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Championing the Pitt Meadows Plumbing Team | Construction Marketing Enthusiast

I saw a post on LinkedIn this morning, forgive me as I don't recall who the poster was... but he was making a point regarding how those in the construction industry with decades of experience should be training the next generation as they have such a wealth of knowledge. I totally agree, but wanted to add that this relationship can be reciprocal. The next generation are superstars when it comes to technology and at Pitt Meadows Plumbing we've had instances where the mentoring relationship goes both ways. The example we've talked about a few times was when we had a 25 year + Red Seal leading a first year apprentice and teaching him what it means to be a plumber. We had just introduced job boxes (a computer with access to project drawings on a rolling cart-- will add a photo in comments!) but it had sat unused as the Red Seal just hadn't used computers much during his career. But guess who had used computers pretty much his whole life? Once the Red Seal learned how to navigate with that job box, it was a whole new world. There's just something to be said for a willingness to learn, no matter what stage of life you're at. Even I've learned a few things from those decades younger than me. #Skilledtrades #Construction #NextGeneration

Sara Searle

Championing the Pitt Meadows Plumbing Team | Construction Marketing Enthusiast

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One of our job boxes!

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Jerry Pol

Entrepreneur | Construction & Development | Volunteer

1y

Awesome ! Sounds like something Dylan Moesker would be posting :)

Amandeep Beesla

BA, AA, NEBOSH, COHS, NCSO, CSS

1y

I absolutely LOVE how PMP embraces technology, change management, and evolution bettering our industry as a whole, kudos!

Kevin Baarda

Project Management | Continuous Learner | People Focused

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Great example of two generations working and learning together, thanks for sharing!

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