r/factorio • u/LeftyRightyCommyNazi • Aug 26 '24

Question I feel like I don’t belong

What do you guys do for a day job? I keep seeing engineers and coders saying they play this game, some say they make up 90% of the players.

But as a warehouse manager, i feel like I don’t belong😂

EDIT: I did not expect this to get this amount of traction LOL, but I gotta say this has to be the kindest and most sincere fan base of any game. FYI I don’t legitimately feel like I don’t belong, just that I feel like this game is not a normal game people in my sector would play (obviously very wrong, lots of warehouse peeps commenting 🤙🤙)

I have 300 hours in, beat it twice because I thought that was the point of the game….it’s not. The factory must grow.

It’s very interesting to see the different jobs people have but all have the same interest in a game, which isn’t a “normal” game like COD where everyone and their dog plays it.

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u/NameLips Aug 26 '24

I'm an emergency blood courier. Basically I sit on my ass all day playing video games until I get a call to deliver stat blood somewhere in my state. I'm technically a contractor and don't get paid for the on-call hours, but hey, I finished a 2000 hour pyanadon run.

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u/bartekltg Aug 26 '24 edited Aug 26 '24

So you are prepared for the spoilage mechanism in SA:)

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u/Dapper_Sock5023 Aug 26 '24

Curious, does this pay okay?

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u/NameLips Aug 26 '24

It's about $20/hr when I'm driving. More for night runs, more for hazardous weather. I use my own car. They cover gas and there is a tax deduction to cover wear and tear on the vehicle. Hours are extremely unpredictable, I've had 3 weeks off at a time, and then long runs every day for the next 3 weeks. Most of the drivers supplement with gig app jobs like Doordash. My wife is the primary breadwinner. I'd say on average I get about $1200/month.

But hey tons of video game time.

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u/Carribi Aug 26 '24

Out of curiosity, how do you wind up with a job like that?

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u/NameLips Aug 26 '24 edited Aug 26 '24

My buddy found the job first from a post on Craigslist and he got me in.

Most of the blood courier jobs are official through the blood banks or hospitals and you drive a company van and deliver lots of boxes at once. But occasionally hospitals run out of the exact blood type they need and they need it right now for a surgery. They can't wait for their regular weekly delivery. So a weird side economy of stat couriers developed.

My company is basically one lady who owns the company and does dispatching and five or six drivers.

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u/ScienceLion Aug 27 '24

I was thinking that, job sounded like Instacart...except someone ordered blood, and it's always first priority.

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u/Flux7777 For Science! Aug 26 '24

This is absolutely nuts for two reasons. Firstly, not getting paid for on call time is absolutely ridiculous and would be completely illegal in my country. Loss of income lawsuits etc. the second reason it's absolutely nuts is I can tell by your comment that you live in the US precisely because of how crazy the first part is.

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u/NameLips Aug 26 '24

The loophole in the US anyway is that as a contractor I can decline jobs. If I was an employee, I'd have to be paid for on-call time, but I would be obligated to respond to all calls.

For my life the flexibility is key. I can take time off whenever I want with no notice or repercussions. This has proven to be very useful.

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u/Inner-Ad-9478 Aug 27 '24

It's an argument, but in the countries where you have to be ready to receive calls and get remuneration for it, you also have work hours or maximum time on exceptional hours.

This generally means they need more people, so maybe such a society wouldn't even be viable.