tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post3161470325595609681..comments2024-03-28T19:45:08.560-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): The value of "dirty jobs"Minnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-44417846799162587832012-11-05T22:10:15.237-06:002012-11-05T22:10:15.237-06:00My dirtiest job was working in a precious metals r...My dirtiest job was working in a precious metals refinery. Fascinating—and dangerous—place to work. <br /><br />An acquaintance of mine spent time digging ditches to survive between jobs. It was mindless, grueling work in the summer heat. His coworkers were often crude and poorly educated, so he really didn't have much to say around them. But he listened to their banter, their views on life. He used the time to let his mind wander and his thoughts to consider better things. He went on to become an award-winning author as he put those ideas to paper.<br /><br />In another career, a salesman made a derisive remark about a janitor. I lit into him, pointing out that the janitor managed the environment in which the salesman worked so he could get his job done. To drive the point home, I told the maintenance office to stop cleaning his office. The salesman didn't last two weeks before he started whining about the condition of his office. Ultimately, the jerk was let go, and the CEO gave the janitorial staff a wage increase from the money we saved by firing the jerk.W_D_Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12841283259590535613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-28882206841224644002010-11-01T07:25:14.397-05:002010-11-01T07:25:14.397-05:00The problem with a life of manual labor is when yo...The problem with a life of manual labor is when you get to your 50s and your back is ruined or your eyesight starts to fail. Sure, some will rise to supervisor or some expert level, but there aren't enough of those jobs for people in that position. There's still 15-20 years to go before normal retirement age.Miss Cellaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056319889765739429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-79852784477860659702010-10-27T10:56:30.069-05:002010-10-27T10:56:30.069-05:00Hey Mike what is the most dirtiest job that you ha...Hey Mike what is the most dirtiest job that you have gotten sick from?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11019483058579482819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-70052753104035657902010-10-26T22:46:36.318-05:002010-10-26T22:46:36.318-05:00Where on earth would we be without the people who ...Where on earth would we be without the people who do the dirty jobs? I once had a plumber who had a law degree from UCLA. He practiced law for a year, then decided to revert to a trade he had learned working for his father's company. He said cleaning out sewers was "cleaner" than doing divorces.Barbwirenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-4773351317200550812010-10-26T20:53:31.198-05:002010-10-26T20:53:31.198-05:00My dirtiest job, in a life filled with dirty jobs,...My dirtiest job, in a life filled with dirty jobs, was as grave digger here in Seattle. It was sweaty, muddy, and occasionally very stinky work.<br /><br />I was never happier than when I was knee deep in dirt. Too bad it's so hard on the body...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-55107601624028335492010-10-26T20:25:38.722-05:002010-10-26T20:25:38.722-05:00My own "dirtiest job" was 2 weeks emptyi...My own "dirtiest job" was 2 weeks emptying barrels of hazardous waste for a company I won't name. I came home reeking of used motor oil and other fluids every night, and had to take my clothes off in the garage before I came inside. They were pretty much unwashable, and I threw them all away when I quit after two weeks to take a much lower-paying job sacking groceries.<br />I've had jobs where I worked harder (farm work in particular), but never one dirtier.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14797317910988407423noreply@blogger.com