^^^^Whatever. Sometimes I think you are clueless. Maybe when you worked on the line it was far less automated than it is now and therefore more physical. Not to sound sexist here (but I will) how hard is it if my buddies girlfriend who weighs all of 90lbs works on the line at Chryslers? And Trish's mom worked on the line (100 lbs.) at GM for 15 years. Please..give me a break. It is NOT physically demanding to work on the line anymore. It is DULL...DULL as hell..but not physically demanding. Why? Because when it was demanding, too much of the work force was off on compensation. So they hired ergonomists and studied the range of motion, weights, repetitiveness etc.. to see what the body could handle without being injured. From there they got automated machines and zero weight lift assist for the heavy parts. My best friend James said, by far, the most difficult part of his job is boredom (minivan plant)
I've been in many, many manufacturing plants (Chrysler, Ford, GM, Monroe, Boeing, etc..) and I think the most difficult job I've ever seen was NOT on the line. It was the heavy equipment mechanics (trucks, forlifts, etc.). Everything they touched, including their tools were over-sized and weighed alot. A starter from a dumptruck weighed 90 lbs., I was told. Now THAT looked to be a difficult job. But on the line? Please...