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>“On a daily basis, we would get from five to 50 e-mails, asking everybody to take time out of their day to search their desks for case files,” the former worke

>“On a daily basis, we would get from five to 50 e-mails, asking everybody to take time out of their day to search their desks for case files,” the former worker said. That worker said the experience of hunting down lost paperwork and lost files inside an underground cavern had been bad enough to force a career change. >The worker’s new job: setting off explosives. >“I’m handling live ordnance on a daily basis, just to get out of there,” said the worker, whose company blasts holes in the ground for oil and gas wells. “One of the five worst jobs in the world was a great alternative to being down there.” Since when is getting to blow shit up one of the worst jobs in the world? Sure it might be more dangerous than pushing papers but it's still every teenager's dream job along with astronaut and monster truck driver. Edit: I forgot I'm on a board where the prevailing groupthink is that the slightest physical danger is to be avoided at all costs.

etrevino 7y ago
> Since when is getting to blow shit up one of the worst jobs in the world? I know you're joking, but it's a scary dangerous job.
- dsfyu404ed 7y ago
  Most explosives (especially the kinds used commercially) are very stable. It's a feature. I can't see it being any more dangerous than anything that involves standing on the side of the road (tow truck driver, garbage man, cop) or working at height (various construction and maintenance trades). The only reason it could be scary is because people fear what they're unfamiliar with.
- DuskStar 7y ago
  So's being an astronaut. Flying on a NASA rocket has a historic fatality rate of like 1.5%, and that doesn't stop people from dreaming of it. (Thanks, Space Shuttle. You never should have survived into the 21st century)
Arn_Thor 7y ago
> Since when is getting to blow shit up one of the worst jobs in the world? Since the guy that does that job agrees with that statement! I think he might be an authority on how he feels about it

etrevino 7y ago

> Since when is getting to blow shit up one of the worst jobs in the world? I know you're joking, but it's a scary dangerous job.

dsfyu404ed 7y ago
Most explosives (especially the kinds used commercially) are very stable. It's a feature. I can't see it being any more dangerous than anything that involves standing on the side of the road (tow truck driver, garbage man, cop) or working at height (various construction and maintenance trades). The only reason it could be scary is because people fear what they're unfamiliar with.
DuskStar 7y ago
So's being an astronaut. Flying on a NASA rocket has a historic fatality rate of like 1.5%, and that doesn't stop people from dreaming of it. (Thanks, Space Shuttle. You never should have survived into the 21st century)

Arn_Thor 7y ago

> Since when is getting to blow shit up one of the worst jobs in the world? Since the guy that does that job agrees with that statement! I think he might be an authority on how he feels about it