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> it was extremely rare to find a crew that didn't have a scheduling, drug, and attitude problem I guess the only area for potential improvement by a startup i
by expertentipp 3y ago
> it was extremely rare to find a crew that didn't have a scheduling, drug, and attitude problem
I guess the only area for potential improvement by a startup is the physical labor, which no one wants to perform. As others mentioned in the comments, there exists stereotype that people in construction are dumb which is linked to the profitability "secret" - finding the cheapest labor. To the point even of importing entire crews from dictatures on another continent.
Otherwise real estate is full of architects, designers, inspectors, controllers, agents, and whatnot. They oftentimes have education and qualifications, access to data not available to you, and a professional network.
- ProllyInfamous 3y agoThe "smarter" you are, the faster you leave this industry (if you can help it). Unfortunately the massive usage of drugs (alcohol, minimum) to cope with a failing body from decades of not-being-given-a-hoot-about... tends to dull any potential brain development. Around the time most subs begin "realizing their value [wage]," is when the next-lowest bidder becomes king. I'm stereotyping my own kind, and once thought of myself as "a fairly intelligent person" — but my occupational history would prove otherwise. I absolutely loved the freedom of running my own shop (typically just myself, one-man one-van) — but after standing up for a few undeserving GC's, one of them sat me down and explained that "he has insurance for a reason, and necessarily must continue using sub-qualified labor to remain competitive [insurance covers his good name, he says]".