Ha, same exact thing happened to me. Same nickname too. It must be a thing in the roofing industry when they torture the new guy. Later in life I sold auto parts and the regular customers would come in and ask for parts that didn't exist like muffler bearings. Sometimes it sucks to be the new guy.
Messing with the noobs is one of the most fun parts of trades work, especially after the time spent suffering the jokes.
I've on another job been asked to find the "stud stretcher" because "I've got 8 ft studs and I need them at 10 ft" so, I walk around for about an hour (realizing he was messing with me) and go back to his laughing that ended when I reminded him that he gave me an extra hour of break time.
A painter friend would tell his noobies that they were putting the paint on inside out, as in they were not supposed to put the second layer of paint on first.
Sky hooks was another fun one for when you need to secure lights where there is no roof.
Ha, same exact thing happened to me. Same nickname too. It must be a thing in the roofing industry when they torture the new guy. Later in life I sold auto parts and the regular customers would come in and ask for parts that didn't exist like muffler bearings. Sometimes it sucks to be the new guy.
Messing with the noobs is one of the most fun parts of trades work, especially after the time spent suffering the jokes.
I've on another job been asked to find the "stud stretcher" because "I've got 8 ft studs and I need them at 10 ft" so, I walk around for about an hour (realizing he was messing with me) and go back to his laughing that ended when I reminded him that he gave me an extra hour of break time.
A painter friend would tell his noobies that they were putting the paint on inside out, as in they were not supposed to put the second layer of paint on first.
Sky hooks was another fun one for when you need to secure lights where there is no roof.