work but yeah it's at a grocery store. Wondering about quality of meat at places and stuff? I'm your guy.

  • Des [she/her, they/them]
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    4 years ago

    absolutely insane labor shortage. and yea we should be starting at $20. keep that mentality since the industry can really hollow you out. i stopped going to college (was close to finishing) to take the FT market work cause i needed $ more than education at the time. keep grinding through school comrade! o7 it's not worth the wear it puts on your body

    • VivaZapata [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      My assistant manager's (who is a libertarian chud btw) back is so fucked up from the job. Trust me I know he always says he has more metal in his back than bone. Lifting all that meat off of the hooks isn't great for your body.

      • Des [she/her, they/them]
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        4 years ago

        that's why i'm glad we transitioned away from hardcore cutting. prepack except for boneless loins now baby! sucks though since my skills are limited to just giving advice to customers now but it saved my back except my hands are falling apart from stocking and wrapping with the insane volume we have now.

        • VivaZapata [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          I think my boss feels very similar to you. We do more than just boneless loins for pork in my store but this era will be over soon. It's sad to see a profession die but yeah with the volume we put out it would never work.