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I'd give a call-out to Habitat for Humanity in the US (providing lower-cost homes to qualifying families). From the builds I've worked, they seem more than hap
by ethbr0 6y ago
I'd give a call-out to Habitat for Humanity in the US (providing lower-cost homes to qualifying families).
From the builds I've worked, they seem more than happy to exploit your muscle and tell you exactly what needs doing. It helps that home construction is mostly repetitive (nail this way, 100 times).
Also, surprise finding that about 1/4 of IT colleagues don't know how to drive a nail.
- thomasjudge 6y ago1/4 seems low
- pavel_lishin 6y agoI'm probably one of the people who thinks they know how to do it, but in reality don't.
- ethbr0 6y agoImho, it's mostly the right weight hammer + accuracy. Sadly, the latter of those lessons was personally learned only through the smashing of many a finger, to the tune of my grandfather's amused laughing.
- sunstone 6y agoThat's where nailers come in handy. Using a hammer is kind of like coding on an Apple II.
- spfzero 6y agoGreat organization there, and the people donating time do actually work enough hours to amortize the training time. It’s less useful from a corporate publicity standpoint though because of the time investment. Plus your employees are being trained into an opportunity for work that may be more satisfying and still decently paid, and then leave.