I can't respect you as a man unless you've put at least 1,000 hours into manual labor

[ae1555]

lol... OP, I don't give a **** about your respect that I will be a man until I do manual labor. Everyone has their own way of doing things. I prefer to spend that 1000 hours to my mind, and really making my inner world as strong and well built as possible. I'll do a little bit of labor, it's not bad at all, done it as a teenager, but I really have no interest in that stuff now. People grow out of that stuff, and find ways that make them excel for themselves, and a couple people find that in manual labor.

As long as you are able to create your own self-discipline, it can be done in whatever way.

[DankSnaks]

inb4 negged by College kids who've never worked a hard day in their life.

Brb go to college.
Brb over 2000+ hours into commercial roofing/sheet-metal.

You better shut your damn trap before you start generalizing college kids as lazy.

[HipsterBert]

Carpenter's son checking in. Been working as a laborer and carpenters assistant since i was 14 for a part time job, during school now i do odd jobs / handy man work, and during the summer i work full time. It's definitely hard work, but it is very satisfying to see the finished project when you're done.

[blinkers88]

Either op is an elaborate troll or just a fuking moran

[electabuzz]

I've always been very hands on, fixing things etc, and have definitely put 1000 hours in through highschool and college, I'm now on my way to becoming a classical watchmaker using my hands in much more demanding and precise ways, as well as my head, so it's a great mix.

But I do not think it makes you a man to do physical labour, I think it's very valuable experience that will teach you to pursue a more mentally challenging job and will certainly toughen you up, to say that it is required or will benefit everyone is a serious blanket statement.

[SayWhatAgain12]

Either op is an elaborate troll or just a fuking moran

this, srs. Can't ****ing stand that mindset.

IF YOU HAVEN'T BUILT YOUR OWN HOUSE BY THE TIME YOU'RE 40 YOU'RE NOT A MAN.

IF YOU DON'T HUNT THE MEALS YOU PROVIDE FOR YOUR FAMILY, YOU'RE NOT A MAN.

etc etc etc

[fishnbrah]

ITT OP is mad he makes $10/hr. manual labor is mindless work. i grew up doing construction, damn you work with some dumb bastards. but i guess thats like every other job

[TheAdlerian]

Carpenter's son checking in. Been working as a laborer and carpenters assistant since i was 14 for a part time job, during school now i do odd jobs / handy man work, and during the summer i work full time. It's definitely hard work, but it is very satisfying to see the finished project when you're done.

You should stop doing what you like and be forced to work in an office focusing on paperwork, or no respect.

[Withoutreason]

did 900-1000 hours at UPS, i'd count UPS as manual labour, 4am start lifting heavy chit pls go

[jiMithing11]

11 years doing mechanic work, 6 of them as a certified professional, certified welder.

quit that chit to go back to school for ChE, white collar>>>>blue collar, srs.

[inchamery]

manual labor is better then desk jobs imo... i like the constant work/ moving around much better... much more gratifying

[803988294]

I worked on a farm every summer for a few years, and I've also worked for a landscape company for a while. The worst job I've had, by far, was in tech support, where I sat around on my butt for 8-12 hours a day.

sweat and sunburn > stress

..but I do agree with the sentiment of this thread. Some people have never done a real days work in their entire lives.

[newtmiscer]

have already probably spent that much time srs

[STAYDENCH]

Lifting, in a sense is manual labor; I would do a job like that for summer instead of a ****ty shop assistant though

[LMW]

dammit i only worked 999 manual hour labors, guess im not a man

[hillt3000]

I worked 3 years in a manufacturing job (air and oil filters) and besides from the money I got it was a complete waste of my abilities and time.

[do13]

Real talk, I don't care what your career path is nor how busy your life is, every man should have worked some sort of manual labor job before the age of 30, at least a thousand hours at that. Why? It gives you some perspective on the real world, it gives you experience and pushes you to your limit getting up at 4-5 am and working 9-12 hour days in the hot/cold with other hard kunts. The things you can learn from this are amazing, it'll carry over to many other things in your life. I always see *******s whining about their 8-9 hour desk job, you *******s are weak if you think that's the least bit tiring. Whether it's dirt work, roofing, landscaping, etc. every man should have some sort of experience in these fields, not only for your resume and experience, but for yourself, as a man. Knowing you're capable of working in such extremes is satisfying and gives you more confidence in your own abilities.

I took a year off at 18 and put in 500 hours into roofing/landscaping, and have put in another 1500 since then doing it part-time and the benefits and experience make it all worth the while.

inb4 negged by College kids who've never worked a hard day in their life.

Know this feel. You aint worked hard til you're on your tenth hour of shoveling manure in 90 degree heat.

[TheCore84]

Nobody cares what you think op.

[BrandG]

Worked 14 hour days as a landscaper one summer (not lawn care, real landscaping like leveling ground, clearing trees, building fences etc...), have spent roughly 1,000 hours building sheds/playhouses for higher end people (badass two story playhouses btw) and just started a new disaster-clean-up job where we clear mold, rebuild walls, do sheet-rock etc... all before the age of 19.


















It sucks ass haha.

[hermanmunster2]

Do backbreaking work to gain the respect of some cocksucker on the internet and get crap pay for it: ✓

I wouldn't have done it if I would have been able to pay my way through college otherwise. OP is a chit for brains.

[boutTreefiddy]

Manual laborer checking in. been pouring concrete every summer with my dad for last 3-4 years.

brb lifting heavy ass metal forms

[Romanus122]

does refurbishing, teaking, rubbing down and treating hand made acoustic guitars count?

[Brogeta]

I haven't put a single hour in manual labor. It disgusts me (srs). Touching something dirty repulses me. I pay someone to take out my trash.

[blkbelt42]

Age: 23

[LaxinAround]

while you make $15 an hour, some guy you dont respect will be able $120 on wallstreet

Lollll this

[skullcrusher149]

I probably have a few thousand hours of labour under my belt. Being a grocery clerk for a busy grocery store can actually be pretty damn exhausting, especially spending a few hours each day in the pop isle. I've also spent a year as a handy-man at a dog kennel, have been on-and-off at a horse stable and then various construction projects with my dad when I lived at home (2 garages, 2 wind-fences, pouring concrete, multiple sheds, 1 guest-house, fuark).

Also, since this seems to be a good place to ask, how many of you brahs have experience with landscaping? I need a seasonal job before school starts up in the fall - sounds interesting.

[torpstar711]

OP you realize that without all the non-manual labor jobs that you look down on and call "soft", we'd still be in the stone age. Oh, and those guys make a chit ton more than you.

Nothing against hard working laborers but closed minded *******s like you are whats bringing this country down.

[Troyisalwaysme]

Strong odds.

[YasiinBey]

OP shut the phuck up i have worked manual labor straight for 3+ years and it doesn't mean ****.

[leonbrew]

hey OP I can't respect you until you were born into a war zone, live in a post-war corrupt communist country, journey for a week and a half on a boat to neutral countries with barely a bowl of rice every 2 days, get accepted into Canada as a political asylum refugee while knowing nothing about the place, arrive there with 3 pairs of clothing and less than 5 dollars, and now make 100k a year after 30 years of hard work.





































































ok op