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Illegal immigrants and work quality
Posted on 9/3/25 at 9:37 am
Posted on 9/3/25 at 9:37 am
Oh boy
I've had experience with some stuff they do. I visited a friend last weekend in another state and he hired migrants to put up cabinets. They used nail guns on the front frames. Then they took his Dewalts before leaving and he can't get in touch with them. Surprise surprise
What are your migrant work horror stories?
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If tweet fails to load, click here. I've had experience with some stuff they do. I visited a friend last weekend in another state and he hired migrants to put up cabinets. They used nail guns on the front frames. Then they took his Dewalts before leaving and he can't get in touch with them. Surprise surprise
What are your migrant work horror stories?
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Posted on 9/3/25 at 9:39 am to doc baklava
Governor Evers was nearly in tears recently stating that the state of Wisconsin will slip into ruin without illegal immigrant labor.
Posted on 9/3/25 at 9:40 am to doc baklava
quote:I just don’t understand why people hire these guys for house repairs when they came here because they were living in a cardboard box.
What are your migrant work horror stories?
Most do not know how to do what they are hired to do. It’s just that they want to work because they want to get paid.
Posted on 9/3/25 at 9:40 am to doc baklava
Its the same as everything else. You get what you pay for.
The cheaper illegals do shite work. The ones who do good work know the market rates, know their worth, and charge what anyone else would. The issue with that is they have no overhead and are getting market rates. No insurance, license, taxes, etc
That also means you have no recourse if the F you
The cheaper illegals do shite work. The ones who do good work know the market rates, know their worth, and charge what anyone else would. The issue with that is they have no overhead and are getting market rates. No insurance, license, taxes, etc
That also means you have no recourse if the F you
This post was edited on 9/3/25 at 9:41 am
Posted on 9/3/25 at 9:45 am to doc baklava
At least they showed up.
That's half of life. Fake it til you make it.
I know this is preaching to the choir, but Americans need to start valuing work again. We have a lot of young men that have never even so much as touched a hammer, and we wonder why the younger generations work ethic sucks...
That's half of life. Fake it til you make it.
I know this is preaching to the choir, but Americans need to start valuing work again. We have a lot of young men that have never even so much as touched a hammer, and we wonder why the younger generations work ethic sucks...
Posted on 9/3/25 at 9:47 am to Ricardo
quote:
but Americans need to start valuing work again
which Americans need to start valuing work again?
Posted on 9/3/25 at 9:51 am to doc baklava
You know how long it takes an illegal crew to build a, oh, their finished.
Posted on 9/3/25 at 9:55 am to doc baklava
Dame la sawzall.
Posted on 9/3/25 at 9:58 am to Klark Kent
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which Americans need to start valuing work again?
Culturally, all Americans do. Younger generations all want to work in a tech related job, because it's considered easy. (Can be done from home or at worst in an office building.)
If you want a higher caliber worker in construction or the various trades then it needs to be treated like respectable work by the culture. Too many parents dissuade their kids from pursuing a trade because it's seen as beneath them or "giving up."
People can't even hang a TV or put up curtain rods anymore. That's not just laziness. That's ineptitude. And frankly, it's child abuse to not teach your kids how to work with their hands.
This post was edited on 9/3/25 at 9:59 am
Posted on 9/3/25 at 9:59 am to doc baklava
quote:
I've had experience with some stuff they do.
"They" range from skilled to unskilled. Which ones are you referring?
Posted on 9/3/25 at 10:01 am to Ricardo
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People can't even hang a TV or put up curtain rods anymore. That's not just laziness. That's ineptitude
We have a massive competency and confidence crisis in this country.
Posted on 9/3/25 at 10:05 am to doc baklava
Just pick it up and turn it around.
Dummies
Dummies
Posted on 9/3/25 at 10:07 am to doc baklava
What's the problem, just turn the whole house around to match the stairs.
Sarcasm is now off
Sarcasm is now off
Posted on 9/3/25 at 10:08 am to Klark Kent
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which Americans need to start valuing work again?
All of them
The goal of most people in this country seems to be an office job where they can stare at their phones all day and do as little as possible.
Posted on 9/3/25 at 10:15 am to doc baklava
We had our exterior siding replaced over the summer. The migrant crew our contractor used to do the sills cut the joists under the floor of our back hallway, without first supporting them. The hallway collapsed. Still dealing with this.
This post was edited on 9/3/25 at 10:19 am
Posted on 9/3/25 at 10:16 am to Honest Tune
Vayamos a hondipo
Pongamos el cheetroc
Pongamos el cheetroc
Posted on 9/3/25 at 10:28 am to South Shore Cyclist
Contractors we used to put house back together after Laura spent twice as long and did half the job he other crew down the street did. These were Hondurans but it’s who we could find after the storm. Tree crew behind us had elementary school kids jumping from tree to tree cutting limbs.
Also, our crew drug up the day before our furnishings were to be delivered and after their last draw. Wife kept them from leaving after threatening to call DA.
Also, our crew drug up the day before our furnishings were to be delivered and after their last draw. Wife kept them from leaving after threatening to call DA.
Posted on 9/3/25 at 10:28 am to doc baklava
They have to go back
Posted on 9/3/25 at 10:29 am to doc baklava
Had several rooms remodeled earlier this year.
The contractor used 2 different painting crews.
One crew did a great job.
The other struggled with straight lines and bleed-over. They got mad when we pointed it out and said our expectations were unreasonable.
The contractor used 2 different painting crews.
One crew did a great job.
The other struggled with straight lines and bleed-over. They got mad when we pointed it out and said our expectations were unreasonable.
Posted on 9/3/25 at 10:41 am to doc baklava
staged af w/ the dudes standing there the whole time holding lumber.
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