Today was vastly different from my other days, as I only touched an Excel spreadsheet for 10 minutes. After those 10 minutes Taylor took me over to Churchill, where I met up with Tim, a Subcontractor for TriProperties Construction. I spent some time with Taylor and Tim at Churchill and then Taylor told me to head back to the office, get my car, and then pursue Tim to another work place. Unfortunately Tim forgot to wait for me, so I spent an hour and a half getting lost all over NC. After that fiasco I finally meandered my way to the site, skipping lunch in the process. I talked with Tim as he worked on a punchlist for the property of a future local government office. I programmed the keypad for the door as well as helping out with the menial tasks he had to complete in order for the building to be ready to be leased. It was really great to hear what a contractor actually does. It’s not really what I thought it would be and I’m no longer interested in pursuing it as a career, but it was still great to understand what goes on behind the scenes. I still got to spend time with Tim and Jeff (another subcontractor), who are quite the pair of characters. I may not want to be a contractor anymore, but this experience narrowed down my career choices and I got to meet some great people.
