New CDC research shows construction workers are dying by suicide at an alarming rate

New CDC research showed that construction workers are dying by suicide at an alarming rate. An estimated 6,000 construction workers died by suicide in 2022, an increase from 2021.
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[@heresalemonsukonit276]

Everyone want their house built yet the ones doing all the work can't even afford rent. Sick world we live in

[@charlesquinn7064]

You’re speaking facts thank you for shedding light on this bro

[@phyuckyu]

Construction also includes road infrastructure and commercial buildings

[@bebdaumon3948]

They said they make $100k each.

[@charlesquinn7064]

@@phyuckyu yeah it’s called civil construction

[@jgustafson14]

@@bebdaumon3948so it must be true.

[@brey111]

Start paying decent wages and stop ripping regular folks off!

[@patricialavallee8286]

Dream on

[@mrtee3477]

Why when you have millions of illegals doing the work.

[@jcjcjcjcjcjcjc4817]

yes time has come for a revolution

[@Shadowx157]

Bingo

[@maximilian9295]

Construction workers get paid at least 6 figures though??

[@lipglosslover83]

These men are working themselves to death , in harsh weather . All the companies care about is the profit . These people are tired …

[@user-tr8fs7lm8r]

According to this woman, who has never worked a day in her life, it's toxic masculinity that's the cause.

[@mister_manager]

@@user-tr8fs7lm8r She listed all of the reasons, the toxic masculinity was only one factor

[@Himmiefan]

@@user-tr8fs7lm8r Good lord, she never said that. She did note a macho attitude is preventing some from getting help. You've read a whole lot into her words.

[@boyblue3270]

Yeah, my brother was one of those people. Nothing changes. People move on until someone they know is gone. then suddenly its purpose driven. Gotta Help. But nothing changes still. Just Lords draining the will to live from their subjects is all. Thankfully we all keep having kids to shore up the well. So the wealthy wont ever run out of labor.

[@billybrown7953]

Strange, I worked construction jobs Mt whole life and even grew up on a dairy farm and had to work 7 days a week. Maybe the younger generations just can't handle working hard. It's hard to work construction while hanging on to a cellphone all day.

[@lowkeygato2133]

Cost of living is killing our hard working men.

[@kintsukuroi6300]

And there is a lot of lack of common sense; high cost of living, a blue collar job and off they go reproducing left and right 4-5 kids and many have a stay at home partner so 1 salary to support 6-7 people in what alternative reality are they living...

[@azureavocado5195]

Seems like they’re killing themselves And according to these news reports, I have queued up, seems like they’re killing everyone else too😂

[@MW-on1ft]

And women

[@Elo-Ken]

You have migrants working for less money

[@chocolate_62470]

​@@MW-on1ftthank you

[@xXLegendXx-ng1xp]

Have ya tried to not work people to death. It's getting to the point where suicide and holding down a job is the same thing.

[@darinstrishock9159]

Great way to say it

[@LynIsALilADHD]

One and the same in this country far too often.

[@bootscooty]

Yes

[@alanhuerta2240]

Yup... sad to say that mentally I've been there.

[@clean_rene]

Wow, yes

[@JConlon96]

Every full time worker in the USA deserves 2-3 weeks vacation leave annually

[@seeharvester]

lol

[@jennalee1]

a vacation? What's that? I"ve never ever had a vacation before and I've worked since I was 9 lol

[@irwinzapata3390]

@@jennalee1 how sad your life must be

[@nykidd3423]

I agree

[@TheNetflixNook]

Not just vacation but paid vacation

[@sgtpepperz25]

No hope for a future, worked to death with no help for retirement, while the people on the top take more vacations and get great retirements.

[@seeharvester]

Join the union.

[@Painting866]

I’m sick of it.

[@em.415]

@@JK-yi9gk Silly and ignorant comment.

[@mv8908]

@@JK-yi9gkno it's because they don't have any consciousness

[@JEEPER7788]

@@JK-yi9gkwhat an idiotic comment.

[@HettesKvek]

Go to school. Get in debt to get a degree. Can't get a job in the field you studied for. End up doing construction to pay bills. See people on social media living their best life while you're sore, underpaid, and underappreciated.

[@FuchsiaRosa]

real

[@clean_rene]

😢 sigh

[@kelsilulu]

The social media people are even worse though. That’s all fake

[@VectorSpector385]

Yep. All of that followed by a lack of love and that’s the tipping point.

[@Melior_Traiano]

I have a friend who worked on a construction site for a single day to earn some money on the side. Said he was literally crying during the evening afterwards, because it was such a grueling and physically demanding experience.

[@ericsgotlegs]

Help costs money. Employers don't want to pay enough to support workers. They are constantly taking advantage of people and wondering why people aren't coming to give them labor handouts. If these companies cannot support their workers, then they shouldn't exist.

[@central_scrutinizr]

“Labor handouts” - what a fantastic subversion of their tired trope. I’m going to start using that

[@PaulFugate-cc7mn]

I agree 100%

[@Power_On_Technology]

As an e.ployer i promise you that is not the case maybe stop voting for what this propaganda machine pushes and start using common sense we are starving just like you

[@kintsukuroi6300]

But people also complicate their own lives, lack of common sense your job is a working class job and there they go having 4-5 kids with a staying at home partner so 1 blue collar job to support 7 people in what alternative reality are you living? Stress at work and stress at home based on the decision you made , complicating your life certain things are not doable, not meant to be. COMMON SENSE.

[@eugemorin7786]

Let’s talk about unions ( mafia ) , what are they doing to help except taking the workers money

[@paraquepossamos]

Depression and lack of health insurance.

[@droidgunner3840]

But the trades lololol

[@azureavocado5195]

Cry a river everyone’s feeling it

[@Heavenly_Fury]

@@droidgunner3840 I worked construction it really depends where you work my whole family blue collar too, we are doing quite well. clearing 6 figure mark easily great friends and bonds. And lack of insurance? Idk but I know a lot of companies with pensions and insurance near me. I am assuming like I said it depends where you work like most careers. And as some one that was depressed I found happiness and solitude in working depression stepped form outside pressure. Honestly it was working that made me happy. I've been to college and honestly it trash half the classes kids google the answers and use chat GPT. I am glad I am going to a trade kind of college with more serious minded kids

[@trophyscene5015]

Everything is going exactly how Uncle Sam wants it to 🇺🇸

[@freeheeler09]

Yep! The corporations who own the politicians even though they don’t pay taxes, want working Americans to be slaves.

[@WarnTwice]

Corporations don't care about you.

[@kintsukuroi6300]

And they love it when they have workers in survival mode because of their life choices and lack of common sense by 4-5 kids when they do not have the means to support them. So that is exactly what corporations look for people in 'survival mode' they accept what ever in order to survive and today one leaves no problem there are 7 to occupy that spot and some are migrants looking for such opportunity.

[@azureavocado5195]

And they don’t care about anyone. This goes for every sector of business. Construction workers are not special, and many of them are earning six figures -without any type of degree .

[@cinelli07]

Neither do some laborer unions in Los Angeles

[@darksoulsss2618]

Nobody except your friends and family if you have them. This world is a cold evil place.

[@LilSausageboy]

Nobody cares about nobody smh

[@tommyjuneau6329]

Construction workers build beautiful homes they can never afford

[@InfinitePossibiIities]

disclaimer: not trying to make this political at all But the current administration thinks and is delusional that the economy is fabulous and great and strong - yet your comment are hard facts.

[@7knightsoftheround]

Doesn’t matter who’s in office. Capitalism will always drive business owners for higher profits while exploiting workers.

[@yrutrynme]

You just made it political, so, the current administration only relays the statistical numbers and that they are different than they were before covid. Seems like an administration fumbled and it isn't the one trying to tax the ridiculously wealthy ATM. "The current administration" is a dog whistle for MAGA. Get real

[@EricaChavira-on4oz]

@@InfinitePossibiIitiesbuild back better!

[@ReapingTheHarvest]

​@@InfinitePossibiIities Every administration says that while their strings are pulled by the same people for generations now. Just vote harder next time guys 😂

[@MikeS-ry4ee]

There’s something about working on high end houses while living in a shoebox that just doesn’t feel right

[@aliannarodriguez1581]

I heard a phrase about that some years back. “Sell to the masses, live with the classes. Sell to the the classes, live with the masses.” I got the impression it was an old saying, maybe from the Gilded Age, but it was new to me and certainly describes modern times.

[@mellowmayelo]

Construction companies cut so many corners that abusing employees wouldn't be a suprise at all

[@turkizno]

IKR, literally unlawful to take water breaks in some counties? are they serious?

[@mellowmayelo]

@turkizno woah, I didn't think it was that bad. That's past abuse it's torture. Even in the kitchen I work at, they let me drink water provided I face away from food to avoid contamination, but in a construction site, what danger is there in drinking water?

[@omegabat3986]

In Florida they got rid of breaks in the heat.

[@naveedrehman2987]

Low pay, little to no benefits, working all day in the heat or winter, high cost of living!!!!!

[@bebdaumon3948]

I was told that it's a good job and most young people need to join it. They said you can make potentially $100k a year. I knew it was bull crap..

[@droidgunner3840]

But the trades😅

[@billybrown7953]

Obviously you never worked construction. And it shows.

[@azureavocado5195]

But TRADE JOBS PAYYYY😂😂😂😂 ONLY SUCKERS GO TO COLLEGE 🤡

[@azureavocado5195]

Meanwhile you laugh at the indebted and educated.😂

[@MarcosGonzalez-ib2oi]

Being on the road away from family and friends doesn’t help either

[@Best_Residential_Getaway]

Why are you NOT reporting on Ron Disantis ruling THAT PREVENTS CONSTRUCTION WORKERS FROM TAKING MANDATORY WATER BREAKS?

[@erica4748]

Yes I was shocked by that ! Especially since all we hear about is global warming/climate change.

[@naturalbeauty4734]

WORST GOVERNOR!!! 🤮

[@youngandrestlessjean3634]

That's terrible.

[@CalvinMcBride-qi5jz]

I work construction, and I promise you when I got Mr estwing in my hand I can take my water breaks, and usually bosses encourage workers to drink water,. Nobody wants to load a dead guy in the work truck at the end of the day.

[@annab3698]

Texas has a similar law.

[@Silks-]

“Raise awareness” is their answer? That’s the equivalent of thoughts and prayers.

[@EricaChavira-on4oz]

Thank you!

[@mothermurdererpodcaster]

Exactly

[@Woozlewuzzleable]

Or thank you for your service.

[@tonyyimbo]

Raise awareness for wall street just doesn’t have the same ring to it

[@JakoWako]

“Construction workers are undervalued and overworked” Mission accomplished boys!

[@spruce6877]

5-7 day work week for harsh physical labor isn't sustainable. Construction workers need the 4 day a week schedule without loss of pay. The body can't handle that physical and mental stress.

[@albaestrada8603]

Yes it can just not americans and first world people lol seems like third world countries and villagers have much tougher bodies than we do.

[@DustinHeath-ki8lt]

​@@albaestrada8603lol villagers live a much slower paced life lol

[@Wakish0069]

@@albaestrada8603 Which third world countries are you referring to? Can you name them?

[@punothebear]

​​@@albaestrada8603People in third world countries take siestas in the hot part of the day. "Only mad dogs and English men work in the heat of the mid day sun."

[@punothebear]

​@@Wakish0069Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi.

[@daniellepreyar]

This breaks my heart. Construction workers are some of the hardest working people in our society. They deserve more respect and care. Take care of those who literally build our roads, homes, stores, hospitals etc. 😢❤

[@aliannarodriguez1581]

They deserve laws and regulations that protect them.

[@ssgbobbarnes]

Thoughts and prayers lol

[@Marvolo14]

They are worked until their bodies break down and give out, they have almost no retirement prospects, they can barely pay their bills, they work in blistering heat and filthy conditions, and they are abused by their managers. When you dump all that on top of home and private life problems, it becomes a struggle to just get out of bed every day.

[@cruisen6725]

Sounds like you worked in the construction field or a loved one did

[@luisreynoso9445]

Agree 100%

[@LuckyDuckie115]

Desantis signing a bill to ban water and shade breaks doesn't help at all...

[@JesusLovesEVERYTHING]

That's a shame

[@aliannarodriguez1581]

I was just stunned by this. Although technically what he did was prevent such breaks from being mandated. The result is the same though. The worst companies will continue to not provide breaks, and if that cuts costs, they will win in the marketplace. Other companies will feel forced to do the same in order to compete. I would think that we would have learned by now that, in the absence of regulations, a “race to the bottom” will always occur IF that benefits profits (or even the survival of a business). Also, regulations have to be enforced, and preventing enforcement is another political strategy pursued by business lobbyists. OSHA was gutted in the 80s as a successful example of preventing meaningful enforcement.

[@nillin2007]

I rarely comment but this is so relevant to me. I quit doing residential carpentry about six months ago. I hated doing it but it kept me afloat after losing my previous livelihood in graphic design during the Great Recession (2008). Recently, the stark daily reminder that I was essentially a slave became too much to ignore. I was building new custom homes or additions for people’s second or third homes or rentals but couldn’t buy anything for myself. I chose to quit and face the possibility of a hard downward spiral. It’s very hard to change course from trades work, I’ve found (can’t imagine why.) If the people who do the essential work that keeps everyone alive (food, water, shelter, sanitation) can’t participate in the basic path toward financial security in this country, we have a fundamental problem. Something has to be done about the speculative value of housing. There has to be limits to how much the wealthy and corporations can own of things which everyone depends on to live.

[@clean_rene]

Yes AND when you first actually had a professional career. It's not fair to be forced to stay down when you actually have other skills. Im in the same boat. I have a professional masters, but got sick so ended up in food and service, but who's giving me a chance to get out? No one.

[@slow7reaper522]

Everything you said is 100% correct and true. I know we’re strangers on the internet but I love you man. I hope you’re happy. Or if you’re not, I hope you’re heading towards happiness soon

[@nillin2007]

Thanks for the caring comments here. I’m doing okay. I have support, a fat little dog and a weird new job. Appreciate you!

[@shutinalley]

Manual labor is looked down on in society while they're all hard at work sitting down behind a computer or steering wheel.

[@user-tr8fs7lm8r]

Totally agree. The woman talking was completely out of touch, never worked a day in her life. The disdain that political officials and white collar workers have for working men and women is despicable. People like Hillary Clinton and the news media love to repeat that message. City governments will give away everything to homeless addicts and illegal immigrants, but ticket and fine and upcharge working class men and women until they're literally ready to off themselves because there's no way out.

[@albaestrada8603]

So true lol even in films they talk down to blue collar workers and they are arguebly more important than those higher paying jobs. When was the last time you saw a movie where the main male character was a blue collar worker and romanticized and the romantic lead? It's often some white collar soft hands type of man. No struggles that the regular person can truly relate to. Lower middle class types is poverty to them like the simpsons for example

[@weaveandwelfaretookblackme]

Work is working

[@louishaddon4351]

I never understood that way of looking at people that built this country,and the world . There are some truly magnificent works of art historical monuments, skyscrapers, stadiums, churches, comm building's,homes etc all across the world. Not just anyone can build these things it takes a lot of skill,and talent . It's one thing to look at something on paper,and quite another to actually create it.

[@christian3514]

Yep they don't understand that any Manual labor makes the world go around

[@d-meth]

All that should come with quality and affordable health insurance. People won't seek help if they can't afford it.

[@stache1954]

Worked with a guy in his early 50's due to circumstances had to go back to construction and he said how absolutely exhausting every day was even for the younger guys.

[@seeharvester]

It's not the work, it's the workers nowadays. Weak and lazy.

[@billybrown7953]

Strange, I'm 64 and worked construction my whole life .30 years of it outside in the Florida sun.

[@billybrown7953]

​@@seeharvester100 percent correct.

[@seeharvester]

@@billybrown7953 Me too. These kids today are a bunch of , well, you know. They are so (you know) I'm not even allowed to say it on youtube.

[@MrAngryGorilla2000]

@@seeharvester Somewhat true, unless they have a medical condition. I had to change my career to a more sedentary one. :/

[@JoshChandler-ym6rh]

Bullish or bearish, AI stocks will still dominate 2024, even beyond. Why I prefer NVIDIA is that they are better placed to maintain long-term growth potential, and provide a platform for other AI companies. I know someone who has made more than 200% from NVIDIA. I'll also take these other recommendations you made.

[@CharlesRoberts-md1pt]

I agree, just because the market presents opportunities doesn't mean we should rush in headfirst. For this reason, we should look for appropriate market analysis or guidance or seek advice from certified market strategists.

[@FreyaConnolly-yg4bv]

@@CharlesRoberts-md1pt No doubt, having the right plan is invaluable, my portfolio is well-matched for every season of the market and recently hit a 100% rise from early last year. I and my CFP are working on a 7 figure ballpark goal, tho this could take till Q3 2024.

[@JoshChandler-ym6rh]

@@FreyaConnolly-yg4bv I’ve been down a ton, I’m only holding on so I can recoup, I need help, who is this investment adviser that guides you?

[@FreyaConnolly-yg4bv]

@@JoshChandler-ym6rh Victoria Carmen Santaella is who I work with and she is a hot topic even among financial elitists. Just browse, you’ll find her, thank me later.

[@JoshChandler-ym6rh]

@@FreyaConnolly-yg4bv I will give this a look, thanks a bunch for sharing.

[@20stands]

I've worked in the road construction field for over 25 years. Many of the people I know are all busted up from working these jobs. I've had multiple surgeries on my back, both shoulders, ribs, multiple muscle tears and left knee replacement. Like me many have lifelong injuries, many have become addicted to pain meds, and many of my friends have taken their lives because of the pain they're stuck with. I'm 50 now and already retired from construction and started my own businesses. But it takes a special type of person to want to work in construction and be a happy person. I sent all my kids to school so they would never have to have the hard life I had. It's not a glamorous life but it pays the bills nicely.

[@bryanx590]

I see a lot of signs on the road about Hiring for SCDOT pay starts at $20 an hour with benefits?

[@pilau]

Well said! 👏

[@jacqueslee2592]

Maybe if you do not have bills you won't have a need to work more for money. People also want to have expensive things which stress them to work more.

[@albaestrada8603]

And yet ironically with your kids and less Gen z doing construction work, the worse l up living conditions we get overall. That's the problem, too many college kids and not enough construction workers. The college kids shouldn't be getting paid more than the blue collar guys, they just aren't as necessary as someone who will build your house, save you from a fire, go to war for you, police the streets and all those basic needs we need like teachers etc

[@tamjeanell]

May your life have peace

[@quitaulla1569]

Help the workers by giving them more time off to recuperate mentally and physically, and also pay them more. The greed of those corporations is disgusting.😮

[@clean_rene]

Also need to pay them well

[@L.Spencer]

Their bodies wear out earlier, then they can't work and get depressed. They're used to being the providers. It's happening to my husband, he was in construction, then HOA maintenance, now a mechanic. He's tired and he's only 40 something. Not to mention, the heat is grueling on them.

[@thefix2573]

So you understand him, it feels like you have terminal cancer, body is toast and you know you only have a limited amount of time left, and it won't be happy time, progressively getting worse until the legs give out, when we can't walk the same, we die. I have been begging my wife for 5 years to go to school or get a Certification or License of some kind so I could only work part time, she acts like I'm asking too much.

[@clean_rene]

​​​@@thefix2573sad. I know 2 families like this. Then the kids gotta work extra and pay for their parent's difficulties. I have two latina friends in this same situation. Both girls in their twenties work two jobs. One has to send money home to California. The other has to pay for her dad's breathing machine expenses monthly. Over $2k/month

[@yamiyo6050]

@@thefix2573😂😂😂 delt with that with my ex then she left

[@nvmcrider8475]

To anyone that has ever worked as a roofer in the summertime, this isn't surprising.

[@seeharvester]

Roofing and asphalt road work are the worst. But you get a free tan.

[@greeneyesfromohio4103]

@@seeharvester- I don’t care if I was making $50 an hour…..the answer is no.

[@billybrown7953]

​@@greeneyesfromohio4103RIGHT ... it's hard to hold a shovel with 2 hands when hanging on to your cellphone with one of them. 😂

[@greeneyesfromohio4103]

@@billybrown7953 - I’m a machinist dude. Not some office boy.

[@billybrown7953]

@@greeneyesfromohio4103 A machinist ? Probably inside a AC building. A machinist isn't a construction worker. Just like someone putting together cars in a factory aren't construction workers. Good try.

[@rayleighg9235]

Difficult is definitely an understatement.

[@missy3591]

They are over worked. medical and dental sucks if they have insurance. Alot of times the company are a subcontractor, main company hires another company that hires smaller company to do a job that they dont have to worry about insurance or etc . BE GOOD TO YOUR EMPLOYEES AND THEY WILL BE GOOD TO YOU. Everything they put on these hard workers cam cause more problems. In other words a chain reaction to something bad which could include family

[@stevenotero2627]

Yeah and they want to label everyone they can an independent contractor. One of the biggest scams going

[@Deletedcommentfactory]

I made good money in construction, but I absolutely hated my life. Pretty much everyone I worked with was miserable, and I really don’t miss it.

[@Oceanicas]

Yeah, I was so exited to get in there and work because I love that type of work. It was the people that ruined it for me

[@burtcooper612]

I lasted 5 yrs. being a heavy equipment operator in the late 70`s and the pay was great. But, you had to deal with extreme elements. You would always be on edge with not getting hurt or hurting someone else. What was really bad was seeing grown men die from accidents or mistakes....sad.

[@billybrown7953]

😂, strange, I was a heavy equipment most of my working career. And I'm 64 and retired. Gee, listening to you cry... how did I ever survive. 😂

[@WhatsupPattaya]

@@billybrown7953 My dad was local 150 seen people get hurt all the time, said it was dangerous, lost my brother local 1 on the post office in Chicago iron accident of 93' construction is dangerous. My Father didn't live past 55, got cancer could have been from breathing all the exhaust, touching cleaning chemicals no one knows. Construction work is hard.

[@billybrown7953]

@@WhatsupPattaya Reading your comment tells me you're a liar. Good try. PS. I don't recall saying anything about construction not being dangerous. I knew people who died. But you , better go hide under your bed. LOL 😂, construction work is hard ? Well then, go flip hamburgers.

[@aliannarodriguez1581]

Politicians who campaign on a platform of deregulation are not your friends, no matter how much smoke they blow about it increasing jobs. First, if it’s a regulation it puts all the companies on an even playing field. They all must build it into the cost of doing business and you don’t have some companies bidding low because they aren’t providing those worker protections. Second, the need for the work doesn’t go away because a regulation exists. Houses and data centers still need to be built. Prices may or may not have to go up, but the demand will still be there. And if the regulations prevent a significant number of death and disablements, perhaps more things will get built because the field is losing fewer people. Taxpayers benefit too, even if prices go up, because the cost to society of disabled workers and impoverished families is simply staggering. Finally, I think about the grief of the families when they lose a son, a husband, or a father. If I were a worker, I would fight for laws that would keep my family from experiencing that devastation.

[@billybrown7953]

@@aliannarodriguez1581 " if I were a worker " ...what are you ? A welfare recipient??????

[@gracesanity6314]

Shocked how little vacation time US gives. In Europe we would not put up with that. I get 6 bank holidays a year, plus 4 weeks vacation time. That is normal in Europe. Shocking abuse.

[@albaestrada8603]

Isn't Europe worse of than the usa? Yall struggling still. It doesn't seem to help yall but at least yall ain't as violent as everyday americans are but are probably easier to conquer in an invasion

[@newtfigton8795]

In many US work places, people are bullied for wanting any vacation time at all. I’m lucky that I can get 2 weeks.

[@Omnihilo]

I mean, these are the same people that are against things like vacation time and better treatment of other employees in other industries so… Karma’s collecting her dues, I guess.

[@jackie41083]

Therapy should be normalized, affordable and encouraged for everyone, especially for men.

[@AshleyMarie1]

I think about this a lot. People are not machines, they have to work in harsh weather conditions. Plus they are probably exhausted and with the cost of living so expensive. They are struggling emotionally and physically with injuries. That’s a lot for a person.

[@EricaChavira-on4oz]

Exactly!

[@aliannarodriguez1581]

We really need to stop clapping for politicians that brag about all the deregulating they are going to do.

[@stevebuscemi3622]

Bert Kreisher is a machine

[@impactfully5714]

I use to work in construction but quickly realized the reality of the job. I saved up and went to university and switched careers. I loved working in construction but the injuries and the lack of upward movement sucks.

[@maximilian9295]

Those assistance numbers are useless. They can't help at all in actuality.

[@simo2073]

This notion that guys just don't want to speak out or seek help is more gaslighting by the abusers. Guys don't speak out because they're punished for it. It only gets worse by speaking out.

[@John-zh1ud]

Exactly, these guys are tired of working like crazy, being forced to cut corners and know they'll be kicked to the curb if they don't do more with less than they did yesterday.

[@aliannarodriguez1581]

@@John-zh1udThis awful dynamic is occurring in all types of jobs these days, but the consequences are even deadlier for this kind of work.

[@younggold1416]

That’s all they have done for the past 60s years. Gaslight men. They tell us to express our feeling and emotions. But then after they condemn us for feeling how we feel and tell us to shut up.

[@luisreynoso9445]

The risk of being black balled for speaking out is extremely high in the trades. Speaking up/out will definitely put a target on your back and give you a reputation and not a good one

[@simo2073]

@luisreynoso9445 as a man in general. If you speak up, you're labeled as weak even though in reality it's weak not to

[@itsmikkaa]

I remember when I was a kid men would work laborious jobs, come home happy, and even go out with the kids or the boys for a ball game or something. Dinner out after all of that as well. Now its like everyone is barely holding on by a string mentally, psychologically, physically. So sad..

[@ThriftyCHNR]

That's because they have mastered the art of milking people until they have nothing left. Capitalism has become so efficient at exploitation, it is a precise science.

[@billybrown7953]

Well yea.... it's called the " Cellphone Generations " to lazy to work but can hold that Cellphone 24/7/365. Looking for free handouts.

[@christopherthompson1223]

You are 1000% correct it's society everything has changed unfortunately, im 52 which isn't super old but from when I was in school in the 80s till now I can't even comprehend anymore all the values and rights & wrongs I was taught are backwards now😤😭

[@BlueCollaredGrit]

@@billybrown7953You clearly have no idea and you’re a big part of the problem

[@billybrown7953]

@@BlueCollaredGrit Really? I'm 64 and retired from construction. So tell me how I clearly don't know what I'm talking about.

[@Nsynced]

kind of hard getting help when you're always at work

[@thefix2573]

Yeah get up at 5:30 am, get home at 6 pm, eat, shower, get help, go to bed. Repeat.

[@jesusruiz5311]

I think we as a society are also the problem. We want construction to continue yet we look down on construction workers and treat them poorly.

[@sonofatlas1372]

You a real one for this comment.

[@bradfordjhart]

they are building houses they will never be able to afford

[@ReeseChown]

Getting up early, sweating your nutbag off all day and being active leaves you too tired and apathetic to do outside activities. It's a wicked cycle. Old guys at my work have centered their entire lives around this job that doesn't reciprocate the same care. They have no goals at all. Somehow, they haven't chosen the easy way out

[@Lornadoone1970]

My husbands thought of it lately. He’s killed himself. Workers don’t get ahead just by. And it’s the big guys that get all the money without destroying their bodies. I think construction workers should get paid way more for what they are doing to themselves for houses and offices that nobody will care who built it. Just who lives in it.

[@Lornadoone1970]

Lorna’s little world too. Get on it.

[@ricardoaquilas8664]

And Being a low pay job.

[@FluffyNinjaUnicorn3Gaming]

​@Lornadoone1970 so sorry for your loss! ❤

[@seeharvester]

If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

[@GothamsFinest]

That's why they're all of a sudden telling people to "Learn a trade!!"...they're running out of lemmings.

[@patravinci]

My dad worked in construction his entire life. From the Twin Towers to the foundation of our home. He was a proud union worker who was able to raise his family comfortably. We need to protect unions, provide adequate mental and physical support but above all, PAY THEM WELL. Not just the bare minimum required by law.

[@clean_rene]

Exactly, u got something in return for your work that made it feel fulfilling and worth the labor. U had something to push for. Now, the reward is gone. It feels like abuse or slavery vs honest work to take pride in.

[@andiea7358]

They kept everyone nice and distracted w our cellphones, TVs and silly news, whilst they work in the background to take away human rights

[@autumnislovely]

Doing back breaking work while being paid little (thus, seeing no possibility of upward mobility), and being surrounded by a toxic work culture sounds like a recipe for depression.

[@billybrown7953]

Sounds like you belong the the SOYBOYGENERATION .😂

[@autumnislovely]

@@billybrown7953 Thanks for believing that I'm a man.

[@ValenceFlux]

I used to do power lifting in the electrical trades so back breaking work was my assigned specialty. Not power lifting in place at a gym but conduit moving across sites and up to roofs. Almost like moving shingles but the load is spread out in lengths which makes lifting even more dangerous. In fact I worked with wrestlers that got tired before I did in my glory days of getting things done and keeping workers producing. I was the shop hero trying to get my graduation hours until my back gave out and I got sick and became bankrupt while sitting on the health insurance waiting list because the Union didn't offer apprentices health insurance until after the policy change the was happening. They want to put me through that? Well I am going to speak up bout it as long as I live, god willing my treatments keep improving my health. I've seen the toughest men break and even marines quit that apprenticeship school.

[@JAYY_JAYY]

Need More balance who came up with the work 5 days off ? ? Should be work 4 off 3 . How about pay more ? Companies and owners making all the money .

[@meep2253]

You can thank people like Greg abbot who won’t even give a water break

[@simo2073]

It's a toxic work environment. It's not enough to be skilled, employers want to own your soul and for less than you're worth. Not to mention they don't value you, laid off when it's convenient for them but fired once a federally protected absence is necessary. Most of the employers I've had fit the criteria for narcissistic abuse and manipulation. But you better be grateful for that job.

[@MrTJP777]

I am NOT an indentured servant! Respect time! Time is not money, it's my life!

[@clean_rene]

Amen!

[@chris7285]

I don't get it, I work as a movie theater employee putting popcorn in bags and handing out soda, sweeping a little here and there, so why do some of these guys working out in the hot sun lifting heavy things all day get paid the same as me? I get told different things by different construction workers. Some tell me the pay is better than burger flipper jobs and others say it's the same. If there's more room for growth within construction, and if there are indeed more hours available then I would prefer that if my goal was to make more money. But I'm not looking to make more money, I simply consume less than I make to make things work. Anyway, whenever I work these cashier jobs and see a construction worker coming through my lane, I treat them with the utmost respect because I know they're out there doing REAL work. Funny how being promoted to team lead at any McWagies goes to people's heads like they're so much more prestigious and skilled than their co-workers. My team leads at Harkins Theatres run around the concessions like headless chickens over small surges in activity at the movie theater. They're easily irritated and panic over putting chicken tenders in boxes at a faster than usual pace. Pay construction workers better! Without them, my job wouldn't exist.

[@Hushh_2024]

Meanwhile 200 billion's to Ukraine 💙💙

[@ZoeX87]

I would never work construction due to insane hours and an extremely toxic work culture. Far too many bitter, hateful, insecure men and outright bullies.

[@sergiolescano1709]

As a formal construction worker, the industry is hard, doesn't matter what type of scope of work you are working in, the industry is toxic. You will see a lot of regulations, but with the industry pressure and companies that do not care about workers as humans, it is constantly: A GO... GO... GO and GO AND GO. The easy way to fix this is to take time off, but REALY TIME OFF, no phone, no emails, JUST OFF. When a person is OFF is OFF no exemptions. This industry will pay good but the (CORPORATES) believe that they own you, when I say own you they believe they own your body, your sold, your community, including your family, your friends, and YOUR TIME. Be very carful, take time off.

[@riley6723]

Long hours, low pay, intense physical exertion 8+ hours a day,pushing bodies way past their “mileage” and young ages,bad healthcare when its way past due. Options are limited for other income sources “if” we heal. We are tools meant to be dulled and thrown out when no longer useful.

[@davidur4124]

Try working outside all day on a job site in over 110 degrees with the heat index, I've seen grown men lose their minds and throw temper tantrums.

[@aliannarodriguez1581]

I think most people would lose their minds under those circumstances. It’s crazy to have to work in those conditions.

[@soulman7soulman732]

All while wearing a hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, safety vest and a tool belt or carpenter pouches. Been there done that 21 years

[@rayjay238]

Build your own pyramid. Im done

[@kronosaurelius]

I worked in construction for about six months. The day I quit I was being congratulated by my coworkers as if I was getting out of jail. It is definitely an experience to be sweaty during a hot day of summer covered in itchy glass insulation. But it does pay well for when you are uneducated. At least it did 20 years ago.

[@afrocentric23]

Life is just getting more and more depressing 😢

[@m-gn7vy]

I get 5 days off a year. I wake up at 4am. I work long hours and get taxed to death. The taxes on my house were just doubled. My gf cheated. Im losing all hope.

[@laurenmoreno]

I hope god blesses you for your hard work. Thank you for your services that help our community function

[@armorers_wrench]

The labor laws in the US are completely biased towards management. Guys are working 60-80hrs a week with very little pto/sick time, no support if they're injured(short term disability is 60% base pay--which is calculated based on a 40hr week generally even though guys almost all work overtime in any blue collar trade AND the 60% is taxed at the same rate as your normal income), everything is expensive, etc. Yeah, there is a problem in this country and it's never gonna change. I'm not even a lefty but the US is exploitative of the people at the bottom who literally build this country and keep its infrastructure running so people in airconditioned offices can give themselves a bigger bonus each quarter.

[@aliannarodriguez1581]

People in offices have it better, but believe me, they also get treated like the personal property of corporations. The physical toll is different, but it eventually destroys bodies as well. The mental toll sounds similar, and it’s the reason for the Great Resignation a few years ago. So those people may not have it as bad as you do, but they have every reason to be your ally in getting better protections and security for employees in the US.

[@clean_rene]

​​@@aliannarodriguez1581 wow, totally agree. Their manual, back braking labor for little money or benefits is way worse. But i can testify that the pressure of mental work, the stress of the social club does do damage too. I had a mental breakdown and had to leave my professional career path. It led to body unhealth too. Its true both can debilitate you. I think in the US, we have an epidemic of unhealthy work culture across the board. I hope things can change to be more fair one day. Right now, im currently dealing eith trying to get back into my career, but again, its a social club that's difficult to penetrate. Its like falling into bad health has ostracized me from the professional work force

[@dalealexander8743]

And to think these workers are now expected to work until 70 years old!

[@aliannarodriguez1581]

It’s crazy.

[@cgtcne]

My brother almost died of a heat struck working a construction job. It was so scary

[@kialuvsyoo]

When you deal with that much pain, expected to be a machine, it's understandable. I pray these valuable people get what they need!

[@Himmiefan]

If these companies want good workers, then they need to give them better benefits. As it is, many are using undocumented people since they can get away with paying them less.

[@beebumble9664]

These are some of the hardest working people on the planet, giving so much of themselves in the most difficult conditions. Please treat them with respect and pay them more than a living wage. They end up with physical injuries that can last a lifetime. Bless these strong admirable people. Take good care of them.

[@user-xs5bl9dy6d]

It's saddening how the world treats the backbone of basically any nation like crap. Yet we hold CEO's like heroes,when they couldn't have gotten where they are. Without the many who work tirelessly,while those at the top. Reap all the success.

[@RMadmarksman]

As if the jobs and backbones would have said work without the ppl co tracting them its a give and take not just take so yeah the coperation is poind to make much as mony flows up and those of the bottom get their share but atleast they getting something right. It's a give and take yes but is it always fair? No, but at least ur not an unpaid overwork slave, just a paid one.

[@ktruth4real]

It’s also the stress of unrealistic and unreasonable demands and deadlines. The pressure is insane!

[@jamesbillingsby8043]

Imagine building a house that should cost 150k but sells for 400k, not even in a nice community. It must be depressing. I felt it as a restaurant manager, i don't go on vacations and spend money like all my guest. But im expected to wear a suit and relate to people paying $160 for a steak while i make 55k a year and priced out the housing market.

[@thefix2573]

Yup, I'm supposed to install $50k Kitchen cabinets in a second home for $1200.00 and be polite to the customer. "Don't park on the driveway though."

[@62Cristoforo]

Construction sites, oil fields, fishermen, forests workers and miners; the last remaining bastions of real men in our uber-modern world, a society that shuns real men for some strange and unknown reasons.

[@seeharvester]

Yep.

[@ThriftyCHNR]

Well that is because the real dominant men are men of intellect. They have subjugated the rest of them and turned them into cogs in a machine for profit.

[@billybrown7953]

Because the CELLPHONE GENERATIONS are now filling these jobs and don't want to work. Grew up on a dairy farm, 5 years in the Seabees as a heavy equipment operator and 40 years in construction 30 of them outside in the Florida sun. 64 and retired and still go outside and lift weights in the Florida heat.

[@porkfatrules6025]

I think you should be talking to the other construction workers in the comments talking about broken bodies and hard days in harsh weather. Maybe then you’ll understand why people aren’t jumping at the chance to get into it.

[@billybrown7953]

@@porkfatrules6025 CRY ME A RIVER. Yep, it's hard to hold tools and carry construction materials while trying to hold onto your cellphone to read your social media page. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@usuhbi]

Pay them adequately so they don't have to work themselves to death having to work overtime every week like slaves. The work is already hard enough to do working 40hrs a week

[@kwyatt261]

Literally everything is against young men right now in this world.

[@yamiyo6050]

Facts

[@MrApollonhya]

And they're taking away water breaks

[@GorgieClarissa]

and pee breaks.

[@jmtab]

Not sure if it was mentioned but alcohol is a depressant. End of day ‘Miller Time’ has its costs.

[@morenojader]

At the construction company that I’m working for right now they makes us work 58 hours a week, (only Sunday off) and if one worker doesn’t show up one day he’s sent home for a few days without pay. I’ll be leaving that company soon though.

[@trucuriousity]

Construction companies do not care about the well-being of their workers. I dated a construction worker and i could not bear to watch him work himself to death and get treated like he did.

[@Astroponicist]

how many of those who have committed suicide were divorced & having their wages garnished?

[@AnonYmous-iw6rh]

When the people who build the homes can't afford to own a home themselves. This country is fu**ed 😞

[@VRGamingTherapy]

Construction workers are frowned upon while OF models are praised. Sick world we live in.

[@bootscooty]

The one in your head?

[@RMadmarksman]

In what world are OF models praised 🤔 cause i know it certainly aint this one for sure.

[@laurenmoreno]

I respect janitors more than a skank

[@renereyes4999]

Employers: "Our profits are more important than your well-being or your life ". We need better labor protection laws and for the U.S.labor department to reinforce them.

[@Wheelgauge-bt7ox]

As a skilled tradesman for the last 35yrs it is a crazy life that destroys your body but I am grateful to see the sunshine every day for many never get that chance again!

[@jenniferbrdar4605]

My brother worked in construction in Denver, fell from scaffolding about 36 feet, wound up with a half of a replacement pelvis, two replacement hips, two replacement knees and 480 bolts holding him together. He was in so much pain that he ended his life at 4 years post injury. He will forever be 42. I miss you daily, Deedas.

[@esther3396]

that is so horrible. I am so sorry for your loss. 💔

[@user-ll8gk7uu5i]

i was union trained on ppe and hazardous environments to protect myself. my union health insurance and benefits were fantastic. collective bargaining gave me a voice in my protection. i was well trained to be a skilled worker and produce a product that was safe for the public. i was not protected at the company . it was dangerous. the culture was toxic and high pressure , pitting crews against each other and forever increasing productivity expectations with less crew. my favorite foreman committed suicide while on a job and left behind a little baby. i was devastated. the construction workers are the most important people doing very dangerous jobs that insure safe buildings , roads and infrastructure. companies want to make big money so they pressure their workers to the point of breaking. i don't see this ever changing. i got out.

[@aliannarodriguez1581]

I never understood the importance of unions when I was growing up. They had an unsavory reputation for violence and mob connections. But I also knew workers in unions who made good money and swore by the difference they made in getting good pay and treatment from their employers. Years after unions had almost disappeared from the landscape, I began to realize how critical they had been in improving the lives of blue and white collar workers alike.

[@shatterdreamz2325]

Women dont care about these men.

[@mister_manager]

Why are you bringing women into something that's about suicidal men? What, you think they all just need to get laid and that'll solve their horrible working conditions caused by corporate greed?

[@aliannarodriguez1581]

Their wives certainly do.

[@younggold1416]

@@aliannarodriguez1581no they don’t. If they did, women wouldn’t be divorcing them at a 90% rate(that’s if they even had a wife to begin with. We all know modern women view construction workers as beneath them). I wouldn’t be surprised if women were the actual leading cause for why these men commit “un-aliving”

[@younggold1416]

@@aliannarodriguez1581no they don’t

[@Miss_Cherry]

I'm absolutely positive its not just construction workers. Mental health crisis is up, people patricide is up. Domestic violence is up. Inflation continues to go up. Rent is going up and wages are staying the same.

[@highlovevibration]

I believe you're right..

[@chuchoelroto1318]

I have a Class A with doubles, triples, and tankers. I'm always getting job offers for construction. Nah. I'm okay. I've worked in many areas of construction. I stopped working construction, because I don't get to see my family. I had kids for a reason and I didn't get to see them. I don't even get to raise them. Construction is so demanding. Mandatory Saturdays. Mandatory Saturdays and Sundays. Yes. I get time off in the winter, but I don't feel like that's consistent time with your family. If both parents are always gone working, who's raising the kids??? The internet??? Themselves??? Others??? I'm trying a different approach. My wife owes the most money, so she works full time. I get more things done at home, so I work part time. Only 3 days. Finding babysitters are a hassle, sometimes, so I'll take care of my kids and know they are being taken care of properly. I sacrifice a lot of things to probide for my kids, instead. People want to be all rude in construction, too. A lot of racism, bigotry, and ignorance. They say that's how construction is. Then, I show them my fist and show them how I am. They want to get all mad and hate me more and then I get fired. I've gone to Human Resources and then I'm called a snitch. I stick up for myself in many ways and it causes tension. I get more respect by punching them in the face or fighting, but it almost always results in getting fired. I feel like the work hours should be split in half or let some workers work less who can't meet the demands and let the ones who want to work, work, but also demand time off, for peace of mind. Something.

[@billybrown7953]

You sound exactly like the guy that got fired because you wanted to sit and get paid. I never in my 45 years of working construction have i ever heard anyone cry as much as you .😂

[@chuchoelroto1318]

@@billybrown7953 You sound like one of those guys I punched in the face.

[@andrewprime2765]

It's the unstable job security and lack of oversight in the construction industry. It's not people with regular jobs killing themselves. It's the people who realize calling a hotline won't pay their bills. People lose their jobs for no reason and can be misled if the ownership or supervisor doesn't like them. This only comes out once they reach a high paying position, or have used them for all they are worth. So spend your life working hard and training only to be replaced by a younger version of yourself who takes a lower wage so they can 'train' which is doing whatever they already can until the company doesn't make enough money off them. Now I'm mad.

[@jgustafson14]

Spend your life working outside in both heat and cold while risking your body every single day and still unable to pay your bills or feed your kids

[@MountainTopher]

There's a reason why I quit and decided to find other work. It's way too hard.

[@uprightmovement]

Most worksites if you mention anything along these lines, it’s no surprise to later be let go.

Very sad.

[@VictoryXR]

I’m a software engineer going through crunch and I’ve barely slept, been working 20 hour days with NO days off for the last month. Some days I work 24-30 hours before passing out only to frantically wake up in a couple hours in front of my computer. What has happened to our world??? We do we keep allowing this to continue???

[@freeheeler09]

It is 1775 in the US! Corporations get tax cuts and welfare, and are allowed to buy politicians, but working Americans get nothing. I’ve been both a builder and a white collar worker. What happens to a 45 year old concrete guy or carpenter whose knee goes out? There’s a reason why professional athletes retire in their early thirties. Injuries mount, and few 55 year olds can still build forms or trowel concrete all day in the summer heat. But athletes have money, and working Americans are no longer respected or paid a living wage!

[@JavierBonillaC]

Face it, any sense of community in the US is dwindling fast.

[@Blackgrimreaper2024]

Men need to save themselves

[@FlaviusMaximus1967]

No need to work overtime, do shift work or drive a long distance to work. THERE IS A LABOUR SHORTAGE!!! We have them by the short and curlies. Stand your ground and you'll get what you want. If not, there's lots of work and everyone needs men.

[@ericcomp7032]

Motherhood is the hardest occupation

[@mike-me7om]

Chronic pain from the wear and tear it puts on their bodies has to be a big part of it. Beyond that the quality of life is not so good when all you want to do on your days off is rest and relax because your body needs to recover from the work week.

[@bbellefson]

We're boldly moving forward to 1900, but with computers this time.

[@aliannarodriguez1581]

Most underrated comment!😂