V8 Beast Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 I have lived a very healthy and happy life until like about 5 years ago. I started working in a call center in 2001 and I guess it takes about 3 years before it kills your immune system. Since 2004 I have had strep 4 times, pneumonia, the flu twice, about 8 colds, tonsillitis 3 times, and a minor lung infection. To put this into perspective I had the flu about 10 times, tonsillitis 3 times, and about 15 colds in my first 25 years on this planet. I'm tired of this shit!!!! If anyone has a job paying $50-$60k a year I'd be willing to take the pay cut to get my health back in order. If you'll excuse me I'm off to the doctor. With the pain I'm in hopefully they'll just remove my throat an put some pvc piping in its place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordell Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 Silicone coupling FTW! I mean hey they put them in titties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Beast Posted September 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 Silicone coupling FTW! I mean hey they put them in titties. It would have to be welded.... I scream at psi levels too high for couplings to hold. Edit: Well I guess you cant weld pvc pipe... I fail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sciongirl Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 my company put my desk in what we called "the cancer room", which was the room with the electrical units on the walls.... for about 2 years. i had headaches everyday when i left.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Beast Posted September 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 my company put my desk in what we called "the cancer room", which was the room with the electrical units on the walls.... for about 2 years. i had headaches everyday when i left.... You too are diseased.. Welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSUGT Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 I feel for you. I worked at the State of Ohio Computer Center on West campus for 2 years. Aside from the place being set up like a prison...(center atrium and 3 floors or catwalks)...there was absolutely no moisture in the air. Constant hum of servers and HVAC. I hope you start feeling better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FourString Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 I used to be a telemarketer back in high school. Every day I came in feeling sick. It was honestly more from the stress of the job more than anything. I have nightmares of that place sometimes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sciongirl Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 anyone work up at easton? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 The stress + the cesspool takes a tool quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koolrayz Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 Well I guess you cant weld pvc pipe... I fail. Double fail, you can weld PVC Chemical and thermal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spankis Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 I feel for you. I worked at the State of Ohio Computer Center on West campus for 2 years. Aside from the place being set up like a prison...(center atrium and 3 floors or catwalks)...there was absolutely no moisture in the air. Constant hum of servers and HVAC. I hope you start feeling better. Is this the "Ohio Super Computer Center" on West Campus, or something else? I'm very familiar with the place.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 hmmm I thinks its you I have worked for helpdesk/ callcenters for 8+ years and have been sick maybe 2 ort 3 times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Beast Posted September 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 My call center is 600 people with 4 floors and an underpaid cleaning staff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbird Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 Don't really work in a cesspool, but I do work in a candle lab! Haha basically we do R&D on candles for Bath & Body Works and companies like that. We'll have hundreds of candles burning at a single time in a room(we have 4 rooms). Sometimes you feel like your lungs are just dieing, and on the really bad days if you go blow your nose...all your snot will be blackish from all the soot. Gotta be healthy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sciongirl Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 Don't really work in a cesspool, but I do work in a candle lab! Haha basically we do R&D on candles for Bath & Body Works and companies like that. We'll have hundreds of candles burning at a single time in a room(we have 4 rooms). Sometimes you feel like your lungs are just dieing, and on the really bad days if you go blow your nose...all your snot will be blackish from all the soot. Gotta be healthy when i go to yankee candle, i sneeze a billion times... i hate that place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spankis Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 when i go to yankee candle, i sneeze a billion times... i hate that place +1 Fo realz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbird Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 when i go to yankee candle, i sneeze a billion times... i hate that place Yeah it can get pretty bad, some of the guys wear like gas mask things. We also do that tealight oil stuff...thats horrible. Makes your face and lungs just burn. But hey its easy! And how many people get to say they watch candles for a living? Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryBMW Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 Don't really work in a cesspool, but I do work in a candle lab! Haha basically we do R&D on candles for Bath & Body Works and companies like that. We'll have hundreds of candles burning at a single time in a room(we have 4 rooms). Sometimes you feel like your lungs are just dieing, and on the really bad days if you go blow your nose...all your snot will be blackish from all the soot. Gotta be healthy That's a job? No offense..but how do you even get into something like that? -Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FormulaMatt Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 I have lived a very healthy and happy life until like about 5 years ago. I started working in a call center in 2001 and I guess it takes about 3 years before it kills your immune system. Since 2004 I have had strep 4 times, pneumonia, the flu twice, about 8 colds, tonsillitis 3 times, and a minor lung infection. To put this into perspective I had the flu about 10 times, tonsillitis 3 times, and about 15 colds in my first 25 years on this planet. I'm tired of this shit!!!! If anyone has a job paying $50-$60k a year I'd be willing to take the pay cut to get my health back in order. If you'll excuse me I'm off to the doctor. With the pain I'm in hopefully they'll just remove my throat an put some pvc piping in its place. Might be a good time to upgrade to one of those electric superchargers into that piping too. Might help out your breathing with the psi it makes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 My call center is 600 people with 4 floors and an underpaid cleaning staff. its the same and NW. I just make sure I keep my shit clean. Eat healthy and exercise. Just adding exercising to my routine has made me fell sooooo much better in general. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbird Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 That's a job? No offense..but how do you even get into something like that? -Marc Yessir its a job! Haha ok well some background. My mom has been a secretary for this company S.E.A Limited since the late 90's. They're a forensic engineering firm, ie. they do things like accident reconstruction, fire investigation, electrical accident investigation, things like that. Well to make some extra money on the side they started testing candles for Bath & Body Works on the side. Since there are so many different chemical combinations, as well as wick combinations they can use, they have to test them. Some combinations can cause the flames to be really high(and thus dangerous), some can cause the candles to hardly burn at all. So thats where we come in. After a while the demand from B&B got so big that they built a building devoted to just candle testing, and the client base has grown from there. Bath & Body, Soy Basics, and Proctor and Gamble are a few of our clients. There was an opening there at the beginning of the summer, at the time I was working at Market Day with turbospec29, nyall86, and I think true blue worked there for a bit after I left, I was also working at Firestone on Sawmill. This payed well and had set hours(that weren't 3rd shift like Market Day), so I took it. And its pretty flipping sweet haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenny Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 anyone work up at easton? I work down the street.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 Lol, there's no way in hell someone works in a call center and makes over 60K a year... I mean seriously, people with MBAs usually don't make that much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 That's a job? No offense..but how do you even get into something like that? -Marc Having a Job > Jobless :asshole: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 Lol, there's no way in hell someone works in a call center and makes over 60K a year... I mean seriously, people with MBAs usually don't make that much. Depends on where you are in the food chain.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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