I don’t need to know exact companies, no need to unnecessarily expose yourself or anything, but as we are a workers rights instance of Lemmy, I safely assume we are all proletarians. I for example work at a unionized grocery and I work outside. I have many complaints but I try my best to work as little as possible while getting my paycheck. Customers are usually fine but occasionally just dumb af to the point where it’s annoying(I have millions of stories) managers are very kind, only ones who were dicks left(unfortunately they probably got promoted if I remember correctly) and my coworkers are eh. Some are great to confide in and joke with, while others are rude or annoying, some are very nice but have garbage politics (libertarians who don’t understand their benefits from being in a union/don’t care enough about the differences to advocate for it). I plan on becoming a firefighter, not only for the pay, job security and union benefits, but it’s also an essential job that doesn’t exist just to create capital (no judgement to those who work in corporate environments, I’ve never done it and can’t judge it). I like my job overall but Goddamn the weather. Edit: Kinda cool to see so many people who are in tech.

  • @whoami@lemmygrad.ml
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    010 months ago

    yeah it is hard work…and the industry is really exploitative (they all are I guess). It can be fun though.

    • ButtigiegMineralMapOP
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      210 months ago

      At least that’s a skill where you can impress other people with it, my work wouldn’t really be applicable in any other field of work except for the fact that it’s physically demanding

        • @ComradeSalad@lemmygrad.ml
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          210 months ago

          Is the stereotype true that chefs will create the most breathtaking and mouthwatering dishes all day, but then when they get off the clock they simply go to McDonalds because they don’t want/don’t have the energy to cook for themselves?

          • @whoami@lemmygrad.ml
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            -110 months ago

            yeah mostly…or because of the long hours and low pay will make expensive food for rich people then go home and eat garbage

            also alcoholism and drug use is pretty rampant throughout the industry