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

  • Feinsteins_Ghost@hexbear.netEnglish
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    1 month ago

    as the saying goes, old boss is always a dick until you meet the new one.

    it can always get better, but it can always get worse too. It’s a bummer doing something that makes you feel morally low, but you have to look at it the way the system frames it too. You have to eat. You have bills to pay. A fulfilling job is always great, but so is a job that allows you to pay your bills, save a little scratch, and even allows some time for being proactive in the community near you.

    If I were in your shoes I might look for other employ, but I probably wouldn’t be beating down doors for it. Look around and if that super duper opportunity to advance monetarily, or move into a position you really enjoy, follow up on it.