Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Has anyone had any female tradies? 3Jan 14, 2009 8:40 am Building our dream H3nl3y home together House: Cott3sloe Modifications: Extended ensuite, grand dining, grand rumpus, Bedroom 4 option, two plus garage Frame done, roof tiles are on, brickes start this week! Re: Has anyone had any female tradies? 8Jan 14, 2009 9:12 am mmm....donuts Homer Simpson 1956- Links: Site Costs Ready Reckoner | H1 Addiction Medical Advice | Château TDL: The Backyard Re: Has anyone had any female tradies? 10Jan 14, 2009 9:19 am Everything I know, I learned from SBS. LATEST: Frame Complete http://metricon-mercer.livejournal.com Re: Has anyone had any female tradies? 13Jan 14, 2009 9:39 am mmm....donuts Homer Simpson 1956- Links: Site Costs Ready Reckoner | H1 Addiction Medical Advice | Château TDL: The Backyard Re: Has anyone had any female tradies? 14Jan 14, 2009 9:43 am to_do_list Sharee If women were more represented in some of these trades it might be interesting to see if and how the industry standards might change a little... The implication being? There is no excuse for sloppy workmanship...or should that be workpersonship...I don't see why being male or female should make any difference to the work quality. That's driven by training, pride in your work, chasing the dollar, taking on too much work, and the attitude of GAF the tends to prevail. From reading all of Sharee's post, I think she was talking about the level of behaviour and language... not the level of workpersonship. I'd hazard a guess that the average building site would be less strewn with junk food wrappers if it was women working there. Not that we don't love junk food... but we tend to be able to find the bin. I leave you to fend for yourself, figure things out yourself. Terrence Malick Re: Has anyone had any female tradies? 15Jan 14, 2009 10:02 am We had a male/female team of painters. Some days there was a second woman with them too, doing a lot of sanding, prep work and detail stuff like skirtings and architraves.
Other than that, it was all very blokey.... Quote: ...I think she was talking about the level of behaviour and language... not the level of workpersonship. The language thing gets me riled. (Not that I never swear, but I pick my time, place and company....) I get annoyed by tradies who seem to think a chain link fence is equivalent to a cone of silence. There's no consideration for pedestrians passing by, next door neighbours (including small children, the elderly etc). They just don't moderate their language AT ALL. Makes me want to go over and let them know that f*** is not a punctuation mark. And then smack them across the ear and ask if they kiss their mother with that mouth. Hey, I'm almost old enough to get away with it.... Back to the subject.... some years back, a place I worked had some tradies in to do some carpentry/handyman stuff. The "guys" arrived and turned out to be father and daughter. The daughter was around 155cm tall and a size 8, tiny little thing - and I went to primary school with her. I remember she never was conventional. I hate women being pigeonholed. Maybe that's why I took up bodybuilding. Re: Has anyone had any female tradies? 16Jan 14, 2009 10:06 am kek Makes me want to go over and let them know that f*** is not a punctuation mark. And then smack them across the ear...maybe that's why I took up bodybuilding. I must mind p's and q's around kek... I must mind p's and q's around kek... I must mind p's and q's around kek... I must mind p's and q's around kek... I must mind p's and q's around kek... I must mind p's and q's around kek... I must mind p's and q's around kek... mmm....donuts Homer Simpson 1956- Links: Site Costs Ready Reckoner | H1 Addiction Medical Advice | Château TDL: The Backyard Re: Has anyone had any female tradies? 17Jan 14, 2009 10:14 am No Mike, as long as there are no small children or old ladies in the vicinity, I'm fine with it....
Of course, there is an upper limit on the number of times it can be used in a sentence before a clip across the ear is forthcoming. Re: Has anyone had any female tradies? 18Jan 14, 2009 10:18 am I absolutely hate tradespeople who use foul language at the drop of a pin. And to be honest, I notice that my FH swears 100% more at the warehouse with the "boys" then when he's at home. Granted, he would never ever swear infront of children, elderly etc (thank goodness) But I personally hate excessive swearing (and excessive to me is any swearing thats not used in a fit of rage )
As for female tradies, there's one place near our factory that has a female panel beater. I help FH out as much as I can when he's busy (which involves moving boards from the jaws of machines and stacking them) but thats as far as it gets typically. Custom European Cabinets - Melbourne Kitchen Specialist PM for business details as website currently being updated! Our Crazy Owner Builder Journey! Re: Has anyone had any female tradies? 19Jan 14, 2009 10:21 am Hmmmm...... I have no comment on the swearing... Bel, Petal and Donuts can attest to how bad I am.
4 brothers and over a decade in racing... my excuse and I'm sticking to it! I leave you to fend for yourself, figure things out yourself. Terrence Malick Re: Has anyone had any female tradies? 20Jan 14, 2009 10:28 am Yep, its a known joke around my friends that I am a... whats the word? mental blank!
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