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Pacem · 08-25-2011, 04:51 PM

I've done both. And i'm in a unique job right now. It requires some physical labour but nothing huge.

The hard labour job I had was irrigation. 12 hour days digging trenches and holes. Boss was a yeller. It was tough, and i'd never do it again.

The main desk job I had was at a call centre stuck in a cubicle.

I'd rather dig ditches then ever work in the cubicle again. The only time in my life that i've ever gotten so angry that I was physically see'ing double was at my desk job. It wasn't the customers I dealt with that got me that angry, I actually liked them. They entertained me with their computer issues. The layers of management and being stuck in that cubicle infuriated me.

Now I work at a pawnshop. So I spend enough time on the computer and I have to move stuff around in the back. Clean stuff. And we are constantly renovating this old building. Moving shelving around. Installed flooring one year. Gotta do more again this year on another section of the store. So I get a nice balance of monkey work combined with desk work.

My current job, by definition, is easy but I know a large majority of the population could not handle this job. Its not for everyone. And I think that goes for the hard labour vs desk job discussion. Not everyone can handle either type of job.

08-25-2011, 04:51 PM	#43
Pacem Scoring Winger Join Date: Jun 2009 Exp:	I've done both. And i'm in a unique job right now. It requires some physical labour but nothing huge. The hard labour job I had was irrigation. 12 hour days digging trenches and holes. Boss was a yeller. It was tough, and i'd never do it again. The main desk job I had was at a call centre stuck in a cubicle. I'd rather dig ditches then ever work in the cubicle again. The only time in my life that i've ever gotten so angry that I was physically see'ing double was at my desk job. It wasn't the customers I dealt with that got me that angry, I actually liked them. They entertained me with their computer issues. The layers of management and being stuck in that cubicle infuriated me. Now I work at a pawnshop. So I spend enough time on the computer and I have to move stuff around in the back. Clean stuff. And we are constantly renovating this old building. Moving shelving around. Installed flooring one year. Gotta do more again this year on another section of the store. So I get a nice balance of monkey work combined with desk work. My current job, by definition, is easy but I know a large majority of the population could not handle this job. Its not for everyone. And I think that goes for the hard labour vs desk job discussion. Not everyone can handle either type of job.