Did TL ever actually "work" in industry?

[Rust Cohle]

Seeing as he hails from Detroit, the home of many car manufacturers, I was wondering if anyone knew if Thomas ever worked in the manufacturing industry?

Maybe a first job to earn money for college, something like that?

The reason I ask is because I previously worked in the auto-parts manufacturing industry for about five years, and I know it very well.

If TL never actually worked there he sure has some amazing insights into what it is actually like, and what it feels like to be a part of it. Last night I read "Our Temporary Supervisor" and was literally shocked and jaw-dropped at some of the emotions and feelings it stirred in me from my time spent in that job.

Amazing!

[david]

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The reason I ask is because I previously worked in the auto-parts manufacturing industry for about five years, and I know it very well.

Was this before you became a homicide detective?

[DoktorH]

Quote Originally Posted by Rust Cohle

If TL never actually worked there he sure has some amazing insights into what it is actually like, and what it feels like to be a part of it. Last night I read "Our Temporary Supervisor" and was literally shocked and jaw-dropped at some of the emotions and feelings it stirred in me from my time spent in that job. Amazing!

I work in a call center, a big cubicle farm near the interstate, and I could also relate really well to that story and the other workplace-horror stories. I think the tedium, not knowing the reasoning behind certain tasks but doing them anyway because it is the job, etc can be found in a wide variety of workplaces.

[Rust Cohle]

Quote Originally Posted by david

Quote The reason I ask is because I previously worked in the auto-parts manufacturing industry for about five years, and I know it very well. Was this before you became a homicide detective?

Indeed it was

[Ascrobius]

Of course he did. He worked at Gale Research for about 23 years, and knows what life in the cubicle is all about.