re: Engineers/Construction Workers?

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We all need guidance in some way, so put your fricking ego aside and point us in the right direction.

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100% agree.

I am not an engineer or construction worker...I am probably the worst of all...an architect.

While I was in school, I worked for a construction company as a laborer during the summer and winter breaks and worked part time for a plumbing company. The things I learned from both jobs GREATLY helped me both in school and after graduating. However, the thing that frustrated me the most about the industry was after all the school and work experience I still felt like I was having to learn a foreign language. Fortunately, I had great architects willing to continue to mentor and teach me, and I was honest with the engineers and contractors (when I was in the field) and said I knew I could not tell them anything they didn't know about their professions. I asked if they see issues let's talk about them and let them explain to me the best way for them to do their job so the end product still looks like the "picture" on the paper. As time goes on, you pick up on those things and carry them into the next job. That humility and willingness to learn, I think, has helped tremendously.

Of course, NONE of it is possible without the experienced guys being willing to teach.