u/Complex-Drummer-4743

some background information. I work for a city doing road maintenance, very much blue collar work. I'm in my late 20s, I've done asphalt work, residential construction, trash, cdl driving ect. At most of my past jobs I've been in charge of a crew. I completely get that old man don't like taking orders from a "kid" but I've been doing this kind of work since I was 9, and it shows, plus I was either hired on to lead a crew or work my way up to crew lead.

At my current job I was hired on to run a small crew. The main swamper I was going to have got fired (pissed dirty) so they hired someone else from another city but he does have experience is a simpler field. I don't know how they run things in that city but it must be with soft hands and little kissy faces.

This guy is the biggest cry baby I've ever worked with. Everyday he finds something to complain about. Today he got upset that my music in the truck was too loud. I later asked him to grab me a shovel and he couldn't hear cause I was in a hole so I said it louder and he got upset I raised my voice at him. Every day he complains that no one came before use and did all this maintenance before we got there( this is the whole reason my crew was made. To fix all the road maintenance that was never done, he was given this information when was hired on).

I've tried to make the work load easier for him. I've talked to my supervisor and been able to get him comfort items he asked for, got new tools to make the job easier, taking more breaks (plus extra bathroom breaks). But Everytime I do something nice he complains about it. I stopped getting new tools because he just complains that it doesn't work good enough. This is a manual labor job, shoveling raking picking up rocks and trash is part of the job.

I could go on about this guy but at the end of the day I am aware that older men are stubborn and don't like it when younger guys are in charge but this is also the same generation that complains that millennials and gen z are too sensitive. Also this is outdoor construction. If you have too soft of feelings for this kind of work don't do it. I'm not saying that all blue collar works need to be manly men but there are stereo types for a reason. Doesn't mean you have to be a trump loving, lifted truck driving, hunting for you meat kind of men to work blue collar jobs. I'm a liberal that like electric vehicle and thinks hunting is stupid but I'm such a hard worker that all my coworkers respect me enough that they don't care and still work for me. Those other guys are out there on these jobs sites and they will tear guys that complain like this a new one. If you can't handle someone raising their voice at you them you need to tough up. And that coming from the snowflake.

Hopefully he quit soon cause I'm tired of hurting his feelings and I like to listen to music in the truck with the windows down.

For some background information. I work for a city doing road maintenance, very much blue collar work. I'm in my late 20s, I've done asphalt work, residential construction, trash, cdl driving ect. At most of my past jobs I've been in charge of a crew. I completely get that old man don't like taking orders from a "kid" but I've been doing this kind of work since I was 9, and it shows, plus I was either hired on to lead a crew or work my way up to crew lead.

At my current job I was hired on to run a small crew. The main swamper I was going to have got fired (pissed dirty) so they hired someone else from another city but he does have experience is a simpler field. I don't know how they run things in that city but it must be with soft hands and little kissy faces.

This guy is the biggest cry baby I've ever worked with. Everyday he finds something to complain about. Today he got upset that my music in the truck was too loud. I later asked him to grab me a shovel and he couldn't hear cause I was in a hole so I said it louder and he got upset I raised my voice at him. Every day he complains that no one came before use and did all this maintenance before we got there( this is the whole reason my crew was made. To fix all the road maintenance that was never done, he was given this information when was hired on).

I've tried to make the work load easier for him. I've talked to my supervisor and been able to get him comfort items he asked for, got new tools to make the job easier, taking more breaks (plus extra bathroom breaks). But Everytime I do something nice he complains about it. I stopped getting new tools because he just complains that it doesn't work good enough. This is a manual labor job, shoveling raking picking up rocks and trash is part of the job.

I could go on about this guy but at the end of the day I am aware that older men are stubborn and don't like it when younger guys are in charge but this is also the same generation that complains that millennials and gen z are too sensitive. Also this is outdoor construction. If you have too soft of feelings for this kind of work don't do it. I'm not saying that all blue collar works need to be manly men but there are stereo types for a reason. Doesn't mean you have to be a trump loving, lifted truck driving, hunting for you meat kind of men to work blue collar jobs. I'm a liberal that like electric vehicle and thinks hunting is stupid but I'm such a hard worker that all my coworkers respect me enough that they don't care and still work for me. Those other guys are out there on these jobs sites and they will tear guys that complain like this a new one. If you can't handle someone raising their voice at you them you need to tough up. And that coming from the snowflake.

Hopefully he quit soon cause I'm tired of hurting his feelings and I like to listen to music in the truck with the windows down.