I finally had the worst Monday of my life last week and it wasn't even close

Came in at 6am to pour a small driveway in Brookfield, and the ready mix truck showed up an hour late with the wrong mix. Called the dispatcher and he claimed I ordered 4000 psi instead of the 3500 I asked for, so I had to send it back. While waiting for the right load, my finishing crew got called away to another site by the boss without telling me, so I was stuck floating the slab alone. By noon it was 90 degrees and the concrete was setting faster than I could keep up, leaving a rough finish that'll probably need a resurface. Then my boss showed up at 3pm and chewed me out for the quality even though he pulled my guys. Has anyone else had a supplier just completely ignore a mix order like it's no big deal?

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king.stella1d ago

Oh come on, is this really the worst Monday of your life? I mean it sounds annoying for sure, but there's gotta be some perspective here. You got the wrong mix, your crew got pulled, the boss yelled at you. That's a rough day, not a life-ending catastrophe. You're acting like the concrete is already cracked and crumbling, but a resurface job is fixable. And honestly, whose fault is it that you didn't double-check the mix before the truck left? Maybe next time you'll watch the paperwork closer instead of blaming the dispatcher. Plus, 90 degrees in June is pretty normal around here, you should've planned for that.

caseym481d ago

Saw a study saying heat makes people blow stuff way out of proportion.