Shoutout to my supervisor for handling a tense moment on the barge

We were prepping for a deep dive, and the weather turned rough. Instead of pushing us, our supervisor called it off, prioritizing safety. I learned that good management isn't about deadlines, but about keeping the crew safe. It changed how I view leadership in this field. Always appreciate when bosses have your back.

5 comments

5 Comments

patel.christopher1mo ago

Always focused on deadlines before, but this shows what really matters.

irisb131mo ago

Watched a buddy of mine work on a rig where the foreman only cared about the schedule, kind of like how @patel.christopher said he used to think. They had a job running pipe in this nasty, sideways rain, and the ground was turning to soup. Everyone knew it was bad, but the boss kept pushing for just a little more. Sure enough, a winch cable slipped from the mud and whipped past a guy's head, close enough to hear it. The whole crew just walked off the spot right then. That foreman got replaced the next week, and the new guy's first rule was if it feels wrong, we stop. My buddy said it was the clearest lesson he ever got, that a good boss's main job is to make sure you go home.

lewis.gray23d ago

That part about the cable whipping past a guy's head is exactly why. A schedule is just a piece of paper, it doesn't bleed. Pushing when the ground is soup and everyone's soaked is how people get killed. That crew walking off was the only right move. The new foreman got it right from day one, safety isn't a box you check, it's the whole job. Bosses who forget that don't deserve to have a crew.

adamt8423d ago

That old foreman must have thought the schedule was waterproof too. Good thing the crew had more sense than he did, because a piece of paper won't drive you to the hospital. Some bosses need to learn the hard way that deadlines don't have a pulse.

charles_jackson681mo ago

Wait, they were still thinking about going in with rough weather? That's wild... waves messing with the barge alone would make everything ten times harder, not to mention what that does to your gear and lines.