Hot take: I thought my dad's advice about 'the quiet ones' was just old-school nonsense

He always said, 'The guy who talks the least on a job site is the one you should listen to the most.' I brushed it off for years until a new apprentice, Jake, solved a tricky sewer line clog in 20 minutes that had my whole crew stumped for half a day. Anyone else have a simple piece of advice they ignored that turned out to be gold?

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angela_harris3d ago

Turns out the quiet ones really do know their stuff.

jade5173d ago

Yeah, my grandpa said the same thing about watching hands, not listening to words. Saw a quiet mechanic fix a weird engine knock just by feeling the vibration. Some people just show their skills instead of talking about them.

ivanscott3d ago

Ever notice how the quiet guy is always watching the problem, not just talking about it? We had a wiring issue that had us all guessing, and the new kid just pointed at a frayed line we'd walked past a dozen times. Sometimes you just need someone who sees instead of talks.