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speak for yourself, I work as a full time engine mechanic for a regional chain of repair shops. - its a full time battle just to convince some management that

speak for yourself, I work as a full time engine mechanic for a regional chain of repair shops. - its a full time battle just to convince some management that OSHA is real. earplugs and gloves were a luxury item under my last boss. - one of our managers stole tools all the time and fired a technician just to cover his ass. That technician burned his car to the ground with a road flare in a mcdonalds parking lot. -our former owner was arrested for illegally dumping waste chemicals in a protected habitat, and instead of just paying the fine the madman elected to serve 4 years in prison. - I was asked to testify against her. - two words: angry boomer. The number of times I've had a child of the greatest generation grab me by the collar and scream obscenities at me for something stupid borders on the absurd. Ive had one of them corner me in a hallway and refuse to 'let me go' until I discounted the work on his daughters car. - People shit on you for doing this job, or openly remark that you're incompetent. Fun fact, my coworker in paint and body has a doctorate in mathematics from Pepperdyne. My transmission tech team lead was a former Formula 1 race mechanic. I build my own Linux containers and run my own Kubernetes cluster. We arent all just sweat and wrenches.

TheSpiceIsLife 8y ago
I'm a tradesman in the steel construction industry. I worked for an ISP for ~4 years a few years ago before returning to the trade for the money. After having worked for the ISP and come back to the tools, the culture of abuse in this industry kinda shocked me. Of the eight or so workshops I've worked in only two were well run by professionals.
sandworm101 8y ago
>> two words: angry boomer. Yup. In my early 30s I had one challenge me to a fight after a lifeguard ejected him from the "fast lane" for swimming too slowly. I said I'd meet him in the parking lot, then left the back way. I still wonder whether he showed up. I assume something was wrong with his meds. While riding in a group of 20+ sportbikes we had another try to start a fight with us at a gas station. Twenty people on bikes dressed like power rangers and this old man starts throwing punches because he was stuck in line behind us. We laughed and rode away.
- TeMPOraL 8y ago
  Any theories as to why those "boomers" are so angry?
  - yaleman 8y ago
    Typically entitlement.
  - close04 8y ago
    Many people tend to be less patient with age (rather than more patient). They see younger people as a disappointment and treat them as such. I have to wonder though if millennials won't get to the exact same point. If feels like this is the classic generation divide rather than a specific "boomer" issue.
    - sandworm101 8y ago
      There is an idea among boomers that they literally own the past, and all things that spring from it. For instance, they talk of social security not as a government program but a property right, something personal that they own. Reductions in it therefore aren't cutbacks but theft. If you feel you are being stolen from, it is easy to see anyone else receiving benefits from government as collaborators in that theft. They also cling to 1950s ideas about work and religion. They really do believe that hard work brings prosperity. So young people who aren't succeeding obviously just aren't trying hard enough. We know the world is more complex. They don't. When those ideas are challenged, say by a group of young people inventing cellphone apps rather than toiling in a shoe factory, their internal conflict expresses as anger. The anger at us motorcycles I chalk up to reduced mobility. Old people feel trapped in their bodies. Movement is difficult or even painful. So they are jealous of those motorcycles whipping by them on the highway. Another manifestation of this are the "stand your ground" laws that literally protect one's right not to move away when confronted by a more mobile person.
beamatronic 8y ago
Curious, if you have Kubernetes skills, could you not make more $ doing that full time? You may also find an environment where you are more appreciated.
icantdrive55 8y ago
You are a good writer my friend. So many people can go to fancy school, and get this, or that degree, but gave nothing interesting to write about. You have some interesting stories. (Working as a Mechanic is a tough gig. I did it for awhile. It made construction look easy. The only thing I liked about it was the job site was stationary. I'm curious about the woman who elected to go to prison instead of paying the fine. How much was the fine?)
y4mi 8y ago
> I build my own Linux containers and run my own Kubernetes cluster. you build you own images... for the uninitiated: image = visible through `ls /var/lib/docker/$storage-driver`; container = visible through `ps aux | grep -P "(docker|containerd)"`

TheSpiceIsLife 8y ago

I'm a tradesman in the steel construction industry. I worked for an ISP for ~4 years a few years ago before returning to the trade for the money. After having worked for the ISP and come back to the tools, the culture of abuse in this industry kinda shocked me. Of the eight or so workshops I've worked in only two were well run by professionals.

sandworm101 8y ago

>> two words: angry boomer. Yup. In my early 30s I had one challenge me to a fight after a lifeguard ejected him from the "fast lane" for swimming too slowly. I said I'd meet him in the parking lot, then left the back way. I still wonder whether he showed up. I assume something was wrong with his meds. While riding in a group of 20+ sportbikes we had another try to start a fight with us at a gas station. Twenty people on bikes dressed like power rangers and this old man starts throwing punches because he was stuck in line behind us. We laughed and rode away.

TeMPOraL 8y ago
Any theories as to why those "boomers" are so angry?
- yaleman 8y ago
  Typically entitlement.
- close04 8y ago
  Many people tend to be less patient with age (rather than more patient). They see younger people as a disappointment and treat them as such. I have to wonder though if millennials won't get to the exact same point. If feels like this is the classic generation divide rather than a specific "boomer" issue.
  - sandworm101 8y ago
    There is an idea among boomers that they literally own the past, and all things that spring from it. For instance, they talk of social security not as a government program but a property right, something personal that they own. Reductions in it therefore aren't cutbacks but theft. If you feel you are being stolen from, it is easy to see anyone else receiving benefits from government as collaborators in that theft. They also cling to 1950s ideas about work and religion. They really do believe that hard work brings prosperity. So young people who aren't succeeding obviously just aren't trying hard enough. We know the world is more complex. They don't. When those ideas are challenged, say by a group of young people inventing cellphone apps rather than toiling in a shoe factory, their internal conflict expresses as anger. The anger at us motorcycles I chalk up to reduced mobility. Old people feel trapped in their bodies. Movement is difficult or even painful. So they are jealous of those motorcycles whipping by them on the highway. Another manifestation of this are the "stand your ground" laws that literally protect one's right not to move away when confronted by a more mobile person.

beamatronic 8y ago

Curious, if you have Kubernetes skills, could you not make more $ doing that full time? You may also find an environment where you are more appreciated.

icantdrive55 8y ago

You are a good writer my friend. So many people can go to fancy school, and get this, or that degree, but gave nothing interesting to write about. You have some interesting stories. (Working as a Mechanic is a tough gig. I did it for awhile. It made construction look easy. The only thing I liked about it was the job site was stationary. I'm curious about the woman who elected to go to prison instead of paying the fine. How much was the fine?)

y4mi 8y ago

> I build my own Linux containers and run my own Kubernetes cluster. you build you own images... for the uninitiated: image = visible through `ls /var/lib/docker/$storage-driver`; container = visible through `ps aux | grep -P "(docker|containerd)"`