on wednesday me and the guy i work under take the core drill to this manhole and we have to drill like 12 holes in it. he is telling me i have to listen to him closely or im dead because there's live high voltage wires on the other side and if I drill through and don't stop myself from hitting them and puncturing the insulation im dead. I didn't end up actually drilling for long because that shit is heavy and I can't hold it for longer than 30 seconds and the manhole wall is 8 inches thick. I'm incredulous at this bullshit and point out how obviously dangerous that shit is and shouldn't we have some better precaution and he's just calling me a pussy. I ask him what the safety guy would say and he calls the safety guy a pussy. I ask him what the foreman would say and he says that the foreman assigned this task to him because he trusts him. I suggest fastening some plywood to the other side so there's something else stopping whoever's drilling from DYING other than themselves and spotter but he declines. construction workers are mentally deficient.
