No support from the office on projects. Lot's of backstabbing and blame when anything goes wrong.
Instead of trying to analyze and correct a problem, the first question is who can we blame?
Project managers are quick to duck responsibility and blame others.
Company management takes on projects too big for company resources, then blames the field personnel for failures.
Bad, poorly paid subcontractors make things worse.
Despite a lot of talk about being "family friendly", they aren't. You'll be expected to work on weekends and holidays if you're in the field.
Plenty of paperwork. Field superintendents have to do Daily Reports, Weekly Status Reports, SWPPP weekly and rain event reports, Safety reports and meetings and Look Ahead reports.
You have to watch out what you say to anyone at the office. You never know who's going to jump up and bite you.
