The Energon Pub

by **duragrip** » Sun Apr 26, 2015 2:46 pm

shajaki wrote:My "job title" Warehouseman. But I work in a chemical plant which does a fair amount of distribution, storage, and blending. I work in the bulk department where I load and offload trucks and railcars with (literally) tonnes of chemicals. We also do quite a lot of blending (mainly in the production department), but bulk handles airplane deicer and (I actually) make one of the components for spray foam insulation for a local company.

Before that, I worked in a drywall warehouse building orders and forklifting, and before that i worked pretty much from 14-21 in restaurants.

I'd call you a chemical engineer.

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Sun Apr 26, 2015 3:21 pm

duragrip wrote:
shajaki wrote:My "job title" Warehouseman. But I work in a chemical plant which does a fair amount of distribution, storage, and blending. I work in the bulk department where I load and offload trucks and railcars with (literally) tonnes of chemicals. We also do quite a lot of blending (mainly in the production department), but bulk handles airplane deicer and (I actually) make one of the components for spray foam insulation for a local company.

Before that, I worked in a drywall warehouse building orders and forklifting, and before that i worked pretty much from 14-21 in restaurants.
I'd call you a chemical engineer.

That's nice, but very inaccurate. Engineers go to school. I've had none. :-(

by **duragrip** » Sun Apr 26, 2015 3:24 pm

Are you strong and muscular Shajaki? I could not do such hard work. I' m too weak.

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Sun Apr 26, 2015 4:07 pm

duragrip wrote:Are you strong and muscular Shajaki? I could not do such hard work. I' m too weak.

Uuuhhhhh.... I can get the job done, but I don't go to the gym or anything if that's what yo mean.

by **duragrip** » Sun Apr 26, 2015 4:11 pm

How do lift those heavy boxes, and buckets of chemicals? What if you're not strong enough?

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Sun Apr 26, 2015 4:29 pm

duragrip wrote:How do lift those heavy boxes, and buckets of chemicals? What if you're not strong enough?

I suppose what would happen at any job if you couldn't perform it?

Also sorry DG, but this isn't an endless Q&A thread. Sooooo... who else has jobs? Anyone?

by **duragrip** » Sun Apr 26, 2015 4:34 pm

I tried working at Ralph's supermarket and I quit after two days. It was too hard unloading and loading all those boxes off and on the pallet. Plus having to rip all those boxes and crush them. Cleaning, sweeping and mopping was difficult.

I got hired at the Coffee Bean. I quit after two days because I could not remember how to make all those drinks. They don't have it written down. You have to remember how to do it in your head.

by **Inaction** » Sun Apr 26, 2015 8:00 pm

I've been working at a 7-Eleven for about a year now. Mainly I do the overnight shift because I hate having to talk to people during the day.

I studied illustration as my major, but I have kinda fallen out of practice. Have been meaning to get back into it.

by **8 bit** » Mon Apr 27, 2015 1:52 am

duragrip wrote:I got hired at the Coffee Bean. I quit after two days because I could not remember how to make all those drinks. They don't have it written down. You have to remember how to do it in your head.

There's a cereal for that.

Try some and see if it helps.

by **duragrip** » Tue Apr 28, 2015 9:10 pm

I get bullied wherever I've worked. And it's usually by someone who is normally passive, like an artist or Buddhist. Many times it's been a female.

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Tue Apr 28, 2015 9:14 pm

Women don't bully, they nag. It's a subtle, yet big difference.

News Credits: 16 · by **It Is Him** » Tue Apr 28, 2015 9:32 pm

Well that's blatantly not true.

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Tue Apr 28, 2015 9:44 pm

It's not just true, it's state law.

by **Nemesis Maximo** » Tue Apr 28, 2015 10:02 pm

Look, I'm not saying all women are bad drivers. I'm just saying that most bad drivers happen to be women.

News Credits: 16 · by **It Is Him** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 6:43 am

Ah yes, reinforcing gender stereotypes. Expect laughs because everyone already believes it.

News Credits: 118 · by **megatronus** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 7:46 am

Sexism is not OK. Even in jest.

Please cut it out.

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 8:03 am

megatronus wrote:Sexism is not OK. Even in jest.

Please cut it out.

Taking it that seriously only makes it worse. You have to be able to laugh at sexism, racism, and whatnot. Otherwise, you let that attitude win. You give it all the power.

You can't walk through life on your tippy toes, desperately afraid of offending people. If you do, you might as well move back home and lock yourself in the basement.

News Credits: 118 · by **megatronus** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 8:12 am

Ironhidensh wrote:
megatronus wrote:Sexism is not OK. Even in jest.

Please cut it out.

Taking it that seriously only makes it worse. You have to be able to laugh at sexism, racism, and whatnot. Otherwise, you let that attitude win. You give it all the power.

You can't walk through life on your tippy toes, desperately afraid of offending people. If you do, you might as well move back home and lock yourself in the basement.

Taking sexism seriously doesn't make it worse. It just makes you look like a jerk in retrospect.

Fear is not at play here. Sensitivity and awareness, however, is.

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 8:38 am

megatronus wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:
megatronus wrote:Sexism is not OK. Even in jest.

Please cut it out.

Taking it that seriously only makes it worse. You have to be able to laugh at sexism, racism, and whatnot. Otherwise, you let that attitude win. You give it all the power.

You can't walk through life on your tippy toes, desperately afraid of offending people. If you do, you might as well move back home and lock yourself in the basement.

Taking sexism seriously doesn't make it worse. It just makes you look like a jerk in retrospect.

Fear is not at play here. Sensitivity and awareness, however, is.

Yes, the happily married man, raised by a single mother for most of my childhood, is a sexist jerk. Trust me, telling people "don't say this and don't do that" only makes the problem worse. You need to learn to laugh at life, or it will destroy you.

News Credits: 118 · by **megatronus** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 9:20 am

Ironhidensh wrote:
megatronus wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:
megatronus wrote:Sexism is not OK. Even in jest.

Please cut it out.

Taking it that seriously only makes it worse. You have to be able to laugh at sexism, racism, and whatnot. Otherwise, you let that attitude win. You give it all the power.

You can't walk through life on your tippy toes, desperately afraid of offending people. If you do, you might as well move back home and lock yourself in the basement.

Taking sexism seriously doesn't make it worse. It just makes you look like a jerk in retrospect.

Fear is not at play here. Sensitivity and awareness, however, is.

Yes, the happily married man, raised by a single mother for most of my childhood, is a sexist jerk. Trust me, telling people "don't say this and don't do that" only makes the problem worse. You need to learn to laugh at life, or it will destroy you.

I said it makes you look like a jerk. I don't know you, or how you were raised, or what your life situation is. And that's half the point - it doesn't matter. The internet is largely anonymous, and falling back on your life story after the fact doesn't make it OK.

Laugh at life, sure. But you have to find the right things to laugh at. >:oP

by **wilcosu35** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 9:28 am

Nemesis Maximo wrote:Look, I'm not saying all women are bad drivers. I'm just saying that most bad drivers happen to be women.

it just happens that my mother.... who is also a woman... claims women can't drive properly.

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 9:30 am

megatronus wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:
megatronus wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:
megatronus wrote:Sexism is not OK. Even in jest.

Please cut it out.

Taking it that seriously only makes it worse. You have to be able to laugh at sexism, racism, and whatnot. Otherwise, you let that attitude win. You give it all the power.

You can't walk through life on your tippy toes, desperately afraid of offending people. If you do, you might as well move back home and lock yourself in the basement.

Taking sexism seriously doesn't make it worse. It just makes you look like a jerk in retrospect.

Fear is not at play here. Sensitivity and awareness, however, is.

Yes, the happily married man, raised by a single mother for most of my childhood, is a sexist jerk. Trust me, telling people "don't say this and don't do that" only makes the problem worse. You need to learn to laugh at life, or it will destroy you.

I said it makes you look like a jerk. I don't know you, or how you were raised, or what your life situation is. And that's half the point - it doesn't matter. The internet is largely anonymous, and falling back on your life story after the fact doesn't make it OK.

Laugh at life, sure. But you have to find the right things to laugh at.

everything is okay to laugh at.

News Credits: 1 · by **RhA** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 9:32 am

megatronus wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:
megatronus wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:
megatronus wrote:Sexism is not OK. Even in jest.

Please cut it out.

Taking it that seriously only makes it worse. You have to be able to laugh at sexism, racism, and whatnot. Otherwise, you let that attitude win. You give it all the power.

You can't walk through life on your tippy toes, desperately afraid of offending people. If you do, you might as well move back home and lock yourself in the basement.

Taking sexism seriously doesn't make it worse. It just makes you look like a jerk in retrospect.

Fear is not at play here. Sensitivity and awareness, however, is.

Yes, the happily married man, raised by a single mother for most of my childhood, is a sexist jerk. Trust me, telling people "don't say this and don't do that" only makes the problem worse. You need to learn to laugh at life, or it will destroy you.

I said it makes you look like a jerk. I don't know you, or how you were raised, or what your life situation is. And that's half the point - it doesn't matter. The internet is largely anonymous, and falling back on your life story after the fact doesn't make it OK.

Laugh at life, sure. But you have to find the right things to laugh at.