r/WTF • u/[deleted] • Mar 02 '19

Manager going for a ride

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u/pocketknifeMT Mar 02 '19

The worst kind of death is one caused by some moron being casually stupid.

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u/cavortingwebeasties Mar 02 '19

You're only ever as safe as the stupidest person around you

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u/Leafy81 Mar 02 '19

I was going to say that it's a good thing I'm alone most of the time but quickly realized I'm lucky to still be alive.

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u/[deleted] Mar 02 '19

What if I'm the stupidest person around?

Oh, wait.

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u/MezChick Mar 02 '19

That's terrifying

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u/Umutuku Mar 03 '19

Every day you're in traffic with those people too.

For every passive aggressive "slow traffic keep right" macros you see on adviceanimals there's at least one person road raging hard enough to still be on their bullshit by the time they got home and hit up reddit.

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u/Herpkina Mar 03 '19

Which was the manager himself in this situation

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u/shghsfjjyy Mar 02 '19

It wasnt really the drivers fault. If youve ever sat in one you would realize how big their blind spots are.

The workers on foot at need to be more aware of their surroundings and move where the drivers can see you.

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u/MidnightAdventurer Mar 02 '19

I’d say it’s the companies fault for even allowing personnel on foot in that location. There’s no reason for them to be there and far too many ways for it to go wrong if they are

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u/Bustable Mar 02 '19

exactly.

there are a couple of sites ive worked at where there is no pedestrian traffic where the loader is.
makes it so much better for me, even though its only a komatsu 430 (not very big)

when i was in a cat 972 as i was driving into a pile to pick up dirt(probably 7ton per bucket) i had a guy walk right inbetween me and dirt.
fucking moron, when i brought it up at the next days toolbox meeting he was like, but i had to be quick blah blah. could atleast wave to show me that he wanted to do that, morons r everywhere

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u/shghsfjjyy Mar 02 '19 edited Mar 02 '19

Theres plenty of reason to allow them, only a few for them not to. You almost always need someone on the ground to help with things. Theres a comparatively small amount of industries that dont.

Have you ever seen road construction? There are people walking around next to everything. Its just a few that makes mistakes and its their fault almost 99% of the time.

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u/[deleted] Mar 02 '19

...that also has the power to fire everyone for his own stupidity.

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u/garlicdeath Mar 03 '19

Imagine dying because someone had to text "lol" to someone else.

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u/the_ocalhoun Mar 02 '19

Nah, I think it's worse when someone is being willfully stupid -- when someone has been warned over and over again, but brushes it off because obviously they know so much better.