Ive been in track for 11 years. I have no complaints. Its a good living if you accept it for what it is. Ive been a track inspector for just over 8 years now.
The best advice i can give to all you fresh pineapples, dont come out of school acting cocky. Take your time to learn the job. Learn the moves. You dont have to be loud and act cool to try and fit in with the senior guys. They will take notice and accept you if you are a good worker. With all due respect, you dont know shit down here. And thats how you will be viewed for a while. Dont take it personally, we all went thru it. And you will put new guys thru it too in a few more years. Dont worry about making friends. This is a job, not high school. But dont make any enemies either. Keep you head down, but your eyes and ears open. Your top priority every day is to go home in one piece, alive. Just the way you came to work. I wish you all the best of luck with this new job. And i hope to see some of you out on the tracks puttin in work.
And remember, dont sit in my chair in the quarters lol
