Longest shift worked

[MEP1000]

Just curious whats the longest shift you have ever had to work... I once had to work a 21 hour shift. To top that off it was during the summer, it ended up being 98 degrees that day. Not exactly what I wanted to be out in wearing 30lbs of extra gear. To top it all off there was a SWAT callout right at the end of shift that kept me over even longer... Standing in that heat after working 17 hours about killed me. So whats your nightmare work story

[Jane Honda]

Don't make me tell you about my commercial fishing season. My therepist and I think its best that I go ahead and repress that memory. :wtf:

[FJMam]

Not a long shift but the nastiest job.

I worked in a grease and oil manufacturing company in Oklahoma for over 9 years.

Picture and smell this: Huge sheet metal building packed full of 1000gal kettles at 250 degrees F, 4" steel steam and flow lines on every level, 4" rubber hoses, concrete, mineral spirits by the bucket open, vats of grease-200 to 800 gal and lots of different mills and tools to process and fill grease.
Now it's either 110 F outside with a heat index of 125 F or its 12 F with a wind chill of -20.
My theme song was, truly "Slip sliding away". Because the floors were so bad you could slide from station to station.
One thing I can tell you. I was the most buff of my life! I'd break over and roll those filled 55 gal. drums and the boys didn't fool with me!
Gawd....I can still smell it! :impaired:

[lotsamtbottls]

i did a 16 hour shift back when i worked in the ER... but honestly, i loved working in that place so much i could care less how many hours i was there! blood and gore and snapped bones and severed fingers... ah yes... greatest job ever *wistful look* :rolleyes:

[MEP1000]

Keep em coming everybody. Those were all good ones.. Been in plenty of ER's and its amazing what you will see

[Jane Honda]

I worked in a grease and oil manufacturing company in Oklahoma for over 9 years.
Picture and smell this: Huge sheet metal building packed full of 1000gal kettles at 250 degrees F, 4" steel steam and flow lines on every level, 4" rubber hoses, concrete, mineral spirits by the bucket open, vats of grease-200 to 800 gal and lots of different mills and tools to process and fill grease.


Sounds like a sexual experience I had once...:thinking: Oh wait...wrong forum. forget I said that. :haha:

[Jane Honda]

Sounds like a sexual experience I had once...:thinking: Oh wait...wrong forum. forget I said that. :haha:



I don't know whether to laugh or cry at this... :wtf:




:unsure: :laughing:




:thinking:


:unsure:

[Jane Honda]

I don't know whether to laugh or cry at this... :wtf:

You weren't laughing or crying at the time either...:haha:

[MEP1000]

Sounds like a sexual experience I had once...:thinking: Oh wait...wrong forum. forget I said that. :haha:

I don't know whether to laugh or cry at this... :wtf:




:unsure: :laughing:




:thinking:


:unsure:

You weren't laughing or crying at the time either...:haha:


Why do I know have cheap porno music playing in my mind :hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical:

[Nicegy525]

I pulled 18 hours a day seven days a week for two months straight working in a kitchen that fed two thousand people. Potatoe salad and cole slaw will never be the same...

[FJMam]

I pulled 18 hours a day seven days a week for two months straight working in a kitchen that fed two thousand people. Potatoe salad and cole slaw will never be the same...


What ship were you on?

I made airline food for 4 years. All food never looked the same! :eek2:

[Jane Honda]

You weren't laughing or crying at the time either...:haha:



Thats because it wasn't me, it was your chicken and the weedeater!!!! :naughty:

[Jane Honda]

Yea...well....I am rubber, you are glue....:p

[Jane Honda]

Yea...well....I am rubber, you are glue....:p


Yeah, that means I get all sticky and stuff, then you try bouncin off of me... :laughing:

[Rev. Fatty Bulger]

Just curious whats the longest shift you have ever had to work... I once had to work a 21 hour shift. To top that off it was during the summer, it ended up being 98 degrees that day. Not exactly what I wanted to be out in wearing 30lbs of extra gear. To top it all off there was a SWAT callout right at the end of shift that kept me over even longer... Standing in that heat after working 17 hours about killed me. So whats your nightmare work story

I had a job that made you feel like this just after 8 hrs lol.

I worked for a Bi-polar lunitic. Biggest dick I ever met. Happy to see you in the morning, letting you know your work is Sh*t and he doesn't know why he keeps you by ten, appology for lunch, pep talk by two and more confirmation that you are a steaming pile before you go home. Every f'ing day. I've never been so bummed in my life, ever. I thought it was me until I found out he did that to everyone. I spent almost a year feeling like I was going to be fired at any moment. After I turned my notice in he told me "we're sure going to miss me around here. It's been really great working with you." I litterally laughed at that which got him steaming. Man what a tool.

[FJMam]

I had a job that made you feel like this just after 8 hrs lol.

I worked for a Bi-polar lunitic. Biggest dick I ever met. After I turned my notice in he told me "we're sure going to miss me around here. It's been really great working with you." I litterally laughed at that which got him steaming. Man what a tool.

Geee did you work in Eugene between 1996 and 2001?

Had the same boss. After a absolute ass chewing from **** I asked "Why do you keep me here?" Answer-"You're such a good worker"!!? GAWD!

[MEP1000]

Geee did you work in Eugene between 1996 and 2001?

Had the same boss. After a absolute ass chewing from **** I asked "Why do you keep me here?" Answer-"You're such a good worker"!!? GAWD!


:hysterical: :hysterical: O man I'd hate a boss like that

[Rev. Fatty Bulger]

Geee did you work in Eugene between 1996 and 2001?

Had the same boss. After a absolute ass chewing from **** I asked "Why do you keep me here?" Answer-"You're such a good worker"!!? GAWD!

Dear God...... there is another???? No, there can't be.
Here's a good example of how out of hand this guy was. When I started he had a partner/office manager (wife), personal assistant, book keeper, designer/estimator (me), 2 project managers, 4 carpenters, and 3 laborers. When I left he had his wife, (but not much longer I think) the book keeper and a laborer. Everyone else told him to f himself. That's all within a year.

If it was anyone else talking to me that way I would have no choice but to beat their ass. It would be a matter of honor. The fact that I needed to feed my family during a recession kept my fist from his nose.

[FJMam]

[quote=Rev. Fatty Bulger;4920]Dear God...... there is another???? No, there can't be.
Everyone else told him to f himself. That's all within a year.

I suspect there are more then we want to know about.

I walked out on mine (never, ever done that before) the day he told me to do the work temporary help was supposed to do. I had been a Super., Lead and trainer for 4 years.
Employment office backed me up! He was fired a few months later. :yes:

such as life is..

[MEP1000]

Don't make her mad. She will kick your :moon: Congrats on the walk out. Boss or not there is a certain way to treat people that some in power forget

[Fade]

I worked a lot of 14 hour days this summer, but it wasn't bad at all. It was spread out over two jobs, with an hour break for lunch between them.

[FJMam]

Don't make her mad. She will kick your :moon: Congrats on the walk out. Boss or not there is a certain way to treat people that some in power forget
Thanks,
Violence did cross my mind more then once. It would have been a waste of energy though since he wouldn't have understood why I stuck an aluminum rod up his waazoo..........:yes:

Took guts to walk away but thank goodness I had someone at home that backed me up. :p

[ButtnPushnMonky]

I'm not sure if this counts but 24/7 from 03/22/03-05/08/03

[Nicegy525]

doing what?

[ButtnPushnMonky]

I was deployed with the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force.

So while I wasn't doing 'work' around the clock, I was definately at work the whole time.....

Those dates are the time I spent 'In Enemy Territory'

[Nicegy525]

hmm my dad worked for 1 MEF back in 2000-2001

[ButtnPushnMonky]

My company was only part of I MEF for about 5 months total.

But it was interesting a times. :)

[FJMam]

I'm not sure if this counts but 24/7 from 03/22/03-05/08/03

In my book it more then counts! :eek:

[MEP1000]

Mine too

["b"]

for a store inventory last year I worked 38 hours straight.. suck...Never again I was dead for the next week..

[kneedragger26]

OK, let me add to this one.

It aint nothing but when I was doing rebuild on military equipment that was coming back from Iraq, we were doing a 60 hour work week..... It dont sound like much but climbing up and down tracked vehicles all day whooped that azz real fast..:impaired:

[MEP1000]

OK, let me add to this one.

It aint nothing but when I was doing rebuild on military equipment that was coming back from Iraq, we were doing a 60 hour work week..... It dont sound like much but climbing up and down tracked vehicles all day whooped that azz real fast..:impaired:

Ya I bet you were dragging pretty hard after done with that week or weeks...

[kneedragger26]

Ya I bet you were dragging pretty hard after done with that week or weeks...

It went on 6 to 8 months at a time.

.....the motivation was the euro-girls after work.:naughty:

[MEP1000]

It went on 6 to 8 months at a time.

.....the motivation was the euro-girls after work.:naughty:


O yes that would motivate me too :bow: :bow: :yes:

[kneedragger26]

O yes that would motivate me too :bow: :bow: :yes:

:laughing:

....so actually it was a longer work week if you know what I mean.....:naughty:

I just wasnt gettin paid for the "other work"...

[MEP1000]

:laughing:

....so actually it was a longer work week if you know what I mean.....:naughty:

I just wasnt gettin paid for the "other work"...


Yes but the question is, "did the extra unpaid hours pay off in the end?" :haha:

[kneedragger26]

Yes but the question is, "did the extra unpaid hours pay off in the end?" :haha:


You know, trophys are expensive...:laughing:

[MEP1000]

You know, trophys are expensive...:laughing:


:hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical:

[playtimegixxer]

3 jobs =30 hrs strait thru and i woke up in the hospital and i lost 2 days i pasted out in my front yard on a Thursday next thing i knew it was sat. i gave up 2 of those jobs when i got home..it was the stupidest thing i ever did

[MEP1000]

3 jobs =30 hrs strait thru and i woke up in the hospital and i lost 2 days i pasted out in my front yard on a Thursday next thing i knew it was sat. i gave up 2 of those jobs when i got home..it was the stupidest thing i ever did


Holy Smokes you win :bow: :bow:

[FJMam]

:wtf: Hell ya. Nothing's worth that!!:crazy:

[Jane Honda]

Youre going to make me start telling about my commercial fishing year arent you? PLEEEAAAASE dont! I am still going to therapy because of that one! :(
But to give you SOME idea...
Try 3 weeks streight at a time without seeing land...Freezing your ass off, and doing HARD BACK BREAKING LABOR. The only time you slept was when you passed out on live piles of crab... and that was only for about 15 minutes at a stretch untill you reached the next string of crab pots, all at the same time some crazy italian boat captain is screaming obsinities at everyone constantly...Then you come in...unload the boat, pick up groceries, and fuel, and head back out to sea again...try that for 3 months streight...then its time to switch gear for bottom fishing...and then you do shrimp, and then it starts all over again...yea, it sucked. But you make DAMN GOOD $$. Unfortunately all that money is eaten up by a good therapist. :yes:

[MEP1000]

:pityfool-MrT: I think I'll pass. You are stronger than I :bow:

[ZX-14]

N Co. 101 Airborne, 75th rangers - 24/7 for 13 months 1968/69, you know the place...

[MEP1000]

N Co. 101 Airborne, 75th rangers - 24/7 for 13 months 1968/69, you know the place...


Yes I do. Glad you made it home and thanks :thumbup: