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Man, I feel a bit silly now. Related: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14656945 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14656945

• mattmanser 9y ago
  Ha, reading that thread and this game reminds me of a temp job I once had. It was at a sandpaper factory that made sandpaper belts. My job was to pull a sheet from a roll until it hit a mark. Another guy pressed a button. Lift sheet onto pile. Pull sheet until it hits mark. Another guy pressed a button. Lift sheet onto pile. Pull sheet until it hits mark. Another guy pressed a button. Lift sheet onto pile. Pull sheet until it hits mark. Another guy pressed a button. Lift sheet onto pile. Pull sheet until it hits mark. Another guy pressed a button. Lift sheet onto pile. For 8 hours straight. I quit at lunch.
  • duderific 9y ago
    What's amazing is that people do those kinds of jobs for years and years.
  • Cumulonimbus 9y ago
    Indeed. I worked at a factory that had me do the following: Put bracket in machine. Press button to tap holes. Repeat. I got the loop down to about 3.85 seconds which was 115% faster than the engineers said I could do. I found I could listen to audiobooks at that job. It still didn't stop the existential dread. I worked there for 2 months before finding a better place.