Posted by Ultradog MN on April 08, 2018 at 04:31:49 from (172.58.83.141):
I worked 9 hours yesterday - in addition to a full week on another job. I tiled the area above the countertops in a splendid home. The owner is a doctor - a specialist, does surgery all day, everyday. He worked yesterday too. He said his workload is very high right now. I've worked for them before. When he got home I was surprised at how tired he looked. Really drained. We chatted for a bit as I worked. I asked him how much ibuprofin a guy could take without harming himself. He asked how much I was taking and I told him about 1000 mg per day. He said a guy could take that much almost indefinately. I was relieved. Then he said he takes more than that himself. I asked him why. He said it is very hard to do high tech surgery all day. Bending over. Standing in one place so long. Holding your arms just so. 4, 6, even 8 hours sometimes. He needed the ibuorofin just to keep going. He's about 50. You'd think in the prime of his life. He said he was getting old. It was hard to keep going. I have 15 years on him. Told him it was all down hill from here. Said he'd know he was getting old when he woke up to pee once or twice a night. He said he was an insomniac and rarely slept through the night anyway. He said there was a lot of pressure. He is nearly a perfect specimen of a man. Tall, slim but well built. Excercises daily. I have known this guy for about 12 years. Have worked for them before. They have all the trappings of a high income. I can see him aging though. It made me realize the high price he pays for that income. I take my work home with me. Think about it, solve problems after hours. But I can let it go too. Relax and have some fun. This guy lives it 24/7. It never goes away. I make mistakes. I might cut a piece of tile wrong. No big deal. I just cut another. This guy doesn't get to make mistakes. A life is in his hands every time. And the malpractice wolves are always circled around him wating for an incorrect flick of his finger. I don't know where I'm going with this. But I've been thinking about it a lot here. We sometimes complain about our jobs. Think they're hard, think about burn out. Most of us have it easy compared to this guy. Yes, he makes a lot of money. Has a beautiful wife, great house, lovely family. But at what cost to his body and soul? We are afraid to go under the knife. Yet we have supreme confidence that this guy can pull us through. This guy can not make a mistake. Ever! He works an enormous amount. It must be very hard. I felt like putting my arm on his shoulder, like an older brother might and give him some encouragement. Wanted to tell him I admired him and felt sorry for him too. Tell him not to wreck himself. Of course I didn't. He's too far above my station in life. And he's a doctor, a specialist, a surgeon, the consumate professional. He knows more than this simple carpenter. I guess all I can do is give him my very best work at tiling. Plus a little. Like his life is in my hands. Because that's what he does every day. And he deserves it.
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