Thus the sum of things is ever being reviewed, and mortals dependent one upon another. Some nations increase, others diminish, and in a short space the generations of living creatures are changed and like runners pass on the torch of life.

27th March 2011

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Does your job suck? “Though rumors of hundreds of people dying on the work site circulated during the time of [the Empire State Building’s] construction, official records state that only five workers were killed: one worker was struck by a truck; a second fell down an elevator shaft; a third was hit by a hoist; a fourth was in a blast area; and a fifth fell off a scaffold.” This probably seemed like a scary and dangerous job, mostly because of the risk of falling on a daily basis. These guys couldn’t just take a bathroom break when they were tired and felt like slacking, couldn’t meet someone for lunch at a cafe’ mid-day to break up the monotony. Seems like a pretty shitty job, to most, but it’s all about perspective. All but 5 guys got to say they were a part of building something so great, sacrificing safety to complete a task, they probably got paid pretty well (for the time), and most importantly they got to enjoy an awesome view of New York on a daily basis. Crappy and dangerous or the opportunity of a lifetime?

Does your job suck?

“Though rumors of hundreds of people dying on the work site circulated during the time of [the Empire State Building’s] construction, official records state that only five workers were killed: one worker was struck by a truck; a second fell down an elevator shaft; a third was hit by a hoist; a fourth was in a blast area; and a fifth fell off a scaffold.”

This probably seemed like a scary and dangerous job, mostly because of the risk of falling on a daily basis. These guys couldn’t just take a bathroom break when they were tired and felt like slacking, couldn’t meet someone for lunch at a cafe’ mid-day to break up the monotony. Seems like a pretty shitty job, to most, but it’s all about perspective. All but 5 guys got to say they were a part of building something so great, sacrificing safety to complete a task, they probably got paid pretty well (for the time), and most importantly they got to enjoy an awesome view of New York on a daily basis. Crappy and dangerous or the opportunity of a lifetime?