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Originally Posted by Stoney
I agree. I also hire Construction Inspectors and have stopped taking resumes from P.E.'s and laid off CM's because they just don't get it...they either try to redesign the jobs they are on or become "Shanty supers" when it gets cold outside.
I now recruit guys from non union labor positions on jobs I go to. The guys that show up at 6 and work until 5 and just get the job done. I talk with them and if they have a HS Diploma and can grasp basic ideas I offfer them a chance at a better job.
so far it has worked, I have a crew that is better then the other guys, doesn't have a predetermined "list" of NCR's and understands the job.
Observe, Document, Report.
How difficult is that?
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OTOH, I work for a REALLY cheap engineer. I am afraid that once I get them trained and capable, they will be off for better pay. I will not blame them. Management usually gets the quality they demand. Don't expect much, don't train, don't pay,.....it all evens out in the end.
Stony--You in soils inspections? I once was checking on a job where my employer had a "graduate Engineer from India working as a soils inspector. He was doing his one-points on a pile of 3 rocks he placed on the ground. I told him he needed a mass of at least 200 pounds, He replied he was graduate engineer. All this while he was within 10 feet of a say, 10 ton boulder with a flat top! Observe, document, report.