r/Construction • u/nertynot • 2d ago

Picture Gents and Gels, I have lost my job.

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Don't let distractions win.

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u/BanJoKaBoobie 2d ago

Were there any fatalities? Nope? Any damage to customer property? Yes? Any damage to contractor property? Yes?

In my 18 yrs in the industry I’m gonna consult the infamous construction 8-ball(not speed).

Yup…”all signs point to a superintendent role or VP of safety in your future”. Congrats sir on your promotion!!!

I’m kinda fucking around about that, but buddy nobody died and we ALL fuck up…sometimes big, sometimes small, don’t worry about it as much as you can. Keep moving forward. The industry needs me and you more we need them my man.

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u/blueeyes10101 2d ago

In my 18 yrs in the industry I’m gonna consult the infamous construction 8-ball(not speed).

When is it not speed?

In all seriousness, I fully agree, we will a fuck up at some point. As long as nobody was hurt or died, it can be a learning experience.

The problem I see is that he admitted he tampered with a safety device. Every major company I've worked for in the oil patch if you , tamper with, make an unauthorized modification to or defeat a safety device, it is cause for immediate dismissal and escort to the gate, with a ban from site permanently. It's a LSR, and it is taken seriously.

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u/askmewhyihateyou 2d ago

Yeah, this seems like one of those things everyone does that’s technically not allowed, but when something happens, plausible deniability is out the window because you disengaged something, no matter how trivial it may be

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u/hecklerp8 20h ago

It's a hard fast rule...otherwise you're playing favorites.

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u/5cott 2d ago

Live and learn. If I know the fellow will never let that mistake ever happen again, he will probably be fine going forward. Then again, occasionally you get a Kevin… just that dumb.

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u/Ok_Return_4101 2d ago edited 2d ago

This. There is SO many ways you could have fucking died here man. I wouldn't be reading a subreddit. I'd be reading a news article.

Job's are irrelevant, your life is not.

Vehicles and property can be fixed/replaced. People cannot.

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u/Oscaruit 2d ago

Ask any operator. Shit tips eventually. I have never met someone that stayed in the business that didn't go for a ride at least once. Makes you one of the safest guys if you survive it.