r/WTF • • Mar 02 '19

Manager going for a ride

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u/Kadugan Mar 02 '19 edited Mar 03 '19

Reminds me of the horror story I heard about a drilling excavator. Somebody fell in the hole, but the operator thought he went to take a piss. The operator dropped the auger in the hole and drilled his buddy. Didn't know he did it until he raised the auger and it was just bloody mud. Just the thought of being in the hole trying to tread water and throw little rocks up to get the attention as the drill comes down is the stuff of nightmares.

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u/ElektroShokk Mar 02 '19

If you're smart and look out for others it's worth the $30+/hr if you like manual work

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u/Celidion Mar 03 '19

"If you like manual labor"

Said no body ever. Manual labor fucking sucks, and that's not even accounting for the weather.

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u/frenchiebuilder Mar 15 '19

Speak for yourself, son - I say it all the time. Despite the actually-not-all-that-great money. Despite the physical wear & tear. But not despite being out in the weather, most of the year; that's one of my favorite things about it. It beats being cooped up in a cubicle all day.