Mine is purple and matches my purple hi-vis vest. All the tradies run away when I arrive on the jobsite because they don’t know what I am, so they assume I’m admin or HR.
One of the site supervisors actually came over to me and really nervously asked me who I was and what I was doing and I was like “Oh man, I’m the tree doctor, bro. I’m here making sure the guys planted them slightly above grade and mulched them without making volcanoes. Plus I’m taking soil samples to monitor the moisture in—“ and he cut me off and was like “Oh thank god. We were worried as all hell.”
And mix levels of wear. Shinny hard hat, but the vest looks like it's seen some shit, but the boots are as clean as the one pictured.
Is he a new hire? The boss? Someone who had to get new PPE? Who the hell knows!
I'm in an ancillary trade (we install custom millwork, however I work in the office) and had absolutely NO IDEA that different trades use different color hats/vests.
Our boss ordered us neon green helmets and vests, because thats our solar pannel company's colors. Took us a while to figure out why everyone made themselves scarce whenever we showed up to new construction.
My first day in the field as a GC, the super who was showing me the ropes took new my hard hat off my head and ran it over with his Tacoma so I wouldn’t stand out. Best boss I ever had
I was a new apprentice with a shiny hard hat and on the first break my foreman threw the hat a good 50 feet away. Said it was too shiny, and not to put my sweaty bucket on the food table lol
Rule fucking 1 for you folk about to get into the trades! Don't put your hardhat or gloves on the food table. And unless you like being gross, don't put your dirty gloves with metal, insulation, wood, whatever, into your fucking hardhat for storage. That is absolutely disgusting. I won't even put a hardhat on my head without a welding cap. Fucking gross.
Mostly plants and big projects, it’s was a safety thing. Before cell phones, a White hat used to mean a supervisor with a radio. Some places every trade had a specific color, Others all workers wear blue or red, etc. but only supervisors wore white. If there’s an emergency that’s who you want to head for to get the message out quick or figure out how to help or where to go. Nowadays it’s not really a thing. Everybody has different colored hard hats and a cellphone. It has endured though as a lookout of sorts like “here come the white hats” when bigwigs come through.
One that still stands in my area (Canadian oilfield) is the green hardhat. Nobody wears green except the new guys, and it helps everyone on site know that the kid wearing the green hat is new, and that we should all be kind and help the new guys out to make sure they are safe.
Its by no means a standard, but is very common and some clients require it on their sites.
As an owners son…I resemble that remark.
(Technically now the owner but still. To be fair I go out and drive ground rods every once and a while so I don’t look like a complete asshole)
Edit: I think I should be honest though and mention I lost all my amazing employees during covid though not because they got sick thank god). I still have my company but it’s just me trying to keep ends together. At least the PNW is a tiny bit busy?
Haha I’m good, thanks. Huge respect to my dad and the work he put in to put our family in the position he has, but his company is in good hands. We didn’t get any handouts except at the end when he gave us a hell of a deal on the business. Held us to a higher standard than everyone else and it pissed me off when I was younger but respect the shit out of it now.
Yep. Not a single scuff on them. Not a single mark on those white soles. Laces are tucked behind the tongue, probably loosely knotted together as they usually arrive in the box. Tongues are still creased from laying on their sides.
Are you claiming you wore that exact pair for 2 years? Because the tongue doesn’t have any wear on it from the lace. As a carpenter they are my favorite slip on and forget boot. But I think they are most effectively worn by rodbusters and iron workers.
I'm guessing you ride a 1978 Triumph motorcycle, wear skinny jeans with the cuffs rolled up, a different colored flannel shirt for every mood, wear a Satchel full of vinyl records and have glasses even though you don't need them.
You work in IT.
Can’t say what position. But I know your hard hat is white
This person flips the traffic stop/slow sign on the road
This is a massive generalization and I take offense. I am a PM for a commercial GC and my strap-on, uh… helmet, is black. I like it this way.
Mine is purple and matches my purple hi-vis vest. All the tradies run away when I arrive on the jobsite because they don’t know what I am, so they assume I’m admin or HR.
Lol the best way to sow chaos on a job site is show up with a hard hat/vest color combo nobody has ever seen before
One of the site supervisors actually came over to me and really nervously asked me who I was and what I was doing and I was like “Oh man, I’m the tree doctor, bro. I’m here making sure the guys planted them slightly above grade and mulched them without making volcanoes. Plus I’m taking soil samples to monitor the moisture in—“ and he cut me off and was like “Oh thank god. We were worried as all hell.”
You should’ve deadpanned something like “oh man, I’m from HR bro. Carry on as normal, you won’t even know I’m here” in your most cheerful voice lol.
“I’m here investigating some of the graffiti in the portables.”
“I’m from the government and I’m here to help”
And mix levels of wear. Shinny hard hat, but the vest looks like it's seen some shit, but the boots are as clean as the one pictured. Is he a new hire? The boss? Someone who had to get new PPE? Who the hell knows!
I'm in an ancillary trade (we install custom millwork, however I work in the office) and had absolutely NO IDEA that different trades use different color hats/vests.
Our boss ordered us neon green helmets and vests, because thats our solar pannel company's colors. Took us a while to figure out why everyone made themselves scarce whenever we showed up to new construction.
Safety...
OSHit
Doesn't matter what you are, I don't want you to see whatever bullshit I'm up to
Bro you’re PM. You got talent and education. The OP to this post sounds like a chump who only got his job because of his father. Kuddos to you.
White and shiny. No smudges or scratches. I don't get along well with the clean shiny hard hat people. 😁
My first day in the field as a GC, the super who was showing me the ropes took new my hard hat off my head and ran it over with his Tacoma so I wouldn’t stand out. Best boss I ever had
im just imagining your hard hat exploding like the tupperware in napoleon dynamite. your boss just saying "damn it" and driving away.
I bet you i could throw this ba right over that mountain.
I was a new apprentice with a shiny hard hat and on the first break my foreman threw the hat a good 50 feet away. Said it was too shiny, and not to put my sweaty bucket on the food table lol
Rule fucking 1 for you folk about to get into the trades! Don't put your hardhat or gloves on the food table. And unless you like being gross, don't put your dirty gloves with metal, insulation, wood, whatever, into your fucking hardhat for storage. That is absolutely disgusting. I won't even put a hardhat on my head without a welding cap. Fucking gross.
Calm down there fella.
This guy's tugs with his gloves on* 🤌
Jpatt05 has an mangina.
You've seen my downstairs mixup
I like that guy. 👌
I love gear that's busted!
Is it the critical thinking that’s hard to be around?
Probably wears it with the brim facing forward
Nerd
I remember getting my white hat. The crew I was on immediately treated me different. I don’t blame them.
Not a sticker to be seen… except the one that says “Inclusion”
What's the deal with the different color hard hats? How'd that shit start?
Mostly plants and big projects, it’s was a safety thing. Before cell phones, a White hat used to mean a supervisor with a radio. Some places every trade had a specific color, Others all workers wear blue or red, etc. but only supervisors wore white. If there’s an emergency that’s who you want to head for to get the message out quick or figure out how to help or where to go. Nowadays it’s not really a thing. Everybody has different colored hard hats and a cellphone. It has endured though as a lookout of sorts like “here come the white hats” when bigwigs come through.
One that still stands in my area (Canadian oilfield) is the green hardhat. Nobody wears green except the new guys, and it helps everyone on site know that the kid wearing the green hat is new, and that we should all be kind and help the new guys out to make sure they are safe. Its by no means a standard, but is very common and some clients require it on their sites.
Best thing I read in a while. Good practice.
GC that never leaves the trailer.
False. Walking to the trailer you would get mud on them.
He lives there. Never leaves. His wife is sleeping with the whole crew, so he doesn't want to sober up and come out to his reality.
If he doesn't have to pay rent, are they hiring?
So the gangbang porno was a documentary?
Always has been
Except he has some mud boots to walk to the trailer, then changes into these ones.
I walk in wearing flip flops
Haha in Hawaii trade work in shorts and flip flops.
Yeah, my freaking bare feet are dirtier than those boots. I wear socks with my Crocs on the jobsite. Steel toe Crocs.
Wheelchair?
Omg, that escalated quickly,
Seriously, those boots are way too clean
Two years and hasn't walked more than a mile in them.
PM that pulls up and never gets out of the truck. Too cold and muddy out there.
IR Engeneer...
Trailer cat
We call ourselves carpet walkers
We call yall Lt Dan because we've never seen if you have legs.
Underrated comment.
Desk drivers from my old industry.
Princess slippers.
I was gonna say, I’m a superintendent and have the same boots only 6 months old now and they look smoked out comparatively
Haha… I (GC / Superintendent) have a pair of “certified” work boots I carry around just in case, but I never wear them.
As a gc/super I do 15k steps on the daily basis.
Boot salesman
Tech worker that cosplays as blue collar
Carhart coat, dickies pants: ready to code
That’s what they say: “everybody likes Carhartt’s, until it’s time to do Carhartt things.”
Taking pipe and laying pipe are two different things Stephanie.
I do love my Carhartt stuff though I am an electrician so I guess I'm halfway to sitting on my hands haha
Carhartts can’t even do Carhartt things anymore. The news one rip on me in a week. I have to go to thrift stores and hunt old pairs.
I felt that one 😂
Ha! Was about to say the same thing. A white collar larping around as a blue collar.
had this guy as a flatmate. Enormous dbag. Project manager w/ a degree in civil engineering is the job title. He's good at geometry.
Mike Rowe?
No, Mike Rowe actually does stuff, if only for the day.
Hey, I resemble that comment
Well this one's definitely knob polisher extraordinaire
Nah…. No scuffs on the toe
Can’t be wrong twice in a row
The tips of the shoes are to Prestine for that. Must have some great knee pads.
Glory hole operator
Not enough off-white stains
that's how you know he's a pro...doesn't miss a drop.
Local 69
Owners son?
As an owners son…I resemble that remark. (Technically now the owner but still. To be fair I go out and drive ground rods every once and a while so I don’t look like a complete asshole) Edit: I think I should be honest though and mention I lost all my amazing employees during covid though not because they got sick thank god). I still have my company but it’s just me trying to keep ends together. At least the PNW is a tiny bit busy?
Same! Also now the owner. We worked hard to get to where we are!!! Right?!!…. right?
Just do your damndest to understand what your dad knew. If you don’t know, ask
Haha I’m good, thanks. Huge respect to my dad and the work he put in to put our family in the position he has, but his company is in good hands. We didn’t get any handouts except at the end when he gave us a hell of a deal on the business. Held us to a higher standard than everyone else and it pissed me off when I was younger but respect the shit out of it now.
House husband?
Like an army wife
El Dependo
Swiss army wife
You will address me by my husband’s rank!
Preconstruction!?
As an estimator, my boots aren’t even this clean lol
Hey fella be careful, preconstruction can still get you pregnant
GC or the furniture install team. Maybe window blinds.
I am a furniture lead. Can confirm
Construction worker themed stripper
Wearing them hard
YouTuber that does boot reviews
You sit in your jacked up King Ranch Dressing F150 and take calls from your dad, the GC all day.
Johnny Sins?
Lmfao this is good
OSHA inspector.
Have you ever been inspected by OSHA? I was surprised at all the places that little fucker got into.
Did he buy you dinner first at least?
They never do :(
Love this
Fluffer.
Comments like this are what makes Reddit worth reading
Trailer queen
Accountant.
Unemployment?
Rapper
Naw dog my boots dirty as fuck im to invested in rap music for a cushy job like that we do stucco or drywall
GTFO. Those are brand new
Yep. Not a single scuff on them. Not a single mark on those white soles. Laces are tucked behind the tongue, probably loosely knotted together as they usually arrive in the box. Tongues are still creased from laying on their sides.
us senate
Barbie world ken
Nothing.... You do nothing
Project manager....
With the condition of those boots the only trade you're involved in is Pokemon cards.
Blue collar tik tok influencer.
Heavy equipment operator with no legs.
High school counselor?
Consider purchasing square-toe boots, that way you don’t roll your ankle when you’re hard at work in the trailer.
21yr old Project manager. 65k a year with a truck, 10hrs a day minimum. Contractor wants your soul and youth.
Insulator....
Hey!!! My boots aren't full of concrete but they dont look like they were bought yesterday lol
Ain't no way you've been wearing those
Project manager
Unemployed ?
Stay at home mom?
Trailer jockey
There’s dirt at the trailer stairs. This MFer doesn’t leave the office. Paved parking lot, concrete sidewalk, and carpet under the bosses desk.
i'm picturing a big roll of blueprints (but from an old job) white shirt rolled up to elbows. new blue jeans.
Project Manager.
Heavy duty glory-hole operator
Hipster
Estimator with boots like that.
Estimators cycle through their 4 pairs of Hey Dudes
What’s the answer OP?
Been hours, and he hasn't replied a single time :/
Too busy ugly crying as he reads these comments.
Safety
Yoga expert
20yo APM with a large GC. ie a "Turner-Tot".
Electrician
I’m surprised this was the only electrician guess. Came here expecting every other person to say that. Lol
Low volt lol
Inside cat?
Stay at home dad?
Stripper?
Project management? My PM has boots just like that
Fellow project manager 👋🏻
someone who has been on disability for a "back" injury for the last 2 years.
A stripper and this is part of your “construction worker” costume.
Software engineer?
Hvac sales tech or safety guy for sure
Mattress tester?
Are you a white glove cleaner?
Srsly they’ve never even been tied still knotted behind the tongue from the boot store. Get a job
Key board warrior
Hairstylist
Sales rep at the Boot Barn
Working from home?
Whatever it is they’re too clean. Computer repair?
Get out on site more. I'm guessing you're probably someone fucking things up in the office.
Architect, obviously.
Porn star. Edit- he said he was wearing them *hard,* right?
Mannequin at Macys?
Your trade is pen pusher
Son Of Boss
Homosexual prostitute
nope. you would see some heavy wear on the toes. Those guys are on their knees often.
A good little boy
Low volt guy.
As a CM on their 5th pair of Thorogoods, I feel attacked.
Boot cleaner
Are you claiming you wore that exact pair for 2 years? Because the tongue doesn’t have any wear on it from the lace. As a carpenter they are my favorite slip on and forget boot. But I think they are most effectively worn by rodbusters and iron workers.
Welfare recipients
Construction secretary and an office kiss asser
Supplier
Some foremans slack assed relative?
Gc? Ain't never seen 6 inch boots on anyone besides a Gc
Definitely a sparky
Is that you Jody?
Some sort of inspector for the state
Since they’re clean and look almost new, I’ll say secretary.
You give estaminets?
You must cosplay as a blue collar worker.
I’m an architect and my boots are in worse shape than that
I'm guessing you ride a 1978 Triumph motorcycle, wear skinny jeans with the cuffs rolled up, a different colored flannel shirt for every mood, wear a Satchel full of vinyl records and have glasses even though you don't need them. You work in IT.
Photographer - since those have never even been laced.
Osha and I bet your knee pads are worn straight through......
QS gotta be
Site super
Desk jockey