Venting construction workers are mentally deficient (guy at work wants me to risk death)

[Indari]

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.

 

[Deleted member 265]

j-just work a blue collar job br0!

 

[Indari]

j-just work a blue collar job br0!

better than being neet and having nothing

 

[Deleted member 265]

better than being neet and having nothing

most neets probably live a life wealthier than bluecollarcels because they need to have money (from parents etc) to sustain that lifestyle in the first place

brutal actually

 

[ICanOnlyFapToBDSM]

j-just work a blue collar job br0!

when those /pol/ types say "learn a trade" they mean become technicians not construction workers lmao. "i'm an electrician and I make 200K i love my job I would hate being cooped up in an office *cracks coors light*"

blue pill cope.

 

[Indari]

most neets probably live a life wealthier than bluecollarcels because they need to have money (from parents etc) to sustain that lifestyle in the first place

brutal actually

ya

 

[Deleted member 265]

when those /pol/ types say "learn a trade" they mean become technicians not construction workers lmao. "i'm an electrician and I make 200K i love my job I would hate being cooped up in an office *cracks coors light*"

blue pill cope.

what

 

[CopeWithTheRope]

what more did you expect from alcoholics who more than likely dropped out of school?

 

[Indari]

when those /pol/ types say "learn a trade" they mean become technicians not construction workers lmao. "i'm an electrician and I make 200K i love my job I would hate being cooped up in an office *cracks coors light*"

blue pill cope.

technician what?

what

 

[ICanOnlyFapToBDSM]

what

 

[Indari]

what more did you expect from alcoholics who more than likely dropped out of school?

he is the smartest guy on the job

 

[Deleted member 126]

Construction is cool. It's a lot better than retail.

 

[Deleted member 265]

brutal whatpill

 

[CopeWithTheRope]

he is the smartest guy on the job

JFL.

 

[Deleted member 3385]

i did construction for a few years, most guys could not seem to give a fuck about what long term damage they do to themselves

using a circular saw with no hearing protection
working with no shirt on in summer
wearing no eye protection while using a nail gun
wearing no steel cap boots
etc
etc
etc

I wore knee pads and asked one guy why he didn't and he said "kneepads are for pussies", I was like ok enjoy your fucked up knees in a few decades, jfl

I was probably the only guy that wore full PPE, hat/glass etc. Cause construction is basically all sub-contracting there is no one to enforce anything. I'm not affected by the trying to be a hardass mentality that plagues most males I just laugh it off.

 

[Indari]

i did construction for a few years, most guys could not seem to give a fuck about what long term damage they do to themselves

using a circular saw with no hearing protection
working with no shirt on in summer
wearing no eye protection while using a nail gun
wearing no steel cap boots
etc
etc
etc

I wore knee pads and asked one guy why he didn't and he said "kneepads are for pussies", I was like ok enjoy your fucked up knees in a few decades, jfl

I was probably the only guy that wore full PPE, hat/glass etc. Cause construction is basically all sub-contracting there is no one to enforce anything. I'm not affected by the trying to be a hardass mentality that that plagues most males I just laugh it off.

sounds exactly like the guys at my work but worse. they are all union though

 

[Deleted member 14577]

wagecucking is hell

 

[Dregster]

most neets probably live a life wealthier than bluecollarcels

Gigacope

 

[Disillusioned]

wagecucking is hell

 

[Hunter]

what made you choose construction?

 

[Indari]

what made you choose construction?

trades seemed like the best option available that didn't require a degree since I have no motivation for uni and electrician seemed like the best one overall considering pay and conditions.

 

[Michael15651]

j-just work a blue collar job br0!

 

[Deleted member 1410]

better retard than high IQ

HAIL ST. POL POT

 

[Indari]

HAIL ST. POL POT

?

 

[Sadist]

I mean most construction workers I met barely passed high school or dropped out. Bunch of retards breaking their back for just a bit more than minimum wage and still think its some good job kek.

Choosing a specialized field was a good choice for you imo, better chance of career mobility.

 

[Indari]

I mean most construction workers I met barely passed high school or dropped out. Bunch of retards breaking their back for just a bit more than minimum wage and still think its some good job kek.

Choosing a specialized field was a good choice for you imo, better chance of career mobility.

dafuk u talking about? trades make good money

 

[Sadist]

trades make good money

Yeah they do.

Construction doesn't tho unless you are buddies with contractors or something. Otherwise your just doing rigorous work for just a bit more than min wage. I rather work some easy min wage job than working construction for just 16-20 dollars. kek enjoy ruining your health for a few dollars more.

 

[Indari]

Yeah they do.

Construction doesn't tho unless you are buddies with contractors or something. Otherwise your just doing rigorous work for just a bit more than min wage. I rather work some easy min wage job than working construction for just 16-20 dollars. kek enjoy ruining your health for a few dollars more.

trades are construction though and not all ruin your health

 

[Sadist]

trades are construction though

yeah but its the only one that is ass

not all ruin your health

Thats why I said you made a good decision in choosing a more specialized job in electricity. Electricians and even plumbers have it way easier than construction workers.

 

[Indari]

Electricians and even plumbers

are construction workers

 

[Sadist]

are construction workers

What I meant was the laborers. When people think of construction workers they think of them.

 

[Deleted member 5861]

Incel working in a notorious alpha male blue color environment JFL no wonder you are mentally instable.

 

[SilentSoup]

If you're in the US don't forget about OSHA, "lock out tag out", safety trainings, and all the other occupational safety stuff. If you're in a blatantly unsafe situation document everything and get your boss/safety guy over as soon as you can. If they don't resolve the issue escalate. It's your life on the line boyo!

I used to work at a manual labor job (not construction but kinda similar) and I was a stickler for that. This is one case where "the law" is really on your side trying to help you. I really enjoyed getting to fuck off watching training videos and getting trained to do random tasks, it was one of the few good parts of the job.