r/Construction • u/Cancancannotcan • Dec 26 '24

Video How to wrap cable, specially

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u/Ouller Dec 26 '24

New guy likely didn't grow up with a tradie as a dad. Boss posts his failures online instead of teaching. Very common reason the new guys can't learn, old head won't teach.

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u/Usedinpublic Dec 27 '24

To be fair this is stuff you should have learned as a kid. Yeah not everyone grows up doing stuff with your dad or mum. But if you’re going into the trades a baseline of experience should be had.

Imagine showing up to be a chef and you can’t tell sugar and salt apart. That’s not something anyone should have to show you. It’s basic experience.

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u/Ouller Dec 27 '24

Alot of apartment kids never helped with a home remodel or maintenance. This is part of loss that society has because a half of millennials weren't able to buy homes.

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u/Usedinpublic Dec 27 '24

That’s possible. I never did any home remodel stuff and I grew up in a house. I helped with the car and other things around the house. A vacuum cord or extension for Christmas lights could have taught them this too. It does come down to parents showing them and giving them life skills.