Sad but true

Published on November 5, 2005 By Community AT Work In Business

Nearly half of all fatal work injuries occurred among workers who drive or move material around for a living. Truck drivers, forklift operators, trash collectors, and cabbies are all part of this group.

Sad but true.

Currently I am working at a place where I move material around... allot of it. I can attest to the fact that injuries happen just doing your job.

One person I know missed about 2 months work because of a hurt back. No boxes fell on her or anything, just the fact that you have to use you body to move stuff tends to mean that something can give.

I don't know if she is coming back or not... I spoke to her once in like 3 months.

Well, i just hope I can work here for another 2 year. They pay for school so I can get my second degree (because obviously my first one isn't doing much for me) and have other benifit that are good. So I am hoping for 2 things. One is to not get too hur during thee 2 years and 2 is that I get a second job working for the city.

I thought about being a teacher (substitute) but I felt like I didn't have the patience and I also felt I had nothing to offer. I might give it a shot anyway in January or February but I don't know.

All I know is that these next 2 years are going to be the hardest on my mind and on my body until I get a job that pays me like I have an education.

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