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So true. I helped out sorting produce at a food bank for a company organized event. Clearly we were an imposition on the workers there who were far more efficie
by spfzero 5y ago
So true. I helped out sorting produce at a food bank for a company organized event. Clearly we were an imposition on the workers there who were far more efficient and then pulled away to spend a half hour training us to do their job poorly for three hours.
Great for coverage in the company newsletter though.
- ethbr0 5y agoI'd give a call-out to Habitat for Humanity in the US (providing lower-cost homes to qualifying families). From the builds I've worked, they seem more than happy to exploit your muscle and tell you exactly what needs doing. It helps that home construction is mostly repetitive (nail this way, 100 times). Also, surprise finding that about 1/4 of IT colleagues don't know how to drive a nail.
- thomasjudge 5y ago1/4 seems low
- pavel_lishin 5y agoI'm probably one of the people who thinks they know how to do it, but in reality don't.
- ethbr0 5y agoImho, it's mostly the right weight hammer + accuracy. Sadly, the latter of those lessons was personally learned only through the smashing of many a finger, to the tune of my grandfather's amused laughing.
- sunstone 5y agoThat's where nailers come in handy. Using a hammer is kind of like coding on an Apple II.
- spfzero 5y agoGreat organization there, and the people donating time do actually work enough hours to amortize the training time. It’s less useful from a corporate publicity standpoint though because of the time investment. Plus your employees are being trained into an opportunity for work that may be more satisfying and still decently paid, and then leave.