How to Look Busy on the Construction Site
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This is why roads take 20 years to make 💀
And costs so much.
🤣
Calm down Karen.
🤣 exactly, especially here in Ohio.
Michigan too
23 years working in industry, I approve this message. And if anybody ask you what you're doing all you have to say is "Oh hey you guys got a few minutes?" And boom suddenly they're busy and leave you alone
Sometimes I would carry a gas tester with me and if anybody asked me what I was doing I was going to do gas testing, and then I would f off
😅
My go to is putting gloves on and carrying around a piece of paper and pretending to look confused. I always keep some paperwork in my back pocket in case i feel like i’m not getting paid enough
why is my house 6 months behind
Yeah because they are doing the same as you lol
Forgot one... when the tape is out, there is no doubt. As long as your tape is extended, your gonna get commended. Just random measuring with a frustrated face. Works everytime 👍
Correct. Props. Always carry a prop. Tape works best but each job is different.
Carry a scowl and a prop and walk around like you're about to chew someone's ass off for fucking up and people will leave you alone for weeks.
What if someone asks you what you're doing?
Remember that scowl you're carrying around on your face? Here's where that bad boy really comes into play. Use it. You're so mad you can't even make full sentences. Make the person who asked you something regret slowing you down because You Are On A Mission.
My go to prop was a clipboard with peoples names on it, split into two groups. What do the groups mean? Absolutely nothing, and you know that. What do the two groups mean to people who are on the list? They mean everything to them and they fear the worst.
Say you're stomping around and someone stops to ask you a question. Stare at them for a second then in a frustrated manner erase their name from one group and move it to the other group. Ask the person their name just to be sure, that'll get their attention.
Keep in mind, only do this if you're higher up on the totem pole, otherwise you'll probably get ran off.
@@thomasmitchell4128 You put a lot of thought how to milk work and bilk your company!!
Missed another.... At the very end of the day, just before quttin time, turn that knob to "on" and crank it up...Job well done...validation...
My 8 years of construction, this makes me realize I did more than I should've
You make others work and you just take credit. That's how you get promoted to a position where you make others work and take the credit. It goes even better if you can convince them to love you for it. You're not the guy not getting anything done, because you're the guy that's making sure it's getting done by making sure they get it done. Logic 8)
I've found that actually being busy makes the day go by much faster than when I just act busy
day goes by faster and it's much more satisfying. being lazy is hard work.
Bore out is a thing.
Found an actual construction worker.
You’re right but that’s not the point 😄
@luca fresh i do but that's because my boss is very pleasant and fair.
The difference between a toxic company versus the company im at right now is night and day.
Glad to hear Tacklebox is still out there killin it! 🙂
Yeah at this rate, Tacklebox is gonna be running the company
I'm surprised tacklebox is still there honestly. Probably a diversity hire lol
A lifer they call them
I'm pretty sure tacklebox is a synonym for "new guy".
If its anything like Australia the harder you work the more coworkers will hate you and probably work together to have you fired@@justinhafner12383
You forgot the old roll up the extension Chord and then walk across the job site unroll it -then repeat over and over
After a while you get pretty good at it!
I’m dying 😂😂😂😂😂😂
As a former tradesman, I highly recommend the 50 count box of Dunkin’ munchkins. Coming back late with a dozen donuts looks like your milking, and not everyone will want an entire donut; but most munchkin’s are grab and go; and everyone will have at least one; or two, or Five.
Yeah gonna need like two or three of those 50 packs on the jobsites I end up on lmao
@@EffedupYou’ll have those on them big jobs
i'm a big fan of standing at the top of a ladder with my head in the ceiling and doing some meditating
Did a lot of that
😂
I worked for a major construction company stright out of high school and climbed the ladder fairly fast and my project manager who was also a family friend taught me these skills at a young age. Another great trick is to always have the roll of prints with you and have 2 or 3 friends just stand and stare at the plans while you bs for 2 hours lol
This is gold
I'd have got my ass fired for that one. Especially as an apprentice.
I used to work with a guy who would “walk nowhere with a purpose”
Did it like 5 times a day 10
Minutes across the job site and back
So funny 🤣
I do that about 90% of the time at my retail job. My social anxiety thanks me. Thinking about leaving soon, but the 6% 401k match is nice.
@@TheNuclearBolton make your own money don’t set limits to yourself like “6% of your 401k”. Go MAKE $401k. Bake your own pie stop slaving for someone else’s crumbs
@luca fresh If you are a in a city start with uber eats and door dash, technically not working for yourself but it will get you used to having your own schedule and working as long or little as you want.
We had a guy just like that and we would always say "there goes your 2 dollar raise"
I work in logging and heard stories from my co-workers about this guy that would be out in the woods pretending to work by firing up his chainsaw once in a while, just revving it up and actually cutting nothing so that it would sound like he's working to people listening elsewhere in the area. I guess he would sit around smoking cigarettes all day revving up his saw half the time.
i used to manage the warehouse at a circuit city. one day i decided i wanted to get out of the warehouse for awhile. so i taped two empty cardboard boxes to a dolly. put on a back brace and gloves and just walked on the floor for like 4 hours...playing video games. watching demo movies, etc. no one ever caught on. the store manager even came up to me and said "man you have been working your ass off today"
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This is gr8!!!
Pro tip: Just stand in a random room with the blueprints and look at the ceiling, then the prints and repeat. After about 30 mins move rooms. Anyone asks what you’re doing, “I was double checking some stuff”. I’ve killed many days this way.
lol always the double check line
I don't understand. What about when the project managers and owners/consultants actually need to see production? Are the deadlines really that loose? They weren't when I was in construction.
@Ed-ds3hj The real work can be done in a fraction of the time but requires focus and dedication.
So, for example, an immigrant worker crew will complete the work in a day that these guys will take 2 weeks to do.
I love sitting in a corner of the job site just smacking my hammer on stuff while making grunting noises. The more grunts the "harder your working"
I’d just assume you’re special and let you be
Just like an anime protagonist....
@@pats9414 possibly. But i still make more then you
i have fired more clowns like you than i can count
@@umomiekiller well you seem proud of ripping off your employer 😆
This works in a big company try it in a company of 3 or 5 guys and it’s WAY more of a challenge lol
Yea, I’m in a crew of 3, ain’t no way
Last time I worked construction. We ended up spending half our shifts sleeping in the van. Good times
I was with a framing crew with about 30-40 guys back in 2017. At that size you wouldn’t even need to try to hide, guys would just pick a random room and something to sit on while going on their phones. I was told to clean up garbage and saw one of them, they said they were “working on the deficiencies/ back frame list”
Your crew has been building that same apartment for like, what, 3 years?
This is an underrated comment. Have a like.
I worked on a job once that I swear must have been a front for drug trafficking or something. The company provided almost everything: nail guns, laser levels, miter saws, fans during the summer and heat during the winter, etc. They hired some skilled guys but the majority of the workers were low skill and you could fuck off all you wanted and they didnt really care
Your profile name fits your comment nicely.
The YMCA of looking busy, hoooooolllyyyyy shit this man just struck gold!! Classic!
I started at a new company a little over a year ago and they joked about how if you really want to look busy to do laps around the job site with a forklift. Now days, I realize that it’s a legit thing.
I used to carry around a empty yellow paint can so it looked like I was painting the safety polls at a ice plant I worked at
Trust me if you actually keep yourself busy the day goes way faster
Whoosh
@@davidthorne5715 fr
That not the point.
Some jobs you can't. and if you point out theres nothing to do you have to reorganize the truck. or even go home early.. and that doesn't pay
It's called job security bro. You don't want to work yourself into the poor house
“measure 15-17 times… and then don’t even cut” 😂😂😂
In car sales if I ever needed to take a quick break or run to the liquor store I would grab a clip board and walk like I’m excited and in a hurry. Worked 9/10 times
I think we would all love to hear about the other 1 time
Slacker
@@volleybrawl1 that was the time he got caught and got fired is my guess. Or, he was successful at retrieving the boos, but reeked of it later during a test drive with a client.... maybe the boss was already at the liquor store? Many possibilities for time 10/10
To the liquor store oh boy
"measure 15 to 17 times. Don't even cut it"
That seriously made me laugh out loud.
Here's one from our boys that Sham proudly in the military;
Grab a clipboard, a pen, and start walking about. Write stuff down that might seem important for later, but isn't. Y'know, like... "Tacklebox: 2nd Time". People'll ask, "What does that mean, 2nd time?" Then you hit 'em with the "Not important for you to know." If its a boss-man? "I'm keeping track of his progress and any mistakes he's making, so we can help him on it at the end of the year". If you think a year is too much, try "finished on the job site". Boss-man'll probably think that's a good idea, and I'm sure Tacklebox or anyone else you're "monitoring" will fuck up at some point to justify your "2nd time". If the job goes on for long enough, you may never even need to bring this shit up again.
Oh, another I remembered!
Grab a few pieces of paper with some important-looking bullshit on it. Spreadsheet, a bunch of other shit, just stuff that looks important. Then? Look *PISSED* and I mean it. Be stomp-walking, maybe swear a few times, especially when you know nobody is looking, but someone might be listening... And then find a place that you can go into that has no way to look inside or something... And go in. Maybe scout it beforehand. Some part of the building that's finished, or apart of the job site that nobody ever goes into... You'll know it well enough if you never see anyone go into it. Use other methods to stick around nearby, to see who goes into it, and at what times. Try and scout it for a week, if your job site is gonna go for months longer. THEN, once you have your spot, your papers, and your pissed off look? March in there, close the door behind you loudly, and... Take a nap. If you can, lock the door.
I'd really like to work for you.
E-4 mafia are the sham kings
@@rodneyhorsley8601 If they exist, which they 100% don't.
Workplace hideout is the throne of kings.
Big thing I do at work (in a mill) is re-read run sheets, JSA's, SDS's, tally sheets, whatever. Can take 15 minutes just letting my eyes glaze over. A lot of the time someone else will come take a look at the sheet and actually grab info off of it and run off to do something with it, which makes it look like I'm really trying to get the information in because obviously that guy doesn't fucking know it off by heart. Especially good if I can take charge after a changeover and say "alright we're gonna need this, can you go grab it? Alright, I'll set this up, hey can you get that set up? Ah shit has anyone seen the thing? No? Alright shit you set this up I'm gonna find the thing" and I get another 20 minutes looking for something when I already know where it is.
As someone who has worked in construction this is 100% accurate!!
Only thing he forgot is to constantly look at the Blueprints for a long period of time pretending you know what your doing!!!😂😂
I always walked around with the grinder, impact or chipping hammer while acting like I was looking for something. On days when I was hungover, I actually probably only worked like 20-40 minutes on those days.
And that makes you less of a man and disappointment that your too much of a pussy to actually work even when your hung over. Hungover throwing up on the job or just plain tired but I NEVER let it affect my performance no matter how shitty I felt.
Feel great for your boss!!! 8hrs doing 20 to 40 minutes of work! America thanks you for keeping the wheels of this machine going forward!!
You are the communist.
The founding fathers are proud of you
“Not now tacklebox” 😂
I don't know whether to like the video because it's accurate, or dislike it because you're contributing to the POS's I work with daily.
“Measured 17 times bud didn’t cut” can’t wait to use this one on Monday. 👍
I work in the industry. I knew exactly what you were doing with that look around. I was just doing that move this afternoon.
The more angry you seem, the less likely people are to want to ask questions.
Good advice from George Costanza
@@michaelbertram1994 yep. Always look annoyed lol
I did this in retail and it worked every time. It definitely didn't earn me any points with the manager but who works in retail with expectations to advance in that career.
Fun fact you can pry the on/off switch off of the machine and the switch works by it has ground tabs on the back of the switch that touch the pull cord case, so just bend the tab so it doesn’t touch the case put it back in and boom won’t ever start no matter what
driving under the speed limit got me out of a history test in high school. had a dentist appt in the morning and i definitely could have made it back to school in time for the start of the period but decided to drive cautiously and walked in just five minutes before the class was over. scheduled my make up time for the end of the week and had three extra days to study, plus i could ask my friends what content was worth the bigger point questions.
Dude, you can’t give away our secrets like this!!! I got thru 27 years of construction like this
Measure 15-17 times and that's it. Don't even cut.
I knew a guy who would come up to me before picking something up, and whisper “don’t work us out of a job” and I realized quick that it helps to ask for a hand sometimes 😂
I have a friend who has mastered those skills to perfection. He even has some more like carrying a plank from one end of the workplace to the other... He knows how to look super busy :D
Insanely accurate to every construction job I’ve ever worked
As someone who used to work with construction shit, I can guarantee you that we all do this shit and it's always annoying when you were about to slack off and someone beat you to it
Always carry a prop (tool) in your hand also, when your trying to look busy.
Dude, I can barely breathe. I've been doing construction for a couple years now, can 100% attest to people I know doing this (including me). If you want to make the I'm busy look even more credible, actually try and implement that behavior every once in a while as you are actually working. I honestly can say I always look like I'm doing something because I usually am, but sometimes... 😆
Absolutely right. I manage the nursery and a lot of our exterior stock at the hardware store I work at. About 7-of-10 times, I AM busy, but the other 3, I DEFINITELY look busy
Did you get into it already knowing how to read blueprints or get taught how to read them on the job? Im getting into construction but i dont know how to read prints
@@namegoeshere69 I learned that after the fact. I was very lucky to get a job where it was not required at first. I started learning on the first building site I went on. Was very lucky it wasn't a new construction site, and that someone with the knowledge and the time could give me a run-down on print interpretation. Ended up learning the rest on my own. I would definetly say it's best to have what ever knowledge is needed, and then some.
The amount of times I've done the frown walk on site LOLOL that killed me
When I was a laborer I used get an industrial size trash bag take the trash out a trash can fill my bag up find a good hiding spot and come out walking fast when I see the bosses coming.Bosses love it !
love the tacklebox comments. also make sure the small engine ur trying to fire up is not a Honda cause everyone knows unfortunately honda"s small engines run forever and start automatically. Unless low to no oil then no start. great vids.
I lived on a cruise ship for 4 months and every waking hour I carried around a clip board wearing an orange vest and they friggin thought I worked there and slept in crew birthing. I took off my orange vest and ate buffets. The judge said I can go back on that cruise line in 2 more years.
You absolute madlad I commend your bullshitery 😂
Man don't be giving out all my secrets 😂😂
I'm a big measure 15-17 times and then don't cut at all kinda guy. What an epic video :)
😂
There was one time someone said "people only ask you questions because you are approachable"
All you need to do to not get bothered at work is just look angry and be angry all the time. Been doing it ever since.
Me too. People, generally coworkers, sometimes (timidly) approach me to ask if I'm alright. I just tell them "yeah, same old shit. You know?"
I’ve been following for awhile now and I can’t thank you enough for such great content. 👍
If you work inside, a perimeter check is always a good one. Especially if you have deliveries or shipments coming in and out. You can always say you were cleaning up trash or someone ran over a bush or something.
+1 on the "buy everyone a treat" never fails!!
Readjusting the ole tool pouch over and over helps as well
Years ago, 2000, I worked briefly in a machine shop, VA medical center complex 🏥 western Pennsylvania. 1 VA staff member stomped around all day grouse about a "big delivery". 📦 I even asked the shop guy if they needed help with the delivery boxes. Around 200pm(they closed at 400pm) the VA metal shop guys were all excited, they ran out to a van and came back with 3 med size boxes, 3. 🤷🏼♂️ The shop got all worked up over 1 delivery of 3 cardboard boxes 📦.
I mean we aren’t hurting for houses around here because Ottawa is always on it’s way outwards. In this scenario I do prefer to put that effort into doing the job right and efficiently so we always stay the first choice for contracts moving forward.
You forgot the high vis vest and clipboard. Sometimes I just walk around the warehouse randomly "counting". Not a single question ever.
lol its amazing how just counting and pointing can make people leave you alone indefinitely.
Best video since the 5 stages of golf. Educational for both foreman and crew!
It’s uncanny how well these videos capture my life.
Just walk around with a 5gal bucket to different locations and rinse out bucket occasionally.
Thanks for this information as a trainee
0:50 “Not now tackle box, I’m Busy!”
Or,you do your job with a good attitude and the day flies by.
I work in the shipping department at my company and one thing I tend to do to look busy: walk around with a clipboard that has a small piece of paper attached with such small writing on it that nobody taking a short and quick glance can see it's really your grocery list, and then just walk around staring at different racks and shelves. the idea: they'll think "he's busy looking for something". the reality: "I'm not looking for anything. I just look like I'm looking for something"
This is also how retail managers work 😆
I do this when I was at Amazon I would walk around the warehouse as if I’m looking for someone, or something.
I sometimes did this when I went upstairs where all the machines are at, where they add the shipping labels on looking around, as if I’m looking for jams, or trash around the area or even seeing if we have more boxes we should add to the belt.
I love how you measured from the center of the stud. Makes me think you know what your doing
Love this!
I prefer to turn on the flashlight and just lay down pretending to look underneath. You lose battery life but sometimes can sneak in a power nap.
Lol. The brisk walk is the key move to look busy.
Dude is a LEGEND.
I can add to this. Cheers!
I am a constructor inspector for road work. I c this all the time!!!
As someone who works in the trade.. this is exactly how I deal with the anxiety of having important people being present on the job.
This I'd the greatest and most truthful video I've ever seen 😂😂😂
Lol, I needed a good laugh today. Thankyou
You got this on point I work construction lmfaoooo I usually unplug the spark plug or put it on choke lol
Dude, this almost isn't funny, it's so accurate! Love it!
This is a great video with some tried n true methods
Work hard, sit hard!
This doesn't work with all companies but if you establish a decent relationship with your boss/lead and do 8hrs of work in 4hrs, you get more sit down time.
My crew used to be responsible for loading 3 trucks a day, which takes your average worker like 10 hrs, I would bust out 2 trucks in 4 hrs and take a 3 hr break before my 3rd truck. I'd have 2 trucks done in the same time other guys did one 😆 🤣 😂
Your on my local busche latte display at the grocery store I took a picture I love it 😂😂😂.
Lol I have to keep reminding myself to slow down when I'm driving on the clock. Gotta stay safe!
I work in an auto shop. Felt this
This is perfectly accurate 😂
Your a true professional mate..
LMAO. I used to do tile work with my dad and would love when he would send me out for lunch for the two of us. Used the classic under the speed limit method 🤣
Imagine your shock when you consdier that he might have been slacking whilst you were away, but also didn't have to get the lunch.
Bruh, you’re giving away all my best moves. 😂 subscribed 👍🏻
Bro I always do da look around wen I can’t find nun to finish 🤣🤣🤣💯🐐
1:26 the crew just watching him make a video. Lol
#1 works great for retail as well
That first step you gave is so critical lol
I like this guy.
I’m watching this at work 👍
I perfected this at the age of 23, 20 years ago. Thought I was genius. I also used to count to myself and carry a clipboard. Buy a case of beer for the crew now and then. Always volunteer to fix equipment.
You're a genius, Miles.
These are in the Union Member books for sure
First day at a job site I took a 3 hour lunch it only cost me a pack of Marlboro lights. The next day I got sent from the job site to the small engine shop with a broken generator that shit took like 6 hours. I did alot of work and alot of standing around watching at that company. Now, I'm on my feet busting my ass for 12 hours a day.
This guy’s got er figured out!!
That wrapping looks good
I work manufacturing making aluminum cans for soda/beer companies and one thing I do is grab a can hook and walk the plant looking for cans to pick up off the ground! Get asked "Hey can you give me a hand over with the palletizer?" I respond with "I would like to but I'm actually on my way to sort pallets, we got some cans with the wrong label mixed in, so....." Than I just head over to the sort and end up standing there slowly pushing cans back onto the line!
Fyking FINALLY!!!
THIS is what youtube was made for.
THANK YOU!!
OMG BRO!!! I’ve been doing concrete for 25 years and you are spot on. Lmao!! 👀💪💯🇺🇸😎