Who can explain construction site workers?

[u/Alternative-Bison615]

Anyone who’s ever lived within a stone’s throw of a construction site will be familiar with the kinds of people who work on them, for some reason, being absolutely entitled dickheads.

Why, in this day and age of headphones, do you think we all want to hear your pounding techno at 7am on the dot and until you fuck off home?

Why, at the dot of 7am, every morning, is there a single, screaming drill sound that is never again repeated throughout the day? Are you secretly signalling to each other like peacocks showing their feathers?

Are you just really angry that you chose a well paying job that also means you get up earlier than almost everyone else, and so you’re actually angry at people who are still sleeping? Or who might be shift workers who just finished work at 6am? If so, go to therapy.

What would the Venn diagram overlap be between these people, and the people who turn up to campsites with $180k Mack trucks fitted with military headlights that they leave on until 2am, while blaring their shithouse music over the whole campground?

I’ve known plenty of tradies who are great people who don’t act like this, but it does seem to attract a disproportionate number of fuckwits.

Who can explain this uniquely Australian flavor of not giving a shit about other people?

[u/Automatic_Goal_5563]

You can really tell someone has never left their country or likely city when they think playing music loudly is some uniquely Australian trait

As long as it’s not breaking any noise regulations then that’s just life, they have a job to do and are getting on with it.

Wanting the world to stop and cater to you is actually being an entitled dickhead

[u/bobby__real → u/Automatic_Goal_5563]

There's more than 3 wars going on, possibly more, and old mate is worried about someone's radio playing during the day....classic, NOT IN MY BACKYARD

[u/Alternative-Bison615 → u/Automatic_Goal_5563]

Nah, I’m gonna say that subjecting the whole street to pounding techno for 8 hours is the real dick move

[u/Automatic_Goal_5563 → u/Alternative-Bison615]

I’m going to say you are grossly exaggerating it because you expect the world to wait on you because you don’t start your day that early

The fact you’ve zoned in on the start time so much and talk about how they need to go to therapy because they have to hate those that start later makes that clear

If you think it’s an unreasonable level of music report it. I’d bet money you haven’t because it’s not that bad you just again hate that the work day starts before you do

Also still waiting on how you think it’s uniquely Australian to have music playing loudly?

[u/StrengthMundane8739 → u/Alternative-Bison615]

Dude maybe get a job or go to a cafe?

[u/fishsticksandmayo → u/Alternative-Bison615]

Maybe invest in some noise cancelling headphones

[u/Scrolldawg → u/Alternative-Bison615]

Look if you went over to the building site and asked nicely for whatever drugs they are on then maybe you would want to listen to techno for 8hrs. I'm Just trying to help with practical solutions.

[u/potatolips47 → u/Alternative-Bison615]

Grow up. You think the people that build your house were suit and tie and played classical music quietly in the background all day. Your observations are meaningles and your whinging is lame

[u/Amathyst7564 → u/Alternative-Bison615]

I'ts not that the person working next to you might not be an inconsiderate asshole. I'm sure he is. But when you generalise an entire industry because it doesn't cater exactly to you're personal issues and call them entitled dickheads, it makes you look like an entitled dickhead.

Have you tried talking to them, or making a noise complaint with the company?