So idk how long most people stay at a place to figure if its worth staying or bouncing, pay and salary aside. But I’ve always been quick on that trigger. See some dumb process or power tripper, make a comment or push against it, get told to stfu basically and then my resume is out there. Started this field after the Navy at 24, in my 20s that breaking point was around 6-7 months. 36 now and I’ve worked on it so it’s usually 1 year to 1.5, i know there’s people out there that will say “it’s just a job, let them be dumb and just do what you’re responsible for.” How do yall do that? It’s probably a flaw that i need to keep working on but if something is done wrong or someone is saying to do shit that’s just gonna be fucked down the road or if there’s someone that knows if they just be enough of a problem people will cave to their will, I just can’t let it slide. I’ll pretty much make my problem till someone just says “i hear ya but we are gonna keep doing it X” but not give any reason other than its what I say.
I keep telling myself “surely, in business there’s 1 out there where shit actually makes sense.” Im almost 40 now, I’ve worked probably 30 different maintenance jobs (pretty much all distribution centers and manufacturing) and im just starting to realize this is just life.
So for people who more well adjusted and know how to bite your tongue and not waste the energy when you know its gonna stay dumb. What’s your process? How do you judge a job overall? Safety aside because if they asking you to do unsafe shit then fuck that place automatically.