Working at the warehouse, I (36 year old male) have noticed that the older and/or fatter my coworkers, the more of a 'problem' they have with me, unprovoked. This is especially the case with older, out of shape Gen-X'ers who are much more vocal about their dislike of me, but still true for the Boomers who have been there since as far back as the 1990s. I'm not saying correlation implies causation, but I am seeing a pattern here...a connection, of sorts.
>>83470274is it possible to work 24 hours weekends only at a warehouse? what kind of companies should i be looking for? i really want to clock in 24 hours on weekends
>>83470280I don't think so. Other than the MANDATORY 30 min lunch break after 7.9 hours (5.9 hours at other places, usually), there's usually a limit of about 13.99 hours per 'day.' Either way, 10 hours have to have elapsed before you can clock back in.
>>83470295i see... i guess i will try retail. if i make too much money i lose my bennies anyway
>>83470301>work too many hours, lose benefits>work not enough hours, lose benefitsI question the logic of this system.
>>83470274painful joints make you irritablet. tore my meniscus not too long ago
It gets worse the younger and more in shape you are. A super fit, handsome, charismatic 19 year old lad running rings around them (and you) would cause maximum seethe. It's not a boomer / Gen X / zoomer thing, it's to do with a man's perceived status and masculinity.Whether men like it or not, they're in a constant competition with those around them, jostling for position in the hierarchy that is a naturally emergent phenomenon among social groups. Some 52 year old man who works at your warehouse in his mind harbours ideas that some clapped 45 year old woman who also works there might like him on a sexual level and that one day that might bear fruit despite having known her for 5 years with nothing happening. The existence of a younger, fitter male draws this into question as the older man perceives differences in women's behaviour around younger, fitter, more charismatic men. He notices she touches her hair often when they're standing near her. She laughs easily when speaking to them and appears coy. It's doesn't matter that these women are married, are 15+ years senior and have no intention of fucking this younger man; these reactions bubble up naturally. It doesn't matter that these men haven't actively provoked him or explicitly challenged him, just their existence in the same space as him does this. As mentioned, he and every other man in this space is entered into this permanent ongoing competition whether they like it or not. Even if you choose not to engage with it i.e not trying to climb the ranks yourself and neither choosing to put down other men to elevate your own status, you will still draw the ire of older, fatter, balder men by existing. If you're not playing the game you will need to be aware that men who /are/ will be trying to drag you down, trying to knock your confidence, trying to tease you, trying anything to gain a psychological or social edge over you for their own self-preservation and to elevate their own status in the hierachy.
