"the kid" work rant

[bagoon316]

Damn I hate being "the kid." Duane (the boss) walks in, he must have a huge stick up his ass today boy. I am counting fixtures for Timbercreek (a huge multi story multi building high school) to order them, I am almost done, just started building 7, 9 buildings total. When we count for the order I have to check voltages for ballasts, ceilings for trims and such, wall/ceiling mount pending guards/boxes and stuff. So he goes are you doing any work or just looking at colors? What the hell is that. Do you walk into your son in laws office and ask him the same question. Or do you ask me that question because I’m “the kid.” I go I started these fixtures yesterday and am gonna be done today, plus I have worked on your change order, and dealt with Glenn's two whiney 15 minute long phone calls about a box. Where is my god damn raise before you start talking to me like that.

Does this happen to anyone, because your young maybe fresh out of college. You get looked at like your no good or dont work hard.

[Lil' Whitie]

oh yeah all the time bro. i'm deaf and there is one other guy who is deaf at work we sign.

boss thorw a fit cuz he have no idea what we say so he yells at me to stop talking and work.

to top that off i work harder than most ppl and talk alot less. I have noidea what the conversation is about half the time anyway. and i'm considered "slow' becuse i stop and sign about something.


me and my deaf friend together can get the job done faster than most ppl can. we just need to stop for like 15 sec to sign what we going to do next or what the plan how to tackle this huge job. then boss rounds the corner and blam we get yelled at even though we are caught up.

i just point to my ear and have a confused look.

[wed3k]

people around here call me junior because im the youngest one here by like 20 years. everyone is an old fart.