Unpopular opinion: hitting 5 years without a single incident report feels more like luck than skill sometimes.

The super on my current site in Fresno just pointed it out, and now I'm just waiting for the other shoe to drop. Anyone else get that weird superstitious feeling after a long clean run?

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charlesanderson3d ago

That thing you said about making fun of yourself out loud to your cat is actually a solid coping trick. I do something similar where I'll literally knock on wood or touch iron if someone brings up a clean streak. The superstition part is real for me because I've seen three different superintendents on other jobs get their perfect run broken the day after they bragged about it. So now if anyone mentions my zero incident streak I just change the subject or make a joke about it being a fluke. It sounds crazy but treating it like a fragile bubble instead of a solid achievement takes the pressure off.

iris_jones8922d ago

That "waiting for the other shoe to drop" feeling is so real. It's like your brain can't accept the win and just looks for the next problem. How do you even deal with that kind of job pressure without going nuts?

parkermorgan21d ago

Yeah that "waiting for the other shoe to drop" feeling is my brain's favorite hobby. I'll finish a big project and instead of relaxing, I'm just refreshing my email waiting for the angry message that never comes. My way of dealing is basically just making fun of myself out loud. Like I'll say to my cat, "Okay, the report is done, so when do you think the yelling starts?" It doesn't fix the feeling but it makes it a little silly.