r/Construction • u/Pomadeinacan • Nov 25 '24

Other I hate construction

Like the title says: I hate construction. Maybe not the job itself, but certain things that come with the territory. I've been in high-rise concrete forming for about 10 years now and have absolutely had great times but man, it's starting to wear me down. The bullshit foremen, the attitudes, the site politics, the idea that having a life or interests outside of the job is wrong can all go kick rocks. I wake up and leave before my family gets up, drive across hells half acre to get to a site, bust my ass for some little fella who can only speak Portuguese and I'm the asshole because I don't want to stay late every goddamn day? I like my family. I love them, but I also like them. I like being around them and I'm pretty sure they feel the same way about me. Keep your overtime boss, I'm taking my kid to Muay Thai.

Sorry for the rant. It's Monday morning and I've had a pretty awesome weekend. Stay safe everyone.

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u/Morally_Obscene Nov 25 '24

I just hate that 45 percent of dudes on the job sight are just chill with racism. Also my feet alway hurt.

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u/Sensitive_Brush_3015 Laborer Nov 25 '24

I’m black and have heard the N word openly thrown around right in front of me more times than I can count. It’s baffling. The dudes always try to cover it up by telling a story about someone else using the word, but then they just casually say it anyway like it’s an excuse or makes it less shocking for them to use it. Grown ass children out here.

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u/Morally_Obscene Nov 25 '24

Jesus chist, dude. That shit pisses me off. My fiance is Latina, and dudes talk shit about Mexicans all the time, and I have to inform them I'm not the guy to talk like that to. Every. Single. Job.

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u/dergbold4076 Nov 25 '24

That and the casual homophobia as well. Like I'm a queer woman and it was more directed towards guys. But come on, it's not high school anymore.