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What was the last time you worked incredibly hard?

Posted - August 27, 2017

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  • 13071
    Two weeks ago when my grandsons great grandparents went out of town for two weeks and i didnt get one day off from taking care of him. I didnt even get to go to the gym. They usually get him for a few hours a day to let me get a few things done around the house, and i get to swim too. Those two weeks i didnt get one break. Two year olds take alot of energy. :))
      August 27, 2017 7:07 PM MDT
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  • 17592
    I removed wallpaper (the worst job in the world) from two rooms before my contractor started........I was helping, you know.  Save a little labor money.  Not.  He came in and talked me into replacing all of the drywall.  
      August 27, 2017 7:20 PM MDT
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  • 19937
    I had to remove one wall with wallpaper in my bedroom a while back.  I thought my arms would fall off.
      August 27, 2017 9:28 PM MDT
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  • 17592
    It is an awful job.  I cant' believe its getting popular again.  I want no part of it.
      August 27, 2017 10:39 PM MDT
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  • 19937
    I put it up, too, but taking it down was worse.  I'd never do it again. 
      August 28, 2017 7:55 AM MDT
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  • 19937
    To be honest, it's been quite a while.
      August 27, 2017 9:29 PM MDT
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  • Many moons ago, the company I worked for had a major emergency and invoked a mandatory work schedule to solve the problem.
    We worked seven days a week for three & a half months ... 12 hrs. M-F and 10 hrs. Sat. & Sunday.
      August 27, 2017 10:59 PM MDT
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  • 17592
    Wow..........I hope you weren't exempt from the overtime requirements at the time. 
      August 27, 2017 11:25 PM MDT
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  • I wound up in the hospital. My Boss thought I was having a heart attack ... turned out to be nothing but pulled muscles and exhaustion.
      August 27, 2017 11:38 PM MDT
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  • 17592
    So it was physical work.  I wondered when I read it the first time.  Exhaustion can sure be dangerous. 
      August 28, 2017 1:40 AM MDT
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  • Not that physical. I was carrying a heavy, but small, fixture and because I was so tired I decided to carry it on my shoulder, instead of in front of me. While walking with it, I decided to change shoulders and with both hands started to lift it over my head to the other shoulder. As it reached it's apex, I got sharp pains in my chest and it scared me. I told the Boss and he called the medics.

    And now you know the rest of the story. :) This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at August 28, 2017 4:17 PM MDT
      August 28, 2017 3:48 AM MDT
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  • 17592
      August 28, 2017 4:18 PM MDT
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  • 34246
    Daily.

      September 19, 2017 1:03 PM MDT
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  • 46117
    The last 10 weeks of school.

      September 19, 2017 1:10 PM MDT
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  • 394
    I'm a Elementary school teacher: planning, teaching, grading papers, communicating with parents... it's hard work- daily This post was edited by ally at September 19, 2017 3:18 PM MDT
      September 19, 2017 3:04 PM MDT
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  • 44602
    Odd...I enjoyed teaching so much it wasn't work to me. It was fun.
      September 19, 2017 3:21 PM MDT
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  • 394
    I agree the teaching part is fun. Now there is so much more paperwork that needs to be filled out sometimes, I feel like a data entry clerk, backwards planning with the common core standards in mind takes a long time to keep children engaged with rigorous lessons and always being pushed by administration to keep test scores up because the schools are graded by how students do on the tests. And teachers are also graded on how well their students do on the tests. It would be nice if I could just teach.
      September 19, 2017 4:46 PM MDT
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