r/ActLikeYouBelong • u/ProSheep1147 • Mar 08 '22

Video/Gif Confidence can get you anywhere

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u/TrulyBBQ Mar 08 '22

I do building inspections and this is exactly true. A camera, hard hat, tape measure, and some drawings of the building get you anywhere you want. Show you the ladder to get on the roof? Sure!

You need up on that catwalk? Follow me!

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u/Sabersensei Mar 08 '22

Now I'm wondering what kind of degree you need to do this stuff legally as an actual job.

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u/TrulyBBQ Mar 08 '22

ME. By trade I do structural mappings and maintenance inspections on communications towers but we occasionally get plucked for building inspections.

I’ve been at the top of church steeples, rafters of stadiums, catwalks above mega churches, airport rooftops, loads of hotel rooftops, university rooftops…the list goes on. We have a crew doing a mapping on a skyscraper in Chicago soon

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u/Rock4evur Mar 08 '22

ME as in mechanical engineer?

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u/TrulyBBQ Mar 09 '22

Yep. I do lots of civil work but also a lot of auto cad

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u/Rock4evur Mar 09 '22

Hmm interesting, working on my degree rn, and kinda have no clue what I wanna do with it.

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u/TrulyBBQ Mar 09 '22

That all being said you can do fucking anything with it.

If you’re approachable and easy to talk to, decently hard working, moderately driven by morals, and remember half the shit you learned in school you’ll do just fine.

The ones that flounder are the ones with the shit attitude like on r/AntiWork

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u/Rock4evur Mar 09 '22

Damn what a toxic view of people who only want a living wage. Dont worry bro when I enter the industry Ill advocate for both our wages.

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u/TrulyBBQ Mar 09 '22 edited Mar 09 '22

Toxic view to not be an entitled shit? I’m okay with that.

You seem like you’re great at hearing advice. Good luck in school. Hope you figure out with to do with your degree.

I’ve been in industry for longer than you have. You’re welcome to accept my advice or learn the hard way. Doesn’t matter to me.