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driving the follow car seems like an interesting job. they have to predict drivers and strategically position themself to redirect the herd. a diesel sheepdog.
by woodrowbarlow 2y ago
driving the follow car seems like an interesting job. they have to predict drivers and strategically position themself to redirect the herd. a diesel sheepdog.
- hansvm 2y agoMost jobs are probably super interesting for a month or three. Even the simplest of jobs assume you won't be productive immediately, which implies there's probably something fun to learn. I used to do a number of those odd tasks (jackhammering down bank safes in preparation for the new tenants, ordinary pizza delivery, engineering a track for people to ramp/jump their mid-90s shit-mobiles, ...). I'm in tech as an ML engineer or something now, but one of these years I think it'd be a ton of fun to sit down and intentionally experience a hundred or so jobs and get a feel for what other people do for their livelihoods -- ideally in many distinct locales (e.g., where I grew up it was common for people to rent/(buy-with-intent-to-resell) a gas-powered bandsaw mill and produce most of the raw materials for their house, partly because land was cheap, partly because wages were piss-poor, and partly because there was a strong "make-do" attitude where people were willing to work hard to make a nice life with whatever hand they were given -- the sorts of jobs you'll have access to there are very different than those even a few hours away, much less a few states or countries). That was a bit of a minor rant. I'm in strong agreement though; that sounds like a super interesting job.
- bluGill 2y agoTypically they have radios and so the truck asks the following driver to do something.
- woodrowbarlow 2y agolike a shepherd whistling to their dogs. i imagine it's left a bit vague, like: "i need to be in that lane, please clear some room".