How to make free beer no fun

"Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)" (bman76-4) 03/02/2018 at 00:23 • Filed to: None

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I spent 2 hours tonight at a mixer with a bunch of contractors. Met too many people with absolutely no understanding of personal space or who were drinking like there’s no tomorrow.

I’m a fairly reserved person in general, but for some reason the thought of getting hammered in a “professional” environment just seems extremely wrong. I get that our professions have fundamentally different work cultures associated with them, but I don’t think that a mixer is productive if you can’t remember anyone/anything about it the next day...

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 03/02/2018 at 00:40

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I can never figure out if it’s a good thing or a bad thing that nobody ever invites me to those sorts of things...

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 03/02/2018 at 00:51

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I was one of 4 Architects there in a group of 150 contractors and construction suppliers. I’ll basically attend anything, but it bites me occasionally.

None of my coworkers who are my age attend anything so I feel like the networking helps me to potentially stand out.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 03/02/2018 at 00:53

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I haven’t been invited to any sort of non-family gathering in over a year...

McMike > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 03/02/2018 at 06:04

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Not sure about the close talking, but free beer always brings out the thirst in people.

arl > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 03/02/2018 at 06:24

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Yea, me either. Although I admit I’m a bit of an introvert. Ah well..

shop-teacher > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 03/02/2018 at 07:19

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My dad is a contractor. For years he threw his company’s Christmas party at a local little Italian restaurant. Every year they would drink them out of beer. You’d be surprised what they can remember the next day. When you have a tolerance built up ...

TheRealBicycleBuck > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 03/02/2018 at 07:40

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My wife maintains an excellent relationship with the contractors she uses and that really helps her as a program manager. How much it will help her as an architect, I don’t know. A few years ago she had to deal with a bad contractor due to public bid requirements. At one point, the guy threatened her because she stood her ground and wouldn’t accept his shoddy work. Several of his own subs immediately came to her defense. They were locals and she had earned their respect and loyalty over the years. The guy’s company failed to complete the job and his bonding company stepped in. As far as I know, the lawsuits are still pending, the guy lost his company, and the local contractors are still loyal to my wife despite being screwed over by this guy.

Yeah, good contacts are important.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > McMike 03/02/2018 at 10:32

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Dudes face was like 3” from mine, I couldn’t make eye contact, because we’d have made face contact.

Die-Trying > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 03/02/2018 at 16:57

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the jet hot 32 roadster!........

that thing is inspirational.....

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Die-Trying 03/03/2018 at 10:39

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One of my absolute favorite builds of all time. Boss9 + AWD + massive slicks = win.