A break from construction work is a dream come true, but it rarely ever happens, because, as every tradesman has noticed, everything's constantly being built, repaired, or needing a construction crew on-site at all times. The spinning wheel of constant job availability turns once more; if laborers knew they'd work every single day of their 20-year-old life, would they still do it? Probably. The overtime money, the muscletone, and the banter are just too good.
However, whether you're a drywall guy, an electrician, a plumber, a day-labor dude, or a paper-pushing foreman, clients forget that labor workers are doing labor all day. Even loved ones sense the mounting fatigue, seeing their men come home every day with mud on their boots, plaster on their faces, and an ever-present layer of mystery caulk under their fingernails. Once you've spent your formative years toting tools, pallets, and mortar around the jobsite, the heavy lifting starts to take a toll. Once young men, 30-year-old+ laborers become jaded in their industry, learning that the tricks of the trade were really just simple tinkering skills.
Plumbing, electricity, and HVAC guys don't have much in common, but what every tradesman understands is cold, crisp mornings on the jobsite, overly sweetened energy drinks, heinously unusable portapotties, and the feeling of pride in your work after a long, hard day. Tradesmen may be working 12-hour days in the sweltering heat or the freezing cold, wondering what it's like to be at a desk somewhere with a suit and tie, but nothing will ever match the feeling of improved self-worth and overt confidence after finishing a tough project.
Tradie work amounts to so much at the end of each job, from framing to finishing. People live and work in your hard-earned masterpiece, and even if you cut a few OSHA safety corners here and there to get the job done, experienced construction guys always get the job done… No matter how many Monsters, early mornings, or dislocated fingers it takes to get there.
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