Pretty much. I get it. I’m in the same boat. Currently looking for other work but I have sciatica and live in the middle of nowhere and most of the jobs around here are manual labor.
I can do manual labor and really have very little problem with it; I just have to watch myself to make sure I don’t overdo it, and most companies seem to have a problem with that because so many out there don’t care. They just want higher production numbers, higher speed, faster results, and don’t give a shit about the people who genuinely work hard but just are slower than the average person.
Sorry for the ramble. I’m still a little salty about that. (That’s a lie; I’m very salty about it. :/ )
I used to work in this one factory where I had use to calipers for making sure parts were within specification, and they were digital calipers. Which are all fine and good, except the ones they had sucked. Really made me appreciate the value of a good, old-fashioned well-made analog caliper.
We were warned (slrpnk.net)
Imagine this in your mouth. (lemmy.world)
Even the $44 billion didn't help. (lemmy.world)
Nerding out in group is fun tho (lemmy.world)