Work Sucks

Is your job the worst? Prove it.

Work Sucks
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Dairy Farmin'

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Most of the students at the college I attend work for the school's work program which has a vast spectrum of jobs. Starting out freshman year, everyone in the program receives $7.25/hr regardless of what it job you have and you slowly work your way up. (Though a student max wage is $7.95/hr). I got to work the school dairy farm. The dairy worker tasks included waking up at 4:30 AM to milk or feed the cows, treating sick animals/taking care of general herd health, or cleaning up any and all poop/pee because there about 30 of the cows are in a barn or in the milking parlor so any waste they make must be cleaned up ASAP. We also have to walk around the pastures in the middle of the morning or at the late night shift to check on the cows while listening to coyotes in the pastures or risking a run-in with a rabid animal (There are plenty of cases of rabies in the area). I personally got to do all of these things as well as have the duty of making sure as many animals as possible were pregnant, which meant that at times I had to stick my arm up the cows butt and prod a rod up her vagina to artificially inseminate her. Most of the workers, thanks to our job (and this includes workers from the beef unit, sheep unit, and equine barns as well) have to go to class many times reeking of the barn and our work attire is considered a bio-hazard in some places. If we get injured by an animal, we don't get compensated (People who have gotten broken limbs have tried it). If an animal gets sick or dies on our watch it is our responsibility to take care of it. We have to work holiday days, meaning there is NOT ONE SINGLE DAY OF THE YEAR where there are not at least 6 students on shift, meaning many of us have had to sacrifice Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, or any other holiday to work with the cows. The dairy workers do all of these and so much more, and yet get paid the same amount as someone who mostly sits in the library to do their homework. WTF

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