by Komachi
Okay, here's an odd question for ya out of right field...
Do you need to have 20/20 vision to do the job? I ask, because my vision, CORRECTED, is 20/50 - 20/60. I know they have the huge map on one of the walls, and I'm not sure if I'd be able to see all the info. on the screen/map if I were to do a job like that. Do you have a miniature version of the system map (at least for the region served by the dispatching center) at your workstation, or would they mind a guy sitting at his desk tracking his trains with a pair of binoculars? My perscription has trifocals, so reading printouts and computer screens aren't much of a problem, but reading things at a distance can sometimes be difficult (why I upgraded from a 13" to a 24" TV, so I can watch my foreign films and more easily read the subtitles), depending on the size and font of the text.
No, I am not joking about this and yes I am seriously inquiring about it. I doubt I could get a job as a trainman with my eyes (always wanted to be an engineer when I was a kid), but given my experience as a radio DJ, I figure I might be able to do dispatching as a railroad-related job. Just wondering how important it is to read that map on the wall (which, I assume is a VERY important thing).
Do you need to have 20/20 vision to do the job? I ask, because my vision, CORRECTED, is 20/50 - 20/60. I know they have the huge map on one of the walls, and I'm not sure if I'd be able to see all the info. on the screen/map if I were to do a job like that. Do you have a miniature version of the system map (at least for the region served by the dispatching center) at your workstation, or would they mind a guy sitting at his desk tracking his trains with a pair of binoculars? My perscription has trifocals, so reading printouts and computer screens aren't much of a problem, but reading things at a distance can sometimes be difficult (why I upgraded from a 13" to a 24" TV, so I can watch my foreign films and more easily read the subtitles), depending on the size and font of the text.
No, I am not joking about this and yes I am seriously inquiring about it. I doubt I could get a job as a trainman with my eyes (always wanted to be an engineer when I was a kid), but given my experience as a radio DJ, I figure I might be able to do dispatching as a railroad-related job. Just wondering how important it is to read that map on the wall (which, I assume is a VERY important thing).
~Erik Paulson
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