Sean Lintow Sr. is a mrW Tradesmen and owner of SLS Construction.
…My daughter is eight years old. Since she was in diapers she has told me and anyone else who would listen that she is going to be a construction worker. Her favorite TV shows include Ask This Old House and the such. She plans to open her own construction company and build me a house when she gets to be an adult…lol! She has even drawn out “blue prints” for this house. She is an awesome kid! As of late she has been getting made fun of at school for wanting to be a construction worker because “its a boys job”. My daughter has a dream and I am looking to get her connected with women in the industry who can show her that her dream is attainable and not just for the boys…
Wow, that does sound like an awesome kid who will probably go pretty far and possibly own her own successful Design-Build firm. I was fortunate enough to have this email forwarded to me by my good friend & fellow mrW Tradesmen Sal Langer of Langer Roofing. This all came up as we were talking about that day’s competitions at SkillsUSA, the ever changing landscape& issues businesses like ours deal with daily.
It’s a boy’s job…
The first thing that comes to mind (especially considering the age) is that boys will be boys & they are probably more worried about cooties than anything else. As for the older boys with the more expensive toys, many of them have probably already worked with a woman & know better. It doesn’t matter who is on the job site, all that matters is that one knows their job & does it well. Granted one might run into a few Neanderthals over the years, but that isn’t unfortunately limited to just one field or career.
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I’ve worked for 3 female engineers. Two were very competent, had earned their positions and really enjoyed their work. The other one was an affirmative action hire and meaner than a junk yard dog, which I could understand because most of the jerks I have met in my careers were covering up their incompetence with meanness. Competent people, women or men, were a pleasure to work for and with.
Thanks for all the links you put up and the balanced reporting.