u/glufee

So I got a new job. For the last six years, I’ve been Framing full-time and I was taught by–who I think of as some prestigious framers–doing foundations, framing, and siding, production framing and custom homes. I went to college, graduated with a bachelors degree, and afterwards decided to change directions and enter construction. My family‘s been in construction, so I thought it might be a good route to try. A family member said they would help me start building houses and that didn’t happen so instead of trying to work with them I went out to find a superintendent job. The places I was applying didn’t work out, yet somewhere that I didn’t apply sought me out and asked me to be a superintendent for their newly established multilevel real estate company who develops and builds. I was reluctant at first, but this guy was persistent and we met to discuss the terms and when he asked what I would want in return, my number was right in the middle of what this company was looking to invest in a new superintendent. Weeks went by and when my offer letter came, most of the criteria was met, but my salary was 97.5% of what we discussed in our meeting. Although when you break it down, it’s only a couple hundred dollars less a month, what I see from all that is this company says “hey we really want you to do this job. We think you’re a good fit and you bring the experience that we need to the table but we’re only willing to give you 97.5% of what you’re asking.”

So does that mean I only need to give 97.5% effort in my job every day? Is this something I should focus on or let go of?

Overall, this is a major step in the right direction to get me out of the rut I’ve been in. They obviously like what I have, because they keep picking my brain with all these new ideas. And to clarify, these guys don’t come from a construction background. They’re straight business. So they couldn’t show up and do any framing pick-up work if they needed to.