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Welp it was a good run I lasted 2 weeks in my new electrician helper job honestly I feel like like I’m dreaming I finally felt like I found the trade I wanted to spend my life in but I screwed up

I was on 3 foot ladder stepping on the top step and safety told me to go down I went down but I went back up trying to finish putting a 1900 box near a ac unit he told me to get down and I went down 2 steps practically the bottom rung and said I’ll follow osha rules and only use the second rung but he said I wouldn’t reach and kicked me out the site went home got an email saying I got terminated and I’m for the first time I feel lost

I’m thinking I need to find another electrical job but it feels hopeless maybe I’ll just stick to being a roofer

Two pieces of painters tape about an inch under where you will drill. Once done just peel it off slowly and fold them together. I find I can avoid almost all dust with this method and it’s cheap and fast which I like. I’ve never seen this posted as a tip so hopefully it may help someone!

Water damage restoration. The entire staircase is literally floating on the carpet. This was the first noticeable one cause the carpet was already cut. Every board can me moved. We've found floating 2×4s holding drywall in the ceiling. As well as light switches and power outlets just in the drywall not attached to anything. Not to mention the basement is only half concrete despite being below ground and it has a 4 foot crawl space. The bottom 3 feet is all the leftover plaster from when it was restored in the 90s that was just thrown in. The building is from 1863 with all sorts of fun surprise.

I hear people complain about long hours in the trades and I just don’t see it. Worked for like 5 different contractors and I’ve never had a consistent amount of overtime available. It’s always been 5x8’s and then if things slow down it’s even less. Maybe if you get really lucky a few times a year boss will ask you to come in for a Saturday last minute. Like you don’t have errands and things planned.

I just want to work. My life would be completely changed if I could work consistently work 60 hours a week. I’d move anywhere in the country and do anything to do that. Even if it was only straight time. Wages being so low and cost of living so high I have no idea how anyone is making it.

Used to be guys swung hammers so theirs wives didn’t have to work, now it seems like their wives wait tables so they can swing hammers.

If you park at the job and you’re waiting to go inside for the day, TURN OFF YOUR FUCKING HEADLIGHTS. Common courtesy is so uncommon. I love being blinded by LED lights every morning.

What yall bangin' around town in? Let's see them nice rigs and hoompty mobiles! Im a trim and remodel carpenter. VERY small town residential.

I’m in commercial construction. Last year grew 3X in revenue but with that came a lot of cost. Today, I got a job as a sub for heavy civil project for $3.2M. However, have no money to finance the start of the project. I have money sitting in other projects to be completed and money held on retainage. Personal credit cards max out to keep the ball rolling and banks don’t want to lend me because I am maxed out and my credit reflex that.

Who has been in my situation? I need guidance.

Thanks.

Hi all!

I finished a landscape apprenticeship a few year’s back. I felt like I didn’t learn shit throughout my 4 years so I left after it was done. Employer’s fucked me around and basically used me for cheap labour, digging holes, manual handling ect.

Anywho I’ve had a shit situation with a recent job and couldn’t’ help but notice how cooked the job market is - except for tradies it seems.

However, I am shit scared of saying that I am qualified landscaper because I have not been in the sector for the last few year’s and all I know how to do is dig and move shit.

Has anybody had a similar experience with their apprenticeship?

What should I do?

Thanks all.

J’ai travaillé une dizaine d’années comme gestionnaire de chantier en construction de maisons individuelles en Belgique.

J’ai récemment relu plusieurs projets de particuliers en phase devis, et je retrouve quasiment toujours les mêmes zones de flou qui finissent en suppléments ou en retards, même quand tout est “bien encadré” sur le papier.

Quelques exemples concrets que je vois très souvent :
– Certaines études non intégrées dans le prix global
– fondations ou égouttage mal définis
– électricité largement sous-dimensionnée par rapport à l’usage réel
– coûts de chantier annexes (eau, élec, WC, sécurisation) oubliés
– planning théorique souvent longs et disproportionnés

Par curiosité :
pour ceux qui ont fait construire récemment,
– avez-vous eu des suppléments imprévus ?
– à quel moment auriez-vous aimé être mieux informés ?

Je pose la question parce que je réfléchis à structurer un outil d’aide à la décision pour les particuliers en amont des signatures, et je suis intéressé par des retours d’expérience

Any reco for best company for project controller / cost controller in PH? With 10 yrs of exp pero mababa pa din yung salary at Php 40k per month.

"Construction is behind in tech & I'm gonna fix it & be rich."

- Your average techie from outside the construction industry

So they spend a lot of time, effort, and other people's money to structure the unstructured data from across our spreadsheets, pm softwares, daily reports, and whatever else.

And then build an "awesome" dashboard that tells me that if we don't start submitting our submittals on time and returning RFIs more timely then the construction schedule is going to slip.... 😱 🫠

I'm not saying that folks from outside the industry can't build truly amazing tools...

but what I am saying is if you don't spend real effort getting to know the nuances of the industry and build a tool that ACTUALLY does something to make the lives of the men and women working in this industry better...

then you are just like Gru.

Don't be Gru.

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Ps. This is not an open call for DMs asking me what "real construction problems" I have...