
I want to go on record here, as this blog is as close as I am ever going to get to an official record, that being a mover is the worst job in America. Having just gone through a move of my own and seeing what these poor bastards go through, I am more convinced than ever.
Here's why:
Packing: Maybe the worst thing mankind has ever invented, discovered, whatever you want to classify it. You know how you need to pack for a long weekend and it sucks having to figure out what to bring?...well, multiply by 1,000 and imagine doing it for somebody else. Jesus. These guys have to pack up all of your shit. If it were up to me, I would just throw most of it out.
Margin of Error: It's paper thin for these guys. "Oh, you just moved my 4,000 lb. marble statue of the Virgin Mary and hoisted it up to the 4th floor balcony? Great, but you see this chip in my Ikea bookshelf? How am I going to be reimbursed for this?" Even a brain surgeon is considered a rock star if he saves 3 of your five senses when he cracks your head open...let's cut the fucking guys some slack already.
Dealing With Indecisive Women: Oh God. If I had to deal with some lady asking me to move her couch to every room in the damn house, they'd lock me up for murder about 1/2 way through my first job. Don't get me wrong...I love women (especially lesbians with giant cans) but doing repetitive shit for them drives me nuts.
Unpacking: Slightly less awful than packing...at least you are that much closer to being done.
Calendar: Most of the time, people are moving on the weekends...so kickin' back at a BBQ or clubbin' with the bitches is out.
Weather: Any day you move is inevitably 96 degrees. That mean that every day is 96 degrees for them.
Customers: I don't know much...but what I do know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, is that most people on earth are Grade A Douche Bags. After all the complaints and horse shit these guys have to put up with, how often do people forget or intentionally stiff them on a tip? Quite often.
So stay in school and get your shit together...or this could be you!
-Post sent in by Dr. Gorgeous