quote:Originally posted by Sassy Kims:
I just lost a lot of respect for you Maynard when you suggested that they lie to cover up for the 18 year old not being a responsible employer.
I wasn't saying the things i said earlier to be noble. It is simply the truth. It is what tradesman have had to do for decades, due to coming up working for employers and subcontractors who do not have workman's comp.
"IF YOU FALL, YOU ARE FIRED BEFORE YOU HIT THE GROUND."
I cannot tell you how many times I heard this when i first got into the construction trade. It is a standing "rule" to insure that men are hurt on their own time and not on the clock. Yes, it is impossible to implement and shady as he11. I didn't make it up... I just heard it over and over and over through the years.
Eventually I finally did land a decent job as a superintendent for a rather large general contractor..... He bought family health insurance policies for all of his men, because it was still cheaper that buying a comp package for a builder of his volume. Accordingly, we were told what to say and how to act at the hospital if an injury did occur.
My earlier views are not extreme. It is the way a young tradesman comes up. I guess i could compare it to evolution. Tradesman have changed the way they handle things to make sure their *** is covered. We didn't implement the healthcare/workmans comp system. We simply landed smack in the middle of it .... usually through a long line of bad decisions earlier in life (i used to be the branch manager of a bank).
In other words..... It is simply survival. You want to slam me for suggesting to be deceitful to make sure one's injuries are taken care of? Fine.... but be sure you slam the "system" in your next breath. This "system" can illicit dishonest behavior in otherwise honest men. I've seen it a million times.
I only speak the truth.