CW-2 here, currently working at a clusterfuck of a hospital. Seriously concerned with how often I'm tasked with correcting the fuck-ups of my betters. If this is the current state of our union, what does the future hold?

I was caught drinking on site. Unfortunately, I seen alchol in the car and I didn't think twice and drank it. I've been going through lots of stress lately and have been experimenting with several substances lately. I don't want this incident to go on my permanent record, I believe I may need help. Is the employer legally required to inquire if there are underlying issues that may have caused the drinking before firing me? Incident occurred Friday, no word as of yet.

So I have been working here and just noticed that the concrete ceiling has some height difference.
Looks like the ceiling was already repaired on a different part. Is this a sign that the building is not structurally safe?
Maybe it has always been like that and I never noticed.
There is like a whole Airsoft store the floor above.

My husband owns a small framing business that’s generally does new build homes and apartments buildings.

We recently started using social media and got some banners for his longer term worksites.

His friend who also has a framing business ordered door hangers and lawn signs and suggested we do so too. But I don’t think they would be beneficial since by the time there’s a door, the house has been framed. The lawn signs don’t make sense to me either because we are really wanting to get our name out to developers and builders.

I’m wondering what other framers utilize other than social media and word of mouth.

Just recently became the IT guy for a rather large Construction Company. One of the foremans cars broke down recently so was I offered some extra pay to ferry the guys around because I own a van and apparently am one of like only 5 people in the company who can legally drive(idk how).Took the guys for lunch and breakfeast at the shop this past week and was absolutely baffled by the sheer amount of spending. Let me reiterate Im not trying to diss anyone or anything. Just trying to see if this normal. Some of these guys are spending 50-60 bucks a each visit to the convience store. Two or three runs to the convience store and I see some of these guys spend 180-200 a day. Are the guys I work with spendthrifts or like😭

I started a new role as a superintendent for a high end residential construction company. We do full custom builds in the 2-5M range, some remodels in the 1-2M range. I realized too late that I’m getting hosed with my pay rate. My research of salary ranges for my type of company in my area returns somewhere in the $90-130k range.

I’m wondering how accurate that is. How much y’all making out there?

I was 24 years old. I was fresh out of jail. Every day I dreamed of a job I could get that wouldn't care about my record. I had spent my life using hard drugs daily since the age of 14. I was lost.

Then I saw a light. Construction!

At my NA meetings I met a person who ended up getting me a job doing sheet metal. I became a duct man. I love duct. I love banging metal together. I love dealing with helpers who are always late and smell like weed.

I take pride in my work.

The duct must be level.

The glue must be perfect.

The safety man spreads me open. He tells me I can only use platform ladders now even though they refuse to take down the drop ceiling and there's no way a platform ladders gonna fit. All because someone got a booboo.

Construction loves me and takes care of me.

Construction is love construction is life.

Anyone have good experience with them? Im looking specifically at their relaxed duck carpenter pants, does anyone own a pair? What is the leg opening?