@aaron_witt: This week on the Dirt Talk Podcast, Randy Blount (a fan favorite) and I talk about workforce development and the state of the industry. As pressure mounts to complete work on time and keep up with enormous backlogs, contractors are at risk of only worsening their workforce problem. #fyp #construction #constructionlife #constructiontiktok #constructiontips

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Thursday 26 January 2023 22:03:41 GMT
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bigd.russell
davidrussell :
we are in demand like never before!
2023-01-27 05:48:19
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edward.fred
Ariana_Edward.fred :
This is the biggest opportunity I had in the making from the comfort of my home counting my withdrawals day to day" @Aria Ethan
2023-01-27 10:15:12
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gibson111920
NeilGibson🆖 :
OT
2023-01-27 02:47:53
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drob946
drob946 :
lol they definitely can afford it wtf 😂 🤣 😭
2023-01-27 06:25:35
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bou76358
Alex :
They have the money, it just cuts into the wrong pockets.
2023-01-26 23:33:15
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aaronhogan52
Aaron Hogan :
why don't they have money to train? seems like a low bid contractor problem. you bid right you build training into overhead
2023-01-26 22:37:35
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loweredlbz
LOGAN AUSTIN :
The more efficient you are the more hours they will make you work
2023-01-27 01:00:52
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treyslagstad
Trey Slagstad :
problem is project managers trying to get the project done early because we bid the project out low expecting to finish early
2023-01-26 23:26:09
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dscottrussell
D Scott Russell :
But we got 90 hours of work done in 60 hours. We win.
2023-01-26 22:22:51
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vincel375
vincel375 :
work 60 hours and get 40 hours of efficient work pluss 20 efficient hours of work
2023-01-26 22:28:34
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theamericanforester
The American Forester² :
Union Electrician here, we will lose about 68% of our workforce due to boomers retiring. it's not just us. everywhere.
2023-01-27 03:15:13
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mostlydiggers
🚧 MOSTLYDIGGERS 🚧 :
Oh man, inefficiency and waste (time, diesel, energy, material) are major bug bares of mine.
2023-01-26 22:41:34
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tylergentry6
Tyler Gentry :
Efficiency is the thought behind the planning and efficiency happens ahead of time.
2023-01-27 01:58:17
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johnnylasagna57
Luke :
Just wait until these gen x guys all retire. These heavy asset companies are doomed. We’re already seeing it.
2023-01-27 00:54:24
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shawndavis370
Shawn Davis :
thats why ya join a union.
2023-01-27 02:17:59
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echo1616
Echo16 16 :
but if you finish in 40hrs you only get paid 40hrs. it's lose lose for the worker. unless of course... you share the profit.
2023-01-26 23:57:16
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tylervanalsburg
Tyler VanAlsburg :
Skilled labor has a price
2023-01-27 00:48:45
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bmhtechservices
BMH Tech Services :
I’ve found that employers don’t want to spend money to train/expect more from hard workers but pay the same as lazy ones/ also
2023-01-27 02:48:17
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the_unoriginal_chris
CT :
We also need to push back on the clients. They ask for ridiculous schedules, we need to say no. And we need to do it without worry of loosing the jo
2023-01-27 00:20:38
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dnorrisjr79
DJ :
Great listen this week
2023-01-26 22:15:40
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mizumi1414
mizumi1414 :
What would help is not telling a county or city or whoever you’re bidding a job to that you can get it done in 3 months when it should take 5
2023-01-27 00:51:26
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supradrift6
Supradrift1716 :
It’s always been this way, people are not willing to destroy their home life for a job that will pass them off when it slows
2023-01-28 03:18:52
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user6053026178568
user6053026178568 :
Or, hear me out, you can do 60 hrs of work in, wait for it, 60 hrs….
2023-01-27 02:05:30
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space_man_az
spaceman :
Struggling to find a work force? The solution is so easy! It’s mind blowing are you ready? PAY BETTER WAGES!!! Holy shit mind blowing right?!😵‍💫😳🤯
2023-01-27 00:34:27
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bigfootp
👣 X :
you can't not afford to train.
2023-01-26 23:09:10
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grammer.2
Graham :
Fun when conversations lack context, thought, logic….
2023-01-27 18:53:56
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joshuas_cook
user7938853686269 :
You always have time to train?? If you don’t have time to train, you have the time to do things right the second time
2023-01-27 00:31:03
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josephwayne33
Joseph Wayne :
If tradesmen got paid better maybe they wouldn’t want to ride the clock for the OT so much
2023-01-27 00:46:30
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deathincarnateiii
D.E :
right now I know 5 people that quit construction and went back to the oilfield because lack of pay and hrs and work
2023-01-26 23:33:31
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nevadacattlemen
NevadaCowboy :
How can you keep a trade goin if you ain’t willing to chance on training
2023-01-26 23:05:42
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bighesser
user3137881975305 :
that's why I'm going to a trade school after I'm out of the navy for heavy machinery operator and dessiel machine
2023-01-26 22:41:01
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dashj7
dashj7 :
One thing to add would be client and GC unrealistic timeline to completion. Faster faster faster.
2023-01-27 02:18:16
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mr_brap
Rob :
More pressure and more but yet no pay increases to fix the difference. I’m making less than I did 6 years ago
2023-01-27 15:06:45
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candlerred
candler red :
you said " efficient" and what I heard was "take a 20 hour pay cut."
2023-01-27 00:26:37
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mitchalderman
Mitch Alderman :
yeah that sounds more like pushing your guys hard to squeeze 60 hours of work into 40 hours. probably why your having a hard time finding help.
2023-01-27 04:07:42
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pp_pallas
Josh Pallas :
With advances in autonomy & tech operators will obsolete in 10-15 yrs we are already working towards it at Caterpillar fully autonomous machines
2023-01-27 02:18:55
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dumbdad87
dumbdad87 :
The thing that I picked up on is the management isn’t keeping up with the times. They want more work done with less people with continuous budget cuts
2023-01-27 01:12:58
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levitaylor831
levitaylor831 :
Pay enough base and it will get done in 40. Pay too low and I will drag it out. I’m getting the same check regardless.
2023-01-27 01:26:42
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officialbirdbrains
BirdBrains :
machines without operators. tech is here. first company to do it will absolutely take over
2023-01-27 05:07:59
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user7301209467213
69 :
go union
2023-01-26 22:38:40
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hmhardwick19
Harrison Hardwick :
The problem is the good employees got burned and don’t want to work for the majority of companies
2023-01-27 00:15:07
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just_brik
JB :
No one is cramming 60 into 40. It’s 80 into 60
2023-01-27 03:11:41
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style907_
Logan :
Yea these guys have no idea what they’re talking about
2023-01-27 00:13:17
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evannabors12
Evan Nabors56 :
Don’t have time to train go union and hire out of the hall and get quality trained workers
2023-01-26 22:24:31
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unclejojo567
UncleJoJo :
efficient and construction don't go in the same paragraph.
2023-01-27 01:28:30
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eastbounddown91
eastbounddown91 :
This is what happens when gov prints money and bank loans are cheap.
2023-01-27 03:54:53
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pinchetachi
Tachitos :
Blue collar workers seem to also begin to understand the problem: greedy capitalism.
2023-01-27 01:32:16
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onthamoon
OnThaMoon :
On this episode of I have a nice microphone so I think I know what I’m talking about 😂😂😂
2023-01-27 04:48:51
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tylerjzim
Tyler Zimmermann :
This is so inaccurate
2023-01-27 01:36:42
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l334456
Dick chaney :
From an 18 year old getting out of school the reason they are struggling with workforce is bc they don’t want to teach anyone
2023-01-27 01:47:25
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bigbineox
bigbi :
5 yrs ago this wasn’t a problem. but now we’re hiring people who say they are journeyman wanting that wage and they’re only a pipetrician…
2023-01-27 03:23:12
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