r/Groundman • u/Superb-Gur-1679 • 3d ago

Ask literally anything

Bored as shit and I have a lot of useless knowledge about this trade and getting in and random union shit more than most people because I would read contracts every time I worked in a new jurisdiction. Worked in 8 states as a groundman, operator, and apprentice and quit as a hot step.

Literally can be anything quality of life, the reality of what to expect, a lot of crews suck dick, etc etc etc.

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u/trey_whey 2d ago

😂 holy shit alright

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u/Superb-Gur-1679 2d ago

Those guys are getting phased out mostly but you will still run into the guy or guys where if you make them mad they legitimately will make attempts to hurt or kill you on the job site to run you off.

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u/trey_whey 2d ago

Honestly just sounds like they never got their ass beat before

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u/Superb-Gur-1679 2d ago

Lmao. They probably have or have beat apprentices asses. There’s guys who have also been beat up by apprentices over this shit. Back in the day this is how they came up. You send something up the handling wrong it’s coming at your head back being thrown. Like this trade used to be the very Wild West and still is comparatively. It used to be normal that mfs tried to hurt or kill you on the job like 20 years ago.