Working as an Amazon driver. I thought it would be a great way to lose weight. And while it achieved desired results, my knees have never recovered.
That job should be investigated much harder. Had a number of coworkers that needed to take medical leaves or have surgeries due to injuries acquired on the job
Be kind to your delivery drivers. These companies have insane quotas that force them to wreck their bodies trying to get you your odds and ends
@SW-User Yeah, I refuse to order anything online unless I can't find it anywhere else. I don't really blame customers for wanting nifty little sweatshop trinkets on the cheap. Sure, they're probably lazy and materialistic, but it's too convenient to not use as an alternative to shopping.
But having seen some of the human cost first hand, there's no way I can support these companies, particularly Amazon, in good conscience. The company absolutely can afford to make things easier on their workers, but they want to pursue profit no matter how many trampled skulls it takes
I pulled a quarter ton rolling tool cabinet around a shop floor, carried full 5 gallon buckets up staircases, moved heavy steel over considerable distances, covering 5 to ten miles on my feet every weekday for at least 8 hours. Also knew and still know some that loaded trucks, worked the clutch on a big rig for decades, hoisted roof tiles around on slanted roofs. All sorts of heavy labor.
It's a fact of life that if you don't get enough sleep, indulge in too much sex, don't eat enough beef and other good food or drink too much alcohol you'll have problems. And I suppose there are some men not born with the genetics for a durable and sturdy body but I would hope it's as rare now as it used to be. You might want to try some cartilage suppliments like I've been using the last 25 years off and on. It isn't a cure but it helps.
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@TinyViolins I absolutely agree. It is effing disgusting. Something inside knew this wasn't okay and Irid my hands of it and most all other sites like it.. I could give two shits about material stuff. It only weighs me down and holds me back from the true joys of life.
