Unpopular opinion: Boilermaker schedules are harder on families than people think

Emma West · 2026-03-07T23:55:50.965854+00:00

Missing birthdays becomes normal, and that's rough.

Yeah I read an article about how the travel and weird hours really add up, more than some regular jobs. Kinda what @jackson.jenny said about lots of jobs doing it, but it seems next level for them.

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jackson.jenny7mo ago

Lots of jobs do that though.

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claireg897mo ago

My uncle was a boilermaker for twenty years, totally get it. He missed half my birthdays growing up, never easy.

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