Hello, everyone.
This is Enta.
Are any of you general contractors?
Are you a subcontractor?
Do you think there's a difference here?
The supervisor for the general contractor is in his 20s.
The foreman at the subcontracting firm is in his 40s.
The difference is that the supervisor is young and inexperienced, while the subcontractor foreman is a veteran.
Even so, our working relationship is on an equal footing. Contractually speaking, too, lol.
However, young people sometimes talk back, so veterans often get annoyed.
However, veterans don't say anything about minor issues.
It's because we're a subcontractor.
For veteran subcontractors to be willing to teach these young workers the ropes, the young workers must show respect for the veterans.
This "showing respect" simply means that junior employees use honorific language when addressing veteran subcontractors and refer to them as "Mr./Ms. [Name]."
And it’s important to clearly say “I don’t understand” when there’s something you don’t understand.
That's all it takes.
People say that young people these days don't know how to use honorifics, but wasn't it the same when I was young? (Things haven't changed at all.)
I, too, would casually talk down to the veteran foreman, bossing him around with "Do this" and "Do that," all while taking a nap during my lunch break within the legal limits lol
Well, that’s bound to strain relationships, and the veterans will get angry, too.
After that, we miraculously became friends, and we still keep in touch, but people still bring up what happened back then. (They say I was a sassy little brat, lol.)
Once you get to know each other, it’s no problem to exchange light-hearted banter—you’re still communicating effectively—but it takes at least one job site to build that kind of rapport.
If we work together on a project for about three months, we'll generally get along well.
We have a general idea of each other's personalities and character traits.
If the veteran foreman isn't cutting corners at this stage, the next job site should be just as enjoyable.
Just because you're young, or just because you don't understand, if you keep doing your work half-heartedly and carelessly, what do you think will happen next? (It's easy to imagine.)
Things go more smoothly on site when people work from the same perspective and in the same role.
It's not a matter of one being better than the other.
Even though there is a hierarchical structure within the company, it’s the people on the front lines who actually do the work, so mutual respect is essential for running the front lines smoothly.
Let’s all do our best—both the young and the experienced—while showing mutual respect!
See you later.
