Construction supervision: Tips for cameras with LTE, batteries, and solar panels?

PS: I took such good care of the bricklayers that in the end they helped me set up the beer tables for the topping-out ceremony and even cleaned up afterward. In return, they were allowed to take a crate of beer home for after work.

You shouldn't underestimate what "little things" can make. For "us," a sandwich costing 3.50 EUR is a breeze. For someone who earns 17 EUR/hour in construction, that's a lot of money.

Water... bring water, bring sandwiches, bring hot coffee and don't forget milk and sugar. Talk to the people there and don't be arrogant. They are professionals, you are an amateur. If you notice something that might not be right, play dumb and ask if it has to be that way instead of insisting on millimeter accuracy with the tape measure right away.

When I think back to how much food and cash I sank into the shell construction and how little thanks I sometimes got for it, my pulse rises. Not all craftsmen appreciate that and it is generally not a recipe for good mood on the construction site, let alone better quality because the people would be more motivated. They stuffed chocolate bar wrappers into the hollow bricks, crumpled pretzel bags were thrown between the reinforcement of the garage foundation, cucumber slice throwing was played at the basement window, etc. Accordingly, the defects and the associated trouble were also present. After that, the fun was over and I had to shift into a higher gear.

Always remember. None of the workers building your place will ever be able to afford a house like that in their life...

I myself worked on construction for three years, everyone has that in their own hands and I will certainly not make it my problem.

Showing general respect is a matter of course, everything beyond that is a "give and take."

When I think back on how much provision and petty cash I sank into the shell construction and how it was sometimes (not) appreciated, my pulse rises. Not all craftsmen appreciate that and it is by no means a recipe for good mood on the construction site, let alone better quality because the people would be more motivated. (...)

You can also be unlucky, no one denies that. For this reason, doing nothing from the start is definitely not the answer. Or would you advise a builder to basically put nothing at all and annoy the workers from the start with appointments and trivialities?

I myself worked on construction for three years, everyone has it in their own hands, and I certainly won’t make it my problem.

Good for you. But people on construction sites don’t do that for 3 years, but for 30, 40 years... you might want to ask yourself if you could have held out that long.

Showing general respect is of course, everything beyond that is a "give and take".

Yes. But when I read your post here, that already tends towards showing no respect. Because the construction workers are to blame themselves for earning little, everyone throws their trash everywhere, and so on. Honestly, I’m not surprised, your attitude must have been like that from the start, under the motto "I put something here for you, so you’d better fall to your knees before King Customer!"

Sorry, but almost everyone who had problems on construction sites acted like you. I hardly had any problems. Strange, isn’t it?

Or would you advise a builder to basically not put anything down at all and annoy the workers from the start with appointments and trivialities?

How do you come up with that? clearly explained it here, there was no mention of a generalized description "nothing" as you put it again. Being able to read is once again an advantage here; see here:

I myself worked on construction sites for three years.
Not all craftsmen appreciate that, and it is by no means a recipe for good mood on site, let alone better quality…
Showing respect in general is of course natural, everything beyond that is a “give and take.”

For this reason, doing nothing from the start is definitely not the answer.

It could slowly become clear that nowhere, never, ever is generalized thinking appropriate. You are reacting to something that nobody here said.

Good for you. But people on construction sites don’t do it for 3 years, but for 30, 40 years… you can ask yourself whether you would have lasted that long.

Just as age alone is not an achievement, neither is professional experience. Whether one day or 50 years is absolutely irrelevant regarding mutual respect, and that certainly does not depend on a few sandwiches provided. My experiences were as they always are, namely different, just as people are different, you only ever encounter categories of people, as you know.
Two craftsmen have become our friends, who visit us and even stay overnight, others I would rather not see "working" in my house anymore. I am happy to make coffee or bring something along, but I have no general obligation to do so. For me, it is like in the hospitality industry, where I also do not apply the one-size-fits-all principle, but act differently and give absolutely nothing in case of poor performance. I think this is not a monopoly on construction site interactions, how people treat each other—but who am I telling this to?

Yes. But when I read your post here, it already tends towards showing no respect.

Anyone who believes that offering two blood sausage sandwiches and a lukewarm soda is showing respect does not understand that having caviar won’t make it any smarter. Look up the definition of the word "respect"; respect is not automatically shown by giving food and drinks, that happens on another level, but does not exclude the former.

Honestly, I’m not surprised, your demeanor must have been like that from the start, along the lines of
"I put something here for you, so you'd better fall to your knees before King Customer!"

You really babble in a different direction every time. Most recently, you even "sorted out" your lazy, doner-eating friends on your construction sites one after the other, who behaved like parasites instead of working, and now the other way around again. What do I care about my nonsense from yesterday, and one can even respectfully call friends parasites and then "sort them out," while someone who expresses themselves differentiated and understandably is clumsily accused of disrespect. You can’t make this stuff up.

Sorry, but almost everyone who had problems on the construction site acted like you. I hardly had any problems. Strange, isn’t it?

Haha, really great, you should take the stage. I quote you from another thread

I went through that, now I do most of it alone or with 1-2 people I can work well with and who do good work.
The rest I had to sort out because I have to explain too much and/or it’s just quickly botched, as long as there is beer and a doner after work.
The best approach is to assume that in the end you do the work alone, at best with 1-2 helpers who usually are just gofers, i.e. handing over, carrying etc.

The internet doesn’t forget anything.

How do you come up with that? clearly explained it here, there was never any vague description of "nothing" from you. Those who can read are once again at an advantage here; look here:

Slowly it might become clear that nowhere, never, never is generalized thinking appropriate. You are reacting to something that no one here said.

Just as age alone is not an achievement, neither is professional experience. Whether one day or 50 years makes no difference regarding mutual respect, and that surely doesn’t depend on a few sandwiches eaten. My experiences were as they always are, namely different, just as people are different; after all, you only ever meet categories of people.
Two craftsmen have become our friends, who visit us and also stay overnight with us, others I would no longer want to see "working" in my house. I gladly make coffee or bring something, but I don’t have a general obligation to bring anything. For me, it’s like in the catering business, where I also don’t use the “watering can principle,” but act differentiated and give exactly nothing for poor performance. I think that’s not a unique thing in construction about how people treat each other, but who am I telling this to?

Those who believe that showing respect with two blood sausage sandwiches and a lukewarm lemonade understand nothing; it doesn’t get any wiser with caviar. Look up the definition of the word "respect"; respect is not shown per se by giving food and drinks, that happens on another level, but it doesn’t exclude the former either.

You really babble in a different direction every time. Recently you even weeded out your lazy, kebab-eating friends one after another from your construction site, who acted like parasites instead of working, and now the other way around again. What do I care about my chatter from yesterday, and one can respectfully call one’s friends parasites and then "weed them out" and yet someone who expresses themselves differentiated and understandably is crudely accused of disrespect. You really can’t make up things like that…

Haha, really great, you should go on stage... I’ll quote you from another thread:

The internet doesn’t forget...

I couldn’t have put it better myself. I wouldn’t have wanted to respond so extensively to the nonsense post afterwards, so thanks for that.

Tip to the builder... don’t behave like the two idiots up there. They actually think they’re something better, you shouldn’t act like that on a construction site, then it will work out.