RyMac
New Member
Hi eveyone,
I am new to the forum, however have frequented the site. I wanted to introduce myself, I am fairly new to the construction industry. I worked for 5 years for a small heavy civil company in the bay area of California, that did grading, paving and underground. I started as a laborer and was fortunate enough to get a lot of time operatong equipment. I by no means would consider myself an operator however The compony I worked for was awesome in the fact that i got a lot of seat time for big jobs. my experience varied from sometimes shoveling all day to somedays running my own crew, just depended on the day and the job. I love the industry and dont see myself making a career change. I do college degree in psychology haha so basucally I work to pay off my useless degree. however psychology has helped a lot in dealing with some of the mental nutcases ive been fortunate enough to call friends and co workers
So that is a little bit of my backround, however on the more recent I am in need of some advice.
So I worked for that company for five years, and got a wide variety of experiences in pipe fitting grade setting and checking as well as operating equipment for grading and underground purposes. However, the company I worked for was ran by an absolute maniac. He would go balistic on guys on a daily basis. He was an owner operator and EXTREMELY smart however a know it all. Would cuss out generals, inspectors, his own guys on a weekly if not daily basis. He really liked me a lot and taught me a lot but payed me pennies for all the work I was doing. I was good friends with his children and him so they liked me a lot, but always teased me and joked with me saying im worthless which scared me out of ever asking for a raise. haha I finally had enough and decided to move up to sacramento area, where I found a job with big company as an operator. I explained to them my experience and they seemed to like me. however because all I know is working for that one company I am extremely nervous about starting my new job, mostly because I only know what I know from my old job and I dont even know if that is a lot or not. :cool2 haha I told my new job, which I start next week that I feel more comfortable starting at a lower wage so I can have more leyway in the beginning. Basically what Im saying is what should I expect? are all companies going to be as intense as my last job? are most companies as fear based? what should my attitude be when showing up? I plan on going strait to the forman and explaining that I am hear to learn and for him to feel free to tell me when I mess up or am doing something wrong. Any advice would be great! look forward to being apart of this community.
I am new to the forum, however have frequented the site. I wanted to introduce myself, I am fairly new to the construction industry. I worked for 5 years for a small heavy civil company in the bay area of California, that did grading, paving and underground. I started as a laborer and was fortunate enough to get a lot of time operatong equipment. I by no means would consider myself an operator however The compony I worked for was awesome in the fact that i got a lot of seat time for big jobs. my experience varied from sometimes shoveling all day to somedays running my own crew, just depended on the day and the job. I love the industry and dont see myself making a career change. I do college degree in psychology haha so basucally I work to pay off my useless degree. however psychology has helped a lot in dealing with some of the mental nutcases ive been fortunate enough to call friends and co workers
So I worked for that company for five years, and got a wide variety of experiences in pipe fitting grade setting and checking as well as operating equipment for grading and underground purposes. However, the company I worked for was ran by an absolute maniac. He would go balistic on guys on a daily basis. He was an owner operator and EXTREMELY smart however a know it all. Would cuss out generals, inspectors, his own guys on a weekly if not daily basis. He really liked me a lot and taught me a lot but payed me pennies for all the work I was doing. I was good friends with his children and him so they liked me a lot, but always teased me and joked with me saying im worthless which scared me out of ever asking for a raise. haha I finally had enough and decided to move up to sacramento area, where I found a job with big company as an operator. I explained to them my experience and they seemed to like me. however because all I know is working for that one company I am extremely nervous about starting my new job, mostly because I only know what I know from my old job and I dont even know if that is a lot or not. :cool2 haha I told my new job, which I start next week that I feel more comfortable starting at a lower wage so I can have more leyway in the beginning. Basically what Im saying is what should I expect? are all companies going to be as intense as my last job? are most companies as fear based? what should my attitude be when showing up? I plan on going strait to the forman and explaining that I am hear to learn and for him to feel free to tell me when I mess up or am doing something wrong. Any advice would be great! look forward to being apart of this community.