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I was a cable guy. I saw the worst of America.

6 comments

  1. NoblePath
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    So i had a very different experience as a cable guy. I worked hard as hell, but made decent money. There weren’t any really terrible experiences, but there were some tough ones. Once or twice, it...

    So i had a very different experience as a cable guy. I worked hard as hell, but made decent money. There weren’t any really terrible experiences, but there were some tough ones. Once or twice, it could have gone to fantasy land. One of those was a church secretary....

    I honestly loved the job. It’s not a lifeling career but it was great at the time.

    Ama.

    Edit: turns out i commented on the old article too. Getting old-telling the same stories, heh heh. 😏

    13 votes
  2. [2]
    cfabbro
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    Previous discussion on this article from last year, for those interested in reading more comments: https://tildes.net/~life/9gu/i_was_a_cable_guy_i_saw_the_worst_of_america

    Previous discussion on this article from last year, for those interested in reading more comments:
    https://tildes.net/~life/9gu/i_was_a_cable_guy_i_saw_the_worst_of_america

    8 votes
    1. AugustusFerdinand
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      Thank you, I was going through old saved articles that I'd put on the back burner to read and didn't see that when I searched.

      Thank you, I was going through old saved articles that I'd put on the back burner to read and didn't see that when I searched.

      3 votes
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    skybrian
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    Seems like a good story to keep in mind when someone talks about how the trades pay well (when they do).

    Seems like a good story to keep in mind when someone talks about how the trades pay well (when they do).

    3 votes
    1. Good_Apollo
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      Good trades have unions though, this sounds some some lowball corporate shit job.

      Good trades have unions though, this sounds some some lowball corporate shit job.

      6 votes
  4. Good_Apollo
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    What a rollercoaster ride of shit, a real tell-all that any average working stiff can commiserate with. Except for the added twist of being a gay woman, that I can’t possibly understand but I...

    What a rollercoaster ride of shit, a real tell-all that any average working stiff can commiserate with. Except for the added twist of being a gay woman, that I can’t possibly understand but I certainly sympathize with. Ugh.

    Yeah, I should have gone to college.

    2 votes