cuznjohn
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i figured i would start this tread. over the years most of us have had a few jobs, some were really good, and some of them were the worst we ever had. i was talking with another retired electrician on Saturday, and it is what gave me this idea.
in my years of working in construction doing electrical work, i had one really FANTASTIC JOB, and two jobs i wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. THE BEST ONE was, i was a foremen in the same building for 10 years, and had between 5 and 30 people working for me. i quit that job after 10 years because i was thick headed, and i was not giving in over a raise i wanted. BAD MOVE ON MY PART.
THE TWO WORST ONES WERE, Presbyterian children's hospital on 168th street in upper Manhattan. where i was doing work, i had to walk through the children's ward. i never had kids, but i do enjoy seeing them have a good time. going through the ward, i would see kids with no hair from chemo, and purple marks on them to show where the radiation had to be given. I LASTED 3 DAYS THERE, i told the boss i couldn't see the kids like that, and he moved me to another job. it broke my heart seeing them like that.
THE OTHER WORST JOB WAS a sewage treatment plant in starret city, in Brooklyn NY. i lasted 9 days there. there were signs everywhere that said things like, don't rub your eyes, don't pick your nose, always wear gloves when working, if splashed with anything, seek medical attention right away, and the best was DON'T FEED ANY ANIMALS YOU SEE ON THE GROUNDS. there was one section that was called the bar screen area, the raw sewage would come into the plant, pass through the bars that would catch large garbage, then a large rake would rise up the bars and take the large pieces of garbage up and out into a dumpster. after all the junk it was taking out, when a arm came up, and they shut down the job to investigate, that was it, i refused to work there any more, and they let me go.
i have tones of stories i could tell, but they were the worse. it would be interesting to see what other have to say
in my years of working in construction doing electrical work, i had one really FANTASTIC JOB, and two jobs i wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. THE BEST ONE was, i was a foremen in the same building for 10 years, and had between 5 and 30 people working for me. i quit that job after 10 years because i was thick headed, and i was not giving in over a raise i wanted. BAD MOVE ON MY PART.
THE TWO WORST ONES WERE, Presbyterian children's hospital on 168th street in upper Manhattan. where i was doing work, i had to walk through the children's ward. i never had kids, but i do enjoy seeing them have a good time. going through the ward, i would see kids with no hair from chemo, and purple marks on them to show where the radiation had to be given. I LASTED 3 DAYS THERE, i told the boss i couldn't see the kids like that, and he moved me to another job. it broke my heart seeing them like that.
THE OTHER WORST JOB WAS a sewage treatment plant in starret city, in Brooklyn NY. i lasted 9 days there. there were signs everywhere that said things like, don't rub your eyes, don't pick your nose, always wear gloves when working, if splashed with anything, seek medical attention right away, and the best was DON'T FEED ANY ANIMALS YOU SEE ON THE GROUNDS. there was one section that was called the bar screen area, the raw sewage would come into the plant, pass through the bars that would catch large garbage, then a large rake would rise up the bars and take the large pieces of garbage up and out into a dumpster. after all the junk it was taking out, when a arm came up, and they shut down the job to investigate, that was it, i refused to work there any more, and they let me go.
i have tones of stories i could tell, but they were the worse. it would be interesting to see what other have to say
