Railworker issues, lay them out for us.

[Inkslinger]

Maybe at this point I should say that I am not uncaring about rail workers’ plights. My younger sister’s boyfriend fell between two couplers and had his pelvis turned to mush. It’s rough, and I respect anyone who does hard work and works hard.

But I wonder if part of the issue with recruiting and retention isn’t that the job is horrible for the pay. Perhaps the world has just become accustomed to easier work for more pay.

I bet $500 I could get some African acquaintances to move here and kill it at those jobs with a grateful attitude.
That’s a reflection on American culture overall more than simply rail workers. By a bad company culture just makes things worse.

You’re not alone in thinking that. There’s a lot of soft men walking around our country thinking they’re hard men.