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dah wrote Start my new job tomorrow as a bricklayers labourer and i'm pretty excited i'm ngl as well as nervous just wondering if i could get some advice so i can make a good impression and i'm 17 as well so i'm fully getting ready to get taken the piss out of lol especially here in the uk they will test the waters with me haha.

i have experience labouring for a tiler but not a bricklayer so i know it's gonna be a bit more of a challenge.

are any of you in the construction trade? if so what you in i'm always interested in seeing what trades people do.
Just show you willing and eager to learn and they will recognise mate you will enjoy it!
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I'm from the US so maybe we do things different here than there. I work as a carpenter but I can say I'll never be a brick layer / brick mason / stone mason etc. These trades absolutely murder your body, you will have a hard time finding a guy who's been in 5 or 10 years that's not in bad condition.

Not to mention I think they read the OSHA (safety standards in the US) handbook just to break every rule.
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002 wrote I'm from the US so maybe we do things different here than there. I work as a carpenter but I can say I'll never be a brick layer / brick mason / stone mason etc. These trades absolutely murder your body, you will have a hard time finding a guy who's been in 5 or 10 years that's not in bad condition.

Not to mention I think they read the OSHA (safety standards in the US) handbook just to break every rule.
yeah physically demanding third day in and i'm aching lol
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bump nearly been 3 weeks into my new job and i now know all the basics and some point later in the week hopefully i'll be laying some bricks

very very tiring but it pays off
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Awesome man! I was hoping you'd come back and update us. So nice to see you fitting in well and you haven't packed it in. Put in the graft and you'll be a fully fledged labourer in no time!
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dah wrote bump nearly been 3 weeks into my new job and i now know all the basics and some point later in the week hopefully i'll be laying some bricks

very very tiring but it pays off


congrats bro glad you're enjoying it.
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congrats! glad to hear you enjoy what you do
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haha just thought id bump this topic as was looking at some of my old posts. I'm now a year in and almost fully qualified and full time. I'm always laying bricks constantly now and have naturally learnt how to lay the perfect brick
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247 wrote haha just thought id bump this topic as was looking at some of my old posts. I'm now a year in and almost fully qualified and full time. I'm always laying bricks constantly now and have naturally learnt how to lay the perfect brick


Great to hear man! We love a success story.
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247 wrote haha just thought id bump this topic as was looking at some of my old posts. I'm now a year in and almost fully qualified and full time. I'm always laying bricks constantly now and have naturally learnt how to lay the perfect brick


Glad to hear it all worked out for you man.
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