As easy as it could have been to completely loose it, I've learned my best options as a foreman or any level of laborer is to put my head down and work. Do what needs to be done, period, and your work will be successful.
Weekly hours: 42
Total:172
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Oops!
Rough week at PMW... More or less it was one day that made the rest of the week pretty tough. A current job we are on has gone completely perfect up until this point. We have hammered out close to 100 steel tube balconies, columns, and we are now on the last stage of 13 canopies. We were slightly ahead of schedule on the canopies until my fabricator realized he had fab'ed 3 of the first 7 in the shipment completely the wrong depth. 72" instead of 96"..... My first reaction was lots of frustration but as I sat there thinking about what do do I realized getting upset, frustrated, etc. does not get the work accomplished that needs to be done. Nose to the grind stone! All we should do in any situation or jam is make necessary adjustments, communicate well, and get behind the hood and burn some steel.
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Newest Venture
This last week I found out that we have an opportunity to bid a job in Holden Village near Chelan. I may have brought it up in previous quarters as it was talked about in the past but now the plans are out and bid date is set. I will have the next 9 days to come up with a price for this project. This is no ordinary project for PMW. This will be and 110' footbridge fabricated from steel, crossing over a creek, in the middle of no where! Our sister company Axiom has been on a job up their and got some good reviews from the owners or people in charge of this village. Hopefully that works in our favor as I try to come up with a competitive yet profitable price.
We have talked through the job a bit and what we are planning to do if we get it is set up a life size mock up of elevations so we can build this bridge in parts, assemble it here to double check installation, and ship the steel in sections up to Holden. This should definitely take the top spot on largest job I will have bid.
I have learned a few things this week about being a company minded employee. There are a few guys I have come in contact with in the past that have shown a bit of the mentality that their work is only done to get something for themselves and "forget the company" type of mindset. Now this is somewhat true as ultimately you need to be looking out for #1. But I believe working for a company you can look out for yourself by being willing to save/make the company as a whole more money. Doing this through many different ways will be profitable for the company which in turn will be profitable for you individually. Higher profits in the bosses hand means more raises, bonuses, allowances for growth, etc.
I continue to learn things daily that are creating all around good aspects in me for the working world.
Weekly Hours: 45
Total: 130
We have talked through the job a bit and what we are planning to do if we get it is set up a life size mock up of elevations so we can build this bridge in parts, assemble it here to double check installation, and ship the steel in sections up to Holden. This should definitely take the top spot on largest job I will have bid.
I have learned a few things this week about being a company minded employee. There are a few guys I have come in contact with in the past that have shown a bit of the mentality that their work is only done to get something for themselves and "forget the company" type of mindset. Now this is somewhat true as ultimately you need to be looking out for #1. But I believe working for a company you can look out for yourself by being willing to save/make the company as a whole more money. Doing this through many different ways will be profitable for the company which in turn will be profitable for you individually. Higher profits in the bosses hand means more raises, bonuses, allowances for growth, etc.
I continue to learn things daily that are creating all around good aspects in me for the working world.
Weekly Hours: 45
Total: 130
Thursday, February 6, 2014
stress/suffering=endurance=character
This week has been full of stress of the job. Having so much on one plate becomes overwhelming at times and can bring the energy right out of you. Deadlines, new bids, managing projects, and all the other things that add up create quite a bit of stress. What I am working on this past week has been finishing up our current job with a deadline that keeps creeping up. I have also received many inquiries for new projects various general contractors would like me to get a number to them on. Not only that but managing a crew of guys in a productive manner plus sending out my largest bid yet (in fact the largest PMW has ever done) as well as finding a time to stay updated with my blog!!! :)
All that to say my learning is continuing in many different ways. I have come to find out that even though the stress of high demands bring you down, you can be confident that the work, time, and effort put is going to pay off in means of landed jobs, successful business, pay raises, and endurance. In my experience thus far in my life and in this internship I am a firm believer that when you manage to make it through all the stress/suffering and can find yourself enduring more and more your character is built making you a better employee and person as a whole.
Keep calm and BLOG ON!
Weekly: 45
Total: 85
All that to say my learning is continuing in many different ways. I have come to find out that even though the stress of high demands bring you down, you can be confident that the work, time, and effort put is going to pay off in means of landed jobs, successful business, pay raises, and endurance. In my experience thus far in my life and in this internship I am a firm believer that when you manage to make it through all the stress/suffering and can find yourself enduring more and more your character is built making you a better employee and person as a whole.
Keep calm and BLOG ON!
Weekly: 45
Total: 85
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