Hurricanes Lounge XXVIII: The "where's the rain?" edition

[The Faulker 27]

I feel awful for posting that now.

Don't, he didn't die. Was just trapped under a mega shit ton of cheese for 9 hours.

Man survives nine hours trapped under thousands of tonnes of cheese

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

Don't, he didn't die. Was just trapped under a mega **** ton of cheese for 9 hours.

Man survives nine hours trapped under thousands of tonnes of cheese

Getting to him is more like crawling over rubble, but rubble made of giant blocks of cheese

 

[ONO94]

"Polish forklift truck operator Tomasz Wiszniewski was greeted by cheers as he escaped the stacks of cheese in the Shropshire warehouse on Friday evening...."

I hear the accident happened less than 45 seconds into his first shift for that company....

 

[Oogie Boogie]

Just put my damn exams online and let me go home you f***s instead of trying to keep us here extra days into our break.

 

[Lempo]

Am I wrong or isn't there three different warehouse accidents people are talking about here? The video is one; the Indian man in Kuwait a different one, and the Polish guy with cheese yet another.

 

[The Faulker 27]

Am I wrong or isn't there three different warehouse accidents people are talking about here? The video is one; the Indian man in Kuwait a different one, and the Polish guy with cheese yet another.

I think you're right.

 

[Novacane]

I just worked back to back 12 hour days for the first time in my regular 9-5 office job

Send help

 

[SlavinAway]

I used to work 12-hour night shifts. I work from home 8-4 now. I’m spoiled and could never go back.

 

[Unsustainable]

I’ve work 4 hours OT this week, buying a new dryer Saturday.

Easy come, easy go

 

[Lempo]

I’ve work 4 hours OT this week, buying a new dryer Saturday.

Easy come, easy go

I have work 15 hours OT since 6 am yesterday. Already used the mony.

 

[RodTheBawd]

I just worked back to back 12 hour days for the first time in my regular 9-5 office job

Send help

I've done 6 straight 70 hour weeks in my "9-5" office job. Step your game up, son.

 

[Novacane]

I've done 6 straight 70 hour weeks in my "9-5" office job. Step your game up, son.

I’d rather not grandpa

 

[Lempo]

And none of us will get a wreath from the employer for our funeral.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

I'll bury my company before they bury me, yo.

 

[Stickpucker]

I've done 6 straight 70 hour weeks in my "9-5" office job. Step your game up, son.

I worked 80 hour weeks 4+ weeks about 2 yrs ago with mono. That sucked....

Also was on call working 65+ hrs a few weeks in a row with shingles....maybe 8 yrs ago now.

Those was the times.

 

[The Faulker 27]

Anything over 50 hours on a regular basis than hopely you're self employed, upper management, getting paid time and a half, or in line for a promotion. Otherwise you're just working yourself to an early grave. Even still you might be. People in this country put status, jobs, and money ahead of health. It's one reason we are such an unhealthy nation in many ways, including mental health. The red headed step child of health, but arguably one of the most important.

 

[RodTheBawd]

Anything over 50 hours on a regular basis than hopely you're self employed, upper management, getting paid time and a half, or in line for a promotion. Otherwise you're just working yourself to an early grave. Even still you might be. People in this country put status, jobs, and money ahead of health. It's one reason we are such an unhealthy nation in many ways, including mental health. The red headed step child of health, but arguably one of the most important.

I forced a change after that stretch, improved some processes, and set me up for my promo this year. It's the nature of the beast during some stretches, but I'm never doing it to that extent again.

Agreed on all your points, but 'Merica.

 

[Finnish Jerk Train]

I was in public accounting for a few years. Every busy season brought about 10-12 straight weeks where we were guaranteed to work 60-70 hours. At some of the more prestigious firms, the number can be more like 80-100. Of course, there was always the possibility of working those hours at any time of year, but you knew without a doubt that it was coming in winter.

I left five years ago. I do miss the variety that comes with seeing different clients, but those hours just weren't worth it. I'm making about 25% less than I would be if I had stayed in and worked my way up, but everything else about my life is much better than it was in those days. It's worth the lost income to be in a better mental state and have time for my family and friends.

 

[The Faulker 27]

There comes a time of diminishing returns if you're working yourself to death. Not only for you, but for those that care about you, and expect care/love from you in return. Hopefully it means more income (heaven forbid it doesn't), but if the income is costing you your life, relationships or mental well being you have to ask yourself what is the dollar amount that makes that ok. Is there a dollar amount that makes that ok. I have 2 family members that are executives. One keeps balance, makes a good living, but also has learned when to step back, and enjoy time with her friends, & family.

The other, the most wealthy of the 2, is the most driven person I've ever met. He works all the time. He thinks about work when he's not at work. He talks about work in candid settings. He's an asshole. He spends no time with his children, or grandchildren, and yes he'll leave them plenty of money, but no legacy of love or support. They were raised by their mother, and a nanny. The sad part is, people look at rich people with envy, and jealousy. They want to be like those people, but they have no idea the sacrifice, and toll it takes on so many involved.

Obvious that's an extreme case, but I've seen the decay that working, and money can cause first hand.

/rant

 

[Lempo]

The thing I love in my blue-collar factory job that is set as uninterrupted three shift ("five shift") model is that the division to the work time and my own time is absolutely clear cut. If I do OT, and I do do OT, I get paid for every hour, and when my shift ends there comes the other guy to continue from that point. The problems I leave behind get solved by the next shift's guy, and I don't ever know what the next day's problems are gonna be, so I can't even use my own time wallowing and thinking about them.

 

[RodTheBawd]

I was in public accounting for a few years. Every busy season brought about 10-12 straight weeks where we were guaranteed to work 60-70 hours. At some of the more prestigious firms, the number can be more like 80-100. Of course, there was always the possibility of working those hours at any time of year, but you knew without a doubt that it was coming in winter.

I left five years ago. I do miss the variety that comes with seeing different clients, but those hours just weren't worth it. I'm making about 25% less than I would be if I had stayed in and worked my way up, but everything else about my life is much better than it was in those days. It's worth the lost income to be in a better mental state and have time for my family and friends.

I knew I didn't like you for some reason.

 

[garnetpalmetto]

A moment of silence, gents, as a local legend has closed down. yesterday Allen & Son BBQ in Chapel Hill shut their doors.

 

[SvechneJerk]

There comes a time of diminishing returns if you're working yourself to death. Not only for you, but for those that care about you, and expect care/love from you in return. Hopefully it means more income (heaven forbid it doesn't), but if the income is costing you your life, relationships or mental well being you have to ask yourself what is the dollar amount that makes that ok. Is there a dollar amount that makes that ok. I have 2 family members that are executives. One keeps balance, makes a good living, but also has learned when to step back, and enjoy time with her friends, & family.

The other, the most wealthy of the 2, is the most driven person I've ever met. He works all the time. He thinks about work when he's not at work. He talks about work in candid settings. He's an *******. He spends no time with his children, or grandchildren, and yes he'll leave them plenty of money, but no legacy of love or support. They were raised by their mother, and a nanny. The sad part is, people look at rich people with envy, and jealousy. They want to be like those people, but they have no idea the sacrifice, and toll it takes on so many involved.

Obvious that's an extreme case, but I've seen the decay that working, and money can cause first hand.

/rant

Well said.

 

[BrindAmours Army]

I'm working 10 hours days four days a week, I'll probably take Wednesdays off for the foreseeable future unless I want to go somewhere over the weekend.

Once I'm eligible I'll probably make it four 11 hour days and take a week off every quarter without using vacation days.

One summer I was working 16 hour days five days a week and picking up another 20 hours over the weekend. Never doing that to myself again

 

[Unsustainable]

A moment of silence, gents, as a local legend has closed down. yesterday Allen & Son BBQ in Chapel Hill shut their doors.

TBones on the Lake at Wylie is closing too