Do you talk to people like that face to face?I'm 53 I've been a carpenter for 30 yes,15 yrs superintendent for concrete contractor. I've been riding dirt bikes since 1970,bought my 1st home in 89,raised a family,waiting on some grandkids.you come across as tough guy,hardass who you trying to impress?we're talking about a two bit motor that's basically a hobby. Not some government project that's over budget and behind schedule. Take it easy young man all that stress is gonna put you in an early grave.I'm not hatin on you,I was kinda like that at work.but I found out you get more work out of people when you treat them decent.it'll be ok.
sorry, its nothing personal.
just sometimes one repeats things over and over and the answers are so bleedingly OBVIOUS.
if you have been in the position of foreman as you say, you should be well aware of just how stupid people can be. im not saying your stupid, not at all.
if you have been superintendent for a concrete company, if you are a carpenter, shouldnt using a bit of solder be fairly obvious? really? can you change the blade on your circular saw? tell the 13mm M8 left hand bolt holding the blade in from a 5/16" unc RH? dont you flinch on the inside and get a tad annoyed when a 4th yr apprentice shoves a brand new blade through a nail for the third time that day? grabs multigrips or a shifter rather than the correct spanner? you said it gently the two previous times.... but somewhere the line must be drawn... tools cost money! im sure youve seen formwork collapse because some fool was too busy checking out the ladies to make sure he was screwing into a main framing timber...
yeah, maybe i got lucky, grew up in a mechanics workshop, always dirty, and my father died when i was 3 months old. i also wasnt allowed near a TV. it was books or nothing. university level physics and chemistry books, mind you...
when i was in yr 3, noone would tell me why a small dc motor from a toy car SHOULDNT be stuck in the 240v AC power point...so i worked it out for myself
i was frustrated that i couldnt just buy mercury or potassium chlorate at the local chemist as a ten yr old.... strontium? i knew that made fireworks turn red, and sodium created yellow, while still at primary school. sometimes i wish i had concentrated on the maths side of it...
yes, im still alive, i still have all my fingers, and while i can perform miracles for employers...im completely useless when it comes to working for myself, ie starting my own business from scratch. im lazy, unorganised, and scatterbrained
i also find murphy ALWAYS rears his ugly head
we all have our imperfections.
i have been a foreman before. i got sick and tired of management always hiring people with no previous experience, no interest in what they do, and no freaking practical "interviews". easier to just be a grunt and not worry anymore. im not a ticketed welder, but i can get a job as a welder as long as there is a PRACTICAL test... most 5-6G/F welding work DEMANDS it, they dont care if you have no ticket, as long as your work passes the xray/destruction test... ive seen trade qualified people that couldnt change a tap washer or mow a lawn.and as for people that have been to uni and "know it all"...HA!
sorry if i came across as arrogant. real life , i bite my lip and keep my mouth shut. let people work it out for themselves. more amusing that way
its not me that has to tell them off, or fire them. unless they WILLINGLY WANT TO LEARN AND CAN THINK FOR THEMSELVES. then im the most helpful of people...
dunno why, but ill stick to pouring my own concrete
ive learnt that when i want it done properly, only one person will...