AAAAARRRRGGGHHH !!!
That's seven and three quarter precious hours of my life totally wasted.
I'm into the final unit of a five unit building setout when this chap turns up on site.
He's the lead builder. And he tells me that the site is to get a 300mm scrape - which will obliterate pretty much everything I've done.
"Oh, but you can put nails in the fence for us" - But you've just told me the fences are being removed. And there are no fences over there.
And yes, if they want us back its not free.
He's a good bloke, so we agree the project manager screwed up and got us in too early. And he leaves me to it.
Being the obstinate bastard I am, I finish the job regardless.
I have a wee chat with my boss, and it turns out the project manager was pressuring us to get on-site asap
Just as I am finishing, another chap turns up. Flash clean new ute, clean shoes, clean trou and nice shirt. Looks like a project manager, acts like project manager, smells like a project manager. And an inexperienced one at that.
Its been a nice site to work on, and I'm finishing in the shade so I'm in a good mood. So I'm nice to him, point out where we've got and to and so on. So nice he starts to feel a bit guilty, I play on that and lead him by the nose to an old boundary peg I've found that he REALLY needs. I explain this and he promises to not destroy it - that's a win.
Looking at how to go forward, I point out a benchmark he can use for his scrape, and we agree best is to get me back when they are ready to set profiles. That's easier work for me than banging in 18 pegs again - another win. Plus we will show them where the fences are to go back - extras = a?ÿ win for the boss.
And, to tell the truth, I am looking forward to going back there again
But that is pretty much a whole day I can never get back again.
Which explains the single malt rapidly disappearing from my glass
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Focusing on the positives.?ÿ Good for you.?ÿ?ÿ
I started my engineering career around 1990, at the time when screamers and biffo was almost completely phased out of the industry (that just left quiet, insipid, a'holes to do the evil stuff). I did see one or two things though, like the day the Engineer arrived on site and our foreman opening the car door before the Engineer could get out, and quietly telling the Engineer: "If you get out of the f car I'll knock you the f out". This was in the days before mobile communications, so there was little the Engineer could do except sit in the car for half an hour (his standard inspection duration time), then drive off back to the office.
Did you have to eat the loss, or were you paid for the work done? ?????ÿ
@flga-2-2
As a salaried employee I will get paid.
And I'm sure my boss will extract the funds from the project manager - bottom line is we wont be going back until today is paid for.
Whether mr project manager gets a discount on a second set-out will probably depend on how nice he is to the boss.
There is also another stage to the process where the buildings are certified as being built as per the permit, so mr project manager really needs to keep in good with a surveyor (although not necessarily us).
As I see it, the wasted day is his problem and cost...
Around here I get paid the same, marching, fighting or just hurry up and wait. If I let the buffoons get under my skin, way I see it I let them win and can't be having that.?ÿ ??¯?ÿ
Which explains the single malt rapidly disappearing from my glass
That is as good an excuse as any, that is if one is needed.
I hope all is well there.?ÿ I heard about a tsunami warning in the area.
Andy
