• m4xie@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      15 days ago

      A small shop couldn’t complete with a factory for something generic like shovels, it has to be custom stuff. I used to work at a metal shop that did that, till earlier this year, as a design technician on programming the cutter and press break.

      My wife worked there, too, but the company hit financial troubles. She found a new job at a shop making ducting and delivering it. I ended up in a bakery for a couple of months.

      People that work outdoors are far tougher than me!

      I’ve been a food runner, a cashier, store support, retail systems technician, and done tradeshow setup all across the country. There’s a job fair at the Naval Shipyard in town that I’m hoping might have something I could do.

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        15 days ago

        I don’t know about that, we’ve got a local shovel maker actually. Probably depends on many factors whether or not such an operation works out but it’s certainly possible.