Hello Form The Northeast Hey Everyone, I am 28 and my road to construction I guess you could say is a little less traveled. I have always been interested in construction but do to family dynamics (working for my Dad) I chose a different road and became a pilot. I went on to fly Lear Jets and than Regional Jets for the Airlines. It wasn’t long before the economy went south though and I lost my job. Being married with a son I had to do something so I did what I grew up doing and went to work in construction. Still on the fence about working for papa dukes I wanted to do something on my own so I started a website www.Trade-A-Tractor.com which is a free source to list and sell Heavy Equipment. Finally my transformation from Jet Pilot to Truck Driver is complete because I just got my CDL-A the other day, which for all of you wondering was harder to get than my license to fly a jet. Anyway sorry for the long-winded intro but hello!
Welcome the Heavy Equipment Forum. You are not the first one to have issues working with/for family, trust me on this. Funny enough, that is one of the reasons i became a dump truck driver.
yeah working for family can be a good thing but more often than not it causes problems that eventually go beyond just work related and relationships begin to suffer.
I bet there is nothing worse than someone that thinks they are entitled to special treatment getting in the way of buisness.
1st, welcome 2nd, working with family is tough. We've been through this for the last 20 years and it's hard to work out. My father and I can't stand to work a day without the other but some times can't stand to work on the same mile much less the same job:beatsme All I can say is it has gotten better and I know some day he won't be there for our yell/ hug matches. Every one says it's like watching Paul Sr and Jr or the guys on Axe men. We've decided to be a lot easier on each other and it's worth it! Long story short , make it work if you want it too. 3rd I always thought of the walk around on the trucks like a pre-flight. Helped a lot when I took my test . Just with out the test fire of the 60's or Mini guns! :guns Never a jet jockey but always a rotor head
Hi King Ranch, Well i worked with my StepDad when i was a young kid, scraped a lot of gaskets, learned a lot from him but he was a great mechanic and race fan. Now i have a 23 year old daughter, col-grad, she thinks that she knows everything and wants nothing to do with my company, not sure where i went wrong, but now days working for the company that dad has is better than the soup line. Your web site looks good, welcome to the Forum.