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This is such a physically demanding and brutally unsafe job so this is what I'd expect it to pay considering its hazards. It is not for everyone however.
by riffic 5y ago
This is such a physically demanding and brutally unsafe job so this is what I'd expect it to pay considering its hazards. It is not for everyone however.
- hotpotamus 5y agoPhysically demanding? How many truckers do you know? It is among the most dangerous jobs in the US though; that's true of basically all transportation jobs.
- riffic 5y agoyou do know that being seated for long periods of time is tremendously unhealthy, right? It's also a stressful environment with a lot of unhealthy road food options. I don't imagine truckers living a very healthy lifestyle, but that could just be my own internal biases showing.
- hotpotamus 5y agoSo is smoking, but I wouldn't call it physically demanding.
- riffic 5y agoYou got me there.
- goldenkey 5y agoCan we be literate here? Smoking might not increase one's physique like physical labor -- but it still puts demands on your lungs, heart, and the rest of your body. The same thing goes with sitting for prolonged periods of time. On the same note, the people in Mr. Beast's videos who had to keep their hand touching something for as long as possible (1 million dollars, or a sports car, etc.) literally have to sign waivers because of the bodily harm that kind of "hahaha" stuff can cause if an individual pushes it too far.
- bagacrap 5y agoBy this definition, where either sitting or exercising or breathing is demanding, what is not demanding? I think unhealthy or uncomfortable would have been a better choice of words.
- riffic 5y agoI googled "Is truck driving physically demanding" and the overwhelming consensus by industry writers is, yes, it is demanding physically. I stand by my original statement and invite you to read the concerns yourself: https://www.google.com/search?q=is+truck+driving+physically+demanding https://www.google.com/search?q=is+truck+driving+physically+...
- hotpotamus 5y agohttps://youtu.be/We3qupd8134?t=215 https://youtu.be/We3qupd8134?t=215 Perhaps you should listen to a trucker instead of an industry writer (as a bonus he's very entertaining and a pretty good video editor to boot). Trucking is a terrible job for a multitude of reasons and we should be very thankful to those who do it. Some of the jobs can be physically demanding, but overall it's known as a very sedentary job and the type of trucking that Walmart does is in that category.
- riffic 5y agosure, I'll check it out.
- heavyset_go 5y agoI'd say it's both mentally and physically exhausting. If I drive for more than a few hours, I'm spent both mentally and physically, as well as being sore, despite essentially sitting in place for hours.
- hotpotamus 5y agoActually most Truckers will tell you the driving part is ok or even enjoyable, it's the time away from home, the unpaid waiting, the lack of places to park for the night (many people don't realize they live in the truck for weeks on end), poor diet, and disrespectful treatment that bother them. That said, they can mostly choose a trucking specialty that involves lots of physical activity or not. But the type of trucking that Walmart does (dry van or reefer) needs basically none. It's an important, underappreciated, and dangerous job that I have a lot of respect for; I just don't think it's generally physically demanding is all.