What do you do for work?

A literal turkey? As in Thanksgiving? Or just some human "turkey"?

UNCLE SAXON'S KICKASS CDS wrote:

I had to pepper spray a lunatic turkey one time.  Bastard is still looking for me.

I had a gun stuck in my face.

Got beat up by a chiropractor.

Mauled by 4 dogs [that was the day I almost left my industry for good].

Had plenty of scantily-clad ladies open the door at various times.

Served many celebs and sports figures.

Nailed a member of a famous Iranian DJ team in the chest with papers that then fell on his turntable and skipped his record all over the place making the entire club stop dancing.

Stake outs upon stake outs, car chases, foot chases, escorted out by cops many times, etc, etc.

I honestly can say I now love my drama-free life.

So you’re like Erin Brockovich?

tohostudios wrote:

A literal turkey?  As in Thanksgiving?  Or just some human "turkey"?

I literal fucking turkey. I had never seen a live turkey before, so I did not know they were unfriendly. Damn thing was karate kicking me, took my clipboard outta my hand and tossed it aside, chased me back to my Geo, kicked this shit outta my car, etc. Really bad day for me. Really funny story for everyone else.

Troublezone wrote:

UNCLE SAXON'S KICKASS CDS wrote:

I had to pepper spray a lunatic turkey one time.  Bastard is still looking for me.

I had a gun stuck in my face.

Got beat up by a chiropractor.

Mauled by 4 dogs [that was the day I almost left my industry for good].

Had plenty of scantily-clad ladies open the door at various times.

Served many celebs and sports figures.

Nailed a member of a famous Iranian DJ team in the chest with papers that then fell on his turntable and skipped his record all over the place making the entire club stop dancing.

Stake outs upon stake outs, car chases, foot chases, escorted out by cops many times, etc, etc.

I honestly can say I now love my drama-free life.

So you’re like Erin Brockovich?

Yeah...with nicer boobs.

UNCLE SAXON'S KICKASS CDS wrote:

I had to pepper spray a lunatic turkey one time.  Bastard is still looking for me.

I had a gun stuck in my face.

Got beat up by a chiropractor.

Mauled by 4 dogs [that was the day I almost left my industry for good].

Had plenty of scantily-clad ladies open the door at various times.

Served many celebs and sports figures.

Nailed a member of a famous Iranian DJ team in the chest with papers that then fell on his turntable and skipped his record all over the place making the entire club stop dancing.

Stake outs upon stake outs, car chases, foot chases, escorted out by cops many times, etc, etc.

I honestly can say I now love my drama-free life.

Uncle, that story needs to be made into a movie. I know I would pay to see it!

Geez Uncle Sax!! Truth is stranger than fiction, as my dad would always tell me.


Well, I wouldn't call my current job weird, but in 19.5 years I've seen some stuff. People usually call us on their worst day, so...

I'll do this one at a time as they come to me.

One time we made a call to a dialysis center. The workers there had mistaken a women's unconsiousness for death, so they shocked her with a defibrillator. Shocking a living person with a still beating heart does weird things to people. I'll never forget how she looked: her eyes were bulging and she kept screaming; my, my, MY PURSE! While jerking her head to the side over and over again. Just a constant loop of: my, my, MY PURSE! in a real screechy high-pitched voice.

My guess (and it's only a guess) is that when someone really is dead and we shock them, even if/when they come around they are still unconscious for a while, so we don't know what the extra electrical activity has done to their brains. In this case, however, we saw. The jolt caused her to literally glitch, and she was stuck in that loop. Eventually she came out of it, but for a few minutes she just kept screeching: my, my, MY PURSE!

I just watched the first part of Chernobyl on HBO. I cannot imagine what it is like to deal with real life and death stuff. Intense.

tohostudios wrote:

Like I said, I'm sure all food plants have the same horror stories.  

It's like they always say, you can eat sausage but you don't want to see how it's made.  That's probably true of most food unless you grew and/or raised and slaughtered it yourself.

Just working in a supermarket and seeing how dirty things are in shipping and storing was an eye-opener for sure. Not even talking about overly gross situations or anything. Watching shoppers pop a few loose grapes in their mouth without washing them. Bleech!! If they only knew how dirty those things were coming off the trucks.

I did have a good laugh when I worked overnights a few times and would watch the night crew take lobsters out of the tank and race them down the aisles.

I work as a carer in a nursing home

^^^ That's a highly commendable job.

Mglaffas81 wrote:

I work as a carer in a nursing home

Do you actually work with the residents?  If so I would think that's an emotionally (and physically) difficult job.

tohostudios wrote:

Mglaffas81 wrote:

I work as a carer in a nursing home

Do you actually work with the residents?  If so I would think that's an emotionally (and physically) difficult job.

Yes, I do - I usually work in the same housing unit (there are 5 in total), though sometimes I'll get shifted around, 'cause we're quite understaffed - my job, other than mundane things like handing out pills/application of medicine in general and the serving of meals comprises assisting with personal hygiene, getting people ready for, and into bed (I usually work evenings), etc. - most residents are wheelchair users and have moderate/severe dementia - there's a lot of working with hydraulic lifts and the like.

It can be tough at times, though emotionally I detach myself from the situation quite naturally, while keeping basic professionalism - thanks for your words of commendation, though (you too, 007).

What do you guys do? (I realize I could just scroll back and read, but this seems more inquisitive).

I'm a warehouse manager (shipping and receiving and the like). My daughter worked in a nursing home for quite a few years and didn't mind the work. She now works as a teacher's aide at a school for special needs children and loves it.

I work as a Wildland Firefighter and EMT


...I look alot different now then in my avatar haha.

Still on the Oregon Coast Stender?

Might be getting myself fired Monday, or I might just quit.

That's not good.

Dark Horseman wrote:

That's not good.

It could be good.  If a person is that miserable that they want to get themselves fired on purpose (especially if that person wants to quit in lieu of getting fired intentionally) then that sounds like a person who is miserable doing the job they're currently doing.

tohostudios wrote:

Dark Horseman wrote:

That's not good.

It could be good.  If a person is that miserable that they want to get themselves fired on purpose (especially if that person wants to quit in lieu of getting fired intentionally) then that sounds like a person who is miserable doing the job they're currently doing.

I'm miserable, worn out and tired. Finding a new job will be easy. Finding one I think I'll be happy with is the challenge. Truck driving jobs are everywhere. Unfortunately it seems that most of them treat their drivers like shit, and overwork them like dogs. Do I want to get fired? No, but its it happens then it's probably a blessing.

Dark Horseman wrote:

Still on the Oregon Coast Stender?

Just East of the coast, Eugene area.

Stender wrote:

Dark Horseman wrote:

Still on the Oregon Coast Stender?

Just East of the coast, Eugene area.

Where are the Goonies?

Goonies are north coast, Stender was central coast.

Stender wrote:

Dark Horseman wrote:

Still on the Oregon Coast Stender?

Just East of the coast, Eugene area.

Track Town! I envy you.

scottmitchell74 wrote:

Stender wrote:

Dark Horseman wrote:

Still on the Oregon Coast Stender?

Just East of the coast, Eugene area.

Track Town! I envy you.

Yes sir! My grandfather was one of Steve Prefontaine's High school teachers.

I'm the Swiss army knife for a semi trailer manufacturer. I handle Purchasing / Procurement, quote & sell trailers, handle all compliance with government regulations, assign and submit VINs, cover spare parts sales & usage, price & invoice repair / warranty work, etc.

At least all the hats keep my resume looking good for when I finally do move on...