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There are many checklist college students have to help prepare them for their future jobs. In the construction industry, companies are always looking for students who have had an internship with companies. Internships with certain companies can help you easily land a great job out of college. Being an intern can be very stressful, imagine leaving your college for the whole semester away from all your friends and get thrown into a heavy work loaded job. That’s why my special guest Macie Mclean is perfect for this episode.

Interns in the construction take on a heavy work load as the rest. They are constantly needing to learn and keep up with the pace and try not to slow anyone down. The expectations are very high for you, even tho you’re a college student. As an intern you help both the project manager and the superintendent. This is because once you start working full time you choose which path you want to go. Macie Mclean is a my co-worker and an intern as well as me. She is a current Texas A&M student and a senior as well. She is a intern with me at Manhattan Construction. It’ll be interesting to dive into her mental health and see how she’s doing so far and how she thinks she’ll be doing with some big challenges coming ahead.

For the final interview, Macie and I will be discussing:

• Stress that comes with being an intern senior year?
• Goals in the construction industry?
• Any stress living away from her fiancé for 8 months when she starts full time?
• How is she doing mentally so far?
• How does she balance school and work?

My personal experience so far in this industry will be apart of the podcast series. I worked all summer long and currently am working my senior year of my last semester in college. I haven’t been in the industry long and I can see my mental health depleting so far. It’ll be nice to learn from my co-worker and friend to see how she is managing in this industry and see if we can help one another.

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There are many people who find work miserable or too straining on themselves. The construction industry is a field where many of it’s workers are always stressed out physically and mentally. But there are those who seem to always be positive even when it’s a stressful time. A perfect edition to episode 2 is having Curry Mapes on the podcast series, who is the lead Superintendent on the job.

For many who don’t know superintendents are always on the job site watching the building progress. This means they have to constantly make a new schedule all the time, which is very time consuming and hard. Another difficult task is to be at the job when the subcontractors are pouring concrete. This means Curry is at the job site at 1am and won’t leave till late in the afternoon. Curry mapes is 28-years-old Texas A&M alumni who has been in the industry for years. He currently works for Manhattan Construction. I’m going to be diving into this mental health to see how’s he doing which such a crazy workload.

Being the second interviewed, Curry and I will be discussing:

• Stress that comes with being a Superintendent?
• Does he love bouncing around job-to-job never having a permanent “home”?
• How is he doing so well mentally?
• What has been his favorite jobs he has worked on?
• What are his end goals in the industry?

Life as a construction worker is very stressful for many individuals. Not having a lot of sleep is a main factor for many workers. But Curry always seems to be in high spirits. I’m very excited to interview Curry to see what he does to help his mental health be so great.

My personal experience so far in this industry will be apart of the podcast series. I worked all summer long and currently am working my senior year of my last semester in college. I haven’t been in the industry long and I can see my mental health depleting so far. Getting advice from someone who has been in the industry since college will be very fun to learn from.

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At some point in your life you have looked at a building or a stadium and thought it looked cool and thought nothing more. Many individuals admire buildings but rarely think of the workers who have helped build it. Mental health is a major problem in our society, especially amongst construction workers. A great way to start of this podcast is with Davis Barksdale a newly appointed project manager.

For many who don’t know, the project managers runs the whole entire job site. They cover multiple tasks such as the finance side of the build and many more. Davis Barksdale is a 24-year-old Texas A&M alumni, and being a project manager at his age is a crazy accomplishment. He currently workers for Manhattan Construction. I want to dive into his mental health to see how he’s doing with such a major workload at such a young age.

For being the first interviewed, Davis and I will be discussing:

• The stress that comes with being a Project Manager?
• What is his social life with such a strict schedule ?
• What are his goals in the construction industry?
• How is he mentally doing in this industry so far?
• What does he think he can do to improve his mental health?

Life as a construction worker if very stressful for many individuals. They go to work very early and don’t leave till it’s very late. With such a strict schedule and a heavy workload I’m excited to dive into Davis’s life and see what he does to get through this tough industry.

My personal experience so far in this industry will be apart of the podcast series. I worked all summer long and currently am working my senior year of my last semester in college. I haven’t been in the industry long and I can see my mental health depleting so far.

Join into this episode as Davis and I dive into the blueprints.