Ok, I’m kinda bored right now so I’m going to tell y’all about my job. I am the equipment mechanic for a mid sized landscaping/landscape construction company (and because I live in a rural and heavily forested area that also means land clearance company). I am pretty much just left alone in a garage to fix everything from chainsaws and weed eaters to ride on mowers to backhoes and skidsteers. Occasionally I have to drive to a job site to do on site maintenance. This is great for my autistic ass- i interact with my elderly maga nut boss minimally, I’m not excessive bored and most weeks it’s only 20-30 hours of work (though with an occasional 12 or 14 hr shift thrown in lol). It pays well enough that I can get by and have money to spare, and still have time for organizing. Ok the bad.
Everything about this companies work is satanic. We take land and just make it sterile and desolate, destroying bushes and trees and putting in or maintaining ugly hardscapes or lifeless lawns. It’s spiritually draining on a certain level knowing my blood and sweat is going to destroy plants so rich assholes can have uglier yards. Also, Fox news is on in the main office literally at all times, including when I’m in a meeting there. Given my bosses appalling views on almost everything (which she’ll bring up in entirely unrelated meetings) I’m surprised she hired an extremely openly queer person at all, but hey. Say la vee or whatever the French 🥖 say
Honestly, the value of being left the fuck alone most of the time with decent enough work to do is pretty solid if the pay is decent enough.
I could see things getting shittier if the elder maga boss kicks the bucket and a younger maga fiend takes over, but I would enjoy the relative peace while I could.
The only son seems to be ideologically uncommitted but is also apparently a belligerent drunk. Also works as a crane operator in LA so I don’t even know if he’d want to move out here to take over the family business when his parents kick it. He really likes me for some inexplicable reason.
I’d stick it out for now. Like some others said, hunt for a dream job since you’re in a comfyish spot. I’d be a little worried about the owner croaking and the business shuttering if there’s not some kind of succession plan.