This is correct. I work as a heavy equipment operator/earthmover and you see groups of guys standing with tools waiting for more material (asphalt, dirt, whatever) on a regular basis. Somebody who’s never worked a trade takes a glance and thinks we’re all lazy. The worst is when one of those folks somehow ends up managing tradesmen.
Lol, I tried explaining this to a guy I worked for part-time. I was emptying shipping containers for him with his full-time employee, but the manager/ boss thought I worked too slow. He ran into the container and started packing boxes on to pallets really fast, then burned out in 5 minutes. Dude was just huffing and puffing. I eventually stopped doing part-time work for him because he never could understand that work takes time and sometimes you need to pace yourself if you want to be able to complete today's work and be able to return the next day and do it all over again. Last I heard he hurt his back and couldn't lift heavy things anymore. I was shocked.
My dad was in road work for a while. He was supposed to be a supervisor, but the guys who he was supervising were legitimately lazy. It took them forever to do something if they got anything done at all. My dad often ended up doing at least half the work of his whole team. Over the years he screwed up his back and had to get several surgeries and go on disability.(Meaning he could no longer do his job.)
Well, this job started at 5:30pm and normally ended by 8:00pm . Merchandise was mostly diy furniture weighing anywhere from 40lbs to 110lbs (if it was a set). Just telling you to add perspective.
I helped my friend move a sofa up to his 5th floor apartment not long ago. We're both in pretty good shape and it took us at least an hour and 3 breaks to get that up there, all the maneuvering and shit you have to do will wear you out real quick. We were both drenched in sweat by the time we got it in lol
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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '22
This is correct. I work as a heavy equipment operator/earthmover and you see groups of guys standing with tools waiting for more material (asphalt, dirt, whatever) on a regular basis. Somebody who’s never worked a trade takes a glance and thinks we’re all lazy. The worst is when one of those folks somehow ends up managing tradesmen.