What never ceases to amaze you?

[exitseven]

I cannot believe how many people now get up at 5AM to go to the gym. It was not like that 20 years ago. I used to practically have the place to myself.

[Wiredone]

The amount of electricians that do poor quality work and cut as many corners as they can. It tells me that they are only in the business for the money and not the satisfaction and safety of customers

[exitseven]

That is true with just about every profession

[razelove]

They could just not know what they're doing, or be high. Out of everyone I've known in construction, I've only seen other electricians high and drunk on the job and still stay employed. They're just too tough to replace so they can get away with it.

Obviously they are only in the business for money, every business is. If they expect top dollar for fucked up work though call code enforcement and take them to court. I say to call them because they can get into some deep shit for approving everything when it goes sideways. Usually you have to give them some gifts to move things along in a contract, they don't want any light.

Or maybe they're just that corrupt in New Orleans lol

[Wiredone]

@razelove if they don't know what they are doing, they don't belong in the trade. If a homeowner smells alcohol or drugs on a worker they should tell them to leave or call code enforcement and have them arrested. I've worked next to guys from other trades that smelled of alcohol and had them removed from the job.

[razelove]

That would be ideal, and I don't get why they get away with it. I saw the same thing at a water board, drinks for lunch and stuff. When people can die from the mistakes that's criminal negligence. It slides though, people like to blame politics, but I blame hedonism for why we're slipping into a banana republic.

No accountability, and if you call someone on it, it's your fault, not their personal responsibility.

[katiesmuff]

Not just electricians as it seems it is in about all professions

[razelove]

I do agree that it's true in every profession, and not unique to electricians that there are some that are skilled and in high demand that you can get away with more.

[Wiredone]

@razelove us professionals who do care about the customers are in high demand but there are so few of us because not many people are getting into the trades. They would rather be in debt to student loans than get paid while you are trained

[razelove]

@Wiredone Agreed, the biggest mistake I made was stopping a couple months shy of my apprentice time being up to go to school because I had a scholarship. I could have carried on with that, or done more contract work with FEMA doing clean-up work, anything really.

A degree is like a shackle, your salary gets set at a level and doesn't grow year to year, but job to job, and the certification increases with another degree, unlike trade where you can test up to the next level, or open your own business. If I financed my own lab I'd be sweating bullets on a huge loan for a tiny profit.

[Wiredone]

Thanks for the mho

[beefcakebradybatson]

Americans' gullibility and obesity !!!

[razelove]

When you perform above expectations at a job and get pizza. If they gave even a quarter per hour pay raise, or even just the 20 bucks for the pizza I'd probably stay at the job instead of switching them for whoever will pay best.

Hell, even if they said nothing and it was just an expected part of work. Those make me frustrated and amaze me at how clueless management is at so many places. If I wanted pizza for lunch I'd buy some. I usually brown bag myself something better anyway.

That hour is mine, I'm not going to listen to some bullshit speech and eat your pizza. Piss and moan about it, I'll quit.

[OlderAndWiser]

It is amazing that the younger generation believes they are so sophisticated, but they don’t get see the connection between their cell phone obsession and their social awkwardness.

[katiesmuff]

Oh how true that is!

[Daniela1982]

That all of us are still on G@G when the powers that be don't care what we want when we ask for something, especially when we ask 100 times - like being able to edit our posts.

[AviatorTom]

I am still totally amazed at how many people cannot live without their smartphone, especially when they are driving or walking across the street. It's the major cause of distracted driving accidents.

I have no problem putting my smartphone aside, and even powering it off. I guess I'm from another era, where smartphones didn't exist yet.

[Red_Arrow]

People jogging or riding bicycles on the street in pitch black conditions with no lights!

[exitseven]

I saw two guy riding battery powered unicycles in the dark with just a reflective vest. I could not even figure out what the heck I was looking at. These things can do 40 MPH

[Red_Arrow]

I have only seen one of those, and it went flying by me on the street!!

[nolabels]

Before I retired, I got myself moving at 4 AM, whether I had any sleep or not, to go to work.

I'm too tired right now to list those things that never cease to amaze me.
One might think that at my age, I would cease to be amazed.
Not so.
Lol.

[sage2021]

People still using the word "racist" for just about anything and anyone🙄

[ProbablyClueless]

How stupid and lizard brained people get when it comes to their political beliefs. Smart people, intellectuals, revert into automatons the instant their political ideology is involved. It's beyond disturbing.

[Anonymous]

It amazes me why some people stare at their cell phones every damn minute, or even more often.

[LiamJHayden]

People who complain about the same old things but never bother to change the patterns that bring the same old things.

[noohair]

My work was the gym. Never had your problem.

[exitseven]

I got in the habit of working out at 5AM when the gym opened. Most of the time i would be in there alone and maybe people would start showing up at 6AM. Now I get there at 5AM and the people are lined up at the door waiting for it to open.

[noohair]

My daughter asked me if I went to the Gym and I had to explain.

[NathanDavis]

that won't be me... promise, lmao

[Juxtapose]

How bigoted and racist the Democrats are.

[msc545]

The gullibility of othrs.

[LazerMan]

How stupid some people are