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That old foreman told me to grind down my weld toes, I thought he was just busting my chops
Back in 2019 I was working a shutdown at a paper mill in Savannah, and this guy named Red with 30 years in the trade kept telling me to flatten out my weld toes on every pass. I figured he was just being picky, so I ignored it for like three days straight. Then on Thursday, the QC guy flagged a whole row of my flux-core beads for stress risers. Had to grind back and redo six joints, cost me half a shift. Ever have a piece of advice you brushed off at first that later saved you a ton of headache?
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dakota_patel9817d ago
Ha, you ever get that feeling where you just KNOW the old guy is messing with you but turns out he's actually the only one keeping you from failing? I swear half the stuff I learned in the trades came from biting my tongue and just doing what the crusty old timer said, even when it sounded dumb. Red was probably watching you struggle and laughing his ass off, waiting for the QC hammer to drop. Now I just nod and grind first, ask questions later. It's like a rule now, if a guy with more years in the trade than I've been alive says do it, I do it. Saves me a lot of headphones thrown across the shop later.
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