I work as a temp at a power systems supply company. What do I do? Why, I screw in screws. And that's pretty much it. 8-9 hours a day of screwing in screws - by hand.
It's a very dangerous job. Just today I burned my hand 3 times, hit my 'knee' funny-bone, pinched my palm, and hit my eye on the door. I think the worst accident I have had was stabbing myself with a pen. You know one of those pens that have a needle-like tip? Yeah, I swear that went straight to the bone. It didn't stop bleeding for several minutes.
Well today, after I had unscrewed 1,404 screws (that's not an exaggeration - I counted), my supervisor said "Why don't you stop doing that for a while."
It's a very dangerous job. Just today I burned my hand 3 times, hit my 'knee' funny-bone, pinched my palm, and hit my eye on the door. I think the worst accident I have had was stabbing myself with a pen. You know one of those pens that have a needle-like tip? Yeah, I swear that went straight to the bone. It didn't stop bleeding for several minutes.
Well today, after I had unscrewed 1,404 screws (that's not an exaggeration - I counted), my supervisor said "Why don't you stop doing that for a while."
"Go ahead and make some connectors."
I lied. Making connectors is the worst thing to do. I would rather unscrew 50 million more screws. Most of the connector isn't hard to make, in fact it's kind of fun cutting and stripping the wire. But then there's the "crimping".
Have you ever felt pain so bad that you get nauseous? Well that's what happens to me when I use the crimper. The 26 year old male that showed me how to do it could hardly do it without grunting and making a face. The last time I used it was a week ago, and I still have a bruise of my palm and my pinkie finger from it. It's awful. Just the sound of the 'click' 'click' 'click' make my stomach turn. I have only felt that much physical pain once in my life (excluding the period I get every month of course) and that was in 9th grade PE. While playing hockey, and boy smacked my thumb with his stick instead of the puck. I got hot, queasy, and had to sit down before I fainted.
I am grateful to have a job, though at times it may make me want to pass out, or scream at the top of my lungs. I have worked there day after day reassuring myself that it is for a good cause: to save money for nursing school. Well as of today, I have officially been rejected from all the nursing programs I have applied for. So I guess I have to reassure myself that I am saving for some other noble cause. Donuts to fulfil my Plan B? Carpal tunnel surgery when I'm 45 years old? Cool things on info commercials?
Have you ever felt pain so bad that you get nauseous? Well that's what happens to me when I use the crimper. The 26 year old male that showed me how to do it could hardly do it without grunting and making a face. The last time I used it was a week ago, and I still have a bruise of my palm and my pinkie finger from it. It's awful. Just the sound of the 'click' 'click' 'click' make my stomach turn. I have only felt that much physical pain once in my life (excluding the period I get every month of course) and that was in 9th grade PE. While playing hockey, and boy smacked my thumb with his stick instead of the puck. I got hot, queasy, and had to sit down before I fainted.
I am grateful to have a job, though at times it may make me want to pass out, or scream at the top of my lungs. I have worked there day after day reassuring myself that it is for a good cause: to save money for nursing school. Well as of today, I have officially been rejected from all the nursing programs I have applied for. So I guess I have to reassure myself that I am saving for some other noble cause. Donuts to fulfil my Plan B? Carpal tunnel surgery when I'm 45 years old? Cool things on info commercials?
2 comments:
well, I guess you can get started on gaining all that weight!
seriously. move to denver and live with me and get a temp job here instead of one that makes you throw up.
I'm sorry.
Come live with us. I bet you can find something here. The gov't seems to be one of the only places hiring a ton. Or you and I could start a business.
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