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**Skip Towne** · 10-09-2009, 08:09 AM

Mine was hauling small square bales of hay. It is hot, often over 100 degrees in the barn. You have to wear a long sleeved shirt or your arms will get bloodied. And it is damn hard work. Bales of alfalfa can weigh up to 90 pounds. No way I could do it today.

Dayze · 10-09-2009, 08:58 AM

UPS.

unloded trucks for $8/hr for about 1 month after high school. I was in great shape from playing football, track (discus and shot put) etc...and that job kicked my butt.

non-stop work out for 4 hours. Non......stop. ...ok, well, there is a '10 minute' break in there.

**chefsos** · 10-09-2009, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by ZepSinger

The chassis assembly line at the Winnebago motor homes plant in Forest City, IA. My God, I DESPISED that job.

Well, if you screwed anything up I say bless you. I work at an RV dealership, and we make significant $$ fixing factory goof ups.

As far as worst jobs, I consider myself lucky to say that I never had a job that I just hated. Hmmm...probably the least fun, I suppose, was crawling into a school boiler at 16 to clean out all the crud with a wire brush.

**rockymtnchief** · 10-09-2009, 09:09 AM

I actually liked bucking bales for some reason. The pay wasn't good, but...

My worst jobs had to be roofing and when I worked at Sweetheart doing lids. You stand next to the 300 degree lids coming out of the oven and load/unload them on narrow shelves...with a cotton rag to protect your hands. The first week I had burns from finger tip to bicep.

Hog's Gone Fishin · 10-09-2009, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by MOhillbilly

i done all that country shit and thought it wasnt hard atoll.

then again i aint no bitch.

THIS !

And all you pussies out there that can't handle a job because it's hard work or stinks are the same people bitchin about the mexican immigrants taking American jobs.

**Dartgod** · 10-09-2009, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by CoMoChief

Zarda BBQ - Blue Springs location.

Note - I have too bailed some hay at my great grandfather's farm back in the day......not fun, that shit sucks, talk about some hard work.

Another was I used to work at the marina at Lake Jacomo. Around this time of year was when we would winter-ize the motors on the pontoon rentals and store them up in the shed. a 40HP outboard motor is ****ing heavy and it's odd because its on a swivel for when it turns and it's very top heavy. Had to unbolt them in areas you couldnt reach and it was on a boat which was in the water so you would be in an awkward position to begin with trying to lift them and then you haul them up to a garage that was on shore. Pain in the ass. The overall job at the Marina was the funnest job of my life......but everyone would dread this time of year when we would close up shop for the rental season.

I worked at the same marina many years ago. It was just a summer job since I was still in high school, so we never had to do what you described. I also thought it was one of the most fun jobs I ever had. When did you work there? I was there in the late '70s.

My worse job was at Schneider Bailey in midtown. They sold aftermarket AC systems for cars. The owner was a total dick.

PunkinDrublic · 10-09-2009, 09:16 AM

I worked at the Millers woods baseball complex in south Johnson County the summer I finished high school. Anyway I worked in the batting cages and my job was to fill up the pitching machine with the rubber batting cage baseballs. It was hot as hell and I couldn't leave my post unless it wasn't busy which was almost never. Sometimes to break the monontony I would **** with some of the people batting by reving up the machine to pitch 100mph. It was funny as hell to see the astonished look on some peoples faces as they had no clue it was me messing with them. Kind of an evil thing to do.

The worst job literally put my life at risk. When I was in college I worked a lot of overnight security jobs. Usually it was a piece of cake as I could study, do my rounds and watch movies all night. I wanted to make some extra cash so I got offered this temporary armed post at this textile factory for almost double what I was making. What I wasn't told was that the textile factory was in a shitty part of west Dallas and the reason they needed some armed security guards was because the factory had recently laid off a bunch of employees and the employees later returned to shoot up the place. Luckily nothing happened the 2 or 3 weeks that I worked there but I was on edge the entire time.

Fish · 10-09-2009, 09:16 AM

Worked shift work at a fiberglass insulation plant in McPherson during the summers when I was in college. Outstanding pay, but it was pretty tough. Worked 6am-6pm for a few days straight, then a few days off, then a few more days working 6pm-6am. The ovens that melt the glass were always running at around 3000°, so it was very very hot in the plant. And the fiberglass insulation would get in your pores because you were sweating so much, the itch would be unbearable for the first few weeks. And every once in a while, we would have to do an oven cleanout. Which required us to bundle up head to toe and crawl inside the ovens and scrape off the baked crap on the oven walls with a hand jackhammer. It was like being inside a ventilation shaft that was about 140°. Hot, dark, and claustrophobic. Awful awful work. But it was incredible motivation to finish college.

Simplex3 · 10-09-2009, 09:17 AM

Quaker Wheat Germ plant in Manhattan, KS in August. Basically it's a giant warehouse with a 30 foot long 10 foot diameter oven. You dump three kinds of 100lb bags of wheat germ into a hopper that's up on a platform just below the ceiling. To keep the hopper full you dump a bag every 30 seconds or less which means you have to pick it up off the pallet, carry it about 10 feet, put it beside the hopper, cut it open, then pick it up at almost arm's length to dump it in.

Hot as hell, dust in the air all day, and one 30 minute break for lunch. I lasted a couple of days before I decided it was better being broke.

L.A. Chieffan · 10-09-2009, 09:19 AM

Piecing dead hookers back together. They're always missing a limb or two...

Hog's Gone Fishin · 10-09-2009, 09:20 AM

Do I need to go into detail. I think not!

CoMoChief · 10-09-2009, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Dayze

UPS.

unloded trucks for $8/hr for about 1 month after high school. I was in great shape from playing football, track (discus and shot put) etc...and that job kicked my butt.

non-stop work out for 4 hours. Non......stop. ...ok, well, there is a '10 minute' break in there.

I worked there too.....the one downtown off of James St. Around Xmas time. 1 person to scan and load. ****in bullshit...here in the UPS in Columbia they have 2-3 people per truck. and KC gets 1000x the load CoMo gets. I worked there 2months and that was it. I'm a tall guy and my back was killing me, no matter how great my lifting technique was.

Dayze · 10-09-2009, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by CoMoChief

I worked there too.....the one downtown off of James St. Around Xmas time. 1 person to scan and load. ****in bullshit...here in the UPS in Columbia they have 2-3 people per truck. and KC gets 1000x the load CoMo gets. I worked there 2months and that was it. I'm a tall guy and my back was killing me, no matter how great my lifting technique was.

Yep; one dude per 50’ trailer to unload (which was me). I tried very hard to keep my technique firm, but after 2 hours of non-stop lifting, fatigue sets in and you lose the technique. I bought some batting gloves to help with my hands - which were damn near bloody after the first few days; - and the batting gloves lasted ½ of a shift.

Lol.
That place was brutal. Get there – whistle blows….and it’s non-stop (aside from that 10 minute break) for 4 hours. Trailers were so hot in the summer you almost had to stay kneeling because if you stood up it was so hot you nearly passed out. The trailers were translucent – which made them feel like a green house.

You could not stay hydrated at that place.

$8/hr. lol.
F that.

**gblowfish** · 10-09-2009, 09:47 AM

The second worst job I ever had was being a janitor in a KC hospital. One of my jobs was to empty the autoclave waste in the lab. An autoclave is a big machine that looks like a torpedo tube. It's a high pressure, high heat machine that is used to kill bacteria and germs. They would take all these biopsies, and blood samples and body parts and god knows what else and steam heat them, then throw it in the trash. Nasty Nasty Nasty.

That was bad, and the infamous brown washcloth that would end up in the dirty laundry was bad too... gag from the stench....

CoMoChief · 10-09-2009, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Dartgod

I worked at the same marina many years ago. It was just a summer job since I was still in high school, so we never had to do what you described. I also thought it was one of the most fun jobs I ever had. When did you work there? I was there in the late '70s.

My worse job was at Schneider Bailey in midtown. They sold aftermarket AC systems for cars. The owner was a total dick.

worked at Jacomo from 1999-2002

It was a fun job because its on a lake, boats, girls in bikinis, drunks coming back giving you the rest of their beer for us to take home and us putting it in the cooler in the shed. And the entire staff were all of my closest friends growing up. Had pontoon parties after work and would stay out at night on the lake. couldnt have had a better 4 summers.

**The Franchise** · 10-09-2009, 10:10 AM

Unloading boxes of solid wooden hangars and brand new car batteries from 18 wheelers. It was just me.....and I didn't have a box dolly or a forklift. And that was for $9 an hour. **** that shit....

10-09-2009, 08:09 AM
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10-09-2009, 08:58 AM	#31
Dayze Resident Glue Sniffer Join Date: Nov 2003 Casino cash: $1949358	UPS. unloded trucks for $8/hr for about 1 month after high school. I was in great shape from playing football, track (discus and shot put) etc...and that job kicked my butt. non-stop work out for 4 hours. Non......stop. ...ok, well, there is a '10 minute' break in there. __________________ Life is 99% inspiration, 1% Perspiration, and 1% Attention to Detial. RIP & Godspeed: Saccoppo Lonewolf Ed Fire Me Boy
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10-09-2009, 09:09 AM	#33
rockymtnchief Supporter Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Crazys of Montana Casino cash: $10018968 VARSITY	I actually liked bucking bales for some reason. The pay wasn't good, but... My worst jobs had to be roofing and when I worked at Sweetheart doing lids. You stand next to the 300 degree lids coming out of the oven and load/unload them on narrow shelves...with a cotton rag to protect your hands. The first week I had burns from finger tip to bicep.
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10-09-2009, 09:16 AM	#36
PunkinDrublic Stay down bitch! Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Plano, TX Casino cash: $4460670	I worked at the Millers woods baseball complex in south Johnson County the summer I finished high school. Anyway I worked in the batting cages and my job was to fill up the pitching machine with the rubber batting cage baseballs. It was hot as hell and I couldn't leave my post unless it wasn't busy which was almost never. Sometimes to break the monontony I would **** with some of the people batting by reving up the machine to pitch 100mph. It was funny as hell to see the astonished look on some peoples faces as they had no clue it was me messing with them. Kind of an evil thing to do. The worst job literally put my life at risk. When I was in college I worked a lot of overnight security jobs. Usually it was a piece of cake as I could study, do my rounds and watch movies all night. I wanted to make some extra cash so I got offered this temporary armed post at this textile factory for almost double what I was making. What I wasn't told was that the textile factory was in a shitty part of west Dallas and the reason they needed some armed security guards was because the factory had recently laid off a bunch of employees and the employees later returned to shoot up the place. Luckily nothing happened the 2 or 3 weeks that I worked there but I was on edge the entire time. __________________ Disappointing my parents since 1976
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10-09-2009, 09:16 AM	#37
Fish Ain't no relax! Join Date: Sep 2005 Casino cash: $-1231081	Worked shift work at a fiberglass insulation plant in McPherson during the summers when I was in college. Outstanding pay, but it was pretty tough. Worked 6am-6pm for a few days straight, then a few days off, then a few more days working 6pm-6am. The ovens that melt the glass were always running at around 3000°, so it was very very hot in the plant. And the fiberglass insulation would get in your pores because you were sweating so much, the itch would be unbearable for the first few weeks. And every once in a while, we would have to do an oven cleanout. Which required us to bundle up head to toe and crawl inside the ovens and scrape off the baked crap on the oven walls with a hand jackhammer. It was like being inside a ventilation shaft that was about 140°. Hot, dark, and claustrophobic. Awful awful work. But it was incredible motivation to finish college. __________________
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10-09-2009, 09:17 AM	#38
Simplex3 MVP Join Date: Sep 2003 Casino cash: $10004900	Quaker Wheat Germ plant in Manhattan, KS in August. Basically it's a giant warehouse with a 30 foot long 10 foot diameter oven. You dump three kinds of 100lb bags of wheat germ into a hopper that's up on a platform just below the ceiling. To keep the hopper full you dump a bag every 30 seconds or less which means you have to pick it up off the pallet, carry it about 10 feet, put it beside the hopper, cut it open, then pick it up at almost arm's length to dump it in. Hot as hell, dust in the air all day, and one 30 minute break for lunch. I lasted a couple of days before I decided it was better being broke.
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10-09-2009, 09:19 AM	#39
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10-09-2009, 09:47 AM	#43
gblowfish Be Kind To Your Pets Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Glorious Independence, MO Casino cash: $16896178 VARSITY	The second worst job I ever had was being a janitor in a KC hospital. One of my jobs was to empty the autoclave waste in the lab. An autoclave is a big machine that looks like a torpedo tube. It's a high pressure, high heat machine that is used to kill bacteria and germs. They would take all these biopsies, and blood samples and body parts and god knows what else and steam heat them, then throw it in the trash. Nasty Nasty Nasty. That was bad, and the infamous brown washcloth that would end up in the dirty laundry was bad too... gag from the stench....
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10-09-2009, 10:10 AM	#45
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