Why is the push for faster turnarounds eroding basic installation standards?
On a hospital generator tie-in last quarter, the project lead kept harping on about beating the deadline, even when I flagged that the conductor sizing was borderline for the calculated load. He said to trust the specs from the engineer, but I’ve been burned before by plans that didn’t account for actual field conditions. It’s like once a schedule is set, all common sense about derating or proper bundling goes out the window. I spent an extra two hours double-checking connections because I knew no one else would, and still got side-eyed for not moving faster. This culture of hurry-up compromises not just the longevity of the system, but our professional reputation when things inevitably fail. I’m tired of feeling like the only person on site who remembers that amps and heat don’t care about calendars. Sometimes I just want to shout that a job done right once is cheaper than three callbacks, but who’s listening?