An Irish construction worker has called out his Australian colleagues for being 'soft', claiming they ditch the site for the pub at the first sign of rain.
'Terrified of it': Irish construction worker claims 'soft' Australian tradies are to blame for the country's housing crisis - and reveals what scares local workersAn Irish construction worker has called out his Australian colleagues for being"soft", claiming they ditch the site for the pub at the first sign of rain.
The Irish expat shared his unfiltered opinion while standing on an empty construction site beneath a grey sky. He claimed Australian construction workers were"terrified of the rain", saying they flee the site after a"couple of spits".
"As an Irish lad working in the construction industry here in Australia, I've learned one thing about Aussie construction workers," the man said. "As soon as there's a couple of spits out of the sky, that's it, they're out the door and into the pub. " "And they say they love the water, they're all about the surfing and whatnot, but if the water's falling out of the sky, they are terrified of it.
" He claimed Australian construction workers were"terrified of the rain", saying they flee the site after a"couple of spits". Picture: Instagram/ iandowlingcomedy He added the construction site would still be"packed" with"fellas with their shirts off" if he was back in Ireland.
"If this construction site was in Ireland, with this amount of rain, this place would be packed," he said. "There'd be fellas with their shirts off and everything. They would be thinking, 'a bit of warm water never harmed anyone'.
"He said when the temperature gauge gets too high, workers leave. "No wonder there's a housing crisis here in Australia," he said. The post received backlash from hundreds of Australians, with some citing safety protocols as the reason workers leave sites during poor weather. The post received backlash from hundreds of Australians, with some citing safety protocols as the reason workers leave sites during poor weather.
Picture: GettyImages "Also, we have a lot of younger apprentices on site too who have little experience, so this is why we have these procedures in place.
""Power tools are not water proof, and sometimes they don't work in the heat due to concreting," another person wrote. Others disputed the man's comments entirely.
"38 our the gate? Three months into my first job, I was in the 50-degree factory," one person wrote. He added the construction site would still be"packed" with"fellas with their shirts off" if he was back in Ireland. Picture: Instagram/ iandowlingcomedy "What do you mean 38 and pack up and go home?
I was an electrical apprentice for four years. We never stop working even if it hits 44," another person said.
"The only thing that stops him is if the swells are too high or the lightning is too close. "
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