Sounds a lot like being a cop - but I would add on "those who may get
killed" as well.
>Don't laugh, I can probably get you a
>job on the railroad, but consider
>this: you work 7 days a week with no
>holidays on most railroad jobs. Your
>days last anywhere from 9 to 14 hours. > You put in a minimum of 60
to 80
>hours a week. Management rules
>through fear and intimidation, holding >your job over your head for
the
>slightest infraction. Discipline is
>suspension for anywhere from 2 weeks
>to a year or more. The job itself is
>dangerous. In the 4 years I have been
>with the Burlington Northern Santa Fe
>Railway (formerly Santa Fe) 3
>coworkers have been killed, many more
>injured. I have personally run over a >suicidal man with my train
and hit
>(luckily empty) a stalled car at a
>crossing. This is not to mention the
>carnage I have seen done with others
>trains. They say there are 2 types of >engineers: those that have
killed
>someone and those that are going to.
==
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