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My grandfather worked in a steel mill. It absolutely broke his body down. Died in this late forties.
by germinalphrase 5y ago
My grandfather worked in a steel mill. It absolutely broke his body down. Died in this late forties.
- bsder 5y agoSo, did my grandfather. He also went on strike and got shot at by Pinkertons. However, working in a modern steel mill is a far cry from that. Even back in the 1970s (which is several decades ago please note), "Get the book" (operating manual which specified procedures, training, safety equipment, how many men were required, etc.) was a standard retort when managers ordered you to do something dumb. And the union protected you when you told the manager to go pound sand because it was outside the manual. Amazon warehouse workers are schlepping around heavy stuff--just like many old school manufacturing jobs. And get crushed, injured, etc. just like many old school manufacturing jobs. However, they have zero protection and not much training and no backup to tell managers to get stuffed. Now, would I trade a programming job for a steel mill one? Absolutely not. Would I trade an Amazon warehouse job for a steel mill one? That's not as clear to me.
- darkerside 5y ago> several decades You spelled "half a century" wrong (: