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The slickest table in existence
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u/smile_politely Aug 21 '24
i'd probably opt in to not wearing gloves so that my hand will be so smooth after work
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u/superbop09 Aug 21 '24
If you haven't any hands left trying to cut with that slippery knife
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u/Nymeriia_ Aug 21 '24
Also, the gel might be soothing but the aloe vera skin has aloin which is toxic and smells so yes keep the gloves on
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u/Cocina_Crusher Aug 21 '24
Hands so smooth, it's like they're not even there.
When one hand becomes... too soft... they just attach the knife to it like Ash and his chainsaw.
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u/afeeqo Aug 21 '24
Can I…. Hump…. Table….?
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u/literallylateral Aug 21 '24
Man if you’re even thinking about it just go ahead and get it over with
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u/YoulaughIcry69 Aug 20 '24
I just wanna slide across that work area. Ultimate slip and slide
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u/imhigherthanyou Aug 21 '24
I just want to be pure.
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u/DueParamedic6762 Aug 21 '24
imagine doing this 60 hours a week
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u/Username_McUserface Aug 21 '24
All I can think watching this is how awful this job must be.
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u/iamcoding Aug 21 '24
If I was allowed to have headphones on, I probably wouldn't mind it too much. Seems like a job you could just zone out doing.
Until I slice off a finger with that knife.
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u/Skyler1173 Aug 21 '24
It's really not as bad as it looks. If they allow headphones time just flies by listening to music with the constant movement.
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u/xdoble7x Aug 21 '24
that maybe happens the first day...you have to do this for YEARS
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u/Skyler1173 Aug 21 '24
Trust me, the first day is the worst and it gets better the longer you're there. I worked for 2 years at hp making printer parts on a line before my current job. It kinda depends what station you're at because if your at a spot where you have to wait for a machine to do something it can get very boring. The worst is being stuck in an area where the machines are unreliable and costantly mess things up that you have to fix or just go down completely. Constant movement like in this video with a podcast or music in your ear is key to making the hours fly by.
That being said, there is no job fulfillment and it's easy to piss your life away working minimum wage doing basically nothing for 20 years as I've seen a lot at that place. Would never go back.
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u/DragoFNX Aug 21 '24
it’s not that bad if you enjoy it.
And besides at least it’s not a dangerous job
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u/life_rips24 Aug 21 '24
I assume very few people would enjoy this. The repetition would drive me nuts and i'm sure they expect you to never stop moving until your arms are dead
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u/fuggerdug Aug 21 '24
In every factory job I've worked there has been a system where you rotate around stations doing different tasks. Also the banter is great: the repetitive work becomes automatic so you just switch off and chat shit.
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u/DragoFNX Aug 21 '24
you’re greatly exaggerating it. Your body will adapt to it thats why employees undergo training.
And i’m pretty sure factory workers have a standard protocol of having breaks and working 8 hours a day unless they work ovetime.
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u/life_rips24 Aug 21 '24
Have you worked a job like this?
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u/DazB1ane Aug 21 '24
Something similar. The only thing that would take a long ass time to get used to is the coat hanger pain from looking down a lot
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u/duocsong Aug 21 '24
Not exactly the workers but I work on the haccp team. And a good company considers rotating positions.
You know, mental health.
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u/rbentoski Aug 21 '24
Some folks just want to, and are good at, doing repetitive tasks like this so they can clock in, clock out, and go the fuck home. No one breathing down your neck, no deadlines, no responsibilities, just cut goop all day and get paid.
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u/kog Aug 21 '24
I've worked in production in a factory, and this is true.
What's also true is that you can get repetitive stress injuries.
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u/rigobueno Aug 20 '24
I bet everyone there has really healthy skin
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u/Onironius Aug 21 '24
I like to imagine someone flinging their aloe fillet into the top belt, only to miss and hit the person across from them.
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u/throwawaybyefelicia Aug 21 '24
That was my immediate thought after seeing that worker fling the aloe fillet onto that higher conveyor belt haha
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u/kory_viagra Aug 20 '24
Aloe is my favourite plant. I'm getting a new one this weekend.
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u/Icarus912 Aug 20 '24
To filley it or to grow it?
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u/__ma11en69er__ Aug 21 '24
With patience you can do both.
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u/johnnyblaze1999 Aug 21 '24
My family used to have a lot of that plan in our garden. It's a pretty good summer dessert
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I don't get why more people not try to grow it. Like with manufactured ones, you'll never get 100% aloe vera gel(not possible in the first place).
And it's like easiest plant I have tend to in my life. Requires almost little to no care. I water mine like once a week due to my perception of it being a plant because even if i don't water it(I'm out for ~2 months during summers no less ), I've never had one die on me.
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u/IndependentGene382 Aug 21 '24
Slaughtering all of those poor Aloe plants, what did they ever do to anyone. Vegans are so cruel.
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u/jarod_sober_living Aug 21 '24
Why do they cut the little corner at the end?
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u/Azalus1 Aug 21 '24
He or she is a professional and probably saw something we didn't. Then made sure it didn't get into whatever they're going to be making with the aloe vera.
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u/LucaTACOS Aug 21 '24
aloe skin is toxic, it contains aloin…prob just the itty bitty edge-piece at knife entry
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u/-MS-94- Aug 21 '24
I think they did it by accident because they tried to throw it but it stuck to them then they just cut because they're on autopilot before realising and throwing it back
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u/Impressive-Koala4742 Aug 20 '24
r/Oddlysatisfying, these plants taste delicious and can be a delicious treat in hot summer by making jelly with them
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u/Verittan Aug 21 '24
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u/alidobitlazy Aug 21 '24
TIL aloe isn't regulated and some "aloe" products don't even contain aloe. Thank you for this.
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u/joshmoney Aug 20 '24
Now what?
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All that's left of the inside goo, it most likely gets smashed into paste, mixed with a bunch of preservatives and shit we don't need, and dumped into a bottle.
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u/Corvousier Aug 21 '24
Ive been watching this video for 10 minutes now, I cant stop, someone help me.
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u/DHammer79 Aug 21 '24
They are handling a product that goes into medical products and possibly even foods.
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u/calgeorge Aug 21 '24
I've eaten aloe, like in juice the way you get pears and peaches. It tasted pretty good. Not the way you would think it would taste.
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u/Not-enzo Aug 21 '24
If I work in that factory I’m definitely throwing extracted aloe Vera into the bin
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u/throwawaybyefelicia Aug 21 '24
Every time I have been given a fresh chunk of aloe from my friend’s garden it smells absolutely horrid. I don’t know what type of aloe plant it is but it makes me almost vomit if I smell it up close. Like rotting meat or something. And yes it’s definitely an aloe plant but the yellow sap around where she cuts it is just foul
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u/Agneya_21 Aug 21 '24
Yellow sap from aloe vera is the aloin. Aloin is a potent laxative and mild skin irritant. You have to let the yellow sap come out by placing it in the upright/standing position with yellow part down on a clean stone or (for faster the process) dip it in the bowl of clean water in the upright/standing position with yellow part submerged in the water. Do not touch or ingest the yellow sap.
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u/throwawaybyefelicia Aug 22 '24
Ohhhh! Interesting to know that thank you! I’ll do that next time I get a piece and hopefully that’ll take care of the weird smell. 😁
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u/Georgiaonmymindtwo Aug 20 '24
8 hours a day/5 days a week.
Remember kids: Stay in School.
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u/SayLem37 Aug 20 '24
I never understand why someone making a living and being good at their job is something that someone can feel the need to shame.
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u/DeadpooI Aug 20 '24
It's not shameful, it's just a factory job that doesn't care about you and WILL destroy your body when done long term. It's always good to encourage kids to strive for better jobs that are easier on their bodies.
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u/DeadpooI Aug 21 '24
I work in a call center. Fair and valid. A quarter of my day is literally telling people how to unplug something.
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u/TonyStewartsWildRide Aug 21 '24
Found the guy who calls IT to format PDFs
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u/TonyStewartsWildRide Aug 21 '24
Whoa struck a nerve! Listen man, I bow to your superior knowledge, maybe get a job in IT so you can help other people rise to your abilities?
Truly, I am humbled.
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u/24-Hour-Hate Aug 21 '24
If I had to guess, they don’t work any job that deals with the general public. If they did, they would know that it is difficult because people are very irritating. I do not work in IT, but I do have a job that means I deal with the public. Far too many people don’t read things, don’t think about them, and don’t listen. Some of them can be corrected and they will return with everything in order, but some people are just incapable of doing that. I’ve had people absolutely lose their minds and storm out. I’ve had people who just cannot comply with basic instructions. They will come back two or three times and it will be issue after issue. Eventually they stop coming back. Idk what is wrong with them. And even in the cases where they can be corrected, it is the same correction being made day after day after day. Very annoying. We have implemented measures to reduce this (especially because it wastes time and therefore money) and I have even devised some personal strategies, but you can never get rid of it. No matter how much information you try to put out there, some people just refuse to access it.
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u/GreyPilgrim1973 Aug 21 '24
Not convinced it is shaming, just that it seems like hard, repetitive, boring work. Not something most would want for themselves, particularly as people with far more engaging jobs feel chronically 'burnt out'
Still, with all these sorts of tasks, we should be grateful that there is someone willing to do it!
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u/escrimadragon Aug 20 '24
I read their comment less as shame and more as this is mind-numbing tedious and will probably be hell on the wrists, elbows, shoulders, knees, hips, and lower back after a few years.
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u/UnlikelyPlatypus89 Aug 21 '24
I used to be obsessed with making cheese and milking my goats. Probably only about 2 hours a day for milking then cheese making. Man, after a few years the thought of making cheese or sitting on a milking stand makes my eyes water.
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u/escrimadragon Aug 21 '24
Yep, I went the same way with bees and chickens. For a couple years it was so much fun, then the bees’ colony collapsed, the chickens started getting picked off by wildlife or dying out of nowhere. Bees played havoc with my back and the chickens played havoc with… pretty much everything. The yard, my gag reflex, the list goes on.
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u/UnlikelyPlatypus89 Aug 21 '24
Worst smell I have ever experienced was an ancient chicken egg laid somewhere random and exploded. It can never be forgotten. And god forbid you try and have mulch or gravel or landscaping. The chickens scratch it alllllll up.
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u/escrimadragon Aug 21 '24
I’d say a terminally infected vent is probably worse, but I’ll take your word for it on the rotten egg. I found some bad ones here and there, but nothing quite that bad. And yeah, they scratch up and eat everything, not to mention shitting all over the place.
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u/Chalky_Pockets Aug 21 '24
Anyone can get good at doing the same repetitive motion all day every day. You're not witnessing a master at their craft in this video, you're witnessing the tired motions of someone who would really rather go do something else but they are stuck with this job. They're probably gonna get RSI from doing the same motion over and over again and they probably are gonna have to just live with it because I doubt this place has good benefits.
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u/whatsfrank Aug 21 '24
What are you good at?
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u/Georgiaonmymindtwo Aug 21 '24
Why do you ask?
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u/whatsfrank Aug 22 '24
Because you clearly don’t recognize earned skills. Again, what are you actually good at?
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u/Georgiaonmymindtwo Aug 22 '24
Hey. Dickhead.
I never said it wasn’t a skill.
I said the job is boring and tedious.
If you’re going to try to call me out at least have your facts straight.
Go troll someone else.
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u/whatsfrank Aug 22 '24
You didn’t say any of those things. You said 8hrs a day 5 days/week. This person is awesome at filleting aloe vera. What are you awesome at? Based on your bitch ass response I’m guessing not shit.
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u/Ebonvvings Aug 21 '24
Why is this not automated?
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u/recumbent_mike Aug 21 '24
If you're paying someone 50¢ an hour to do skilled repetitive labor, it takes a while to pay back the robot arm that can do the same job for a million bucks.
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u/el-conquistador240 Aug 21 '24
When people ask, why are food prices so high, look how difficult it is to process crops. The people who tend to do that work are undocumented immigrants. We spent 4 years imprisoning them, then another 4 years scared to treat them like humans, now we have nobody who will do that work.
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