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Midnight Writer

(25,380 posts)
12. I very much preferred "uneducated assholes" as supervisors.
Sat Jun 28, 2025, 01:07 PM
Jun 2025

At least they have some knowledge of the job, having risen through the ranks.

What frustrated me were the business majors who came in with no knowledge of the business or the job and got installed as supervisors. They not only did not know what they were doing, but they didn't care to learn. They would immediately make dramatic changes, "shake things up". They treated workers as peons, and would absolutely refuse to listen to the common-sense advice of people who have done these jobs every day for years.

Kinda like DOGE Bros.

Kick dalton99a Jun 2025 #1
Most young people I know Tree Lady Jun 2025 #2
"easier" "not labor intensive" Prairie Gates Jun 2025 #4
+1. And most factory supervisors are uneducated assholes. dalton99a Jun 2025 #8
I very much preferred "uneducated assholes" as supervisors. Midnight Writer Jun 2025 #12
I've been a registered nurse markodochartaigh Jun 2025 #15
Many years ago a hospital got rid of the orderlies Raven123 Jun 2025 #33
and since they think they're superior, they been Emile Jun 2025 #13
I left a job of 18 years electricmonk Jun 2025 #44
Almost all of ours in Naples, Florida that I see are Latino. kerry-is-my-prez Jun 2025 #22
My brother works construction in Richmond Va electricmonk Jun 2025 #46
You mean the type of jobs that can be replaced with AI? MichMan Jun 2025 #43
One factor is the deliberate deterioration of the education system Wicked Blue Jun 2025 #3
Five out of three people struggle with math. nt Hotler Jun 2025 #25
Well played. nt RandomNumbers Jun 2025 #32
2001 no child left behind UpInArms Jun 2025 #36
My math ... I can add, subtract, multiply and divide. I suck at algebra. Would they hire me ?? Im a 75 year old woman Trueblue1968 Jun 2025 #45
They don't pay enough for people to want to do those jobs Prairie Gates Jun 2025 #5
The Chemical Workers song.. haele Jun 2025 #10
My factory pays $33/hr, and it's a Teamsters facility NickB79 Jun 2025 #14
Just curious- how much of the company's revenue goes to management and CEO? biophile Jun 2025 #30
This is correct biophile Jun 2025 #28
Simple math, raise wages and benefits and multigraincracker Jun 2025 #38
Some factory jobs require IT or software skills bucolic_frolic Jun 2025 #6
Just a guess, but these companies probably don't offer a wage that people could actually live on. mackdaddy Jun 2025 #7
Union-paid factory workers make good salaries-many would say they are the riversedge Jun 2025 #9
I knew factory workers with degrees and even multigraincracker Jun 2025 #39
Pay more?! uponit7771 Jun 2025 #11
This message was self-deleted by its author WarGamer Jun 2025 #16
Thank you. We were seeing a slow turn around here. EllieBC Jun 2025 #29
Snobs that looked down on blue collar workers MichMan Jun 2025 #41
Blue collar work is punishing on one's body Arazi Jun 2025 #42
This message was self-deleted by its author WarGamer Jun 2025 #47
I was responding to Elle's post specifically mentioning plumber, electrician,welder Arazi Jun 2025 #49
Parents want their kids to have better lives than them. haele Jun 2025 #34
This message was self-deleted by its author WarGamer Jun 2025 #48
New Headline....... twodogsbarking Jun 2025 #17
Living wage Blue Full Moon Jun 2025 #18
These companies will not hire people unemployed for a long period or if they are disabled. Jacson6 Jun 2025 #19
Not the case here. Littlered Jun 2025 #20
A product of fifty years of right-wing union busting. Aristus Jun 2025 #21
Love these conversations .... Lurker Deluxe Jun 2025 #23
When rude people JustAnotherGen Jun 2025 #27
Here's a solution: deport millions of immigrants who would fill those jobs Martin Eden Jun 2025 #24
Offer on the job training. murielm99 Jun 2025 #26
This is it. They used to train people to do their jobs, now they Wingus Dingus Jun 2025 #31
There are two reasons: -misanthroptimist Jun 2025 #35
Hire people and train them. viva la Jun 2025 #37
Well with... Happy Hoosier Jun 2025 #40
Do these factory jobs pay a living wage and provide good health insurance plans? Mysterian Jun 2025 #50
for 100 bucks an hour and a get out of jail free card from scotus I may just come out of retirement. nt ImNotGod Jun 2025 #51
Pay more and they will come krawhitham Jun 2025 #52
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