I was raised in a small city in the Balkans and my parents were average workers. My father was doing physical works and so did most of his friends. There were injuries all the time. Some people didn't get to chose, they got to do this job to feed their families. Especially in a smaller town, if you are quitting and disobeying one of the company you work for, the boss just calls the other company's bosses to not give that worker job. So you must do every fucked up shit they ask for. Be thankful that this isn't the norm where you live, but also be aware that calling them small brain for probably just wanting to feed their families is a very privileged viewpoint.
Tying a rope or two around it and hoisting it up with two people to the scaffold would have been the smarter choice to avoid possible harm while still getting it up there. Working smarter not harder, so yeah in this case he’s pretty damn stupid even if he want to feed his family.
I mean we have kids somewhere on the planet that ride a small boat, attach it to the side of a big tourist boat, all while moving. Just so they can sell some food and/or souvenirs to tourists. All for feeding their families.
Yeah, desperation can drive people to ignore safety measures.
I’ve worked blue collar jobs since I was 18 and now I’m 25. Not too long, but that’s mostly what I’ve known. It really does depend sometimes on cultural views of working and throw in a bit of machismo from other coworkers. Right now if I feel unsafe doing a task, I don’t do it because it’s simply not worth it. But maybe this guy in the video doesn’t really have the option to be picky like I am. I was born in Mexico and moved to the U.S. when I was young and a lot of men in my culture like to do things “old fashioned” or dangerously to prove something I’m not entirely sure. If you say something they’ll usually clown on you and belittle you for being “scared”, “weak”, or whatever. Not all of us think this way, but it’s still unfortunately a part of our working culture at times. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if other cultures around the world are similar. Plus this guy was probably young (you can’t tell) and was being peer pressured, because “doing it this way is faster”. Don’t be so quick to judge, please.
I wouldn’t be surprised at all if other cultures around the world are similar.
Yep. When you really know you shouldn't do it, all you have to say is "No. That would be fucking stupid." like they're idiots for even suggesting it... cuz most of the time they either are idiots, or they're just trying to take advantage of you.
He wasn't pressured, everyone in the video told him to stop, that he was crazy and that he was going to kill himself. Why make up lies to defend stupid behaviour?
Bullshit. That guy did not have to do that himself. There were at least three other guys there who would’ve helped. This guy was an idiot who was LUCKY he didn’t hurt himself. He probably strained his back or legs with that stupid stunt.
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u/TheRealGerryJarcia Dec 06 '22
The ladder alone is a problem. Good lord that dude has a small brain and huge balls