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The difference between construction and the kitchen is that if I mess up in the kitchen we're out probably less than $100. If I mess up in construction we're o
by akira2501 2y ago
The difference between construction and the kitchen is that if I mess up in the kitchen we're out probably less than $100. If I mess up in construction we're out significantly more in particular if it's a commercial construction job.
- nradov 2y agoThat's not a meaningful difference from the employee's perspective. If you mess up in either job then the worst that they can do is fire you (unless you engage in some sort of malicious sabotage that could be proven in court).
- akira2501 2y ago> That's not a meaningful difference from the employee's perspective. Perhaps for certain types of employees. I know that if the cost of my mistake is much higher then the level of preparation and study I'm going to do before committing to action is going to be greater. I guess some people just can't be made to work that way. > the worst that they can do is fire you If I lose a job in a kitchen, I can find work tomorrow, if I lose a job in construction, it's going to be harder to replace that salary. The zero sum analysis doesn't really work here.
- nradov 2y agoHuh? It's not hard to find construction jobs at all. Contractors are constantly hiring.
- mckn1ght 2y agoThere is another kind of mistake than can be made besides procedural. My worst safety screwups in foodservice were 2 things: cutting through my fingernail and about 2/3 of my entire fingertip with a brand new chefs knife (looked away at somebody barking something in my ear while rapidly chiffonading basil) and plunging my entire hand into a deep fryer (slipped while wiping down the edge of the oil vat–again, rushing). I’ve heard way worse stories coming out of construction. People breaking backs, having hands pulled into machinery… my mistakes have healed, theirs are permanently disfiguring.
- WalterBright 2y agoThe framing people I knew were all mostly deaf from the saws and nail guns.
- tomcam 2y agoPlus bad knees by 40
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- WalterBright 2y agoI just use a piece of styrofoam that was padding in a package.
- mckn1ght 2y agoI have a couple pairs of Fjallraven Vidda Pros, and they have double knees with an opening to slip a foam pad inside (which they also sell). Carhartt has a similar method with their work jeans. I’m sure this could be DIY’d as well for the sewing-machine-inclined.
- bookofjoe 2y agoprice just dropped to $6.29
- greentxt 2y agoHad a childhood friend die when a frame wall fell on him. Dishwasing is hard but it makes your skin soft, and you probably won't die from the job.
- kmoser 2y agoIf you mess up in construction, you (or others) might get killed. Less likely in a kitchen.
- maximus-decimus 2y agoMeanwhile there's the Disney lawsuit about the woman dying from allergy in a restaurant.