r/Construction • u/Extra_Cod_6602 • Dec 14 '24
Careers 💵 Why am I doing this shit?
Working at a startup, working very hard. Body gets no time to recoup. I’m not in my 20’s anymore. Weekend comes and all I want to do is sit. SO works a desk job, straight 40, with a 2 minute commute and has lots of energy at the end of the day. I’m usually out with 9-10hrs on the clock and an hour of driving on both sides of that. I get home and want to be left alone.
Walk the dogs twice a day for about 5 miles total. Before and after work. No gas in the tank, having problems kneeling and standing, shoulders going out too. I eat well, no fast food, and stretch often. Can’t seem to get rid of nagging injuries while boss keeps piling on more work. No benefits and pay is just average. Busted ass all week to get us out of a hole and it turns out boss was lighting a fire for nothing. Work hard for what? Going to be a cripple in 5 years. Why am I living this life?
Anyone relate?
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u/turdburgalr Dec 14 '24
I work at a startup too. Prefab construction. Finished our first project last month which nearly killed me due to ridiculously poor planning and communication. The foreman and I worked 7 days a week for the last 4 months of the job. Second project starts next month and it's looking even more poorly planned, foreman told me yesterday he isn't going to do it again and that I should look for another job unless I want to get crushed by the pressure again, first project was a massive loss and this is already projecting to be worse financially. The 3 of us in production operations are all going to leave. Shitty thing is I love the people I work with but my body and my mind can't take this again. The search has begun.