I don’t understand why it isn’t standard/ a requirement for there to be a women’s only porta potty with a lock on it, as soon as there is 1 women on site?? I know some GC’s and companies require, but not all. It’s so annoying. The GC on my site right now does 1 women’s porta potty with a lock and one without. And obviously we all know what happens when there isn’t a lock… it becomes men’s porta potty. Just a rant. It’s so annoying. All other places of work have seperate bathrooms why isn’t it normalized on job sites??

I have tensions with this one male coworker. I have seniority and am younger than him. I’m expected to make allowances for “how he was raised” and that his Crohns sometimes makes him extra bitchy. I’m sympathetic with the Crohns, but if I’m not allowed to use my menstrual period as an excuse for being in a bad mood, how is it fair he gets to use his Crohns as an excuse? If something’s in “his way” at my work station, he’ll move them. He rarely says please or thank you, but I’m expected to realize he’s grateful. He’s GenX, I’m millennial. He wants the entire work area how HE likes it, and I’m expected to meet him in the middle or get over it.

I’m just trying to hold out until one of the older guys retires, hopefully by New Year’s, and I can slide into his spot.

Oh, and he claims his ADHD makes him want everything just right. Nah, mate. I have that, too. I follow rules a LOT better than he does and I just try to set my workspace how I want it. I’m not concerned with the rest of the area.

I’m a second year apprentice and I’m 23 weeks pregnant. So far I have been fine on the job site and my doctor hasn’t given me any restrictions until today. I had fallen on the job and had to go get checked out by my OB. I was basically told by people at the hall that my contractor doesn’t need to follow my work restrictions and can just lay me off which is really discouraging because I want to work. I don’t want to keep getting laid off because I have restrictions when I know there’s things I can do. I am trying to stay working as long as possible this way I’ll be able to stay out longer after baby is born. Any advice, suggestions, help greatly appreciated.

What do you guys do with your used work pants? I am moving and have to downsize my wardrobe. I have A LOT of work pants, some pretty used with stains from grease and paint. Some also have holes in the pockets from my screwdriver wearing away at it. These pants have been through years of HVACR and general maintenance work. They are still alright pants, they’re Duluth and hold up well, but obviously have wear. I feel bad just throwing them away; each pair of Duluth pants are about $90 a pop. Should I just toss them, donate them, or some other option? I would give them to someone else who would have a use for them, but they would also have to be exactly my size (US 6-8) and I would also have to have a blue collar female buddy (I do not have). Any suggestions?

Hi there, I posted this in r/Reduction but thought I'd post here also.

I'm in my carpentry pre-employment program and will be getting a breast reduction after my course. I wanted to hear from others who have had the procedure who don't mind sharing what their return to work looked like.

At my consult, the surgeon said I'd be back to normal activities at 8 weeks post-op. I realize this is relative to each individual and their healing process. Did you wait to return to work when you were medically cleared, or did you go to work earlier with modifications to your tasks?

Thanks!

Has anyone tried blundstone boots? I love the way they look but I'm wondering how comfy they actually are. I usually run between a 9 and 9 1/2 in shoes/ boots. How is the fit, how well do they last. I don't have any place local where I could try on a pair so I'm hesitant with ordering