Anonymous
Post 02/27/2024 22:30     Subject: Son working in construction rather than internship
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:So my sophomore civil engineering son is coming up empty with summer internships. I thought working in construction would be good for him. Are those jobs hard to get? Anyone’s DC ever done that? Are there safety issues I should be concerned about?


Of course there are safety issues about which you should be concerned. Lots of injuries to eyes, limbs, and hearing ability. This is why workers' compensation insurance rates are much higher for construction work than for office work. Avoid ditch digging as a number of deaths occur each year in this type of construction work.



Good opportunity to discuss hearing protection, eye protection, and steel-toed shoes.

I really recommend staying out of roofing work/ladder work as well. People don't guard against falls very effectively or at all.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2024 20:42     Subject: Re:Son working in construction rather than internship
Anonymous wrote:Not a good idea to push one toward construction work as the risk of injury is too great.


Oh FFS.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2024 20:22     Subject: Son working in construction rather than internship
He will learn a lot of life skills.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2024 20:06     Subject: Son working in construction rather than internship
Real construction work is hard work. He will be the cleanup guy or the demo guy. He will be carrying stuff around.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2024 19:28     Subject: Son working in construction rather than internship
Good luck. That's an accident waiting to happen, IMO.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2024 19:22     Subject: Son working in construction rather than internship
Anonymous wrote:A new kid working in construction will probably be the cleanup guy.


When I worked construction during the summers I was the kid sweeping, carrying bricks and cinder blocks around, mixing mortar, digging holes, shoveling gravel etc. Super hard work, but I got muscles and a tan out of it.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2024 18:25     Subject: Son working in construction rather than internship
Anonymous wrote:A new kid working in construction will probably be the cleanup guy.


I was thinking this....does he have specific skills to offer?

Anonymous
Post 02/27/2024 17:29     Subject: Son working in construction rather than internship
A new kid working in construction will probably be the cleanup guy.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2024 17:26     Subject: Son working in construction rather than internship
Kids with real skills like construction, working for a painting company, etc. always get a second look from me when I am reviewing legal intern resumes.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2024 15:32     Subject: Re:Son working in construction rather than internship
Link to construction intern in Fairfax listed on Indeed.

https://www.indeed.com/rc/clk?bb=1_dvJQe7R75DKqA7jDHkmO_22BN1_kyzrBXoQ2-AuAgWVvEIE2fABEiaL_SAFNiwZToSC4fsU0fd7w7X7GTmCKY4seb1_1uPrfFnMlBsXF320jVVbzra0GMt1HlnkH6G1-WPO57XSgL4ShqxwajGUw==&jk=7eb59c604b35bb72&mtk=1hnm44qojk5r9802&from=serp&xkcb=SoAW67M3E2AchW2eDh0NbzkdCdPP
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2024 14:58     Subject: Son working in construction rather than internship
Anonymous wrote:So my sophomore civil engineering son is coming up empty with summer internships. I thought working in construction would be good for him. Are those jobs hard to get? Anyone’s DC ever done that? Are there safety issues I should be concerned about?


Have your son contact Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NavFac) and Army Corps of Engineers and enquire about summer positions. It is late formthis. Those summer intern positions usually get advertised in the October timeframe, but maybe there is some sort of option if he enquires politely.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2024 14:31     Subject: Son working in construction rather than internship
PP There is*
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2024 14:31     Subject: Re:Son working in construction rather than internship
How hard has your son tried, OP? I work for a large A&E firm, and we are always getting summer CE interns on board. It isn't too late. Think AECOM, HDR, Jacobs, Gensler...