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How bad could ditch digging be?

EliteLamerEliteLamer __BANNED USERS regular
edited March 2009 in Help / Advice Forum
Is this going to be the type of job I get for a day and quit the same day? Are there some jobs I should just avoid for a second job?

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  • UnknownUnknown
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  • SentrySentry Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    um... I'm sure you didn't apply to be a professional ditch digger. What's the actual job?

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  • Das NinjaDas Ninja Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    I don't have any direct experience doing this, but i cant imagine your talking about ditch digging with machinery. I guess there are some things you need to take in accout:

    1: do you like working outside?
    2: whats the weather like? If it's hot, you won't be enjoying it.
    3: Do you like physical labour?
    4: The pay, lets be honest. If they are paying $7 an hour, no ones gonna want to do that.

    Think some of those things over i guess, then make a descision. (my spelling fails so bad)

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  • urahonkyurahonky Cynical Old Man Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    It's good exercise, and you're outside a lot. But I'm sure it's hard work.

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  • EliteLamerEliteLamer __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2009
    Sentry wrote: »
    um... I'm sure you didn't apply to be a professional ditch digger. What's the actual job?

    Reply to: job-hdegr-1081605852@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
    Date: 2009-03-19, 12:35AM EDT


    Ditch digging using a shovel and axe. Hot, dirty work.

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  • ArikadoArikado Southern CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    edited March 2009
    I helped my dad dig up the entire sewage pipes for our house a few times over the course of my life. It's tough work, not the worst job but certainly tough. It's digging so your progress depends on your tools, the weather, and the type of dirt. As far as it being a job, I can offer little help. I just know it was wake up - dig - lunch - dig - shower - sleep for a good week before we got to replacing all the pipes.

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  • EliteLamerEliteLamer __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2009
    8 an hour.. and I live in FL.. So very hot.

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  • EliteLamerEliteLamer __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2009
    So digging a ditch in the morning then going to my second job would be a bad idea?

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  • Post BluePost Blue Redmond, WARegistered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Like being on a chain gang, but getting paid for it.

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  • ArikadoArikado Southern CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    edited March 2009
    $8 an hour for manual labor? I dunno.

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  • proXimityproXimity Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    I've done a decent amount of ditch digging for work before. It is hot, dirty work, but it's honestly not that bad. The worst part of it comes when you have REALLY hard dirt and/or there are a lot of rocks in it. The other hard part is what you have to do with the dirt. If you have to dig it all out and put it in a wheelbarrow which you then have to dump out quite a ways away from the ditch, that can get old real quick.

    That said, it is a great workout, and you'll feel like you've accomplished something when you're done. You'll also feel more manly.

    EDIT: Oooh, Florida IS quite hot, and it is only $8/hr. It won't be the most pleasant experience, but if you need the money, go for it. It'll also give you an appreciation of not having to do it for a living

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  • Das NinjaDas Ninja Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Give it a shot if you really want to. If its one of those jobs that people try and quit a lot at, and the employeer is used to that, then what the hay. But yea, $8 an hour...ouch.

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  • SentrySentry Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    EliteLamer wrote: »
    Sentry wrote: »
    um... I'm sure you didn't apply to be a professional ditch digger. What's the actual job?

    Reply to: job-hdegr-1081605852@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
    Date: 2009-03-19, 12:35AM EDT


    Ditch digging using a shovel and axe. Hot, dirty work.

    wow... color me fucking amazed.

    When they don't bother to sugarcoat it even slightly, then you know it's going to completely suck.

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  • RetoxRetox Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Digging big holes in the ground is objectively unpleasant, especially when it's hot. You get used to it though after a couple weeks, and it's really good exercise if that's something that appeals to you. You'll probably be dead tired when your done, so going from that to a second job might not work out that great.

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  • urahonkyurahonky Cynical Old Man Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Shit in Florida? FUCK THAT NOISE. I sweat when I open the front door. I can't imagine working outside in that. Save yourself the pain and look for another job.

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  • EliteLamerEliteLamer __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2009
    urahonky wrote: »
    Shit in Florida? FUCK THAT NOISE. I sweat when I open the front door. I can't imagine working outside in that. Save yourself the pain and look for another job.

    I have been looking but I am moving in 3 months and I am not an asshole that will take a job when they expect me to be around in a year.

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  • urahonkyurahonky Cynical Old Man Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    EliteLamer wrote: »
    urahonky wrote: »
    Shit in Florida? FUCK THAT NOISE. I sweat when I open the front door. I can't imagine working outside in that. Save yourself the pain and look for another job.

    I have been looking but I am moving in 3 months and I am not an asshole that will take a job when they expect me to be around in a year.

    They don't have temp agencies like Manpower down in Florida?

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  • Post BluePost Blue Redmond, WARegistered User regular
    edited March 2009
    mcdermott wrote: »
    proXimity wrote: »
    I've done a decent amount of ditch digging for work before. It is hot, dirty work, but it's honestly not that bad. The worst part of it comes when you have REALLY hard dirt and/or there are a lot of rocks in it. The other hard part is what you have to do with the dirt. If you have to dig it all out and put it in a wheelbarrow which you then have to dump out quite a ways away from the ditch, that can get old real quick.

    That said, it is a great workout, and you'll feel like you've accomplished something when you're done. You'll also feel more manly.

    Seriously, your penis will get bigger with every shovelful.
    Stick with it and eventually your shoulders will broaden with every penisful.

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  • SixSix Caches Tweets in the mainframe cyberhex Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    It's a job. If you need money, take it. If you find it's not worth it, quit.

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  • EliteLamerEliteLamer __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2009
    urahonky wrote: »
    EliteLamer wrote: »
    urahonky wrote: »
    Shit in Florida? FUCK THAT NOISE. I sweat when I open the front door. I can't imagine working outside in that. Save yourself the pain and look for another job.

    I have been looking but I am moving in 3 months and I am not an asshole that will take a job when they expect me to be around in a year.

    They don't have temp agencies like Manpower down in Florida?

    We do but umm.. Pretty questionable people work those jobs and they ride in a prison type looking bus.

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  • SentrySentry Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    EliteLamer wrote: »
    urahonky wrote: »
    EliteLamer wrote: »
    urahonky wrote: »
    Shit in Florida? FUCK THAT NOISE. I sweat when I open the front door. I can't imagine working outside in that. Save yourself the pain and look for another job.

    I have been looking but I am moving in 3 months and I am not an asshole that will take a job when they expect me to be around in a year.

    They don't have temp agencies like Manpower down in Florida?

    We do but umm.. Pretty questionable people work those jobs and they ride in a prison type looking bus.

    ... exactly what kind of upper-management people do you think you'll be working with at Ditch-Digger's Inc?

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  • SixSix Caches Tweets in the mainframe cyberhex Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Sentry wrote: »
    EliteLamer wrote: »
    urahonky wrote: »
    EliteLamer wrote: »
    urahonky wrote: »
    Shit in Florida? FUCK THAT NOISE. I sweat when I open the front door. I can't imagine working outside in that. Save yourself the pain and look for another job.

    I have been looking but I am moving in 3 months and I am not an asshole that will take a job when they expect me to be around in a year.

    They don't have temp agencies like Manpower down in Florida?

    We do but umm.. Pretty questionable people work those jobs and they ride in a prison type looking bus.

    ... exactly what kind of upper-management people do you think you'll be working with at Ditch-Digger's Inc?

    "I'm on the fast track to success!"

    :^:

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  • THEPAIN73THEPAIN73 Shiny. Real shiny.Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    $8 bucks won't be shit considering sometime this summer minimum wage is going to I think $7.25.

    So for your sake I hope you know what you truly want to do.

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  • EliteLamerEliteLamer __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2009
    Sentry wrote: »
    EliteLamer wrote: »
    urahonky wrote: »
    EliteLamer wrote: »
    urahonky wrote: »
    Shit in Florida? FUCK THAT NOISE. I sweat when I open the front door. I can't imagine working outside in that. Save yourself the pain and look for another job.

    I have been looking but I am moving in 3 months and I am not an asshole that will take a job when they expect me to be around in a year.

    They don't have temp agencies like Manpower down in Florida?

    We do but umm.. Pretty questionable people work those jobs and they ride in a prison type looking bus.

    ... exactly what kind of upper-management people do you think you'll be working with at Ditch-Digger's Inc?

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  • EliteLamerEliteLamer __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2009
    THEPAIN73 wrote: »
    $8 bucks won't be shit considering sometime this summer minimum wage is going to I think $7.25.

    So for your sake I hope you know what you truly want to do.

    The job market is really really fucked here.

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  • SixSix Caches Tweets in the mainframe cyberhex Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    THEPAIN73 wrote: »
    $8 bucks won't be shit considering sometime this summer minimum wage is going to I think $7.25.

    So for your sake I hope you know what you truly want to do.

    The minimum wage if you're unemployed is $0.

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  • brandotheninjamasterbrandotheninjamaster Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Whats the worst that could happen if you try it? Decide you don't like it and quit right? Give it a try and you know where the door is (figuratively speaking) if you don't want to do it anymore.

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  • EliteLamerEliteLamer __BANNED USERS regular
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    brandotheninjamaster wrote: »
    Whats the worst that could happen if you try it? Decide you don't like it and quit right? Give it a try and you know where the door is (figuratively speaking) if you don't want to do it anymore.

    Well I emailed the dude seeing what hours it is. Hopefully I can work 4-5 hours 3 days a week or something as I do have another job.

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  • THEPAIN73THEPAIN73 Shiny. Real shiny.Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Six wrote: »
    THEPAIN73 wrote: »
    $8 bucks won't be shit considering sometime this summer minimum wage is going to I think $7.25.

    So for your sake I hope you know what you truly want to do.

    The minimum wage if you're unemployed is $0.

    I think he said this would be his second job.

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  • SixSix Caches Tweets in the mainframe cyberhex Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    THEPAIN73 wrote: »
    Six wrote: »
    THEPAIN73 wrote: »
    $8 bucks won't be shit considering sometime this summer minimum wage is going to I think $7.25.

    So for your sake I hope you know what you truly want to do.

    The minimum wage if you're unemployed is $0.

    I think he said this would be his second job.

    My point was that just because the minimum wage is $7.25 doesn't mean it's always easy to find a job, even at that wage.

    If he needs the money, this is a job.

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  • brandotheninjamasterbrandotheninjamaster Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    EliteLamer wrote: »
    brandotheninjamaster wrote: »
    Whats the worst that could happen if you try it? Decide you don't like it and quit right? Give it a try and you know where the door is (figuratively speaking) if you don't want to do it anymore.

    Well I emailed the dude seeing what hours it is. Hopefully I can work 4-5 hours 3 days a week or something as I do have another job.

    Well, again whats the worst the hiring person can say? No. So go for it.

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  • TheRealBadgerTheRealBadger Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Ditch digging is an excellent job. You get pretty seriously conditioned very quickly. What is your second job? If it's quite physical you might want to rethink but otherwise you shouldn't have a problem

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  • John MatrixJohn Matrix Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    I think you should take it. I admire your work eithic for considering manual labor in addition to a second job, most people would opt out. Like you said, you're leaving in three months so put forth the effort and you'll not only be in great shape at your next location, you'll also have a little extra money in your pocket.

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  • NotYouNotYou Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    I dug ditches for one summer in 117 degree heat outside. It was mainly landscaping in soft ground, but I also dug out a pool in indian clay with a pick axe.

    It's not that bad if you like hard work outside. If you're the type of person who enjoys going to the gym, then this job will suit you alright. You don't even get that bored imo as long as you have some music playing, and some co workers to chat with.

    I would not want to do it in Florida though. That place sucks.

    I got paid 7 an hour.

    A job at a restaraunt beats it any day and it's about 3x more money.

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  • DocDoc Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited March 2009
    it seems like it might be easy to find yourself in a rut

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  • SixSix Caches Tweets in the mainframe cyberhex Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Doc wrote: »
    it seems like it might be easy to find yourself in a rut

    I'm sure he could dig his way out.

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  • brandotheninjamasterbrandotheninjamaster Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Six wrote: »
    Doc wrote: »
    it seems like it might be easy to find yourself in a rut

    I'm sure he could dig his way out.

    Oh no...

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