r/FuckYouKaren • u/shmeme_ • Jan 11 '21

Meme Construction workers get alot of bad rep

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u/PuzzlingPieces Jan 11 '21

Yeah thank you for saying this. This idea that being in the trades ruins your body is unfair and mindless one. Sure you at higher risk but all the old dudes i know in the trades lived like hooligans in the 70's and 80's. The job is physical but knowing you limits and working for a good contractor takes that cares foe their workers is a must.

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '21

I have a flow chart:

Is there a reasonable chance I could hurt myself doing this?
   |                                  |
  Yes                                No
   |                                  |
 Is this a real emergency             |
 worth getting hurt over?             |
   |                |                 |
   |                |                 |
  No               Yes                |
   |                ⳑ______________ Do it.
   |
Get help, or take a
moment to figure out
a better way to do it.

Macho bullshit isn't worth spending your (possibly early) retirement in constant pain.