Grabbit Allworth
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Being a staunch conservative, you'd think that I'd draw a line in the sand with people drinking and/or doing (soft) drugs at work, but I'm not entirely against it as long as it's not putting anyone in danger or the work suffers.
As long as it's not obvious and the work is getting done safely and efficiently, I don't really have a problem with it. The problem is that in practice people push the boundaries too far and far too many people think they're holding their shit tight and it's blatantly obvious they're high or have been drinking.
I've never worked fast food, but when I was young I did work several shitty, menial jobs (e.g. hanging drywall) and I understand why people that do those jobs, often do them while on shit. I don't drink or smoke weed and had never taken anything stronger than Motrin at that point in my life, so I just suffered through it. It sucked at 24 and I can only imagine what it's like for some grizzled 40 year-old. It's really no surprise why those dudes are cracking a beer the second they pull into their driveway, if not before.
Construction work is absolutely rife with addicts. When I was having my house built in 2015, I wanted some expensive upgrades in my bathroom and I had hundreds of leftover Oxycodone 10mg from my spinal fusion in 2013. I took a chance and approached the foreman with a proposition to do the work in exchange for my prescription. The guy didn't even hesitate and said "Huh? Fuck yeah, I will." We settled on each tab being worth $15 (I fleeced him, but hey, supply/demand) and I got thousands of dollars in tile work done.
As long as it's not obvious and the work is getting done safely and efficiently, I don't really have a problem with it. The problem is that in practice people push the boundaries too far and far too many people think they're holding their shit tight and it's blatantly obvious they're high or have been drinking.
I've never worked fast food, but when I was young I did work several shitty, menial jobs (e.g. hanging drywall) and I understand why people that do those jobs, often do them while on shit. I don't drink or smoke weed and had never taken anything stronger than Motrin at that point in my life, so I just suffered through it. It sucked at 24 and I can only imagine what it's like for some grizzled 40 year-old. It's really no surprise why those dudes are cracking a beer the second they pull into their driveway, if not before.
Construction work is absolutely rife with addicts. When I was having my house built in 2015, I wanted some expensive upgrades in my bathroom and I had hundreds of leftover Oxycodone 10mg from my spinal fusion in 2013. I took a chance and approached the foreman with a proposition to do the work in exchange for my prescription. The guy didn't even hesitate and said "Huh? Fuck yeah, I will." We settled on each tab being worth $15 (I fleeced him, but hey, supply/demand) and I got thousands of dollars in tile work done.
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