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Originally Posted by BizCat
So I had made a Facebook post just saying I had worked 51 hours within 4 consecutive days and that I was tired. End of post. Three people commented - 1 saying "Not bad", 2nd saying "I remember my first part-time job", and the 3rd saying "you poor thing".
Interestingly, there's a common factor among the 3 of them. They are all truck drivers. I get that you guys work a lot, but in reality all you do is drive for hours. I won't generalize them with all other drivers (the ones that stink, don't wash), but at the end of the day it's a job that requires little skill or effort. There's no labor, there's no customer interaction, nothing.
In addition, I've worked my 2 jobs (bank and Lowes, I'm not even including the countless hours I've driven for Uber and DoorDash), over a year now. Unlike the 3 of them above, I have two little kids that rely and suck up any time they can with me. Last fall I was a volunteer assistant soccer coach for my daughter's team (and will be doing so again this fall). I'm running for city council right now, with the hope that if I win, I can cut down my hours at Lowes.
I'm not saying any of this to brag, or gloat, or whatever. I simply said I was tired but now I felt like I have to defend myself to three idiots. But I bet you they can't say anything back..
Person #3 is my brother.
I have nothing against drivers, and I know their job is not always easy, but their comments ticked me off.
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That would tick me off, too. I hate when people try to delegitimize what someone is feeling like that. Like if someone says they're tired after working a four-hour shift and someone else is like "Oh, please, I had to work an eight-hour shift.
I'm the one who's tired." Or when a guy complains about having to shave and a girl is like "You have it easy; I have to shave my legs and armpits." Everybody has the right to feel however they feel. Life shouldn't be a competition to see who has it worse.