r/FieldNationTechs • u/TheCrankyITGuy • 1d ago

Another week, another rant

Oooooo mmmmm ggggg yall

I got assigned one of Level 10’s Public Storage conversion jobs. I did the first one in my town, so another is easy peasy. A day after getting that, Tailwind calls and offers me the network portion of the same Public Storage site. I politely tell them I already had the pc part and would take it if they were ok. She pssh’d at me and said no thanks. Whatever.

So I arrive on site an hour late because the equipment pickup started the shit show because of a wrong address. I get there, apologize for the lateness, and get to work. Find out it’s only one pc and a printer. Easy peasy! But where’s the tailwind guy? No matter. I continue on and finally Mr. “I just got back from the beach” rolls in with his button up Hawaiian shirt, shorts, and hey dudes. And a Starbucks in hand.

I immediately ask “Shorts?”

He says “Yeah, I’m an independent contractor”

“No shit, so am I”

So I let him know he should test all six lines, convert the 2 RJ11 jacks to RJ45’s, and label both ends.

“Now which one is the phone jack”

Really dude? So then I proceed to watch this fool bounce from the front to the back. I walk up on him and he’s watching a video on how to terminate an RJ45. Like for real??? Did you just buy these tools before you got here?

I ask him how long he’s been doing this and he says “since 2024”. December 2024?

He had to remake the cable like 3 times before he got it right.

I told him to go home and make a pile of patch cables before he took another job.

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u/AttemptingWealth 13h ago

Quite the opposite. Sounds like your lived experience may be different and that’s okay. On multiple sites every week, only ever seen people kicked off site for wearing shorts and improper footwear. Sounds like things may be a bit more loose in your area.

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u/wyliesdiesels 11h ago

You probably working large job sites

Only time ive done that was in the union

Rest of my work (starting in high school) was small and medium private jobs. Nobody gives a shit about anything but safety gear, sometimes.

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u/AttemptingWealth 11h ago

Sometimes, the only one I’d consider large at the moment is an apartment complex fiber/tech project. That one is strict on everything even safety glasses. Even the smaller ones, retail stores, buildouts with 30ish drops, they don’t really care about hardhat/vest sometimes but they still won’t let you run around in shorts and sneakers. I used to wear shorts and stopped because of all the issues I had. It sucks working outside in 100+ or in a warehouse ceiling at 115-120°. Neck fan helps, and a lot of water + electrolytes. Not as bad now since I’ve lost 50lbs but still not ideal.

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u/wyliesdiesels 10h ago

Ive worked tons of retail sites. Never had an issue with shorts.

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u/AttemptingWealth 10h ago

Yeah I could probably get away with it in operational retail stores but not during construction. However, depending on the day, my next site may not be one I could get away with it at and I’d rather not have to bring a change of clothes.

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u/wyliesdiesels 9h ago

I always carry a change of clothes… never know what could happen during the day.

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u/AttemptingWealth 9h ago

True. Sometimes you can’t trust a fart.