The modern demolition contractor is expected to be a demolition expert, an environmental scientist, a legal analyst, an HR professional, and a PR officer all at once.
And we have trained a generation of suited and booted site management staff to think that if they've done the paperwork they've managed the job. Meanwhile the lad in the Iron Maiden t shirt outside is still carrying on unsupervised to outdated info without being told there's a new programme whilst unwittingly standing on a live cable to knock down a wall that isn't on the drawing onto his toes in non steely trainers. I could go on.
Its been like that for 10 years. Our graduate trainees soon learnt they had to actually do something to make things happen, not just the paperwork. Like talk to people. As with many of our industries, the process has become more important than the product. I'll shut up now, I need to go out and do something instead of typing...
And we have trained a generation of suited and booted site management staff to think that if they've done the paperwork they've managed the job. Meanwhile the lad in the Iron Maiden t shirt outside is still carrying on unsupervised to outdated info without being told there's a new programme whilst unwittingly standing on a live cable to knock down a wall that isn't on the drawing onto his toes in non steely trainers. I could go on.
Your comment sounds like sarcasm…but it is 1,000% true.
Its been like that for 10 years. Our graduate trainees soon learnt they had to actually do something to make things happen, not just the paperwork. Like talk to people. As with many of our industries, the process has become more important than the product. I'll shut up now, I need to go out and do something instead of typing...
"process more important than the product". I may steal that!