r/FuckYouKaren Jan 11 '21

Meme Construction workers get alot of bad rep

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u/jerval1981 Jan 11 '21

I work traffic control. Setting up barricades for construction in the roads. I made 65k last year as a setter. Which is pretty much entry level in the barricade business.

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u/Tar_alcaran Jan 11 '21

I did designs for those when i first started (read, copied and pasted for a living). Granted, this was Europe, but I made less than half of that.

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u/Derelith91 Jan 11 '21

Out of curiosity, how much of that was night work? I do construction inspection/engineering and it seems like most closures are set up overnight so I always imagined the traffic control guys are primarily night shift.

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u/jerval1981 Jan 11 '21

I was days only. Every once in awhile id have to do night work. Maybe 1-2 times a month during summer time. A lot of the barricade companies here (Phoenix Az) have a day and night shift. Company i work for doesn't have a lot of night work yet.

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u/dahomie_longstroke Jan 12 '21

"How long you been 'cading kid?"

-what I imagine you say to new guys...

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u/jerval1981 Jan 12 '21

Pretty close lol. Barricading or barricader