I actually really like repetitive assembly work! I figured I’d lose my mind from boredom doing simple repetitive tasks (grab part from bin, load into welder, activate press, inspect weld, repack into finished bin), but actually, the job is so mindless that it frees me up to daydream all night about dumb shit.
Don’t need to talk to anyone, don’t need to disrupt my work to go do other things, and I don’t need to pay attention to what anyone else is doing. I can just do my thing for eight hours, work through the plot of “hmm what would the next ten years be like if the city got nuked”, and go clock out.
I think a guy sued his job for being too boring once. No reliable source, though. I think it was the repetitive job that did something to his hand. And according to my memory, he won.
Well if it hurt his hand then he sued for a workplace injury - an yeah, as much as I like assembly work they don’t treat us right on the production line. Things could be so much better
As a software engineer: the degree to which poorly-conceived product requirements can make my work life a living hell.
How many times I have to repeat the same thing to the same people on a daily basis.
Just because it’s a new unit/ work order doesn’t mean the process changed on how we do it Rhonda. I still need the same things sent to me/ filled out. Just like last time.
You need to make sure you put a cover sheet on your TPS reports.
That despite feeling like I have no idea what I’m doing most days, actually showing up on time and not drunk makes me “one of the better techs.” Seems like a pretty low bar… Job security while I flounder my way along I guess?
Maybe you are pretty good at your job but you have imposter syndrom?
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I was a truck driver, went back to school and now I work in an office. The most shocking was how nice and relaxed everyone was and how my manager actually cares about my wellbeing and about my development. It took me a good year to get used to that.
I work as a children’s illustrator and I was surprised that I had to change my art style to fit the market. I guess I should’ve learned sooner
How absolutely exploited all of my coworkers and I are
Before my first job, I was expecting people raging and yelling at me (like Steve Jobs/Linus Torvalds or that insurance boss from The Incredibles movie) but I was welcomed by very friendly and curious people.
When I started, age and experience doesn’t mean skill.
The post-secondary education system in my country is primarily an immigration pathway first, and an institute of higher learning second.
