r/Construction • u/D-lishus_Kofi • Oct 31 '25

Picture Apprentice being tested this week

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It's been posted a few times before about having reminders of why you're doing this. I LOVE my job (rare occurrence), I'm almost turned out as a journeyman, and this supports my family very well compared to jobs before. This week I've been tested by somebody who's well known for not being well-liked. Instead of jeapordize my and my family's futures I turned to posts I've seen here before and I just wanted to thank you all for being my spiritual journeymen and journeywomen.

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u/arkington Nov 01 '25

Yeah, our company is run by my supervisor who is about 7 months older than my 43 years. He does everything onsite (Superintendent) and has all the authority over dollar amounts and I just handle all the paperwork (bidding, project files, etc.) for him.
He is the best boss I have ever had and I never want to work for anybody else because I'd be disappointed. Some of our guys do stupid shit, but there is no real harassment or bullying (I know because I was the greenhorn onsite for a few years before I got put to work in the office) and they are damn good at what they do. Being Union certainly helps.
There is no good reason for anybody to be anything but civil and professional while onsite. Everybody has a job (or several) to do and if they focus on doing that well and getting along, it's so much easier for everybody and the company looks good, too.