Caution: I’m the cutest construction worker ever!

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🚧 CAUTION: I’M CUTEST CONSTRUCTION WORKER EVER 🚧


As my days as an intern come to a close, I can say I’m truly grateful for the opportunity that I’ve had to work in construction with Network Infrastructure this summer. Not only did I get a beautiful view of the sunrise over the Throggs Neck Bridge on the daily, I also had the chance to learn the good, the bad, and the ugly that comes with working under a private contractor (And I was in the Bronx – that’s about as ugly as it gets!).

As the President of the Society of Women Engineers, it would be remiss of me to fail to mention what it was like working as the only woman (not to mention the youngest) out of a crew of about 50 workers including union laborers, office staff, corporate management, superintendents, engineers, etc. Pretty much everyone that I worked with this summer was great – they respected me and treated me as an equal, and everyone always made an extra effort to say hello to me. They didn’t refrain from their “guy to guy” banter just because I was there. They considered me “one of the guys” yet were gentlemen when it came to giving me a chair or conversing with me about my studies and my goals for the future.

Even though the smallest vest and hat they had for me were a man’s large and the only women’s work boots I could find had pink lining and laces, I’m happy to be an example of the radical change of attitude toward women out in the field that is happening. But I’m even more ecstatic to see what we can achieve in the future. I definitely surprised a lot of the people I worked with, but I think it was in a good way.

Not every work place is perfect, and of course there were one or two instances where someone made me feel out of place because of my gender and age, but there were so many more times that I knew my work was valued because of its quality. Sure, women still have a ways to go, but you can be damn sure this woman is proud of how far we’ve come! 💛

Published by annievogel

I am originally from Long Island, New York. Now, I live and work in D.C. at as an acoustic consultant. I graduated from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. with my bachelors of mechanical engineering in May of 2020. I love living in D.C. because it is smaller than New York City (where I basically grew up), so it was easy to get around. There is always something fun to do all day, every day. I have a few blog posts up about my time at Catholic University, and I plan to write a lot more! If there is one thing that you remember from reading this, it should be that I love spending quality time with friends and family. They are my support system, and I would not be the woman I am today without each and every one of them. Simply put, they mean the world to me. I am also a faithful Catholic and have a passion for music and art. I play the piano, guitar, ukulele, kalimba, and I sing! When I started this blog, I was back in New York due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the shutdown of my campus. My sister and I published a few episodes of our podcast called The Chirp at the beginning of the summer, but when we both started working, it become difficult to manage. I started this blog in August of 2020 because I was looking for a new recreational project that would stick. So, here’s to a new start!

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