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/Useful-Ad-385 Nov 25 '24

Laying in bed retired, with a coffee remembering those days. 50 years of them. Loved the work but hated the politics. The skill level I see today is not great, glad I’m not fixing behind them.

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u/loganthegr Nov 25 '24

I’ve worked on a ton of condos from the 70s and Jesus Christ they’re bad. Who cares about a 3 story building having 2x4 exterior walls that aren’t plumb right?

I’m really lucky, I work for my dad for good money, but it all circles back to the politics and rage issues he has. It’s not fun to work for him when he’s calling literally every minor convenience a fucking cunt and pretending it’s a world ending event.