Does it come out with a category similar to the aptitude test I once took.
It said I should find work as a backcountry forest ranger, cattleman, game warden, and such.
In other words..................................doesn't always work well with others, give him a job to do and leave his ass alone.
I had these same issues in 1,2,3 grades. The nuns couldn't change me, so I guess that's what we gots here.
I'm lucky I've been able to work mostly by myself, at my age I'm not here to teach someone that won't learn or listen to someone's bullchit all day. I'm there to get the F'n job done. I have 3 contractors I do piece work for, the main one I do his foundations, footings then stem walls. Foundations are the chit end of the stick and I didn't think I'd end my career on them but for some reason they don't hurt my body as bad as bent over setting flatwork, pounding in stakes. Or finishing, bent over rodding, constant shoulder motion. Anyway, carrying 70lb panels is easy enough and I can set them in place standing up. I only have to bend over a couple hours per footing and then stem to tie the rebar in.
My buddy had a mexican crew do his stems for years, he does 2 to 4 houses a month so paid them to do his when they could. There was 5 guys and they could set a stem in a day, then after inspection would pour the concrete an afternoon, usually the next day. They screwed up enough stems that my buddy asked me to do them. He pays me the same as that crew per house. The only help he supplies is an hour of pouring the footing and same for the stem. I can set an average 250 lin ft house in a day plus the next morning before inspection and often can pour the same afternoon if the inspector comes before noon. 3 days on a big house... I wouldn't do it if I didn't get paid the same as the mex crew or just wages.
Every time at first when the general building the house saw I was a 1 man crew they were skeptical, then soon were happy when their framers said how bullet proof those foundations were and easy to build on. I might take a day longer on bigger houses but they don't gripe.
So like this job I did this week, the homeowner is a retired contractor from Oregon, nice enough guy but wants to talk shop... dude I have to work, no time for chit chat... he knew the drill cause I did a big RV garage on the house he bought, he's building a large house to sell now. His son comes from Oregon with the kids to help build the house, it's next door so he comes over all the time.
We do it this way in Oregon, why do you do it that way? like 10 different things from the footing to the walls... and where's all your help... I work by myself... it'll take you 2 weeks... nope 2 days... well in Oregon... they aren't me, I cut him off. I just kept working and hammering till he finally got the point and left.
You don't have to be a rancher, farmer, forest ranger ect to work by yourself, you can be grouchy and run folks off.
Kent
